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Eye of the Storm Equine RescueSnowdrop -- an Arabian mare
H o r s e  T a l e s - November  2 0 0 4

Greetings

SnowdropYay! Summer’s Over!

Can you believe it’s already the end of the year? I didn’t think the bug season would ever end and here it is, winter!

I thought you would all like to see some new pictures of our horses so please click here to see a few photos.

I do not yet have a current picture of Sun, but in just nine weeks he has gone from skin and bones to an almost normal weight. It was very hard for me to not stuff him with food! I started feeding him small grain meals every two hours during the day and all the hay he could eat, plus soaked alfalfa cubes. I didn’t know the condition of his teeth.

In the meantime Sun’s body was telling him that with no body fat and winter coming on he had better grow himself a thick coat of hair. So now, with two inches of hair and gaining several pounds each day, he’s hot!! He reminds me of a little, old man in a shabby, old, fuzzy bathrobe a few sizes too large. But he’s growing back into his baggy old skin and he’s going to be okay. At least he’s no longer starving to death. He’s very sore though I still don’t know why, and somewhat neurological at times, possibly from being deprived of nutrients for so long. Only time will tell. I will have a picture of him next month. You’ll be amazed by the “before and after.”

Thank you!
Nina Arbella, Chief Manure Mucker, Eye of the Storm Equine Rescue


We Need Money!

Please keep in mind that we desperately need your help to keep this much needed sanctuary and rescue running. It costs approximately $35,000/year to run Eye of the Storm. All donations are completely tax deductible as we are a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization. Thank you so much for your continued support.

Please see the credit card link on the right to donate via PayPal, or visit our Help page for other ways to donate. Thank you!


Need Herbs?

Eye of the Storm will be selling its own herbal blend for the Cushings horse soon. Evidently, chaste tree berry cannot be purchased everywhere. We have had emails from as far away as New Zealand concerning the Cushings diet. I have discovered a few more herbs that work well with the chaste tree berry and have been using them on our horses for several months. They are all doing very well.

We have received many emails from people whose horses’ lives have been turned around with this diet. If anyone would like to purchase this blend from us, it will be ready soon and we'll let you know in a future e-newsletter. It will be sold at a very affordable price. It is my ultimate ambition to make these horses’ lives better. All proceeds will go towards the care of our special horses. Let us help you to help us!!


We Need Help!

All of the horses currently at Eye of the Storm will be with us for life unless the absolutely perfect home happens for them. Most of them are unrideable. All of them have severe problems that can never be solved. They are happy and comfortable and safe here. They will live out their days with us. We need help!! Are you reasonably strong? In fairly good health? Have a few extra hours a week to spare? Live within 30 miles of Stow, Massachusetts? Are of reasonably sound mind (all of us are a little crazy here)? Male? Female? Can work fairly independently and can learn something after seeing it once (well, maybe twice)? Then, I NEED YOU!! Please volunteer!! All you need is to love horses and want to work your butt off!!

A competent handy man would be very nice, too!! Everything is falling apart!!

Pushing the wheelbarrow up Mount Manure gets the old heart to pumping and all those low weight reps of forking manure really tightens up the pectorals (no saggy chests around here!). So get a good aerobic workout while doing your share to save the universe!


About the ads on our home page

If you've visited our home page recently, you've noticed the new Google adwords ads appearing along the side. We're experimenting with including these ads as anothe way to get some additional income to buy food and supplies for the horses.

Every time someone clicks on one of the ads, Eye of the Storm earns a few cents. So please, feel free to click on them. All the ads are related to horses, so you'll learn about some new products and services while helping Eye of the Storm at the same time.

We thank you for your support!


I'm always happy to talk to people who call Eye of the Storm for advice about horse care. But it's become a bit of a problem if people leave messages and I have to call back long-distance. We really have to focus our limited funds on horse supplies, not phone calls.

I still want to talk to you, but please, call back if you don't reach me. Or, if you're willing to make a donation, I can call you back long-distance. Thanks for understanding!

HELP ME! Hugs and kisses, Nina


978-897-8866

 


Past Issues

Skinny Sun and Butterfly

More about the Cushings "Cure"

The Giving Spirit, Magic, and Jazz

Thanksgiving, The Muffin Man, Addendum to Cushings Cure

The Price of Honor, About Responsibility

Equine Cushings Disease Diet (Cure?)

More back issues of this newsletter.

 

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