We are devastated to have to share the very sad news that Sweet Pea colicced this week. Although she seemed fine the night before and ate her dinner and grain, the next morning when Javier (our caretaker) went to feed her, he found her laying down and refused to get up to eat. Javier urgently called us to let us know something was wrong. We rushed down to see her, and immediately called the vet. We gave her pain medication and when the vet arrived we started her on fluids, but she did not … [Read more...]
The Rescue of Lou Dillon and Sweet Pea- Part Three
NOTE: We have broken this story into three parts because it is pretty long. This is Part Three of Three. If you haven't read the first part of this story, please be sure to read Lou Dillon Rescue- Part One and Lou Dillon Rescue- Part Two first! The Rescue of Lou Dillon and Sweet Pea - Part Three We pulled up to Hanaeleh right around 4pm with Lou Dillon and his friend Sweet Pea chillin' in the trailer. The driveway was too muddy to drive up, so we had to park on the street and walk the horses … [Read more...]
The Rescue of Lou Dillon and Sweet Pea- Part Two
Lou Dillon Rescue- Part Two We have broken this story into three parts because it is pretty long. This is Part Two of Three If you haven't read the first part of this story, please be sure to read Lou Dillon Rescue- Part One first! The day dawned sunny and warm when we were scheduled to pick up Lou Dillon. We were considering waiting until the weekend to pick him up, but it was supposed to rain very hard, and after our previous communication issues with the shelter, we thought it best … [Read more...]
The Rescue of Lou Dillon and Sweet Pea- Part 1
NOTE: this is a bit of a long post, so it's broken up into three parts. This is the first of the three parts. LOU DILLON RESCUE: Part 1 of 3 The story of Lou Dillon and Sweet Pea started on February 15th, when we received an e-mail from an LAPD officer requesting a home for a Thoroughbred gelding that she and another officer had helped rescue from Watts. The entire story of Lou Dillon's rescue, however, had started a few weeks before. It was pouring rain that day- a deluge, even by … [Read more...]