Eye of the Storm Equine Rescue

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Eye of the Storm Equine Rescue

Eye of the Storm Equine Rescue is a horse rescue located in central Mass.
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Please send your tax-deductible donations to:
Eye of the Storm Equine Rescue
PO Box 218
Stow, MA 01775
or the PayPal link at: http://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=GNUSSR225N55C
Also consider naming Eye of the Storm help when you shop at Amazon Smile http://smile.amazon.com/ch/04-3483627. We rely on your generosity to rent our barn, buy food and supplies, and get medical care for our horses.

04/06/2025

We've got one super busy and exciting week coming up! This week we have both the farrier and the vet coming out. This week's vet visit will cover their annual maintenance including vaccinations, dentals, and blood work.

Indy is going to have his metabolic levels tested so we can determine if his current dose of meds is correct and adjust accordingly.

Xena will be getting her regular old lady work up to ensure everything is still looking good with her as she's on a daily dose of NSAIDs to keep her comfortable. While we're very happy she's content on her low dose, even being a low dose can have an impact on the kidneys in the long run so we want to be sure everything is still good! Additionally, while the farrier is out we'll see if he wants any updated radiographs of Xena's front feet. As she ages, her toe first growth pattern is getting more pronounced and while we have her in a routine where she's comfortable (even playfully bouncing her heels up in turnout!), keeping a close eye on it is important.

With all the vet work and the farrier falling in the same week, it's lining up to be a bit of an expensive week. If you'd like to donate and help offset the cost, you can donate directly to our PayPal at https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=GNUSSR225N55C
Or if you'd prefer to mail a check in support of our herd, you can send it to Eye of the Storm Equine Rescue at 151 Crawford St Northborough MA 01532 and put your favorite pony in the memo line!

04/01/2025

Officially at that stage of spring where the ground is promising warmer weather with little hints of green, but the rest of it all just seems gray and wet.

I know all the wet weather is essential for a good hay season, but I do miss the sunshine.

If anyone enjoys spring cleaning, we've started stripping the paddocks down but still have lots of clean up work to go!

03/19/2025

Despite some chilly mornings, warmer weather is most certainly on the way! 😍 And with the arrival of spring, the ponies have updated their wishlists to help prepare. If you have any of these items that you'd be willing to donate they can be sent to 151 Crawford St Northborough MA ♥️

Xena:
- fly boots (4), standard horse size
- spandex or regular fly mask with ears (bonus for UV protection for her old lady eyes)
- Swat ointment

Indy:
- fly boots (4), standard horse size
- Swat ointment
- sunscreen for his little nose

Apple:
- a new pony sized halter (bonus for fun colors or prints)
- spandex pony fly mask with ears (bonus for fun colors or prints)

03/16/2025

You know spring is in the air when Xena is turned out nakey and spends the day nickering sweet nothings at Indy and getting him all worked up 🙄 silly ponies

03/09/2025

Someone took a big step today and decided she didn't need to eat anyone because food and scratches were involved 😅

If you've followed Apple's saga, then you'll understand that this is huge for her. And even more huge, she did a little walk trot lunge with it and didn't mind me wiggling it and fixing it and even leaning on it.

Big thanks to my wonderful kiddo volunteer for assisting in food dispensing and the extra hand for scratches. (And bonus for being an utter goofball and proving that Apple is bombproof to the most random things!)

Apple's only real emotional burst happened with the saddle pad initially. While I really expected her to express her usual anger/defensive behavior with the saddle, she just pleasantly waiting for more food and scratches. We'll see if that comes up when we actually have an appropriately tightened girth, but for that I'll need to actually get a pony girth.

In the meantime, I am SO proud of how far this little girl has come. While Apple still has a long way to go, today was a huge and pleasant step forward 🥰

(And yes, I know the horse sized saddle doesn't fit her little pony body. Neither really does Indy's girth. But it worked for the goal we had for today)

02/28/2025

When you can't wait for your morning roll and the snow in front of your paddock looks juuuuuusssstt right 😍 oh Xena, you're precious ♥️

02/20/2025

Maybe I'm overly optimistic, but I swear it smelled a bit more like spring this morning despite the ice world we're currently in. Maybe that's why mother nature felt the need to take me down a peg and sit my butt down on that ice and remind me it's still winter 😂
I'm going to keep laughing at myself and keep telling myself spring is coming

02/16/2025

With all this (actual) winter weather, I remind myself to count my blessings as well as counting the days until spring. I still feel an almost childish joy at snowstorms and with the way things are now, I recognize that being able to feel that joy and not anxiety about the conditions is a blessing of its own.
I'm grateful that the ponies are so close to home I can walk if I need to. I'm grateful that the set up lends for easy keeping. I'm grateful for having a wonderful plow guy (thanks honey!). I'm grateful that Indy and my person ponies have a firm pavlovian response of peeing when I arrive to feed in the morningd which means I always have warm wet bedding I can toss down in a pinch for icy spots (yucky yet effective).
Winter can be so hard. The freezing rain and ice can be soul crushing. I'm am grateful to have them in a place where I no longer have anxiety about getting there and about what tree or limb would be down this time.
While I still have the inescapable hazard and anxiety of ice, I'm reminding myself constantly of all the blessings I have that outweigh that.

Stay safe out there, we're in for quiet a wintery week. But the days are getting longer, the horses are shedding, and spring is on its way.

02/07/2025

Today our cutie little redheads got some body work done!! 🥰 Huge thanks to Tiffany from The White Horse - Equine Bodywork & Holistics for spending some time giving Xena and Indy some much needed and appreciated TLC ♥️

02/03/2025

The groundhog may have seen his shadow, and it may have snowed last night, but I believe the ponies who are all shedding that spring is on the way 🥰

01/30/2025

"You must do the thing you think you cannot do." Eleanor Roosevelt

What a horribly fitting quote for today on my calendar. The past days I have been so off, feeling this awful quietness so deep in me and I couldn't understand why, I couldn't shake it, couldn't seem to get out of the void. Then the memory came up of what today is, the one year mark of letting go of Thursday.Even more fitting that the one year anniversary is on a Thursday Our hearts and souls remember even when our brains try their damnedest to forget.

One year seems so impossible. One year was something I never had thought I'd have been able to do, just like I never thought I'd be able to bear saying goodbye.

Loss never gets easier, I think we just get better at carrying on around that hole in ourselves. I know that the depth of the grief I still feel is a reflection of how deep and strong that love went. My love for one of the most amazing little mares, one of the strongest moms, a one of a kind soul who pushed me to grow and learn and do better all while loving me through the journey. And what a journey it was, one I am so grateful to have been able to have so much time with Thursday.

I don't think things like that just happen by accident. I firmly think I needed to see that quote today, no matter how painful a reminder it is. I must continue to carry on with that love in my heart even when it feels like I cannot possibly. Remembering all the wonderful moments with her and all the love shared. And after it all, Thursdays are still my favorite day of the week.

01/20/2025

Being able to enjoy such a beautiful, snowy morning with the ponies is such a blessing. Nothing quiet compares to the feeling of dawn after a snow storm ♥️

01/17/2025

I'm not sure why, but I swear this has been the longest month of January ever! I can only hope that time seems to stretch on for forever like this once we reach the warmer months. Though I will admit, there is something very peaceful about the freezing cold quiet of January night.
And of course Indy doesn't mind as long as he gets his nightly alfalfa mashes 🥰

01/12/2025

Beautiful snowy morning 😍 happy Sunday!

01/08/2025

Someone was feeling her wild oats this morning 😉

12/24/2024

A snowy Christmas eve? When it's this pretty a snow how could we say no?? 😍

12/23/2024

The biggest comfort of the past chilly days has been the knowledge that the days are getting longer! We'll be back to the nice weather soon enough 🥰

12/18/2024

I don't often sneek away for a vacation, but when I do who I trust our ponies with is a huge thing!
I'm very grateful for my friend Miranda at Home Town Pets for helping keep an eye on our crew while I was away! Between daily photos and updates, she certainly helped keep my busy body brain at ease 🥰
If you're in the Bolton MA area and in need of a pet sitter or dog walker I'd highly recommend checking them out ♥️

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Stow, MA
01775

Website

https://www.eyeofthestormequinerescue.com/

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Videos

After a day of rain, everyone loves a good roll in the mud! Including Xena 🥰

Rolling through the week like

Moon making friends with the cool new kid on the block 🥰🥹

How Moon starts every morning 😂 getting nice and dirty for the volunteers to clean!

Energetic little pony 🥰

All the ponies are settling in and adjusting to the new routine. I will say, it brings me so much joy to see them roll after breakfast 🥰