I've forwarded your questions to Cheryl, the owner of the rescue. Acey is 11 months preggers. Here is her story:
It was great of everyone involved. Routers, computers, cameras, and technicians ..all busy around here Sat to get that camera going. Cool.
Here is her story.
Acey was brought here Oct 29 05 from another rescue in GA. She's a Thoroughbred mare, about 8 years old. The rescue group called and asked me to take Acey because I have blind horses and Acey was blind. They didn't feel they were equipped to deal with a blind horse. When she arrived, she was recovering from a bad accident. Her face was torn down to the cartilage and her shoulder and leg was badly cut, nothing we couldn't handle with medications. Acey's face still is venerable tender, a slight scratch will cause it to bleed. The cartilage is still slightly exposed but she is still beautiful. Acey hadn't been blind a long time, she was still adjusting. She became very trusting and is a very sweet horse. She loves to lick you. She'll like your hand whether you have a treat or not.
She is most comfortable with a human at the end of the lead rope, rather than being by herself. She gets walked and grazes when one of her volunteer admirer's takes her out. I don't have a special paddock for her so she has been in a round pen. Once she knows the parameters, she adjusts pretty quickly. She was gaining weight and we figured she was getting more food and hay than she was burning off. A wonderful family in Tennessee was planning to adopt Acey and the transportation was being planned. The family wanted to make sure Acey would be safe and comfortable so they hired a professional semitrailer hauler to pick up Acey. Last week my vet came out to do a health certificate so Acey could cross state lines. The vet said Acey can't go anywhere, she was too pregnant. It was 11 months (gestation period for a horse) yesterday. We were shocked. We were dumb...and in denial! We don't breed and have little experience with pregnant mares but the Internet is a wealth of knowledge there and everyone started searching for what was the best of everything we could do. The vet said Acey looked great and the baby was healthy.
Yes, Acey is ready to foal, really ready. Check her out at Marestare.com! http://www.marestare.com/sth.htm She may have a long ears or a Thoroughbred foal, we have no idea. I don't think the rescue group who sent her here has any idea she was pregnant. All they told me is she was a race horse. Now we are racing to have the safest place to have the baby, the safest feed for Acey, the safest place to bring this baby into the world. Marestare has been generous and caring. We couldn't ask for better people to be involved in Acey's baby situation. We are lucky to have so many great people helping. My volunteers found marestare, they came out and donated computers and equipment, time and energy to get this done. It takes a village, yes, a village of horse loves, we are all connected to this village. Thanks to everyone for making this happen. Acey doesn't know how lucky she is. she doesn't need to know what we are doing, all she needs to know is she si safe and so is her soon to be foal. A bell was brought out tonight for the foal to wear so Acey can hear her. Acey will adjust, we will adjust. Soon Acey and family will go to her new home in Tennessee and they will stay together for all of their lives. Such a happy ending, I wish all horses were so lucky.
Cheryl
It was great of everyone involved. Routers, computers, cameras, and technicians ..all busy around here Sat to get that camera going. Cool.
Here is her story.
Acey was brought here Oct 29 05 from another rescue in GA. She's a Thoroughbred mare, about 8 years old. The rescue group called and asked me to take Acey because I have blind horses and Acey was blind. They didn't feel they were equipped to deal with a blind horse. When she arrived, she was recovering from a bad accident. Her face was torn down to the cartilage and her shoulder and leg was badly cut, nothing we couldn't handle with medications. Acey's face still is venerable tender, a slight scratch will cause it to bleed. The cartilage is still slightly exposed but she is still beautiful. Acey hadn't been blind a long time, she was still adjusting. She became very trusting and is a very sweet horse. She loves to lick you. She'll like your hand whether you have a treat or not.
She is most comfortable with a human at the end of the lead rope, rather than being by herself. She gets walked and grazes when one of her volunteer admirer's takes her out. I don't have a special paddock for her so she has been in a round pen. Once she knows the parameters, she adjusts pretty quickly. She was gaining weight and we figured she was getting more food and hay than she was burning off. A wonderful family in Tennessee was planning to adopt Acey and the transportation was being planned. The family wanted to make sure Acey would be safe and comfortable so they hired a professional semitrailer hauler to pick up Acey. Last week my vet came out to do a health certificate so Acey could cross state lines. The vet said Acey can't go anywhere, she was too pregnant. It was 11 months (gestation period for a horse) yesterday. We were shocked. We were dumb...and in denial! We don't breed and have little experience with pregnant mares but the Internet is a wealth of knowledge there and everyone started searching for what was the best of everything we could do. The vet said Acey looked great and the baby was healthy.
Yes, Acey is ready to foal, really ready. Check her out at Marestare.com! http://www.marestare.com/sth.htm She may have a long ears or a Thoroughbred foal, we have no idea. I don't think the rescue group who sent her here has any idea she was pregnant. All they told me is she was a race horse. Now we are racing to have the safest place to have the baby, the safest feed for Acey, the safest place to bring this baby into the world. Marestare has been generous and caring. We couldn't ask for better people to be involved in Acey's baby situation. We are lucky to have so many great people helping. My volunteers found marestare, they came out and donated computers and equipment, time and energy to get this done. It takes a village, yes, a village of horse loves, we are all connected to this village. Thanks to everyone for making this happen. Acey doesn't know how lucky she is. she doesn't need to know what we are doing, all she needs to know is she si safe and so is her soon to be foal. A bell was brought out tonight for the foal to wear so Acey can hear her. Acey will adjust, we will adjust. Soon Acey and family will go to her new home in Tennessee and they will stay together for all of their lives. Such a happy ending, I wish all horses were so lucky.
Cheryl
Will keep watching for that baby.
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