Charlie’s Angels Horse Rescue Inc. has been invited to attend this year’s “Equitana” in Melbourne, from the 18th to 21st November. Two of our members, Joanne Schoenwald (President) and Eileen McLean (Secretary), will travel to Melbourne to present education sessions on horse welfare in Australia, the opportunities for improving the future of horse welfare, and [...]
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5 Mar
All new! Kids’ Page!
Thanks to the enthusiasm of young Charlie’s Angels supporter, Alyssa, who organised cartoonist, Peter Ryan, to create these pages, we now have a Kids’ Page.
We try hard not to include overly disturbing images on this website because we know that the content can be disturbing enough for adults, let alone children. We try to celebrate [...]
3 Mar
Please Stop Breeding
Charlie’s Angels Horse Rescue does not support the breeding of horses in any way.
One trip to a dogger saleyard (such as the Gympie saleyard where this photo was taken of a tiny foal) will show you just how many unwanted horses there are that go through the trauma of being shipped around for weeks at a time, starving, [...]
1 Mar
Skin Care Pamper Pack Raffle
Charlie’s Angels Horse Rescue is currently running a ‘Pamper Pack’ raffle, with over $200 worth of organic and natural skin care products, hand-made soaps, scented candles and more.
So far, we’ve received amazing skin care products from three fine Australian companies.
Lin Lou Skin Rituals Lin ”formulates, handcrafts and hand pours each and every product in the ritual range [...]
28 Feb
Animal Massage Workshop, funds to Charlie’s Angels
An Animal Massage course is being run this Sunday, 7th March 2010, in Alderley, Brisbane. It is being run by Lucy Gabrielle and Eileen McLean and $15 from the course fee of everyone who books between now and 5.00pm Friday will go directly to Charlie’s Angels Horse Rescue.
The massage workshop covers the principles of a good massage, [...]
26 Feb
Equine Ultrasound Added to our Wish List
Have you seen our Wish List lately?
We’ve just added and Equine Ultrasound to our list. Ultrasound has been shown to be the most effective form of electrotherapy. It is particularly useful for tendon and muscle injuries, to help reduce swelling and aid tissue recovery. Many of our rescue horses come in with injuries. In fact, [...]
22 Feb
Feeding Horses in Australia, Charlie’s Education Series
This Wednesday 24th February at 7.30pm, Joanne Schoenwald (President of Charlie’s Angels) will present an information evening on “Feeding Horses in Australia“.
Joanne has a certificate in Equine Nutrition and will be covering information such as: proteins, roughage, starch, fats, vitamins and minerals; grazing horses; seasonal variations; laminitis; body scoring; weighing your horse; and more! Attendees [...]
20 Feb
No words necessary
Some of the poor horses (mostly mares with foals) for sale at today’s Gympie horse sale (“dogger” sale). All of these horses were marked as doggers. Some are only just beginning their life and haven’t even had a chance to make their mark on the world. This is a snapshot of them and their spirits [...]
18 Feb
New arrival! Zazen comes to Charlie’s Angels
Today we welcomed a new arrival into foster care at Charlie’s Angels Horse Rescue.
“Zazen” arrived off the float into care at Samford, where he will spend some time being assessed and any rehabilitation needs taken care of. He is a seven-year-old chestnut gelding, with a beautiful white blaze. He is a former racehorse. He suffered an injury [...]
15 Feb
EAGALA Equine Assisted Therapy Proves Value of Horses
Charlie’s Angels Horse Rescue President, Joanne Schoenwald, recently returned from a week’s training in New Zealand, in the EAGALA model of Equine Assisted Psycotherapy.
EAGALA is the Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association, which has its home in America. But the organisation has grown over the past 10 years and now offers training all around the [...]
