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Posted by on Dec 21, 2008 in Association News, Horses | 0 comments
A month ago we were contacted by a very distraught lady who needed to find a special home for one of her horses. The lady breeds top level dressage horses, but on Christmas Eve last year her beloved young Trakhener horse, Accord, got cast in his box and devastatingly injured his vertebrae. Not only was this the sudden end to a promising dressage career, but the situation was worsened by...
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In June, we were alerted by a member of the public to 6 donkeys that were in a field in the South of France (location cannot be disclosed for privacy reasons) that had feet in poor condition, obviously having not been trimmed for some time.
We have been in constant contact with the DDSV for the area concerned and are now happy to report, following 3 visits from one of their officers, that the...
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Posted by on Jun 10, 2008 in Donkeys, Rescues, Welfare | 0 comments
Last Friday we took Titos, the little donkey we rescued in March, to his new home in the Dordogne to live with his adoptive family Lisa and Paul. Titos has made a new friend in their donkey, Teddy and also their beautiful horse Cocoa.
Apparently Titos has made his presence known with his extraordinary loud braying!
We would like to thank Lisa and Paul and their family for offering Titos...
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Posted by on May 20, 2008 in Donkeys, Welfare | 0 comments
Unfortunately today was the day Titos lost his male trophies…..yes it was time for the little chap to be gelded!
Castrating donkeys is more risky than performing the procedure on horses as they have a tendency to bleed a lot more. The procedure was performed with Titos standing the whole time. All went very well and as you can see he soon got down to his favourite...
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Posted by on May 14, 2008 in Horses, Rescues, Welfare | 0 comments
It was lovely to hear from Hugo’s adoptive family today with an update how brilliantly he is coming along.
Pippa and Hugo have formed such a trusting bond and all the patience and kindness she has shown towards him are paying off.
This once agressive and neglected pony has turned into an obliging friendly little chap and he and Pippa are enjoying hacking out and jumping logs...
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