We were contacted by a woman who is trying to help her friend place her two Thoroughbred horses. The owner is older and unable to care for the horses, and additionally has to move out of state to live with relatives. She is heartbroken to have to leave her horses behind. We have reached out to a number of Thoroughbred rescues, but they are either full or have not bothered to respond to our e-mail, so we are seeing if our network of wonderful supporters might be able to help find a home for these … [Read more...]
Garnet Comes Home: Surgery/Recovery Days Eleven through Seventeen
Read about Garnet's previous days in the hospital here. Days Eleven & Twelve: Monday 10/4 and Tuesday 10/5 We spoke with the doctor who said Garnet was healing well, but her breathing was still very labored. While it wasn't as bad as it was before the surgery, it was still obvious that she was not comfortable. She had been on bute as a pain reliever and was not responding well to that medication, so the vet put her on a steroid to help with the swelling in her larynx/surgery site. Day … [Read more...]
RIP Dave Seroski
Today we said goodbye to Dave Seroski, a friend and supporter of Hanaeleh. Dave passed away suddenly in his sleep last week. Dave was often at Hanaeleh, making any number of things for the horses: flashing reflectors, hay bags, customized rope halters for all of our new horses, a roof for the ATV, arm guards- whatever we needed, Dave would find a way to make it. Dave was also available anytime we had an emergency at the ranch, whether it was a horse who was cast, a horse who was coliccing, or … [Read more...]
Garnet’s Surgery: Days Five through Ten
Read about Garnet's previous days in the hospital here. Day Five: When we last saw Garnet, she had a metal tracheotomy plate in order to help her breathe as the area around her larynx was very swollen from the surgery. When we spoke with the vet on Monday 9/27, he said that they tried to take the plate out, but her breathing was still too labored, so they put it back in, and expected to take it out on Wednesday or Thursday. Days Six & Seven: We called the hospital to get an update, but … [Read more...]
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