Hay! Thank you......

See what you have done?

16,000 pounds of hay from Colorado was delivered a few days ago. Twelve huge bales of orchard and four huge bales of alfalfa.










This is one week of pellets for Kiotai and Caramel while they are feeding their foals, Caramel's still yet to be born.  Raylan has mare milk replacer powder and the bottles and nipples to supplement his hungry appetite allowing Kiotai to gain some weight.  

Danny gets his senior feed (not pictured) and soaked hay pellets and all get their daily pound of Purina Enrich Plus which has 100% of their vitamins, minerals and amino acids. 



With the good eats the mares have been getting since arrival on March 10th, Caramel has filled out some and we can see the foal growing in size too.  She is showing signs that indicate she may foal any time now. We check on her many times daily but horses prefer to foal where it is quiet so we suspect like most, she will do so in the middle of the night.

Kiotai is loving the daily attention and slowing putting on weight after being out on the Navajo range over the winter.  You can see the calm expression on her face while Dee is brushing he.  

And our sweet Raylan is growing like a weed.   He is chewing on everything as his first few teeth come in.  He has in center lower incisors and the uppers should cut through the gum soon.  He is a ball of energy, loving to run around the pasture kicking up his heels.  His next favorite thing is taking a nap in the sun. 

We just wanted you to see what your donations do and how you help the horses here.  Thank you from all the horses and us at EqWBR.

It's A BOY!!!! Meet Raylan.

Born 3-10-15, this little colt, his mom and one other very pregnant mare are our newest residents. A few weeks ago I was contacted by people on the Navajo reservation that were referred to us by Dr. Ruby, a vet we have worked with for many years up on rez.   The family was moving to Wyoming to take a new job and had pregnant mares they had been trying to sell.  They found a buyer for $500, but he didn't want the foals so they asked if we could take the foals.  Problem was they were hoping to leave for Wyoming on the 12th and the foals weren't born yet.  

After talking with Dr. Ruby, getting a little more background and discussion of trying to bottle feed two foals we agreed that having the foals be able to nurse for at least three months would be best. Getting the foals as soon as born would require feeding every two hours and the cost of milk replacement powder is not cheap, especially for two foals.   It was more cost effective for us and better for both the mares and future foals to buy them and bring them to us as soon as possible.   

We offered the family $300 per mare and arranged to meet them halfway and pick them up on the 10th so they could still leave on the 12th for their job in Wyoming.   Tuesday morning they went out to the pen and one of the mares had foaled already.  We had to kick things in gear here to foal proof some pens and create a divider in the trailer to haul them without risk of the colt being stepped on. Volunteers Dee, Stan and Bobbi, rallied and helped us get everything done before we left to pick them up.  Patty rode with me and we fashioned a divider in the trailer using a pipe panel we purchased at Tractor Supply along the way.

About 12 miles into the reservation we met the family at the intersection of an unmarked road, which is the way much of the reservation is.  We followed them a few miles out to their home were they live off the grid in the middle of no where with spectacular views of open ranch and huge buttes.  The mares were very thin because they had been out on the range free feeding all winter and had just come in last week.  Thinner than we had hoped and confirming our decision to get the mares right away so we can feed them well before and after the births.  The colt looked great!

Meet our new arrivals.   These are intake photos of the three. This is Kiotai, we named her that because she has the white face of a coyote on her side.  As you can see, she is very skinny now that the colt has been born. 

This is Raylan, also nicknamed Stinker because that is how he acts getting into everything, running around and adorable as can be.

With a dog named Rooster Cogburn, after a Marshall in one of my favorite movies True Grit, it was fitting to chose the name Raylan after a Marshall in one of our favorite TV series, Justified.  

And this sweet pony mare we named Caramel because of the pretty coloring around her muzzle and face.  She is a pretty golden bay dun horse (she has a very clear dorsal strip which is a marking of a dun colored horse) and we suspect will have her foal in the next week or two. 

We had a welcoming party that helped us unload and get them settled into their new stalls.  We shared a bottle of wine in celebration of our new born foal too. 

Dee, Christine, Ginny, Sandy & Bob

As I write this, they have been here 10 days and we have been really busy grooming, cleaning stalls and monitoring everyone's health.  Both mares are slowing showing a little weight gain, their coats and manes becoming shiny and they love the daily brushing and massage that makes them feel much better.  I have scooped more wet straw since then ever before, they all like to pee in the barn, some-thing I just don't get since they came off the range and cleaning keeps me busy for several hours a day.

We have been in close contact with Dr. Christianson as we are on baby watch for Caramel's foal and we keep an eye open for colic or other signs of distress with the changes they have all gone through over the last week.   I have to say they seem to like it here and meet us at their stall gates now when we go out to the barn.

Caramel, Raylan and Kiotai behind

Two days ago we opened the stall gates and let them out in to what used to be the oldsters pasture which gives them a couple acres to roam and Raylan can burn off some of his energy.  He runs like the wind, then flops down for a nap when he's worn him self out.  I have been supplementing his nursing with bottle feeding to help Kiotai get some weight back on and he is already exploring hay and sweet feed.  The times slips away watching them.

While these mares are nursing they will need extra feed to gain weight and provide for their foals, milk replacer powder to assist in the foals growth, hay and straw are all extra expenses we now have. If you would like to make a tax deductible donation to help us care for these sweet moms and soon two foals your donations would be so greatly appreciated.

Checks are welcome and can be mailed to PO Box 2722, Snowflake, AZ 85937 or click this button

 and you will be directed to PayPal.  We appreciate your support so much.

We simply can't tell you all the joy these new additions to the EqWBR family have brought us and how much they love the care they are receiving, these very humble horses that recently had to survive on the open range of the Navajo reservation.   We are truly blessed.

Christine

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Happy Birthday Danny boy!

Happy Birthday to our Danny boy!  

What better day to celebrate Danny's birthday than St. Patrick's Day! Kiss him he looks Irish!

Almost 30 years old and short on teeth this guy gets soaked pellets and senior feed twice a day and though he eats hay, he quids and spits most of it out.  But the hay juice keeps his stomach busy and helps prevent ulcers.

Danny has been with us since 2012.  He has Addision's disease so we watch his diet very carefully and kept him blanketed through the winter cold to help regulate his body heat. 

Ten pounds of senior feed and ten pounds of soaked hay pellets each day, he goes through six bags of senior feed and four bags of pellets each month.  At $17 a bag, that's $170 a month in feed alone.

Help us celebrate his birthday with a simple present, a $17 donation in honor of March 17th, a day to celebrate being Irish!  What could be more Irish than a red headed Danny boy?  

Just click this button  or send a check to EqWBR at PO Box 2722, Snowflake, AZ 85937 to help feed our sweet old man.  

We can't thank you enough for your continued support of the horses at the ranch and others we are able to help.  You make all the difference in their lives!  

May the road rise up to meet you.

May the wind be always at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face;

the rains fall soft upon your fields

and until we meet again,

may God hold you in the palm of His hand. 

Thank you from Danny!!!!

Christine

Founder & President

www.EquineWellBeing.org 

New website for Equine WellBeing Rescue

We are so exited to announce that we have recently revamped our website and wanted to invite you to check it out.   Just click this link: Equine WellBeing Rescue website  to view it and please don't hesitate to let us know what you think.

This is a screen shot of the home page.

Over the next several days we will be doing some more updates of the horses pages and double checking for typos, so if you see something I have missed, please let me know.  

Thank you so much for taking a moment to check it out!

Christine

Valentine's Online Fundraising Auction- Please bid!

What a perfect time of year to let the horses at EqWBR be your valentine!  In honor of this holiday we are hosting our first ever online fundraising auction on Facebook.  Thanks to wonderful supporters and businesses there are over 20 wonderful items to big on and help raise funds for the horse.  Our fundraising goal is $800 which will provide one months food for the horses in our care.

How can you help????   

Click on this link: Valentine's Fundraising Auction

When you click on a picture it will give you the details of the prize and the bids will be in the comments of that picture.   To place a bid simply type your bid amount as a new comment and be sure to look back often to be sure someone hasn't bid higher. 

To go to the next photo place your cursor on the right or left side toward the center edge of the photo and a > or < will appear to click and you go to the next photo in the album.  

Bidding ends on Thursday, February 12th at 8am PST.   Each winner will be contacted with the total of all their purchases and cost of postage and you can pay using PayPal or send a check and your items will be sent to you. 

If you don't see any items but still want to help us reach our goal, please consider making a donation. Checks can be made to EqWBR and mailed to PO Box 2722, Snowflake, AZ 85937 or you can donate via PayPal by clicking this link->  Donate Now!

We want to extend a huge thank you to those wonderful people and businesses who have given us gifts to help in this FUNdraising effort and your continued support of our Mission and the horses in our care. 

Happy Valentine's Day from Autumn, Danny, Duncan, Gen, Gwen, Liam, Lucky, Nikia

 and the board of EqWBR.

Thank you!!!!!!

Christine

Founder & President

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Non Profit Public Charity

Ruby...run with the wind!

OTTB, what does that mean?  Off the track thoroughbred (TB).  One that has raced during its lifetime, but no longer does.   Thousands of TB's are bred for racing every year and very few make it to the big time.  Most don't win enough, earn enough or become lame so their racing career ends and they are moved on. Many, like our beautiful Ruby become broodmares. It is hard to know her entire history because she was dumped at Mike's Auction 11-9-13, in a group of old broodmares, no papers, no information.

Rescued by Megan and Auction Horses Rescue, she was fostered by Natalie and through their research they found out she was born in 1991 and raced in Florida.  How she got to CA is a mystery and something we may never know.

Her rescue medical records noted lameness on her right hind leg, underweight, bad hoof care and some sinus drainage. Natalie helped Ruby's rehab by getting her weight normal, feet cared for and the sinus issue cleared up. Her vet noticed bone spavins (osteoarthritis in the hock) and ringbone in her pasterns, which contributed to her lameness but are not curable.

Ruby was well cared for in her foster home and got to have some fun being ridden a little and even participating in some jousting practice.

But her lameness made it clear a sanctuary was the best place for this sweet, older mare, so Ruby came to us in March of 2014 to live out her days.

She loved to kick up her heels from time to time and our 5 acre pasture gave her the chance to do just that with the other horses when the mood suited her.

Race horses are prone to injuries, fragile bones and permanent lameness issues caused from being raced when they are so very young. Most start their racing career at age two, meaning they are ridden as a yearling.   Competition at such a young age is so stressful to their growing bones and a very sad side of racing.

Ruby was no exception and an injury to her right hind leg during a storm on January 21st, had our sweet girl cross the rainbow bridge which freed her from any discomfort or pain. We have been touched she has been part of our herd and are glad she could live out those days free from any responsibilities with the joy of being just a horse.

I feel blessed to have shared so many tender moments with such a gentle soul.

We honor you Ruby, registered Jockey Club name Shanghaied, for your life of giving to others and though we miss you, we know you run with the wind in heaven carried by the the wings of the angel you have become.

Rest in peace our precious gem Ruby.
1991 to 1-21-15

Update on Peaches (abandoned at a foreclosed house)

1-19-15 Ashley riding Peaches on trail

A very quick blog post to update you on Peaches (formerly Butterscotch) who was found abandoned in the back yard of a foreclosed house in October 2014.  A lovely young lady named Carissa lived next door and brought the horse to her house to care for while she tried to find the owners.  After having no luck she contacted Equine Voices in Green Valley AZ and they contacted us being much closer to Carissa who lives in the Show Low, AZ area.

We put the word out via Facebook looking for a good home for this sweet Spotted Saddle Horse named Butterscotch.  After much screening we scheduled an appoint with Ginny and her trainer Aliki Otey, who were driving up from the Phoenix area to see if she might be the right horse for Ginny, a long time horse owner now looking for a gaited horse for trail.

Peaches was a little pushy and full of energy when Aliki tried her out, but we found she had several gaits and with a good tune up, she would probably be just what Ginny needed.   I was very please to get an update and picture yesterday of just how great Peaches is doing and what a wonderful match her and Ginny are for each other.

As always when we adopt a horse out we recommend a 30 day trial period and our contract states we will always take the horse back.  Knowing she could be returned Peaches got the chance to get the tune up she needed and now has a forever home with a another beautiful blond.  I call horse and rider, Peaches and Cream because they both have beautiful blond hair.   We couldn't be happier that things are working out for them both.

Original post about Peaches (formerly Butterscotch)

Thank you all for your continued support.  Last year was a very busy year and this year is starting out the same.  Having you as part of our team we touch many lives and seeing positive results makes the efforts worth all the work.  

Happy Trails to Ginny & Peaches!

Thank you again,

Christine