Sadie Update

I am sure everyone is eager to hear how Sadie is doing. The quick answer is fantastic! But is was rough going for a while.

She arrived 17 days ago at 4:30 am. We expected she would get sick at some point, because of where she had come from. After a few days here it was obvious she was not feeling well. She had an extremely high temperature and the list of possibilities was long. The vet Jennifer Narbone, 

was fantastic.  She communicated with me by text message anytime I had a question and to give her reports and updates. That was something that really put us at ease.

You can imagine the daily chores when after Sadie or her things were touched  we would have to strip out of our clothing and wash our hands before touching the other horses or their stuff! She needed her temp taken several times a day and medication administered. Eventually she would need IV antibiotics, the oral was not working. 

We tried administering it ourselves, pony necks are very difficult to get a vein so the vet ended up having to come by each day to give it. 

But now she is okay. She ended up having a severe respiratory infection, she was a very sick pony. We also successfully kept all the other horses from catching it. It was a lot of work, a lot of money....but worth it. She is an amazing soul. Gentle, kind, smart, respectful and willing. She never deserved to be in that horrid place and will now be forever safe and loved.

We are very thankful to everyone who helped with her rescue. So many helped in so many ways. Transportation, donations of time, work, money and supplies. It was all greatly appreciated and helped so much.

Please enjoy some photos of this special girl!

  

Sadie is sick

We knew she would likely be sick after after she got home. It has happened and she is very sick. Hopefully she will be okay. She will need medicine, vet care and nursing. Please help with her chip in if you can or share in your circles. Thank you from Sadie!

Sadie is home

After a LONG 18 plus hour journey, we finally pulled Sadie into the driveway at 4:30 this morning. She looks exhausted and confused. After spending her last unknown amount of days living in the mud and eating moldy hay, tonight she will sleep in a dry trailer with a thick bed of shavings, fresh water and soft green hay.

In the morning she was sweet as can be. She melted as I brushed her and gave hugs generously. There are no brown markings as it looks in the photo, all mud. She is a pure white pony. I have discovered that Sadie means princess, so this is Scouts princess pony with Tonto being her cowgirl pony !

Her stare reminds me of Little when he first arrived. Emotionally turned off....he had to do it for himself. Bought and sold so many times at auctions he did not want to love and loose again. She has that some look. Little didn't loose it for almost a year , I hope it doesn't take her that long.

I discovered a fatty lump at the base of her tail , the size if a grapefruit. What ever it is she will have a forever home and lots of children to love her .

We are still collecting for her rescue and vet care. Please chip in if you can, every little bit helps. Share with your friends. Sadie and the children thank you!

New Pony for HorseKids

A Pony Saved

 

This time it is really going to happen! I discovered the last place I tried to rescue from AC4H was actually a scam. My previous post is still up, my message is still important. Please look at it and if you have "liked" them on facebook you should unlike and not continue to share. 

I have found End of the Line for Horses who are legit. I have bailed out this wonderful 18 year old girl who is supposed to be very well trained. So sad that she was probably a wonderful friend to many children and worked hard for them.It breaks my heart that these soulful creatures end up in this situation after all they gave.

This girl, like the rest of our creatures, will never have to worry about that again. She is coming home to the Ranch. We decided to bring a pony home because there are so many HorseKids that are all riding our current pony angel Tonto. Now Tonto will have some help carrying all those precious children. Now Scout and her friends will be able to ride together instead of taking turns. So many of them are either riding independently or about to. It will be so wonderful for Scout to have riding buddies. This year HorseKids could go to barrel races with us and the new pony. 

The culture we are establishing at our home for Scout includes some amazing people and of course horses. We plan on horses being a big part of our homeschooling future to include trips and travel on horseback. There are a few children that I already see potentially being part of that and we want the momentum to keep moving forward. 

This new pony will allow that momentum to keep traveling. If you are able to contribute to help get her home and help make sure she gets any needed care when she arrives we, and the children, would be so grateful. Every little bit helps. Please share this post through your social media. We will also be needing some help with labor here at the Ranch to get her quarantine area set up as well as a few other important projects related to her coming home. 

Please Chip In if you can.....Please Share....Thank you   

Paso Fino Mare saved

One American horse is slaughtered every 5 minutes. They have given themselves to their humans, all they could give, and now they stand in a scary kill buyers pen...no longer wanted. They are not old and sickly. Recently I have seen a young boys horse, his parents brought it to auction and the boy had to ride her at the auction. No one wanted her, the kill buyers got her....his parents drove him home. The look in her eyes said "where is my boy", frantically. A pair of white mares that were used to pull a carriage in weddings, now discarded in the kill pen, 2 year olds who haven't even had a chance yet. Pregnant mares. 7 month old babies. Miniatures, drafts, gaited, warmbloods, donkeys, mules, paints, Morgans, QH, stallions, no one is safe. 

I saw this horse a few days ago....she got stuck in my heart for some reason. I couldn't get her out of my mind, I cried for her every day. Today I bailed her out 2 hours before her deadline....the deadline to take a terrifying journey on an overstuffed trailer to Mexico. To be slaughtered....for Christmas. 

Here she is, what a beauty. It says in her description that she is scared. She must have something special planned for me or one of the many children who come here to spend time with all my rescued horses, dogs and chickens.

She is safe now, but she does not have a home. I will give her a forever home but I can not afford to pay to get her here after paying to bail her out. 

I only have 24 hours to raise the money...$760. If lots of people could give a little then she can have a home for Christmas. She will come Thursday. Maybe you could contribute your time to help get an area set up here for her quarantine.

I have set up a Chip-in. You will see it on this blog. Please help if you can and share this post. If I can not raise enough to get her here I will promptly refund and monies donated.

Merry Christmas    

Vegan Pancake Mix

 Vegan pancake mix

Heat up your skillet while you mix the batter.

1 cup wheat flour 
1 tablespoon sugar (I used organic cane sugar)
2 tablespoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup almond milk
2 tablespoons vanilla soy yogurt

Mix all ingredients together until just mixed. Fold in yummy extras (blueberries, apples and cinnamon, walnuts and bananas and carob chips, rasberries and carob chips).

Your griddle is ready, flip when there are bubbles in the middle. 

Vegan Pumpkin Cranberry chip muffins

Vegan Pumpkin Cranberry chip muffins

1 3/4 cups wheat flour
1/4 cup ground flax
1 cup sugar
1/4 t salt 
1 T baking powder
1 t cinnamon
1/2 t nutmeg
1/2 t ginger
1/4 t allspice
1/8 t cloves
2 T chia seeds
1 cup pureed pumpkin (not pie mix)
3/4 cup almond milk
1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
2 T molasses
chopped fresh cranberries
chopped walnuts
carob chips

Preheat oven to 400.Just cover chia seeds with water to soak. Sift together all dry ingredients. In a separate bowl whisk together pumpkin, almond milk, coconut oil, molasses and chia seeds. Mix wet and dry until just mixed. Fold in chopped cranberries, walnuts and carob. Fill greased muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake 18-20 minutes until a knife until comes out clean. Allow to cool before eating.