Hi DonkeyPals!
Obviously, this time of year causes great additional stress on all animal rescue facilities, both financially and in space available to care for the larger number of needy animals that winter time seems to bring in. We are trying to do our best to network with local rescues of interest and help them in any way we can. Cabinwood Farm has been a supporter of Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary in Ravenna,OH for several years. They have asked us to please pass along their information to you and also post some current and urgent needs they are having. If you are in any way able to help them in any of these needs, either urgent or long term, please contact them as soon as possible at the contact info I will give below.
Anyone having an interest in overall general horse adoption should take a look on their website at those available for adoption and give them a call as they are overwhelmed with the number of horses they have taken in. Many are unable to be ridden anymore and would just make great companions but some still can be ridden for trail and pleasure and have the benefit of some training and trust already built in!
For those not so ready to take in a larger animal, Happy trails has numerous other interesting creatures that would make great additions to any family! Goats, pigs, chickens, you name it…they usually have something for everyone!
Urgent needs right now are for two animals…
One is a small 20 yr old sorrel pony named Susie. Susie has been in a foster home but must be moved immediately due to the foster caregivers changing life choices. Susie has been foundered but despite being a little gimpy is still a happy little pony who gets along great with everyone and other animals. She eats mostly hay, very little grain and beyond the foundering problems, she has been given a good bill of health from the Equine Specialty Hospital.
The second animal is a 10 year old thoroughbred gelding named Ziggy. He is a tall boy with navicular syndrome but is still ridable for trail if he wears shoes. He has been treated by the Equine Specialty Hospital as well and comes with a clean health record otherwise and gets along well with other animals and people. He, too, must be moved immediately and would like to find a more permanent adoptive home or someone who would consider fostering him.
If you can help the Farm Rescue, or know someone who could help out, please call:
Annette Fisher at (330) 296-5914 as soon as possible or email her at
The website for the rescue is http://happytrailsfarm.org/ Please check it out and maybe you can’t foster an animal but you could send a little extra cash, or save your tin cans for them to raise money or donate a bale of this or a bucket of that! Anything would be greatly appreciated!
Although this rescue has not had a lot of donkeys come through to rescue in the past, they recently have had several and have been lucky to have placed them quickly into homes that are already approved to foster or adopt. If any of you are interested and willing to become a pre-approved foster or adoptive home for future donkeys in need, we can get you the proper paperwork in advance, do the inspection and have the things needed in place on the chance anything new would come through and need placement. You can contact me, Lori Wargo or Annette Fisher at the rescue for further info on this!
Thanks DonkeyPals for your time reading this and for anything you might be able to do for this great local rescue effort!!!!
Lori Wargo
www.cabinwoodfarm.com
www.donkeypals.com
