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    30-12-2009
    Klik hier om een link te hebben waarmee u dit artikel later terug kunt lezen.Removing worms
    Indeed .... cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, getting those worms cleaned up...hygene is important ... I do not want our horses to get infected nor one of my other four legged kids ... :n

    And so we trained our little arms even more than on other days, but the group of 4 that are more inside than the others get a complete new strawbed every day anyways +:)+

    My horse Chikiboy was certainly not thrilled with the odors that came from the barn ... 8)78)7
    and he also showed that:



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    The truc with the avena has not been and neither has the man who would deliver the 30 bags  with the food for the foals.... 
    Typical Spain ... mañana, mañana .. _-:(


    't you leave me a message on the blog ;)

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    30-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
    29-12-2009
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    The foals have well tolerated the deworming ... +:)+

    And today there were traces of it all ... some do actually have worms.
    But I won't post those pictures ...  :+

    All in all it was a pretty mild day and all the foals have been able to spend some time in the sun.
    By the end of the afternoon however, it was time to go back inside because the wind was rising and it can get quite nastly here sometimes _-:(
    The truck with the Avena still has not arrived ...that man makes me crazy -:(-

    And normally tomorrow 25 bags of 25 kg of foal chunk will be delivered. 

    Vandaag maakten ze kennis met veulenbrok....maar dat lieten ze toch even staan.

    Today they had foalbrocs for the first time .... but they left it lying around: T
    hey prefer the mixed feed my horses get, they found it tastier apparently... %)

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    29-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
    28-12-2009
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    This morning I gave the foals a soft dewormer in the form of Telmin .... everyone got his own bucket with as many grams as needed for his weight. 

    At 11 a.m. the horsevet called, he's coming at 5 p.m. 

    And then at 12:45 my Border warned me that there was a problem ... 

    4 foals loose .... ARCHHHHHHHHHHH 

    Luckily they were hungry and followed the wheelbarrow

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    28-12-2009, 14:31 geschreven door whispererhorse  
    Klik hier om een link te hebben waarmee u dit artikel later terug kunt lezen.The horsevet
    So the horsevet would be coming at 17h.  And he came indeed around 17u20.

    While looking from above ... he was surprised that the horses were in such bad shape, namely that they were so thin ... :oo:oo

    And of course, when we went down and when he looked at them from closer by, that situation certainly did not improve.

    He did not expect that I would have taken home such poor souls, given all the work and care that it involves.

    I then showed him the pictures from 2 weeks back, so he could see how much changed and improved they were after just 2 weeks of good and  a healthy diet and appropriate care. ;)

    And yes, the difference is big ... even after just 2 weeks. :))

    He also checked the eyes of our Filly and could see some alteration to the iris and that something is sitting between the iris and the top layer. |o
    I should continue the daily treatment with antibiotic drops in the eyes for at least another month at a rate of minimum 3 treatments per day. :evaw:

    Our little Brownie with the cough was also checked, lungs are clean, no fever, +:)+ but still has a cough, and should continue to be treated with antibiotics. 
    First he advised to separate Brownie from the others, but when I told him that the others had already been sick first... isolation would no longer be so needed.

    The Black Stallion was viewed from a distance ... there was no other solution for that... and he still needs to get someanti-inflammatory drugs for his problem.

    Then we discussed about what had to be done in the near future.

    In January they should all get a passport, chip and so on will be checked.
     
    They must also be dewormed again with a half dose of Equimax. 

    In February deworming again but with full dose of Equimax. 

    And then in March they will get their vaccinations ... at this time they were just too weak %) ... and would do them more harm than good ...

    I suppose that one month after their first vaccination the big ones will be on their way to their new family. 7 stallions together may just be too much of a good thing_O- Because these animals are getting stronger and stronger every day thanks to good food and good care :+.

    I could then apply for their pedigree for those who would like a thoroughbred with all the papers. 
    Then the vet showed me a new product for Spain,  Equimax in tablets ... and he gave us a gift tube with 8 tabs! I immediately gave him a kiss :+

    And when I asked for the bill for his house call, he said "Nothing" +:)+  WAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW .... I gave him 2 more kisses .... hahahaha 
    That's what we need, a little bit of help now and then ... that gives us inner strength again
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    28-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
    27-12-2009
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    Words are superfluous ...

    More later...

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    27-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
    26-12-2009
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    It has rained ALL night ... grrrrrrrrrrr....

    There are still puddles of water everywhere... the horses sink up to 20 cm in the ground in some places. 

    The dogs at least have fun playing in the water  
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    Cleaning up the site has become completely impossible.

    But the animals are getting better and stronger every day. 
    Most of them have now got their thick winter coat what obscurs their thinness.
    But by looking at their hips you can still see that it still will take time before they will be at their normal weight.

    Today I visited another market, the one of San Juan ... and it went well: nice lettuce, coal leaves, apples and even some melons for dessert


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    26-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
    25-12-2009
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    Click on image to follow the link Finally it's stopped raining ...at last .... because we're all really tired of this chilly weather.

    Lets hope that the strewn fields really go green with good food for the horses ... up till now only on one of them the food is growing (was done 2 weeks before the others).
     

    Our own horses were, this time last year, already free to graze for hours a day... but not this year.


     

    Also Filly and the 3 littlens were happy just to be able to walk outside, accompanied by my Border Collie Pineau and Tommy ... 2 guys who will protect the babies

    They stayed for a while on the sea alges before laying down on them.

     

    All in all a peaceful Christmasday ... until it began to rain again ...  
    Time to go inside and take care of my body that s protesting ...

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    25-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
    24-12-2009
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    Still another PC and no access to the internet ... so I m here on a friends laptop  ....

    Everything is ok here. ... Our little Filly even got up herself this morning.... 

    I went to the vet and the pharmacist for additional drugs to overbridge the long WE and after that my neighbor Michael came to help me to hold Filly and the 3 littlens while I gave them their 48h injection.

    This afternoon I cleaned another 40 m2 of the stables and made them a new bed.


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    24-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
    23-12-2009
    Klik hier om een link te hebben waarmee u dit artikel later terug kunt lezen.Market day.
     It's Wednesday again ... and so I went to the market to get some greens....

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    Strange actually... retrieving leftovers ... but this time it was a fruitful day.
    Just Sunday I had to buy a few pounds of carrots and 30 salads at the market of Santa Faz, today I could just pick it up and take it all with me...



    Apples, pears, lettuce, a single carrot, cauliflower and cabbage leaves ...that mixed with our food for our horses ... slowly I am changing their eating habbits without danger for colics (hopefully).

    And then our Filly .... this morning she could not get up again on her own, but she is getting stronger and looks better and better 
    And slowly but sure the pounds are getting on.

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    23-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
    22-12-2009
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    11:50:

    It's raining again, so I could no longer continue with the wheelbarrow to clean the stables out
    :n and that's why I'm here now.

    Our girl is now getting better (even though she's laying down again now) and I haven't heared the other kids coughing this morning so I am hopeful +:)+

    I'm waiting again for the truck with the straw and the avena .... but I guess that he will use the rain as an excuse again not to come.

    Until later ... it's lunch time for the horses now and so I have to lift our Filly up again ...auwwwww my back ... (:)


    13h:

    JOEHOEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE JOEHOEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE :j

    Our girl was already up to see if there was something to eat for lunch .... JOEEEEEEEEHOEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE *o/**o/*


    20h:
    The truck with straw has come ... whew ... the kids and Filly will have a warm fresh bed tonight.

    Luckily my neighbour came by to help me so we could give the 4 their injections ... what would I do without my neighbours Michael and Tony

    I am grateful to them, very grateful

    I have also followed your advice and hence ...the birth of this blog ... about the rescue of these horses ... 
    I have completed everything retrospectively so the story can be read.


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    22-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
    21-12-2009
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     13h45: 

    Everyone is still here +:)+

    The weather is terrible .... all the rain .. just unbelievable ... the trucks with straw and avena can not get inside ... luckily I had the reserves for our horses but for Christmas I will get into trouble ... So hoping for better weather and fast please ...

    Our girl still can not get up but she is clearly better what her eyes are concerned and she has a private nurse :D making sure that she gets her torch therapy, antibiotics and help to eat.

    Yeah, I know ... it is not nice to look at ... but she's not in a lot of pain .. yes yes we talk to each other and she wants to try and get better*o/*
    Do not worry, I do not let animals suffer unnecessarily ;).

    I also found a legal way for the help that was offered so I will let these people know that :(:)


    The 2 who started everything



    El Tordo with the rescue dog Tommy Le Pasha


    Our blind filly who gradually begins to see


    Our little brownie who still has a cough


    The 3 little foals who actually should still be with their respective mother ...
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    21-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
    20-12-2009
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    My message from this morning was lost again when I wanted to save it  

    10:14:
    Short version: everyone is still here and the black stallion is better ... the anti-inflammatory medicine will have done his job.

    Filly is still there but is also very weak ...  . I have given her also an anti-inflammatory and some extra food.
    I gave her heated water but nobody wants to drink the kamomille.

    In a moment I will let everybody out so they can enjoy the sunshine in this freezing weather.

    Well I 'm going to continue to work on the barriers to properly do so for the little foals (which can currently get in between barriers).

    At 2 p.m. I'm going to a local market to get vegetables: see you later 

    19u34:

    Ow how I hate this little spanish replacement keyboard .... sooo many typing mistakes ... it can not follow my typingspeed ... what I will be happy when I will have my own computer back .... ow yes that's true...I won't get it back ...

    They can't replace the motherboard (no stock) so they offered me a new one ;)
    Well it must be 1 with a Dutch Azerty keyboard please ...." ow that will be difficult "...
    Will I receive it this year? ;( ... From Belgium to Germany to Spain ...

    I'm back in the house now.... a long day spent mainly with the foals ... preparing for the coldest night of the year "again".

    We had to help to get our Filly up 3 times  :(:) ...first my neighbour Tony was there to help me this morning, later on I had to do the job alone. :o

    This afternoon, another neighbour Michael came to help to hold the 3 kids so I could give them their antibiotics injection: fortunately now there is only 1 of the 3 who still has a cough.


    I placed large plates of 2.44MX 1.22 x 0.16, which I bought a few days back, on the doors to keep the cold out tonight.

    I had to take a decision about our Filly .. ;( . .
    to give her more food in the form of the mixture I give my horses ... concentrated .... even though her stomach is not used to it.... but the little bits she's getting is not enough to improve her situation ... it is the last solution ... and she likes it.... :9

    I can't do more ... (:)
    except warming up my house now because I think it is not more than 10 degrees in there.... :(:)

    Also my neighbour Joe came by today with apples, carrots, bread and some remnants of vegetables! A big Thanks to him and CJ in Campello.

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    20-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
    19-12-2009
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    04u30 a.m.

    Meanwhile it has been raining all night ... no easy weather for the foals .... one day the sun is shining than it's snowing, then it's freezing, then the sun is back, then rain again ... all in a week while it has been dry for months with excessively high temperatures for the time of the year. _O-_O-

    The farrier has done a good job today ... it was a new one that I had called especially: as he lives far away and only makes the move if more than 3 horses have to be treated ... and that is the case now;)

    Fortunately, all are barefoot so it all went faster. 
    But only the worst in terms of hoofs, have been treated.

    We left blind Filly alone because she's too weak, the grey stallion was too strong and wanted no halter, and I wanted to avoid any trauma ....

    Over the next 8 weeks I'm going to quietly let them get to know what a halter is and so on ... there is no urgency for them.

    My horsevet is now back from vacation and I asked him over the phone to come .... he had heard  from his colleagues about my previous calls and said I was crazy ... he seemed serious 8)7
    He has not shown up yet... I wonder when he will come by ...


    19u18:
    I don't know what it is... but my gut feeling says that something is wrong :o

    I even called the vet this morning to come anyways ... but still no response. 
    Our Filly may not be called blind anymore *o/* ... she even found her way out and back in, without hitting her head into something ... so it looks like she 's seeing something ... the color of her eyes is also different from last week.

    Still I'm worried because this afternoon she was laying down again ... after 2 attempts I got her up to eat but she was unsteady on her feet and went back down after 15 minutes and continued to eat lying down...bowel and bladder are working well. .. but I'm still worried ... there is something wrong... it's not just fatigue ...
     

    None of the kids will drink kamomille ... sadly ....

    I went to get Telmin and EQZona this morning at the pharmacy: On Monday they will get their first soft deworming ;).

    I am worried ... I feel that something will happen ... that I do not want .... :(

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    19-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
    18-12-2009
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    I'm not so well today ... The affront was figuratively yesterday :+ but the one of today was literally ...

    Yesterday afternoon, the other ranchowner returned from abroad and disagreed with some of the decisions I had taken ...he was angry that I had used his stables for the sick foals and that I had taken some of his straw etc. .. I found myself all alone in my fight to save these foals... :o
    Then you try to do good and then this... I really did not need that ... I was already so tired...

    I got myself another PC for a week and then went to buy a stock of syringes, needles and antibiotics. I also bought some biotina and anti-inflammatory medicine.

    This morning I went back to the pharmacy for clamoxyl in powder for the black stallion, eye drops for the Filly and I ordered a dewormer.

    The farrier was here at 11:45 and we treated 6 horses... but already with the first I received a severe blow and hurt my back ...
    Ik heb het wel uitgehouden tot 14 u maar nu maak ik me even zorgen...
    I did keep up to 2 p.m.(there z¡was nobody else to help) but now I am just concerned ...
    the TAC from last week showed that my lumbarfracture did not consolidate and sudden movements are absolutely forbidden _-:(  

    I'm in more pain now than when I actually broke my back so I am hopeful that the injury is just muscledamage or something: I'll get back to wearing my 2 metal corsets. 
    Now get the torch on it and hopefully it will pass quickly. 

    Next time I will definitely be wearing shoes with metal toes because my 2 feet will be a bit blue tonight ...








    I want to thank all those who support me ... :(:)
    It does help to know that it s appreciated !! 

    There are also those who want to help financially support the horses, others want to come here and help etc. .. 

    This was not my intention ... I haveasked for nothing more than good advice  in some matters ...

    I simply do this because that's me ... I can not just look away when I see an animal suffering and if I can help I will help, yes ... even at my own expense ... _O-
     Probably I was a neglected animal myself in a past life ... :j

    But to be able to answer you properly, I just checked what would be possible ...

    To create such an organisation...is a lot of work and takes about a year ... Well, if I'm honest I do hope that within a year many will have found a good family. 

    So at this time I don't know of a way that would allow your help ... 

    But I can again use your advice though .... I usually buythe dewormers through a Dutch website (J * rd * ns).

    Ik kom op 15 januari voor een WE naar België (via Maastricht) om een workshop te geven in Diest over Photonic Therapy en zoek tegen dan ontwormers en andere zaken te kopen in grootverpakking: wie heeft een tip voor me ?
    I'll be in Belgium in a few weeks and would like to buy stuff for the horses in bulk: Who has a tip for me?
     Possibly by pm: 

    See you later! The children need me now ;)

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    18-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
    16-12-2009
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     16u03

    It is raining again so here I am inside to eat a bit ....  *D

    Buurman Michael is om 9u45 komen helpen om blinde filly recht te krijgen, oogjes verzorgd en dan heb ik 2 van de 3 kleintjes hun injectie gegeven. 
    Neighbour Michael came to help at 9:45 am. to lift blind Filly, provided help to take care of the eyes and then I gave 2 of the 3 littlens their injections.
     The 3rd realy was not in the mood for it .... so I' ll try again later.

    Black Rocky gets his dose of powder mixed in some food .... and by noon he could finally withdraw his penis ... so good sign +:)+
    At 11 am. my neighbours Michael and Brenda came to get the trailer and we went to Brico, to get large panels to put in the stables (extra fence and doors).

    Die werklui hadden de panelen echter verkeerd geplaatst en het wagentje kipte om met mijn scheenbeen als opvang voor zo'n 150 kg....
    These panels, however, had been incorrectly placed by the workmen on the trolley, and a 150 kg fell over to be stopped on my shinbone
    ... that was just -:(-. Luckily I had my torch with me so I torched my shin and the pain is almost legend. 
    Afterwards we went to get some pallets because there is a truck with avena coming tomorrow.

    I got home at 1:45 pm. to let the dogs run, feed the horses and then went to the market to get "green stuff" for the horses to get ...
     

    And so now I'm back home ....

    Tonight is supposed to be the coldest night of the year .... so I am going down to try and close as many gaps as possible. 

    See you tonight! ;)

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    16-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
    15-12-2009
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    It snowed last night .... along the for us visible side of the mountain in Jijona ..... that ...we have never seen _O-


    Finally I'm inside to eat something ... Was busy again ... the 3 kids and the blind moved back down ... when they are in front of my house I can at least keep them in sight ... The little ones are still so small that they try to get under the wires of the fence trying  so I could not just leave them outside without supervision...
     

    Redistribution of the stables below.


    Voor onze jongen met penisontsteking poederpeniceline gaan halen....hij is de enige die echt angst had voor de mens en ik heb geen zin om zijn vertrouwen nu te gaan beschamen door hem in het nauw te drijven...t belangrijkste is dat ze antibiotica krijgen.
    I went to get peniceline in powder for our boy with the penis inflammation .... he is the only one who really has to fear for humans and I do not want to betray his confidence now to push him into a corner to give him an injection...it s more important that he just gets his antibiotics.


    Our blind girl is now neighing every time she hears my voice ... what a sweetheart

    I've just taken some photos. I will post some tonight. 

    -1 Is expected tonight and tomorrow -4: We have never seen this _-:( so I want to finish everything before it gets dark and cold ...still so much to do and doors to put up .... so until tonight ;)
     


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    15-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
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     What am I glad that they are all back down here with me ... otherwise we might had lost one %)

    When I left my house this morning, everything was nice and quiet .... all the big ones were outside looking on the ground to seek for a bit ... avena or alfalfa ...the littlens and blind Filly were locked inside for the night ...

    When they heard me coming, suddenly and violently screaming came from the stables .... so I hurried over there ...

    One of the kids had rolled down to the wall, could not turn and therefor could not get up .... Luckily I was there to help ....


    If this had happened while they were at the other stables, then I would not have heard it and would have maybe been too late
    :?

    I'm waiting for my neighbour now to help me get blind Filly up on her feed again. 

    And then work again to have a better fence for the littlens who sneak around, make a new seperation in the stables, go to the brico to buy large panels and at 13h30 I m going to the market for fruit and vegetables for them .... I need to go slowly in changing their eating habbits.
     
    So until later!
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    15-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
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     21u58:

    Some pictures of today: 

    This one has nirmally a new owner within 2 months 
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     Our smallest: Punkie with a cough
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     Chiki is enjoying the strange odors
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    This gray one made it clear to me from the first moment that I had to intervene and save him, along with the others ... he has put everything into motion !
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    Without these two .... it would not have been possible ... they showed me the way
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    This gentleman is a real sweetie .... and will be a nice black guy one day ! 
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     Our blind girl is doing well ... still too weak to stand up on her own ... but is getting stronger every day! *o/* . .
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    This one is very special .... he follows me everywhere ... with his eyes .... everywhere .... and tells me: "I m the one"!

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    15-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
    13-12-2009
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    20u46: 

    2nd time today that I lost my long post while sending it :(

    So short version now as I want to go back to our girl.

    The vet had cancelled the appointment this morning because they had to go for a coliccase to Benidorm.

    With the help of my dogs vet Juan M. Griñán from VETJG in Mutxamel, we did not have to go to the clinic anymore and everything could be done at home: clean the eyes with camomillewater, oftalmowelldrops in the eyes (6x per day) and antibiotics in the form of 5 ml clamoxyl injection. 

    But at 5.30 p.m. she was laying down ... I had to get my neighbours to help me lift her because she could no longer get up.
    I applied Photonic therapy and treated also the colicpoints... I just hope she comes trough it ... 

    My last story was much longer, but I really want to go back to her now. See you later

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    13-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
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    So who is here ?

    The pathetic sick blind mare is one year old or so, there are only a few foals from 3 months old and the others are all between 1-2 years old:

    I just got back inside now to finally get something to eat ... spent whole morning with the horses, at 12:30 they brought a load of alfalfa, at 1p.m. I left to go and see my vet Juan M. Griñán and then I went to a market for lettuce and green stuff because I have to change their eating habbits slowly so that the risk of colic remains as small as possible and today is Sunday and there is nothing open around here ...

    Now I can not give them the good food that my horses get because it is too rich for them and completely different to what they are used to... 
    Of course they had some alfalfa too :D

    I got back at 3 p.m....I went upstairs to give the littlens their dose and then the big ones got theirs ...

    And then my neighbour Joe came by and gave us some apples, bread and other residues for the foals!

    And now I m going back upstairs to the "blind Filly" to give her an injection of clamoxyl 5 ml, eye drops and wash her eyes out with camomillewater.

    Ow yes I haven t told you yet... we had an appointment in the horse clinic this morning at 10h30 but the doctor called me around 9 to tell me that he had to go to Benidorm for a horse with colic... 

    Now I have to go again, but first some pictures: 

    View from my kitchen and living room on the horses

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    Some delicious breakfast with avena

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    Blind Filly foal with boyfriend at breakfast
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    Chikiboy responds very well to newcomers. 

    Negro on the otherhand is jealous and very angry ... he fights for his leadership as it were... luckily they are separated ... 

    Everything is ok with my rescue dogs ... they had no problem with the foals ...


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    13-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
    12-12-2009
    Klik hier om een link te hebben waarmee u dit artikel later terug kunt lezen.Home without the foals...
    14u12: 

    I just got home ... WITHOUT foal ;(

    All just lies and deceptions ... but more later ...

    I m going to take care of my horses and dogs here and then I m going back with the trailer to retrieve the sick girl and bring her to the horse clinic, if necessary for a last shot ...at my expense of course ... ... ... rather that than to know that she suffers. 

    More tonight... :o

    Edit: the boss will only be back at 4 p.m.... just told me he ll give me a foal or 2 of just a few months old ...apparently the moms were ill and had no milk...he asked 300 for each...I said "NO"

    Ow yes I could take them all to 300 € each, but the papers are not in order ... they are thoroughbreds but they only wear the chip of the breeder, not the chip from the government ... So they are definitely not worth 500 ... and  I also really can not feed 16 foals ... then my foodreserve would be eaten by next week .... and the only one we really wanted to get, we can t ... it would not be his....  

    ow yes thumbs up for me & the foals ...because if the state police stops us  ... then we really will be in the ****! 


    20u21:

    We are now home.

    I took the girl with the severe eye-infection and the boy with the bad feet ... he wanted 200 € for him... after long negotiations, the owner had to sent a small truc for a few others ... guess by tomorrow how many I bought & saved... the winner gets a colt at costprice if he wants :+:

    Ik ben heel moe en ga nu terug naar beneden om bij hen te zijn en hun bedje klaar te maken...
    I am very tired now and I m going back down to be with them and to prepare their bed 
    ... more tomorrow ... now they come on the first place ... 


    22u14: 

    Who did I save, you ask ? the poorest, the sickest, the sweetest? 

    Well, I have taken both: the worst and the sweetest who protects the sickest:(:)

    Meanwhile I ve been to the pharmacy to buy Oftalmowell colidioro and I have treated the girl.
    Normally we have tomorrow a morning appointment in the horseclinic ... without care it will already be € 180 ...€ 118 because it s sunday and 70 to look into the eyes to see if there are any sores _O-

    So you see it s not only the breeders practices ... the vets are not eager to help you if you want to save animals .... _-:(


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    12-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
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    8:50:

    I had a terrible short night... 

    What am I doing to myself ?

    Is it fair to all my animals?

    14 extra legs that can kick my rescue dogs ? If I can t find any adoptive families it will be a financial disaster...

    From Monday on I am supposed to start with my privatpractice again (I was not allowed to work because of a broken vertebrae), I have several serious ailments such as fribromialgie and ME but I feel a lot better thanks to the torch therapy ...

    As of May I was supposed to have workshops at my place, regarding horses and nature ... now, all the boxes I ve build will be occupied with these rescuehorses and I will have no room for the horses of visitors ...

    From January on I was supposed to go and give a workshop every month in neighboring countries ... who will take care then of these horses? 

    I am quite confused but must go now ... 

    My heart says one thing, my mind says something else ... if I could limit it to 2 ... that would be ok, but then there is the blind girl too ...




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    12-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
    11-12-2009
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    23u32:

    Sorry if I just copy it, but I am terribly tired and I need to get up again in just 4 hours ! 
    :o
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    If you disagree ... well shoot me then :? but I won' t close my eyes and walk on without doing something.

    Report of today:

    I left this morning with some carrots, apples, dry bread and some alfalfa ...


    Well imagine....they did not know what that round green thing was, or that long narrow reddish thing and what should you do with that hard white thing they wondered there on the floor or in other words ... they did not know what an apple was or a carrot or bread...
    :oo

    At first I was afraid they would start fighting over the food .... instead they were afraid of it :(
    So then I cut the apples & carrots into small pieces and scattered them around ... gradually they tasted it and started eating everything nicely (:)


    But when they saw the alfalfa coming they left the rest  alone ... alfalfa is the icing on the cake
    :D
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    I put the alfalfa on the straw that was there already.

    It was obvious that some colts were looking better than last week ... they had clearly been eating ... 

    And then I saw what they were eating:
    lettice
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    And apparently they are crazy of it ... they even left the alfalfa just to go and eat what the truck had dumped
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    At first sight everything is better than last week ... would he fears that I would do something? Well I do not care as long as the foals are getting better! 


    One is in bad shape ... in a very bad shape according to our principles ... (but not bad enough according to the Spanish to call a vet apparently)
    She has a severe eye infection ... and therefor emited by the others, was not able to find water and she ate little ... she is so terribly skinny
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    To make a long story short ... this afternoon I met the current owner and negotiated seriously ... all the help that was offered to me from others was  broken off ... no one wanted to rescue a foal at that price.

    I came to an agreement at € 500 per foal and I 'll take 6 of them tomorrow ... and the sick girl to drive her directly to the clinic.

    There they can tell me whether we can save her eyes, and if she can make it....if not I' ll put a stop to her suffering.


    Today she really enjoyed my attention...at first she was surprised of my touch but soon after she started to push into me to be cuddled even more ... I certainly spent over an hour just with her to feed her, cuddle her and help her drinking ... she s is a really sweet softy ... I hope I can help her ... I hope she still will be alive tomorrow:


    I m going over there tomorrow morning at 10 .... I hope to be back home with the foals at 2 p.m....

    Spare me your conviction: :( ...I might not change anything to these terrible practices but I will save some lifes and an animal is still worth more to me than some...**

    And no, I'm not rich and I can not really afford it ... Something else will have to go, no many things will... I don t want to think about the vetbill of next week when they will need their vaccinations, deworming and other things ... All that comes on top of it. 
    Hopefully, my 15 year old car won t let me in the lurch next year: 

    Another thing .... who can tell me whether this has a chance to come good in future ?

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    It is the only one with such a bad hoof formation · ... 

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    11-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
    10-12-2009
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    22u36

    The dream to save them all has shattered: he wants € 800 per foal .... Impossible for us to pay that kind of money...
    _-:(

    In a previous rescue only 300 € was paid per foal ...
     
    All who wanted to help, don t want to help anymore with these prices. _O-

    Tomorrow I m driving up there at 11 and I' ll  go and give the food I have (for all an apple and carrot or 2, a piece of hard bread, in my car fits a bale or 2-3 of alfalfa and some grains .

    And what happens next ...No idea :')

    I 'm still a little %)
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    10-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
    Klik hier om een link te hebben waarmee u dit artikel later terug kunt lezen.Where could they go to ?
    I could possibly take 5 colts and I have found a ranchowner who would take the others ... all depends what the conditions and sellingprice will be ...

    I will anyways apply the McLaren diagnostic technique and then I' ll know immediately where the foal has a problem whether it s his teeth, back, hips, legs or wherever and then I can give them the appropriate treatment. 

    I hope to see them today or tomorrow, I have apples and carrots for them, a piece of stale bread and then grains, alfalfa and avena ...
     

    I m just awaiting a phone call... 


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    10-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
    07-12-2009
    Klik hier om een link te hebben waarmee u dit artikel later terug kunt lezen.3 choices !
    I have 3 choices: to buy them at slaughter price (hopefully) or to file an official complaint against the man and therefor have the death of all the foals on my conscience, or do nothing and hope that the foals will be fed :o

    What would you do ? 


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    07-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
    05-12-2009
    Klik hier om een link te hebben waarmee u dit artikel later terug kunt lezen.Help from associations ? shops ?
    I have written to the three organizations in Spain that are reputable for their help and assistance 

    www.easyhorsecare.net
    www.sepeonline.net
    www.blue-horses.com


    And now I am about to make that flyer for the stores asking them to help me with stale bread, carrots, apples and other stuff. 

    Do you have any ideas?  What else can I ask for ?

    I went to department stores like Aldi, Carrefour, Mercadona to ask for their help ....
    However, All of them sent me away because they are not allowed to give anything but they have to throw everything out in the bin ... I may check the public trash though ....
    :o

    Well, I will send them an email and lets hope to get a positive answer... 
     






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    05-12-2009, 00:00 geschreven door whispererhorse  
    04-12-2009
    Klik hier om een link te hebben waarmee u dit artikel later terug kunt lezen.Looking for a young Black Stallion !

    This morning I went to look at a Spanish black stallion for a foreign PNH instructor.

    I ended up on a farm where the suffering hit me straight into the face ....

    The horses hardly got any food, some had fungus and some had wounds on their bodies and were in a pitiful state...
    The owner is supposed to have serious financial problems ...


    I wanted to save some and pending an agreement (as I was not willing to pay the requested € 2000 to a man who starves his animals) I asked myself the following question ....
     Which one do you actually save and how do you determine that?

    As I stood on their ground and while I was talking to them,  there were 2 colts that came to me... so that already tells me something about their character .... but I'm sure there are others who could use my help even more.
     

    How would you choose? 

    Ow yes, I proposed him to bring them all to my place and to pick them up in a year .... he just laughed at me



    Notify animalcare? ...There is only 1 on the Costa here and that one is so overworked that they can do nothing more than treat the current situations. 

    Make a complaint? No use ... because then they will all be killed the same day !
    That's how it  goes here... Those are the rules over here ...

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