page, thanks
Deno (proper name De Novo) was adopted by FHG posters in 2005 when one of them, Shebalator, rescued him from slaughter.
Then - 700lbs underweight with a broken jaw and multiple other ills.
2008 - still struggling with sarcoids but finally fit enough to have a light rider up for the first time so he could
join his mates on a jaunt round the local lanes
2009 - due to sheb’s declining health, a new home was sought for Deno.
A very brave ebayer named upthecreekyetagain ( very apt name I think you will agree) agreed to take him on.
So, now Deno lives in Surrey with the Creeky family, plus 3 lovely mares. He has 5 acres of grass and orchards to roam in and is very happy.
His sarcoids still remain a problem, but a new vet is investigating them further to decide on the best course of palliative care.
Visits can be arranged, please contact Creeky for more info.
Deno is reliant on fundraising and donations for his food, medicines and all the things that make his world that bit nicer.
His in-depth story can be found on his website http://www.denorescuedhorse.co.uk/
and there is more info (including how you can join in and help him) on Elphaba’s Me Page.
This replaces his previous diary thread that had become too cumbersome to load.
And to mark the start of the next chapter of his life.
New Deno supporters always welcome!
Then - 700lbs underweight with a broken jaw and multiple other ills.
2008 - still struggling with sarcoids but finally fit enough to have a light rider up for the first time so he could
join his mates on a jaunt round the local lanes
2009 - due to sheb’s declining health, a new home was sought for Deno.
A very brave ebayer named upthecreekyetagain ( very apt name I think you will agree) agreed to take him on.
So, now Deno lives in Surrey with the Creeky family, plus 3 lovely mares. He has 5 acres of grass and orchards to roam in and is very happy.
His sarcoids still remain a problem, but a new vet is investigating them further to decide on the best course of palliative care.
Visits can be arranged, please contact Creeky for more info.
Deno is reliant on fundraising and donations for his food, medicines and all the things that make his world that bit nicer.
His in-depth story can be found on his website http://www.denorescuedhorse.co.uk/
and there is more info (including how you can join in and help him) on Elphaba’s Me Page.
This replaces his previous diary thread that had become too cumbersome to load.
And to mark the start of the next chapter of his life.
New Deno supporters always welcome!
Afternoon
:-x
*Plumps up comfy cushions and settles down for a catchup*
;-)
:-x
*Plumps up comfy cushions and settles down for a catchup*
;-)
Love the photos CP, especially the second one, that really made me laugh :^O
Oh bless. Damson looks totally flummoxed, Patch 😄
How wonderful to see more offers of help coming in for Deno, thank you all :-x
Biker - you and 'he made me do it' are in BIG trouble.
But thanks for the postage stamps, Swampy and Borzoi will be pleased :^O
Pagans Worship The Ground You Walk On
Oh bless. Damson looks totally flummoxed, Patch 😄
How wonderful to see more offers of help coming in for Deno, thank you all :-x
Biker - you and 'he made me do it' are in BIG trouble.
But thanks for the postage stamps, Swampy and Borzoi will be pleased :^O
Pagans Worship The Ground You Walk On
Diary Entry - Week 7
Taking the Lunge
Last week ended in what has become the norm since Deno arrived, the whole family including cats and dogs, giving the horses an intense grooming Not much to report except that Deno tried to kill Miss C!!
When it was his turn to be groomed we moved Deno into the grooming area with the long grass, more accurately I should say we opened the gate in the fencing and rapidly stood to one side to avoid being trampled by a very large and clumsy beast.
As normal we tied his lead rein to a piece of baler twine wrapped around one of the trees and the grooming commenced.
whilst we were grooming Deno Mrs C was on muck collecting duty:-
When Mrs C had finished she very kindly suggested that we returned to the house for a coffee whilst Miss C finished the final touches on Deno's main and tail. The weather was once again being kind to us so it only seemed natural to drink this whilst sitting in the shade of the old apple tree.
The weather was warm and the day's chores completed there was no reason to think other than life was good when we heard a faint cry coming from the stable area. Assuming that it was just our daughter calling for something we strolled back towards the orchard.
Coming through the archway from the garden it immediately became obvious we had a problem, or more accurately Miss C had a problem!
Somehow when Miss C had finished grooming Deno and was collecting together all the bits and pieces Deno had decided to go for a little walk despite the lead rein still being attached to the tree. Of course this meant his walk was somewhat limited but that had not deterred him from carrying on which wrapped the rope firmly around the tree as well as Miss C - of course the more she had tried to stop him the more firmly wrapped the rope became.
By the time we had run over and released the rope from the head collar there was one pass of the rope around our daughter's legs and one around her chest. Thankfully apart from a few bruises she is now fine.
The previous day's excitement with Deno did not seem to put her off the following day though because she was up early and despite being Father's Day ignored me and went straight down to give Deno a light groom before putting him on a lunge for the first time.
I'm not sure how familiar he is to the idea of being lunged and unfortunately without taking him across the road, (which none of us are brave enough to do yet), to the sand school, then this had to be carried out on the mown half of the field. The temptation of fresh clover was probably a little unfair on him but eventually he did seem to grasp the principle - even if every time he was stopped he made sure he took advantage of the fresh grass.
Now for the really good news - Father's Day hadn't been forgotten - as well as a lovely lunch I was presented with a Wii - :)
"I traded in my entire collection of rare cheese to get you this petri dish"
"Oh. Well, I sold all my science equipment to get you this neat looking cheese slicer"
"Did you keep the receipt?"
lol
sorry about missyCreeky being caught up, he has been lunged on the sand from memory and can see the attraction of clover 🙂
well done on the Wii 🙂
i wonder if anyone has thunk of the game of `deno the wonder horse - its one of those adventure games i fear, the prize at the end being a long rest , starts off with try to catch karrit sarnies and feed them towards a huge mouth while avoiding being stomped and trapped by leading reins ...........
sorry about missyCreeky being caught up, he has been lunged on the sand from memory and can see the attraction of clover 🙂
well done on the Wii 🙂
i wonder if anyone has thunk of the game of `deno the wonder horse - its one of those adventure games i fear, the prize at the end being a long rest , starts off with try to catch karrit sarnies and feed them towards a huge mouth while avoiding being stomped and trapped by leading reins ...........
Lovely lunging pics, especially where he's picking his feet up and striding out ( 3rd one ).
Creeky & Goth, y ( should ) hm, reply needed please :-)
Creeky & Goth, y ( should ) hm, reply needed please :-)
Erk! 😮
Thats rather scary - glad Miss C is ok and not put off.
Was Deno going 'whoowhoowhooo' and clapping his hoof to his mouth at the same time?
He has been lunged before. Wonder what he's thinking when he's doing it?
Right, back to turbolister........
*sob*
Thats rather scary - glad Miss C is ok and not put off.
Was Deno going 'whoowhoowhooo' and clapping his hoof to his mouth at the same time?
He has been lunged before. Wonder what he's thinking when he's doing it?
Right, back to turbolister........
*sob*
Peeps in to check wickedy isnt about:|
Sees the coast is clear:^O hello all:-x
:-x at all the lovely piccies and glad Miss C is ok, goodness, Deno sure knows how to do it doesn’t he?
It really is good to see lurkers come out and join in Emma. Well done you for coming out:-x Hope more lurkers join in.
I have a wonderful piece "object 'd art" to put on for mdcc this month donated by one of the lovely posters in here:-x *she won it in my auction but wouldnt let me post it to her:_|* normally I would say now dont fight over it ladies and gents but I'm not gonna say that:-) I want to see a lot of this
going on.
Goes off mutterin summat about I want the thing out my house>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Sees the coast is clear:^O hello all:-x
:-x at all the lovely piccies and glad Miss C is ok, goodness, Deno sure knows how to do it doesn’t he?
It really is good to see lurkers come out and join in Emma. Well done you for coming out:-x Hope more lurkers join in.
I have a wonderful piece "object 'd art" to put on for mdcc this month donated by one of the lovely posters in here:-x *she won it in my auction but wouldnt let me post it to her:_|* normally I would say now dont fight over it ladies and gents but I'm not gonna say that:-) I want to see a lot of this
going on.Goes off mutterin summat about I want the thing out my house>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
opppps pops up there^^^ and replaces Goes off mutterin summat about I want the thing out my house>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with ohhhhhhhh I wonder who the lucky winner will be:-)
*tries to see screen through rising smoke from plate*
Doing a lot better than I would have without those descriptions, thank you Al :-x
I did my usual of doing all the listings then decided I wasn't happy so had to go back making changes.
One of those occasions when I'd love to be like normal people and start at point a and proceed in an organised manner to point z...... rather than leaping in the middle and trying to go both ways at once as is my wont :^O
Doing a lot better than I would have without those descriptions, thank you Al :-x
I did my usual of doing all the listings then decided I wasn't happy so had to go back making changes.
One of those occasions when I'd love to be like normal people and start at point a and proceed in an organised manner to point z...... rather than leaping in the middle and trying to go both ways at once as is my wont :^O
