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Save a Horse Australia
Newsletter #1 2002
Thank you to every one for their support and time they have given to helping s.a.h.
The Save A Horse site has been updated to http://saveahorse.wild.net.au
A second Save a Horse site has been created. I encourage that everyone signs up. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/saveahorsensw
This year hasn't started off that well with the site having some technical difficulties. But lets hope that is all behind us and get on into the year.
Fundraising - During our meetings we have through the CHAT ROOM, members have come up with the idea of holding a raffle. To find out more come along to the meetings.
Also we would like to welcome some new contacts:
Shannon Walsh
Patricia Otto
Kate Hamilton
Shelly Henry
Meetings will be held every Monday at 9.30 pm in the CHAT ROOM at http://saveahorse.wild.net.au. Check the message board at both s.a.h websites.
Photo Gallery. A photo gallery is now available on the s.a.h website. Please feel free to up load photo's of your horse/pony. The photo gallery is available at both s.a.h sites.
Classifieds. The classifieds section is no up and running. $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Please check it out to find out more.
Thank-you to "Sezza" (Sarah) who puts the Save a Horse website together.
Thank You:
Eva from Spring Mead Farm for her donation of Equasoy,
Taylor - is a 4 y/o Standard bred gelding. Sue got Taylor at the age of 6 weeks from her father in NSW. When Taylor was a yearling he liked to visit the older horse next door. Unfortunately while attempting to jump the fence to visit his older friends he got his back off side leg caught in the electric fence. When sue found him he was laying upside down and groaning. After months of TLC and cold bandaging Taylor eventually became sound again.
One day on the s.a.h site there was a plea for a horse from Melissa. She was desperate for a horse but due to circumstances couldn't afford the outlay so I sent her Taylor and she was able to pay him off. When Melissa got Taylor, he thought it was a real joke and decided he wouldn't cooperate. Although he loved Melissa he had her bluffed and acted like a real idiot. Melissa owned a western saddle so Taylor decided he didn't like it. When she went to ride him he just stood there and walked backwards. Things happened in Melissa's life and Taylor came back to Sue (he was always welcome). When he arrived back he was fine and let the kids ride him, then I rode him. He was fine. Sue was very curious to why he was stubborn from Melissa. Another girl came out to ride him and she had a stock saddle, all fine until they got on, he just stood there. He figured this wasn't his saddle and he wasn't doing anything with this strange saddle. A couple of days later sue tried an old wintec, he was fine, he just didn't like big saddles. Who says horses are stupid?
New Year's Taylor had another accident, when some people who were out spotlighting on adjoining property put him through a fence. He back nearside leg was cut to the bone. Sue started walking back to the house to call the vet to come have him put down, but noticed Taylor following her. She couldn't have him put down without having a go at fixing him first. There was about six inches of damaged flesh, which came away in 5 days. It's now been 3 months and he leg is still about 3 times the normal size. It will be at least 6 months when the wound has healed over properly. Taylor still trots around the paddock with the other horses. Needless to say this horse has a special place in all our hearts and as Joe says "He's not bloody leaving our site again".
A Tribute To Prince-Click on this link to read a tribute to a much loved horse, written by Melissa Rayner.
Anyone with anything they would like me to add to the newsletter please write an email to: wbulldogs27@hotmail.com, I will send it off to Sue and she will have it sent out to everyone. I hope to get newsletters out monthly, so if you have anything please email me.
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