Princess
Charging in front of the herd, Sept. 2011 I’m a 2011 filly…a weanling now (Oct, 2011). I’m halter trained and eager to be your friend. It did not take me long at all to realize I was safe at Fresh Start, where my mom and I ended up after that nightmare called the “livestock auction.” [...]
...read moreLiberty (adopted 2/20/12)
Donna rides Liberty while Freedom follows along I am a 2006 Quarter Horse mare who shows an aptitude for working cattle. I am healthy, current on vaccinations, dental work, and deworming. I trailer well, accept farrier work, love grooming and all sorts of attention. I came to the rescue in April, 2011, pregnant and [...]
...read moreFreedom!
I have a lot to celebrate! It is early August and I have just been adopted by a young woman, Donna, whom I really love. My mother Liberty and I love our new place. Donna will foster my mother until I am weaned, and then she will return to FSHR unless already adopted. I am halter [...]
...read moreA new world for Freedom
Liberty noses her new foal, Freedom After many sleepless nights of waiting and worrying, I checked in on the pregnant Liberty one more time on Wednesday night (5/4) before bed, and felt a strange peace. I knew I could leave her to the Lord and that he would protect her. The next morning I awoke [...]
...read moreLiberty’s false labor
Well, yesterday I fooled them all into thinking I was going to foal! A couple of evenings previous I had waxed, and yesterday morning little drips of colostrum had appeared on my teats. I was peeing a lot, and had bouts of restlessness, experiencing contractions, and pressure in my rear that was all too real. [...]
...read more3 Marekateers at 3 weeks
So for their three-week updates, I thought I’d leave the blankets on to start. At and around Easter Sunday the April weather turned on us, as usual. I call April the cruelest month, because we all get excited for the warm weather and in a routine of working and playing with the horses; and the [...]
...read moreNewbies…Today’s photos
Today is day four since rescue of the dun mare and her foal (dubbed “Clover” and “Princess” by my son Conor) and of the rescue of Sis. The baby filly has diarrhea. She had it once before , probably during mom’s foal heat, but this is a new bout. Filly does not have a fever, [...]
...read moreNewbies day 2 . . . Sis, Little Mama & Baby
Little Mama and Baby in the quarantine paddock this morning Today was eventful for the newbies. I’ve been calling the pregnant sorrel mare “Sis,” and the dun “Little Mama” and the foal “baby.” So…the vet came out today to check-up the newbies and fix that nasty hole in Sis’s shoulder. She gave Sis a small [...]
...read moreWelcome, newbies!
Dun mare and foal in holding pen at livestock auction Today the Rescue Stork brought four unexpected blessings to Fresh Start: A dun pony and her adorable foal, a pregnant sorrel Quarter horse, and the possibility of the new life inside her. The dun mare appears to be in the worst shape: …and the sorrel [...]
...read moreArroyo’s weaning, and a call for help for his eyes
Arroyo’s weaning from Raven was difficult, but the reward was worth it for him, and for all of us people. This happy scene would never have been possible a month ago. Arroyo could not be separated from Raven. He could not keep his mind on anything else, including food, if she was more than 10 [...]
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