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Posted by me on 12/5/2005, 2:26 pm, in reply to "Fantasy - Donations Needed - Please Read" --Previous Message--
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HI I SEEN YOUR POST AND YOU CAN TRY TO POST AT A HORSE GROUP ONE IS CALLED WWW.HELPAHORSE@YAHOOGROUPS.COM HOPE THIS HELPS I WILL TRY AND FIND MORE FOR YOU HANG IN THERE!!! THERE IS SOME GOOD PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT WILL HELP WHEN IT COMES TO HORSES.
: Fantasy is a 9-year-old granddaughter
: of Kentucky Derby winner Northern
: Dancer. She had a short career at a
: local racetrack before she was
: retired to become a broodmare.
:
: The mares were all kept out in the
: field throughout their pregnancies,
: and allowed to foal outside. No
: problem. But there was never any
: assistance given to the horses. At
: one point, some of the broodmares
: were struck by lightning as they
: stood alongside a metal gate.
: Several were killed, at least one
: was blinded. Had she not been taken
: in by a kind, local woman, she would
: have been shot.
:
: That was Fantasy's fate too. She
: foaled outside with no one there to
: assist if she needed it, and
: subsequently suffered a
: recto-vaginal tear. For some
: reason, no one decided to do
: anything about it. At the same time
: that the blind mare was picked up
: for rescue, Fantasy was seen running
: madly from one side of a paddock to
: the other. When the owner was asked
: about Fantasy, she apparently
: replied that once she was caught and
: held, that she would be shot. The
: lady (who now boards -my- horse for
: me) caught Fantasy and loaded her up
: as well and has kept her for three
: years.
:
: Surgery to repair Fantasy's problem
: was out of the question, even though
: it was looked into. Her new owner
: simply did not have the financial
: means to do it. The cost was
: estimated to be $3500.
:
: Fantasy recently got a new owner.
: Her rescuer had gone through the
: trouble and time to gentle her again
: to human touch, but with her own
: horses to care for, simply didn't
: have the time to -devote- to her.
: When the problem was explained to
: me, I suggested a friend of mine,
: Nellie. She had never owned a
: horse, but has loved them since she
: was a child, just like me. Because
: Nellie is my best friend, and
: because she and Fantasy got along
: famously during the first ride,
: Fantasy was 'sold' to Nellie for
: free. She is still stabled at the
: same place, only now she has a
: loving 'mum'.
:
: However, because of the vaginal tear
: - she often has manure in her vulva,
: which can cause a multitude of
: problems. Her tail is an impossible
: thing to keep clean, matted with
: manure that just falls freely. She
: simply does not have the musculature
: because of the tear, to keep herself
: clean. To make her problem worse,
: she windsucks. Any filth that is
: present then gets pulled inside. So
: far, she seems to be in splendid
: health otherwise.
:
: And here is the crux of the post.
: For Christmas (or even a little
: afterwards), I would like to be able
: to give Nellie and Fantasy a surgery
: to make Fantasy's life 'perfect'.
: No more mess, no more infection. I
: will be contacting local
: veterinarians to see what all this
: will entail, but I will operate off
: of the $3500 quoted previously. If
: not the entire surgery, $3500 will
: take a GENEROUS chunk out of the
: cost, certainly. And if it doesn't
: cover, if it's manageable, I will
: try to cover the rest myself.
:
: I will be posting this on as many
: boards as I can find (hopefully it
: doesn't offend anyone!!!!). And if
: you know of any message boards where
: this would rouse interest, please
: don't hesitate to post it please!!
: If someone does find this request
: offensive, please feel free to
: remove the post – it’s not my
: intention to offend someone. My
: purpose is to further improve the
: life of a very sweet, young horse.
:
: If you would like to donate, I have
: my contact information below, as
: well as a link for pics of Fantasy
: (I have to take more, she's all
: furry!). And anyone who donates and
: wishes for the information, I
: promise to keep you updated on the
: progress both before and after the
: surgery.
:
:
: Donations accepted via: PAYPAL:
: modern.bard@gmail.com
: CHECK/MONEY ORDER: Email me at the
: above address if you would like to
: donate via these methods, and I will
: email you back my home address. As
: the postal service frowns on cash
: being sent, so will I. You still
: can send cash, but if it gets lost
: in the mail - then it's lost to all.
:
: Fantasy’s Album:
: http://www.albums.gamelynx.net/fantasy.html
: My Email: modern.bard@gmail.com
: (If you could put “Fantasy” in the
: subject, so I know for sure what the
: email is about!)
:
:
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