Monday, January 3, 2022 was so awful I don't even know how to explain it. I was called out early Monday morning because Freya was having some difficulties getting up. She has severe DSLD (fallen fetlocks) in her hind legs, so as this disease progresses, it makes it more and more difficult for her to use her hind legs. She has been having difficulties getting up for a few months- usually when I rush out there, she sees me and just gets up, and then looks at me as if to say, "What's your … [Read more...]
RIP Freya
We are very sad to have to say goodbye to Freya, our 28 year-old Dutch Warmblood mare. She had been rescued by a kind couple who wanted to help her, but they quickly discovered that rescuing a horse takes a lot of time and money, neither of which they had. Freya has DSLD in both of her hind legs, which essentially means that the tendons in her fetlocks are degenerating. It is a congenital condition, and Freya's DSLD has progressed to the point that it could really only be managed with limited … [Read more...]
Introducing Freya: Her Rescue – Part Two
Last week we wrote about all of the drama involved before we picked up Freya. You can read the first post HERE. this week's post is about picking her up and the beginning of her rehabilitation. We were going to wait to pick the new horse up until the end of the month, but thankfully we were able to readjust our schedule to get her a week early. I hadn't heard anything from the woman who demanded that she should take her, while at the same time insisting that she didn't want her, so that was a … [Read more...]
Introducing Freya: Her Rescue – Part One
Freya's Rescue - Part One of Two When we write about taking in a rescue, we often talk about the time in which we pick up the horse, and then discuss the rehabilitation process. What we don't often discuss is the backstory, the phone calls and text messages and all of the boring, mundane details that can literally add up to hours of time before the actual rescue. Sometimes the backstory is even more drama-filled than the rescue itself; this is one of those stories. Last month we were … [Read more...]