Ginger will lead FORWARD NOW!

Wow!!!!! Look at this !!!! Ginger is walking forward on a lead rope!!!! These are HUGE steps for this appy mare! She is a horse saved from slaughter, by the equine angel, Shirley Puga. Safe Haven Horse Rescue has helped Shirley out w/ nine horses ( I'm pretty sure) (if I'm wrong it's only because there's more) Tracey has worked really hard to get her use to people touching her, putting on a halter, & now moving forward on a lead rope!!! WhoooooooHooooooo!!!
Tracey is walking Ginger to the arena, so she can run........& have some fun outside of her pen! She had a great time in the arena .......& had a good ole roll.....that always make them happy! Ginger went forward back to her....... pen .....But,,,,,,, alas....she would not walk in FORWARD, into her pen! This pic shows she has her brakes on!!!

Very patiently, Tracey turned her around, & lined up, to back into her pen! Ginger is very pregnant :/ We don't have a 'due date', so we are watching the progression of her milk bag! We want to have her as used to people as possible before she has that baby!

Tracey really had to do some pretty fancy backing up maneuvers to get her lined up w/ her pen!!!! Didn't want her to bump into the pen! That would have been an :O moment!!!

Finally, Ginger is safe & sound in her pen! WHEW!.............. Sense she was such a good girl she got quite a few 'cookies' from the little bucket next to her pen!!!!

Will keep you posted on the progress of our Ginger!
Bye for now,

Linda C.

Drifter's visit w/ Dr. Sutfin

When Dr. Sutfin came out to the ranch to see Delta Dawn, he was also there to check on Drifter's removed eye socket, as it was weeping a puss looking 'stuff', & we were wondering if a 'stitch' was still in there! Dr. Sutfin, is starting to check out the problem w/ his eye, that is after the sedative took affect!

Dr. Sutfin is 'probing' the eye for the any missed stitch......no stitch was left in the eye. Dr. Art did find a problem tho.

He found that Drifter did have a "pocket of puss" up above the eye socket, so he proceeds to open it up to drain! Even tho, Drifter was sedated a little, we still needed him to be still, so there for; the twitch :/ I am taking the pics, so as you can see, we're all real close to Drifter. Poor, Drifter started to LOSE HIS BALANCE, & kind of gave us three, a real good PUSH, right before he caught himself!!! :O....... I hit the barn w/ my left shoulder,dropped my phone :O, & I saw Linda R. get smacked up full back into the barn wall :O & Dr. Art got rolled onto the pile of tarps!!!!!!!!!!!! :O Linda & I (after recovering from the surprise of it all) started to get Drifter to back up. Dave M. came over & grabbed his lead rope & helped him move back, while I pushed on his chest!!!!!!! Talk about a surprise :OOO!!!!!

Now, that we've all recovered, Dave takes over on the twitch, & Dr. Art goes back to cleaning inside above the eye socket.

POOR Drifter, he really said OWEEEEEE.

Dave just can't stand to watch poor Drifter's discomfort! He's Safe Haven big tough gate keeper @ the Playdays, & Linda R. is teasing him about not lookin'! He said "people I can look, but not when it comes to poor animals!!!!!!!! AWE.......

Dave & Dr. Art have everything under control, so Linda goes off to rinse the blood off her face, as she must have got bumped by the twitch!!! She's bleeding by her eye!

Finally the up behind the eye 'stuff' was done! & Drifter is now getting his good eye looked at & Dr Art decides that the tear duct might be clogged on that side too.

SO!!! Now our Drifter gets some 'nasal spray' stuff to help open up the tear duct!!! All this in about 25 minutes!!!!!! No wonder we were all wore out, mentally, emotionally, & physically!

Drifter has been on antibiotics for the last 10 days for his infection. Glad to report that he is much better now! Dr. Art will be back to check on them both, in a couple of weeks, barring any problems!

Bye for now,

Linda C.

Candy, says"Oh yeah that's the spot!"

This is Candy, & Linda R., Cori, Bonnie, & Ryan, all helped in giving her a bath on Sat. Linda R. started scratching her belly, & said watch this!!! Sure enough.......the lips show it all!!!!!! She was a lovin' that belly rub!!!!!! Candy came in with Drifter, who had a bad eye, & needed it to be removed, as it had collapsed. Candy has glaucoma in right eye. She gets aspirin every day to help the pain & pressure. Dr. Sutkin looked at her the other day & said that it really should come out. Here a pic of Candy in the arena right after she came to Safe Haven in May of 09. She has 'scalding' on her face from her eyes running all the time.

Candy also came in under weight.

This is Candy's bad eye up close. She is blind in that eye :[ We put cream on her face to help protect the skin & soothe the 'leathery' skin.

AND...........here is Candy in the arena after her bath!!!! She has put on some weight &&& looks very good now. She's a sweetie & will have her surgery....AFTER...fly season is OVER!

Bye for now,

Linda C.

Magnetic Therapy for Delta Dawn!

Jackie Kitchell, from Health & Wellness Therapies for Horse & Rider, came out on Sat. & worked on Delta Dawn. She started out on Delta Dawn's bad back leg. The vibrating magnet in the little machine sends good pulses all thru the muscles. Delta Dawn, enjoyed the therapy very much, at one point she had her head resting in Linda R's arms!

I was hoping to get that machine used on my shoulders too, Jackie said she helped out the local horse chiropractor, Fred, w/ his left shoulder......she said that after 6 minutes or so, Fred asked her to stop for a minute. Jackie was very concerned & asked was something wrong? Fred said no, I just feel I want to do something! &&&&& he took his arm & put it first, straight up in the air & then straight out in front of him......Fred's wife said that he hasn't been able to do that in six months!!!!

Jackie plans to come out & give Delta Dawn other treatments on a regular basis. Thank You Jackie!

A couple of visitors, out to Safe Haven Horse Rescue, yesterday & who had been out the weekend before, said that they could see that Delta dawn had put on some weight!!!!! Yeah :]]] Since we all see her everyday, it's hard to tell the small improvements!

Jackie is a Safe Haven 'Mom' too, she has adopted a blue roan pony, Huckleberry, & a flea bitten gray, Arabian mare, Sweetie.

Jackie always comes to the Playdays. Always nice to have a chat with her. Jackie's business is located in Red Bluff, you can reach her @ 530-529-3029. Think I'll call & make an appt. for myself !!!!

Bye for now,

Linda C.

Delta Dawn says "Thank You Miss Brambles!"

Dear Miss Brambles, Your very generous gifts of Cocosoya oil & the OCD powder arrived yesterday at Safe Haven. Linda R. & Linda C. put them in my 'mush' for dinner last night & it was very Yummy!

Thank You so very much.

Your horsey friend for life :]

Delta Dawn

Lizzie Anne.....what did you do?

Wow!!!! This is what we saw, when we went to feed Lizzie Anne, last night!!! :/ Our Lizzie Anne had got herself all caught up in the panels of her pen!!!!! She is very smart! as she knew she needed help to get out of her foooopaaaawww! Linda R. & Rick.......came over to help get her legs out!

It took some muscle to get her legs back to her side of the fence! Rusty, the Australian Shepard, is there to help also!! Cinnamon, the Arabian, her neighbor, is pretty concerned too!

Now, Maggie May, the border collie, is checking on all the 'action'! as Linda & Rick have freed her legs & are 'rolling' her over!!!!!

& here is our TA- DAH........moment!!!!! Lizzie Anne is back up on her feet! We checked her all over & she was just fine! Thank Goodness....she was smart enough to know she had to have help! & she never panicked!!!!!

Between Lizzie Anne, & Delta Dawn, we are being put thru our paces!!!! Hope with all my heart.....that today brings no more 'surprises'!!!!!!!!

Bye for now,

Linda C.

Delta Dawn, makes the newspaper & local TV channels!

Delta Dawn, the emaciated mare, @ Safe Haven Horse Rescue, is making quite 'the stir' with the local medias, here in No. Cal. She was featured in the Red Bluff Daily News, newspaper this week, & then Channel 24 - KNVN's reporter, Phil Schmidt interviewed Linda Richards, on Tuesday. Today, KRCR's reporter, Misa Maruyama was at the ranch for an interview. This is how Delta Dawn took the 'news' of her being on tv again!!! All she had to say was; "WHAT!!!!!" That's what I think this pic says anyway. Isn't she just so cute!!!! Dave & Cori came out to the ranch also, we gave each other moral support, poor Linda R. had to face the camera all by herself!!!!! She did an excellent job, by the way!!! Cori had Zipper in the arena for a run, & here he is meeting Misa. He's the biggest horse we have, & is Cori's baby boy!

Misa is at Delta Dawn's pen & is setting up the camera & also calming me & Cori down!!! LOL

Misa was very shocked at Delta Dawn's condition, & we explained to her that Delta Dawn is an ABUSE case, not a by product of the 'economy' as her condition just didn't happen over nite! Someone saw this happening to her, & chose to do NOTHING! for a very long time!

We talked about how long it will take to put the weight back on Delta Dawn, & that she has 'the heart of a stallion' in the WILL, she has to live!!!! That's where I fit in the Fans of Barbaro, in the conversation, as it was an FOB, who first said the phrase! I also talked about Drifter & Josh & a few of the other horses, the FOB's have helped Safe Haven with!

We had quite a pleasant morning with Misa. I am sorry, not to have been able to take pics of Phil, while he was at the ranch. Guess he'll just have to come back again!

Misa decided that she was comfortable enough to actually go into Delta Dawn's pen & give her a few pets. Oh, by the way I delivered............ kisses, skritches, & pats & hugs for everyone :]

Delta Dawn decided that it was her turn to talk into the microphone, & this is what she said "Thank You Everyone, Thank You........ for all the concern you have for me! I can feel the love you are all sending to me.......& I am feeling better, & better every day!" NOW, what's for lunch??????

Hope you enjoy the pics of Delta Dawn & her interview w/ Misa. Safe Haven wants to say THANK YOU to everyone who has helped out with Delta Dawn.

Bye for now,

Linda C.

Field trip! Anderson River Park on Labor Day!

A Monday holiday is always fun @ Safe Haven!!!! This last Labor Day they all went to Anderson River Park for a nice relaxing ride. In front, is Linda R. on her horse CJ, & Chrissy, is on Safe Haven's permanent resident, Denny. Bonnie on her adopted beautiful Flower, & Holly on her adopted Lovie. What a nice place for a ride!

Here's Tracey on her adopted appy, Bailey! Bailey was rescued from slaughter by the Equine Angel, Shirley Puga. Tracey went w/ Linda to meet the transport lady, Marlene, & when she saw Bailey come out of the trailer.........well as we say.......she was in horsey love!

Bonnie's Flower, came in to Safe Haven, because she injured her knee in a horse trailer foopaw,,,,,,,Flower ended up w/ a hairline fracture in her knee........& her Dressage career was over :( She was a 3rd level dressage horse. Flower is all healed up now, & Bonnie takes very good care of her girl! Flower is the 'Prima Donna' of Safe Haven!!!!! Holly's Lovie, came to Safe Haven in a very EMACIATED state, she was 400lbs under weight!!!!! :( Lovie has a bond w/ 'her' Holly that is a thing of beauty! They are quite the pair! Flower is a water dog! She puts her head in her water bucket & splashes till most of the water is gone! I call it 'cleaning out her sinuses!

Chrissy, a faithful sponsor, & volunteer, is riding Denny, a beautiful buckskin mare who has been retired to Safe Haven as she has a bone spur in her knee. Denny came from a lady that placed another horse at Safe Haven, Cokie,(who is a whole other story!)

Linda's CJ, had her jaw broke, when she was young :/, it has been repaired & she has no trouble eating. She has a tooth sticking out on one side, kind of like Nanny McFee!!!!!!! She's a very lucky girl!

Whoa Flower where ya going? That's what I think Bonnie is saying,just by looking at this pic! All these horse have a past, but they are still alive & well & living w/ their disabilities!

Hope you enjoyed the beautiful pictures taken on 'the Crews' outing!!!!!

Bye for now.

Linda C.

The Vet, Dr. Art, checking out Delta Dawn

Dr. Art is taking a first look,,,,, all around Delta Dawn. He is checking out her back left leg,,,,,, she has had an injury to that leg, & it hasn't been taken care of! Dr. Sutfin, has prescribed, Dexamethezone, for the swelling, & since it is an anti-inflamatory, it will help her w/ some of the pain. Delta Dawn is too weak to have any pain meds @ the moment, but the 'dexa-stuff' will help,,,,,,alot. Dr. Art, is now checking her teeth, & he figures....she is in her early 20's, & even tho, the gentleman, who found her in one of his horse pens, had all ready floated her teeth, she still needs more intensive work done. Delta Dawn is not healthy enough for that right now, so Dr. Art said that had to wait for a couple of months, as do any vaccines.

Linda R. is now removing Delta Dawn's fly mask, so Dr. Art can check her eyes, Thankfully they were okay!

This pic shows her injured back leg.

& this one shows just how difficult it is for her to turn around :[ I must say,,,,,, that I ,,,,,,,,(personally),,,,,, am very worried about her falling down!!!! BUT, she showed me today that she is gonna be okay! When I helped to feed her tonight, the bowl for her Mush, was on a downward slant & she handled that very well,,,,,,,,but I still moved it, to more level ground, even tho, it meant she had to turn around.........which she did very NICELY, & SAFELY! (whew)

Today she was very alert........WHOOPEE....... Cori reported that she even nickered for her breakfast!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH.

The vet has left & Linda R. put out some shavings for Delta Dawn to lay down in, in the shade. So Linda made up a small 'lunch' for her, to entice her to the shavings pile. Here she is following Linda R.

Linda R. put done her 'lite lunch' & showed her the shavings!

& with an x-tra 'pat' for the old girl, we let her have some peace & quiet.

Dr. Art, has known Linda R. for quite a few years now, &&&&&&&...... after examining Delta Dawn,,,,,,,,,he told Linda R. to; "just do what you do" quote and unquote ! He has full confidence in Linda's knowledge on how to take care of these emaciated horses, that come into her care.......she is 'gifted' when it comes to taking care of these beauties!

It has been a loooong day, so will say "Bye for now"

Linda C.