BELOW ARE SOME OF OUR RECENT RESCUES. SOME WILL REQUIRE MANY WEEKS OF CARE TO GET THEM HEALTHY AND READY TO INTERACT WITH PEOPLE, THE HERD AND TO BE RIDDEN AGAIN. OTHERS WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE SO PLEASE CHECK BACK OFTEN IF YOU SEE A HORSE YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN!
BROOM RIDER
* WARNING! SOME OF THE IMAGES BELOW ARE GRAPHIC PHOTOS OF HER CONDITION. PLEASE DO NOT ENLARGE AND VIEW THEM IF YOU FEEL YOU WOULD PREFER NOT TO SEE THE WOUNDS IN DETAIL.
BROOM RIDER IS A 16 YEAR OLD "FLEA BITTEN" GRAY THOROUGHBRED MARE
FORMER RACE HORSE.
Broom Rider has several open sores on 3 of her 4 legs that will require extensive treatments with multiple surgeries and subsequent wound care. It has been estimated that it will cost close to $5000 to treat her fully and get her healed. In addition to the multiple surgeries, she will require long term wound care and other treatments. She will have her first surgery very soon. If you would like to help, please send your donation of any amount and specify that you would like it to go to "BROOM RIDER" We have many ways to donate to help her get well again. You may donate safely and securely through Paypal or you can send your check or money order to us at the address on our donation page.DONATION PAGE!
MORE INFO TO FOLLOW! WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED SO RETURN HERE OFTEN! UPDATE: Speckles is improving! She isn't quite ready to sponsor but will be very soon! We are currently unsure of rider ability level but more info to follow soon! She will be available for 1/2 Sponsorship for $200/month or Whole Sponsorship for $350/month. If you feel you might be interested please contact us!
*Thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Wilson who were so kind to donate funds on August 1, 2010 to purchase a bag of grain for Speckles and Sunshine ! Thank you!
CHICAGO BILL
CHICAGO BILL 8 YEAR OLD CHESTNUT THOROUGHBRED GELDING
MORE INFO TO FOLLOW!
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CHICAGO BILL was rescued by F.R.I.E.N.D.S. on June 7, 2010 from a young woman who had gotten a Thoroughbred horse 3 weeks earlier. She said the horse was colicking and she no longer had the money to care for the horse nor for the second Thoroughbred she had taken in about a year ago. She was not intentionally abusing them; she simply did not know what to do for them and she no longer had the finances to care for them.
Upon arriving at FRIENDS, the vet did a thorough check of both horses and immediately put them on a special diet to remove the large amount of sand they had ingested while living in the dirt paddock they were found in. While the vet was examining them, he documented the lip tattoo that helps us to trace the real history of these horses. CHICAGO BILL, the chestnut gelding, had once raced at Gulfstream Race Track and had actually won $82,154 during his racing career before he ended up in the sandy paddock in Davie. Once a very kept, handsome, athletic race horse he was unfortunately found in this condition. Why? How? We are currently trying to establish how the young lady got the two horses and where they originally came from. She said CHICAGO BILL was already in this condition when she got him 3 weeks before and he had colicked several times under her care. She alleges she got him from someone in Palm Beach and they delivered the horse to her in this condition just 3 weeks before~~~ still wearing racing shoes.
Thank you to The Emily Vernon Foundation for Homeless and Abused Animals,Inc. The Emily Vernon Foundation made a very generous donation toward Chicago Bill's expenses for his vet bills including treatment for colic, his initial check up and evaluation, shots and worming, antibiotics for his skin infection, medicated bathing supplies for his coat and skin, feed, hay, supplements, farrier and dental care for the month of JUNE.
We thank this very generous organization for their kind donation.
If you would like to help with Chicago Bill's ongoing care, please consider donating using our donation box below! Any amount helps! Even just $1 !
TIA'S MISS
9 YEAR OLD THOROUGHBRED BAY MARE
MORE INFO SOON TO FOLLOW!
TIA'S MISS rescued June 7 came to F.R.I.E.N.D.S. because the young woman who had her no longer had the funds to care for her or the other thoroughbred she had recently gotten from somewhere in Palm Beach. Upon arriving at FRIENDS, the vet did a thorough check of both horses and immediately put them on a special diet to remove the large amount of sand they had ingested while living in the dirt paddock they were found in. The owner was not intentionally abusing them but she simply didn't know what to do for them and she no longer had the finances to properly take care of them. While the vet was examining them, he documented the lip tattoo given to all racing thoroughbreds that can help us to trace the history of these horses. TIA'S MISS, the bay mare was raced at both Calder and Gulfstream tracks and had actually won $102,944 before she ended up in a sandy paddock in Davie. TIA'S MISS, once a very well kept, athletic race horse somehow had been left to this fate. We want to know how and why this has happened. We are currently trying to establish how this well-intentioned young woman came to own these horses. We are trying to find out if these horses were given to another rescue thinking they would be properly cared for and retrained for second careers other than racing and perhaps the rescue simply "re-cycled" the horses out of their facility to new owners without ascertaining if these new owners would be able to adequately care for the horse. We will keep you posted as to the progress of our recent rescues of local racehorses and how they came to be at F.R.I.E.N.D.S.
BEAUTY
MEET BEAUTY! One of our new horses! Over the next few months we will be loving and feeding her back to health! If you would like to help her on the road to recovery please donate any amount and specify you would like the donation to go to "BEAUTY" She will be forever grateful! 25 year old BAY MARE THOROUGHBRED
More info soon to follow! AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR SOON!
BEAUTY 1 WEEK POST RESCUE!
WHAT A DIFFERENCE 1 WEEK CAN MAKE! BEAUTY IS ALREADY RESPONDING TO LOVE AND CORRECT FEEDING. SHE WILL BE FINE IN NO TIME!
CHAPPO
MEET CHAPPO;ONE OF OUR NEW HORSES! WE WILL BE LOVING AND FEEDING THIS RESCUE HORSE BACK TO HEALTH. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP HIM HEAL PLEASE DONATE ANY AMOUNT AND SPECIFY YOU WOULD LIKE THE DONATION TO GO TO "CHAPPO" HE WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL AND SO WILL WE!
23 year old "FLEA-BITTEN" GRAY GELDING ARAB
MORE INFO SOON TO FOLLOW! AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR SOON!
CHAPPO 1 WEEK POST RESCUE!
WHAT A DIFFERENCE 1 WEEK CAN MAKE! CHAPPO IS ALREADY RESPONDING TO LOVE AND CORRECT FEEDING. HE WILL BE FINE IN NO TIME!
RESCUE OF SUNSHINE
A RESCUE STORY
"The Nameless Horse of Davie"
"The Nameless Horse of Davie"
Rescued NOVEMBER 13,2009 on a bright and sunny day.
She was appropriately named SUNSHINE !
These pictures were taken on the day of rescue. She is a CHESTNUT PASO FINO MARE 26 YEARS OLD Please scroll below to see the difference a little love, good food and time can make.
SUNSHINE
SUNSHINE AT ONE MONTH POST RESCUE
SUNSHINE
SUNSHINE 2 MONTHS POST RESCUE!
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A LITTLE LOVE, FOOD AND TIME CAN MAKE!!
SHE HAS COME SO FAR! WE ARE SO HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT FINISH LINE FEED HAS GENEROUSLY BECOME SUNSHINE'S CORPORATE SPONSOR FOR 2010! THANK YOU FINISH LINE FEED!!
SUNSHINE
After 6 long months of care and love, SUNSHINE is finally healthy and happy! She has come a long way! Thank you to all that support us with your kind donations for making what we do possible!
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