I Care for a small herd of rescue horses and ponies in the UK. I love writing and sharing my stories with readers.
Whilst out on a recent ride through the glorious English countryside, I heard a fellow rider say, “I don’t pertain to have any special bond with my horse, they know I’m just the food lady. It’s simple.” But is it that simple? Can it really be? I ha...
I just can’t say goodbye, but I have to. Why does a goodbye have to be so very painful when it comes to animals? I feel like I have said goodbye to so very many of my friends lately. And by friends, I mean my BEST friends. My horses. Once upon a ti...
The 'worth' also varies on the owner, and their individual requirements, ensuring that the animal is suited to the needs of the owner or even potential buyer. Of course not only their skillset but the standard at which they perform those skills also ...
My ponies were my best friends as a child, they protected me, took me on adventures, stood solemnly whilst I cried, and cheered me up when I was down. But I knew nothing other than the traditional methods; the bits, metal shoes, whips, pony-club kicks...
The first few weeks following Liberty’s arrival were spent trying to entice her to eat hard feed. We had begun with some soaked grass nuts and chaff with some added soya a little at a time. At first she had no idea what to do with the bucket when it ...
Two days after our visit onto the traveler site and we have heard nothing. The desperation has gotten to me and I’ve asked my friends to call the welfare agencies and express their concerns for this little pony. I figure the more phone calls they receive...
Sitting at the kitchen table the following morning, my friend and I are discussing the possible outcomes of our visit to the traveler camp. I had driven past that morning to find the filly no longer tethered to the roundabout, and nowhere in sight. This...
Scrolling my social media feed, I noticed a close friend had put a plea out asking if anyone knew about the little loose pony abandoned on a nearby public footpath. Her description was of a little colt foal who was frantically running up and down the...
This has been the hardest chapter to write. Putting words onto a page means going over the events of Faith’s last day in fine detail. And it has taken so long to be ready for that. Please be warned there is content some may consider graphic and upsetting...
When the vet had visited Faith when she first arrived, he had concluded that the hole in her face would have to be managed by cleaning and flushing, but as it was a pocket into her sinus, including a track down to a tooth, there was little procedures...
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