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Farm Horse Rescue.
| Aspen day 1 9/28/09 |
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ASPEN .... Came in our gates on Monday 9/28/09. She is around 18 months old,underweight and we were told was not easy to catch
and would not let you work with her feet. In the past 3 days she has done nothing but follow us around like a puppy dog and
had her feet trimmed this morning (10/1/09) by our farrier, she stood perfectly still and behaved like a lady. She is around
75-100lbs underweight, and is happy to eat all put in front of her. Aspen is being transferred to another equine rescue on
Saturday 10/3/09 since we are full and over flowing. She has bonded with Nudge another horse around her age and size, and
she will certainly miss him. Update..... 10/12/09. Day 14..... Aspen did not get picked up by the other rescue, so remains
here with us. This young lady is a love bug who loves people and the other horses. She was 499lbs when she walked in our gates
2weeks ago, today she is 554lbs a gain of 55 PBS in just 14days... Way to go blondie....
UPDATE .... Dec 18th 09 Aspen is now available for adoption, please read her ad on the horses for adoption page.
| aspen week 10 |
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| Paddington Day 1 |
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size="4">PADDINGTON .... Has a sad story to tell, it seems he was used as a carousel pony for rides at fairs
and such, then when he became too old he was given away to someone who let him starve. They had their home foreclosed on and
the pony ended up across the street with a neighbor. Paddington has major teeth issues and could not eat the food provided,
so continued to loose weight. This family finally realized they did not know how to help Paddington so called us.
UPDATE .... 10/21/09 Paddington is such a great little pony. He loves to be dirty, and rolls when ever it rains (often
lately). He has gained over 62lbs in 3 weeks and looks so much better, so much in fact that his tail bone and back bone have
almost filled in (pictures as soon as the rain stops). He loves being around other horses, but really loves his own stall,
where he feels very comfortable. When Paddington wants some thing, he will stand in front of it and refuse to move till you
notice he's there. He will spend his remaining life with us here at Creekside, since he is already in his Twilight years.
The vets findings are that Paddington is around 30 years old, has a heart mermur due to his starvation status,he is anemic
and has kidney problems along with sore joints and achy legs. He weighs in at 317lbs and is around 200lbs underweight. He
is a 41 inch tall Shetland gelding.
He is now on a re feeding program and is happy and alert. He will get his teeth floated once he has gained at least 100lbs
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style="font-size: large;">UPDATE .... 11/20/09 Paddington has now has his teeth floated, his top back
teeth were so long they had cut right into his gum line leaving some very nasty sores. He only has two back bottom teeth leaving
him unable to chew hay or grass. His top front teeth are so short, we wonder if someone has not purposely filed them down.
Very strange looking indeed. All in all Paddington has put on so much weight that you would not know he was the same horse
who came in just a few weeks ago. He is also being treated for a small ulcer in his right eye. He is on two different creams
twice a day.
UPDATE .... 12/18/09 Padington's seizures have gotten worse and stronger, and he is now on 4cc of Dex everyday for the
rest of his life. This will hopefully stop the tumor from growing bigger.He is still comfortable and getting about and talking
with other mini horses he's made friends with. We know he is on "borrowed time" so we cherish every moment we have
him.We are having a hard time finding a winter coat for Paddington to wear, he takes a size 48 inches. If you have a spare
one lying around that you don't need would you consider donating it to him? He cannot wear the foal 48 as they are too short
on the belly for him.
| Twiglet 18 days old born at this rescue |
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| Paddington week 10 |
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TWIGLET .... Was born at this rescue on 9/24/09 his mother "Willow" a donkey came in this rescue last November
already pregnant. Twiglet is a charming young man, who was imprinted at birth and does not yet know he is a donkey !!! He
is a fave among our volunteers and everyone that comes to visit. He is in your pocket friendly, and loves to play games. He
will not be available for adoption until he is weaned and gelded.
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If you would like to help us here at "Creekside", you can donate by clicking on the button on the left. Thank You
for helping us help horses and others animals in need.
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| Nudge parasite belly |
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| Nudge day 1 |
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Arrived 7/19/09 "NUDGE", a very young paint male, very underweight and filled with a belly of parasites. He also
has rain rot (fungal skin infection)and a HUGE hernia on his belly needing surgery. He is too underweight at this time to
be able to undergo surgery so needs to gain weight, loose the parasite issues and then he can have the repair surgery and
be gelded all at the same time. He is head shy and does not seem to have had any training.
....... UPDATE ....10/1/09 Nudge is a true gentleman, he now loves attention, and is learning ground manners, he gets
along with almost everyone here at the rescue. He has gained over 156lbs in weight and is now heading for his hernia repair
surgery on Tuesday 10/6/09. He may also get gelded that day, depending on if the vet thinks theres enough there yet to take
away!!
Nudge has come along way since he walked in our gates two months ago. He's really not the same young shy scared colt he
was then. He's now full of beans and confident and ready to learn. He will be available for adoption once he's recovered from
surgery and once he is gelded.
| Nudge after 2 months |
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| Nudge right side two months after getting rescued |
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WELCOME to "Creekside", thanks for looking at our site, we hope this will be easy for you to read, please try
not to cry too hard over some of the sadder pictures. This is what rescue is about.
| BUTTERSCOTCH day of arrival 6/4/08 |
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*****************INFO HELP ******************
Do you have an older horse, hard keeper horse or a rescued starved horse? Want to know a proven way to help put on
weight and maintain that weight? Have you ever heard of the feed "One and Only" made by Wendlands Feeds. It's the
only free choice (meaning feed as much as you want any time you want) feed on the market that we know of. We have pictures
at the bottom of this page of before and after and pictures in our "Before and After page) to show you what this food
has done for the horses that have come thru our gates starved and in need. ANY HORSE can eat this feed, regardless of how
"Toothless" they may be. Don't let your old friend suffer because you don't know how to help him in his later days.
Give us a call or drop us an email and we will be happy to refer you to a store that sells this. No body endorses us, or pays
us to tell you about this feed, we do this freely and willing because this feed W O R K'S.
Welcome to our site.
We rescue starved, abused, neglected, old, injured, sick, and unwanted horses, donkeys and mules. We do take in owner
surrender equine IF and WHEN we have the room, but our priority is to the neglected and needy first.
We do operate a "Sanctuary" section for aged, injured,lame, blind and other equine who would otherwise have
a difficult time finding a life time home who COULD and WOULD meet their special needs.We do not have enough space to take
in anymore at this time (Jan 2010).
We are a Private Foundation, we no longer operate as a Non Profit but are a Not for Profit, we are not paid or supported
by any agency, company or private organization. None of us are paid a salary to do this work, from our President down to our
volunteers.We do this out of our own pocket , because we are passionate about caring for equine and animals who are in need.
We work with local and at times national law enforcement, in upholding the laws concerning abuse and neglect. We are also
happy to network with any other reputable animal rescue who may need our help.
We are located on a farm in Blue Ridge, Texas (45 miles NE of Dallas). This is also our home. We do not operate "business
hours", there is no such thing in the rescue world. So please be respectful, and call ahead of a visit. We do welcome
visits from the general public, please call ahead to make sure some is here to take you on a tour and to meet the animals
in our care.
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| Donkeys getting up to mischief |
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Dollar the horse in these two pictures, came to the rescue May 3rd 07 he lived with us for 45 days then he quietly passed
away in his stall.He was the victim of starvation and neglect,and he was only around 9 months old. Some times by the time
a equine reaches our gates its too late, we do all we can to make their last days on earth as peaceful and filled with as
much love as we can give.
| HELP ME PLEASE My name is "Dollar" |
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| Oosing sores on back |
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Madison was purposely starved and ended up in the condition you see in the pictures. She packed on weight and received
lots of TLC, and returned to good health. She past away almost 3 years later from colic. Her life was cut short by several
years because of her starvation.
| MADISON ..... Starved mare |
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| A team effort to save Madison |
ARE SORRY IF THE PICTURES ON THIS PAGE ARE UPSETTING TO YOU.
A starved equine is not pleasant to look at, but we want you to see reality for what it is. This is what we work with.
Most equine are not healthy or happy when they first arrive here, we jump into action right away and start on the healing
process of mind and body. That boils down to, 98% of the equine that come through our gates are in need of medical attention
and rehabilitation, this is very expensive. This can take months or even years.
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This is where you can help, by donating some thing, even a little some thing can go a long way.Be it your time, talents,
or what whichever way you feel you can help .
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We opened our gates in 2001. We have had over 70 equine be cared for during that time. With an average of 25 here at any
given time.
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MR. MUDPIE ....
A 34 year old gelding with no back teeth, he cannot eat hay or grass, don't let anyone tell you an older horse is always
skinny, these pictures will prove how wrong that is.. he came here in 2005 as a 31 year old, and looks and acts much younger
than his now 34 years.
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