Venus is a very sweet Rocky Mountain Horse we rescued from a "rescue" in Summer 2018. Venus' left eye was cloudy due to several wooden splinters that had she had gotten in them while turned out in the "rescue's" rickety paddocks. No one had been checking on her so, over time, the slivers worked their way into Venus' eyeball. The slivers had been embedded for so long that they scarred the eye tissue and permanently blinded Venus in her left eye for the rest of her life. You can read more about … [Read more...]
Venus’ New Shoes
Last month we noticed that Venus was beginning to look a little tender-footed. We noticed an indication of an old abscess that had burst and some bruising on her feet. We assumed this was due to walking on the new gravel driveway, so we made sure not to let her walk on it. We also put some boots on her feet and gave her some medicine to help her feel more comfortable. After a few weeks with no improvement (when theoretically the bruising would have subsided a bit)m we asked our farrier, … [Read more...]
UPDATE 2022: Venus
Venus is a little liver chestnut mare who was rescued from a now-defunct "rescue." She had gotten a splinter in her left eye at the rescue, which festered and created a great deal of scar tissue. The people at the rescue didn't bother to treat her eye, so a volunteer offered to foster her and was able to get Venus some veterinary care. By that time, however, the damage was done, and her eye was permanently scarred and she lost the majority of her sight. The "rescue," realizing that Venus … [Read more...]
Noelle and Venus Become Friends
It's been a few months since we moved Noelle up near Venus, but the girls have quickly become best friends! After a few weeks of being neighbors with Venus, Noelle started yelling for her and getting upset when we took her away from the stall, even though she had her buddy Rio to hang out with. Venus doesn't seem to care much if Noelle leaves, however, and Noelle has no issues when we take her away from her stall and leave Venus alone... we've all had relationships like that. The girls seemed … [Read more...]