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Posts made in September, 2010
Posted by on Sep 21, 2010 in Association News, Horses | 4 comments
Pastures being the appropriate word, the boys could hardly believe their luck when they were turned out into their new field full of grass!
On the journey to their new home with John and Carolyn, Leo was very stressy and didn’t travel well causing Corrie to become somewhat wound up too. We safely managed their ‘enthusiasm’ to leave the trailer (!), and after a cursory glance at...
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Posted by on Sep 18, 2010 in Welfare | 0 comments
If you look carefully you may see little yellow eggs on your horses legs and stomach. These are insect larvae produced by adult bot flies. These bee like looking insects usually linger around the horses chest and front legs. If licked off the larvae can get into the horse’s mouth, later attaching themselves to the stomach lining where they develop into full-grown bots. This can lead to...
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Posted by on Sep 9, 2010 in General News | 0 comments
This Sunday, September 12th, is officially classified as Journée du Cheval in France – Day of the Horse.
More than 1,000 clubs open their doors to horse enthusiasts and amateurs to discover or rediscover the world of the horse. This year the main emphasis will be the on ‘quality of life and good knowledge of the behaviour of horses’.
Why not check out your local Centre...
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Posted by on Sep 1, 2010 in Donkeys | 0 comments
We’re desperately seeking new Guardians. Rentrée has arrived here in France and we need to find some new homes for 3 pairs of gorgeous donkeys. We have deadlines for all of them – so please help us to find them new loving homes.
First up, we have Coco & Roma, two brothers who have been handled since birth. They are both gelded and very friendly, we’ve known them for 3 years...
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