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, 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 [...]
Written by Equihab  on Monday, 21st of June 2010
Today the farrier came to Equihab’s farms to trim all the horses.
Here are all the horses in the program, all trimmed and photographed today…..
Written by Equihab  on Wednesday, 30th of December 2009
Checking Gertie's teeth for points or other problems
Today the vet, Dr. Moore, came to give the two newest Equihab horses check-up exams. The vet was running an hour late, so Carol, Eileen, and May spent the time grooming Mary Alyce thoroughly again. Mary Alyce was in heat and not on her [...]
Written by May Snyder  on Sunday, 27th of December 2009
Santa visits gertie
Ever wonder what goes into posting a photo or video update? Or why photo updates aren’t posted more often? Today is a great example why posting frequent photographic updates is a challenge.
Our goal today: to get some good photos of the two new horses without their blankets, while also brushing and [...]
Written by Equihab  on Friday, 25th of December 2009
Equihab is experimenting with multimedia. Here is a short video clip just uploaded to YouTube of Gertie the Belgian:
Written by Equihab  on Thursday, 24th of December 2009
Farrier trims the new horses at Equihab
Gertie the Belgian and Mary Alyce the Morgan received their first hoof trims today. They just arrived at Equihab earlier in the week.
They were good, but both would benefit from some extra training. Equihab’s farrier was very patient and worked with them, trying to make their first encounter [...]
Written by Equihab  on Monday, 21st of December 2009
Today, a good Samaritan, Carol, paid for the freedom of a sweet Belgian mare. The mare was dropped off at a nearby auction, where nobody bid on her. Almost nobody was bidding today, and due to the recent blizzard, attendance was poor. Finally, a reluctant bidder offered a token amount, likely to ship her for [...]
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