Mission Statement The Equihab Foundation’s mission is to prevent cruelty to equines, through: direct intervention and sheltering of horses in need, public & owner education, and community outreach programs.
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Written by admin  on Friday, 27th of August 2010  Today Equihab lent its trailer to Chesapeake Feline Association. CFA is a 501(c)3 non-profit cat rescue program also based here in Cecil County, Maryland. A pet food company in Bloomsburg, PA, had over 4,100 lbs of dog & cat food for CFA. CFA had no way to easily get it. Equihab’s trailer was not needed today, so why not lend a helping hand?
The trailer easily fit the two tons of donated food on three big pallets, with room to spare!
The image to the right is a view inside the loaded Equihab trailer. The cat food will feed the shelter’s cats as well as ferals in need. The dog food is being transferred to CFA’s sister organization, A Buddy For Life, to feed rescued dogs.
Sharing our resources with other animal-rescue organizations is part of Equihab’s ongoing commitment to helping to end animal cruelty in our area. By working with other local non-profit animal shelters/rescues, collectively more can be done to help animals in need.
Written by Equihab on Thursday, 26th of August 2010 Two members of Equihab went to see Sarge today, to see how his training is progressing. He arrived two days ago and is scheduled to stay 30 days. Sarge is being professionally started under saddle by Sam Smucker at Sam’s farm in Quarryville, PA.
He is doing very well. The trainer says he “tries really hard”. Sarge is willing and eager to please. He just doesn’t know much about the world and needs alot of education.
Sam started out today by doing some exercises with Sarge in the round pen at liberty. In a short time, he is tacked up and taught at the end of a long lead rope. Then Sam does one of the training exercises with the mounting block: teaching the horse to want to line up and stand still when the horse sees the mounting block. Sam then got on, but because Sarge is so new to riding, Sam just kept him going at an easy quiet walk. He kept the ride short and pleasant for Sarge. The very last step is untacking and hosing him off. While he didn’t really get sweaty, the hosing off process gets him used to baths and it’s a consistent sign for Sarge that “work is done now”.
Photos from today….
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Written by admin on Tuesday, 24th of August 2010 Sarge the Belgian left today for a month stay with the professional trainer. He was green and needed an intensive program to springboard him into being an awesome riding horse. He will be with Sam Smucker until the end of September.
Thanks go to Virginia who fostered him just before he left: working with him daily to teach him ground manners, voice commands, desensitization, and the feel of wearing tack. She had him to where he was ready to be ridden — and that’s when it was time for Sarge to graduate to under-saddle work.
Another thanks goes to Equihab’s farrier, Stephen King, who had Sarge for several weeks before Virginia. Stephen taught this big 17hh fellow not to worry when his feet were held. At Stephen’s he also got used to round pen work, “scary” things, and looking to the human for direction.
Sarge is AVAILABLE for adoption at this time. You are welcome to see him being worked/ridden at the trainer’s farm in Quarryville by appointment. He’s a very willing guy and would make for a fun trail horse. Despite his large size he trots nicely and responds quickly to requests. He will be ready to go to a new home on 9/23. Or you may opt to keep him at Sam’s for additional time, if you want him to train Sarge for specific goals. Sam charges $24/day for training-board services.
Day 1 at the trainer’s: Sam the trainer gets to know Sarge
  
Written by admin on Friday, 20th of August 2010 Gertie the older belgian mare has been very slow to gain weight. She arrived during the winter, and she was just skin-and-bones. She’s an old girl. Since arriving: her teeth were done by a different vet, she was dewormed several times, she get unlimited hay & turn-out, and she’s getting huge servings of senior feed — yet she’s still thin.
So, Dr Carrol came out today to give her opinion. She drew Gertie’s blood and did a full blood panel including Lymes. The results came back with no huge abnormalities. She’s borderline slightly anemic, but for being so thin, this finding is not unexpected. No illness or obvious cause of her difficulty to gain weight was found. The vet examined her feed & hay and asked about Gertie’s feeding routine. Gertie’s feed & hay will be adjusted again, taking into account Dr Carrol’s suggestions. Her weight will continue to be monitored.
The vet bill for this visit was about $200. Equihab is seeking donations towards Gertie’s outstanding bill and her ongoing care.
Gertie is a very well behaved and good natured girl. Equihab will consider Foster or Adoption applications on her, but at this time only to a home with a lot of experience getting weight on hard-keeping older horses.
Written by admin on Thursday, 12th of August 2010  Cherry Hill’s Horsekeeping showed their support of the Equihab Bookmobile by sending a nice box of new books & videos to stock the shelves. The box just arrived. Included are great titles such as:
A big think you goes out to our friends at HORSEKEEPING !
Written by admin on Tuesday, 10th of August 2010  Gipper meets new friends Gypsy (now renamed Gipper) is doing GREAT at his new home. It’s a horsey paradise for him! They emailed me today. She writes:
Hard to believe it has only been a little over two weeks since Gipper (Gypsy) came to live with us. He continues to be a wonderful addition to our barn. I think he really is enjoying his daily groom, the barn fan, and treats throughout the day. After a week of solitary turnout, we introduced him to Delancey, my chestnut thoroughbred, and they have been buddies ever since. Delancey is his bodyguard and you can catch them grooming each other every once in awhile. He is now turned out with all the boys – Delancey, Euro and Becker and doing great.
Written by admin on Monday, 9th of August 2010 May Snyder from Equihab attended the Maryland Votes for Animals (MVFA) legislative awards party to represent Equihab. This was held at a restaurant near Annapolis, Maryland at 5:30 Monday evening. The MVFA group tracks all politicians in Maryland to report if they’re voting in favor of or against laws that protect animals. The findings were put into a summary scorecard (available online as a PDF).
May reports:
Many “celebrities” on the side of animal protection were in attendance. There were reps from more than a dozen pet rescues, and I’m sorry I didn’t get all their names. Gene Baur from Farm Sanctuary, a trailblazer for protecting larger animals, sat next to me! Also attending were several state Senators, Delegates, and two judges. Awards were presented to some of the top politicians in Maryland. The audience heard about each award winner’s groundbreaking new Maryland laws, such as criminal penalties for spectators at dog & cock fights, the fur labeling bill, the status of the mute swan, puppy mill controls, and other relevant issues. One of the guest speakers was Mike Markarian, president of the HSLF, the backing org that made the Maryland Scorecard report possible.
The event was a great chance to mingle with others who are also in the trenches working hard for the animals of Maryland. Many Equihab cards were given out, as others’ cards were collected. At one point in the evening during speeches, the host asked for the horse organizations to speak up. While there were plenty of dog & cat groups represented, Equihab was the only horse org there. The whole room heard about Equihab’s efforts: including the focus on education to prevent cruelty and the new bookmobile program.
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Written by May Snyder on Monday, 9th of August 2010
TODAY I took the dog to the vet for rabies, other vaccinations, full health exam, heart-worm test…. and was be Microchipped. Total bill $220 including heart-worm pills and dewormer.
- The vet felt he was young, perhaps 3-4. Her assistant was guessing 3-5 yrs old. So he’s somewhere between 3 to 5.
- He is healthy except for a hard lump on his right side, near his front leg.
- He is underweight. I’ll be giving him de-wormer once a day for the next 5 days. He’ll also get extra food. He weighs slightly over 80 lbs now, but his hips stick out a bit.
From there, I plan to keep working on his walking & housebreaking skills. If you might like to adopt him, drop me a line. He’s a really nice guy, and I could keep him — but as long as I know he’s in a great home, I’ll be happy.
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Written by admin on Sunday, 8th of August 2010 
Equihab set up a booth at the 8/8 Ripken Stadium flea market. There were many vendors, and the lot was filling up. However, there wasn’t quite as many shoppers as we had hoped, probably due to the overly-hot sunny day.
Virginia, Eileen, Carol, and May all worked at the booth.
We met some nice, local people, and we encouraged everyone to take brochures. Sales were a little slow, but we did make some new friends.
Written by admin on Saturday, 7th of August 2010  Happy together! Romeo has finished his 30 days of pro training with Sam Smucker. He seems like a whole new horse!
He was adopted by a nice local woman, Michele. Michele went up to Sam’s numerous times to watch him work Romeo & to get pointers while riding. It seems like a great match!
Romeo was delivered today (8/9) to a private boarding farm near Oxford. He’s enjoying a big grassy paddock and has a big bay horse as company.
Good luck, Romeo!
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