BH February 11th – 16th

February 11th

Good morning from the gang! Happy horses!

Little E in the morning sun.

Mishka – he’s so cute. He moves his lips when you talk to him and if anyone were watching, they’d think he was really having a conversation.

Love, love, love these kids! Thank you Ruth and RC for giving them such a wonderful home and spoiled life! Love you all!

I went out to groom Beauty today and decided I’d play with her a little bit on the lunge line. She did so well and seemed to have such a good time, I just had to put the saddle on her. Then, well, I just could not resist. This was the first time I’ve been on her since she foundered/rotated a few years ago. Some said she’d never be able to be ridden again. Good things come to those that wait. Prayers do get answered – BELIEVE!

Athena’s x-rays were not good. She’s got quite a bit of arthritis in her left hock which we recently found swollen – there’s also a bone chip. She must have gotten kicked by one of the other horses (she has since been moved to another paddock where there is less activity). There’s not much we can do but try to keep her comfortable. Athena does need a sponsor(s) to help with her supplements ($40 per month). Her vetting, including x-rays, this past week came to about $300. I wish it were better news, but we’ll make her as happy and as comfortable as we can as a pasture pal.

Our son, Joshua, came for a surprise visit today which made the day even better. And Bob got some help replacing a broken gate. There’s so many things around here that Bob could use help fixing.

These boys – they’re always into everything. Never a dull moment!

February 13th

Little E and CaryLou playing gelding games this am.

February 14th

Betsy Rose is looking forward to her acupuncture treatment later today.

Today is Princess and Nick’s birthday. I’m sure they run and play and celebrate with others of our herd at the Bridge.

February 15th

Mini donks lined up for attention. JoJo, Jazzy, and Daisy.

We don’t have many left so order yours today! It runs from February 2015 through January 2016 and features many of our horses this year. Of course, Betsy Rose made the cover. Each calendar is $20 + $5 shipping for up to 2 calendars. Buy 3 or 4 calendars and shipping is $10. Buy 5 or 6 and shippin…g is $15. Prices are on the storefront – see link below. Shipping costs for outside of the continental US will have to be determined on a case by case basis. If you are picking your order up from the rescue there will be no shipping charges. Calendars can start being shipped on Friday. To purchase go to http://bhfer.bigcartel.com/.

Lullaby and goodnight…

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BH February 16 – 18 Update

February 16th

Mini donks lined up for attention. JoJo, Jazzy, and Daisy.

Tomorrow I hope to post an update and share a lot of photos taken over the last several days. Here’s Daisy with her first ever Valentine Day card. All of the horses loved their cards!

Baby Ray proudly displaying his Valentine’s Day card.

The Saddlebusters (4-H club) came out today and the horses got groomed! They will be back in April!

February 17th

It’s going to be a great day! Mark you calendars and RSVP today! Mark your calendars!!! You do not want to miss the Celebration of Life at Beauty’s Haven Farm & Equine Rescue on April 25th. Parking is limited so RSVP today at col.

February 18th

Mishka checking out his Valentine’s Day card.

Classy is such a cute little pony.

Classy and Amber

A very dirty Baby Ray.

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BH February 6 – 9 Update

February 6th

Betsy Rose has such a kind heart.

Cookie always reassures Daisy that Dr. Mangan will take good care of her.

February 8th

JoJo showed up bright and early to help with the office chores!

Finally getting the round pen back together!! Mishka rammed through the gate many weeks ago and broke it.

Aaleyah Belle and her famous tongue.

Would anyone like to help Matilda? She has something going on in both of her eyes. A cataract in the right and I’m not sure what’s going on in the left – a flare-up of uveitis perhaps in both. We do think she needs to be seen by Dr. Ryan who will be out tomorrow to try to figure out why Athena is lame.

February 9th

Matilda is such a big love! Dr. Ryan checked out her eye today and referred her to Dr. Mangan. It’s believed she may have keratitis. Dr. Mangan will be back out in a couple of weeks to follow-up on Daisy and he will check Matilda then unless it gets worse and then he will come sooner. She doesn’t have an ulceration and it doesn’t seem to be causing her discomfort. I will try to get a better photo tomorrow. To everyone who has pledged to help her – thank you! I will not have a final cost for a couple of weeks but will post again if more funds are needed.

Athena’s exam didn’t go so well. Dr. Ryan will be back tomorrow to do some x-rays. Athena has come a long way since she arrived. She’s another very sweet girl. I won’t have the total amount needed to cover her vet bills for a couple of weeks.

Dr. Ryan having a little fun with the donkeys. JoJo was trying to be a camera hog as always!

The long ears on the prowl today.

Betsy Rose is excited about the upcoming 6th Annual Celebration of Life being held here at the rescue – it’s combined with the ASPCA Help A Horse Day on April 25th! Mark your calendars – we hope to see you!

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Then’s and Now’s AND JoJo in the House?

February 1st, 2013

“Mommy Theresa I know you’re in there! I just want to come in and see you for a little while. We all miss Princess and I know you’re sad but if I can come in I’ll cheer you up some!”

Well, JoJo did come in and cheered us up. He looked for the Christmas tree and couldn’t understand why it couldn’t live in the house. He kept staring at where it was – his brain was certainly trying to understand.

We have so much to be thankful for – we need to cherish each and every minute. Take time to make memories. Someday, that’s all you will have of those that you love.

February 2nd

Check out Bouie’s beard.

I don’t know who was more fascinated by size – Mishka or the mini’s next door!

February 3rd

Happy Tuesday morning! That’s Peaches munching from one of our slow hay feeder nets. Wonder what Ebony is thinking? Little Lily is so darned cute.

Amber and Baby Ray playing – just beautiful!

Little E is our Senior resident now. Another noble Arabian that is adored by all of us. We had awesome visitors today and I have quite a few pics to post but will have to get caught up tomorrow afternoon.

February 4th

Jessie spent the day here yesterday – Baby Ray enjoyed seeing her again (so did we)! We look forward to her visit at this time each year when she and her husband, Ron, come down from a northern state for a few days.

Jessie has known Baby Ray since he came to us as an orphan baby in August 2009. We brought him home in our mini-van. Baby Ray had cataracts and couldn’t see. Once he grew healthy, we took him to UF where they removed the cataracts. He is visually impaired but he can see.

Aaleyah Belle also enjoyed seeing Jessie again.

We named Aaleyah after Eight Belles. We picked her up only a few hours after she was born – it was the day that Eight Belles died. Aaleyah and her mom, Currently Sue (aka Momma Sue), were going to be shot because Aaleyah was born with a wry nose. Momma Sue was skin on bones – it’s amazing that they survived.

Aaleyah Belle before and after surgery.

Yesterday, Serenity got to personally thank someone that has helped her since the day she arrived. It’s always nice when humans come to meet the horses they help. Thank you Phil!

Serenity arrived at about this time last year – we intercepted her just before she was going to be shot by the local rendering company. She’s a beautiful girl – inside and out.

Handsome (Saddlebred) is still looking for a forever home. Mishka (Percheron) is still in rehab. He’s gained weight but still needs quite a bit more muscling up. Some horses recover quicker than others from EPSM – it could take a few months. Proper diet is key.

Matilda – she’s a very loving long ears. And yes, she is still huge.

Remember Cisco, Tia, and Tess? Cisco came to us in September 2012 – he was 20+ years young. He had been removed from a bad situation – I’ll just say that he came to us known as the “Meth Pony”. Tia and Tess came to us in the Spring of 2013 – Tess was about 3 months old. All three were adopted together by a wonderful couple that volunteered at the time. Cisco takes care of his two girls. Tia, Tess, and Cisco are loved by their humans, very much.

Ginger is doing well with her adoptive family – she has a new BFF.

Daisy doesn’t realize she’s different – she’s full of love and life. She has a large tumor (sarcoid) under her right eye and another over her left eye. Dr.’s Mangan and Porter started her treatments (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)) about …3 weeks ago when she got her first injections. She is also getting a daily supplement and we apply a topical cream to the tumors. Daisy was examined again last Friday and there have been positive changes at both eyes! She is scheduled to receive her 2nd injections this coming Friday. Daisy is only 5 years old and deserves a chance – we hope others will help us give her that chance. If anyone would like to help this darling little long ears with her needed treatments our PayPal address is bhfer@earthlink.net (please note it’s for Daisy). No amount is too small and all donations are tax deductible.

Please keep Daisy in your prayers. Thank you!

Athena is another beautiful mare. She is having lameness issues (its not in her feet) and really needs to be examined but she needs sponsors. She currently does not have enough sponsors to even cover her monthly routine care costs. Would anyone like to help Athena with a one time or monthly donation?

Athena the day I met her.

I’ve put this off but need to ask – would anyone like to help with Princess’ emergency vet, hospital, and burial expenses? We are several hundred dollars short. If you would like to help, our PayPal address is bhfer@earthlink.net – please mark it for “Princess”. Other ways to donate can be found on our website at www.bhfer.org. No amount is too small and all donations are tax deductible. While we wish she were still here with us, we are very thankful for the years we had with her. This was Princess a few years ago. She’s always been a beautiful girl.

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So Much to Update You About! Jan 18th – 21st 2015

February 18 – 21, 2015

Betsy Rose got her acupuncture/TENS treatment last Saturday. Some of her lab work came back, but not all, and Dr. Julia pulled another test (thyroid) this past Monday but we likely won’t have those results back until next week. From what we do know, Betsy’s glucose is high and her kidneys are a little stressed. But her CBC results were good. Once we get additional test results back, we will know more. She wouldn’t lay down in her stall so we stripped it and switched the shavings to pelleted bedding but she still won’t lay down in there. But in the mornings, she goes right out after breakfast and naps in the sun. She gets a hooficure tomorrow. Please keep her in your prayers.

Athena got an acupuncture treatment last Saturday too.

Athena is so pretty. We’re not sure what breed she is but there’s some draft in there. Her hock boots should be here tomorrow, I hope.

Two beautiful mares – Athena and Serenity.

Athena getting some extra attention on Monday. Wanda brought her 4H Saddlebusters Club to help out and almost all of the horses got a good and much needed grooming.

Ruby getting some extra attention on Monday. I thought she was going to fall asleep and fall over she enjoyed it so much!

Amber and Baby Ray impatiently waiting on their hay to be unloaded from the trailer a few days ago. We have to make another hay run, hopefully, tomorrow. With the cold temps, we are going through a bit more. It’s already below freezing here tonight.

Amber is such a sweet little mare – she really would make someone a very nice horse. She’s a TWH looking for a forever home.

Donovan and Bryce playing gelding games.

Baby Ray being, well, Baby Ray. I wasn’t sure how many blankets I’d find torn to shreds this morning. But I guess everyone realized how much they need them and all were intact.

Matilda proudly wears Gentleman’s blanket. I know he wouldn’t mind. I’ll never stop missing him. Dr. Mangan will be here tomorrow to check out Matilda’s eyes.

Tomorrow is a big day – Dr’s. Mangan and Simonson will be here and two farriers will be coming too. Everyone here is bundled up. We’re so blessed that the the horses all have a blanket. This is Sisco.

Guess who got their tail braided on Monday?

We are so blessed to have a dependable truck. The tractor is in the shop and we sure do miss it. It makes for more work when we don’t have it. But at least we found a local place to repair it. The picked it up last Friday and we are waiting on a cost estimate.

A beautiful sunny, but cold day!

The mare that started it all – my heart horse. Beauty.

February 20th

Aalayeh Belle – when I look at her I see Momma Sue through and through. She came up to have a knee injury checked while Dr. Julia was here.

Matilda seemed so proud of herself today when Dr. Mangan examined both of her eyes and she even allowed him to flush her tear duct without any sedation! The good news is that the issue in her right eye is believed to be Immune-Mediated Keratitis. It is being treated with medication and the cloudiness should improve over the next couple of weeks. The other good news is that her left eye which had tears a lot is fine – it was as suspected – a clogged tear duct. This is something that gets overlooked a lot in horses. When Donovan got here, he had discharge running down both of his eyes that went untreated – there were open sores that flies loved. He has some permanent scars from this. His tear ducts were flushed during his initial exam upon intake and both were clogged. Anyway, Matilda should be fine. Dr. Mangan wants to look at her eyes again in a couple of weeks. The bad news for Matilda, well, there isn’t any!

We are so excited about Daisy’s progress! She’s had two BCG injections now over the past few weeks and we are seeing positive changes around both of her eyes. The tumors have shrunk! She gets oral supplements and a topical applied daily. We are staying positive about her recovery. BELIEVE!

Dr. Mangan also did an examination on Betsy Rose. She’s been blind in her right eye since the day she arrived – it’s totally clouded over. But she’s been startling a bit more lately and we thought having her eyes examined would be a good thing to do. Well, sadly, she is losing vision in her left eye too.

Betsy Rose has polycoria – you can see in the photo it looks like she has two pupils. It’s a very good thing that she’s had time here to get to know her way around. She knows she’s safe here, and loved very much. We’ll put bubble wrap on her if we have to!

“It was a really busy day today – As you know, Dr.’s Mangan and Simonson were here and Laura and Stephanie were here too! They do our hooficures. I’m feeling better but Mommy Theresa’s arm isn’t doing very well. Well, have a good night everyone. Freckles is getting ready to tell Lucy a bedtime story about one of her travel adventures – they do this almost every night. Sweet dreams everyone!” says Betsy Rose.

February 21st

The Bridle Brigade of Levy County came out today – I’m so glad that the weather was better! Lots of horses got some extra attention and some of the chores got done pretty quickly!

The mini “Welcome Committee!”

We really appreciate Misti and her group taking the time to come and we always enjoy sharing the horses.

Doesn’t Matilda look like she is smiling? In my opinion, we should always take every opportunity we can to help educate the horse owners of tomorrow.

The entire Beauty Haven’s herd thanks you all for your continued love and support.

#bhfer #betsyrose #believe

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Beauty and Princess

Beauty and Princess – beautiful and proud Arabian mares that were pasture pals. Beauty is adjusting with Princess now gone to the Bridge. It will never be the same – we miss you Princess.

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Princess and Gentleman

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Princess Update January 31st evening

Please pray that Princess has a smooth crossing. I know GMan and Solace and many other friends will be there to greet her.

She has a strangulating lipoma. She will soon be pain free and whole again. While our hearts break.

We love you Princess. Always.

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Princess – January 31st mid-day

I apologize – I thought this update had gone out on the 31st.

We need prayers and sponsors. We are taking Princess to UF for an impaction in her large colon. I know you can never be ready for another loss but God knows I’m still in a bad way from the losses we’ve already had over the last few months. I just haven’t been able to get back to normal. Whatever normal is anymore. Please pray for Princess.

Thank you.

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