First tetanus booster for abandoned foal Eggsy

Just to let everyone know Eggsy had his tetanus booster six weeks after the first vaccination, he was a very good boy for the vet and didn't even flinch.

So that's it for vaccinations until next year when he will require another tetanus shot.

For now Eggsy doesn't need the equine flu vaccination as he and his companions don't come into contact with other equines who could possibly infect them with the virus. Should that situation change eg. if we decided to take Eggsy to a show sometime in the future then he would require the flu vac as well.

Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to Eggsy's care, we wouldn't have got this far without you all.

Would you like to help Eggsy? 

Eggsy has a GoFundMe campaign to help raise funds for his care, we'd be really grateful if you'd go take a look, share it far and wide via your social media and of course if you can spare some money please donate.

Help Raise Abandoned Foal Eggsy ~ GoFundMe

Thank you, Eggsy and I really appreciate it x

Happy Halloween from Eggsy Pony

Trick or Treat 

Penny or Sweet

Happy Halloween from Eggsy Pony !

Would you like to help Eggsy? 

Eggsy has a GoFundMe campaign to help raise funds for his care, we'd be really grateful if you'd go take a look, share it far and wide via your social media and of course if you can spare some money please donate.

Help Raise Abandoned Foal Eggsy ~ GoFundMe

Thank you, Eggsy and I really appreciate it x

Eggsy's new rugs

Here's Eggsy admiring his new fleecy rug handmade especially for him by Eleonore of  Marburger Pferdchen (pferdchen means little horse)

he can't quite make up his mind which he prefers, the blue or the green !

We think he looks darling in both and the workmanship is superb, just look at the detail Eleonore has put into these rugs

Gorgeous fabrics

and

even Eggsy's Twitter address embroidered for all to see and follow him.

These fleecy rugs are going to help keep Eggsy warm and snug throughout this winter, thank you so much for your kindness Eleonore.

(Watch out for another blog post about the green rug, there's something quite special about it.)

Would you like to help Eggsy? 

Eggsy has a GoFundMe campaign to help raise funds for his care, we'd be really grateful if you'd go take a look, share it far and wide via your social media and of course if you can spare some money please donate.

Help Raise Abandoned Foal Eggsy ~ GoFundMe

Thank you, Eggsy and I really appreciate it x

The thing about Tetanus in equines

The thing about tetanus in equines is that it is impossible to avoid the bacterium that causes the disease, Clostridium Tetani lives in the soil. You might not even realise your horse has been infected until it is too late, the bacterium can enter through a puncture wound so tiny you never see it and 90% of horses that develop tetanus die.

The good news is that a simple, relatively inexpensive vaccination will protect your horse from developing the disease.




Eggsy has now had his first vaccination against tetanus, paid for with donations from his GoFundMe, he will require another in 4 -6 weeks time followed by a booster 365 days later. Many thanks to all those who have made this possible through your kindness in donating to Eggsy's care.

Would you like to help Eggsy? 

Eggsy has a GoFundMe campaign to help raise funds for his care, we'd be really grateful if you'd go take a look, share it far and wide via your social media and of course if you can spare some money please donate.

Help Raise Abandoned Foal Eggsy ~ GoFundMe

Thank you, Eggsy and I really appreciate it x

How's Eggsy the abandoned colt?

Eggsy was found, abandoned, earlier this year, dehydrated, starving and covered in lice. During the two months he has been in our care he has gone from this

sad, undernourished colt to

this healthy looking chap.

The painful sores have healed and the lice have been eradicated.

Eggsy gains confidence daily, his social skills have increased in leaps and bounds

 going from a foal frightened by other equines to one

confident enough to share haylage in close proximity with a horse much bigger than himself.

He has seen the farrier, taken wormer and 

learned to wear a rug, all for the first time.

Eggsy's still suffers from locking stifles but they too seem to have improved a little and we're hoping that given time and care he will be one of the 80% of foals who grow out of this condition.

We are really pleased with the improvement in Eggsy, none of which could have been achieved without the financial assistance from those who have kindly donated to |Eggsy's GoFundMe campaign to whom we are eternally grateful.

Would you like to help Eggsy? 

Eggsy has a GoFundMe campaign to help raise funds for his care, we'd be really grateful if you'd go take a look, share it far and wide via your social media and of course if you can spare some money please donate.

Help Raise Abandoned Foal Eggsy ~ GoFundMe

Thank you, Eggsy and I really appreciate it x

What sort of person abandons a foal?

When people hear that Eggsy was abandoned at only 7 months old they often automatically assume that he was abandoned by the breeder, not so. Eggsy was sold as a weanling at 6 months of age.

One then imagines that the foal might have been sold in a pub for a few quid on a Saturday night and that the morning after the night before the purchaser realized they had made a dreadful mistake. No, the person who purchased Eggsy chose him before he was weaned, paying for him in installments over a number of weeks before taking delivery of their new equine.

So now you might be thinking that the new owner had no experience with horses and didn't know what to do with him. No, the person who abandoned Eggsy was in their 50s and had owned ponies since their teens, in fact they had 4 other equines who went with them when they moved.

Why did they abandon him? I have no real answer, why anyone would purchase a foal only to dump it a few weeks later is really beyond my comprehension, though one does wonder if they heartlessly sentenced him to a possible long and lingering death by starvation due to his locking stifles.

Will you help Eggsy? 

Eggsy has a GoFundMe campaign to help raise funds for his care, we'd be really grateful if you'd go take a look, share it far and wide via your social media and of course if you can spare some money please donate.

Help Raise Abandoned Foal Eggsy ~ GoFundMe

Thank you Eggsy and I greatly appreciate it x

So many people helping Eggsy the abandoned foal

So many lovely people helping Eggsy 

people from dogs shows

 and horse shows

people from all walks of life have taken Eggsy to their heart and helped raise 24% of his GoFundMe target !

Thank you to

Judy, organizer of The Pink Tractor Field Dog Show 

Maddy  founder of Easy Tiger Productions 

Sheila

Seasons Horsewear who hand make the most wonderful selection of saddle pads you've ever seen

Dianne who owns The Urban Cottage in Stamford

Nikki

Bea whose new bird food website Norfolk Bea will be up and running shortly

Bev

Mal

Naomi

Niamh who is organizing a special Twitter #fortheloveofhorses to raise awareness for equine charities on Friday 4th Septemebr at 8pm follow her on Twitter @NiamhLQB

and of course to those who prefer to remain anonymous.

I can't begin to tell you how much your support means to Eggsy and I.

Would you like to help Eggsy? 

Eggsy has a GoFundMe campaign to help raise funds for his care, we'd be really grateful if you'd go take a look, share it far and wide via your social media and of course if you can spare some money please donate.

Help Raise Abandoned Foal Eggsy ~ GoFundMe

Thank you, Eggsy and I really appreciate it x