Two fillies need our help NOW! They are getting skinnier by the day! - UPDATE -SAVED!

9-19-13 UPDATE it is with great excitement that I can announce we raised the funds to purchase the neglected fillies.  They will be picked up tomorrow by Laura and it is with great excitement we have found a home in TN for the yearling filly so we can stop raising funds for transport.  

Laura has offered to keep the filly with her so she can start her care immediately, provide training and eventually find a home for her.   I think God had a different plan for this filly and wanted her to stay in TN.  

We can't thank Laura enough for all the leg work negotiating and handling the transaction with the seller, transporting to safety and immediately starting to care for their needs.   Also to Summer who has opened up her home to take in the weanling and provide for her needs. Laura will be transporting the weanling to Summer on Saturday.   Both these fillies will finally be getting the food and care they need.  

Stay tuned for pictures and a follow-up story when they are settled with their new families. 

We would like to thank the following donors: Lisa L, Maritza, Linda J, Debbie S, Cindy S, Cheri L and Terri L. Mark R & Lynn L, Lisa D and Kelly D for your donations to help the horses.   What an awesome horse family we have!!!!     You have helped save two more young lives!!!!

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It has been a while since my last post and I have had every intention of giving you an update of all the work going on at the ranch to prepare the barn for the winter and repair delayed maintenance, but daily care of our special needs horses and all that other work has kept me pretty darned busy. So please accept my apologize.

Over the last several weeks I have been monitoring a post through Paso Fino Urgent Rescue's FaceBook page that started on August 4th with a link to a Craigslist ad.   A man in Tennessee was trying to sell 3 Paso Finos, the mom, her yearling filly and this year foal which he had weaned from the mare so she needs to feed herself.

He purchased the pregnant mare and her filly last year as a surprise for his wife. The surprise turned out to be that she is not interested in the horses, now he wants them gone as they have other horses too.   They were skinny in August.   Over the past months there have been no buyers even though they are registrable with great breeding and he has lowered the prices dramatically.  No rescues have stepped in to help either.

More recent posts from Laura, a lady who went out to visit the horses, stated that they are in worse condition than advertised because they are pasture fed and that particular area of TN has gotten little rain to keep the grass growing.  These are not the only horses feeding off the pasture and the younger ones are chased away by the older horses. They do not feed hay or grain to supplement.  These young fillies are getting skinnier by the day!  Laura found someone interested in the mare, but not the fillies.

Having just adopted out our orphaned foal Prince William, also a Paso Fino in dire straights, we have stepped in to rescue these sweet babies.   With Laura as our local coordinator we are working to get the horses to safety and start proper nutrition and care as we speak.   They are malnourished, underweight, wormy, need their feet done, vaccines and look worse than their pictures.

Paso Fino weanling approximately 6 months old 9/13/13

Paso Fino yearling filly picture taken 9/13/13

We have found a home for the weanling foal in NW Tennessee with Summer Holloman through our fellow rescue, friend and hauler Deanna Tierney and Summer has offered to take her in, get her healthy and provide a loving home.   The precious yearling we have not been able to find a local home for so we need to bring her to EqWBR to receive care, get her health and once healthy get her training just like we did with Prince William.

We need your help.   Funds are needed immediately to buy them from the owner (he has reduced his price to $300 per horse - $600 for the two fillies) by week end, transport quoted is $900 to get the yearling to AZ, initial health care needs and ongoing feed for the yearling filly (the lower picture above).    Our fundraising goal is $2000 and we are hoping that you can help us reach that goal.  Please share this blog post with others so they can help too.

Donations can be made online by clicking the donate button:

Checks can be sent to PO Box 2722, Snowflake, AZ 85937.   We are a 501c3 Public Charity #45-2835562 so your donations are tax-deductible.

Time is of the essence for these young horses since every day they stay with the current owner, they are neglected and don't have enough to eat.  Our hearts go out to babies who are true innocents of circumstances or in this case the poor choices of the humans who own them.  Each day they remain there, their health worsens.    Help us help them!

Thank you all so very much for your continued support without you we simply couldn't help horses like these sweet fillies.

All our best,

Christine Griffin, Pres.
760-703-4860
Equine WellBeing Rescue Inc.

501c3 Public Charity #45-2835562

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Fun Fundraiser to Feed the Horses!

EqWBR has five oldsters with special needs and one youngster growing like a weed.  Our funds are running low and the need for food donations is great so we are offering two fun items that you can order and help us care for the horses.  We stepped in to rescue emaciated, abandoned and other horses in GREAT need, then Liam the baby who needed and received his surgery, now we need help with their on going care and feed (pictures below). 

A wonderful family sponsors Maverick and we got donations for Ashley back in May which is such a true blessing, but Max, Danny, Gwen and Liam have no sponsors and very little in funds ever donated to provide for them.   To feed and provide for those four costs over $500 a month so every dollar donated is greatly appreciated.  

Please consider making a donation, helping the horses and having a pretty wine glass or mug to enjoy and show off to your friends.   They would make great gifts too.   Donate via PayPal using email: donate@equinewellbeing.org or snail mail to EqWBR PO Box 2722, Snowflake, AZ 85937.  

Hand painted $20 donation

Coffee mug $10 donation

Shipping will be extra based on what you order and where it is being shipped and I can let you know how much it will be and bill you.   Call or email me if you have any questions. 

If you are willing to be a monthly sponsor or partial sponsor for any of the horses that would be AWESOME!  

A very big thank you to Jen Baker who has hand painted the wine glasses in an effort to help our horses.  

On behalf of Maverick, Danny, Gwen and Liam,  Thank You!

Christine Griffin

Founder & President

760-703-4860

EqWBR is a 501c3 Public Charity

EIN #45-2385562   Donations are tax-deductible

Max - elderly TWH from Riverside Animal Control Sept 2013 & after a few months.  At 30+ and with few teeth left he requires mostly senior feed and some hay to keep his weight on which is a big challenge since it requires a lot.   

Danny 23+ gaited horse rescued Sept. 2012

Danny  April 2013

Gwen 20+ TWH rescued 2008 is prone to colic so she gets very special attention

Liam rescued from Mike's Auction in Feb. 2013 approx 4-6 months old,  needing hernia surgery and castration.

Liam 7-16-2013 our ambassador to young people wanting to learn about horses pictured with Devin.

If you would like to sponsor any of these horses on a monthly basis through regular donations of any size, please let me know.  

We are a 501c3 Public Charity, Fed ID #45-2835562   Donations are tax-deductible

Maverick's Left Hind Leg Injury

Earlier this week Maverick, the gelding rescued from Riverside Animal Services after being abandoned, started to limp a little and walk on the toe of his left hind leg.   Thinking that he probably got kicked or kicked a pipe panel and it was sore, I kept a close eye on it checking for swelling, heat, lack of pulse, flexibility and did light stretching to give controlled movement and anti-inflammatories (Previcox which is easier on their stomachs than bute).

It just wasn't getting better and he started to carry it knuckled over so I called the vet.  On Thursday the vet came out and didn't see anything obvious so we decided to take x-rays.   We got those on Friday and really didn't find anything conclusive enough to cause him to not want to put weight on his toe and drag it like this.   A small amount of periosteal reaction on the dorsal aspect of the P2 - little extra bone growth on the front/top side of the short pastern or 2nd phalanx.   

  

The picture below shows a good view of the lower leg area and the P2 is the 2nd phalanx.

In discussion with the vet here and also with Dr. Grove at West Coast Equine Medicine, whom I used to work for and is helping by donating his consultations, we decided to splint the injury while it is healing so the tendons and ligaments don't want to stay in the knuckled over position.  If this isn't working over the weekend, we will start casting it on Tuesday.

Hummmm....make a splint, easy if you have everything on hand, which we had most because I like to keep a variety of medical needs here, just not the actual splint stays. Little did we know when we bought a table saw last week to cut and trim the lumber we are using to fix the barn that we would be using it for medical care for one of the horses.   We had a 2'' diameter pvc pipe so Lary cut is to make two side splint pieces.   

We filed down the edges so they wouldn't dig into his leg under pressure and then covered them with duct tape to further soften the edges.  Plastic sweat scrapers may have worked, but we didn't have any on hand. The picture below shows how we wrapped the split stays with tape.  

Padding the leg first to prevent any pinching, we were able to get the foot slightly extended and apply the splint.   We then covered it with wraps so if he did kick out with it, he wouldn't hurt himself further.   We did not get his hoof extended as flat as we would have liked it, but a little at a time is important to not cause him additional pain.  The picture below was from Friday night.

Saturday morning we went out to remove the splint so I could do some physical therapy once again stretching the hoof and lower leg so he could lay it flat in a normal position.   It is SO tight this takes a lot of stretching so he relaxes it and we get movement.   I also did some muscle massage through the hips, pelvis and leg muscles on both sides to give some relief from the muscle compensation to offset his weight.  

Back at the table saw again, this time Lary took 4'' ABS plastic sewer pipe and made splint stays that would work on the front and back giving more support from the bending and to distribute his weight so he can try to start standing on his toe and eventually flat footed.  Again lots of padding is applied first to avoid any pinching then the plastic is taped really well so the tape won't break under movement.  

Maverick is a good patient.   The vet was surprised how well he did taking the x-rays and though the physical therapy and splinting causes discomfort, he doesn't do anything more than try to pull his leg away.  We can't sedate him to do this because his front legs are so arthritic and his right hind is already bearing too much weight, sedation could make it more difficult for him to stand.   It's not fancy, but it is functional.  

As you can see with the extra support of the splint, he is actually bearing some weight on his toe.  We will check/change the splint a couple times a day to check for pinching, swelling, lack of circulation and to allow me to provide some more physical therapy.   We are hoping this is just a tendon or ligament issue and with constant care and stall rest over the next many days, we can get him back to normal.   Without that, his other legs simply won't be able to sustain his weight in the condition they are in.   This poor old boy was definitely used hard before he was tossed away.   We love this guy and will do everything we can help him.   

We finally got his weight perfect, the dermatitis issues resolved and now this.   His mood is good, his appetite great and he is a friendly as ever.   This last photo shows just what he thinks about this whole thing....

Maverick says, "you can have that thing."

We will keep everyone up to date on his condition and ask for every one's prayers for a full recovery.  The alternative is a route we don't want to take unless there is no possible other choice.  If you would like to help, we appreciate any donations that will help us by splint materials, bandage materials, medicines and the vet bill with possible more x-rays.  

5-28-13 Update 

5-28-13 starting to bear weight on it.

We have removed the splinting and he is starting to bear some weight on it and walking around.  He still limps and yesterday the vet said he felt the diagnosis was fibromyopathy - where he is have muscle weakness from possible prior injury as a roping horse or whatever he was used for.  He has recommended surgery down in Phoenix that will cost approx. $2000.   I will need to contact the vets in Phoenix to determine what the recovery process would be and how the arthritic legs would sustain the weight during recovery and what the success rate is for a horse of his age.   Not looking forward to that call.   It is an option I will be getting a lot of information about first.   In the meantime. I will start taking him out for short walks and see how he does.   

To me much of this unknown really does lead to guess work by many with no history on him and with inconclusive xrays, it is a process of elimination of what the issue truly is and how we move forward to help him heal, if he can.  

Donations can be made via PayPal using our email  donate@equinewellbeing.org  or checks can be mailed to 8369 Buckskin Trail, Snowflake, AZ  85937 (we have given up on the Ramona Post Office forwarding our mail) and are greatly appreciated.   Thank you So much!

Happy Memorial Day and Thank You to all who have and do serve our country and keep us free!

Christine
Pres. & Founder
Equine WellBeing Rescue Inc.
760-703-4860
www.EquineWellBeing.org

We are a 501c3 Public Charity, Fed ID #45-2835562   Donations are tax-deductible

Checks can be mailed to EqWBR 8362 Buckskin Trail, Snowflake, AZ 85937 Thank you!

Our Hearts and Prayers to the families of the Tornadoes in OK

Horses bodies are scattered among the debris.   Devastating loss of life for animals in the tornadoes path. 

The major news stations have aired so many pictures of the tornado and talked about the horrendous damage and loss of human lives which is devastating.  The loss of animal lives was huge.    Orr Family Farm in Moore, OK. sustained a loss of up to 100 horses.   Most dying in the tornado and many having to be put down because of the injuries sustained.    All the buildings have destruction and some can be seen on their Facebook page OrrFamilyFarm.

If you feel you want to donate to help various ways, I have a few things noted below where you can make donations.   We are not endorsing any of these, rather just sharing the information.

They are also accepting donations via PayPal using this link: Donate to Orr Family Farm.  

Neighboring farm, Celestial Acres, was also hardly hit, but there was 34 horses confirmed alive.  I am unsure if they are needing funds or have set up a fund raiser.

The American Quarter Horse Association is raising funds and here is their link: Aqua Tornado Relief Fund .

I found this post on Facebook (but have not confirmed):

Facebook has several pages for recovery, found pets, lost pets, how to help or donate, etc. that you can search. Here is the link to: OK Pets lost and found

As always, the Red Cross and Salvation Army are helping and will take donations.

As a horse owner, and a horse rescue, we understand the close relationship people have with their beloved horses and know these owners hearts are breaking to pieces as are those whose families lost children or other family members.    We feel great sadness for them all and will continue our prayers to ease their pain.

Christine

Fundraiser for Kristin's Animals

UPDATE: 4-11-2013
Over the last two days we were able to deposit $230 into the accounts for Kristen's Recovery which was enough donations to help with health maintenance items like vaccines and dewormer for the horses in addition to at least one hoof trim for each horse.   We want to extend a big thanks to Marta Zarella who worked with us to facilitate the fundraiser and donations from Lucy Gonzalez, Michele Kanter, Jennifer Schroeder, Nina Reid and the Griffin family.   I also want to thank Cheryl Erpelding, Alicia Anthony and Kim Miller at California Riding Magazine who read our blog and are going to mention Kristin's needs in the May issue.

FUNDRAISER FOR KRISTIN'S ANIMALS    4-2-12

Having had two horse riding accidents myself and one where I needed an ambulance ride to the ER, this hits home with me.   By the grace of God I was not hurt badly. I recovered without spending anytime in the hospital and my recoveries were weeks, not many, many months.  My heart goes out to Kristin, Joe (her fiance), her family and friends for all they are going through to help and support Kristin.

Kristin Heinecke shows her love for horses 

Please help us raise funds to feed and care for the horses and other animals that Kristin loves so much while she is on her very long road to recovery from a very traumatic head injury.

Kristin has no health insurance and funds are being raised to help with medical expenses through other fundraisers, we would like to help raise funds for the on going needs of her family animals.  She and her fiance Joe, recently moved into a house in Ramona with all their animals.    Over the next many, many months her animals will need food and health care so any donations to help with those expenses so the animals can all stay home and be there when she finally gets out of the hospital will be greatly appreciated.    Here is her story:

Feb 23, 2013

EMT's taking Kristin to the helicopter taking her to Palomar Hospital

Copied from the Kristin's Recovery post on Facebook. "A lot of people have been asking, what happened to Kristin? In the photo, you can see the EMTs carrying Kristin on the stretcher to the Medevac helicopter waiting just beyond the field of view.

On Saturday, February 23rd, Kristin and her fiancée Joe were having a late morning ride on their horses. They live in a beautiful part of North San Diego County, in a community designed for horses, with trails meandering throughout the town. Soon after they moved in this past November, Kristin told me about her and Joe dropping off cookies to the neighbors to introduce themselves, of course, all done on horseback.
But on this particular day, fate had something entirely different in store. During that ride, her horse became spooked and ran off at full speed, with Kristin literally holding on for dear life. Joe took off in pursuit and when he came around the bend, he found Kristin unconscious, in a bloody heap. 

Joe applied first aid and soon, the EMTs showed up and airlifted Kristin to the hospital, where they determined she had a fractured skull and immediately began a four-hour surgery to repair the damage.
The doctors found that roughly half of her skull was damaged and removed a third of it in surgery, in order to manage the swelling. The neurosurgeon said this was the most severe head injury you could every sustain and still survive. 

Happily, today (March 11), she sat up and brushed her teeth, talked and continues on her miraculous recovery. She is still in critical but stable condition, still in the ICU, and has several more surgeries to go before she can be fit to recover. We have no idea what condition that will leave her in, but she is so far talking, more and more alert and thankfully, she is now reporting being able to see, although we don't know what she sees or how well."

Joe at Kristin's bedside at Palomar Hospital

"4-2 from Stu (Kristin's brother) -- Kristin continued her amazing march toward recovery today, gaining more and more strength, achieving greater clarity, and moving though her physical therapy exercises with greater ease. Her doctor says it may be just a matter of a few weeks before she is able to return home with Joe, based on her progress. But she still has the surgery to replace fully one third of her skull yet... still so far to go. Thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers!"

In the past few days Joe's job as an independent contractor was ended due to cut backs of Sequestration, so help is needed now more than ever.  There are ongoing fundraising efforts to help with her medical and other bills through Wells Fargo.   EqWBR immediately donated hay with the help of Jen Baker (Baker Ranch Equine Rescue), as have others in and around the community of Ramona, but the horses need to keep their hooves trimmed, the animals will need vaccines, dewormers, other typical health care needs and food over the long haul so we would like to offer people the opportunity to help.  

Over the Easter weekend we started a fundraiser. Please click here

if you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to help.  EqWBR will absorb any fees and give 100% of your donation to them. 

Other important links:

Kristin's Recovery Facebook page

Article commentary by Marta Zarrella - Ramona Home Journal

Please share this information and pray for Kristin, her family and friends while they all try to help with her recovery.  

Thank you to all for sharing her needs, donated funds and prayers.

Christine

President & Founder

760-703-4860

Equine WellBeing Rescue Inc. is a 501c3 Public Charity

IRS #45-2835562

Welcome to Snowflake, AZ. Now let's get the horses here!

Ranch house in Snowflake AZ

Many of you know that my husband took a new job working for Navajo County in the White Mountains area of Arizona in December 2012.   We have owned 40 acres of partially improved land here since 2005 and had planned on retiring and opening up the 40 acres to the rescue horses with the ability to rotate pastures and save on hay.  Key word there was 'retiring'.  We had no idea that we would actually be moving here in our mid 50's.   But the job opportunity came up and at our age you take those opportunities when they come.   So he said 'yes' to the job and we packed our bags.

With the current housing market we realized it would be more cost effective to purchase a home with land rather than try to build new construction on the land we already have.   On Jan. 4th we put an offer in on 20 acres with a house, barn and out buildings and on Feb. 13, 13, we closed escrow on the new ranch.   You may think the picture above is the reason we bought the place, but the pictures below are the real reason.

40 x 80 barn

20 x 40 hay shed

I am not sure how many people buy a place to live because it has the hardware on it already, but with the barn, hay storage and fencing already around the 20 acres, it was big incentive to make the purchase.

Barn interior needs some maintenance and clean up.

This is open range and when we moved in we had to move 30 head of Brangus cows off the property so they wouldn't eat all the forage we have for the horses.  The previous owner took the gate off the driveway so the cows walked right in.    We are snugging up the fencing and have installed a gate so they can't get in any more and we have made two trips to haul the pipe panels and feeders from Ramona so we are getting set up for the rescued horses.  

First load of pipe panels headed out of Ramona

I was planning on making several round trips to bring back all the horses, with a 3 horse stock trailer, it would take 3 trips to bring back the rescue horses (6) and our own (3).  It is $400 for a round trip and the rescue horses will take 2 trips so that would be $800 for just fuel.

We will still need to supplement the oldsters (Gwen, Danny, Max and Maverick) with pelleted feed, so if you feel like tossing a few extra bucks in to help with the purchase of feed, that is ALWAYS appreciated.

Between now and then we will be very impatiently waiting for their arrival.  We still have the place Ramona where my son and Mom are staying and Jen Baker has been  helping care for the horses and we can't thank them enough for all their help and we certainly couldn't have done this with out it.

We need to raise the funds asap, If you would like to send a check, the fastest way to get it to us is by sending to PO Box 2722, Snowflake, AZ 85937 (don't ask my why, but it takes two weeks for mail to be forwarded from the Ramona PO).    PayPal is always easy and you can send donations using email: Donate@EquineWellBeing.org.    

This is an exciting time and we are looking forward to continue helping horses in the So Cal area along with horses in this area too.

Please pass this information on to your friends so they can help too if they would like.  All donations are SO GREATLY appreciated!!!

Oh, and before I forget....Miss Kitty has been adopted by Andrea Shepley and will remain in training with Cindy at Hidden Moon Ranch in Ramona.   Woo Hoo!   Another success story.

Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions.   All our best,

Christine
Founder/President
760-703-4860

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Happy Valentine's Day - Update on resent rescues.

Happy, Happy Valentine's Day to you all from the horses at EqWBR who love you with all their hearts.

Mike's Auction hip #209 colt with umbilical hernia 2-9-13

I wanted to take this time to update you on recent rescues.   Many of you don't even know that over this past weekend, we rescued a weanling (approximately 4-6 months old) from Mike's Auction in Mira Loma.

I saw this picture on Facebook with a note that he had an umbilical hernia.  It is hard enough to sell young ones at auction, but one that needs surgery, impossible.  Ashley and Will where on their way up to the auction to check things out.  Ashley bid on him for EqWBR and it's a good thing because the only other bidder was a known killbuyer (KB).  Ashley got him for $20 over the KB's final bid.

Get me out of there!

Ashley Henry with Liam heading home  2-10-13

With fees, it was $200 to buy him from auction.   The KB drove the price up on purpose, a healthy weanling will go for $50-$100.   But we got him.   On Sunday,  Ashley and Will took their day to go back up with our trailer and pick him up.   Ashley said he whinnied when he saw her.

From picture above you can see he had no trouble leaving the auction lot as they are making their way to the truck and trailer at the end of the driveway.  He loaded with no problem and Ashley said he was clearly handled before coming to the auction because he showed no fear or worry about leaving with her.

Fuel and some funds so they could get dinner after their long trip was an additional $150 to get this sweet boy to the ranch in Ramona.   He has a heart shape on his forehead.   Here is the video of him getting out of the trailer.



Kirsten Lawrence is now helping daily with the horse at the ranch in Ramona and she helped him get settled in by finding a blanket, halter and lead rope for him, fresh water, hay, salt block and shelter from the upcoming rain.   We also started him with a small dose of dewormer because foals his age with hay bellies like his, usually have parasite issues.    A trimmer will be called to do his feet as soon as his quarantine is over.    We are trying to raise $400 to cover those initial costs and in the next months he will need to be castrated and have the umbilical hernia corrected at the same time, so that will probably be and additional $500  (which is why we knew no one but a kill buyer would bid on him).

Liam - weanling colt with umbilical hernia saved from kill buyer at Mike's Auction

We asked Will to name him so this little guys name is Liam.   Irish for William and he has red hair.  Perfect.

Maverick - skin and bones the day he arrived from Riverside A/C

On 2-1-13, we rescued an emaciated gelding from the Riverside Animal Control that we named Maverick in honor of a EqWBR supporter's beloved dog.  Because his health was so severe he needed feeding every few hours, our friend and fellow rescuer, Jen Baker (Baker Ranch Equine Rescue) is providing that care for him at her place in Ramona for the next 4-8 weeks.  

Dr. Christi Garfinkel examined him and did complete bloodwork, calling his condition 'guardedly optimistic'.  All his blood levels were below normal, not unexpected for a horse with such mal-nutrition in his mid 20's.  It will be a slow recovery and the first few days at Jen's he was just not responsive.  He got his feet trimmed, a bath on one of the 80 degree days and with Jen's TLC he has cheered up and is starting to feel at home.  His fecal exam revealed no parasites.  Glad we did the fecal so he didn't get deworming drugs that weren't needed.

2-1-13 bath and pedicure

A few days later Maverick got a visit from Dr. Dawn Fletcher an equine chiropractor who has been working with us for years and previously fostered Precious for us.   She said his knees reflected some sort of injury, but unlike Precious, he had good range of motion on all legs and was easily able to support his weight when one foot was picked up.  Though thin he had remarkable motion in his spine and no muscle tightness.  The muscles in his face were great and led her to believe that he has had regular dentistry.  He has a super sturdy build and when he gets weight back on could ever and would probably enjoy having a child ride him.  He seems to want and be used to having a job.   Dr. G. felt the same way.

2-11-13 Do you see the smile on his face?  Maverick is so happy!

On Sunday the 10th, barefoot trimmer Dani Lloyd stopped by to take a look at the balance of his feet, which from pictures look way off, but she said they had been trimmed perfectly and with his knees as bad as they are, it will be a slow, conservative process to to make him comfortable and in the meantime the Previcox he is taking should help with the pain.   Thank you Dani for donating your time.   Dani thought he was awesome and was so glad he was getting a chance to live his remaining years being well cared for.   

The funds raised so far have helped cover the transport $100, $30 trim, vet bill of $341.96, Chiropractic $90, Supplements $25,  plus his feeds, hay, salt block, treats, etc.   He will need blood work in another six weeks and more frequent conservative trims to get his feet into shape.   When I get back in March, I can do his dentistry and sheath cleaning.    After the blood work we will determine which vaccines he needs and create a game plan going forward.    Makes me smile!

Miss Kitty in training with Cindy Moon since Oct. 2012

We currently have Miss Kitty available for adoption.   She is one of the orphaned foals we rehomed a year ago and came back because she was not the right fit for the family - she was still to nervous around people.  John Alcorn worked with us to get her halter broke and then we sent her to Hidden Moon Ranch to get multiday training with Cindy and she has been with them since last Oct.   She has come a long way and is become very comfortable with people, is a very willing learner and currently knows more than most yearlings her age.   Spending the funds on training is what will make the difference between her having a future or being passed around.   We got a wonderful donation of $400 to cover the first month of training.   Additional donations are welcome.  If you know anyone interested in adopting, please give them my number 760-703-4860.   She is currently at Hidden Moon Ranch in Ramona.     Here is a recent video:

Also in training is Prince William.   Cindy and Jared picked him up on Feb. 1st and are going to train him under saddle so we can adopt him out as rideable.   William has been with us since 2009, our first orphaned foal and was very, very ill.  He will be four this year and we felt confident his build was ready to take on a rider.  He is getting 5 days of training a week, 20 lessons a month for $400.  We provide all the hay for both he and Miss Kitty.    Again, donations to help with his training are greatly appreciated.

Prince William - emaciated Paso Fino foal 12-30-09

Prince William - at Hidden Moon Ranch for training 2-1-13

In September I transported two horses out of the Riverside Animal Control, Warrior and Max.   Warrior came to EqWBR for quarantine and initial care before going to his final destination Journey's End Ranch Animal Sanctuary in Kingman, AZ.    We delivered him to Kingman November.

Warrior 09-2012 from Riverside Animal Control

Max 09-2012 from Riverside Animal Control

Max was emaciated when I picked him up.  Jen fattened him up and then asked if we could provide a forever home for him at the ranch in AZ so he moved to the Ramona ranch with Gwen and Danny till they can all move to bigger pastures in Snowflake.   Here is a picture of the three of them about a week ago.

By taking Max now, that gave Jen the room needed to do the initial foster care that Maverick needs that we are funding so he can get well and live with these three.   

Danny, the chestnut we rescued last fall after the therapeutic riding facility he was at blew its well and had to disperse all their horses.   Gwen, Danny and Max are all elderly gaited horses.

In addition to the horses we have physically helped this year we have networked to rehome a small group of Arabians whose owner died.  A Fallon feedlot mare named Savannah, who was given away by another rescues adopter to what she thought was a good home and two weeks later was on San Diego's Craigslist for sale then disappeared.  Lots of time was spent finding the horse and finally on Sunday, Feb10th, Savannah was transported by Jaide Oliver (one of our volunteers) to safety.  That got pretty hairy and a LOT of behind the scenes work was done to facilitate this save. We also did a blog on Touleo the sweet Arabian gelding who now has a teenager that adores him.
So far this year, with your support, we have been able to help more than a dozen horses get to safety and better lives.  And for some as you can see, it was a matter of life or death.  So on this Valentine's day - a day  that symbolizes LOVE, we wanted to send you love from all the horses at EqWBR,

Little Liam, Maverick, Miss Kitty, Price William, Max, Danny , Gwen and the others now safely in their new homes.

Thank you so much from everyone at EqWBR too.   Have a very Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

Christine
Founder/President
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