Bella II Update

The following post comes from All About Equine Rescue.

Sincere thanks to all of our family, friends, and followers for supporting AAE.  With your ongoing care, everyone here at AAE will continue to give horses a new life as best we can.

We have been a bit quiet the last couple months, but rest assured, we have been busy helping horses, planning events, and expanding our networks.  There is much more to come, but for now, thank you for caring, sharing, and making a difference, one horse at a time.

In The Meantime…. 

We have a new little gal that needs our help.

Bella II is a recent intake.  She’s only two to three years old, and such a sweet face.

What you don’t see, is she has been dealing with contracted tendons, probably since birth.   We picked her up and brought her home, and she looked like this:

Radiographs show her condition is a bit severe.

She has been trimmed a couple of times, and a therapeutic shoeing effort failed to help.

This is one of those cases where Bella’s needs are a bit beyond what we normally plan for with a new intake, but she is young and healthy with a good prognosis for a happy future with treatment.

Bella needs surgery to help relax her tendons in her front legs.  Although not common, it looks like her hind legs may need surgery, as well.  After surgery, she will need special shoes during her recovery.  With two surgeries, radiographs, at least two sets of new shoes, and treatment to date, costs will likely exceed $2,500.

We are asking for a little help with Bella’s costs.  If she does not need surgery on her hinds, any excess funds will apply toward veterinary costs toward other current cases.

Help however you can:  donate, share, or send a good thought for this cute little girl!