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~~ SANCTUARY DIARY - MAY 2010 ~~
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28 May 2010 Marley has settled in really well and already has a fan club! He is so gentle and loving. Marley is currently isolated pending results of blood tests which all new intakes to the Sanctuary have to undergo. A lovely foster home became available today for Shetland couple, Annie (left) and Nero (right), who will soon be joining their new family in Sevenoaks, Kent. The family already have one horse that they own and a companion horse from our friends at Canterbury Horse Rescue in Badlesham. |
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REMEMBER THE SANCTUARY IS OPEN TO WELCOME VISITORS FROM 1PM UNTIL 4PM ON BOTH SUNDAY AND BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY - WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU! |
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27 May 2010 We welcome another new resident to the Sanctuary in the form of 10 year old Marley, a 16.3hh Irish Sports Horse. We are told that Marley suffers quite badly with arthritis. More about the new boy later in the week. Don't forget that our Showing Show is fast approaching - Sunday 6 June 2010. |
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25 May 2010 The Fancy Dress Sponsored Ride held on 22 May 2010 was great fun, although we could have done with a few more entries! Not sure yet of the amount raised as we are still awaiting sponsor monies. Winner of the best fancy dress was Welsh Grey Mare, Bella Valentine, who was dolled up as a zebra. It was so realistic that during the walk we encountered some other visitors to the Park that day - the little girl was heard to say, excitedly, "ohh look mummy - a zebra! I've never seen one of those before!" Little Rory, our Sanctuary Manager's Shetland pony, won a trophy for raising the most sponsorship. Rory was a Hula Hula girl (!?!?!) but lost his skirt halfway round the course, not that he was too bothered. Our lovely friends from Corringham Park Farm came along and supported us as they always do - they come to all our events bless them. Mav's fosterer, Lisa Rogers, was dressed as a Witch (which was supposed to be her impersonation of Sue, our Sanctuary Manager - and very lifelike it was too although not half as scary - hee hee!) Jeni Ready and her girls from Corringham Park Farm really do deserve a special thank you for all their continued support, they are even representing EHPPS in the forthcoming carnival procession. Big thanks also to Nick - Ranger of Langdon Hills Country Park for his assistance on the day and to Gary Coulson of Take My Picture - who is a real photographic genius. |
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| Bella Valentine - Best Fancy Dress | Rory
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Left to Right: Lisa Rogers on "Maverick", Jeni Ready with "Hennessey" and Alison Tait riding "Dan Crocket" (Corringham Park Farm) |
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one has come forward to claim ownership of Springer - although we would be
quite happy if they did as they could be facing a possible prosecution for
the abject neglect this youngster has suffered. Perhaps that's why
they are keeping quiet. Springer has become much more confident with
us over the past couple of weeks and is extremely friendly.
Our vets have suggested we have him castrated later in the year rather than in mid-summer, for fear of any infection - so he's had a reprieve .... for the moment! |
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had a 22 year old pregnant mare and a three year old gelding placed with
us back in April by the RSPCA following a successful prosecution against
their owner. They have been boarded with us up until today, when
they were duly signed over into EHPPS' ownership - so we can now introduce
you to Poppy and Elijah. Poppy is very defensive and really
shouldn't be in foal at the age of 22 years. She is close to foaling
down quite soon and looks ready to explode! Eliljah is the sweetest,
friendliest little lad ever and would make a wonderful mount for some
lucky youngster once we have backed him.
One of our fosterers - who has had two ponies from us for nigh on 20 years - took on two of our companion cobs last week. We waved Henry and Oliver off to join their new family last Friday. We were so happy that these two huge horses were offered such a wonderful home and the chance to be part of a family. The majority of applicants who require companions from us usually want something small so Ollie and Hen are very lucky indeed. We are still slowly working with Polly to gain her trust as she is still a little nervous. We shall eventually be looking to back her before the year is out and get her into a foster home where she can be fully appreciated - she's pretty gorgeous we can tell you. Hamish - the aged Shetland we took in some weeks ago, has already got a lovely family ready to foster him once he has been given the all clear by our vets. He currently has a mild virus so we won't be letting him go until we are sure he isn't contagious in any way. Hamish is gradually putting on weight and we have cleared him of the lice infestation, but he is still looking very poor. Hamish has already had two dental treatments, but our vets tell us that his teeth have been so badly neglected that they will require extensive work over the coming months. We recently visited little Mia at her stable yard and still can't believe the difference in her. Her fosterer, Glynis Cox, has done a remarkable job in turning this little filly's life around. As you can see from the photos below - she is unrecognisable from the tiny, emaciated pony we initially rescued. There are currently a number of horses and ponies available for foster - if you are interested in becoming a fosterer, please go to our Fostering Page and download an application form for submission to us in the first instance. Hocus, a Welsh pony, shown below would make a smashing second pony for an experienced little rider. Hocus has beautiful conformation and would make a great show pony too. |
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| Poppy - 22years old and in foal | Elijah | Pretty Polly |
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| Hamish - a new home awaits | Ollie .... | and Henry (Funny Face!) |
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recently visited little Mia at her stable yard and still can't believe the
difference in her. Her fosterer, Glynis Cox, has done a remarkable
job in turning this little filly's life around. As you can see from
the photos below - she is unrecognisable from the tiny, emaciated pony we
initially rescued.
There are currently a number of horses and ponies available for foster - if you are interested in becoming a fosterer, please go to our Fostering Page and download an application form for submission to us in the first instance. Hocus, a Welsh pony, shown below would make a smashing second pony for an experienced little rider. Hocus has beautiful conformation and would make a great show pony too.
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| Mia - a day after her rescue | Yes, this is the same Mia! Amazing Stuff | Hocus - this beauty is available for fostering |
7 May 2010 A couple of nights ago we received a call from some local liveries who had found a terrified young colt running loose on the main road. Thankfully they were caring and responsible people who managed to catch the colt and keep him in a place of safety until we arrived to collect him. One of our vets attended to sedate the young colt so that we were able to load him without causing any injuries as he was so nervous. Springer (as his rescuers have named him) is not yet two years old. He has a serious chest wound which has obviously not been treated as it is badly infected. This youngster has scars and whip marks all over his emaciated body and his feet have been seriously neglected. We at EHPPS are appalled and frustrated at the ridiculous lack of care some of the horses in this Country receive. We are supposed to be a nation of animals lovers, yet day after day after day we see so many of these kind, intelligent animals being subjected to some pretty inexcusable atrocities. There is indiscriminate breeding, people with far too many horses to properly care for, youngsters pulling traps (as young as yearlings in some cases we have investigated) etc. Why? Utter ignorance and money making are the usual factors. Equine Passports were introduced some years ago. Every responsible horse owner/welfare centre ensured that their horses were legally passported (at great cost to welfare centres in particular). The fine for not having an Equine Passport is currently £5,000 per horse. Yet ... we regularly pick up stray horses from the roads and investigate concerns and more often than not we discover the horse is not passported. Some owners plead ignorance, some tell us they have lost them ... the excuses are endless. When we have challenged Trading Standards on this, they have told us that the issue is too difficult to police! If this is indeed the case, then WHY introduce an unpoliceable system in the first place? If the lack of equine passports was properly monitored by the relevant authorities, this could go a very long way to helping with welfare issues. Are you like us and think the law should be made stronger to protect animals? If so, we would love to hear your views. If you would like your personal thoughts on this matter highlighted on this website, please tell us when emailing. In the meantime, if you would like to help support Springer's rehabilitation, and indeed any of our other rescue horses and ponies, please send your donation to EHPPS, Pitsea Hall Lane, Basildon, Essex SS16 4UH. Cheques should be made payable to "EHPPS". You can meet Springer and his friends any Sunday afternoon between 1pm and 4pm, when the Sanctuary is open to welcome visitors. On behalf of Springer, a big thank you to JUSTINA HARRIS, JUNE FRANCIS, LESLEY BARRAND and AMES AND ROB SMITH for being such kind Samaritans.
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| Springer - A sorry state for any horse to be in let alone a youngster | Springer has his overgrown hooves trimmed today by our farrier, Glen Hartigan |
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| Untreated, infected chest wound | Springer's overgrown hooves | After Glen had trimmed them |
| We also welcomed Hocus back into the fold today. Hocus has been in a lovely foster home as a companion for the past couple of years. Unfortunately, despite her fosterer's best efforts to reduce her grazing, Hocus kept breaking through her laminitic paddock onto the lush grass and ended up with laminitis! For her own welfare, her fosterer decided to return her to us. We thank Joanne Holt and her family for caring for our girl so well and wish them the best of luck with their new companion donkey! |
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| Hocus the day after her rescue by EHPPS | Returned from foster today - looking like a little mare should - what a beauty! |
5 May 2010 Our resident horses and ponies had a lovely surprise on Sunday when 15 year old EHPPS Supporter, Evie Russell, popped in to the Sanctuary last Sunday to present us with £200 which she had raised by doing a 10 mile sponsored sea front walk. Evie, from Chafford Hundred, took her mum and pet dog along for the walk too. Well done all three of you and a big thank you from all our horses for kindly taking the time to help them. Here you can see Evie getting a personal thank you from our Chilli. If there are any budding gardeners out there who fancy helping us out by doing a bit of weeding and tidying up at the Sanctuary, then we'd love to hear from you. Please give Sue Allery a call on 07515 565089. We'll update you later in the week on how Theodore and Sonador are getting along with their schooling, as well as some more news on our latest residents, Poppy, Elijah, Polly and Annie. |
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| We've got a couple of smashing little lead rein ponies looking for new homes; one is a 8.2hh Shetland who is excellent with kiddies; the other is a Welsh Section A who is equally good with youngsters. We also have a couple of rideable ponies - a 13.1hh Cobby type who is bombproof and a couple that require experienced homes where they can be brought on to their full potential. Interested parties should go to our Fostering page, download a Fostering Application Form and submit it to Sue Allery, EHPPS, Pitsea Hall Lane, Basildon, Essex SS16 4UH. | |
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YOU HELP US?
We require a lady or gentleman, with basic administrative skills, to man our Information Centre and Membership desk on alternate Sundays and Bank Holidays Mondays from April through to December. Call Sue Allery on 07515 565089 for further details. |