March 17-20 Update

March 17th

They are following the leader… and guess who is always the leader? Yep, JoJo of course!

March 18th

A beautiful sunrise this morning as we watched the fog roll away. Have a great day everyone!

All three trying to follow me into the storage cabin. The porch just wasn’t big enough.

Don’t forget about our ASPCA / Beauty’s Haven Equine Rescue’s Help a Horse Day & Celebration of Life 2015. Please RSVP soon! Daisy and the boys are looking forward to meeting everyone! RSVP to col today! Share too please! #ASPCA #helpahorse #bhfer

March 19th

Mishka and Matilda the mammoth mule. They are enormous!

JoJo’s ears are going to out grow his body! He loves being my assistant.

I think Sophie is feeling a bit better.

Magic is so beautiful.

March 20th

RSVP to our ASPCA / Beauty’s Haven Farm and Equine Rescue’s Help a Horse Day & Celebration of Life 2015!

You will have the opportunity to meet many of the wonderful horses-donkeys-minis- as well as Matilda, our lovely mammoth mule, that call Beauty’s Haven, home. We will also have special appearances by a few of the cancer survivors and their amazing vets – Dr. Michael Porter, Dr. Brendan Mangan and Dr. Julia Simonson. #bhfer #ASPCA #helpahorse

/by

A Wonderful Weekend March 13th – 15th

March 13th – 15th

It was a beautiful day at the rescue!

Betsy Rose got a hooficure on Friday. This is Dr. Julia holding Betsy for Stephanie while we review Serenity’s lab work. We all seem to always be multi-tasking. LOL

A number of other horses got hooficures over the weekend as well.

This was Suzanne grooming Sophie on Friday. Sophie is so sweet – she gets lots of attention which she truly appreciates. She’s doing better each day.

It was a great weekend for baths! I thought Sophie was going to fall asleep during hers – she loved it!

Mishka manages to get one of his ears out of his mask often – he’s a silly boy. He loves to move his bottom lip like he’s carrying on a conversation. This is Barbara adjusting his flysheet.

All of the PortaCools were cleaned and one is at each stall door now. The temps are just nuts. It was almost freezing a week ago and it has been in the mid 80’s over the past few days. It would be nice to have a few days of spring instead of going straight into summer.

And lo and behold look at this! I’m so excited! The automatic gate system was installed thanks to RC and Ruth Wittmann! It’s wonderful!!! Todd and Bob helped too, as needed. It was a very productive weekend!

Paul washing breakfast tubs. It takes awhile.

The weather is a bit too hot for Donovan, already. He wasn’t sweating today so he came up to the barn and stayed under fans.

Katherine Rivera making sure Donovan has a bag of hay in his stall today. We had to break out the PortaCools to keep him comfy.

Thank you, everyone, for your continued love and support.

/by

March 7 – 10 Update: JoJo, Sophie, CaryLou, and More!

March 7th

"Mommy Theresa whatcha working on? Can I help?"

JoJo is almost getting too big to come and go from the office. Look at that backside! Lol! It’s not as big as it looks – there’s LOTS of hair there.

A big "thank you" to everyone who came out today to help! The new replacement fencing was put up and chores were finished early!

These two little helpers (Jazzy and JoJo) were all over the place! I had to ask Eva to keep JoJo off the stairs long enough for me to get the dog gate closed.

Marie and I even had a special helper in the office!

Sophie had a good day. She seemed very relaxed and content. Dr. Julia had one emergency call after another today (the weather has been nuts which can cause colic) so she rescheduled for Monday morning unless we need her before then. She sounded so tired when she called this afternoon – I hope she gets some rest. Watching Sophie rest made me want to curl up next to her and sleep too.

Sophie would have stood there all day for Ruth to groom and dote on her.

My three shadows. Love these long ears!

March 8th

"Good morning everybody! Do you know time sprung forward last night? Does that mean we lost an hour of sleep?"

March 9th

Sophie has been vetted and Dr. Bess Darrow is taking care of her teeth. Her overgrown feet will be taken care of later in the week.

Sophie was very good for Dr. Julia today. We’re still waiting for her lab work results.

March 10th

Good morning from the gang! How is everybody this morning? It’s going to be 88 degrees here today – going to have to get out the fans! Maybe the Portacool’s too!

And good morning from Mishka and Athena!

Cookie is doing so well. Her surgical site is, well, it looks great! We check and clean both eyes daily. She has no tear duct in her left eye and wears a mask most all of the time.

Mishka got a good bath today – it was 86 degrees! When Mishka moves, so does everything around him! He’s better, but still has quite a bit of muscling left to do, so the exercise is good for him. He still has problems holding up his back legs for very long.

Poor Mishka has no tail. Not even enough to put an extension on. But he’s covered.

CaryLou is a hoot when Dr. Bess comes. He always wants to be the first in her dental office on wheels! He pulls the rugs off and stomps them – he’s hilariouis! He walks right in and makes himself at home! Little E seems to be thinking, "He’s not mine!"

“Lily look! That should be me up there in that picture! We need to tell Dr. Bess Darrow that I’m the best little mascot there is! I could go everywhere with her and show the big horses not to be afraid to climb right up in her dental office – whatcha think?"

CaryLou knows no fear. Lol

Crista and Tracey visited this afternoon – they got to know the mini’s really well. Thanks for visiting ladies!

CaryLou has always been a very sweet and "innocent" boy. Oh my gosh he’s a hoot! He was coughing some today during a romp around the house with Lily. His trachea still collapses now and then. Here’s a "baby" picture.

TRACTOR WOES!! A tractor is one of the most important tools on an 18 acre working horse rescue farm! There’s a lot to be maintained at Beauty’s Haven Farm & Equine Rescue to ensure safety for both horses and humans. The farm tractor broke and had to go into the repair shop – the hydraulic lines, seals, and a few other things need to be replaced. The total amount needed to fix the tractor to a point where it safely works (hydraulics, brakes, etc.) is $2259. If you can help with these much needed tractor repairs, please click on the ‘Donate’ button below or visit our Crowdrise fundraiser at: https://www.crowdrise.com/TractorEquineRescueBH/fundraiser/BeautysHaven. And if you can’t donate, it’s ok you can still help by sharing this with family and friends! Perhaps they could help or even share it out!

/by

Emaciated Mare, Matilda, Daisy, Betsy March 3 -6 Update

March 3rd

The vet bills have arrived. Betsy Rose’s bill is $579 which is for x-rays, exams, nerve blocks, various lab work, etc. She is IR and she does have Cushings. The good news is that she is better. The bad news is that we need to get her vet bills paid. Donations can be made to our PayPal address: bhfer or various ways through our website at www.bhfer.org. No amount is too small. Please mark you donation for "Betsy’s Vet Bills." We really need help with this. Thank you!

Please put my mask back on Auntie Barb – I don’t want to get in trouble!"

All of the little ones will be getting clipped soon. CaryLou will be getting his bad boy style. It’s supposed to be 80 degrees tomorrow!

Dr. Mangan was here this past Friday to check on, and treat, Daisy. We are seeing positive changes! The tumor near the left eye is quite a bit smaller as is the one on the right. She had another BCG injection and we are still treating her with a topical and giving her supplements. Keep believing!

JoJo and Matilda – slightly different in size. lol

This photo was taken when we were on our big adventure in the main paddock collecting feed tubs.

"It’s all mine?"

They all love the hay wagon!

March 4th

Handsome is rather, well, handsome! He got a hooficure today. He’s got a visitor coming tomorrow.

March 6th

The vet feels the mare is not up for much of a transport and the weather has taken a dive. Coggins is done. She is only about 5 miles from us. We have a horse leaving on Monday – Handsome has been adopted! So, we are bringing the mare to the rescue today. She will be fully vetted and evaluated and her rehab started. If anyone would like to help it would be very much appreciated. There is a possible home for her in the works, if the application is approved, once she is strong enough and the vet gives an ok for her to make a two hour trip. If anyone would like to help, it would be greatly appreciated.

If anyone would like to help us to help Sophie, donations can be made to our PayPal address: bhfer or various ways through our website at www.bhfer.org. No amount is too small. We even take donations over the phone by credit card now. Please mark you donation for "Sophie." Thank you!

Welcome to Beauty’s Haven Farm and Equine Rescue Sophie!

Dr. Mangan checked up on Daisy and Matilda today. I’m happy to report that both have improved. Daisy has a way to go, but we are making progress. Come to our ASPCA Help a Horse Day / 6th Annual Celebration of Life on April 26th and meet Daisy’s care team! It will be a great day to learn and ask questions about equine cancer from Dr.’s Mangan, Porter, and Simonson!

Don’t forget to RSVP today to col. You do not want to miss this event!! Parking is limited.

The Nutrena Photo Contest started February 1st and runs through March 31st when the Top 10 will be determined. This is a big one – $10,000 from SmarkPak would help tremendously! So please click on the link below and vote for the photo of “Theresa + Morriston!” Please vote for us every day through March 31st and ask family and friends to vote too. We can make it to the Top 10 with help from all of you, your family, and your friends. Once the Top 10 is determined, there will be another round of voting. The horses need this! Thank you so much! Please click here: http://bit.ly/1DISii1

/by

Mare In Need Mar 5th, 2015

I’ve been working on trying to find a good place for this mare but I am not having any luck. Her current owner took her in from a bad situation but doesn’t have the resources needed to rehab and care for her – the mare needs help.

She needs complete vetting, dental, and farrier work and she likely has ulcers. She’s thought to be in her 20’s. We’ve seen her and she’s a very sweet girl – I’m very concerned about her. We just don’t have the resources and we have an obligation to the ones here first. If anyone can help please PM me but please don’t step up if you don’t have the resources for a serious rehab project or if you intend to rehab and sell her. She needs a home where she will be loved and cared for – she deserves it.

No matter where she goes, a current coggins is needed – I’d like to at least get that done for her today. Would anyone like to help with that? Trip charge/coggins $50. Update: Coggins is covered

/by

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…

/by

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.

/by

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!

/by
, , , ,

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.

/by
, , , , , , ,

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

/by