Ella has had surgery

Exactly 3 weeks after being surrendered Ella has undergone surgery to remove a SCC from her third eye lid. She is recovering well and should be home soon.

Massive thank you to the wonderful Pauline Gaven who is one of the countries best eye specialists who continues to take such good care of our babies and massive thanks to the team at Manly Road Horse Hospital for all of their hard work in saving our beautiful rescue horses.

The horses

Krystal and Jet Spooning

Dont worry, we're not dead... Just resting.

Its a feeding frenzy

Marley Jack and Midi

Marley, Midi, Jack, Mishka and Rusty

Rusty after hooning around

Sampy and Jet loving each other

Mishka hooning

Krystal having a sleep and dreaming about running, you can even hear her snoring.

Day With Paul Sparrow From Precious Pet Photography

We had some beautiful photos taken by Paul Sparrow from Precious Pet Photography for our charity calendar. Paul did an amazing job and I'm still not sure which ones to use for the calendar but here are a few for everyone to see. They are so beautiful and I'm extremely happy with how they turned out. Paul is a wonderful man and a very talented photographer.

Massive thanks to Paul for donating his time especially in a Sunday. xxx

http://www.preciouspetsphotography.com.au/

Abbey rescued in Dec 2010 in poor condition 25 years old

Jet rescued in Jan 2011 in poor condition 23 years old

Jack rescued in May 2011 with grey horse melanoma's 12 years old

Krystal rescued in September 2009 in poor condition 28 years old

Midi rescued in April 2011 with floating issues 16 years old

Mishka rescued in May 2011 with a sarcoma 24 years old

Marley rescued in Nov 2010 with fractured pedal bones 12 years old

Another trip to Manly Road Horse Hospital

First of all I want to thank Pauline Gaven and the staff at Manly Road Horse Hospital for fitting Jet and Ella in and for taking such good care of them while they have surgery. Whiskey and Chicky both had surgery at Manly Road and they are both going so well.

Jetty went down with an eye ulcer on the 24th of July and after 6 weeks of treatment it just wasn't getting better. Sadly his eye is pretty bad and it cant be saved so this week he will be having surgery to remove his eye. The good news is that for his age, his good eye is really healthy with no cataract so he will cope just fine.

Ella arrived 3 weeks ago tomorrow and it was established during her first vet check that she had a Squamous Cell Carcinoma on her third eye lid. Pauline saw her today and the good news is that she will only lose her third eye lid and not her whole eye.

So it has been a bitter sweet day all in all but at least both horses can be treated and will still live long full lives.

Massive thank you to Pauline Gaven, Manly Road Horse Hospital and Cindy Bickerstaff for all of their wonderful help today.

If you can help out with our huge surgery costs please make a tax deductible donation, no amount is to small, ever $2 adds up. Thank you all so much xx

BSB: 084852
ACC: 189538671
Name: Save A Horse Australia
Bank: NAB

Email: saveahorseaustralia@yahoo.com.au if you need a tax receipt

Jetty

Ella

Thank You Oxenford Valley Produce

Massive thanks to Debbie and Scott from Oxenford Valley Produce who have donated HEAPS of feed to us. These guys are wonderful and I can not thank them enough for everything.

Gold Coast Show Stall

We were offered an amazing tent site at the gold coast show for free and jumped at the opportunity. I need to thank everyone who donated time and items to help make this weekend such a success.

1. The Gold Coast Show Society
2. Paradise Printing
3. Vibe creative
4. All of the wonderful people who helped (Cindy, Lori, Pete, Donna)
5. Yatala Produce

Thank you all so much xxx

Benjy our new TB gelding

Benjy was surrendered in poor condition, he has been with us for one week already and has picked up weight well. He is 16.3hh and 24 years old. He is a beautiful old man and after only one week has so much more energy. He loves water and adored his medicated wash.

Week 1

Week 2

After a nice bath

His new flysheet and mask xx

If you would like to sponsor Benjy please email me saveahorseaustralia@yahoo.com.au its only $10 per week. xx

Cotton Rugs/Combo's and Flysheets

Coming into the summer months we are desperately in need of cotton rugs/combo's and flysheets. The sizes we need the most are 5'6 - 5'9 - 6'0 and 6'3. However we will greatly accept all sizes. If you have some that you would like to donate please send to:

PO Box 451
Helensvale QLD
4212

OR

Call me 0405053740 / email saveahorseaustralia@yahoo.com.au and I can arrange picking them up or drop off.

Or if you would like to make a tax deductible donation to go towards buying some please deposit into:

BSB: 084852
ACC: 189538671
Name: Save A Horse Australia
Bank: NAB

and email saveahorseaustralia@yahoo.com.au if you would like a tax receipt

Please remember to use "RUGS" and your surname as the reference.

Massive thanks to everyone for your love and support xxxxx

Would you like to sponsor Gemmy?

Gemmy is looking for some sponsors to help her through her rehabilitation. It only cost $10 per week and at the end of her rehabilitation, once she is re-homed you will get a nice framed photo of her. Sponsorship is 100% tax deductible and tax receipts will be sent out at the end of each financial year.

Please email me saveahorseaustralia@yahoo.com.au with the subject "Gemmy" if you would like to sponsor her and ill send you the details.

Gemmy is a 23 year old, 15hh TB mare with the softest most beautiful personality.

Ella Update

Photos of Ella's eye has been sent to the eye specialist at Manly Road Horse Hospital (The wonderful Pauline Gaven who has preformed surgery on a few of our babies now all of which are now living full lives). We are waiting on her to call back with instructions on what to do next. Fingers Crossed. Our wonderful Vet Andy from Nerang Equine Practice is sure its a SCC.

Sadly we lost our little Tessy

Tess was surrendered a few months ago and she was extremely lame suffering from what looked like chronic arthritis. She was assessed by the vet who confirm advanced Degenerative Joint Disease causing a fully fused fetlock with no flexibility and she was in chronic pain. X-rays showed that she had no blood supply in her hooves at all from laminitis which was left untreated for so long. We did toil with the idea of cortisone shots but she would have needed heart bar shoes to help her laminits which would weigh her hooves down and be more painful with her fetlock. The shots are extremely painful and she would have needed them every 6 weeks and in the end, it wouldnt have completely managed the pain, they would have made it comfortable for her to walk around. She would never be able to run around free like horses should and with the rest of our retired babies. Tess was a 25+ year old horse and in the end we decided that it was best to set her free. There is no way she would have been able to live out her days without pain and I'm not one for keeping a horse alive and in pain. We tried high dose's for joint guard, herbal treatment and Heal With Ease healing plan. She had a magnetic boot on during the day and a float boot on in the stable at night but nothing worked. Her joint Disease didn't happen over night and neither did her clubbed hoof and laminitis.

RIP beautiful Tessy you are now free to gallop the green pastures at Rainbow Bridge.

Massive thanks to Nathan from Nyanda who buried our beautiful girl under a tree on our beautiful new property.

Rescue Mission Was Successful

On Monday I was called about a Clydie Mare who needed urgent attention. Her owner loved her very much but due to hard economical times he was unable to provide for her. While on the property it was established that there was also a TB mare needing help. Both mares were surrendered to us and made the journey home. The Clydie mare was really weak and she was given electrolyte paste as well as vitamin shots and she is now going really well. Her eye is badly infected and the vet suspects a SCC which will require surgery, but at the moment she isn't strong enough. She will have her eye removed as soon as she is well enough to have surgery. Ella the Clydie is 17 years old and about 17 hands. Gemmy, the TB mare is 23 years old and about 15 hand. Both and lovely mares with amazing natures. Massive thanks to Cindy and Lori for helping with this rescue and massive thanks to Karen Hood from Heavy Horse Heaven Rescue who put us onto the mares. Massive thanks to my vet Andy at Nerang Equine Practice for coming immediately when we called and for taking such good care of our babies. Massive thanks to Yatala Prodcue for bring food down for Ella, for sponsoring her and offering to home her on their property to retire with Harry and Whiskey once she has been rehabilitated.

Gemmy the bay TB mare is looking for some sponsors. If you would like to sponsor her please email me for more information. It cost $10 per week and last until she is rehomed. When you email please put in the subject of the email "Gemmy" saveahorseaustralia@yahoo.com.au 

Thank you xxx

Chester is looking for a forever home

Chester came to us as a stallion with limited handling, he was gelded and is now broken in and looking for a loving home to start his education. Chester is about 12hh and 3 years old. We are not sure of his breeding but the breaker seems to think he is a brumby. Chester is extremely smart and willing to learn. He was broken in by a natural horseman using soft calm methods and Chester excepted everything calmly. He is still very green and needs someone experienced to educate him but will make a great little kids pony club pony with the right training and in the right hands.

Adoption Fee ~ $300

If you would like to see Chester please email saveahorseaustralia@yahoo.com.au with the subject heading "Chester" and I will email you an application form to complete. Once I have this back we can arrange for you to come and meet her. I look forward to hearing from you.