(most of the time).
Be sure to scroll down to see more baby pictures and to read Tessa's story
June 2007
While enjoying the sunshine with her mom, Shydee was inadvertently injured by a misplaced kick from her mom. Tessa's hoof connected with Shydee's hip and sliced her open. Her injury has required two vet calls - one to stitch her up and the other to stitch her up again. Click here to see Shydee's injury. Any and all donations to help cover Shydee's vet costs would be greatly appreciated.
Anyone who has ever had a foal knows they can be a "handful." Derek (one of our volunteers) wanted to "hold" Shydee while her injury was cleaned and dressed. Here are some pictures of what he learned.
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Get a good grip and hang on! |
What's better than baby kisses!!
For those of you who are wondering what "color" our little Shydee is, she is a "loud" frame sorrel and white Overo. The "loud" part does not mean she is noisy, it means she has a lot of white.
We would like to say a special "thank you" to Heather and Nicole for their generous donations to help with Tessa's special care during her pregnancy to ensure a healthy mom and baby.
Tessa is a pregnant 10 year old registered paint mare that was destined for a PMU** farm but because of her pregnancy would have been sent to slaughter. We found out about Tessa from a woman who had donated a horse to our rescue. The woman who told us about Tessa had at one time leased Tessa for breeding purposes and was told that Tessa's owner had sold her and she was being shipped to a PMU farm and she found out that Tessa had been bred and was due in May, 2007. Because she was unable to purchase her, she asked for our help.
Tessa was literally kept off of the truck because of a group of people who got together and raised the $550 to purchase her (it is our policy to not purchase any horses) and give her and her baby a new life. We had 48 hours to get the money and pick her up. The picture below is when we picked her up. Because of Tessa's pregnancy there are many more costs associated with caring for her and preparing for the foal. If you would like to sponsor Tessa and/or make a donation to help with her costs, please contact us to find out what you can do.
Tessa has settled in well at our rescue and is doing great. We did find out that she was bred to a sorrel and white Overo Paint stallion. Because we know that Tessa is known to throw color (her babies have lots of color even though she does not), we are very excited to see the foal. We will keep you updated as her pregnancy progresses.
Be sure to check back to see how Tessa is doing!
Tessa has settled in very well at the rescue and is growing and growing -- well, you know, she's lost her girlish figure (as you can see in the picture below). We are expecting her to foal toward the end of May of this year.
The picture below is of Tessa getting "checked out" by Globe College students.
Tessa delivered a healthy filly on May 30, 2007. Tessa is an excellent mom and her and Shydee are doing very well.
If you would like to donate to
help with Tessa's and Shydee's costs and/or make a difference in another horse's life,
please check
out our donate page to find out how.
**PMU (pregnant mare urine) farms are where mares are kept impregnated and their urine collected. A hormone in the urine of the pregnant mare is used in making menopause drugs for women. There are sites showing mares kept in tie stalls; limited water to drink to make their urine more concentrated; bags attached to them to collect the urine; and the when the foals are born, the mare is once again impregnated and the cycle begins again. What happens to the foals? The foals are a byproduct and generally sold at auction or destroyed. There are a lot of websites out there on PMU farms, what happens at them and the various rescues that you can read to find out more information.