shekaberry
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Post by shekaberry on Jan 28, 2009 22:48:40 GMT -5
She looks a little high in the rear, is she growing? I just love to read her updates and watch her video. I, for one, seriously doubted this girls survivability after seeing her photos and reading about her needs; but after meeting her it was clear that she is a fighter!
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Post by monicacarlile on Jan 28, 2009 23:45:11 GMT -5
She is butt high and growing all over. She is about two inches higher in the hind. She is really filling out, that video was from last week. More photos will be up soon.
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Post by cat67 on Jan 29, 2009 1:33:21 GMT -5
Wow, it's stunning how quickly she's gaining weight. I doubt she is going to be harmed at all by her bad start...she has clearly bounced back extremely well. Monica, you're taking great care of her, thank you!
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Post by hooti4me on Jan 29, 2009 12:21:31 GMT -5
This filly is looking amazing!!! She is such a beauty. Thank you Monica for taking her in, and taking extra special care of her, she so deserves it!
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Post by proverbs12v10 on Jan 31, 2009 20:16:56 GMT -5
Wow! Look how bright eyed bushy tailed she is. How exciting it is to see her so happy. Any word on the heart condition? Does she still breathe fast at time? Monica, you're doing an awesome job with her as did everyone else in the early days of her rescue. How's her teeth? Is she eating Timothy? Kim
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Post by monicacarlile on Feb 5, 2009 22:36:47 GMT -5
Ok, the camera adds ten pounds...at least I hope it was the camera:-) I tried not to cry, but that sweet Whisper has a way of getting into the hearts of those who have had the priviledge of working with her. I swear I had many profound statements on Whispers behalf, but they played the tear jerker card-go figure. I really thought it was a nice story on Whisper and SAFE and I hope it brings more awareness to the cause. Thank you to Michelle Estaban from KOMO4, for her continued coverage of Whispers story. I hope everyone enjoyed seeing her in action and in color...she is getting to be quite cute, isn't she? LINK TO STORY ADDED: www.komonews.com/news/39176257.html
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Post by trillium on Feb 5, 2009 23:36:32 GMT -5
The news story was great. When ever there is a heart warming story about horses, especially one like this, I am guaranteed to be crying too.
Whisper looked so good. It is hard to imagine she has come so far so fast. She is a lucky girl.
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Post by kbwetherell on Feb 6, 2009 14:19:46 GMT -5
I saw our girl last night on KOMO 4, and it brought tears to my eyes. I am so proud of Whisper for pulling through and so thankful to everyone who has helped along the way! It was a warm reminder of what all those long nights in the beginning trying to calm Whisper, reassure she would pull through, and literally weather the storm.....were all for!!!!!
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Post by monicacarlile on Feb 11, 2009 23:20:11 GMT -5
I was grooming our sweet Whisper tonight and she is really filling out in her body and I am actually going to be cutting her food back. She has shoulder muscles forming and a nice round rear, and a bit of a belly, too. She has changed so much in just this last week, since Komo 4 was out here. She is shedding out and becoming this glossy coated beauty. I sticked her and she has grown a good 1 1/2 this last week. Whisper is blossoming and really getting quite pretty. She has some black points coming out in her grulla and pinto coat. I wish I didn't have my foal coming this year because I am falling for her and would love to have her as my trail pal...but I need her like a hole in my head and she deserves a person that has fewer horses competing for attention. Honestly, she is one of the easiest, least spooky horses I have ever worked with. She will make anyone look like a super horseman/trainer. Can you tell how proud of her I am? She is truly a special girl...I am so happy you all fought so hard to keep her alive, so I can have this special time with her. I am a better person for knowing Whisper.
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jbirashk
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Post by jbirashk on Feb 12, 2009 21:44:52 GMT -5
So, i was glancing through the Snohomish County Herald this evening, and noticed a little article on Whisper. Titled "Horse cruelty case in prosecutor's hands"--It states "Last week the Snohomish Police Department delivered to the Snohomish County Prosecuteor the completed investigation into the animal cruilty case which began in early December in Snohomish when police were called to [the residence]." So that's great news that the prosecutor has the information in order to press charges! But the article goes on, and finally ends with "The woman had been investigated for this type of crime in Skagit County in 2005 though charges were never filed". That last sentence sort of knocked me back. So she's a repeat offender, i don't know why this shocked me so much, but it really makes me angry. I just needed to share.
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Post by schwung on Feb 12, 2009 22:27:36 GMT -5
Yes, that was mentioned briefly in the KOMO story but no details were provided.
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Post by lynnm on Feb 24, 2009 10:51:04 GMT -5
I could really use an updated picture of Whisper for the raffle quilt Please :-)
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Post by schwung on Mar 3, 2009 18:55:46 GMT -5
I am so pleased to say that Whisper is now ready to be made available for adoption. She's looking absolutely wonderful and is ready for that special home to take her home! She does still have a higher heart rate than normal and the vets do not know what the cause of it is...all her heart tests and bloodwork is normal and it is not arrythmia or a heart murmur it just beats fast. We don't know if or how this may affect her in the future, but it doesn't seem to affect her at all now. She's a healthy weight, active and playful like a filly her age should be, and is very personable, affectionate, and trusting. She's also practically bombproof after everything she has been through!
Whisper's adoption fee is $500.
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Post by schwung on Mar 23, 2009 22:47:20 GMT -5
I need to take some new photos of Whisper! She is back at my farm right now before she moves to a new foster home in Duvall. She looks so amazing, hardly even recognizable from the mess she was in December. She is almost FAT now, she even has a little bubble butt! She is just the sweetest thing and is going to make someone a fantastic little horse. She is almost all the way shedded out and looks great...nice healthy coat has come in.
Today Dr. Hannah did her shots and her teeth and Daphne did her feet. She got her wolf teeth pulled so she is ready for training next year when she is three. But the best news was that she got a completely CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH! Her heart rate was completely normal, and it appears that whatever issue she has is resolved. There should be nothing stopping her now!
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Post by schwung on Mar 30, 2009 23:22:57 GMT -5
It was a sad day for me yesterday, as Bonnie and I hauled Whisper to her new foster home in Duvall. However, she's healthy, and just needs a nice place to grow up and hang out and because she is so sweet and easy to handle she was the logical choice for our new foster home. I have to warn people, there is something about this little filly you can't help but love. She's a pushy little thing, but so sweet and friendly and full of life. She's going to do great at her new foster home, where she will be a companion to a huge draft cross gelding who already adores her. Here are some photos we took just before we moved her. Is she amazingly beautiful or what??? Almost all shedded out, and almost...dare I say it..chubby? It amazes me when I look at her to think of the pathetic scrawny thing she was just a few months ago. She has made a truly amazing recovery, literally from death's door. At my farm, before we left: Bubble butt!! And at her new foster home. She went straight for the hay and had no interest in checking anything out, nor did she even notice her new stablemate. So finally we put a halter back on her and led her out to her paddock so she could see the fences and meet "Sid", her giant-sized new buddy! She looks tiny, but he is 17.1h++ and wears a size 87 blanket. Ok, all done, back to the food! Calm as a cucumber...she takes everything new in stride:
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