Horse Rescue Work

Horse Rescue Work

Alternative Veterinary Medicine Centre

Rescue Horses

The AVMC has ‘rescued’ and ‘rehabilitated’ a number of horses, down the years. We currently have four under our care.

Sadly, stabling and acreage are limited, so we are unable to act as a ‘retirement home’ or to rescue horses ‘on demand’. The ones that we have helped in this way are all ex-patients, for whom the prognosis was bad and they were to be put down. They are now fit and well, with need for vigilance, in case of recurrence of laminitis etc.

Recent ones have been:

Clairon Junior - ex National Hunt racehorse, who ruptured a tendon so badly that his foot was in the air as he walked on the back of his fetlock.

Lady - a cob mare who was more or less unrideable, owing to back problems.

Gertie - a Welsh Pony mare who suffered bad COPD and laminitis.

Millie - a Welsh Pony mare who suffered bad laminitis.

Dodger - a New Forest Pony gelding, who suffered severe COPD and arthritis.

Ben - a Shetland gelding who suffered severe laminitis.

The animals enjoy a life free from ‘work’ and with plenty of space to roam and graze (and play the fool). They are fed organically, on organic hay and grass. They share the premises with our laying hens, who roam free, our pigs (Gloucester Old Spots), our three cattle, who just eat and grow huge, our dogs and our cats. They are, however, very costly to keep, requiring full-time staff and rented land, so contributions to their upkeep are never refused.

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