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"If you're going through hell, keep going"
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10/20/2014
10/17/2014
Horse Costume Ideas Video ~ Equine Fancy Dress Friday
Perfect for Halloween costume ideas for you and your equine this video is bound to give you some inspiration
Other Equine Fancy Dress Friday posts include:
Traditional 19th Century Russian Hunt
The Kano Durbar Festival Nigeria
Horse dressed as Little Miss Muffet's Spider
The cardboard costume challenge
Halloween Fancy Dress for Your Horse Video
Pegasus Chariot Amazing Equine Fancy Dress
Video of horse and rider costumes
Moulin Rouge costume for horse and rider
Little Bo Peep has lost her Sheep
Night mare costume for horse & children
Horse dressed for diving / swimming horse costume
Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf
Horses and Ponies dressed as Unicorns
How to paint your horse's skeleton
Sunflower Horse and Bumble Bee Handler
If Wishes Were Ponies - Franga Designs
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10/14/2014
SIX DONKEYS RESCUED FROM BALLINASLOE FAIR
Six donkeys have been rescued from Ballinasloe Fair in Ireland by The Donkey Sanctuary after they were abandoned by their owners.
The five males and one female were found running loose at the famous fair in County Galway on Monday. They now have a sanctuary for life with The Donkey Sanctuary.
Welfare Adviser Ian Colton said the five males and one mare were frightened and in desperate need of help. He said: “It’s sad to see them abandoned like this. If it wasn’t for us they’d still be there without food, water or shelter and at risk of injury or even death.
“I’m just happy we were there to help. Otherwise who knows what would have happened or whether they’d even have survived the winter.”
Each year The Donkey Sanctuary monitors the welfare of thousands of equines at Ballinasloe October Fair, the biggest equine fair in Europe, giving treatment and advice.
Last year 249 donkeys were rescued or rehomed by The Donkey Sanctuary Ireland.
These six donkeys were abandoned after their owner failed to sell them, it is believed.
Ian adds: “In a way these donkeys were lucky to be abandoned in a public place. Others are abandoned in remote locations all over Ireland where they might not be found or might get into trouble. But we work hard to find and help donkeys in distress wherever they might be.”
Ballinasloe Fair is just one of the equine fairs or festivals monitored by The Donkey Sanctuary. Earlier this year the charity’s experts provided treatment or rescue for scores of animals at Appleby Fair in Cumbria and at the El Rocio pilgrimage in southern Spain.
The charity continues to lobby authorities to ensure better conditions for donkeys and equines at festivals, fairs and tourist attractions all across Europe and has recently improved welfare conditions in Spain. Its petition against cruelty to donkeys in Santorini can be found here:http://www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/petition/santorini
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10/03/2014
Horse necklace for the equestrian ~ vintage & handmade
Etsy is a brilliant place to find unique vintage & handmade gifts for yourself, family and friends and there is plenty to please the equestrian there too!
Marissa makes by hand vintage inspired treasures in her kitchen studio using genuine vintage fabrics and prints. She cuts out individual words from old novels or lines from poetry books to create a quirky saying to reflect the free spirit ethos of her shop Run Through The Forest!
This necklace has been made from a wooden 2.5cm circle and a silver plated 18 inch chain. The wooden pendant has been covered with a protective gloss varnish to make it splash proof, but please remember to remove before washing!
It will arrive in a recycled card gift box so perfect as a gift!
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