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Dino's Fund - Can Anyone Help?
- From: debbik
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Description:Dino was taken in by Ride and Rescue Trust in 1994; he had extreme aggressiveness to the point that his owners would have had him put down had we not taken him. Only three sanctuary volunteers were allowed near him; he was given the time and space to relax and to rebuild his relationship with humans which is when Rosemary stepped in and offered him a permanent home to be cared for by her and her family ...Dino has been with Rosemary and her family for the last fifteen years."Our lovely Dino has had some problems since April with his right eye, starting off with an ulcer that wouldn't heal and then a lump in his eye. Our Vet was brilliant and tried lots of things to heal his eye but nothing worked and we felt he had been through a lot during this time so in August we all decided it would be better for Dino if the vet removed the eye. Bless him, he was so good during the operation which they did under local anaesthetic at their hospital and we collected him the same day and brought him home. He was so happy to see us and come home. He is doing very well and has adapted and seems a lot happier now the source of pain and discomfort has been removed.Although the Vet's invoice is hefty, we wanted to do our best for him to save his eye as his quality of life is still very good. He still thinks he's a teenager at times, playing with his new foal friend. We have him insured but as he is veteran they only pay out for injury or accident, which the vet claimed was the initial cause of the ulcer, but the insurance only paid out £2000 and the invoices amount to over £4000.Dino had a cushing's test done while he was being treated for his eye as they suspected he may have it as he has some early signs and thought it might be making the healing process take longer. He has it and is now on medication but only a quarter of a pill so that's not too expensive and already his coat is looking better. He also had a bad tummy and not well 3 weeks ago, again vet came etc and found he had a bacterial bug which he most probably picked up because his immune system is low due to all that's happened to him recently. Poor Dino, his tum is much better now as he then had more antibiotics, pain killers and a lovely tube of pro-biotic paste to improve his gut - yummy. Then when the vet came for that he checked his scar on his eye and found a small hole that hadn't healed properly as the skin had healed back on itself and not together so he then had to do little operation to trim the skin and put 3 more stitches in it and of course more antibiotics, etc. We feel really bad for him that he's gone through so much but now we're thinking it was just a blip and he's much improved now. I suppose during the 15 years we've had him, he's not had much wrong with him - he's very spoilt and has had the best of everything as you can imagine. Everyone at the stables love him too and spoil him. He hasn't lost his charm either as the mares still whinny after him but we think its because they think he's winking at them!Dino had his 3 stitches out yesterday from his recent operation on his eye lid to close the hole. He was very brave and seems very happy. He occasionally jumps when he suddenly sees something he's not expecting, or sometimes brushes against something but he is coping very well. Hopefully he will lots more years left in him."One of our supporters "Becky" baked cakes for a cake stall and raised £154.00; HSBC have kindly matched her donation; Rosemary held a car boot sale of items around her home she didn't want and raised £84.00. As you can see, there is still a long way to go to raise the outstanding veterinary bill. Dino was taken in by Ride and Rescue Trust in 1993 and has been cared for by Rosemary and her family since 1994.If there are any Voices for Horses readers that fund raise; please would you consider making a donation to Dino's Fund - every penny helps and we are a Registered Charity. Please feel free to contact me, Debbie, on rideandrescue@aol.com if you have any questions or would like to see further photos. Dino is recovering very well indeed and totally deserved the chance to have back his quality of life - sometimes things cost a little more than we anticipate; Rosemary has asked Ride and Rescue to help financially ... can anyone help us ??
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- 5 days ago
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Extortionate tax!
- From: hackingjacket
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I agree OTWS, £400 is ridiculous for me if it were a one , well maybe, but EVERY YEAR?, if they were cows or sheep it would be far less BUT who got the foot and mouth, bluetongue etc, etc. I can't recall any equine epidemics hitting the news, can you???
I hear that the Donkey Sanctuary has 3000 donks, that's 300,000 for them to raise before they buy a bale of hay!
2 weeks ago - Views: 137
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The Bitter Truth About Premari
- From: voicesforhorses
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- 4 weeks ago
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Protect vulnerable horses. Ple
- From: voicesforhorses
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Protect vulnerable horses. Please Act NOW and you WILL make a difference!
World Horse Welfare's Make A Noise campaign, to end the long-distance transportation of 100,000 horses sent to slaughter annually has entered a critical stage, with a Written Declaration (54/2009) needing urgent MEP signatures.
At least half of all MEPs must sign this Declaration before 21st January 2010.
If this is achieved, then the campaign will be a step closer to ending these journeys for good!It is quick and easy to help. For more information and to find out how - please go to:
http://www.voicesforhorses.co.uk/news/read_1086_Protect-vulnerable-horses.-Act-NOW-and-you-WILL-make-a-difference%21-.html***************Please pass this information on to friends and colleagues******************************
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- 4 weeks ago
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Cushings
- From: amberleyaromatics
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Hello
I highly recommend a visit to 2 yahoo groups (you will need to join them, but well worth it), the first one is the Equine Cushings group which has over 8000 members and is full of the most up-to-date information you will find anywhere on cushings and insulin resistance, co-owned by Dr Eleanor Kellon. The 2nd group is The Metabolic Horse which is also very good and is owned by Jackie Taylor.
Glad to hear the Chaste Berry is working, aka monks pepper and vitex
2 months ago
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HORSETRAILMEX
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- From: maxinetalbott
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- 2 months ago
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WIN WIN WIN Equestrain Vision
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WIN WIN WIN Equestrain Vision DVD's
Equestrian Vision are generously giving away one of their fantastic DVD's A MONTH! to Voices for Horses members.
All you have to do is upload at least one fab equine related photograph or video in the Voices for Horses Community section OR email a photograph to me emma@voicesforhorses.co.uk for the VFH home page and your name will be entered into our monthly draw. See below for draw details.
This month (September) Equestrian Vision would like to give 1 lucky Voices for Horses winner a copy of the following DVD:
Enjoying Cross Country with Mary King
World class, Olympic event rider, Mary King spends the day at Bicton Arena in Devon where she explains, demonstrates and passes on her successful techniques and useful tips.
Mary's positive riding has been a feature of international cross country riding for many years and this DVD focuses on positive thinking.
For More informatin on how to win please use this link:
http://www.voicesforhorses.co.uk/news/read_1040_WIN-WIN-WIN-Equestrain-Vision-DVD%27s.html - Blog post
- 2 months ago
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Louise
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LynneAC
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Re: Nervous humans worry horse
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Hello ( I come in peace
) 3 months ago
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- Forum: Training, S...
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Comet0100
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Mind4sport
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