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Our Sanctuary residents are equine who because of health, age or other disabilities remain with us under our care here at
the rescue for the rest of their days. These equine will not be available for adoption.These are equine who would be very
hard to place in a new home. Or because of health issues it would cause undo stress by doing so. We count these equine as
pure blessing's, and we feel honored to have them here with us, as we care for their special needs. All these horses are available
for monthly sponsorships.
Regular horse @$50 month, Donkeys $40 month, miniature horses and donkeys @$30 month.
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Thank You for helping horses and Donkeys in our care. |
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| SPOTTIE DOTTIE (L) & LEVI (R) |
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| LEVI eye socket area (no eye) |
Levi and Spotty Dottie are mother and son. They came to us Aug 03. Spotty (mom) had been brought at an auction by a horse
trader who though he could make himself a fast buck re-selling Spotty and her unborn but very soon due to be born foal. His
plans fell through when Levi was born blind. In fact he was born with no eyes,he has sockets but nothing in them. The trader
could not sell Spotty due to Levi, so he decided he would just "get rid" of the foal and his problem would be solved.
His idea of "get rid" was not by selling him on. We were told of this situation and went to visit Mr XXXX We knew
we could never take a 4 week old blind baby away and hope for him to survive, so in order to save his life, we purchased his
mother (he was thrown in for free), which of course made the trader very excited to be "rid of the problem" and
earned himself a buck in the bargain. Levi was just 3 weeks oldwe trained him to respond to a bell and my voice. He gets around
real well, but always stays within smelling distance of his mother. He does panic if she gets too far from him. She is his
eyes and safety net. He does play with other donkeys and miniature horses. He can smell his way to water. Because of his handicap
he lives in a pasture of no climb wire fencing and covers on all T.posts for his own protection since he does walk into the
fencing daily. Levi and his mother are the mascot of our rescue.
As of 1/1/10 Spottie is being sponsored by Karen S. Levi is being sponsored by Rhonda B and Dave G.
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PADDINGTON ....... Is a 30 plus years old Shetland pony gelding. He is now enjoying his twilight years resting and taking
life at his own pace. Here at Creekside nothing is required of him and nothing is expected from him. He is free to do as he
pleases. He came to this rescue in Sep 09 a starved and sad looking old gentleman. In just 6 short weeks he gained 167lbs
and looks as healthy (weight wise) as I'm sure he did in his former days. He started to have seizures just a few weeks after
his arrival here. The vet said it could be from a blood clot pr tumor. We watch him closely and monitor how manyxand how often.
He recently got an infected and developed a ulcer at the side of his right eye. When putting pressure on this eye while cleaning
away discharge he had two seizures. We think there may be a tumor behind the eye. We have him on pain killer when we see he
is uncomfortable. He aslo suffers from old age jiont problems, so is on "Cosequin" a glucosamine and chondrotin
supplement , this is very expensive at $198 for a 3lb bottle, but we feel it's the best supplement for him. And we believe
he deserves the best. All is being done to help Paddington's days comfortable and happy. We do know how many weeks months
or even years he has left on earth, but we feel blessed to have him come and be part of our family.
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| Mr. Baxter 7/24/06 |
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Mr. Baxter is a very special donkey, he is about 8 years old. He is 38 inches
tall and is the second set of eyes for our blind donkey Levi. Mr. Baxter often "babysits" Levi giving his mother a break.
He will lead him to food and water and play with him. If anything ever happend to Levi's "mom" we know Levi might have a chance
to survive with Mr.Baxter around.
Mr. Baxter is a total love bug, I doubt there is a sweeter donkey anywhere else in this
world. He loves human contact and often comes to supervise our projects, he will stand guard making sure we are doing things
"right" !! He will also give little tots bareback rides.
4/19/09 Mr Baxter now has a sponsor.. Thank You to John, Susan and Olivia P.
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| Apollo 8 year old crippled gelding |
<DIV><FONT color=#669900>APOLLO .... Is an 10 year old paint gelding of around 14.2 hands tall. He came into the
rescue in Aug 03, and has been here ever since. He was available for adoption 6 months after he came here, after putting on
weight. In all that time, nobody offered to give Apollo a home, we think because he has such special needs and cannot be ridden.Today
2/7/08 we have decided that Apollo no longer needs to wonder if anyone will ever give him the loving home he has been looking
for, we have moved him into our "Sanctuary" section, his home is now here at Creekside for the rest of his life.
Apollo came in with "rickets" in his front legs, he had never received the right kinds of foods as a baby, and
thus he has a somewhat "twisted look" in his front legs. His legs have straighten out a lot since being here at
Creekside. But he is forever lame and can never be ridden. When he is walking towards you, he always looks like he's about
to turn left. He had received a lot of head abuse in his early life, before he came here and is very hard to catch and work
with. He usually needs to be sedated to receive vet and farrier care. He is a wonderful boy who just needs some special time
spent with him one on one to earn his trust and to help better meet his needs.
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