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SecondChance · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:49 am Post subject: New rescues for SC

Three new mares for SC this week! These girls were at the pound as they'd been found wandering. Their owner was notified however never came to get them thus legally abandoning them. The council sold them to SC for $3 for the lot of them. Patience the Stb mare and Duchess the Tb mare are both superb to handle however the filly is very frightened and nervous. In time I am positive she'll come good.

Patience and the filly are in great shape but poor old Duchess has been through the wars Sad

Here are some photos.

Patience (foreground) with the filly next to her

The filly peeking around Patience (are we safe?)

Duchess

Hmmmm I think I feel a naming competition coming on!
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syberdine · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:06 pm Post subject:

Three dollars.. you're joking? D:

Poor old Duchess, she really has had it rough, but like the other two she still has that faint glimmer of hope in her eyes. Now that SC can look after, she'll be alright eventually. I think I'd cry if I saw a horse in that condition in real life. Fancy not wanting to reclaim these three beauties?
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SecondChance · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:40 pm Post subject:

Thanks for all your positive vibes everyone!

A brief update. She's on penicilin & bute, she has also had her tetnus jab and the Vet's getting us something else which I can't pronounce the bloody name.

She's having her legs hosed twice daily and the farrier's booked. (barefoot specialist). She is also having basic feed, hay atm with hardfeed going to be introduced slowly after she's been on hay for a good week or so.

She's also had an Equine Touch session (very simular to bowen) and her entire spine is skewed. Turns out she was hit and knocked down by a car last time she got out and not a whole lot was done about it!

We found out that last time she got out, there were 14 horses impounded from the same owner/property altogether! 14!

But the Vet is still confident she's not in undue pain and with our treatment will have a good quality of life as somebody's pet/companion.

She's still letting us do whatever we want with her and even when her wounds are being cleaned she stands like a statue and won't move until asked. Hence why she's been dubbed Duchess, because of her impeccable manners and lady-like personality.
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Kelsarni · Joined: 10 May 2007 Posts: 85 Location: MERREDIN

Oh my goodness look at that poor girl.
Looks like she's getting the help she needs just intime.

Once again well done team!

syberdine · Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:39 pm Post subject:

What did we end up calling the filly?
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SecondChance · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:04 am Post subject:

Her name is Starlet or Star for short Smile

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Brockhams Milkyway · Joined: 28 May 2008 Posts: 18 Location: Bunbury/Gelorup

$3 your joking how could someone let these guys wander like that he doesnt deserve such beautiful creatures
i dont no about anyone else but i cant bear the thought of my horse wandering the streets well done guys and all the best for dutchess patience and star i hope you find the homes you really deserve
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janetk8504 · Joined: 07 Jun 2009 Posts: 6 Location: bunbury

hi i am having trouble getting pics ups just has the photobuscket on there can someone tell me how i either download or get them thanks so much and great work schr.
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