Well, this is big news. Shona and Joleena are our longest-term residents, having been with us for two years, as our first rescues after the initial dogger yard rescue of four horses that began this charity. We rescued them from a slaughterhouse holding yard, along with their two-month-old colts at their side. They had come from [...]
Posts Tagged ‘dogger’
11 Dec
New Rescue Horses: New Angels in the Stable
We have two beautiful new Angels in our care. We went to the Gympie sales on the weekend with a specific purpose, to look for a mare and foal and were exceptionally lucky to find this pair, who are yet to be officially named. Our orphan foal, Bojangles, has been struggling to make connections with [...]
5 Dec
The Horse Rescue Turnover Tension
Here’s the tension we face: the ‘turnover tension’. Donation history tells us that people are most likely to donate money when they see pictures of starving horses in dogger yards, horses with horrific injuries, horses at stud lined up for slaughter, and especially when there’s a ticking clock to save the animal’s life. Once that [...]
1 Oct
Update on Bella
A vet visit 26/9/11 led to the following big changes in our knowledge of Bella’s condition: Part 2: When Bella arrived, she had NO top teeth (just what looked like the remnants of teeth under the gums). (See previous photos for this.) There was a concern that they were baby teeth, or adult teeth not [...]
18 Sep
Two Years Ago Today…
Two years ago today, founders of Charlie’s Angels Horse Rescue, Alwyn and Jo, made an impromptu trip to the Gympie horse sales with the goal of saving a horse from death. What they found there on that day overwhelmed them and affected them so deeply that their lives would never be the same again. They left [...]
11 Aug
August Horse of the Month: Tansy
Tansy is Miss August, and is looking for a great new home. Tansy was rescued from the Gympie dogger sales in February 2011 and narrowly escaped leaving with the dogger man. Her name means “eternal life”. Tansy is an 11-year-old Thoroughbred, ex racehorse, approximately 15.3 hh. She arrived with terribly seedy toe that had been left untreated, [...]
28 Apr
Some Horse Rescue Statistics
Understandably, since the Queensland floods, our rate of donations has slowed as people’s priorities are elsewhere. If you are considering donating to horses through a fully registered horse rescue charity, we thought we’d share some info to help you learn more about what we do. Here are some of our statistics from the horses we’ve [...]
30 Mar
Merlin Adopted
The very beautiful, Merlin, has found a home. Merlin came to us as a rescue horse in winter 2010 when his breeders decided to send him to slaughter for being ‘dangerous’ and ‘useless’. An Angel stepped in and bought him for the dogger price and then surrendered him to us. He was quickly adopted by a Parelli [...]
12 Feb
Update on New Rescue Horse Tansy
Tansy has had an initial vet visit. Her hoof troubles seem to be the result of someone’s botched job cutting away too much hoof. That’s left her feet too short and her walking on her soles, making it quite tender. Luckily, she hasn’t foundered or had any other major problems, which was a big relief. [...]
