And he's a blast to watch in the turn out
If interested in adopting High Z, please fill out our application athttp://www.auctionhorsesrescue.com/
High Z is located in Santa Clarita, CA.
"High Z," our other big grey Thoroughbred rescue, has plenty of life, joy, and exuberance, three months since he was rescued. Z also came to auction, underweight with severely overgrown feet. Fortunately, he's bounced back to amazing health, and this 16.3 hh gelding is now available for adoption as a dressage, hunter, or pleasure prospect. Suitable for an advanced beginner (with instruction), on up. And he's a blast to watch in the turn out If interested in adopting High Z, please fill out our application athttp://www.auctionhorsesrescue.com/ High Z is located in Santa Clarita, CA.
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At the same time we rescued "Buck Tuddy Buck," we also negotiated this young injured Thoroughbred filly to safety. With a large injury to her hip, still not healed, with stitches still inside, the young Thoroughbred was headed toward the slaughter truck. But with an offer to rescue from Sarah Parlier and Equine Racers, this very young girl is safe today. Sadly, we had to make a "Sophie's Choice" and leave a number of other Thoroughbreds behind on that truck. This serves as a reminder we are always in need of adoptive homes and rescues, to provide these horses safe haven. Thank you so much to Sarah Parlier for taking this pretty young girl, who hopefully can heal to be 100% sound and healthy. If you would like to help us continue to rescue horses from these eleventh hour situations, where there is no time to network -- only time to *act*, please consider adopting one of our fully rehabilitated rescued at http://www.auctionhorsesrescue.com/ "Buck Tuddy Buck" is settling in today after a tiring day at the auction and an exhausting couple of years with people who clearly did not have the means, or the knowledge, to care for him properly. Once at the ranch last night, we immediately started BTB on a round of bute to try to quell the inflammation that surely exists in his long neglected hooves. He just about knocked us over getting to his feeder and was more than happy to eat up the mixture containing his first dose of bute. After eating all night, this morning he gazed in wonderment at a feeder that suddenly had more food in it. A sight he most likely has not seen happen very often these last two years. Buck Tuddy Buck has an appointment with the Farrier tomorrow morning to get his feet trimmed before he sees the Vet. Our experience tells us x-rays are in order to determine the level of damage to his feet. Many of the OTTBs we have saved, come with varying degrees of pedal osteitis, many times due to neglect once they leave the track. Since BTB has been walking on the soles of his feet for so long, there is a good chance he has suffered permanent damage to his feet. He was ridden repeatedly at the auction as the cinch marks show. The act of riding a horse in his state of emaciation, while he tripped around from the pain in his feet, was a sight that was more than difficult to witness. Today, he stands in a soft corral with deep sand to try to ease his pain and get him started on the road to recovery. He continues to eat well and is enjoying the company of one of our very kind rescue mares. Thank you to all who have donated and offered help for Buck Teddy Buck. He is in good hands now and we will do everything in our power to ensure that remains the case. If you would like to donate, please go tohttp://www.auctionhorsesrescue.com/donate.html This photo best expresses the condition of "Buck Tuddy Buck" at today's auction. We tried to rescue him last year when he came to auction, underweight and with overgrown feet. Unfortunately, we were unsuccessful. His owners, who had "adopted" him a couple years back from a failed rescue, decided the horse they had since starved and neglected, was somehow worth $1,000. Funds we simply didn't have. Several months followed, desperately trying to track the horse down. His prior racing connections were devastated, having thought they'd done the right thing, allowing a rescue to place him off the track but instead, that was the outcome. Today, Buck Tuddy Buck, came back to auction, in far worse condition than the last time. Clearly, his feet have not been trimmed in over a year's time, his spine protruding...speaking volumes as to what he's endured. Tonight, for $175...Buck Tuddy Buck, finally, is safe After auction, we found the big grey having a difficult time walking on his duck-like feet. Tripping is frequent. We hope there's no damage to his coffin bones or founder in his future. We're also doubtful his teeth have been looked at, let alone any routine vet work, since his last owners took him into their "care" . Getting all these things addressed, so this once beautiful racehorse can shine again, are our goals. If you would like to help us help Buck Tuddy Buck, please donate to http://www.auctionhorsesrescue.com/donate.html Also, a big thank you to Buck's last trainer at the track, Valerie Rhoden, for her continued concern for this horse, this long year we've been worried sick as to where he's really been. Now, we know, and that chapter of his life is now over. Valerie's support, in the end, made it possible to rescue Buck Tuddy Buck. In happier news, "Springisintheair," "Mud In The Hall," and the unidentified tattooed mare were visited by Dr Kemper of West Coast Equine Hospital. Despite Spring's severely bowed tendon and enlarged leg, Dr. Kemper says it isn't causing her any pain, and so she's safe to place as a companion. And certainly, she's feeling sassy enough to act as leader of the pack! Spring's neglected teeth were addressed; and vaccinations given. Then, Mud was looked at. The big stocky mare, well north of 16 hh, passed as healthy and sound, but still seems tired and sore, so will be given time to relax and emotionally heal. The unidentified tattooed mare was also ruled to be healthy and sound, just underweight, so she'll be given time to pack on the pounds before anything is asked of her. All around, happy news for these three lucky recipient mares and OTTB's! Today, we had to say goodbye to a beautiful girl named "Aries." Up until a week ago, she was starving and exposed, alone in a backyard, just a block from where we rescued Eclipse, almost two years ago. And while Ecljpse, who was far more emaciated than even Aries was, made a miraculous, full recovery....Aries story could not unfold in the same way. We'll never know how Aries hind leg came to be so severely arthritic, or where along the way the infection set in, but we do know she endured unspeakable cruelty along the way. Ridden, starved, exposed to the elements in the hot, or freezing, desert. We only came upon Aries because her owner was moving, and he couldn't take her with him. Otherwise, her torture would have continued, possibly for many years. But when even all the treatment in the world, at a top veterinary hospital, fails to give you any quality of life, sometimes the most painful decision is the right one to make. We've incurred quite a lot of expenses making sure Aries was given every possible chance at life. And now, that we have euthanized her, add an additional $500 we have to pay off. If you would like to donate toward Aries expenses, in memoriam, please donate through our websitehttp://www.auctionhorsesrescue.com/donate.html or direct to Wesf Coast Equine Hospital (during regular business hours) at (805) 386-7151 "Aries" update: In the midst of the recipient mare placement, we came upon this injured Thoroughbred mare some 20 miles away. Barely able to walk, with huge wounds to her leg, we were "hopeful" it was a deep infection that could be remedied. We immediately took her to West Coast Equine Hospital, where she has remained. But as the X-rays here show, her inability to stand on her leg had nothing to do with an infection. It was instead horrifically advanced arthritis, permanently crippling her. She can barely bear weight on just the tip of her left hind toe, nothing more. The antibiotics have done nothing to relieve her pain. After a week living at West Coast Equine Hospital, Aries can still barely walk. Although her eyes show such sweet life to them when standing idle, when forced to walk, all brightness disappears. A horse can not survive on three legs. And she can still barely hobble from her food and water, even on the very high dose pain relievers she's now on -- such a high dose, she can not live on for more than a few days. Tomorrow, we are going to spend with Aries, loving on her. And rather than prolong her suffering, and force her through the intense agony of lifting her body up onto a horse trailer, it will be time to let go. We wish we could have happier news. If you would like to help us with Aries hospital bill, please donate direct to West Coast Equine Hospital at (805) 386-7151 orhttp://www.auctionhorsesrescue.com/donate.html And then there were 7....*safe* recipient mares! The grey Thoroughbred mare, who's leg wrap had come off before the hauler arrived, revealing a sizeable wound requiring immediate treatment, and the adorable sorrel QH mare, made the long trip to Santa Rosa Valley today. Angela and friends were there to greet them, and immediately set about getting them comfy and settled. The grey is now named "Ladybug" (because she's lucky like one) and the sorrel is "Angel." They are two very lucky ladies, ready for their very bright futures! "Imwilliecute," one of the four rescued recipient mares to date, was seen by Dr. Sullivan from West Coast Equine Hospital today. The 12-year-old racing Quarter Horse mare had to have X-rays of her very sore feet, where it was found her coffin bone was fractured in two places. Dr. Sullivan said it was likely to have occurred a month prior, something she has been suffering through, without any pain relief, for all this time. The recipient mare's teeth were also very neglected, so she required an immediate power float. Along with a set of vaccinations, now it's time to wait for the farrier, get a new set of shoes to protective her sensitive soles, and wait for her to heal. The longterm prognosis is a good one: given the right care and time to heal, it's likely "Imwilliecute" can be rehabilitated into a happy, sound riding horse. We certainly will try -- we always do. If you would like to donate toward Imwilliecute's rehabilitation, please do so through our website athttp://www.auctionhorsesrescue.com/donate.html Tomorrow, the other three recipient mares -- Springisintheair, Mud In The Hall, and the unidentified tattooed mare -- will be seen by Dr. Kemper! And we are still working on finding the "last recipient mare standing" a safe rescue home!!! "Imwilliecute," 2002 racing Quarter Horse mare by Willie Wanta Dash, and "Mud In The Hall," 2003 Thoroughbred mare by Mud Route, make the latest two recipient mares saved, after Springintheair and the tattooed mare, two days ago. Both are exhausted and sore, and Imwilliecute is covered in bite marks, kick marks, and small puncture wounds. We've scrubbed everything concerning down with betadine, begun antibiotics and bute, and are awaiting the arrival of the vet tomorrow to assess our latest rescues. If you would like to donate toward their upcoming vet bills, please call West Coast Equine at (805) 386-7151 or donate through our website (for Imwilliecute) athttp://www.auctionhorsesrescue.com/donate.html or through Paypal (for Mud In The Hall) to farralonefarms@outlook.com There's still two remaining recipient mares that NEED rescue -- the 14 yo Quarter Horse and grey Thoroughbred (the tattooed racing Quarter found a private buyer on the lot). We will be re-sharing their photos shortly, in hopes we can find a responsible, caring home to save them in their eleventh hour! |
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