Gypsymagickdreamhorses

Gypsymagickdreamhorses Gypsy Magick Dream Horses is a breeder of Gypsy Vanners / Cobs in Arizona.
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04/04/2024

Spring, monsoon season and winter in Arizona!

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03/22/2024

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*** PLEASE DO NOT GIVE AWAY/SELL YOUR OLD and/or UNRIDEABLE HORSES ***

Today I did one of the saddest euthanasias I have done in a long time. This wasn’t a client of mine, and to be fair, it actually wasn’t this person’s fault. I don’t normally go out to non-clients, but I wasn’t going to say no when I was told the horse had collapsed and couldn’t get up.

I arrived to find an emaciated 20+ year old, riddled with lice. The client had been sold the mare 7 weeks ago, and told she was a 7 year old. The old mare was gobbling away at feed, so she genuinely was just too weak and emaciated to stand. With some really good, strong help, we tried twice to get her up, but she just didn’t want to. So I made the quick decision to let her go.

No horse should end his or her life like that. She was scared, and whickered at me when I came back with the catheter and Somulose. She went with no dignity, in a place she had been for just a couple of months.

I want to cry when I see these awful posts on social media, offering a 20 year old horse for sale “as a companion”, for £50, or “free to good home”. I want to cry even more when I see posts on social media, with people in complete and utter shock and disbelief that the “beloved/much loved etc” horse, that they gave away just two months ago, was now being sold as a ridden horse.

I’m sorry, but wake up. Not many people really want to take on an old horse and the associated vet bills. I do appreciate there are exceptions, but if you are going to give your old or unrideable horse away, do NOT expect to then be able to take the moral high ground when he’s advertised two weeks later. He’s not your property at that point, and, unless your circumstances drastically changed, you didn’t care enough about him to now be “devastated” and “appalled” that he’s being moved on again. I do understand that circumstances can change, but the kindest thing in most (not all) cases at this point, is to let your horse be put to sleep with you, at the home he has known for many years.

A horse is as expensive to keep as a companion as it is a riding horse, so not many people want to take on old or unrideable horses. Or if they do, they don’t have the money to be able to look after the horse properly.

It is obviously completely different if you have known that person for many years, and know the home the horse will be going to, and I know several old horses who have been successfully rehomed to friends, or at least acquaintances.

You could also try a reputable rescue centre, if your financial circumstances changed, but many of these are full to bursting. Rescue centres normally ensure that if the home doesn’t work out, the horse is returned to them again, and therefore won’t be passed around.

If you can’t look after your old and/or unrideable horse, then do the responsible thing, and if you can’t rehome to a person you know extremely well, have them put to sleep at home, with you by their side. Don’t let someone you don’t know, have the horse for free, and sell him two weeks later as a lot younger, or ‘buted up as a ridden horse. Your horse deserves better.

Photo of my old man, Harold, who is rising 22 this year! He hasn’t been ridden for a few years now, and is just an expensive field/stable ornament….as is Molly….as is Mojo….as is William 🤦‍♀️😂

Quite the ‘stash Annie.
03/07/2024

Quite the ‘stash Annie.

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11/30/2023

I don’t normally post things extremely personal but I want family and friends to see the news.

A sharing of news I never wanted to have to share; And definitely never prepared to.

Monday 11/27/23 at noon, my mom Joyce Rolston left this earth after 3 weeks of battle at the hospital. My sister Cindy and I were by her side along with other family. Mom was seriously the strongest , toughest person I’ve even had the pleasure of knowing. I am proud to call her my mom and she was also my friend. We did everything together for many years and she (and dad had) lived with me or close to me most, if not all, of my adult life. Her physical health battle started as a very young child and continued for 85 years. She struggled with permanent disability, many surgeries and health problems that most would not have overcome , let alone survived; But she did and always bounced back. Mom started really having health issues a few years ago when she suffered from severe Covid. She wasn’t expected to survive it; Then she eventually got better but started having more and more emergencies. She went by ambulance 6x just this year. Each resulted in 1-2 weeks hospitalization. While she recovered from each hospital stay, I think it was too much and took a toll on her body. This time she was too tired and her body just couldn’t fight anymore. There was too much going on from all angles and despite best efforts- she was just too too tired. Her passing has devastated me and I’m not sure how to live each day without her here. She’s been with me so long I don’t remember life without her. My heart shattered when I lost my dad and I still grieve him every single day. I wasn’t sure I’d ever feel pain like that again , but I can say I’m right there again living the nightmare of losing a parent. I’ll miss her and love her forever.

NEVER, EVER, EVER FORGET!!
09/11/2023

NEVER, EVER, EVER FORGET!!

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