Departed Friends

January 13, 2013 Late this evening, Shane passed away.   In the six weeks he was an Equamore horse, he gained a lot of weight with special feed, had his dental problems cared for, had a cozy stall next to his best friend Wishes, found the energy to trot around the arena with his head held high and was well loved by Equamore staff and volunteers.  Sadly, he developed colic and none of the vet’s treatments worked.  His still-weakened condition and…

December 30, 2012 Today, at last, Raffie’s friend Bojingles “Bo” arrived at the Sanctuary.  After more than three months alone in a pasture after Raffie was moved to the Sanctuary, Bo was turned over to Equamore.  As the truck and trailer approached the property where she has lived, her eyes followed the trailer, as if she remembered it as the one that would take her to Raffie. As she came out of the trailer at the Sanctuary and went into…

December 28, 2012 Three of our horses had shoes put on their front feet today.  Two of these horses, Shorty and Bryant, have been diagnosed with disease of their Navicular bones in both front feet.  Shorty has very small feet for his size which dramatically contributes to his disease and he also has very tender soles.  Bryant was fitted with special shoes with a rubber wedge made to lift his heels.  The difference was immediate and stunning.  After a few…