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~~ SANCTUARY DIARY - JULY 2010 ~~
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24 July 2010 Cherokee fancies himself as a footballer - must have been all that hoo haa about the World Cup that got him going. He had a bit of a kick around with Groom, Mike, yesterday and even managed to score a goal (mum, Poppy, who was goalkeeper, managed to let the ball slip the net!) We've got quite a lot of injuries and sickies at the moment - Chilli has pulled a muscle, nothing too serious, and is on stable rest, Silver has damaged a tendon and is on restricted stable rest. She has also developed some melanomas on the side of her head in more or less the same position as Lana's. Shane's hock keeps swelling up and may need surgery, Louis Springer has got a bog spavin (at the tender age of two years), Marc has pulled a muscle, Lawrence had a small sarcoid on the side of his face some months back which was lasered off by the Animal Health Trust. Sadly, this has grown back with avengence and is very aggresssive. We are hoping the special cream from the University of Liverpool will help to either clear the growth or, at least, slow it down. Obviously we are watching it carefully. Vulkan has needed some specialised farriery for his feet which are still not in a particularly good state.
Remember - we have another Horse Show on 8 August - so bring your horse along and support us on the day - non-horse owners are also very welcome to join us. Look forward to seeing you all. |
16 July 2010 Lottery Winner, Dorothy King, donated all her winning straight back to the horses, and long term supporter, Ivy Finnecy, sent us a £30 donation. Bless them both. Cherokee continues to grow... and grow... and grow... Laura found him the other morning running with the herd(!) He had managed to break down the fencing from his and Poppy's paddock onto the turnout field in the early hours of the morning, and paired himself up with 16.3hh Vulkan and 14.2hh Zuli! He was just TWO WEEKS OLD at the time! We have now put him and mum in our large Sunday field, along with three year old Elijah, who we think may be another of Poppy's offspring, together with Arabs Moloco and Lawrence, who are both under veterinary care at the moment and therefore not running with the herd.
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so sweet to watch Cherokee being fussed over by Mo and Lawrence who seemed
to have become the godparents in this case! It gives Poppy some time
out to relax on her own when these two kindly take care of him.
Having said that Poppy is never too far away from her baby. We can't
believe how forward this little lad is. He now has four front teeth,
is frightened of no-one and nothing and is not backward in coming forwards
if he wants something.
Laura, our Head Groom, can always be relied upon to make us laugh (and it really is unintentionally most of the time!) The other morning Laura went out to do a herd check, which is done morning and afternoon every day. As she got into the back fields, she noticed that Grey Welsh Pony Minnie was very lame. Minnie needed to be brought down onto the yard to be stabled so that we could get our vet to attend to her, but Laura was head collar less at the time. Ever resourceful, she whipped off her bra (YES HONESTLY!) adjusted it to fit on Minnie's head as a makeshift headcollar and proceeded to lead her down the fields. Laura told us that even some of the herd did a double take when they saw the pair of them. (Minnie Right) |
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4 July 2010 Our Prize Lottery was drawn today. The grand total raised was £591. Half (£295.50) was retained by EHPPS towards the care of the Sanctuary residents. The other £295.50 was split into three monetary prizes as follows: 1st Prize - £147.75 Mrs Dorothy King of Benfleet 2nd Prize - £98.50 Mrs Ivy Finnecy of Wickford 3rd Prize - £49.25 Mr E Young of Grays Mr Young very kindly and generously donated his winnings straight back to the Charity. What a lovely gentleman - and a big THANK YOU Mr Young from all the Sanctuary horses and ponies.
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1 July 2010 No dramas at the Sanctuary as at today - foalie Cherokee is thriving well and seems ever bigger today than yesterday! We received a lovely email today from Sugar's foster mum Katie Furlong which we thought we'd share with you. It really does lift our spirits when we see how well our fostered horses and ponies look - most have been rescued from a life of hell - Sugar and her filly foal, Mia, and companion Chico, certainly were. All three are in fantastic foster homes now. Here's Katie's message ...... I hope you’re all well there & not keeping too busy! Just thought you might like to see a couple of recent photos of Sugar. She’s a fantastic lead rein pony, as well as having a heart of gold when Ashley’s on the ground handling her. They went to their first gymkhana on Sunday, and they came 4th out of 6 in the lead rein section (pretty good going as Ashley is only just 3, and all but 1 of the other children were much older). Please excuse Sugar’s coat, she seems to be loosing her winter coat in sections, so it looks a bit strange as she still has a very hairy tummy. I’m sure she will have a full summer coat just before the weather turns and she needs to grow another winter one! Best wishes Katie |
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SUGAR when first admitted to the Sanctuary |
YES! This IS the same pony! | SUGAR with her foster family - ridden by little Ashley |