Zoria has found a new home

The beautiful "Princess Zoria" has been adopted. She was rescued from being sent back to the slaughter house after being bought by a dodgy horse dealer and deemed "unsafe". Zoria is a sweet natured mare but VERY bossy on the ground. She can be nasty towards other horses and is happiest when she is getting all of the attention and treats. Karen loves Zoria to bits and rides her everywhere. They are perfect for each other and Karen lets Zoria get away with Murder ~ just how Zoria likes it. She is Queen and will live out the rest of her days in luxuary.

Zoria in the dogger pens

Zoria currently

Opening a new rehabilitation centre

Save A Horse Australia has just been offered an amazing property in Upper Coomera and if all goes to plan we will be opening our 3rd rehabilitation centre there after Christmas. Jasmine Mead who is Save A Horse Secretary will be running the centre.

Will keep you all posted on details as they come in. Massive thank you to the kind lady who has offered us this land which has two dams, 15 acres and 3 stables. Thank you for your kind offer and for helping make a difference in the rescue horses lives.

Our current rehabilitation centres are located in Gilston and Allanview.

Benita Has Found A Home

The beautiful Benita has just come up for adoption and yesterday a lovely couple came out to see June but fell in love with Benita. She will be going to Boylands to be a companion to their 19 year old retired QH gelding. Benita is a lucky horse and will be loved for the rest of her life.

Benita when she was rescued

Benita currently

Non S.A.H.A Rescue Horse For Lease

This horse does not belong to Save A Horse Australia but was rescued by Sally Edwards only a few weeks ago. Sally is looking for a nice lease home for this Mare and her Foal. Please call Sally 0402758613

New Rescue TB

Marley arrived on Friday and is in a pretty bad way. He has shocking hooves from years of neglect and a nasty hoof abcsess. Poor Marley can't walk and the farrier will not touch his hooves without seeing xrays to see the position of the petal bone and assess the damage to know what type of shoes to fit. The vet is booked in for Monday and I will keep you posted on his progress.

URGENT TRANSPORT NEEDED

We have just taken in a new horse ~ he needs urgent help and we need to get him to our Allanview rehab centre. If anyone can help transport him from Caboolture to Allanview urgently please call Pricilla on 0420556588  Thank you xxx

A 'MASSIVE' Horse Rescue Update.

First of all I would like to say sorry for the delay in updating everyone on the horses progress. Save A Horse Australia Horse Rescue is now at FULL capacity with 19 rescues altogether. Between the large number of rescues and the terrible weather it has been nearly impossible to take photos and find the time to write the update.

It has been a very busy fortnight with 7 new rescues coming in but now things have settled and it would be lovely if the weather would settle too.

Hope the 'Mud Monster'

HOPEY DOPEY ~ Hopey is going really well, very soon she will be ready for her new home but first we need to get her hernia fixed. It’s only very small and I wanted her to be big and strong before surgery. As soon as the weather clears up she will have it done, and then back into the paddock for some rest before being re-homed. Hope has come a very long way since she arrived and she has grown into a beautiful Galloway. She is stunning and has a personality to match. She is a naughty rug wrecker, loved rolling in the mud and holds her back leg up while eating. Just a weird little quirk she has...




Sulley ~ Lovely and warm in his clean rug

   SULLEY ~ I had the chiropractor look at him again and he can’t seem to fix his stifle issue, so I have the vet booked into give him some cortisone shots. He will then need to be worked solid to build up muscle but sadly I don’t think Sulley will ever be suitable for anything more than trail and pleasure riding. He is an amazing sweet boy with a heart of gold and just loves cuddles and grooms. He is no longer grumpy and has really settled in well. I’ll be having his stifle treated when the vet does Hope's hernia and all of the other surgery’s I have booked in for other rescue horses.

Grandma ~ Looking fantastic

GRANDMA ~ Is very much ready for a new home but it’s been pouring rain so I haven’t had a chance to ride her and assess her temperament. I’m sure she will be just fine but we need a nice day to make sure. Ma has been an amazing horse and a great nanny to Hope so I’ve been thinking of using her as a nanny horse for our little orphan colt..

Bambi in her new underwear

BAMBI ~ Has put on weight really well and will be ready very soon for a new home. She is only 14 years old and with the right training will make a nice riding mare. She just loves rolling in the mud as well but doesn’t wreck rugs which is awesome. Her hoof abscess healed up nicely and she gallops around the paddock like a mad woman. She is a sweet mare and lovely to do anything with.

Sampy looking very hansome

SAMPY ~ I had the vet look at Sampy’s hooves and they are in a pretty bad way which is causing his random lameness. He needs shoes on to help build up the hoof wall and he needs biotin supplement to help them grow healthy and strong. He has really come out of his shell and doesn’t snort or run away any more. He LOVES grooms and has his funny little itchy spots. He does hate the mud though and will do anything not to walk in it... It’s funny because at the moment, there is mud everywhere!!




Zena ~ Enjoying being inside out of the rain

ZENA ~ Is putting on weight very very slowly. She has some major tummy issues going on and I’ve put her on ulcer guard because the herbal treatment wasn’t enough. She is a chronic windsucker also doesn’t help but with time she will come along nicely. She has so much energy now and today was being a little naughty which required me to be a little stern with her ~ which is very much unlike Zena... She is feeling good.

Mustang Sally ~ A very stunning girl

MUSTANG SALLY ~ I had the Vet and an eye specialist assess Sally’s eye and both said that it is a very advanced tumor and that surgery was very risky and the chances of the cancer coming back even more aggressive where very high. She would also need chemotherapy to help kill the advanced cancer cells. I have been prescribed some cream from a natural therapist lady who has told me that it has cured some very aggressive skin cancers on both animals and humans. I have also heard many wonderful stories about this cream and thought there is no harm in trying. It’s called Cancema and we have applied to twice already. Fingers crossed and please pray for Sally. She has settled in so well and yesterday I mucked her whole stable out without her going into the day yard and she didn’t snort once. She even came over for a sniff and some carrots. She has quietened down so much since arriving and just needs to learn how to trust. She is a lovely mare and is showing her sweet nature more and more every day.

Blondie sound asleep

BLONDIE ~ Her legs are really giving her all kinds of problems and when she locks up, she really locks up. Blondie lays down a lot and needs surgery to fix her stifle lock. I have her booked in and as soon as the weather is nice the vet will come out and do her surgery. She is a real sweet little girl and just loves being groomed and fussed over. She does rest her legs a lot and will let you lie down and have a sleep in her stable with her. She loves cuddles..




Caesar being brave.

 CAESAR ~ Is so cute. He is settling in well and just loves a scratch behind the ear. He loves giving kisses and smells like vanilla milk. His milk smells so nice I tried it, but it doesn’t taste as good as it smells. He is eating solid food really well now and loves his hay. I’ve been thinking of putting him out with Ma soon so he doesn’t become too humanised.




Pinto ~ enjoying a walk and some summer grass

 PINTO ~ Is still very timid but enjoyed going for a walk today to eat some yummy summer grass. He is funny sometimes; he makes a noise with his hooves and scares himself. Silly little pony... But he will settle in soon.



HELIX ~ as normal is being a right pain in the butt. He decided he didn’t want his feet trimmed when the farrier arrived so he escaped from his paddock and ran away into the big paddock with the big horses and wouldn’t let anyone near him. I was beside myself because he needed his feet trimmed... So what did I do?? What would anyone do in this situation?? I called out the big guns.... Little, naughty black just gelded mini pony running away being naughty, so I go up to the stables and pull out this beautiful, petite little blonde lady... Well Helix see’s Blondie and comes running ~ the silly pony followed her right into the stable. I found his weakness ~ little blonde girls.





ZORIA ~ Will be officially adopted to Karen his week. She found the perfect forever home
 
 
JUNE ~ Is still looking for a forever home and has a lovely couple coming to look at her and Benita on Friday. Wish us luck


BENITA ~ has put on weight really well and is also ready for a new home. She also has a lovely couple coming to look at her on Friday.

Mary & Ryley

MARY & RYLEY ~ are both going really well. We are booking Ryley into surgery to have his leg straightened next week. Fingers crossed all will work out perfectly. Both him and Mary are sweet natured horses and have their whole lives ahead of them. Mary is only 9 years old and once Ryley is weaned she will be assessed as a riding horsey.
 
 

Max ~ The day he arrived

MAX ~ Has the vet booked into treat the sarcoids on his nose on Friday. They are growing so fast and I’m hoping we can control them without needing surgery. He is very spoilt and needs to learn some ground manners but is a very sweet natured amazing QH gelding. He is only 4 years old as well and has so much life and love to give. I’m sure he will recover nicely.

Whiskey looking fantastic

WHISKEY ~ His eye still hasn’t improved much and the vet is worried the mass in his eye is a tumor. I’m currently arranging transport to have him taken into the specialist for a biopsy and a second opinion.





KRYSTAL ~ Is going really well and apart from the odd nose bleed she is enjoying her retirement being pampered by Rachel and Ryley.


Thankyou, Thankyou and more Thankyous

There are so many people I need to say Thank you to because there has been so much happening recently.
Firstly, I would like to thank Yatala Produce, Mark & Vicki had their christmas party last Sunday and all the proceeds of the day are being donated to Save A Horse Australia. Also a big thankyou to all the people who attended the party it was a great afternoon with lots of laughs and fun. Of course a big thankyou to Skye for bring the special guest of the day to the party "Muffy the mini pony ~ she is absolutely adorable.

A very big thankyou to all the people who have purchased raffle tickets you have been amazing, there are still 5 days left to purchase tickets so if you are interested please email Pricilla at saveahorseaustralia@hotmail.com  . With so many horses needing surgery and medical treatment at the moment the proceeds of this raffle will be a tremendous help.

Donations, donations, donations ...wow I can't believe how wonderful everyone has been everytime I go to the post office to pick up the mail the lady at the counter always tells me to go get a shopping trolley. These donations are wonderful, there have been rugs, grooming gear, fly masks, halters you name it and it has been in one of the packages. I honestly can not thank you enough. With all the horses that come and go we go through so much gear it is unbelievable.

A huge thankyou to everyone who has made payments on my vet bill. As you can imagine my vet bills are massive because I have so many horses that have serious medical needs and I always make sure that each horse has a vet check as soon as they arrive and they also have blood tests so I know exactly what issues I am dealing with for each individual horse. The payments my supporters make on the vet bill help so much.

Another big thankyou to everyone who has helped with transporting horses, helping settle the horses in, helped with organising rescues. Thankyou for all the kind, supportive messages, phonecalls and everything else everyone has done to help.

Without the constant support and help it would not be possible to rescue all these horses. I thank each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart.

Only 6 Days left to buy raffle tickets.

Thankyou to everyone who has supported Save A Horse Australia Horse Rescue & Sanctuary by purchasing raffle tickets.

There are still 6 days left to purchase tickets, the big draw will take place on the 15th December 2010. There are 5 prizes to be won and tickets are just $2 each.  All money raised goes towards paying for the rescue horses surgery. The cut off for purchasing tickets is the 13th to allow all money to transfer thru to my account.

Mustang Sally is a sweet paint mare who was rescued from the knackery. She has a cancerous growth on her eye with needs to be removed, she may even lose her eye. Even in the short time Mustang Sally has been at the rescue she has started to trust a little more is allowing people to get closer to her. If we are able to beat the cancer this mare is going to become a lovely natured mare with a bit of time, she is already showing signs of wanting to trust but her fear is holding her back at the moment.

Ryley is a 5 week old foal who needs surgery to have his leg straightened once this operation is done he will have normal mobility and will have a bright future with no limitations. At the moment Ryley does try to trot around but his leg makes this difficult.

Blondie is a tiny 2 year old palomino mini mare who is in foal. Both of her back legs lock up so she spends most of her time laying down. She urgently needs to have an operation on both back legs to stop them from locking so she is able to move around and lead a normal horsey life.

If you would like to buy raffle tickets please email:
saveahorseaustralia@hotmail.com

All money raised is for the rescue horse's surgeries.

Again thankyou for supporting Save A Horse Australia Horse Rescue & Sanctuary. Without your support these rescues would not be possible.

Rescue Update

Today we had a massive rescue mission. The wonderful Sandy picked up a surrender mini mare who is heavy in foal. She is a little Palomino who has very bad stifle lock. Little Blondie is due to foal in Feb and requires surgery to fix her locked up legs.

Sandy also picked up a little 5 week old colt and his mummy ~ Ryley the little colt has severe carpul valgus and requires surgery but we are not to sure if this was left to long. The vet is assessing him and we will decide which way to go. Please pray that we can fix him up.

Ryley and Mary

We are still waiting on test results for Sally's eye to come back ~ We now have 19 horses in care and i'll provide a full update on all horses next week sometime. I have a very full on few days coming up so there will not be any updates for a few days.

Please ~ everyone who has helped with these rescue mission's ~ thank you from the bottom of my heart. I can't thank you enough.

If you are wanting to help with vet/surgery cost we are running a raffle. Please email saveahorseaustralia@hotmail.com and Pricilla will give you details on how to buy tickets, or if you are wanting to donate towards the vet bill direct you can find the details in the "How you can help" section of this website. Thank you so much for your support.

ALSO, to the most amazing people who have already donated towards my vet bill you are ALL amazing. I would love to hear from you and thank you personally so please feel free to email me. I don't know who you are but thank you from the bottom of my heart. xxx

Horsey Update ♥

The vet saw Sally today and it isn't looking good. It's an agressive cancer and the vet fears it may have already spread to her bone. He has taken some samples to send to an eye specialist and we are waiting on the reply. Fingers crossed for Sally, i'm praying that we can save her.

The vet also saw Sampy due to his random lameness that comes and goes. He has shocking hooves from years of neglect and will require shoes to help him. In time his wall will thicken up and we have put him on biotin supplement.

The vet also checked out our little orphan foal who we have named "Caesar", he said that Caesar is healthy and strong which is great news.

We also have 3 new rescue horses arriving ~ a broodmare and 5 week old foal that needs urgent surgery. He has servere carpul valgus and he will need a lateral periosteal strip and medial physeal bridge or screws, this all needs to be done before 6 weeks of age and will cost anywhere between $2000 and $5000. We have the vet booked into look at him and am hoping we can have something sorted out to help him. We will do our very best.
We also have a little mini pony mare who is in foal. She is due on the 16th of Feb but has nasty stifle lock and requires surgery to fix it.

I need to thank Cindy and Pete, Pricilla and Sandy and of course Carol for all of there help with these rescue horses ~ its amazing what we can achieve when we all work together.

I will post some photo's of all rescue horses after the weekend ~ we currently have 19 horses in care and have some ready for adoption but they will be posted in the horses for adoption section after the weekend. ♥

Massive Thank You ♥

First of all I would like to thank Jo Frederiks for the amazing donation of an original painting worth $2000 for us to raffle next year. Jo is a visual artist who lives in Queensland and her Gallery Representations include, Baguette Gallery, Ascot, Percolator Gallery, Paddington and Watling St Gallery, Springwood. Jo is famous for her stunning paintings of horses and the painting she donated is of a beautiful Quarter Horse.

Thank you Jo from the bottom of my heart and from the rescue horses ~ it's people like you who make this journey so much easier. ♥

http://www.visualartist.info/visualartist/artist/?artistId=1974

Now a massive thank you to everyone who helped in the rescue of our last 4 horses. Yatala Produce for running around and finding me the products I needed, Pricilla, Sandy, Sarah, Cindy, Pete, Sydney Horse Transport, Michael Higgins Equine Vet, Louise Cosgrove Equine Vet and everyone who has shown support in these rescue missions. A massive thank you to Freya's new mummy who dropped of a bag of goodies today for the new rescues ~ I'm amazed at the amount of love and support from everyone. ♥


To everyone who has shown support towards our campaign ~ thank you.. We are still needing signed petitions so please go to the Campaign section of this website and download, have signed and send back to us. We are needing all of the help we can get.

"Together we can all make a difference"

We also have a new horse coming in ~ Max is a surrender who was very much loved. He has a Sarcoid on his nose and Louise Cosgrove will be treating him next Tuesday. I will post a big update on all 16 horses in care early next week.

A Death March.....

*All photo's and video in this slideshow were taken by Save A Horse Australia*

Our New Rescue ~ Orphan Colt

This little ‎7 week old orphan colt was rescued from the knackery. I'm not sure what happened to his mummy but he was orphaned. He wasn't a planned rescue, I had arranged to pick up Sally and got a call just before Sydney Horse Transport arrived about this little guy being all alone. I told them to load the little foal up and bring him home, he followed sally onto the truck and was trying to feed from her. I didn't know how old he was, what sex etc until he got home. But he is home now and safe, eating and drinking well and has settled in..

Please Help us Give Sally a Second Chance

Mustang Sally is a paint mare who was sold through the Woodford sales with a growth on her eye. She was bought by Rathdowney Knackery and her old owner has informed me that she thought is was cancer but never had it tested. She said that the mare was "loopy" and "dangerous.. She arrived today and was very scared but settled down after her dinner and was eating carrots quitely.

Sally needs eye surgery to remove a massive growth from her eye lid and she will most probably lose her eye due to losing the eye lid. Horses need the lid to protect the eye, so without the eyelid, she will need to have her whole eye removed. We are having the growth tested to see what cancer (if any) we are dealing with.

Sally is a young mare and has her whole life ahead of her, she may also be infoal as she was running with a stallion. she deserves a second chance.

If you can help with Sally's surgery we are selling raffle tickets which are $2 each and we have 1st to 5th prize this means more people have a chance of winning some prizes.

We have all kinds of amazing things to win which includes Christmas gift certificates, gifts from cowbow concepts and horsey items.

If you would like to buy a raffle ticket please email saveahorseaustralia@hotmail.com

Will be drawn on the 15th of December ~ just in time for christmas.

Thank you so much for your ongoing support and for helping us give this mare a second chance at life.

*Please note that we are still in the process of applying for endorsement as a deductible gift recipient so we can not provide tax deductable receipts at this time ~ Save A Horse Australia 97 212 703 053*

Say NO to the inhumane capture and transportation of the Lake Gregory Brumby's from WA to QLD

Announcement made that WA Government decide that these horses will be sent to slaughter, transported from WA to Queensland.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/8386914/brumbies-to-be-sent-east-for-slaughter/

Government denies that it is a 'done deal'
http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201011/s3076584.htm

Listen to WA Indigenous Affairs Minister Kim Hames on ABC stating he has employed Max Nunn who is a commercial CAMEL musterer, to "consult" on this issue - and visit the community where the horses are.

Please, we MUST ensure that NO live transport of our wild horses occur. Horse transport, particularly wild horse transport is brutal. Horses will have to be chased and herded into makeshift pens, and then dragged onto the trucks. Horses do not transport well in general, wild horses will buck and rear, and more than often suffer horrific injuries due to the terror and fear experienced - eye sockets ripped open, broken teeth, broken limbs.

The Minister has been consulting with various committee stakeholders about this issue as far back as June. Meeting minutes show an agreed decision that trucking or transporting the Horses would not be considered as it would be inhumane. The RSPCA decided not to vote on whether to cull or transport, but to be observers. The Minister is now simply exercising his right to decide, contrary to the democratic process of consultation and meeting outcomes.

As stated by Animals Australia ‘While the committee's role will be to make its recommendation on animal welfare grounds, the final decision will remain with the WA Government. In this tenuous situation it is therefore critical that the government continues to hear the voices of caring people who are appalled by the ill-conceived plan to cruelly exterminate these peaceful animals.'

The State Liberal Government lead by Premier Colin Barnett in W.A have an abhorrent record on Animal Welfare. This issue highlights their lack of sincere concern for the welfare of animals in this state. This Government continually sides with Industry and Profit, denying our animals their rights to basic welfare standards.

Note that is advised that the horses on this land will, once "removed", will simply make way for the 5000 + herd of cattle. This was confirmed in an e-mail reply from Russell Shaw, Department of Agriculture. The land in their opinion can only support one, and that will mean that even though cattle have a greater impact on the environment, the cattle will prevail as its dollars in the Governments kitty. It would appear that the plan is to remove horses and increase cattle and to continue to run the area as a cattle station. This was confirmed in an e-mail reply from Russell Shaw, Department of Agriculture, to a letter of protest.

If the management of these horses means the slaughter of some of the population, this MUST NOT happen in Queensland - the horses SHOULD NOT be transported.

Please email the Premier, The Minister for Indigenous Affairs and demand, with your voice and with your vote - that they do not back flip on their decision to NOT transport these animals to their slaughter and to find an agreeable solution to managing and controlling the population of our Wild Brumbies, in continued consultation with all stakeholders and with the agenda of the horses welfare, foremost!

Please also refer to this fantastic post by Animal Rights & Rescue Group with suggestions on alternatives to Managing the Brumby population and ideas for your letters: http://www.animalrights.org.au/news.php?id=56

Honourable Dr Kim Hames MB BS JP MLA

Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Indigenous Affairs
Address: 28th Floor, Governor Stirling Tower, 197 St Georges Terrace, PERTH WA 6000
Telephone: (08) 9222 8788
Fax: (08) 9222 8799
e-Mail: Minister.Hames@dpc.wa.gov.au

Honourable Colin Barnett MEc MLAPremier; Minister for State Development

Address: 24th Floor, Governor Stirling Tower, 197 St Georges Terrace PERTH WA 6000
Telephone: (08) 9222 9888
Fax: (08) 9322 1213
e-Mail: wa-government@dpc.wa.gov.au

Garth, Helix and Our New Mini Pony

On September the 3rd we adopted a mini pony "Garth" as a paddock mate for Helix who had his eye removed due to neglect. Helix was struggling with equine depression so we needed a mini pony fast. But Garth is now going back to the rescue that owns him for re-homing and we have another rescue mini in need of some love. Garth was a very timid little pony but with time he has gotten better. The new mini pony is arriving tomorrow and is also very timid and untrusting, but he will come good with love and affection.

Garth on Arrival

The day he arrived in his stable

Garth 3 weeks ago ~ very dirty

Garth 3 weeks ago ~ needing a good bath

The new mini ~ taken today

Helix on arrival

Helix after surgery

Helix now ~ needing a bath also

Riding School Closing Down Auction ~ Burpengary

I often get emails and calls from people looking for quiet kids ponies and I don't often get quiet rescue horses suitable for kids come through but I have been told about this riding school auction so I thought I would share the information

Brian Munro's riding school in Burpengary is closing down and all horses will be auctioned without a reserve on the 12th of Dec.. Heaps of quite riding horses and ponies. There are over 30 horses/ponies and heaps of riding equipment. I have been told that NO HORSES will be sold before and all of them will be sold through the auction...


Sunday December 12th, 2010 at 10am. 138 Fountain Rd. Burpengary.

There will be a catalouge posted on the Town & Country website on the 1st of Dec http://www.townandcountryauctions.net/upcomingauctions.htm







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