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Veterinary care is like a puzzle. When horses arrive here, their veterinary care has almost always been neglected for a long time. There are many puzzle pieces that need to get put back together. We know that senior draft horses that need us are going to come to us with a “something”… we don’t often know what it is until they are here. We get …
Get To Know Me – Bertina Bertina joined us off a farm in New York. She is a smaller Belgian mare. She is blind in her left eye and has severe ring bone arthritis in her right hind. She has definitely put her time in work wise. Bertina is pals with Patty and is happier …
Get To Know Me – Patty Patty joined us in February 2020. She is a Belgian mare somewhere in her 20’s. She was one of those phone calls that you just say yes to and then hang up wondering if you will ever know the rest of the story. She ended up in the …
Get To Know Me – Anne Draft Gratitude’s Anne Anne has been with us since January 2017. She came directly off a farm in western New York when she became too sore to work. She came with her name. We are always happy to know their name when they arrive, at least that can …
Get To Know Me – Beau Beau is our resident supermodel. He joined us in September of 2015. Beau was rescue number 10, he is a Belgian gelding, and is now in his low 20’s. When he arrived he was barely able to put any weight on his left front leg. He was more …
Get To Know Me – Big Ben Big Ben joined us back in November of 2014. He was the second draft horse that we saved. From the very first day he has been kind and gentle. I can’t imagine how he ended up where we found him because I have no doubt that Big Ben …
Get To Know Me – Charlie Charlie joined us in May of 2019 from the Canandaigua auction in New York. He was in pretty rough shape. He was thin, had old harness sores, bite marks, overgrown hooves, and a swollen knee. Charlie came with a little note that told us his name. Charlie needed what …
Draft Gratitude’s Jetstar Jetstar joined us back in April of 2015. He is an aged Percheron gelding. He arrived late at night, was scared, skinny, and filthy. Over the next few days we worked on getting him cleaned up. He was able to munch on hay and had access to fresh water. Although he was …
Cindy’s story: A rescue at Draft Gratitude Contributed by Rebecca Roy Nov 2, 2017 Cindy, a 20-year-old Belgian mare, joined us at Draft Gratitude a few weeks ago. Although she was in very good body condition, she had swelling in her right hind leg and desperately needed hoof care. She went through an auction in …
Samuel’s Second Chance Contributed by Rebecca Roy of Draft Gratitude Nov 2, 2018 When you rescue an animal, you have no idea what you are getting. We were asked if we could make room for an aged Belgian gelding because he was out of time. We said yes because he deserved to be safe. We …
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