Desi progress update 😊 lovely little Des is now able to trot, and I've even seen her canter around with the boys! She's feeling so much happier and moving great. Now we have some good blood flow to those hooves, I'd like to see the capsules grow out and some normal healthy hooves come through 🤞
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ADOPTED!!! Yep, that's right, we had a HUGE day yesterday with Blaze and Liberty both going to their forever home together! We had no idea how Blaze would go on the float but in true Blaze form, he surprised us all by loading beautifully and travelling like an absolute genius 🥰🥰 Liberty is off with him and the two will join a wonderful horsey family in Mudgee with another thoroughbred and standardbred 💕 Blaze and Liberty will be absolutely doted on and so adored. I couldn't be happier with the wonderful family who opened their hearts and home to these two ponies 🥰
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Franklin update! He's had such a good time out in the herd, he's been frolicking and playing so much, mostly with Pio who is also quite a goofball 😆 Franklin still turns on his silly stallion behaviour at times but these big guys just honestly don't care at all and completely ignore it, perfect way for him to learn to now be a calm herd pony as a gelding! His weight is coming along great, and now he's able to graze as much as he likes, i expect him to finally get back to his normal healthy weight quickly. It's all looking up for this little turnip 😆😆
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Freedom for Franklin! Little guy has recovered wonderfully from his gelding surgery and has been given the green light for some socialising! He is still quite aggressive when near the other minis but interestingly he is much more passive around the big guys so after a few days of getting to know each other across the yard fence I've let him go out to mingle! It was very uneventful, exactly how I wanted it to go 😅 he will take a while to find his feet, but this is looking very promising. The big horses are so super chill and sensible, so I'm not concerned about them being nasty to him. A huge step for little Frankie!
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When Amalie arrives to visit her boy Walter and finds Blaze passed out fast asleep 😴 only horse people know that feeling of "naww he's sleaping! ..... sleeping, right? Hello? Are you alive? Sleep or colic?? HELLO??" 😆 Silk, Pio, and Walter keep watch 💕
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Blaze and Pio, being goofy boys playing in the rain because i never get enough of watching the horses play together 😆🥰
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Franklin is recovering well and feeling good! His behaviour is already settling down from earlier, and now we can walk past the other ponies with minimal silliness 😊 i can't wait for him to be able to join them! Desi and Bowie have also responded really well to the Ertugliflozin! It's a total game changer for metabolic laminitis, very happy with their progress 🥰 Frankie's eating much better now and should be able to stop the Ulcer Shield soon, too 🤞 our vet is really happy with his progress! Winning! 🥰
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Life goes on, Bear is learning to do zoomies without his bro, and it brings me so much joy to see him happy and playful 🥰 can't believe his guy will be 10 in a couple of months. Always my baby 💙
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PLEASE geld your stallions!! It is never too late, and they never get too old to be gelded. Senior stallions can be safely gelded just like younger ones. Just do it. Geld your stallions so they can have a peaceful and healthy life. Franklin got a whiff of the mares at the end of the property on his walk and lost his mind. This isn't his fault. This is the product of his testosterone ruling his body and mind. I can't even begin to imagine how stressful it was for him to be in a small pen surrounded by mares. No wonder he is so intense and so thin. He is also on a strict re-feeding program. You can see in this video his tummy is bloated, which is from a small bit of hay. He has started omeprazole to help line his stomach and help with any ulcers he may have from long times without feed. Franklin is booked in to be gelded next week and honestly couldn't happen soon enough, it'll take a while after his gelding for him to settle and when I feel it's safe for him and the other horses to be introduced he will then finally have horse friends that he can relax with and finally learn how to be a happy horse. It's so sad that he has to live a life of quarantine and constant adrenaline because of his testicles. That'll all change soon, my little friend! He has a long road ahead of him 💕
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Did you know that you can sponsor our horses to help them on their rehabilitation journey? Franklin has been added to our sponsorship page, ready for some kind people to help him on his journey 🙏 link below and in our bio
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https://www.elysianfieldssanctuary.com.au/sponsor-a-horse
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Peters Paddock ponies are doing really well. Nova has finally settled. Poor guy couldn't quite find his feet and became quite 'riggy' (stallion like behaviour), especially when Cleo came into season. That has all settled down now and thankfully they're co-existing like a happy little herd again ☺️ Jeremy had a little ouchie on his shoulder that I've been treating daily and it's finally granulating over nicely so that's good, and of course Arthur is off doing his own thing 😆 now that Nova has settled into this herd is plan on leaving him here for a while with these guys some he can feel safe and secure. Horses hate changing herds constantly, so the best gift we can give them is stability. Until he is ready to start the next phase of his rehab journey, this will be his life 😊
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Quick bushwalk today with the boys while we have a touch of rain and it's a little cooler 🥰 Kings is a bit sore on his leg today so I have to keep reminding him to walk and not trot! He's not a fan of going slowly 😅 it will be exactly 5 weeks tomorrow since his diagnosis, which still blows my mind. It's still bloody tough, every day knowing it could be the last in an instant and the challenge of finding new and exciting foods for him to eat is introducing me to a new level of stress i didnt know existed 🫠, but I will do whatever it takes for him to have the best remaining life ever 💕
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For the first time in a long time, I have pretty much run out of hay! I'm taking this opportunity to do a deep clean of the mezzanine and shed while keeping the few bales i have left in the float 😊 it'll be so satisfying to finally have a chance to clean this out thoroughly. The hay is currently being cut and bailed, so it should be ready by mid to late January. We have had such a good head start on the fundraiser!! It was so incredible to see us raise over half our hay cost in 48 hours 🥰 We have a little bit left to fundraise and then I can lock it in 😁 I'm only going through about half a bale a day at the moment so I can make what I have last along with a few extra bales locally until he truck is ready. If you can help us out by making a donation or sharing our fundraiser, I'd be so grateful! Thank you so much, everyone, for always being so supportive of what I do here. The link is below and in our bio
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https://chuffed.org/project/helpusthroughthisdrysummer
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