Connie P
Well-Known Member
Diamond came to us on Easter Sunday 2008 after being rescued from a very bad situation. She came in a group of seven that came from that farm that particular day. I chose to foster four of the horses that were removed that day and a couple of wonderful ladies came and took the rest home to care for them.
Diamond is the horse I have chosen to write about today. When she arrived at our farm she was thin. Very thin. I had two different vets score her at a 2. She had more hair than any horse I had ever seen and she had very crusty eyes. I had the vet out immediately and we did an exam and a blood work up on her. Her blood panel came back almost normal which shocked both the vet and I, but was very good for Diamond for now she had a chance at survival. She has cataracts. I had the equine dentist come and that is when we determined that she was 35+ years old and had very few teeth. She was also allergic to the Rompin and had a 45 minute seizure that day. Boy that scared the daylights out of me.
We set a new "feed" plan for her and got down to business. I clipped her as soon as the weather was warm enough and bathed her. You cannot imagine the lice that were on this poor gal. She had many open sores on her body. She loves to be bathed and clipped. It wasn't long before she started to perk up and I remember the day that I went to the barn to do my chores and when I opened her stall door to let her out she trotted right out to the pasture. I stood there and cried. It wasn't long after that that Miss Diamond galloped out of her stall. I cried again. This mare makes me cry almost daily with her spirit. I just love to sit and talk to her and watch her trot around, gallop and play with the other horses. She has this really aged whinny and she does it every single time she sees me coming. I cry. I have been truly blessed to have had a part in the rescue and rehabilitation of this wonderful mare. I know she is very old and one day I may come out to the barn and she will be gone, but I will know in my heart that I gave her love and proper care for her remaining days. I adore her and she adores me!
Above is the day after she arrived at our farm. March 2008
This next photo shows Diamond after a bath and after TWO months of living with us. So you can imagine what she looked like when she arrived here under all that hair. May 2008
This photo was taken in August 2008 - Can you believe how good she is looking? I'm elated with her progress!
This last photo was taken in Sept 2008 - Diamond is feeling great and is almost getting chubby now. She is the best and I truly LOVE her!
Thank you for reading my short story about how life can turn around for a horse that was so neglected.
Diamond is the horse I have chosen to write about today. When she arrived at our farm she was thin. Very thin. I had two different vets score her at a 2. She had more hair than any horse I had ever seen and she had very crusty eyes. I had the vet out immediately and we did an exam and a blood work up on her. Her blood panel came back almost normal which shocked both the vet and I, but was very good for Diamond for now she had a chance at survival. She has cataracts. I had the equine dentist come and that is when we determined that she was 35+ years old and had very few teeth. She was also allergic to the Rompin and had a 45 minute seizure that day. Boy that scared the daylights out of me.
We set a new "feed" plan for her and got down to business. I clipped her as soon as the weather was warm enough and bathed her. You cannot imagine the lice that were on this poor gal. She had many open sores on her body. She loves to be bathed and clipped. It wasn't long before she started to perk up and I remember the day that I went to the barn to do my chores and when I opened her stall door to let her out she trotted right out to the pasture. I stood there and cried. It wasn't long after that that Miss Diamond galloped out of her stall. I cried again. This mare makes me cry almost daily with her spirit. I just love to sit and talk to her and watch her trot around, gallop and play with the other horses. She has this really aged whinny and she does it every single time she sees me coming. I cry. I have been truly blessed to have had a part in the rescue and rehabilitation of this wonderful mare. I know she is very old and one day I may come out to the barn and she will be gone, but I will know in my heart that I gave her love and proper care for her remaining days. I adore her and she adores me!
Above is the day after she arrived at our farm. March 2008
This next photo shows Diamond after a bath and after TWO months of living with us. So you can imagine what she looked like when she arrived here under all that hair. May 2008
This photo was taken in August 2008 - Can you believe how good she is looking? I'm elated with her progress!
This last photo was taken in Sept 2008 - Diamond is feeling great and is almost getting chubby now. She is the best and I truly LOVE her!
Thank you for reading my short story about how life can turn around for a horse that was so neglected.
