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Anastasia, Duncan, Velvet and the Shelter Challenge

August 17th, 2013 (or 27)

“Guess what Mommy Theresa?  There’s a new Shelter Challenge Contest!!  We need to remind everyone to vote for Beautys Haven starting now and then every day thru Oct 13th!  Think of how much $10,000 could help with winter hay and lots and lots of carrots and watermelon!  Here’s the link where people vote: http://www.shelterchallenge.com/web/charityusa/nomineehome?userId=16660&nomineeId=13994#sthash.BvKkY4gQ.gbpl.

Garran and Solace relaxing after breakfast.

Recent picture of Anastasia, Duncan, and Velvet!  Thank you Ruth and Rolf for sharing!  They look great!!

Cookie is doing great..

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

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Betsy Rose and Cookie Update

August 14th, 2013

Betsy Rose had a good day yesterday. She is now out of her sling for about 14 hours each day! Dr. Bess Darrow (Tune-Ups Equine Dentistry) will be here later today to wore a bit more on her teeth and then she should be able to graze which I know she will love! She pretty much has quit even trying to graze – she can’t grind her teeth to chew so she’s and working for nothing. LOL She’s a smart pony!

This Afternoon:

Betsy Rose did great for Dr. Bess! As soon as the sun goes down, she’ll be out of her sling and we’ll see how she does on grass. It will be the first time in years that she’ll be able to actually grind/chew. The heat has been horrid today, so we left her in the sling with fans and the mister on her. She is, totally, spoiled.

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Betsy Rose – seeing is believing!  She’s like a little lawn mower! She hasn’t picked her head up since she realized she can actually chew and swallow!!! She brings back flashbacks of good times when our human kids were growing up! The many “firsts” that we experienced! Little things that mean so much.

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Cookie received a package yesterday with some nice surprises! She LOVES getting presents! Thank you Kathy Malloy, Donna Trest, Becca Bazhaw Mead and the Equine Cancer Society! And many thanks to everyone who helped Cookie via the raffle by the Equine Cancer Society! Cookie is doing wonderful. Now, let’s pray she continues to do well and that Divinity will follow in her footsteps and do well also! Uh oh – I was just told that more packages have arrived!

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Oh my gosh look at this!!!!! Cookie got a beautiful and personalized fly mask that provides extra protection from the sun which was made by Equinesunvisor.com! Thank you Becca and the Equine Cancer Society!!!

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Before calling it a day I’d like to ask everyone to include Divi in your prayers tonight. Tomorrow afternoon, she will be going to the hospital. I pray for a good prognosis and many more happy years ahead for her.

The horses depend on us and we need to depend on others to make this possible. We are not funded by any County, State, or Federal governments. Donations can be made by various methods via our website: theresa Thank you!

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

 

 

 

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Betsy Rose – And a Swish of Her Tail and 273 lbs! Updates on Others!

August 9th – 11th, 2013

Dr. Julia came to visit with Betsy Rose on Friday.  Penny greeted Dr. Julia as usual – she ran alongside her car until it was parked and then went right around to greet her.

After a few scratches, off we went to see Betsy Rose.  Well, she wasn’t where I left her.  We walked around the barn and no Betsy.  We called for her.  Then we heard it – an itty bitty whinny.  Guess where we found her?  In the shavings room where we keep a couple of bales of hay – she had helped herself and made a mess in the process!  But it was all good – it just means she’s ready to get her back teeth done! Dr. Bess will be here on Wednesday to finish her up!
Betsy Rose – slowly but surely gaining.  She’s up to about 273 lbs.

I know this picture is fuzzy but do you see something you’ve never seen before?  Yes, Betsy Rose is now swishing her tail! Muscle is returning!  It took weeks before she could even lift her tail to go poop.  Now she is able to swish!  So proud of this little mare!!!

“Mommy Theresa says a lot of humans think that we are adorable Freckles!”

Penny is hilarious! “Please Dr. Julia – just one little kiss on the nose?”

Penny knows that Auntie Karen Andreu brings apples! That’s Sisco in the back – he got apples too.

Solace after breakfast. Gentleman and Little E are in the background beneath a tree that has an overhead mister in it.  The misters help tremendously – wish we had more trees and misters but we are very thankful for the ones we do have.  When we moved here a few years ago, we had no trees and it was miserable with no shade.  Shade is a true blessing.

Solace got a bath today by one of our awesome volunteers – Katherine Rivera!

Genesis enjoying the shade of another tree.

Garran and Little E – both Arabian geldings.

This evening, I played with Beauty for the first time since she foundered and rotated earlier this year! For months, it was thought she wouldn’t be able to go back to work but I never stopped believing in her.  She needs some conditioning, but that’s ok – she’s sound!  Having patience can be hard sometimes, but it was well worth the wait!  Beauty is the reason Beauty’s Haven came to be!  I’m so happy!

Please consider a one time donation or a recurring monthly donation to help the Beauty’s Haven horses – no amount is too small and all contributions are greatly appreciated!  Our PayPal address is bhfer@earthlink.net.  Donations can be made by various methods via our website – the link is below.  Our snail mail address is BHFER, PO Box 53, Morriston, FL 32668.  Please share and help us to keep doing what we do.  The horses depend on us and we need to depend on others to make this possible.  We are not funded by any County, State, or Federal governments.  Please share – thank you!  Thank you, everyone.  Have a great week!

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

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Betsy Rose & CaryLou Aug 6, 2013

August 6th, 2013

I forgot to share this last night. I was in the feed room getting ready to start tucking horses in and I look up and who do I see looking back in at me? Yes, Betsy Rose. She’s never wandered into the barn aisle way before – we had a long… talk about that a few weeks ago and how I’d prefer her stay away from it because if she were to fall on the concrete it would hurt. And she did – she never tried to walk into the barn when she was out of her sling. Until last evening. She walked right in and stood outside of the door waiting for me to come out. I think she’s getting better.

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CaryLou, his true colors.

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

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Update on Many Including Betsy Rose!

Monday, 07/30/13

A new accomplishment!!! Betsy Rose has finally started to be able to swish her tail!!

Freckles is so cute – never far away.  We have to keep Freckles up high so that the dogs and baby boys don’t take her away.

Betsy Rose loves to watch the babies…

Remember little Tucker and Red?  They are doing great!  They were 2 mini’s that were part of the “Junkyard 8” case back in Feb 2011.  That is when we took a total of 8 horses that were living in a junkyard including Tucker and Red.  Their story starts in our Blog on February 24th, 2011.  Here is a link: https://www.bhfer.org/oldsite/pdf/blog/February_2011.pdf. You’ll be appalled at the conditions they were living in.  The 3rd picture below was their water source – a man made hole that collected water, oil, and anything else that washed into it.  All of the horses had diarrhea – you can see how bad it was in the 4th picture.

Tucker.  A mini that almost didn’t make it.

This was their water source where they were living. They were living in a junkyard.

This is Glory and Tucker.  You can see the poopy mess down Glory’s back legs.
She was pregnant in this picture.  Tucker was her baby too.

Celesta is so loved…

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

 

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Betsy Rose & Solace – Looking Good

July 11th, 2013

Betsy Rose out for a short walk this evening. Her walk was short – we were both tired.  There is a new short video of her on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7S4fyctZhk

I made the mistake of opening the vet bill for last month.  We need help with Celesta’s vet bill and for Solace to go to the hospital for oral extraction (est. $450).  Antibiotics haven’t worked. Well, they likely did but the issue is back… again.  Yesterday he had a snotty nostril again and a temperature – this needs to be taken care of.

Solace on Sunday

If anyone would like to help, donations can be made in various ways – here
is a link to our “Donate” page www.bhfer

One method is snail mail to PO Box 53, Morriston, FL 32668.
Our PayPal address is theresa.

No amount is too small and all donations are tax deductible. Thank you for any and all help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Betsy Rose – She’s Determined! 06/16/13

June 6th, 2013

This morning: Betsy Rose is quite a determined little pony.  She tries to get up and thrashes which is causing more body sores.  And she needs every ounce of energy she can get for her body to heal.  She needs to rest to regain her strength so when the time is right she can get up.  To try to calm her when she thrashes we use Rescue Remedy with her – she loves the smell of Lavender – and it does seem to help.  Betsy Rose has been so weak at times we’ve had to help her support her head with a wrap but look at her holding her pretty little head up!

This afternoon: Betsy Rose got into her sling around 11:30 this morning and she wants to go!  She is determined to walk but her body just isn’t strong enough yet.

This little pony has light in her eyes! She has her water bucket, hay, and mash all within reach.  She is trying to walk more and she has put weight on all 4 for feet short periods of time.  

The sling is an awesome lifesaving tool and we are very blessed to have it but it can be quite a bit of work getting Betsy in and out of it – especially when she tries to walk and she can’t.  We can’t leave her in it full time – constant pressure against her organs isn’t good.  And for her to get good REM sleep, which her body desperately needs, she needs to lay all the way down.  But when she tries to get up she thrashes about which can be dangerous for the humans trying to help her and it causes her to get bed sores which we are treating.  And she needs to use all the calories she gets to help her body to heal.  When she’s out of the sling we have to roll her over every couple of hours and we also prop her up using a bale of hay.  And yes, the umbrella goes where needed.  🙂

It’s just me and Bob for the most part of every day and after doing this around the clock for a few days it can drain you.  We have a volunteer(s) some parts of some days for routine things – we won’t let the care for the other horses down.  Our snow bird volunteers have gone for the summer so it leaves us short.  If anyone knows a local labor pool that we could pay (at a reasonable price) to come at least once a day for 3 or 4 hours it would be so helpful.  I won’t leave Betsy Rose unattended.  I don’t know if she’s going to make it but we will do everything possible to help her recover and live out her sunset years wanting for nothing.  

Betsy Rose was simply starved.  When this happens the body feeds off its own fat and then its muscle.  Next, it feeds off of organs and that is where Betsy Rose is.  She scored a 0.5 on the Henneke Body Condition Score scale.  Most horses don’t recover once they get to a 1.5.  Hopefully, the damage isn’t so bad that we can’t nurse her back to health but her odds are not good.  The effects of starvation may be long lasting – only time will tell.  We can’t just feed her a normal diet.  Food is a shock to her body and we have to take it slow.  She may get worse before she gets better, but if she doesn’t make it, I don’t want her to be alone.  I promised her she won’t be alone.  She has a positive, can-do, attitude which helps tremendously.  

Please keep Betsy Rose in your prayers – I believe there is strength in prayer and miracles do happen!

#betsyrose #bhfer @weneedamiracle #prayersplease #believe

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

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Pony Mare in Dire Need

June 14th, 2013

I got a call from someone about their pony mare that is down and can’t get up – they don’t know what to do and they can’t afford to have a vet out.  When I started asking questions, I didn’t like the answers.  When I asked how old the mare is the owner said they didn’t know but they’ve had her a long time and a little girl has been riding the pony, but without a saddle.  I asked for a photo and was appalled.  This mare has been laying there on the ground, like trash, for days.  It’s June in Florida and it doesn’t even appear that anyone has even taken the time, or cared enough, to brush out her winter coat.   Even with the coat, you can clearly see she’s skin on bones.  There is no excuse to allow an animal to suffer – and this mare has obviously been suffering for awhile. 

We have a vet on the way to her but we need help.  I am asking for pledges at this point – I don’t know if this girl can be saved or not but a vet will be there soon to assess and advise.  If the mare is too far gone she will be humanely euthanized – she won’t be left to linger and die and she will not die alone.  If she can has a chance, we have a transporter on standby with MMC Eventing, and we will give her our all.  One way or another, this pony will know that she matters. 

The vet arrived and the pony is being run fluids now.  Her HR is very high – please pray that it comes down and that the fluids will help and that she will be able to get up.  We have someone enroute to transport her to us if she can make it.  She doesn’t deserve to die like this.  The vet recommends the pony be helped to Rainbow Bridge but I feel a very strong need to give the mare a chance.

After receiving fluids, and with assistance, she was able to get up!  She’ll be loaded and brought to the rescue where we will do everything possible to help her to recover.  Please keep the good thoughts and prayers coming!  This one is tugging hard at my heartstrings – there’s just something about her….

To everyone that offered a pledge to help her – thank you!  Please send when you can.  I’ll update once she’s here and settled in.  We’ll be awaiting blood work results too.  Let’s pray it isn’t too late.

The pony has arrived and it doesn’t look good for her.  She’s too weak to stand or to even hold her head up.  I’m amazed that she is alive.  But this says something about her will – we’re going to give her all of the help we can until she tells us she’s had enough.  She has a determined look in her eyes that says she’s not ready to give up.  We will see what the blood work results are to see how badly her organs have been effected and then regroup.

We got her up and into the sling which will be a key tool to her recovery.  It’s going to be a long ride but we’re in it for as long as she is willing and wanting to heal.  She doesn’t seem like a mare that is going to give up easily.  There’s still light in her eyes.

We can’t leave her in the sling – the amount of time that the pressure the sling puts on her body has to be limited since she can’t even stand.  We will take her out periodically in order for her to lay flat to get good rest which her body needs.

We will turn her every couple of hours to help prevent damage to her organs.  She drinks and munches on her mash and when she is awake she is alert. But she tires easily – she is in very bad shape.   We really do need a miracle.  I’m going to call her Betsy Rose.

#betsyrose #believe #wecandothis #prayersneeded #bhfer

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

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