Coastal Horse Care Unit

09/11/2024

08/11/2024

Fail Friday Episode Streamers! A scary, spooky Halloween enrichment day! With bonus danger noodles!

08/11/2024

Coastal Horse Care Unit is in the heart of Cato Ridge farming community, and as with any farming areas it comes with the constant battle of flies.

The concern for those that understand equines is the trepidation around surviving AHS year on year. Yes, we all understand that vaccination is first prize, but it goes hand in hand to prevent the source of the infection, that being midges.

We are super grateful to have the continued support of Lee-Anne and Repel Equine Fly Spray in supplying ample products to ensure we can carry out consistent fly control which is crucial in maintaining an AHS-free yard.

We can safely report that the last positive case of AHS at the unit was over a year and a half ago, prior to us committing to Repel only as a fly repellent and improving our spraying process.

Ultimately, what’s important to CHCU and to any equine owners is to prevent this terrible disease from reoccurring – with that in mind we strongly endorse Repel products considering this is the one process that we have followed without wavering.

Thank you for embarking on this trial with us Lee-Anne, and we pray our yard remains AHS-free for a long time to come! Thank you too for giving back to equines and helping us ensure the welfare of horses first and foremost.

08/11/2024

*** Chestnut’s Story – WATCH THIS SPACE! ***

Freeway (who's since been homed) and Chestnut (pictured here) were surrendered to the unit by a rural owner who battled to keep them contained on his property. There was no malice on our part in bringing them in as the owner had looked after them and he needed them homed.
Freeway was gelded and homed to be brought on as a solid pony. Chestnut’s story has been a little more complicated as he is a RIG.
A true rig is a c**t that is carrying either one or two testicles concealed in its abdomen, making it visually appear to be a gelding, which meant that a cryptorchidectomy needed to be performed. Thanks to the team at Baker McVeigh South Africa and their contribution to castration clinics, we were able to cut some costs with the surgery, however it was far from a straightforward op! Ask Dr. Johnny Cave! In his opinion, one of the trickiest rigs he’s worked on!
So why do we do it? Who pays? What is the outcome?
Thanks to Baker McVeigh’s assistance in giving back to animal welfare we have been able to give this young pony a future! He is a spicy chestnut who is going to make some young child rider extremely happy! He is bold yet has learnt to accept loves and carrots from all his human friends.
He is still recovering from surgery (he has dropped off a little) but will soon be returning to work in our rehabilitation and rehoming program to long-line lunge and be backed by Collie.
Keep your eyes on this one, he is super special! 😉

04/11/2024

CHCU Dreamer showing how bold he is at our Halloween enrichment day! He takes a bit of time to settle into a new environment and bond with people but will then do anything for his rider. He is a handsome little crossbred gelding, 13 years old and 14.2hh although he he's so stocky and has such personality that he seems far bigger! He's a very sweet lad, tolerant of dogs, chickens and cats, who loves hacking out and treats. He tries hard to please but is not a novice ride.

Contact Danny on 0836283284 for more information about this very special boy.

01/11/2024

Fail Friday Episode Roll! Chocolate sideswiped a painted wall, cute faces and a dramatic reaction to a scooter!

01/11/2024

Safe travels to CHCU Golden Butterfly who left for her forever home today. We wish her and her new family all the best for the future!

31/10/2024

Our outreach team is always on the road to help our Equine friends.
This week we were called out to rescue a stray horse!
Sadly it's condition is heartbreaking.
The horse was taken to Baker McVeigh South Africa for medical treatment.
The owner was located and and today was brought in to the unit for basic education.
We are happy to announce that the horse is in our care and we are committed to providing him with:
Veterinary care
Nutritious food and water
Safe and comfortable shelter

31/10/2024

A big thank you to Louise Dix for this very welcome donation of a trailer load of beautiful lucerne! Our skinnies will definitely enjoy it!

30/10/2024

Thank you to Nikki Hoar for coming to the unit and doing follow-up treatments on three horses today!

25/10/2024

Fail Friday Episode Ducky! Butterfly discovers water, ponies pulling faces and more!

24/10/2024

Thank you to for helping three of our rescues today! His constant ongoing support is hugely appreciated! Contact him on 0828480743

23/10/2024

Not every inspection reveals horrific conditions, but some days we witness profound improvement.

Education is key!

Compliance is vital!

The result?

Healthier horses
Happier owners

Our inspectorate team was out on routine checks today and we are proud of the progress made.

23/10/2024

Thank you to Nikki Hoar for donating her time and doing treatments on three of our horses today! Our rescues always enjoy a visit from Nikki!

21/10/2024

This beautiful soul was rescued and bought to our unit today. We are grateful for all your support which enables us to provide our equine friends with:
A warm and safe haven
Nutritious food and fresh water
Veterinary care and rehabilitation

Help us continue to care for this mare and other rescued horses in our care

FNB Kloof
Branch Code: 221526
Acc no: 62220717815
Ref: Rescue

18/10/2024

Fail Friday Episode Strawberry! Nicci made a meme, Stripey doing his lemur impression, blast from the past and a dog + donkey duet!

16/10/2024

I think we can all guess who the boss is in our office.

15/10/2024

Early in September a rural owner called us for help with Gorgeous, his mare, who had stepped on a nail. We brought her in for a vet exam, poulticing and medication to manage pain and infection. Her owner was kept updated on her progress and today she was able to be reunited with her family!