Skip Over Trouble Horse Rescue, Inc

11/05/2024

Wander is fine ! Grace is doing awesome. She is out of the round pen and back into her paddock she’s really starting to trust me more and more. We do have her setbacks. She’ll like remember something and spook a little but she’s quick to turn around and come back to me so I am very happy with that.

10/20/2024

Working with Grace yesterday and noticed Wander was showing signs of colic. Some horses are different than others but all do the “lip curl.” Along with that he was stopping his left leg, bending looking at his belly on left side and then went to lay down and roll. For us we give 12cc banamine shot, take food/ hay away and turn them out in the field with the other horses to keep them moving. If he would have continued behavior or gotten worse vet would be called. In this case after 3 hours we brought them in and he was still not allowed hay and ways checked throughout the night. He is good ! This crazy weather can set off a colic sometimes so pay attention to your horsss body language

10/13/2024

Took donated and personal tack to Tack Shack Famous yard sale. Not as many people selling or buying as previous years but expected that. We did well enough to pay for farrier and another bundle of hay for the horses here taking off the burden of us paying for it this time. Donated tack makes a difference! Thank you to those who donated tack and or financially ❤️

10/09/2024

Yesterday we hauled neighbors horse to Dusty Rose Farm as they have block barns. Our neighbor has a lot of trees unlike us and he is alone and does not have a herd to find comfort in like ours do. Last storm a tree fell on their horse trailer and they are not sure of amount of damage that was done to it. Better to be safe then sorry we are here to help ❤️

10/09/2024

Had breakfast now turn out until the hurricane passes ❤️

10/08/2024

We have phone number on the horses and they will be turned out lady today before it gets nasty. Appreciate prayers for safety for them !

10/04/2024

I decided to have some fun at open show’s with a friend. I use Wander . He is a 18 yr old standardbred/ appy cross and from what we were told he was owned and ridden by a guy most his life. When he died his wife sold him after awhile had passed. Jan Mock bought him and got him restarted in English doing small jumps, She thought he was younger at the time. She had some medical issues and re homes him a couple times but it did t work out. We took him in and Jeff rode him on trails with a hackamore , we had his teeth done and they aged him at 18yrs old. He has a gourder but it does not affect him. Jeff does not ride anymore for health reasons so I decided to give to have some fun with him. He is learning to be stalled in different places, lots of things going on around him and new skills ❤️. Here he is with me at WEC. We did not place here but we sure had fun and he was a saint. Don’t give up on rescues just find what they like and work on it !! Older is better 🥰

09/01/2024

Pretty Grace will graze if I’m sitting on the ground still nervous but progress well with lead rope on , trying to let her know lead ropes don’t mean bad things are going to happen

08/18/2024

3 goats and two sheep received their shots and wormer. The goat/sheep/ Piggy area got raked and cleaned up also . Oh chickens got wormed also and me thanks to Mel 😂Thanks to my daughter for her help ! Melody LeMay. No pics hard to give wormer and shots to patients that don’t appreciate our efforts and take pics to 😂😂😂😁

08/18/2024

Bath day for the kids here. Wander first , Slyboy and Pistol then of course White. Miss Grace is not ready yet for nice bath

08/05/2024

This is what you do when power is out and running on generator 😂😂. One of the 5 dogs here got a hair cut. And yes she is available for adoption Aussie/ doodle right at a year old. Pm if interested

07/31/2024

Update on pistol : it’s working I was able to touch it today without her trying to kick me and it is smaller ❤️. Our vet is awesome !

07/30/2024

Miss Pistol had a visit from our vet yesterday because she has swelling and hard area in an unusual place and it has not gone away. Now she is on Dex and antibiotics for a couple weeks to see if that’s the ticket 😁

07/28/2024

Look who is featured at Mill Creek Retirement for Horses. There is not other place that matches what Mary and her late husband started so many years ago. Their son Paul is now president ( I think) and continues the remarkable place. If you ever get a chance go their you will be astounded

MEET SKIPPY!
A 27 year old Paint mare, Skippy was rescued by Jeff & Penny Crosby of Skip Over Trouble Equine Rescue Inc. in Citra Florida.
After she was rehabilitated and adopted out a follow-up visit however revealed her to be in terrible shape and they were able to get a court order reclaiming ownership. A permanent retirement was then sought for her and she arrived at RHH in 2019.
Sharing a pasture with Apollo and Maggie this lovely mare with one blue eye and one brown is enjoying summer grazing with time spent under the shade of the oak trees.❤🐴

07/28/2024

Look who I got to go visit today. He was one of the 5 unhandled mini’s / ponies we took in a long time ago. They moved to Anthony ! She named him Dipper and oh boy is he one lucky pony! He is friendly, perfect weight ( hard to do with a pony) loveable . I could go on and on about how well he is loved and taken care of. People like this and others in our adopted horse family and what make it worth it ! Thank you Caitlin Daniels ❤️

07/24/2024

Ok I’m impressed. 1 week of new feed and it is already showing progress! I no longer have to put fly sheets on them down to just fly spray. Notice first pics are open sore and bites. 3 and 4th pic is same horse same area. No open wounds or fresh bites. 5th pic is pistols belly open bites. Last pic is her belly and no open bites !

07/17/2024

Slyboy first three pics. Pistol last pics. Started them on new feed today. Along with white and GG. Wander still has a hole bag of triple crown senior so I’ll let him finish that first.

07/16/2024

Starting the horses on this feed and the allergy mustangs will also get the Spirulina Chia additive. It is expensive to start but if you consider the small amount required and benefits of not needing balancer / Gut supplements ect. It will be so well worth it and works out to be about the same price. I’ll keep everyone posted on progress. I don’t expect overnight but within a month we should see a difference