Dr. Blair looked at Harvey this evening – the swelling in the leg has gone down. Harvey was running all over the place again – he’s a live wire. Just imagine him and CaryLou together! That won’t happen for quite awhile – Harvey will need some time to heal and grow stronger after his surgery.

Solace visiting with Wally.

CaryLou and mom, Twinkle. I think CaryLou only nurses now to irritate his mom and to have something to do. LOL

Tonight’s the night?

I looked out Ariel’s stall window a bit ago and I found a full moon and the contrail from the Delta 4 rocket that was launched from the Cape!

My computer is causing me grief and apparently I’m not getting all of my emails. I’m behind on emails as well – if you’ve emailed me and I have not responded I apologize.

Ariel is going to foal tonight – I just know it. Please pray for an easy delivery and a healthy baby!

Sincerely,
Theresa
Beauty’s Haven Farm & Equine Rescue, Inc.
A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
Website: www.bhfer.org
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From yesterday:

CBC IS NORMAL!!! This is such a relief!

Joint ill would have been bad, very bad.

This little guy has a chance to live a good life – please help us give it to him!

I decided to go to the hospital – Ocala Equine Hospital. There is a vet here that has performed the surgery Harvey needs. There is no way I can keep this little tyke from hurting himself and I need to better understand what the options are. Harvey is all over the place on three legs.

Getting x-rays – everyone loved him and he was such a good boy! Harvey’s issue is congenital – the kneecap didn’t land where it was supposed to in utero. Issues like this are not uncommon in miniatures horses. CaryLou’s issue is another good example.

Back at the rescue. Surgery is needed as soon as possible – it’s scheduled for Tuesday. We need to raise about $2300.

I feel much better understanding the problem – seeing the x-rays really helped. And we know our options – surgery or euthanasia. Well, we really don’t have an option, IMO. This little guy was born, couldn’t get up to nurse, and was found by his owner (not sure how long he’d been born before being found – the owner had been out of town) still on the ground. He was taken to a hospital with his mom where they ran tests on him and he had to have plasma. He was put on antibiotics. It’s a miracle he survived and thrived to be the healthy little tyke he is – except for the kneecap issue.

Here is a little more about how he came to us. On Monday the owner knew she either had to have Harvey put down or seek help – she did a search on the Internet for miniature horse rescue and came across Warrior’s story (a mini we lost last year due to severe neglect). His story led her to our website and she called me. She’d already named the baby Harvey. She told me Harvey means Warrior and she felt she was led to us for a reason. When I learned they were located in South Carolina my heart sank. BUT – then I remembered! Pam (our transporter) was coming down the East Coast the next day! Was there a higher power involved in this? Yes, I do believe so! Could Pam make a 4 mile detour off the Interstate do get Harvey and his mom? She didn’t hesitate to say yes. I spoke to the vet in SC and she assured me, strongly, that the baby was healthy and strong enough to withstand the trip. And so they arrived here – both happy and healthy (except for his knee cap). He’s come a long way and he deserves a chance.

This guy has a good chance of living a comfortable life – he would be able to run and play like a little boy should (see CaryLou’s video! LOL!).

The vet, Dr. Lugo, was scheduled to go out of town today for the weekend. By scheduling the surgery for Tuesday (Monday is a holiday) it gives us time to raise needed funds and ensures Dr. Lugo will be the surgeon – he has performed this surgery on equine and cows. He could have done it this am but he preferred to wait until Tuesday so he would be in the area should Harvey need him after the surgery.

“Yo Harvey! It’s me – CaryLou! The hospital isn’t a fun place to be but no worries! Just wait until you can run and play with me – we’re going to have a blast! I’m going to ask people to help you! Have faith little guy – CaryLou to the rescue!”

And I do believe if CaryLou could do it on his own, he would be here typing this instead of me, asking for help for his friend. He’s another “I can do it!” baby (will be 2 months tomorrow). Actually, he’s more of a “I AM DOING IT!” boy! LOL

Harvey’s odds are 50/50 but I think that is great! Solace’s odds were like less than 10% but look at him now! Attitude has a lot to do with it IMO. And like Solace, Harvey is a “can do” little horse. He’s only about 23 lbs. He’s all over the place – he loves life and he deserves a chance. God led him to us for a reason. Please help us to help Harvey – we need to raise about $2300 to have surgery done on Tuesday. This baby deserves to live! I can just picture Harvey and CaryLou playing in the future – what a sight that will be!

Donations can be made various ways via the “Donate” (Theresa. No amount is too small. Donations are tax deductible. Please share Harvey’s story with others. It’s going to take a village but I have faith.

Sincerely,
Theresa
Beauty’s Haven Farm & Equine Rescue, Inc.
A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
Website: www.bhfer.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bhfer.tb

Gracie is an 8 year old mini mare that delivered a baby boy on or about May 14th. It’s not exactly known when he was born – the owners had been out of town. But when they found him he was unable to stand. Baby and mom were taken to a hospital where the baby had plasma (he had been unable to nurse and his IGG was very low) and antibiotics were started via IV. Once stable, more tests and x-rays were done and it was determined he had right hind patella luxation – a congenital defect which left his back left leg unable to be used. He hops around on 3 legs and is very good at it! Surgery would be expensive and require some aftercare. His owners had spent $2000+ dollars on him already and were at the end of the line for funds.

Nobody wanted to euthanize this precious boy and that would have been the next step – but a series of events led the owner to us. Before agreeing to take them in, I spoke with the attending vet as well as vets at UF about needed surgery. His attitude is positive and he is doing very well. He has a good chance of living a good life with the surgery. The alternative was to be euthanized. We were his last hope – could we take him and his mom? Well, how could we say no? We couldn’t! We do believe he was meant to find his way here – there is more to the story about how he got his name, and how he got here, but I’ll have to share that a bit later. BTW – "Harvey" means warrior!

His is a fighter with a love for life – you’ll see it in this video! [youtube http://youtube.com/w/?v=sgWbukVBQ3g]

Harvey does have a long road ahead of him. He has eyes on him 24/7. Even though he is doing well, we know babies can crash pretty fast . Please keep him in your prayers.

Needed surgery won’t be inexpensive. We are a non-profit rescue organization with no paid staff. We work totally from donations from others. Donations are tax deductible and no amount is too small. Please consider helping us to help Harvey get the surgery he needs. You can donate via PayPal to address theresa via our website at www.bhfer.org or via http://horseandman.com/?p=26589.

Sincerely,
Theresa
Beauty’s Haven Farm & Equine Rescue, Inc.
A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
Website: www.bhfer.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bhfer.tb

Dr. Thacker has come and gone. I don’t know what to say other than we’re in a bit of shock right now. Ariel is doing ok – should foal any day now.

Amy, the 24 year old that the vet had said could have problems, at some point lost her baby. Dr. Thacker is the same vet that palpated/ultrasounded Amy back in January. I remember when Amy was body clipped on Feb 23 we laughed at seeing the baby move. We brought the mares in to live around the barn in mid April. So whatever happened, I think happened between that period of time. We’ll never know but I’m glad Amy is ok.

So, Amy will be going on a diet and we’ll be continue to pray that Ariel delivers a healthy and happy baby.

Sincerely,
Theresa
Beauty’s Haven Farm & Equine Rescue, Inc.
A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
Website: www.bhfer.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bhfer.tb