Rescues are go!

Wow wasn't today a busy one!

First up I changed Romeo's bandages. (For those who don't know, last Saturday I came down to the stables to find he'd gone through a solid post and rail fence and torn his leg open to the tendon) He's much more co-operative about it now, so I am able to do it alone without the need for somebody to hold him. Still a tricky job, anyone who knows will sympathise with the 'need-for-eight-hands' feeling when you're trying to juggle bandages, padding, gauze, dressing for the wound, the tape to go over it and the horse itself all at once!

Then I went off to see Shelley McCaw with the intention to do facial readings for all the horses on her place. Well, I got time to do one and then was suddenly drawn into negotiations via third party for the life of the skinny mare in yesterday's blog. Then I was able to speak to her owner in person and after a little while she finally agreed to surrender this mare and one of her others into SC's care. HOORAY!

So I spent good part of the rest of the day organising to go there tomorrow with the paperwork and feed (and thanks to a couple of helpers, somebody to try and trim those poor feet!!) and to do a full assessment.

And then lo and behold I decided to touch base with another horse owner whom we'd been involved with over a severe neglect case in July 07. Turned out she was planning to sell majority of her horses and so I sent out notifications to everyone I could possibly think of to help find buyers for these animals.

For anyone interested who may read this before lunch time tomorrow, the message went like so:

OK the horses are at Big Valley Ranch which is on Flynn Drv in Wanneroo. There’s a big sign so you cant miss it, pretty sure it’s the first driveway on the left as you get onto Flynn off Wanneroo Rd

BIG VALLEY HORSES - Wanneroo

All animals under $1000, prices negotiable. Mixed breeds, have Appaloosa, Clydesdale and Arab blood. Possibly others as well. NONE (except perhaps the 3 adult & broken in horses) are registered nor registerable and we very stongly advise that these horses are NOT taken for breeding purposes as they will make LOVELY pets but are not breeding quality and as stated, cannot be registered.

They are however strong, hardy and good doers.Ages range from foals to 15yo... handling varies from fully broken adults to unhandled horses.Cash only and horses will be available to view TOMORROW between 10am and lunch time. And this is the ONE AND ONLY time they will be offered for sale.

There are:1 Grey gelding, approx 14.2hh broken in and nice natured, about 12yo1 Grey gelding, approx 14.2hh NOT broken but halter trained, bout 12yo3 chestnut & white paint colts, weanlings and will mature around the 14 – 15hh mark all unhandled13 Bay horses, mares and geldings, all unhandled, mixed heights and from weanlings to 12yo1 black weanling colt, mature approx 14 – 15hh, unhandledThere are also a couple of buckskin foals not yet weaned, they must be sold with their mothers as a package dealMany mares MIGHT be in foal (as they run in a brumby-like herd) again and the other big thing is that she can only keep the horses in until Monday evening – then she has to let them go again so anything not paid for and collected by Monday won’t be able to go. The sale is this weekend only, horses are ONLY able to be viewed between 10am and 12pm tomorrow.

Just a small window of opportunity but this is much better than not being able to help any horses at all!

With any luck somebody tomorrow will get photos for me. I can't go... I'll be dealing with the other mares!!