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These permanent residents need sponsors

Li'l Eagle

These permanent residents need sponsorships to help with feed and upkeep. Batman and Eagle are friendly Indian reservation broomtails. Eagle was captured from the wild as a foal without his mother. He did not receive proper nutrition and developed severe calf hocks.

There are many benefits to sponsorship for you and the sponsored horse. We're still working on the sponsorship page, so to find out more, please e-mail us.

Batman



Proud flesh in serious need of treatment

	Ziggy was brought to the rescue this summer with a bad case of proud flesh on both his hind pastern/coronet and his front leg. Proud flesh is healing (granulation) tissue that has overfilled the space of a wound and kept on growing. It causes serious blemishes and it can but doesn't always interfere with a horse's performance. It occurs in wounds that are dirty, neglected, too wide to suture, or are in areas that are in a lot of tension and motion. Thus it's most often seen in the lower limbs. Inflammation and poor blood supply interfere with epithelialization (skin growth), leaving the way open for the proud flesh to s proliferate--rubbery, bloody-looking, smooth and slippery yuck.
This isn't a great picture of me, but you'd be scowling too if you had to wear a pink halter and your name was Ziggy Stardust. (Hmm, on second thought maybe you wouldn't. Unless you were mad because you wanted rhinestones.) I'm not. Clearly this is because Stormy is after my hay. So let's get this photo op over with, shall we?	The recommended treatment for it is surgical removal followed by rigorous attention to keeping it clean and covered. In Ziggy's case, because of its location on the coronet area, the hoof wall has been permanently blemished, according to our farrier. With careful	These pictures were taken the day Zig came to Fresh Start. cleaning and dressing alone, we've managed to get some of the proud flesh to diminish. Most of the proud flesh on the front leg has been cut away. But veterinary attention is what Ziggy really needs. The surgery is estimated to cost a little more than $300.
We're eligible for sponsorship while we wait for our new homes.
I'm called Diamond Luck. That's me last spring, shortly after I came to Fresh Start. I'm a fantastic, flashy sorrel mare, if I do say so myself. I'm also having a baby in the spring! I can be ridden, but sometimes I buck. I need someone who can patiently cure me of this.
	They call me Cloudy. I'm an appy-paint. I was auctioned off, destined for slaughter for sure, because I was lame. Fortunately the man who controlled that destiny was kind enough to sell me to Fresh Start. After a couple of weeks in pasture and rocky woodland my soreness went away. I was glad, because the humans found out how smart I am! I'm gentle enough for a child to ride. They think I might have been a cow horse, but I'll never tell. I have slight trust issues. I still move stiffly and abruptly at times. I need someone to love me, to bring out my sweet temperament.	I'm Silly Wizard (above), an American Mustang saved from slaughter last year. I was starved, worm-infested and very sick with strangles. I love treats. I want to be friends although I'm still wary of people. I'm sleek and trim and LOVE TO RUN. When you win me over it will definitely be on my terms.
I'm Tootsie Roll, a spirited young gelding- I was a stud when I was rescued from slaughter in August. I lead very well, with a rider on my back, but I don't know how to steer yet. I'm eager to learn. I love people so much. I trailer well and am very handle-able.

Fresh Start Horse Rescue:

To provide a second chance for horses that are abused,
neglected or unwanted,
by rescue, care and placement in new, loving homes.

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