MEET BROWNY
OUR LATEST FAMILY MEMBER
BROWNY WAS HIT BY A MOTORCYCLE AND LEFT TO DIE ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET...HE HAS A BROKEN BACK AND WILL PROBABLY NEVER WALK AGAIN, BUT THE VET SAID HE IS STRONG AND DESERVES TO BE SAVED...HE WILL BE AT THE VET'S HOSPITAL FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, AS HE WILL NEED TIME TO RECOVER, AND THEN WE WILL MEASURE HIM FOR A CHAIR AND ORDER ONE FROM DOGGON WHEELS.
IT'S EASY TO SEE THAT THIS DEAR OLD BOY IS IN A LOT OF PAIN...THE ABOVE PHOTOS ARE THE FIRST ONES TAKEN OF BROWNY..
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UPDATE ON BETTY
ONE CAN ONLY IMAGINE OUR SURPRISE WHEN BETTY DECIDED TO GIVE BIRTH...EVEN THE VETS AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ANIMAL HOSPITAL DIDN'T REALIZE SHE WAS PREGNANT...A VERY SMALL FEMALE FOAL WAS BORN ON THE MORNING OF OCTOBER 24th....WHEN WE GOT BETTY SHE WAS SO THIN IT'S NOT SURPRISING THAT THE BABY DID NOT SURVIVE....SHE DIED AFTER ONLY 24 HOURS...WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO EVEN GIVE HER A NAME, BUT HER HEADSTONE WILL READ LITTLE HEART.
HORSES ARE REMARKABLE CREATURES...A FEMALE'S GESTATION PERIOD CAN BE UP TO 11 OR 12 MONTHS, BUT IF THE MARE IS NOT HAPPY IN HER SURROUNDINGS SHE CAN HOLD OFF THE DELIVERY, AND THAT IS WHAT BETTY DID...SHE WAS FINALLY IN A PLACE WHERE SHE WAS GETTING SOME LOVING CARE AND SHE KNEW IT WAS TIME TO DELIVER...THAT POOR DEAR CREATURE HAD TO HAUL HEAVY LOADS THE WHOLE OF HER PREGNANCY...AT PRESENT SHE IS DOING WELL, BUT COQUI SAYS THAT SHE IS LOOKING FOR HER BABY AND IT'S NO WHERE TO BE FOUND.
THANK GOD OUR OTHER HORSES THAT ARE PREGNANT KARY AND AURORA HAVE BEEN WITH US FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND THEY ARE DOING QUITE WELL, AND GETTING THE BEST FOOD WE CAN GET, SO WE ARE SURE THAT THEIR BABIES WILL BE HEALTHY AND LIVE LONG HAPPY LIVES.
KARY ON THE LEFT AND AURORA HAVING A SNACK
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