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An Obstacle Challenge & More!

We apologize for the delay in this and the next couple of updates that didn’t go out on time.

September 16th…

Some wonderful news to share about Spirit – she’s ready to go to her new forever home!  As soon as we raise funds for her journey to Oklahoma, she will be on her way!  Her wonderful adopter has experience with blind horses and the perfect pasture awaiting her arrival! Spirit will even have her very own donkey friend!

Spirit

Everyone loves Lucy! We appreciate Foxy and Timmie’s mom, Judy, volunteering her time to hold horses for the farrier.

Lucy Trim

September 17th…

Poor Jingle! The equine complained that it wasn’t fair that the bovine did not have to wear a fly mask. So……

Jingle Mask

September 18th…

Beauty’s Haven participated in the Equine Trail Sports Obstacle Course event at Black Prong this past weekend where our wonderful volunteers served breakfast and lunch.

Obs Challenge

All proceeds from the breakfast and lunch went to Beauty’s Haven and $400 was raised to help the horses! Many thanks to ETS, Black Prong, our awesome volunteers, and everyone that made this happen!

Obs Challenge 2

September 19th…

Have you ever seen JoJo with his ears pinned back? Oh my! What do you think was going on?

JoJo Ears Back

September 20th…

Magic under the morning moon!

Magic Moon

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A DAY WITH ANIMAL WARRIORS

September 10th, 2016

Members from Animal Warriors spent a good part of the day helping out – we got some projects done and some of the horses even got a bath! Animal Warriors is a group of like minded individuals from all walks of life who share a common goal of helping animals with active volunteer groups.  All of the horses really enjoyed the extra attention.
Animal Warriors

Aaleyah Belle – there’s that famous tongue doing what it does best!Aaleyah Belle

I think Aaleyah Belle slimed everyone!
Aaleyah Belle AW

Bouie and Frodo got a much needed bath.
Bouie Frodo Bath AW

JoJo opted to lead the group on a tour. He’s such a big little helper! He even kept his flymask on!

JoJo is always the little charmer!
JoJo Charmer

Mishka got lots of attention – he’s a really big guy.  His name suits him well – it means “teddy bear.”
Mishka AW

Mishka also got a bath which he truly enjoyed!
Mishka Bath AW

Animal Warriors is a non-profit organization – they have a Facebook page and you can visit them on their website.  We truly appreciate their help and hope that they come back again!

Please remember to cast your daily vote today in the Eagle Rare Life contest. It could help to win $5K to $50K for the horses! Just click on this link and cast your vote daily – it takes less than a minute!  Then, share it out and ask family and friends to vote too.  Thank you!
Betsy Rose Present

#horsesareheros #bhfer #believe #eaglerarelife #vote #animalwarriors

Wishing everyone a wonderful day!

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DAISY AND MOCHA ARE HOME! HAPPY LONGEARS!

August 27th…
I never say good-bye when a member of our little herd gets adopted – it’s just a new chapter in their lives.  We love to see the smiles they bring to others! Daisy and Mocha are loved so very much.
I’m sure going to miss Daisy’s 6:00 am serenade outside our bedroom window each morning, however!
Kylie with the girls just before transporting them to their adoptive family.
Daisy never gave up in her battle with the tumors that invaded the areas around both of her eyes. And we never gave up on her. She’s had a great care team and she has overcome every obstacle that has crossed her path. We believe….
I promised Daisy and Mocha that they would always have each other and they will. Only now they’ll have a human family of their own as well.
I’ve asked their adoptive mom, Emily, to hug them and love them every day for me and she promises she will.
All aboard! The girls will soon be on their way! This is what we’ve prayed for – it’s bittersweet but this is what we do and Daisy and Mocha deserve this.
The BFFs have arrived at their new forever home! Our Beauty’s Haven family keeps getting bigger! We knew that the perfect home would come along. Good things come to those who wait.
Just love those smiles! And Daisy is just beaming with delight!
Mocha is just loving it!
A family of their own – it’s what they all deserve.

I’d say everyone is happy!

Many thanks to everyone that supported our helping Daisy and Mocha.  It’s only because of your support that we are able to do what we do.
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BETSY & SAWYER’S EYES & OTHER HAPPENINGS

August 25th…
Betsy Rose and the boys this morning.

Dr. Mangan also examined Betsy Rose’s eyes on the day that he came out to check Penny and Spirit. Betsy has lost vision in her right eye over the course of the past several years while her left eye is showing degenerative changes.

Betsy Rose is so cute and didn’t mind her exam at all.

I wonder what she was whispering in Dr. Mangan’s ear?
“Whatcha see in their Doc?”
Sawyer was good for his eye exam too. Just look at that cute face!
Sawyer’s vision is very compromised due to optic nerve atrophy and his lenses are not well – the aging process impacts eyes too.
Dr. Bess Darrow also worked on Betsy Rose last week.
Betsy lost a tooth which was ready to fall out so Bess just had to help it a little bit.
 

“Lunch please!”

Little E never fails to let us know when it’s meal time.
August 27th…
Good Morning from Jingle! Even though he is now quite a big boy, he continues to be as sweet as ever!
Sawyer and his Lucy. And Whiskers had played himself out!
Please remember to cast your daily vote in the Eagle Rare Life contest. It could help to win $5K for the horses!  Just click on this link and cast your vote!
Wishing everyone a wonderful day!
Please consider making a one time or recurrent donation to help the horses. Donations can be made via various methods on our website at www.bhfer.org. Our PayPal address is bhfer@earthlink.net. All donations are tax deductible and no amount is too small.
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Beauty’s Haven Farm & Equine Rescue Inc. is a 501(c)(3) grassroots Non-Profit Organization registered in the state of Florida (EIN: 20-4783950).  We are not funded by Local, State, or Federal funds. We operate totally from donations from the public. Please consider making a one time or recurring donation to help the horses. No amount is too small and all donations are very much appreciated.  Donations are tax deductible.
Beauty’s Haven was awarded Verified status by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) in 2012. GFAS is the only globally recognized organization that provides standards for identifying legitimate animal sanctuaries.  Awarded November 2014 Equine Hero.  A Guidestar Exchange Silver Participant and a GreatNonprofits Top Rated Non-Profit 2014, 2015, and 2016.
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Blind Mares Update, Donkeys Galore, & the Inimitable CaryLou!

August 20th…
Spirit was great for Dr. Mangan! She’s such a sweet mare. She can’t see anything out of her right eye. Her left eye can distinguish light from dark.  Spirit was one of our rescues that was adopted out a couple of years ago.  She went to live with another blind horse. Sadly, the adopter recently passed away and both mares came here.
Penny was also really good for Dr. Mangan – she is definitely blind in both eyes
Penny is a 29 year old Belgian that came to us because her owner passed away.  She needs sponsors to help with her daily care.  If anyone would like to help with her please let us know.  Even a one time donation of any amount would help – click on the “Donate” button below. Thank you.
August 21st…
“Good morning everybody! I’m baby Whiskers but I’m growing up! Did you know that I heard the volunteers talking about changing my name to Gator? I think it’s because I like to go around and “chomp, chomp” on just about anything I can put in my mouth!  But no worries – mommy Theresa says we won’t change it!”
August 22nd…
“Hi everyone! It’s me – JoJo! How do you like my smile? I’m smiling because it’s a brand-new day!  We have to go now because we want to say, ‘Hi’ to Daisy and Mocha. They are going to be leaving one day soon.”
 
August 23rd…
Spirit gets dirtier than any horse I’ve ever known. lol
At times, Whiskers is like the Energizer bunny that doesn’t slow down – long ears and all!
It seems that Whiskers legs grow inches overnight!
It’s not unusual to find CaryLou on the porch of the storage building. He’s been coughing a bit more lately as he has a collapsing trachea. It is better though – I haven’t seen him fall over like a fainting goat in quite sometime!.
It’s not unusual to find CaryLou on the porch of the storage building. He’s been coughing a bit more lately as he has a collapsing trachea. It is better though – I haven’t seen him fall over like a fainting goat in quite sometime!.
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TWO BLIND MARES – UPDATE

August 17th…
Spirit got a good bath today which she really enjoyed, thanks to Kylie and Sharon! We had to move Penny and Spirit into separate paddocks today as Penny was picking on Spirit too much. They are still next to one another, however. When they were at Liz’s, they lived in separate paddocks.
Dr. Julia Simonson did physicals on Spirit and Penny today (including blood work).

Gary will be doing their hooficures tomorrow and on Saturday, Dr. Mangan (AVS Veterinary) will be doing eye exams. On Monday, Dr. Bess Darrow (Tune Ups Veterinary Equine Dentistry) will be taking care of their dental needs.
August 18th…
Penny and Spirit got their hooficures today. Dr. Mangan will be here on Saturday to do their eye exams.
Please cast your daily vote in the Eagle Rare Life contest. It’s an easy way to help the rescue win up to $50K. Just click on this link and cast your vote!
Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend!
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MOCHA & DAISY – THEY’RE GETTING READY!

August 17th…
Daisy and Mocha are getting ready to go to their adoptive home. Dr. Julia did a new coggins on the girls today and they also received their scheduled vaccinations. Tomorrow, they will get a hooficure. I’m going to miss these girls tremendously. Daisy’s story is nothing short of a miracle. I’ll post a short story in the next few days about Daisy and her tumors – from the day we met her to the present. You’ll be amazed!
I gave Betsy Rose a much needed bath today. She had a treatment by Dr. Julia yesterday. Betsy is getting stronger again, thankfully. She has laid down twice in the past week and was able to get up on her own and when she had her hooficure, she did not need the sling!
Betsy Rose was doing well but sustained an injury this past December when a vet who was not familiar with her, tried to sedate her while I went to the tack room to get something. At the time, he was treating Betsy for choke. Betsy almost flipped over backwards when she felt the needle and ended up tearing a muscle and re-injuring an old pelvic fracture. It was so unavoidable – all you have to do is stand behind her and put a hand on each of her hips and she’s fine for needles. I’ll never leave her alone again with anyone not familiar with her history.
Whiskers is so helpful – he loves to dust everything! And he loves to pull the flymaks out of the soaking tub and spread them all over the place. He also loves to play with hoses, ropes, and sponges. My little helper is also getting quite tall! I also want to share some very good news! Whiskers likely has an adoptive home!
I’m really happy to report that Sisco is doing well! He usually can be found hanging out with Mishka.
 
“Mommy Theresa are you going to post a picture of me in this long nose mask? It’s got pink on it! I’m not going to look up. That way people won’t know it’s me!”
Poor JoJo.
Little E is has a few more gray areas. This aging thing catches up to all of us. He’s still very handsome and quite opinionated.
Please remember to cast your daily vote in the Eagle Rare Life contest. Just click on this link and cast your vote!
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Beauty’s Haven Farm & Equine Rescue Inc. is a 501(c)(3) grassroots Non-Profit Organization registered in the state of Florida (EIN: 20-4783950).  We are not funded by Local, State, or Federal funds. We operate totally from donations from the public. Please consider making a one time or recurring donation to help the horses. No amount is too small and all donations are very much appreciated.  Donations are tax deductible.
Beauty’s Haven was awarded Verified status by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) in 2012. GFAS is the only globally recognized organization that provides standards for identifying legitimate animal sanctuaries.  Awarded November 2014 Equine Hero.  A Guidestar Exchange Silver Participant and a GreatNonprofits Top Rated Non-Profit 2014, 2015, and 2016.
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Two Blind Mares Arrive – Penny and Spirit

August 15th, 2016

Penny and Spirit arrived and settled in. Thanks Pamela Zarem of Double B Equine Transport for doing such a great job – as usual!  This is Spirit.
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This is Penny, a 29 year old blind Belgian.
Penny Belgian

I’ll be keeping checking on the girls via camera through night. I felt better after seeing both of them find their way back to there waterer this afternoon for a drink. They will be getting physicals and hopefully Dr. Mangan can squeeze them into his schedule for eye exams. When we rescued Spirit in 2012, it was thought that she could see an itty bitty tiny sliver of light out of one eye. Penny has been blind her whole life and she’s 29 years young. They will be getting hooficures and Dr. Bess will be here next Monday to do their dental.
SpiritPenny

I hope Liz is smiling, knowing that the girls are here now. 🙂

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RED JOINS LIZ AT RAINBOW BRIDGE

August 11th, 2016

After feeding breakfast to Red this morning, I told him that he was going on a journey to Rainbow Bridge where Liz went to yesterday – that she would be there waiting for him. I explained to him that once he got there, all of his discomfort would be gone. He was a wise older horse – you could just sense that he understood. He got brushed and I gave him some treats.
RedKnoll

We started walking and he led me up Frosty’s Knoll to where it would be his final resting place. He grazed for a few minutes. The vet arrived and said hello. As the vet was preparing his solution, Red looked at me then looked to the sky and then looked all around and whinnied out to the others. He looked at me again with a beautiful calmness through bright eyes. I hugged him and reassured him once again that Liz would be there for him. He went very peacefully. He’s no longer in pain, but rejoicing, as he sees Liz and they cross together.

I think maybe Red leaving the day after Liz crossed is what she wanted – it gave her time on this side of the Bridge to gather up others that had gone before her that were waiting on her so that they could all reunite and reflect on their past and then once Red arrived, the family crossed together, leaving the past behind them. But I am absolutely positive that Liz will make sure that they all greet her other animals in the future when they get to the Bridge.
It is actually a very good feeling knowing that they are together and neither one of them are uncomfortable any longer. We will never forget them. They are both loved.
RedCrossed

It’s been a very long day and I wish you all a good night. Thank you for caring about Red and for your support.

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RED’S MASS – IT’S NOT GOOD

July 18th, 2016

It’s been a very sad day.  Our dear friend, Liz, passed this morning.  She had been battling cancer.  She was a strong and proud woman that loved animals to no end.  I admired her courage and her strength, very much.  We had promised her that Spirit, Penny, and Red would be taken care of which she was very grateful for.

Dr. Lugo came and took X-rays of the side of Red’s face today.  The large mass is a tumor, and, unfortunately, infection has penetrated and eaten away at bone.  Red will get TLC and be kept as comfortable as possible until tomorrow morning when he will join Liz at Rainbow Bridge.  I choose to believe that she will be there waiting for him and that they will cross together.  Then, a new beginning for them – they will run in green pastures with no more pain along with others that have gone before them.  They will never, ever be forgotten.

Red Xrays

 

 

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