TORQUE was the victim of neglect and was rescued in 2007 by Palmetto Equine Awareness and Rescue for Equines, in South Carolina. It is estimated he was born in 2003-2004, and even though he is the shortest of the herd at 15 hands, he has fought his way up to be Number 2 in the pasture!  After rehabilitation by PEARL volunteers, Rebecca adopted him and paid for his cryptorchid surgery at UGA Vet School, and Torque came to live with the others in Pendleton, South Carolina, in October, 2007 because he knew how to lie down on command.  His training has been a long and slow process as he has tremendous mental and emotional issues that he has had to deal with as a result of his past abuse.  He is very willing and through natural horsemanship methods he has regained his confidence and has made great strides with his training.  He went to his very first public training in New York in July, 2008 where he calmly laid down on command, interacted with students, and showed them how sweet he really is by standing still for the Anderson Sling to be emplaced.  He is currently being ridden and advancing in his training, and was recently certified as a TLAER demonstration horse.