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Post by schwung on Mar 10, 2008 14:30:30 GMT -5
Equine Aid, the rescue who had the 4 remaining horses from the Carnation seizure, is overloaded and asked SAFE to help find another place for them now that they are past their critical first two weeks. Please be sure to visit Equine Aid's website - www.equineaid.net to thank Geri Vincent personally (and her kind neighbor, who donated use of her pasture!) for taking such good care of these girls for the past two weeks! This is Emma, a beautiful yearling filly, buckskin and white pinto (although it is hard to see it right now as she is hairy and had just rolled before we loaded her into the trailer). Emma was completely unhandled when we picked her up the day of the seizure (and catching her was a lot of fun, ask Redmond!), but is now wearing a halter and leading well. She is very sweet and loves attention. She is thin but not as scarily thin as the babies at my place, and she also has escaped the worst of the rain rot, so she is recovering well. She has been moved to a foster home in Duvall, along with her buddy Holly. Photos:
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Post by mrbakermiss on Mar 10, 2008 17:07:10 GMT -5
So, for Emma and Holly, is equineaid mainly looking for foster or adoptive homes? How do I get a hold of them about these two?
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Post by schwung on Mar 10, 2008 17:11:39 GMT -5
SAFE has taken over their care from this point forward.
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Post by mswan on Mar 10, 2008 18:16:36 GMT -5
Emma and Holly are doing good. Emma is a mud puppy! I cleaned them both up and Emma couldn't wait till she was coated in dirt again. I can't wait till she sheds out and her pretty painted colors show. She is a sweet heart and will make a fine mount for someone one day.
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Post by mswan on Mar 10, 2008 18:17:08 GMT -5
Emma and Holly are doing good. Emma is a mud puppy! I cleaned them both up and Emma couldn't wait till she was coated in dirt again. I can't wait till she sheds out and her pretty painted colors show. She is a sweet heart and will make a fine mount for someone one day.
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Post by jaybird on Mar 10, 2008 18:19:11 GMT -5
everyone, please welcome to the board new member mswan who is fostering Emma and Holly for us!
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Post by shekaberry on Mar 11, 2008 12:53:21 GMT -5
I remember this little lady! Even her neglected outside cannot hide what a stunner she will be!
It is just me or does she *almost* look TB?
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Post by Angel62197 on Mar 11, 2008 17:32:57 GMT -5
Boy, if you look close enough you can see those beautiful marks... can't wait for a nice warm spring to bring out the best in this girl!
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Post by cardicorgi on Mar 11, 2008 18:55:20 GMT -5
Hi mswan - thank you so much.
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Post by mswan on Mar 11, 2008 19:07:32 GMT -5
The girls got an other dusting for the bugs today. Boy that stuff is nasty! Once we get all the bad stuff over with, we can start playing. Dr Hanna is suppose to come out this week and worm Emma and Holly again. TB? Maybe. Not sure how they knew the horses were saddlebred or cross.
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Post by mswan on Mar 15, 2008 16:39:51 GMT -5
Jamie came out yesterday and brought a blanket for Emma. We used the weight tape and Emma is468 lbs and 13.1 HH aporx. She also got a full dose of wormer. Today she is doing great and doesn't seem to be effected by her worming. It will be fun to track her progress. Emma is getting better about having her halter put on and loves to be brushed. She is liking the room service she is getting. (G)
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Post by huskiesnhorses on Mar 15, 2008 16:53:38 GMT -5
That is wonderful! It has absolutely amazed me at how fast Emma came around from the "feral" girl that I had to hold my arms around her neck with a lead rope to hold her and be drug around while we wrestled a halter on her and then literally push/lifted her into the trailer - to how she is today. During the transition time at Equine Aid - she literally would improve in her acceptance of me 300 fold every 24 hours. It was amazing. And even if we really pushed the issue of trying to re-halter her and had to chase her around the paddock a bit - she never held it against us and would go from 60 to zero in nervousness in 2 seconds. Just amazing. And toward the end - once I got close enough to really give her scratches and show her that human hands were a GOOD thing - I moved down to scratch her butt and her reaction to lean into me was so hard it nearly knocked me down. I couldn't hardly believe this was the same terrifed little girl we had to rescue from that awful situation. She's a good girl and learns quickly - thank you so much for everything you are doing for her!
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Post by mswan on Mar 26, 2008 10:43:11 GMT -5
Emma is so cute. She can be fearful at times but is starting to trust more each day. A friend of mine came over to meet the little girls and Emma was very fearful of her. Not sure why. After a while Emma did come up and sniff her. Poor little girl, to be so sceptical so young. My Too Shy was like that when I first rescued her too. They are very smart and senitive. As the hair comes off her spots are showing more. She had a little bit of rain rot that is healing too. Can't wait to see her all shed out and healthy.
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Post by schwung on Mar 29, 2008 2:04:03 GMT -5
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Post by schwung on Mar 29, 2008 2:38:27 GMT -5
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