Post by cathyl on Nov 10, 2006 21:14:39 GMT -5
I just wanted to introduce you to my two rescued ponies, so you know I'm not just a dreamy musician on some wild mission to save horses without any experience! I have experience, given to me by my two beautiful ponies.
Candy is a 20 year old palomino mare. I found her on a disused piece of land on a housing estate in a place called Bath, which is in the southwest of England. Her owner had neglected her, she had no interest in the mare, and when I came across Candy, her owner had decided to take her to the slaughterhouse. Candy wasn't vicious but she had obviously given up on humans as a bad idea and she had become defensive and just didn't want to know about people at all! who can blame her, given the neglect she had suffered. So two days later I picked up a mare in a very bad mood and took her to the livery stables I'd arranged for her. I couldn't get near her for weeks, everyone kept telling me i'd done the wrong thing and that I would never get near her, but I knew they were wrong. I sat in her field with her every day for three weeks, ignored my fellow horse owners, and quietly read a book in the field. It all paid off because one day, Candy came over to me and nudged me. I gave her a piece of carrot that I had in my pocket (just in case she decided she wanted to be my friend!) And that was it! Our friendship began. That all happened five years ago. Now I ride her, and cuddle her and hang out with her, and she is totally transformed! She's wonderful and wise and always looks after me when we go out for a ride. She's amazing.
Alfie was my next rescued pony. He came from a dealer and was destined for the slaughter house too. I have not seen a pony in such a bad way in real life before that, only in pictures on cruelty reports. He was pitifully thin, full of worms, had a dreadful chest infection and was so terrified when he arrived, that all he could do was tremble. His head collar had been left on so long, and it was so tight that it had started to dig into his beautiful head. I took it straight off, and used the same method I had with Candy. Only this time, in his stable. It wasn't safe to turn him out as he was so ill. I just sat with him and before long, he came over to me. I stroked him and it was if he'd never been stroked before. It nearly broke my heart. Over the next few months he gained weight, had treatment for his chest infection and was de-wormed. He gradually grew more confident and began to develop a zest for life. the first time I let him out into the field, he was jumping for joy. I have had him now for 3 years and he has blossomed into the sweetest pony you could ever meet.
Candy and Alfie made me want to help other horses and ponies to have another chance. They are the reason behind setting up Last Angel Horse and Pony Sanctuary. If you want to know more about Last Angel, visit:www.lastangel.org.uk or www.myspace.com/lastangelsanctuary
Here is a picture of Candy and Alfie
Candy is a 20 year old palomino mare. I found her on a disused piece of land on a housing estate in a place called Bath, which is in the southwest of England. Her owner had neglected her, she had no interest in the mare, and when I came across Candy, her owner had decided to take her to the slaughterhouse. Candy wasn't vicious but she had obviously given up on humans as a bad idea and she had become defensive and just didn't want to know about people at all! who can blame her, given the neglect she had suffered. So two days later I picked up a mare in a very bad mood and took her to the livery stables I'd arranged for her. I couldn't get near her for weeks, everyone kept telling me i'd done the wrong thing and that I would never get near her, but I knew they were wrong. I sat in her field with her every day for three weeks, ignored my fellow horse owners, and quietly read a book in the field. It all paid off because one day, Candy came over to me and nudged me. I gave her a piece of carrot that I had in my pocket (just in case she decided she wanted to be my friend!) And that was it! Our friendship began. That all happened five years ago. Now I ride her, and cuddle her and hang out with her, and she is totally transformed! She's wonderful and wise and always looks after me when we go out for a ride. She's amazing.
Alfie was my next rescued pony. He came from a dealer and was destined for the slaughter house too. I have not seen a pony in such a bad way in real life before that, only in pictures on cruelty reports. He was pitifully thin, full of worms, had a dreadful chest infection and was so terrified when he arrived, that all he could do was tremble. His head collar had been left on so long, and it was so tight that it had started to dig into his beautiful head. I took it straight off, and used the same method I had with Candy. Only this time, in his stable. It wasn't safe to turn him out as he was so ill. I just sat with him and before long, he came over to me. I stroked him and it was if he'd never been stroked before. It nearly broke my heart. Over the next few months he gained weight, had treatment for his chest infection and was de-wormed. He gradually grew more confident and began to develop a zest for life. the first time I let him out into the field, he was jumping for joy. I have had him now for 3 years and he has blossomed into the sweetest pony you could ever meet.
Candy and Alfie made me want to help other horses and ponies to have another chance. They are the reason behind setting up Last Angel Horse and Pony Sanctuary. If you want to know more about Last Angel, visit:www.lastangel.org.uk or www.myspace.com/lastangelsanctuary
Here is a picture of Candy and Alfie
