We Found the Donkey's Owners!

Yeah!  They had been frantically searching for their two beloved lost little donkeys and thanks to the internet and some helpfull people, they little darlings have found their owners.

Happy ending.

Two New Donkeys Arrive Here at HART

I had just finally come to terms with placing Charles and Franchesca into an adoptive home.  They were very difficult for me to give up because I had grown so attached to them but I know that the more animals that I keep as permanent residences the less that I can save.

Charles and Franny had only been gone for three days when I got a call from the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office asking me to go out on an animal at large call two pick up two little donkeys.  These two adorable little critters had been wandering around Dopp Road between Newberg and Yamhill for at least a couple of weeks before a kind person in the area corralled them and called the Sheriff.

They are both in good health, appear to be young and other then one of them with feet a little overgrown they appear to have been well cared for.  I put an ad on Craigslist and in the Newberg Graphic lost and found to try to locate their owners.   :(  They are both gentle, well behaved and craving attention.  If their owner is not found, they will be up for adoption in 90 days in accordance with Oregon Satute.

Here is Turbo, named for her ability to run like the wind once the gate is opened.  She is quickly figuring out that when the gate is opened, that means more groceries are coming, not that it's time to make a run for it.

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Here is little Dodge, name so due to his habit of dodging the rope when I put one around his neck to take him out of the stall for the day, the silly little sucker.

Here is Turbo sticking his tongue out after a drink of cold water, I thought it was cute!

A New Update for Big Ruth from the Beavercreek Case

I'm sure you all remember Big Ruth from the Beavercreek case last spring.

Well, she has been in foster care for the past several months and is doing very well.  

Here is a photo of her feet in April.

Even after intense trimming for two months they are still splayed out and her heals are still crushed.

Here she is from November 20th, what a DIFFERENCE!

And here is a close up of her feet

Yeah for Big Ruth and thank you Gwen for helping me out

A new update on Shadow and Maryia!

Shadow just continues to amaze me. She is doing well on her recovery. We are trimming her once a week. Tweaking her feet little at a time to encourage the rolled under side to grow more normally.

She is now able to go into the "Sand Paddock" area. It is firmer foot that the rubber. She was a little tender footed the first few days but got over that quickly. She does not trot yet but can boogie at the walk with no lameness.

She is very sweet with all people. But she and Mariah have a new roommate and little Shadow will pin her ears and make ugly faces at her. Very funny to see her be such a little toughie.

Shadow had her teeth floated on June 7th. Jerry Schmidt, Balanced Equine Dentistry volunteered his time and did her teeth. She had a retained cap (at 13 years old!) he pulled. She does have one funny upper incisor that is shorter than the rest and seems to be twisted sideways. Her molars were not too bad. Jerry balanced her out and she is good to go.

Shadow has shed out and is so cute. She has little white freckles sprinkled over her hinny. A funny thing she does is in the morning after I feed her hay she will almost always take a "nap" in the hay. She plops down in the hay and eats the hay all around her. I have seen her lay flat, reach her head back and pull more hay to her. Then rolls up and munch away. She is so sweet, funny, and demanding! You should hear her neigh (squeak) in the morning. I am never fast enough to bring her breakfast, according to her. :-) She is a doll and doing well.

Mariah is doing well. Mariah and I had a big break thru last Friday. She allowed me to trim her front feet with no one holding her halter. This is huge trust issue for her. Back feet we are still working on but it is coming. On Monday she came right up to me and asked to be petted and stayed with me for awhile!

She is still very sassy but I see her coming around and understanding not all people are bad. Every time I am with her I try to do something nice for her. Mostly scratching ... her favorite spots are her shoulders and under her neck. Carrots are a good thing also. She is just so smart and cute.

She continues to do well on her feet. Walks, trots, and canters well. She has shed out beautifully. I love her little black spots in her white splashes.

Thank you Jamie for letting me work with these two cuties. They put a smile on my face.

Pamela

Moby

We have a new kid on the block here at HART Rescue.  Moby came to us just yesterday.  His owners for some reason were not taking proper care of him so he lost quite a bit of weight has was seriously lame in all four feet.  Fortunately for Moby, his previous owner checked up on him and took him back. Unfortunately, she was not in a financial position to take care of him so she brought him here to HART for rehabilitation and to find a new home.

When his previous owner found him in poor condition she immediately took action. She made sure that the people had the proper feed for him, called out a vet and a farrier at her expense and stayed in daily contact with his current owners.  The farrier guessed that he might have abscesses in all four feet but didn't find any pockets.  They put some special shoes with medication packs on him.  The vet prescribed butte and ulcer medication.  After 3 weeks his owners told the previous owner that they would not/could not take care of Moby and wanted to be rid of him.  That is how he ended up here at HART.

When he arrived yesterday he was moving out pretty well but was still on butte.  I decided to not give him any butte last night because it is so hard on their stomachs so this morning he is a bit sore on the right front at the jog in the arena.  He has 4 more weeks before his shoes need redone so I'm hoping to find out more information then.  Based on the description of how he was reacting it sounds more like stress founder to me then abscesses.

Moby is a SWEETHEART He is almost 20 years old, registered appendix quarter horse gelding.  He is broke to ride and in face is very well broke and gentle for anyone to ride.  Hopefully I will be able to get him sound again and ready for adoption.

Here is a photo of Moby before he was starved down.  I will get some pictures of him in his current condition later this week.

Unfortunately, Moby's condition was so advanced that we were unable to make him confortable enough to be even pasture sound so we were forced to make the difficult decision to put him down.

A Quick Update

It has come to my attention that there is some concern regarding the affiliation of HART Rescue and Sound Equine Options. I want to take this opportunity to assure everyone that HART Rescue in no way supports the slaughter of horses. My involvement with Sound Equine Options is strictly to support a low cost euthenasia option for people who cannot afford to do the right thing for their horse when the unfortunate time comes that it needs to be put down.

The mission and goal here at HART is to serve the community by providing a safe place for abused horses to recover and live until they can be adopted out.

If anyone has any questions or concerns, please feel free to call or email me at any time.

Thank you Jan for bringing this to my attention so that it can be addressed.

Jamie Cheslock
Founder/Director
HART Rescue

Thank you Vetericyn for your Support

The folks at Vetericyn, Inc. were generous enough to donate a case of their wound and infection treatment to my rescue. In reading the brochure they provided I see that this project has many wonderful uses for all kinds of animals. I will definately be putting this stuff to good use on the rescue horses. If you would like more information on Vetericyn, please visit their website at www.vetericyn.com