Post by Exceller Fund on Oct 9, 2006 23:17:51 GMT -5
Dear Members,
I just got a phone call from Keely Morgan of CANTER Southern Illinois. They recently acquired a 10 year old gelding who has a treatable injurty, but CANTER does not have funds right now. Time to Time is definately in dire need of medical treatment for his stifle. His stifle problems may stem from having his hocks injected while he was racing, and now it appears he has a staff infection.
Here's the basic info on this guy:
TIME TO TIME, son of DEPOSIT TICKET. 16 hands, as classy of an old horse has you'd ever want to meet, he's 10 years old with lifetime earnings of not quite $90,000.
As a 7 year old, he had surgery to repair a stress fracture in his cannon bone, which was considered a complete success (DESPITE the fact that the drill bit broke off into his leg during surgery! ) He never came back quite the same horse however. I personally know this horse VERY well, as the stable where I work took care of his one year layup as a 7 y/o after surgery. He was horribly run down after the surgery, ribby, hippy, backbone showing - and when he went back to the university for a checkup, he weighed in at 1180lbs in that condition!
This guy is HUGE! and easily tips the scales at 1300+lbs in good weight. This year, he has unfortunately injured his stifle and we should have a complete diagnosis/prognosis later today. Tentatively, he is going to need a short period of stall rest, then several months turned out preferably on hills. This guy is HUGE, has excellent bone and a build not often seen in thoroughbreds. You could absolutely pass him off as a big headed warmblood. (No offense to warmblood owners out there, all in jest now! When sound, he is a HUGELY powerful mover. Affectionally known as "Dinky", he loves a good bran mash as well as mugging for the camera.
Here are some photos:
A big beautiful Thoroughbred!
Enjoying a good bran mash:
Mugging for the camera:
The Exceller Fund is sending some funds to cover transportation for further diagnosis, but if the problem is what Keely suspects, "Dinky" is going to need treatment that will require continuing $upport.
Here's another case of a 10 year old gelding who's been giving it his all - earning money for others, and now none of it is there to help him. We have seen horses recover and be sound from this type of issue, but funds are needed to pay for the treatment. Unfortunately, he's too far from New Bolton to benefit from the Barbaro Fund, so if you can send a few dollars over to Keely at CANTER, Southern Illinois, it will be much appreciated.
www.canterusa.org/southernillinois/donations.htm
If you would prefer donating to The Exceller Fund and have the funds earmarked for "Dinky", just send me an e-mail and let me know the amount you are sending. As many of you may know, The Exceller Fund helps a LOT more horses than the horses that we officially take in. If we can leverage resources to help another organization save the life of a horse, we will do so. The desire to save the life of Thoroughbreds who give us their all is why The Exceller Fund was created!
Keely will keep us updated on how Dinky is doing.
Thanks!
Bonnie Mizrahi
I just got a phone call from Keely Morgan of CANTER Southern Illinois. They recently acquired a 10 year old gelding who has a treatable injurty, but CANTER does not have funds right now. Time to Time is definately in dire need of medical treatment for his stifle. His stifle problems may stem from having his hocks injected while he was racing, and now it appears he has a staff infection.
Here's the basic info on this guy:
TIME TO TIME, son of DEPOSIT TICKET. 16 hands, as classy of an old horse has you'd ever want to meet, he's 10 years old with lifetime earnings of not quite $90,000.
As a 7 year old, he had surgery to repair a stress fracture in his cannon bone, which was considered a complete success (DESPITE the fact that the drill bit broke off into his leg during surgery! ) He never came back quite the same horse however. I personally know this horse VERY well, as the stable where I work took care of his one year layup as a 7 y/o after surgery. He was horribly run down after the surgery, ribby, hippy, backbone showing - and when he went back to the university for a checkup, he weighed in at 1180lbs in that condition!
This guy is HUGE! and easily tips the scales at 1300+lbs in good weight. This year, he has unfortunately injured his stifle and we should have a complete diagnosis/prognosis later today. Tentatively, he is going to need a short period of stall rest, then several months turned out preferably on hills. This guy is HUGE, has excellent bone and a build not often seen in thoroughbreds. You could absolutely pass him off as a big headed warmblood. (No offense to warmblood owners out there, all in jest now! When sound, he is a HUGELY powerful mover. Affectionally known as "Dinky", he loves a good bran mash as well as mugging for the camera.
Here are some photos:
A big beautiful Thoroughbred!
Enjoying a good bran mash:
Mugging for the camera:
The Exceller Fund is sending some funds to cover transportation for further diagnosis, but if the problem is what Keely suspects, "Dinky" is going to need treatment that will require continuing $upport.
Here's another case of a 10 year old gelding who's been giving it his all - earning money for others, and now none of it is there to help him. We have seen horses recover and be sound from this type of issue, but funds are needed to pay for the treatment. Unfortunately, he's too far from New Bolton to benefit from the Barbaro Fund, so if you can send a few dollars over to Keely at CANTER, Southern Illinois, it will be much appreciated.
www.canterusa.org/southernillinois/donations.htm
If you would prefer donating to The Exceller Fund and have the funds earmarked for "Dinky", just send me an e-mail and let me know the amount you are sending. As many of you may know, The Exceller Fund helps a LOT more horses than the horses that we officially take in. If we can leverage resources to help another organization save the life of a horse, we will do so. The desire to save the life of Thoroughbreds who give us their all is why The Exceller Fund was created!
Keely will keep us updated on how Dinky is doing.
Thanks!
Bonnie Mizrahi