The following is from All About Equine Rescue.

All About Equine Animal Rescue, Inc.

Big Day of Giving (BDOG) is a 24-hour online giving challenge to help AAE and other non-profits in the Sacramento area to raise funds and awareness. It is a day to give where your heart is! To learn more about Big Day of Giving, visit www.bigdayofgiving.org.

May the Fourth Be With You!

Today is the BIG day, AND it’s Star Wars Day! Two GREAT days in one!

We thought it would be fun to share the story of our own Raye and her pal Mags. They may not be Jedi Masters, but the force (of love) is strong with these two, and they are as adorable as Ewoks!

RAYE & MAGS

Raye and Mags came to AAE as part of a group of five horses from a distressed mustang sanctuary.

Raye, a then 19-year old mustang mare, arrived thin and suffering from a bad reaction to flies. Her skin was very irritated, and she had a lot of hair loss. She itched like crazy, and she had oozy sores all over. We also learned during her vet exam that she was vision impaired. Raye had a detached lens in her left eye, and cataracts in both eyes. She was shy and seemed frantic when approached. It made much more sense when we learned of her vision impairment.

Mags, then, a 23 year old mustang mare, was very thin, and lame on her hind left when she arrived. She was in much need of hoof and dental care, too. She wasn’t readily handleable, but once sedated for dental and hoof care, we discovered there had been a three inch piece of very stiff wire (like a thin nail) fully embedded in her left heel. Fortunately, with vet onsite, she was evaluated and by good fortune, the wire did not do any major damage. It was removed and she recovered well.

When paired with Mags, Raye became more confident and the two quickly bonded and became a great team (like Chewie and Han!). Once their basic needs were updated and they put on some weight, they both started to look and feel great! Both of these gals are very sweet, and we are so happy for them and their new mom!

Every gift makes a BIG difference for the horses!

Your gifts this Big Day of Giving will help the horses (and other equine) in so many ways including providing feed, veterinary care, hoof and dental care, vaccines, deworming, and whatever they need. Of course, it doesn’t stop there: diagnostics, surgery, treatment, medications, and the list goes on.

Whether you give $1000, $100, or $5, any amount can help improve the lives of horses like Raye and Mags! No donation is too small. In fact, if every one of our followers made a $2 donation, we could surpass our BDOG goal of $25,000. Will you help us reach our goal?

Help us reach our goal of $25,000 by making a gift anytime from now until tonight at 11:59pm.

Or, raise the bar by pledging matching funds! Inspire giving and make your impact twice as BIG! To learn more about starting your own matching funds campaign for AAE, send us an email.

Give

Please note: There is a $15 minimum for all donations made through the BDOG website. To give a gift below $15 please use one of the alternative options below.

Other Ways to Give

1. Mail a check to All About Equine Animal Rescue, Inc., 2201 Francisco Drive #140-174, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 (AAE will not be charged transaction fees).
2. Drop off a check at AAE’s Used Tack Store, 4261 Sunset Lane, Shingle Springs, CA 95682. (AAE will not be charged transaction fees).
3. Text AAEBDOG to 53-555 (AAE may be charged a lesser transaction fee).
4. Donate through our website(AAE may be charged a lesser transaction fee).
5. Donate via Venmo @allaboutequine (AAE is charged a transaction fee, but it is less than the BDOG fee).

Please note: There is a $15 minimum for all donations made through the BDOG website. To give a gift below $15 please use one of the alternative options above.

YOU are why we are able to help horses like Raye and Mags.

We are grateful to have you on our team! May the “fourth” be with you today and always.

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All About Equine Animal Rescue, Inc.

Help us kickstart this year’s event and reach our goal by making an early gift anytime until May 4 at 11:59pm. (Only one week left!)

 Or, raise the bar by pledging matching funds! Inspire giving and make your impact twice as BIG! To learn more about starting your own matching funds campaign for AAE, send us an email.

Give Early

Other Ways to Give

1. Mail a check to All About Equine Animal Rescue, Inc., 2201 Francisco Drive #140-174, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 (AAE will not be charged any transaction fees).
2. Text AAEBDOG to 53-555.
3. Donate onour website (AAE may be charged a transaction fee, but it may be lower than the BDOG fee)

Please note: There is a $15 minimum for all donations made through the BDOG website. To give a gift below $15 please use one of the options above.

Big Day of Giving (BDOG) is a 24-hour online giving challenge to help AAE and other non-profits in the Sacramento area to raise funds and awareness. It is a day to give where your heart is! To learn more about Big Day of Giving, visit www.bigdayofgiving.org.

Give Early

Every gift makes a BIG difference for the horses!

Your gifts this Big Day of Giving will help the horses (and other equine) in so many ways including providing feed, veterinary care, hoof and dental care, vaccines, deworming, and whatever they need. Considering it costs, on average, between $5 and $10 per day to provide basic care to the typical horse, that adds up fast. And, that doesn’t include diagnostics, treatments, medications, surgery, emergency care, or any of the unknowns that come with new intakes. Costs add up fast, especially when AAE is usually caring for 50 or more horses, but so, too. can your donations!!

Your donations help assure we have ample and ongoing funding for the care for the horses and other animals. YOU are why we are able to help horses and other equine friends like our new donkey intakes.

This month a gelding and a jenny came to AAE. The pair had been adopted from a distressed sanctuary nearly three years ago. Unfortunately, it took considerable time for the adopters to earn the trust of these two sweet s-asses! They were unable to halter them. The jenny was unwilling to allow her hooves to be handled, let alone trimmed, and her hooves have gotten quite long. They are both in need of hoof and dental care, vaccines, and deworming, to start. Though they were adored by their adopters, their adopters felt they had tried all they could to help them, but they were unable to do what was needed, so they contacted AAE to for help.

After quarantine, they will be seen by the vet and farrier (as soon as they can be safely handled), and they will get the works (hoof and dental care, vaccines, deworming and a microchip). The jenny will also likely need xrays. If there’s anything else they need, we’ll line that up, too. These cute little arses need a home of their own, soon.

We look forward to getting to know more about these two sweet souls.

Please consider making a donation for Big Day of Giving on their behalf and for other equines in need.

Thank you for your support helping horses each and every day!

Your donations, volunteering, adopting, and social media shares & likes allow us to make this work possible!

The following is from All About Equine Rescue.

All About Equine Animal Rescue, Inc.

Big Day of Giving is Thursday, May 4, but EARLY giving starts TODAY!

 Help us kickstart this year’s event and reach our goal by making an early gift anytime from today until May 4 at midnight.

 Or, raise the bar by pledging matching funds! Inspire giving and make your impact twice as BIG! To learn more about starting your own matching funds campaign for AAE, send us an email.

Give Early

Other Ways to Give

1. Mail a check to All About Equine Animal Rescue, Inc., 2201 Francisco Drive #140-174, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 (AAE will not be charged any transaction fees)
2. Donate onour website (AAE may be charged a transaction fee, but it may be lower than the BDOG fee)

Please note: There is a $15 minimum for all donations made through the BDOG website. To give a gift below $15 please use one of the options above.

Big Day of Giving (BDOG) is a 24-hour online giving challenge to help AAE and other non-profits in the Sacramento area to raise funds and awareness. It is a day to give where your heart is! To learn more about Big Day of Giving, visit www.bigdayofgiving.org.

Every gift makes a BIG difference for the horses!

Your gifts this Big Day of Giving will help the horses in so many ways including providing feed, veterinary care, hoof and dental care. Considering it costs, on average, between $5 and $10 per day to provide basic care to the typical horse, that adds up fast. So too can your donations!! 

Your donations help assure we have ample and ongoing funding for the care for the horses. YOU are why we are able to help horses like Bonnie.

AAE welcome Bonnie from another sanctuary. Winters there are quite cold and very snowy, and as a senior mare, Bonnie had a difficult time in that climate. She came to AAE with herdmate Charlie so he could better handle the winter weather, as well. 

We were told we were told Bonnie was placed in sanctuary after failing training attempts with five different trainers. That’s our Bon-Bon!!

Bonnie is truly a sweet and social mare, most of the time. Some times, she can be a really moody and opinionated gal (but can’t we all?!). For the most part, she is enjoyable to be around, really enjoys and attention, and if you’re really spoiling her, she’ll stay with you all day. Though, she will surely let you know when she doesn’t want to do something. Oral medications are one of her favorites, not! Injections? Usually not. Hoof care? Most of the time. Taking her away from her herd? Not so much. Food? Yes! Being told what to do? Never. Being asked to do something she doesn’t want to do? Not usually.

Bonnie has Cushings and gets daily medication (pill). She used to like it in a carrot pocket, but she got wise to that. We get creative. She also had a substantial fly allergy before life in Pilot Hill, but 2022 was a good summer for her. She’d get very itchy and rub everything she could find. If it wasn’t the flies, she’d rub off her fly sheets. She hated the full body armor, it was gone in a day. (Special order, took longer to get here than it took for her to shred it.). It was hard to keep her comfortable in the hot summer, but maybe we’re headed in the right direction. We have repeatedly tried fly sheets and masks, but she’s just a little rough on them. Fly spray, war paint, and swat all help, but they need to be applied regularly (once to twice a day) during fly season.

Bonnie is all mare. She’s dominant around food, and she’s bossy in a herd. She usually connects well with one or two other horses. 

Bonnie is available for adoption as a non-riding companion. She would benefit from a friend or two that would put up with her bossy side. Because of her fly sensitivity, a cooler climate (but not too cold) would be ideal for her. 

If Bonnie sounds like your gal, please visit her page and submit an Adoption Inquiry.

Bonnie is grateful for the opportunity for a better life! She wants to pay it forward by asking you to help us meet our Big Day of Giving goal and help other horses like her.

Give Early

Thank you for your support helping horses each and every day!

Your donations, volunteering, adopting, and social media shares & likes allow us to make this work possible!

This is an update from All About Equine Rescue.

All About Equine Animal Rescue, Inc.

RYDER

Ryder is an estimated 17 year old non-riding gelding who is looking for a family to call his own!

AAE welcomed Ryder in April 2021. Prior to arrival, a young couple had rescued him from a neglectful situation. He was very thin, had long hooves, and lived alone in a pasture. Ryder’s owner released him to the couple, and they helped him gain weight, trimmed his hooves, and started to build his confidence. Unfortunately, Ryder was lame in the front and hind, and they were concerned he had possibly foundered. The couple didn’t have the finances to help him further.

Once at AAE, his hoof and dental care were updated, and he received vaccines, deworming, and a microchip. Radiographs of his front hooves and hocks showed he had advanced ringbone in his front left hoof, and his pastern joint was nearly fused. His front right was a moderate club hoof, and both hooves had thin soles. Fortunately, he did not have any coffin bone rotation (founder).

Because of his arthritis and thin soles, he was started on daily Equioxx, and shoes were put on his front hooves. Both helped immensely.

Photogenic? Some might think he’s not the most photogenic horse you’ll ever meet, but he is truly handsome, friendly, and a big character. He’s a really sweet guy, he’s grown to really enjoy the company of humans, he’s pretty laid back, and he just want someone of his own. He handles pretty easy on the ground. He’s respectful for the most part. He loads and trailers well. He’s pretty good with the farrier, but may get impatient at times (he’s tons better than he was). He has fun in the pasture with the herd and often plays with other geldings. He runs with the herd, on flat or hills, but with his arthritis, he’s not a good riding option. Though, we believe he was ridden in the past and might make for a light lead-line option. He’s pretty uncomplicated, but he does have a few quirks. He doesn’t like administration of oral meds, but he’s slowly improving. He has been food protective. He may need boots or shoes to keep him comfortable during summer when the ground is hard. If you’ve got the room and the resources, open your heart and give this guy a chance to be loved.

Ryder went out on a brief adoption, but he was returned. Unfortunately, the property and other horses didn’t make for a good match. He became food aggressive with other horses in a small herd of four horses at a boarding facility. He wasn’t introduced slowly to the new group, and the space was small, so he became protective of feed. With a history of starvation, it isn’t a surprise. Since his return to AAE, we haven’t seen the behavior again, though his housing has been modified for success. If space is ample, there’s not an issue.

Ryder is available for adoption as a non-riding companion for either another horse(s) or a person (or both!). The ideal home would have adequate space so Ryder could initially have his own area to make for slow introduction/transition to co-housing.

If you think you might be the Trisha to this Garth, please visit his page to learn more, and submit an “Adoption Inquiry”

Can’t adopt? Sharing Ryder’s story is so helpful, too! Maybe your family member, friend, or co-worker would be his perfect match!

You can also sponsor Ryder to help cover his care costs until he is adopted. Horse sponsorships help give us the stability and flexibility we need to make sure we can take our time finding the right home for each of our adoptable horses.

Thank you for your support helping horses each and every day!

Your donations, volunteering, adopting, and social media shares & likes allow us to make this work possible!

The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:

All About Equine Animal Rescue, Inc

Our gratitude for our donors, volunteers, and supporters is immense. Your contributions make a difference in the lives of horses each and every day! 

Thank you for making possible the work we each day.

Gabby Update!

Though Gabby looks like a completely different horse than the emaciated, sickly mare that came in earlier this year, this beautiful red head has had challenge after challenge. If you aren’t familiar, Gabby came to AAE through law enforcement. She arrived with chronic eye and sinus infections. She had a space (diastema) between two teeth and an opening in her gums that extended into her sinus. When she chewed, food packed into the space and ultimately pushed into the sinus. She went in for surgery to extract a tooth to prevent ongoing food packing and to allow the fistula to close. Once sedated and preparing to extract the first tooth, the fistula was much larger than anticipated, and the tooth on the opposite side of the fistula needed to be removed, as well. As a result, she had an extended hospitalization so her sinus could be flushed regularly to eliminate food collecting again in her sinus while the fistula healed/closed.

Since surgery, Gabby has continued to battle the chronic eye infection which was likely a result of the chronic sinus infection. Ultimately, the long term infection caused a dry eye and recurrent ulcers despite ongoing treatment and various medications. Thankfully, the fistula closed, and the sinus infection has resolved, but the eye irritation/infection continues, though it is slowly improving.

Gabby initially tested negative for Cushing’s disease at intake. With the chronic infection, she was tested again. This time, she was positive and started daily medication. She has also experienced multiple hoof abscesses, the worst coming during the Mosquito fire evacuation. Radiographs of her front hooves identified not one, but two old fractures. One at the tip of her left coffin bone, the other at a wing of her right front coffin bone. Corrective shoes were placed to support her. Needless to say, this sweet girl is having a heck of a time overcoming all of her issues.

Please send some healing energies her way.

Of course, Gabby’s extended hospital stay and ongoing issues have been a big hit to our vet budget. If you are able to help Gabby’s costs, we’d greatly appreciate it.

Donate to help Gabby!

Here’s the latest on Elliott!

Elliot is doing well, healing and growing! In case you don’t know, Elliott is a ~19 month old captive bred mustang. He came to AAE because he couldn’t urinate normally and needed surgery to reconfigure his sheath. His prior family didn’t know he had congenital issues causing his sheath and penis to develop abnormally. He also has no palpable testicles.

Elliott had a condition called preputial stenosis, which caused his penis to be trapped inside his sheath. When he urinated, urine was also trapped in his sheath so he would dribble urine causing scalding of his sheath, belly, and legs. Sadly, his breeder could have had this easily repaired when he was a foal. Instead, he passed him on to an unsuspecting family that wanted to help him. Another vet suggested he was possibly a hermaphrodite and there was no penis.

Fast forward, AAE was contacted for help, and Elliott had surgery to reconfigure his sheath and free Willy. Turns out, Elliott’s penis is about half the size of a normal horse, and it is partially attached inside his sheath. However, surgery went well, and Elliott is healing now. Because AAE evacuated during the Mosquito Fire (just to be safe), Elliott had an extended stay at the hospital to minimize stress (his and our) and to assure he got needed care and treatment. Ell is back in Pilot Hill and starting to act like a young, playful colt (good and bad, lol). Once his sheath heals, we need to go searching for the jewels, bloodwork indicates there is still some hiding going on…at least one undescended testicle. A follow up surgery will be scheduled once he’s healed and ready to go.

Due to Elliott’s extended hospital stay, we’re just a little bit short on his fundraising for his initial surgery, and he has a follow up surgery in the near future. We’ll update costs as soon as we schedule.

Donate to help Elliott!

Remembering Sweet Danny

Sadly, our Danny-boy left us last month. We’ve all got empty spots in our hearts from missing this sweet ol’ man. Danny came to AAE in 2017 when his family was experiencing a health crisis. He was 27 and had been with his human mom his entire life. Unfortunately, she was unable to continue providing care for him and had to make a painful decision in his best interest. Fortunately for AAE, we got to spend the next five years enjoying this guy’s big heart. Danny was a favorite to many volunteers and visitors. He wooed them all with his shoulder hug. Danny would greet everyone at every opportunity by putting his head upon their shoulder. It was the warmest, fuzziest feeling. He didn’t have a mean bone in his body, and he could stand at anyone’s shoulder 24-hours. Danny’s hugs were endless, and as was everyone’s love for him.

Danny had more than his share of ups and downs the last couple years. He battled with an unknown intestinal issue. None of the many diagnostics and vet visits we utilized were able to pinpoint the issue, but it was akin to IBS or maybe some type of cancer. He overcame a few bouts of laminitis, and he had several skin infections. Regardless, Danny has been a valiant fighter, and he always rebounded with great spirit. Never did we question his will to live, and thankfully, his time here in Pilot Hill has been very good. Most recently, Danny’s appetite was waning, and he lost considerable weight the past few months. That said, he was happy, full of energy, and full of life. He loved his turnouts in the corner pasture with the “special” herd. He frolicked, he ran, he raced. Though his 32 years were catching up to him, nothing suggested he was ready to go. Maybe he knew. My last check in with him was only hours before he passed. He was his normal full of pep Danny. He smiled, he gave me a little “what for”, and we said good night. I never imagined that would be the last time. He left us in the night; he chose the time and way he would go. All indications suggest he passed quick and easy. For all of that, I am beyond grateful. At 32 and his body weight waning, we all knew the time was coming, but his life was good through the very end. Thank you, Danny, you made this world very special for all you touched and you will be missed greatly. Run free ol’ boy, run free.

Like many of our resident horses, Danny was cremated so we could bring him home to rest with AAE and all of our volunteers. If you’d like to help with Danny’s cremation costs or make a donation in memory of his hugs, we always appreciate the love.

Donate in memory of Danny!

Red Hot Filly Peppers Adopted!

We asked for a caption for this photo, and Red Hot Filly Peppers was the best caption ever! These three lucky girls, Chesney, Clare, and Teea, were adopted as a trio last month. This might well be one of the best adoptions ever! These three captive born mustangs came to AAE from a distressed mustang sanctuary back in summer/fall 2020. They had been living in small paddocks for years, and hadn’t had much handling in years. Their hooves were overgrown, and they had various issues. Shortly after intake, the work began. Handling, haltering, and hoof care, then deworming, dentals, vaccines, and microchips. In time, all were done, and they were learning to trust humans again. It didn’t take long before all three were turned out together. After moving to Pilot Hill, it became very clear the bond among these three was very tight, and we realized we needed to find them a home together. That was no easy task. It’s hard enough to find a home for two bonded horses, let alone three middle-aged mustangs that haven’t been saddle trained! The best we can do is plant the seed, and hope it grows. It did!!! These girls now share five acres on a larger vineyard property. They are a dream come true for their new mom. They will be trained to their potential, and they will help with vegetation management on the vineyard. These three amigas got so lucky!!

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Today is Ell’s surgery day. We have lab results, too, which showed testosterone and anti-mullerian hormone levels were consistent with the presence of functional testicular tissue. Sadly, this means he’ll likely need another surgery to remove a “hidden” testicle. Though he doesn’t have a penis (as far as we know now), considering a future adoption, this will help prevent stud-like behavior as he matures.

Please keep him in your thoughts today, and send some prayers his way for a successful procedure and recovery. We will share photos and updates on his progress on a special Ell webpage! (You can also read more about his story there, too.)

If you are able, please consider making a donation to help with Ell’s surgery and post-surgery care costs. We have haven’t quite hit the halfway point of his fundraising goal yet.  Please help if you can.

Donate to help Ell!

Thank you to everyone who has donated already on Ell’s behalf.

We are grateful for your love, kindness, and compassion for Ell.

With Your Support,

Make More Second Chances Like These

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Thank you for all of the concerned messages about the bad link for Ell. 

It’s so nice to know so many people want to help!!

Here is a new link you can use!

We are so grateful for everyone’s support so far!

Donate for Ell!

Don’t forgot to leave a note in the special instructions box that your gift is for Ell!

About Ell: Ell is a young, captive bred/born mustang, only about 18 months old. Ell has an entire life ahead. With everyone’s help, we can make sure Ell has the best chance at a pain free life. Initial surgery and care costs (e.g. hospitalization, diagnostics, meds, vaccines, exams, etc.) are in the $2500 to $3000 range, barring any complications. If another surgery is needed, we’ll keep you updated and revisit funding, if necessary. 

Surgery is scheduled September 6, 2022, after Ell finishes a round of antibiotics.

 Can you help Ell? This sweet lil’ mustang deserves it! 

 There are so many horses in need right now, if we can all do a little to help the ones we can, together, we will all be able to make a difference for that many more.

Meet Our Newest Herd Member-in-Need!

Ellie recently arrived at AAE after a local family reached out for help. They “rescued” young Ell when they got “the ugly colt” for free from a backyard breeder. They were told he needed “a little” cosmetic surgery. They felt really bad for the skinny little guy and wanted to get him out of there. Sadly, the breeder didn’t take responsibility for the “little” issue and passed it on to the unsuspecting family. They really wanted to help.

After meeting with two different vets right away and trying to help Ell, they realized this was more than a “little” surgery. There was concern Ell might be a hermaphrodite, and it could be more complicated than cosmetic. After several months of trying to meet Ell’s needs, they realized it was more than they could manage. They wanted the best chance for Ell and reached out to AAE for help.

You see, Ell was born with a congenital abnormality – Ell has a sheath, but it appears he doesn’t have a penis (though, there’s a chance it’s stuck inside him or it’s not where it belongs). For now, we assume Ell is a colt, but missing his part. We’re waiting for updated blood results to check testosterone levels. Could there be hidden testicles, too?

Ell is able to pass urine, but big surprise, without a penis, Ell can’t urinate normally. Urine dribbles from his sheath almost continuously. Sadly, the urine scalds Ell’s skin around his sheath, down his belly, and down his legs. Poor little thing, it’s so painful. Though we do what we can to minimize the scalding, it’s painful being treated, too.

Ell needs surgery to remove some of his sheath to allow urine to flow freely. Depending on blood results, a second surgery may be in store. For now, we’ll focus on fixing the sheath.

All things considered, Ell is the sweetest little thing. That said, Ell has some strong opinions about things and wasn’t very good with hoof handling. Considering sheath cleanings and scalding, it’s understandable. He’s learning to give his hooves, and we’re working on the basics, too, like trimming his hooves, vaccines, and a change in diet to help him put on a little weight. Ell’s already come a long way in a short time at AAE. Let’s give him a chance!

If you’re able to help Ell have a better life, please make a donation toward his surgery and care costs on his behalf.

Donate for Ell!

With Your Support,

Make More Second Chances Like These