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Wishes and Eddie – Home at Last

  Eddie and Wishes are finally in their custom made field.   While both are blind, they both seem to see some light.  This field is flat, with sound cues – driveways, the creek, etc. – on all four sides, along with bells along the fence line.   Solar lights also rim the perimeter in the hopes that if they do see light, they will see these at night or see the sun shimmer on them in the daytime.  So far these…

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Wishes and Eddie

Our two remarkable blind horses spend their days in the outside arena while the finishing touches are put on their new field.     Wishes has been blind for a long time, but her guide horse Shane passed away soon after they came to the Sanctuary.   Eddie has recently lost his sight and is adjusting with the lovely Wishes as his tutor.   These horses cannot be in the larger herds, as they do not recognize normal communication and warning signs from other…

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What’s Wrong With These Pictures?

What’s Wrong With These Pictures? These pictures are  wrong!    I know we look awesome.   Magic and I are behaving like gentlemen in the cross ties.    Our halters suit us.    But I’ll tell you what’s wrong here – IT IS DINNER TIME!    We were waiting at the gate to come in for dinner.   We are always first – the rest of our herd knows who is in charge here.   But instead of leading me to my stall where my hay was waiting,…

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Ah, Magic!

Magic and I have become best of friends these last months.    Our stalls are next to each other—he has Hoover’s old stall with the great turnout.  We graze together; we roll in the mud together; when the fields are too wet, we hang out in the arena together; and we go to the cross ties together to have our feet cleaned.   While he teases me a bit about my crush on Bo, he understands my love of grey horses with…

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Bryant

Update on Bryant

January 28, 2013 Bryant has made so much progress since he got his special shoes.  Other than of course being more comfortable and energetic, Bryant is starting to interact with other horses.  He joined in Buckley’s favorite game of nip and scream, and raced around the arena in a game of chase with Pete, Mowen and Josey.  Perhaps Bryant has stayed to himself all this time because he didn’t feel sound enough for horse play with the guys.  Perhaps he…

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I Like Bo

January 23, 2013 A young gelding that I admired but had not seen for a while appeared recently in the field where Magic and I now graze.  Raffie!  He has changed.  Last time I saw him he was so skinny and his hair was so odd.  Now he is big and healthy looking, and I can even tell that he is an Arab.  His tail is still broken, but this summer we will help him with the flies. The reason…

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Percherons in Need of New Homes

Equamore volunteers are currently trying to re-home a small herd of Percherons located in northern CA. We need your help to manage this process, including gelding of the stallions and colts, transportation, etc. Please donate to the Percheron Placement Fund now using our PayPal account, calling (541) 482-5550, or sending a check to Equamore Foundation, 4723 Hwy 66, Ashland. OR 97520. Please indicate on your check that this donation is for the Percheron Placement Fund if you want to restrict…

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Happy Anniversary to Sara

It was a treat to be at Equamore last week for this very special event: the one-year anniversary of Sara and her “person,” Equamore board vice-president Ruth Kennedy. Being a “person” to Sara means walking, grooming, and visiting her — as well as proffering treats (Sara and Ruth share an apple at the end of nearly every day). After Sara was rescued from severe neglect by Equamore back in 2008, she was placed twice in adopted homes and twice returned. In February of 2010, the sanctuary became her…

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