Photos from Hope Pastures's post We would like to say a truly heart-felt thank you for everyone’s recent support during these difficult times 💚
We have been so grateful to see an increase in followers and offers of help, and these are making a difference to the lives of our residents each and every day.
It’s also meant we have been able to continue our work in the area of external welfare, checking on horses in the community and helping and advising horse owners too.
As a small charity every little bit of help goes a long way to ensuring we do our very best to care for our animals and those in the community, as well as setting high standards as an example for horse owners and keepers.
Just a small list of those life-saving resources you are enabling us to provide are :
🥕🍽 Feed, hay and supplements ~ we provide up to 30 meals per day to ensure our residents get all the vitamins, minerals and nutritional goodness that they need to thrive ✅
💊 Medication ~ many of our residents need daily medication for conditions such as Cushings Disease and arthritis, as well as antibiotics when they have had an illness or operation.
🛏 Bedding ~ we use straw, both chopped and normal, plus wood shavings to make sure our animals have comfortable, dry and clean shelters and resting areas. This also helps them to rest properly and have a comfortable nap which is essential for their welfare.
🦷 Regular dental care ~ our older residents see the dentist every six months, our less complicated animals see the dentist routinely once a year. This way, we can make sure they are comfortable and catch any potential issues before they become a problem ✅
🦠Vaccinations ~ all of our residents are vaccinated for equine influenza and tetanus to make sure we are doing our very best to ensure they don’t suffer from these awful illnesses.
💉 Blood tests ~ every new arrival is tested for illnesses such as strangles. Many also need a guttural pouch wash to check they are not ‘carriers’ to ensure that no diseases pass on to the other residents after they have finished in quarantine.
🧑🏽⚕️ Veterinary care ~ we work closely with our vets to ensure that our residents are health checked, in good health and have a quality of life, being open minded and imaginative with ideas for rehabilitation and health care depending on the animals individual needs.
Also castrations, lameness assessments, sedation when necessary and many other complicated health issues are treated as needed.
💟 Care and training ~ all our residents are handled with care on a daily basis and given regular health checks and are groomed, have their hooves picked out and are given attention. Those with emotional trauma are trained as much as possible in a careful and kind way to help them get through their issues and learn to trust again 💞
🚚 Horse box maintenance and fuel
🚙 Fuel for our work checking on horses throughout the Yorkshire area and visiting all of our ‘re-homed’ animals who we visit at least once a year 🐴
🛠 Maintenance ~ Keeping our site safe and well maintained is a never ending task and we are constantly striving to enhance the environment for our residents.
☘️🌱🌿 Pasture care ~ maintaining a good quality pasture for our residents ensuring they have access to as many native grasses and hedgerows as possible and aiming to keep their paddocks mud-free and healthy as possible all contributes to their health and well being 🌼🌾
As well as many other costs involved in running a rescue centre.
We could not achieve all of this without your help - every act of support from donations of tack, sponsorships, raffle prizes, feed donations to supporters competing their own challenges to raise funds. Through to sharing our posts and raising awareness, volunteering, visiting and attending our events ( when we can hold them)
It all adds up and makes it all possible so thank you 😊 ... See more
