Posted by on Apr 26, 2010 in Association News | 0 comments
We always love hearing how our adopted equines are getting on with their new families and this month we have these lovely photo updates for you….
Belle is getting on really well in her new home having an important role as a companion (and eating of course!)
Balto & Jenna have just had their annual check up with the dentist. Balto is sporting a very smart fly rug as he suffers from a...
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Posted by on Apr 21, 2010 in General News | 0 comments
After wreaking havoc in the north of France, the often fatal condition, atypical myopathy , has now claimed the lives of yet another five horses within a few days in the area of Ham (Somme). Two cases were reported in Saint-Gobain and a third suspected case is near-Frières Faillouël.
Affected animals exhibit symptoms such as weakness, stiffness, difficulty or refusal to move, stand up,...
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Posted by on Apr 15, 2010 in Association News | 0 comments
To our wonderful supporter who gave us a very unexpected donation – one we hadn’t had to beg for or spend hours ‘earning’. As you can tell, donations rarely happen in the ERF world but they make a huge difference to our ability to follow up on welfare cases and campaign to improve welfare standards. Every cent of this donation will be used to help us make a difference,...
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Posted by on Apr 8, 2010 in Association News | 1 comment
We’d like to say a huge thank you to those that attended the quiz night at Harvey’s restaurant and bar in Montcaret last Friday. ERF supporter Helen Barnes and other attendees on the night raised a fantastic 75€, which will go towards our fund to buy a specialist camera for our investigations work.
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Posted by on Mar 20, 2010 in Association News | 1 comment
Last Saturday Helen Barnes, from the Dordogne, organised a 20 km fundraising walk in aid of ERF. Helen was joined by a band of walkers, some with their dogs, all keen to kindly help raise funds for ERF.
The walk was initially organised as a sponsored ride on horseback, but the EIA outbreak in the vicinty that week meant that plans quickly had to be changed as it was decided to be too great a...
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Posted by on Mar 10, 2010 in General News, Horses | 0 comments
One horse has tested positive, and 28 horses were Coggins tested on the 8th March for EIA in MONTCARET, DORDOGNE. The horses have been under surveillance since the 25th of February 2010.
This is a very serious notifiable disease with any positive horses facing compulsory slaughter. The symptoms are listed HERE, the second disease on the list.
There is no current indication where the disease may...
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