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Horse
Rescue Effort
NEW
- Update
December 19, 2008 - CLICK
HERE for new press
release by the Finger Lakes SPCA
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Blaze 8-30-08 |
Blaze
11-30-08 |
NEW
- Update
December 19, 2008 - CLICK
HERE for new press
release by the Evening Tribune: Judge orders
$48,000 payment for animal abuse.
CLICK
HERE to see photos from the Annual Rescue Horse
Trail Ride held at Darien Lake State Park on Oct. 19,
2008 to benefit Tender Mercy Equine Rescue.
Update
October 29, 2008 - CLICK
HERE for
new press
release by the Finger Lakes SPCA
Update
October 2008
Tender
Mercy Equine Rescue in Middleport, NY is in
the running for a grant for animal shelters and
as of Oct 8 they are number 5 in the challenge.
All that you need to do to help is to click
on the link below- and you can do
it everyday- and vote for
Tender Mercy Equine Rescue- it's that easy!
Make a difference in
the life of horse!
http://xrl.us/os3kn
Thank You!
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September
2008
CLICK
HERE for the press release by the Finger
Lakes SPCA in regards to the horses recently rescued,
with some being taken in by Tender Mercy Equine Rescue
in Middleport, NY and by Laurie Masters locally as
well.
 I
have personally examined all 12 of the local horses
and they are wonderful animals in need of alot of TLC.
You
probably think this picture is of an old horse- well
guess again - I think she is between 6-10
yrs. old. She is a fairly typical example of how these
poor animals look. Please consider assisting Laurie
Masters and the Tender Mercy Equine Rescue group.
Monetary
donations should go directly to the Finger Lakes SPCA,
Inc. so they can take care of bills as they
come in for all the rescued and fostered horses.
Other
ways to help - TMER, and Laurie, are in need
of several items to help get these horses on the way
to recovery so if anyone has items they can donate--it
would greatly be appreciated:
- Blankets
- as the nights are getting cold already and these
horses have no body fat at all,
- wormers,
- hoof
supplements,
- grooming
brushes,
- bathing
items (for any warm days left--many came in infested
with bots, severe rainrot, lice, etc.),
- and
items such as those.
- Donations
of hay and grain would also be greatly appreciated.
For
more in formation on this case:
Tender
Mercy Equine Rescue web site
Finger
Lakes SPCA web site.
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August
2008
The
Niagara County Sheriff's Depart Mounted Patrol is recruiting
riders to serve in the community. If you would be interested
in more information, contact:
Lieutenant
JoAnne E. Paxon
Niagara County Sheriff's Department
Mounted Patrol at (716) 912-8692.
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March
2008
Tom
Pinkowski is in the process of fund raising to get
a Large Animal Rescue/Recovery Team in place for Niagara
County. For more information on this worthwhile endeavor,
please go to www.tompinkowski.net/WNY_L.A.R.T.html
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March
2008
At their annual meeting on March 13, the WNY Equine Practitioner's
Group
elected the following individuals to the Board of Directors:
- President - Dr.
Jeanne Best, Royalton Equine Veterinary Services
- Vice-President -
Dr. Katie Fitzgerald, Springville Veterinary Services
- Sec/Treasurer -
Dr. Ann Dwyer, Genesee Valley Equine Clinic
- Communications
Director - Dr. Dave Trachtenberg,
Ledgewood Equine Medical
Center
- Past
President - Dr. Karen Groff, Sprngville
Veterinary Services
We'd
like to thank all of our generous sponsors, including
: Nutrena Feeds,
ZinPro, MWI Veterinary Supplies, Merial, Fort Dodge Animal
Health and
Intervet! And Thank You to the Batavia Party House for
the wonderful meal.
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January 2008
With cold weather here, it is a good time to review
the article on my Helpful Resources page, Feeding
in Cold Weather.
Other
important tips: Please make sure your horse
has enough water. I have found heated buckets to
be a life saver. Make
sure
buckets are clean. If concerned about food or water
consumption, you can add warm water to their grain to
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January
2008
Billing
Policy update: I now am able to accept credit
cards --MasterCard/Visa, and
am
offering "Care Credit" to those who want to
apply. You can check it out at www.CareCredit.com.
For more information about REVS Billing policies, go
to our Services page.
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December
2007
Please
vote yes for the "right to ride."
OK trail advocates-- here's your opportunity to show
support for the new bill that will go through the Senate
and
will replace the Right to Ride.
Just
click on the web site:
http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#toc3
When
it comes up, the voting box will
be on the right of your screen. Let's keep that
up to 99 %!
If
you don’t know about this, it is to vote
YES to preserve our right to ride, pack, etc., on public
government lands, like the National Forest
or a State Park. So many groups, bike clubs, hiking
clubs, once
they start using something, they don’t want our
horses on it, just them. This will stop that from happening.
SO
VOTE... DO IT NOW - NOT LATER.
IF YOU ARE LIKE ME, YOU WILL FORGET. IT ONLY TAKES
A SECOND. AND WHILE YOU ARE AT IT, CALL OR EMAIL YOUR
REPRESENTATIVE
TOO! IT IS ALL RIGHT
THERE. I DID IT AND IT TOOK LESS THAN 3 MINUTES.
IT’S
EASY.
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December
2007
Dr. Jeanne Best was recently appointed to the WNYVMA Board
of Directors. She
is looking forward to adding the input of an equine veterinarian
to the
board at the monthly meetings.
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April
2007
I
was recently interviewed by Loren Harrison of Horse Spirit
- a nonprofit Web site dedicated to the love of horses.
You
can read the interview at www.horsespirit5.com/vet.html
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April
2007
Congratulations to the newly elected officers of the
WNY Equine
Practitioners Group:
- President Dr. Karen Groff, Springville Veterinary
Services
- Vice President Dr. Jeanne Best, Royalton Equine
Veterinary Services
- Secretary/Treasurer Dr. Ann Dwyer,
Genesee Valley Equine Clinic
The group held its annual
meeting in March with a Practice Management Seminar. |
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Items
available for short term leasing:
My
client and good friend, Leanne Haley-Brown of Wilson, NY has
recently given Royalton Equine Veterinary Services a POLAR
Heart Rate Monitor, complete with instruction guide.
I would like to make it available to my clients who have an
interest in monitoring their horse's fitness level.
It
takes you through 8 vital signs and helps to measure your horse's
health and fitness.
The
lease of the item is free, but would require a deposit so I
can be assured of its return in proper condition. For more
information, check out www.horsehrm.com
Also
available to borrow on a short term basis are several videos:
- Horse
Grooming
- Schooling
the Showring Jumper(Pessoa)
- A
Day at The Medal Finals
- Equine
Viral Arteritis
- Equine
Protzoal Myeloencephalitis
If
you are interested in borrowing any of these items, please
let me know! |
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Spalding
Laboratories in California is a source of the popular Fly
Predators - a safe, natural form of fly control.
***For
all orders placed which refer to Royalton Equine Vet. Services
code 95323, a portion of the sale will be donated to Tender
Mercy Equine Rescue of Middleport, NY.
Contact
Spalding Labs at 1-888-562-8163 or at
www.fly-predators.com for
more information - or you may get some literature
on this product (which I use regularly!)
from me!
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