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Username; Rescue2001
Show Name; In the Rise of Darkness I Shine
Barn Name; Memories
Gender; stallion
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Escaping Snow
Adeline was brought to us, cold and shivering.
The mountains of Colorado can be a harsh and
unforgiving place, especially to the young and
weak. That is just what she was back then. She
was small and frail. It was very early spring time,
more snow was still falling occationally here and there
and babies would be starting to be born into our
herds. But, for now, the horses were still high in the
mountaintops, and in the next couple weeks, they
would slowly start to move down the mountains as
the foals would be born in the lower valleys where
it was warmer and the grass was flourishing.
Adeline came too soon. Born in the middle of the
last blizzard of the year, she was premature and unable
to stand, her dam was forced to choose between
her own survival and that of her foal. Her herd couldn’t
wait for her. The needs of the herd and that of the
remaining foals to be born pushed them on, leaving
Adeline and her dam near the top of the mountain.
Adeline’s mother begged her baby to stand, and as
she tried, the weaker she became. Until she was so tired
and cold she could hardly move. Her dam cried to her,
mourning her baby who was struggling to survive.
Luckily Adeline and her dam were spotted just as
Adeline was being born by one of the staff members
instructed to count the numbers of the horses coming
down off the mountain and the foals born that year.
He watched Adeline’s birth, knowing it was too soon
and far too cold for the baby. And with the blizzard
getting worse, he immediately took action, calling in a
rescue team to save the foal and ensure the mare
returned to her herd so the baby could hopefully be
reunited with its mother when it was healthy and flourishing.
Adeline was brought to the rescue center, her mother
had ended up abandoning her as rescuers got close,
fearing she was in danger, knowing their was nothing
she could do to save he baby on her own.
The rescuers worked day and night for almost a week
straight to save the tiny foal, first drying her off and
warming her to get her body temperature regulated
and stable. Then she was given fluids to better her
strength so that she could eat. Once she started eating,
everything started working in her favor, she regained
her strength and was able to stand and walk on her own.
She began to get playful and enjoy seeing us come to
feed her. We started to worry that she’d get attached
to us. Our plan was to return her to her mother as soon
as possible and it was planned for the following week.
We located her herd and decided the best plan of action
was to identify her dam and separate her from the herd
to allow mother and baby to reunite peacefully to properly
ensure that the knew each other. We had staff find and
separate her dam and pen her close to her herd so that she
could return safely. We rubbed Adeline with the local grass
and dirt to pull our scent off of her, then released her into
the pen with her dam. The mare was at first wary, then
curious of the new addition. Sniffing the foal she nudged
her, before calling to the foal. Recognition was almost
immediate. The pair was released and blended back
into their herd perfectly. Adeline had her family back,
and she was well on her way to becoming a strong horse.
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