Monthly Archives: September 2009

Tsunami in Samoa/Tonga

We feel very far away from our animals, our rescue horses and Charlie and the fundraising efforts right now. We are in Tonga, where we have been swimming with the humpback whales. This morning, we woke to our bed shaking and … Continue reading

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Update on Charlie, rescue meat works horse

This is a quick update on Charlie, our wonderful pony rescued from the Gympie meat works. Charlie has had his first surgery to remove the bone fragment from his fetlock and all has gone well there. Unfortunatley, they couldn’t geld … Continue reading

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Help save meatworks rescue horse: Can you be Charlie’s angel?

Charlie needs your help. I am excited about this, which might seem a little strange, but after my initial devastation at learning that a freak accident had left Charlie with a bone fragment in his fetlock that needed expensive, corrective … Continue reading

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Meet Lincoln: our special needs rescue horse

This is Lincoln. Lincoln has been named after Abraham Lincoln, a man who wanted to see an end to slavery, and a man who helped to restore dignity to thousands of oppressed men, women and children. Lincoln is a very … Continue reading

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Rescue horse to be adopted: Rosie

This is Rosie. We picked up Rosie at the Gympie horse sales over the weekend. She wasn’t one of the horses marked for slaughter, but was there rather as a represented private sale (i.e. her person was there with her). … Continue reading

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Rescue horse finds new home: Lily

Our first rescue horse up for adoption to find a new home is Lily, who left this afternoon for her journey home. Lily was a ‘dogger’, set for the meatworks, one of the riding school horses that was just shipped off … Continue reading

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Rescue horse fostered: Charlie

This is Charlie. Charlie is one of four rescue horses that we picked up from the Gympie horse sales this weekend. He was marked with a number painted on his rump and marked for the doggers. Charlie is very quiet … Continue reading

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Four Rescued Horses from Gympie horse sales

Well, we survived the Gympie horse sales… just! It was a very difficult day, from having our transport cancelled at the last minute, to crying over lost lives, to having our new transport be a cattle truck that meant that … Continue reading

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Save a horse’s life: auction, Sat 19th Sept, Gympie, 11.30.

I received notice yesterday that a riding school in Samford had shut down and sent all of its horses to the Gympie auction, the unsold of which would be sent to slaughter. Any time I hear of any animal needlessly losing … Continue reading

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Update on healing for Oliver the cat

Thank you to so many of you for your healing, prayers and good wishes for Oliver. Today was the decision day and it seems that the tissues have died and Mum has made the difficult decision to go ahead with … Continue reading

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