Frog Pond Farm » Resting in Peace

Oz

admin — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:57:27 +0000

Oz was euthanized in August due to Uveitis, blindness and temperment concerns stemming from the blindness.

Maxon

admin — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:27:28 +0000

Max was euthanized in August 2011 due to OCD in his shoulder joint, severe arthritis and constant pain.

Wiley

admin — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:40:49 +0000

#997

Heres Wiley (W-I-LEE) in quarantine. He will be there and under monitoring until the first week of May. We will then do riding evaluations on him so stay tuned for updates.

Wiley is an aged (approx 18) year old Belgian gelding. He stands 16.1 hands and is a nice, quiet gentleman. He rode excellent thru the ring according to our rep on site. We are expecting he will make a great beginner/family mount when he is properly evaluated.
Adoption fee: $500

4.27.11

Wiley:
18-20 year old Belgian gelding, stands 16 hands, quiet and laid back, rides nice (thru the ring at camelot), loads and trailers great, super easy to catch. EXCELLENT family horse. Just a complete teddy bear. UTD on vaccinations, worming and will see farrier before placement. Adoption fee is $500 *We will have the right to adjust the adoption fee once she has had a full riding eval.*

Amelia

admin — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 01:12:31 +0000

Amelia arrived 10.8.10 from Camelot Auction in New Jersey. Amelia was a 16 hand Belgian mare. Amelia had to be euthanized

CJ

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:35:57 +0000

Cj was humanely euthanized Sept 20, 2010

due to cancer.

This face belongs to CJ, Betty’s friend, aged 12-15 years old. She was also pulled from Camelot on 7/14/10.

7/21/10~ Had farrier care done. Will undergo QT in Michigan with the others.

CJ was laid to rest Sept 20, 2010 due to cancer. RIP CJ.

Esme

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:26:30 +0000

DECEASED:

October 2, 2010

from massive heart attack

This is Esme, also known as Camelot #570 from the 7/14/10 auction.

7/21/10: Esme saw the farrier. Not at all happy with him. Aged at 30+

She is currently quarantining in Michigan. Seeking sanctuary type placement after QT.

Rufus

admin — Mon, 03 May 2010 18:57:53 +0000

Rufus was a rescue from New Holland, PA with the help of the FOB’s. We quickly learned he was a young guy with a lot of problems. He loved you with all that he had, but was also terrified of any sudden movements, new noises, etc. He would bolt without any notice. He found a family willing to take on such a troubled horse and offered him the best care he could get. He was trusted enough to be started under saddle, but soon things took a turn for the worse. He bolted unexpectedly with a rider; ran through a metal gate and the rider fell. After that incident his trust in people declined. He was returned to FPF and was worked on his trust issues more. The tough decision to euthanize him was made because of the danger he could have brought to another potential family and anyone that associated with him. RIP Rufus

Roxanna (Roxi)

admin — Mon, 03 May 2010 18:57:42 +0000

Following Jack a year later was Roxanna(Roxi). Roxi was pulled from Sugarcreek in the summer of 2007 with the generous support of Janet in Maryland. Roxi thrived here, made friends quickly and feel right into the groove of things. She was actually the first horse I had ridden in a year since loosing Jack. She was a great ride too! We found a placement for Roxi with Camp Carl in northern Ohio. One of their board members signed the adoption contract and Roxi headed off to become a teaching tool and friend to camp children. I received an email 6 days after she went to placement stating she was gone! Im told Roxi passed of colic. She had been seen twice by the camps vet but for some reason, while being unattended that Sunday morning, she passed alone. We will never quite understand WHY she was left unattended knowing she was showing colic signs. This has made it so we NO LONGER adopt our horses to programs such as camps, riding lessons, YMCAs, trail programs, or anywhere a horse isnt given personal attention by the same person/family at all times. When you have a multitude of people caring for a horse, what might be strange to one person is completely overlooked by the other. We want to make sure another horse doesnt fall between the cracks. Roxi deserved more. So in her memory, we will provide MORE to our other horses.

RIP Roxi 10.28.07

Rosie & Frosty

admin — Mon, 03 May 2010 18:57:30 +0000

Rosie, Frosty & Ginger were given to FPF in the Fall of 2006. Their owner had bone cancer and was no longer able to care for them. These 3 saddlebred mares had been together and on the same farm all of their lives. They took the move pretty rough, but soon caught on to the routine and learned to love us, as we did them. Frosty was the first of the girls to be euthanized. She spent a year under a strict feeding regimine to help put the weight back on that she lost from the stress of the move and her uphill battle with heaves. It turned out that she had congestive heart failure. The decision was made that her quality of life was quickly disappearing. She was euthanized in May of 2008. Rosie was the oldest of the three. She made it to the young age of 33. She eventually got to the point that it was getting harder for her to get around with her old legs, and weight was getting harder and harder to keep on. She was euthanized on a warm, sunny fall day in 2008. Ginger was clearly upset when Rosie was taken away and didn’t return, so we walked her down to where she lay before she was buried. Ginger sniffed her, nickered and has been content ever since being able to say good-bye. We miss these girls everyday, and sometimes it isn’t the same without them, but fortunately their old pal Ginger is getting along great without them and has made many more friends! RIP ladies.

Neyshar (Ney)

admin — Mon, 03 May 2010 18:57:18 +0000

Neysher, or affectionately known as Ney, was brought into our farm in January, 2008 with a load of 5 from New Holland sale barn. Ney and others were rescued by the generous support of the FOBs and Ney was sponsored in generousity of a family in memory of a family member, a little boy they had lost. When the transport arrived, Ney was down on the trailer. He couldnt stand nor could he even get in the upright position. His trailer mate stood squished in the corner of the compartment as to not step on Ney. We removed Geri, his traveling companion, and moved Ney from one trailer to the other with pull power. When we arrived at the farm, Ney was pulled off the trailer and immediatly started eating at the frozen grass under his body. This horse was STARVED! He was worked to death and not fed! How could someone do this to an animal who worked himself literally to death…he was put in this condition and then dumped in the direct to slaughter pen. I will never understand the lack of human compassion in this world. People simply amaze me! We sat at Neys side thru the night with IVs and pushing liquids by syringe into his mouth. This horse at 4 bales of hay LAYING ON HIS SIDE!! When the vet arrived the next day, it had been determined that Ney wouldnt survive, no matter how much we did for him. His organs were shutting down and his will to live was gone. But his belly was full and his heart was ready to leave. We showed him that not all people are out to make him suffer. I think he finally understood that. So we released him on 1.6.08 to fly in the clouds with the others we have loved and lost.

RIP Ney~ 1.6.08