BH Thanksgiving Day 2014!

The boys learned about Thanksgiving Day this morning while they ate their breakfast. Well, JoJo had finished his but Jazzy takes time and savors every bite.

This is a morning dove that was learning to fly – he landed on one of the feed tubs that was about to be washed at the wash rack. There is a nest in the rafters there. We haven’t seen this one or the parents since he flew off. We hope they are all safe.

It was great to have both of our human kids home today – they are seldom here at the same time. This is Joshua and yes, he is very tall. Katie cooked a wonderful meal – she’s a great cook! We even took time out to watch a movie with them.They both attend college in Gainesville and share an apartment there. Joshua is going to be a pharmacist and Katie a physical therapist. So proud of both of them!

"Look mommy Theresa! Josh is home!"

Jenny came home for a few days – we really miss her! Kylie and Brandon stopped in for a few minutes and Marie, Eva, and Billie came this morning to help out.

Marie and Billie came and got many of the morning chores in record time! And Eva tackled the chores at the mini’s and Magic’s. We truly appreciate our volunteers – each and every one of them makes a difference. Yes, we really do have much to be thankful for!

Daisy got to go out with the boys today – she really enjoyed it. She’s a happy little donkey – she ran and played and brayed! So, now I sometimes find 3 mini donk’s hanging around at the bottom of the porch stairs.

CaryLou and JoJo both have "me first" syndrome and have to be in the middle of everything. LOL

Well, caught red handed. CaryLou was determined to destroy the "keep the donkey in" sign on the gate.

And he almost did!

We hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Sincerely,
Theresa

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Update November 23rd – 25th, 2013

November 23rd, 2013

Beautiful day. But very windy. This is Barbara and Delaney giving out hay.

I’d like to ask everyone to send a good thought or prayer out for mini Peaches tomorrow as she goes to Rainbow Bridge. She was at UF most of last week but her adoptive mom, Susan, took her home to spend a couple of days with her before having the vet out to help her to Rainbow Bridge. Peaches has cholesterol granulomas in her brain and her neurological function has been significantly impaired. She’s been having issues for awhile now but keeping her comfortable and functional has become too much on her. Peaches is 26 and is 1 of 14 mini Falabella horses that we rescued in a very sad case in 2010. There were 7 mares and 7 studs (now geldings). Out of the 14, Peaches will be 2nd out of the herd that we’ve lost. We truly appreciate Susan and the TLC she’s given to Peaches these past few years.

This is mini Peaches with her BFF, Callie. My thoughts and prayers will be with Peaches, Susan, and Callie tomorrow as Peaches makes that transition to the Bridge.

November 24th

Mini Peaches runs with the Heavenly Herd now. We love you Peaches – always!

Artist: Greg Ambrose

Liberty and her BFF, mini Magic. Both are mares from mini Peaches original herd of 14 – a rescue case we worked back in 2010. They are doing well and are very much loved by their adoptive mom, Lorrie.

November 25th

Some of you may remember Baby Girl – she’s another miracle. Baby Girl was adopted over a year ago to a wonderful family out of state. She recently started showing some changes around her right eye (which was the side of her face that was severely injured when she came to us). After consulting with her adoptive parents vets, and our vets, we thought it would be in her best interest to bring her back to the rescue so the same care team that she had when she was here can examine and assess her. If you read the article it may help to understand why we think it’s important – her case was pretty unique and the fact that she survived with her odds being “0 to none” says something about her love for life. She’s a very special mare. She arrived back here on Friday and settled right back in. She will be going to UF in a couple of weeks. Dr. Morton is looking forward to seeing Baby Girl again! Here’s a link to her story which was in newspapers around the world. http://www.gainesville.com/article/20111218/ARTICLES/111219630. 

Baby Girl upon arrival at Beauty’s Haven in 2011.

Wow – I really was “glowing” at work this morning!

Some of you may remember Daisy – a 4 year old miniature donkey that came to us in August 2013 with cancer around both eyes – the left eye was not even recognizable. Daisy has had many surgeries/treatments and some of the cancerous areas have improved while some are just determined to stick around. We brought her back to the rescue to continue with her care and try a different treatment. She’s full of life and is just a joy to be around. She doesn’t really know what to think of the boys – we’ve had storms all day and they have been in their stall. Maybe the sun will come out tomorrow and we will see how they do. For now, they talk through the stall gate.

“Double Trouble”! The boys, JoJo and Jazzy, over the weekend.

The boys trying to help with the semi-annual great “clean up the barn aisle way up in the rafters” task. Yes, it took from sun up until after dark. But it looks really nice now and the spiders are gone.

Sometimes when I see Little E tagging behind Mishka, I get goose bumps – the loss of Gentleman is still fresh in my head and heart. Mishka is doing well – gaining weight and muscle.

Betsy Rose enjoying a warm mash which she adores.

We are so truly proud of our excellent rating on Great Nonprofits.

Ruby’s UNselfie for #GivingTuesday.

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Wishing Everyone a blessed Thanksgiving!

Sincerely,
Theresa
Beauty’s Haven Farm & Equine Rescue, Inc.
A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization

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BH November 19th – 22nd, 2014 Update

November 19th, 2012

Princess has been having some issues so she had an acupuncture treatment today by Dr. Julia Simonson. Princess, a 26 yrs young Arabian, has had Equine Metabolic Syndrome for a few years and may have also developed Cushings Disease – several tests were done on her today. Princess was a Top Ten Working Cow horse in Canada in her younger years! Since she has been with us, she’s had 3 adoptive homes lined up. Each time, just before leaving, something would happen – an eye injury, laminitis, another eye injury – so we decided that Beauty’s Haven will be her forever home.

Princess needs help with her vetting and monthly supplements. Would anyone like to help her? Donations can be made via PayPal to bhfer or directly to Dr. Julia at PayPal jksdvm (please note it for Princess). Dr. Julia’s website, for those of you that don’t know her, is http://juliasimonsondvm.com. Donations can also be made through our “Donate” page on our website at www.bhfer.org. No amount is too small. Her bill for today was $297. This grand mare needs some sponsors.

This volunteer holding Princess while Dr. Julia does acupuncture on her is Audrey Rice.

I came across a photo of Princess with Gentleman this evening – I sure do miss him!

Attagirl came to us in August, a bit underweight and we were told that her coffin bone had penetrated the sole of her front foot. Her feet were a wreck. She had horrible thrush – the corium was exposed and it was a bloody mess. This issue has gotten better. Dr. Ryan Meeks did x-rays just to be sure there were no other issues. She also had a sarcoid on her ear that was successfully treated. Her immune system was just weak and stressed. But she put on weight and was doing well. Attagirl was examined today by Dr. Julia. Attagirl has had diarrhea off and on – just when we think everything is good, it’s not. More lab work was done today. Attagirl also needs sponsors to help her with vetting and supplements. Would anyone like to help her? Donations can be made by clicking on the links posted above.

Peaches napping in the sun and out of the wind this morning. She is going to need additional tests done to determine why she is intermittently lame in her front right foot.

For those of you who remember Domino, here’s a recent picture of her! Domino came to us only hours old in May 2012. She had been rejected by her mom. Yes, we spoiled her rotten – she’s another donkey that thinks she’s 1/2 human. LOL! She’s happy and doing well. Thank you Tania for giving Domino a great home and job that she enjoys!

Domino as a baby.

She loved her bottle!

November 20th

Good freezing morning from Beauty’s Haven!

Donovan’s a happy go lucky guy – just look at that adorable face!

These two are absolutely adorable! Yes, even from their backside. LOL!

Remember Gracie and Harvey? They are looking great and their adoptive mom adores them!

November 22nd

What is it about the office that so many want to come up and visit? Baby gate stays closed now. lol

Mishka is filling out and muscling up!

Sincerely,

Theresa

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BH Press Release 12 Nov 2014!

It’s always great to share good news and this is just the beginning! We’ve been honored as a 2014 Top-Rated of 2014 Non-Profit from GreatNonProfits! Do you want to learn more about the rescue and its happenings? Visit our website at www.bhfer.org where you can sign up with your email address to receive updates, our upcoming Newsletter, and other information.

Stay tuned – another Press Release will be published this week! What’s it about? Hint… "It’s Coming"!

Sincerely,
Theresa
Beauty’s Haven Farm & Equine Rescue, Inc.
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BH November 12th – 17th Update

Jazzy chasing JoJo? That’s a first!

Delaney and his favorite horse, Cookie.

Beautiful Donovan.

Poor Betsy Rose just about jumped out of her skin. Someone shot a gun.

Bella Update from Wisconsin ~ ‘Bella had a farrier appt today and is doing so well! She loves the snow and is getting really fluffy! She has been running around quite a bit in the new snow.’

November 13th

Does anyone know of any Appaloosa groups where we could possibly post Bryce and Serenity? They need a home and we need help networking them. Serenity is registered and Bryce is her son. They are VERY nice horses. Serenity is trained to ride and Bryce is ready to learn.

November 14th

Magic always makes you feel good. He’s just a happy go lucky horse.

Betsy Rose napping. So sweet.

November 15th

The Berrettini Yard/Tack sale was held on Saturday. Marie, Jamie, Eva, Delaney, and Kenny manned our tables – we have lots of nice tack, blankets, household items, and other items for sale. All proceeds go to the horses! Many thanks to these wonderful volunteers for their dedication, time, and hard work! And thank you to everyone that donated the items to sell and many thanks to the folks at Berrettini too! https://www.facebook.com/berrettinifeedspecialist.

"Come on up Jazzy! This porch is much easier for you to get down – only one step!"

"Shhhhhhhhhhhh mommy Theresa! I’m playing hide and seek with Jazzy and JoJo!"

Jazzy and Duke have become friends.

Mini here, mini there, mini everywhere! Ebony, Lily, CaryLou, and in the background Jazzy and JoJo.

November 16th

I wanted to laugh and cry at the same time yesterday when Mishka ran around in all his glory in the main paddock. He so very much reminds me of our Gentleman. Mishka enjoys his new freedom now that he is in the main paddock. I didn’t get it on video but he literally jumped high straight up in the air and did the cricket dance! Watching him meet Little E and Matilda was really special to me.

Donovan and Mishka meeting yesterday. They are about the same height but are of different builds/frames. Mishka taped in at about 1430 lbs when he arrived. Donovan tapes at just over 1850 lbs. Donovan being a Percheron/Shire cross and Mishka being a Percheron. They are both magnificent and very sweet. Standing between them yesterday, well, I’ll just say "I could feel the power" and it was breathtaking!

Mishka venturing out into the main paddock yesterday for the first time. He’s a gentle soul.

Don’t let his good looks fool you – he is thin and with very little muscle.

Matilda – another very sweet soul that is adored.

The trio greeting Delaney yesterday as I was toting clean towels to the barn.

I don’t know why Lucy was making faces at CaryLou but it was hilarious!

It’s very seldom you find the boys napping.

November 17th

Some serious storms happening and we are under a tornado watch. Hard freeze warning for tomorrow night. Strange weather.

Thank you all for your continued love and support.

Sincerely,

Theresa

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BH November 8th – 11th Update

November 8th

Magic – our beautiful 15 year young Arabian stallion that will live out his life here.

As beautiful and lovable as ever – Betsy Rose.

Eva Ponko and Josh spending some time with Athena today.

November 9th

One of the most wonderful places to be. Yes, I took 5 minutes out of my busy day on Friday to ride. Didn’t go far but it was very refreshing!

This is Katherine and Barbara today. Katherine is a student at UF and has been with us for 3+ years. Barb has been with us 5+ years and is on our BOD. Thank you ladies, very much, for all you do!

It’s not unusual to find the boys waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs by the office. I have to be careful so they don’t see me at the door – JoJo won’t hesitate to come up to greet me. But then the issue is getting him down safely. LOL! They are adorable – quite the pair! Jazzy is really coming out of his shell. It’s great to see!

Jazzy stood there for over ten minutes "conversing" with the sprinkler – or perhaps he was practicing Karaoke? Silly donk.

These boys, gotta love them!

I spent 1.5 hours yesterday getting the tangles out of Magic’s mane which is naturally curly. He’s a very special horse.

I let Lily and Ebony out of their paddock today so they could run and play around the house. They had a blast!

And the boys went exploring in the mini mare’s paddock while the mini mares went out to play around the house. Triple trouble!

November 10th

Just wanted to get on here long enough to apologize for not responding to PM’s, emails, calls, etc. today – I got held up in a couple of doctor appointments in Gainesville today and didn’t get back to the farm until late. Thanks to everyone who helped us get the refill for the fly mister system at the barn – it’s been ordered!

"Following the leader…"

November 11th

Mishka – he’s such a sweet horse.

All played out…

No matter how heavy the burden on your shoulders may feel – even just a few minutes with Betsy Rose will help you to feel better.

Rayo – he’s so loved!

Remember Cisco and Tia and Tess? They are loving life with their adoptive family!

Serenity and Bryce just don’t understand why they haven’t found a forever home yet. And I can’t explain it to them because I don’t understand it either. They are registered Appaloosa’s and are very nice horses. Serenity is ready for trails and Bryce is ready to be started.

We are looking for an adoptive or foster home for Amber with someone that can work with her and train her. She’s a 6 year old Tennessee Walker Horse – registered name is Truehearts Majic Starlite. She will make a fine horse for the right person. She’s just out to pasture here – she needs a home and a job. Natural horsemanship methods only. Adoption fee waived to approved home.

Thank you all for your continued love and support.

Who would like to buy a bale of hay ($15) for a horse? We need to buy a ton which should last us through the weekend. The larger paddocks just got their large 700 lb. bales but the smaller paddocks and barn horses need the smaller bales. A ton is $595. Yes, it is expensive but no, it’s not high for this area of the country. Would anyone like to sponsor a bale or more? Credits can be called directly into the hay store at 352-867-8333. Donations can be made via our PayPal account to bhfer@earthlink.net or via various methods on our website at https://bhfer.org/donate.cfm. We are a GFAS verified, all volunteer organization that operates totally from donations from the public. We do not receive funds from any local, county, state, or federal government sources. The cool temps are here and the grass is not growing – please help us keep hay before the horses. Thank you and have a wonderful day!

Sincerely,

Theresa

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BH November 2nd – 6th Update

November 2nd

Cookie got a some pampering from Elizabethand Bri today! Cookie stays in a stall on sunny days because of her pink skin and history of cancer. She’s a survivor!

Betsy Rose ran away when Eva went to remove her blanket this am. Betsy is pretty opinionated and knows she gets to do as she pleases!

Mishka will be getting vetted tomorrow.

The boys are getting more comfortable with each other, although I do still find JoJo just standing there staring at Jazzy sometimes. lol

November 3rd

Dr. Julia is here to examine and treat Attagirl. She’s had diarrhea and we’ve done a few things to help, but nothing has worked. She’s going to be oiled.

November 4th

Good morning everyone! It will be a very busy day here again! Dr. Julia will be here shortly to examine Mishka – we ran out of time last night because of Attagirl and Princess. Dr. Bess Darrow is coming to work on Betsy Rose, Mishka, and a couple of others.

We brought Donovan up to the barn last night to check out/treat his boo boo’s which are much better – I hopped a ride! It was a nice treat!

Peaches and Dr. Bess Darrow this morning.

This is what Dr. Bess found when she asked Mishka to smile this morning! Mishka has an extra upper incisor which had pushed other teeth sideways. Dr. Bess leveled them up and did quite a bit of other work in his mouth. He’s much happier now and he absolutely loves his hay!

JoJo loves hanging out on our porch. He can easily climb up the stairs but he has difficulty getting down! Last time he took a flying leap and scared me half to death! I think we need a ramp. Anyone got a ramp to spare?

Calling it a day here – so glad these boys are paling around. Everyone needs a BFF!

November 5th

JoJo and Jazzy helping Kylie this evening. Jazzy is feeling better and it’s starting to show.

Please share out Amber – she needs a home! She’s a 6 yr old registered TWH ready for training.

November 6th

JoJo needs to learn to share his humans with Jazzy. It will take a little time for it all to sort out but it will. They were running around playing with CaryLou this evening – I could just picture all 3 of them following me up the stairs. lol

Cookie loves to make faces!

Little E is as sweet as ever.

Mishka has settled in really nice. I’ll update tomorrow on his lab work and what we’ve learned.

It was a beautiful day today. It started it out with a photographer coming out to take pictures of Marie for an article that I believe will be published next month in an Ocala magazine. Sadly, I had to work in the office most of today. This time change has us all messed up.

Have a great weekend, everyone, and thank you for your continued love and support.

Sincerely,

Theresa

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BH November 1st Update

It was blistery cold but busy day here. Lots of hooficures done today – we kept Ola and Laura busy! Cookie was one of the lucky ones.

Alexis held horses for Ola. This was Ebony being trimmed and Lily waiting for her turn.

And this is Alexis holding CaryLou.

Kim held horses for Laura. This is Princess getting ready for her hooficure.

Bryce got a hooficure today too. It really is a shame that he and Serenity haven’t found a forever home. They are registered Appaloosa’s – very nice horses. I love the look Bryce was giving the camera. Lol

Betsy Rose’s coat "poofed" out last night – she got a hooficure today too.

Peggy Sue also poofed out last night – most of the horses did. The temps went below 40! And tonight is even colder.

Karol helped me give Mishka a much needed bath yesterday. He’s big – really big. He’s thin and has some skin issues. His tail was docked so very short and he has no mane. His ears have no hair and are raw on the inside. He will be getting a full physical on Monday and a hooficure on Friday. Dr. Bess Darrow will be here on Tuesday to do some dental work. If anyone would like to become a monthly sponsor for this sweet boy, it would be so greatly appreciated.

Boys come look at your gifts – there is one for each of you!" Jazzy was certainly interested but JoJo, well, he just kept on walking. He knows what a box looks like with a new flymask in it. lol

Whoop whoop! Go Jazzy!

JoJo and Jazzy – slowly but surely they are becoming friends. JoJo is having a little trouble adjusting to sharing the attention he gets from humans. He still looks at Jazzy like he has no clue what a donkey is sometimes! Silly long ears! Love them!

And our precious rescue dog, Presley, all snuggly in his pajamas. Lol

Have a great week, everyone, and thank you for your continued love and support.

Sincerely,

Theresa

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BH October 30th – October 31st Update

October 30th

Jazzy got a bath today. He was full of briars, rainrot, and crud. I did the best I could but we will have to continue to work on it. His skin is sensitive in spots because of the rainrot. The tea tree treatment should help. The barn feels quite empty without Victoria. I missed her good morning whinnies. I miss her.

Jazzy survived his bath today. I know he has to feel much better. It’s sad to think a baby like this could have so much crud and rain rot. He tags along with Betsy Rose some and is getting more comfortable with humans. The boys will be playing together tomorrow.

“JoJo you have a new brother – his name is Jazzy! He’s not used to being handled by us humans very much. I want you to be nice to him and help him to relax. Tomorrow y’all can play together, ok?”
JoJo didn’t really respond so I’m not sure what’s going on inside his beautiful little brain. We’ll find out tomorrow.

October 31st

JoJo and Jazzy got to spend some time together today. I didn’t realize that JoJo would be like Velcro with me around Jazzy! When he first approached Jazzy, it was like he had no clue that Jazzy was another donkey – he was bewildered!

“Mommy Theresa – I don’t understand. Is this a trick or treat?”
Silly boy! I reminded him that he was the one that had been sad because he didn’t have a donkey friend. So, we got him a donkey friend that needed a home. It was perfect for everyone!

JoJo couldn’t believe it – watching him trying to process all of this was simply incredible! JoJo seemed to think for a few minutes and then asked me if he’d have to share his humans with Jazzy and, of course, I explained that he would. Then of all things – he wanted to know if Jazzy would have to wear a flymask too! I explained that Jazzy isn’t used to be handled by humans yet but that he will, eventually, have his own flymask to wear too. Speaking of flymasks, I realized JoJo wasn’t wearing his.

It took awhile but JoJo finally ventured away from my side. But he stayed between me and little Jazzy. I’m not sure that Jazzy is twice as old as JoJo – he is smaller. I’d say they are very close to being the same age. They finally calmed and started to graze, sort of. JoJo was still on “alert” while I left them alone for a bit while I went to get his flymask.

It was really super cute – it was almost as though JoJo thought he was looking into a mirror and didn’t believe there could possibly be another like him on this planet. LOL

I guess Jazzy had enough of JoJo looking at him like he had green ears or something and decided to run after JoJo. It caught JoJo off guard. It was so funny – it was out of the blue and JoJo just took off and had a look on his face like he couldn’t believe Jazzy had the nerve to chase him! LOL

By the end of the day, they had settled and I found them grazing together. They are sharing a stall and pumpkins tonight. Yep, they both have their own pumpkins! JoJo will help Jazzy calm around humans, I’m sure. And so, a new chapter begins.

And guess what trick or treat present the boys will find hanging outside of their stall in the morning? LOL!!!!

CaryLou thought he was king of the trailer – he had the whole thing to himself! The “kids” play on it like it’s a playground. LOL

“Mommy Theresa come look! It wasn’t me! CaryLou is the one that keeps pulling things out of the golf cart and dropping them on the ground! I told him to stop it or we might both get in trouble but he won’t listen! He says we’re too cute to get into trouble – is he right?”

And lastly, meet Mishka (means Teddy Bear), our newest arrival at Beauty’s Haven. He’s a sweet soul that needed a place to land. I’ll update more about him on Saturday – we’ve still lots to do at the barn tonight. It’s going down to 40 degrees and I have to dig out a couple of blankets while Bob is taking big bales of hay down to the lower paddocks. Would anyone like to help sponsor Mishka? He was on his way to auction when we intercepted him. He is thin and has no mane and he has a lot of sores on his body. His poor ears have no hair – they are swollen and raw. He needs a physical (including bloodwork), farrier and dental treatments.

Sincerely,

Theresa

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