October 3, 2010
Baby Huey was surrendered by his owner. He is a nurse mare orphan foal and is truly strikingly beautiful. Baby Huey was named by a friend of mine when I was telling her about him. It fits him to a T. Baby Huey is currently on stall rest while his swollen hock heals. He is a ...
Adopted, Horses
September 15, 2010
UPDATE: Anyone who has donated in September gets to 10 votes for the name of their choice for both horses!! Donors let me know your choice! No Name, just a number on his hip #220 arrived at CVHR with only a number but has quickly captured everyone’s heart. He is wildly marked but a sweet, ...
Adopted, Camelot, Horses
September 12, 2010
We have on two separate occasions purchased horses from the Camelot NJ Feedlot. These horses are basically on death row. They have from Wednesday, the night of the auction, until Saturday at noon to find homes. Several NJ rescues have banded together and publicize the horses on facebook and several other websites every week. In ...
Camelot, Horses
August 22, 2010
PT has been ADOPTED! Private Tom (PT for short) is named for all of our soldiers who will be coming home from Iraq. Like our warriors overseas, PT has done his duty and he has landed here at the rescue ready for a new beginning. PT came here a little worse for wear. PT ...
Adopted, Horses
August 9, 2010
Flame is a 15 year old Arab gelding. These pictures were taken the day that he arrived. Flame doesn’t need a special diet. He doesn’t have any health issues. He just needs grain, hay and some green grass. It is going to take him some time to get back to being fat and sassy. Flame ...
Adopted, Horses
August 7, 2010
We are currently working to save these two gorgeous standardbred geldings from the feed lot. They are hip #837 and #825 on the Camelot Auction NJ Feedlot 825 – Stdbrd. Geld, 16.2 hhBay, stout bodied, legs have pin-fire marks. 7 yrs old, Freezebranded. Supposed to ride as well, but they didn’t try him. . . ...
General
July 29, 2010
Horse abuse and neglect takes many forms. It can be as obvious as having no food or water to not having necessary veterinary or hoof care. There is a nationally recognized chart that describes a horse’s body condition based on fat deposits and body structure. It is called the Henneke Body Scoring system. There is ...
General, Horse Health
July 26, 2010
UPDATE: GROOVY HAS BEEN ADOPTED!!! Groovy Heart is a 14 yr old Thoroughbred mare. She arrived here with Stop That Akki and they are best of friends. She is a gorgeous red bay although she is also a little thin. She retired from the racetrack in 1999. Groovy is about 15.2 hands tall. She is ...
Adopted, Horses
July 26, 2010
‘Stop That Akki’ arrived here in mid July with Groovy Heart. She might have the honor of being the first in a long list of horses that were at risk due to the record heat and drought in this area. Her owners simply had too many horses and not enough pasture. As you can see ...
Adopted, Horses
July 25, 2010
We have a short survey set up to determine the current needs for hay in VA. Please take a moment or two to take the Virginia Hay survey! With the drought and the severe heat, many are concerned about the amount of hay available for horses this fall and winter. CVHR is looking into the ...
General