tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41402126078511462222024-02-02T00:26:08.076-08:00LUCKY DUCK Horse & Farm Animal Rescue"Lucky Duck" is a 501c3 non-profit organization located in Greenville, TX. We provide shelter, care, rehabilitation and adoption services for horses and other farm animals including birds.LUCKY DUCK Horse and Farm Animal Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622492264764054005noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140212607851146222.post-88501718717256239282011-03-21T08:25:00.001-07:002011-03-21T08:25:54.463-07:00March Madness at Lucky DuckHello to all our wonderful friends; here's hoping your days have been nice & uneventful. <br />
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</div><div>Life at the LUCKY DUCK has been hectic as usual but still getting things done around here. We've had the great fortune of getting produce from our friends at Day Break Fruit & Vegetable to feed our animals, they've been totally awesome in bringing it out to us.</div><div><br />
</div><div>'Peach' a 20 year old PMU mare was brought up here from Dayton, TX last the Friday before last, she has issues with trust of humans around her back end, she has dred locks too! (yuck) but we are giving her time to settle in before trying to groom her.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Thursday morning saw 2 new TB mares brought here, both ex-race horses 'Salty Dog Sis or Sissy' 22 years old and 'Misty Smile or Smiley' 15 years old. Sissy has a bleeding problem when she is in season and our vet Dr John Allen came out to castrate Spotty (donkey whom is doing very well) collect coggins on the 2 TB mares as well as Spotty and give his tetanus. He did an exam on Sissy to fine the cause of the bleeding, it is coming from her uterus and he felt no abnormalities so he recommends we love her but no further action at this time. </div><div><br />
</div><div>'Lucy' a small terrier mix (heinz 57) came to live here, we had been trying to find her a home out in Mansfield TX where she was living as a stray but it wasn't happening, so now we are offering her up for adoption while still trying to find her real home. Someone took the time to get her spayed, she has a rabies tag but the info is sketchy, a small bronze colored tag oval in shape saying Vaccinated Rabies 2010 and tag ID 676765. Most vets that I know of use their name and number to put on tags, anyone know where this tag might have originated?</div><div><br />
</div><div><div>This past weekend we had a volunteer day, our guys along with volunteer Matt got a lot done by cleaning up part of our barnyard and getting ready to fence in a big horse pen up front. We had Jo & Jessica along with their children out and they cleaned up one of our chicken coups, collected fresh eggs, fed pigs and helped cook lunch for everyone. The kids raked part of the yard to help clean up the dog doo. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Elyssa was her great self as usual, she groomed Gracie (our pregnant mare), walked dogs, worked with Miss Easter Sunday a bit too. Sherrii or Silly Sherrii as I like to call her came out and together we decorated Easter up in her Easter decor, Easter of course was great though it all but got pretty cranky towards the end when I wanted to get her pictures taken. Decided to get pushy and then of course I tripped over my own 2 feet. NOT a good thing but I'm fine and Miss Easter is perfectly fine, just needs some discipline.</div></div><div>Laura came with her husband Matt to help us too, they brought all the dogs treats, food and apples for the horses and donkey's YUM! Laura helped us work with Easter and was helping us gets pictures when Easter decided she had enough.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Today Gail Gregg Horse Balancer is coming out to look at Midnight, hoping she can fix what ever is causing her lameness and some pain, she was rolled & kicked over a fence by a big gelding months ago and has improved dramatically but not enough.</div><div><br />
</div><div>We are getting a new pig this week, she is up in Collin County animal shelter, she is very loving and petable. We have yet to get our new pig pen built but it is in the works. Right now our pigs have plenty of mud and yuck to play in and relax. They look great, both Lily & Chomps have each put on about 50 - 75# of weight. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Our hay supply is way down, our pasture is only starting to grow, we have closed off a couple of sections to the horses so that it might grow a bit, we have to get the back pasture brush hogged down and a couple more sections fenced off yet. If you know someone that has good horse hay at a decent price please contact us with price at this email or 903-413-3253.</div><div><br />
</div><div>We are going to have more volunteer days, hoping for once a month. I'm going to start writing down things that need done around the place ie: dumping out water troughs, cleaning then refilling them, chicken waterers, walking dogs, bathing etc.. will make it easier on everyone if I do that rather than wait for me to designate.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Have a super week and as alway<b>s<u style="color: red;"> donations of all kinds are greatly appreciated.</u></b></div><div><br />
</div><div>Kim</div><div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Hope all is going great with everyone of you and your families. Today it's cold, windy and damp (surprisingly enough we didn't get rain last night)! </div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">I have the Greenville Girl Scout Troop coming out today to meet Easter Sunday and the other animals at 1pm; so I thought I'd send you a quick note. </div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Easter is doing good, she had lost a tiny bit of weight after our trip down to TX A&M in College Station but she appears to be picking up those few pounds nicely. She is still eating very well which is a huge plus with her. </div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Last week my pot belly pigs kept getting out (escape artists) but then what pig in her right mind would want to stay cooped up in a pig pen??? Needless to say we had several escapades with them especially when Annie (Red Bone Coon Hound - 9 years old and with arthritis to boot) discovered she could howl like a coon dog does! She saw the pigs and the fun was on, while Annie was chasing them around, Zeke the blue heeler and Rocky the Aussie/Great Pyre mix was nipping at them chasing them this way and that; Brutus the English Mastiff and Jack the Beagle/Dachsund mix were barking and howling from the deck, the guineas were letting me know what was going on and I was bringing up the rear chasing the dogs that were chasing my pigs.. in amongst all the chaos of the day you could hear snort, squeel, oinks and me yelling "ANNIE NO, ZEKE STOP, ROCKY QUIT.. LILY, COME HERE LILY (sweetly) BRUTUS, JACK HUSH, DAMN IT JACK SHUT UP, ZEKE NO, ANNIE COME HERE etc... "</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">This went on for most of a couple of hours ( I might be stretching it a bit but I think you get the picture ) as soon as I got the pigs in, Lily would let them all out again. Talk about a LOUD LOUD place with every farm animal sound known to man. (neighbor has cows)</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">I texted my husband to come home, I was TIRED. I had suggested that he and his son go fishing for a few hours, so they did.. but by this time I was pretty crabby.. he said "soon" I said "NOW please" so when he came home it was dark, I was out trying to rig up the gate on the pigs, I forgot what he said to me but I came back and snapped at him (this was all his fault afterall)!</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">So I marched right past him and promptly stepped in a big mud hole in my crocs, my white socks were ruined.. talk about indignant.. "</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">So that is what i have been up too, how about you? </div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">We have plenty of animals that need help, every penny is needed to buy food and hay. Can you please donate $1.00 to help us out with them?</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Thank you</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Kim</div>LUCKY DUCK Horse and Farm Animal Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622492264764054005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140212607851146222.post-66654637040649917242011-02-05T07:48:00.000-08:002011-02-05T07:48:41.937-08:00Easter Sunday's Story<noscript></noscript><br />
<div id="gview-butter" style="display: none; left: 376px;"></div><div id="ogb"><div id="gbar"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">LUCKY DUCK Horse & Farm Animal Rescue</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">4214 County Road</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> 3323</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Greenville</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">, Texas 75402</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">903-413-3253 or 903-456-0715</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.luckyduckhorserescue.org/" title="http://www.luckyduckhorserescue.org/">http://www.luckyduckhorserescue.org/</a></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="mailto:luckyduckhorserescue@gmail.com" title="mailto:luckyduckhorserescue@gmail.com">luckyduckhorserescue@gmail.com</a></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt;">Easter’s Story</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Easter Sunday; Quarter Horse Cremello mare with beautiful baby blue eyes, 3 years old, foaled March 23rd, 2008 (Easter Sunday) hence her name! She is a beautiful little girl, her owner was told to put her down; because she was born with a cleft palate there is a very real chance of pneumonia & malnourishment etc…setting in. <span> </span>Sherry her owner (human mama) decided that wouldn't be the case with Easter, she learned everything she could about how to help Easter survive. Ways to feed her, listening to her lungs for any signs of pneumonia, wiping little Easter's nose and in turn sweet little Easter learned to wipe her own nose on Sherry! Easter & Sherry are true fighters.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Sherry having health problems of her own got worried about not only herself and finances but also Easter because she was starting to lose weight and becoming a bit more unmanageable by starting to kick and even bite a time or two so she brought Easter to us hoping we could help.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">I spoke to the surgeon a Dr Peter Rakestraw at Texas A&M College Large Animal Hospital<span> </span>in College Station, TX<span> </span>and Easter has an appointment on February 18<sup>th!<span> </span></sup>My friend Karen Bander of TaPs – ThrowAwayPonies.org in Rockwall, TX. has generously offered to drive us down there. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">There is a corrective surgery for cleft palates, which is much easier in foals that are nursing to fix but it can be done and Dr Rakestraw has performed several successful surgeries of this type.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Easter will have to be scoped and lungs checked for pneumonia – horses with a cleft palate oftentimes get pneumonia due to food getting into their lungs.<span> </span>IF very little signs of pneumonia are present and he deems her healthy enough and a candidate for this surgery; we will leave Easter in their capable hands; they will clear up her lungs, we will need at least $2500.00 to $3000.00 for surgery, with the normal complications (and there are many) and that is only IF no major complications occur. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Can you help us help her; PLEASE?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">DONATIONS can be mailed to or dropped off at LUCKY DUCK Rescue or online via PayPal to our email address.<span> </span>Both our physical address and e-mail address are noted at the top of this letter. </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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The weather outside is horrible right now; really wish we had a huge barn to<br />
bring all in and keep them toasty warm but then I have horses & donkey's that<br />
refuse to go into the barn to keep dry, they don't like the sound of the rain on the tin.<br />
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Easter Sunday a pretty little Cremello mare 3 year old came to <br />
live here this past Sunday, she has a cleft palate which will most <br />
probably need surgery, she has some issues (kicking and biting) but all in all <br />
she is not mean just super feisty. We are looking for someone to sponsor her with her <br />
needs surgically and otherwise. Her story will be coming soon, so please watch for it and let us know if you could help us put out flyers and donation jars to help her.</div><div><br />
Next week we will bring in Midnight a pretty little 3 year old Appaloosa,</div><div>she was rolled by some horses and her owner is afraid she will<br />
get seriously hurt if left there. She has her penned up right now and the<br />
problems she experienced after being rolled and kicked are lessoning, in fact she is running </div><div>around now feeling good. She will be going straight to foster care with a good friend of ours Elyssa whom </div><div>will evaluate her for us and possibly adopt her herself!<br />
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We still have Annie & Jack with us (Annie the Red Bone Coon Hound) and (Jack<br />
the dachsund/beagle mix) both 9 year old and looking for a forever home,<br />
both up to date on shots and worming. If you would like to hear more just<br />
let me know and I'll shoot you over a picture and story.<br />
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We have been trying to re-home 2 dogs which are out in the<br />
Mansfield/Venus TX area, these are strays that showed up at a <br />
house and made it there home. Angel is a American Bull Dog very sweet girl, <br />
beautiful colors white with brown spots and Lucy is a little terrier mix SUPER friendly. It is not<br />
known whether or not these girls are fixed or UTD on shots, they <br />
do both appear to be younger in age (not puppies) if you would like to <br />
see pictures of hear more about them just let me know. <br />
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Kitty is a TORTOISE Calico kitty, she is in Quinlan TX, adopted <br />
a family out there that can't keep her. She is just beautiful and the <br />
family donated her spaying and shots, so she is recovering while waiting on her <br />
forever home.<br />
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Josie is a 9 year old PMU Belgian Draft mare originally from <br />
Canada, fun loving, sweet but needs treats to get her to warm up. She <br />
is food oriented, not broke to ride but could be once the trust issue is settled, <br />
not a kicker either but does love to kick up her heels when food is coming.<br />
</div><div>Lightning is a coming 3 year old Spotted Draft colt, not gelded <br />
yet but we are not having any issues from that. He was raised by <br />
mares and knows to be respectful. Needs work but will make you a very wide <br />
bodied if not tall horse one day. He is very mild tempered and might run from <br />
you at first but gets bored after a few and lets you work with him.<br />
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Smokie is a grey 7 month old kitten, he is neutered and UTD on shots.<br />
Pretty little guy loves to make tunnels under my throw rugs, friendly but<br />
as with any cat, when he wants to be. His mother I found <br />
in the mouth of a dog and brought her home where she promptly graced me with 5 kittens.<br />
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GE (Golden Eyes) is a grey Tabby, my husband found up in a tree <br />
across the street, appears to be about 5-6 months old, affectionate and playful. He is not neutered yet but soon.<br />
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Rizzle is a 5 year old Maine Coon (super long cat) growls like a <br />
dog one minute then loves on you the next. His owner had to be put <br />
into a nursing home so he came here while looking for his forever home. I have to say he is very unique!<br />
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JC is a brown small standard donkey (1 year old birthdate was <br />
12/28/09) He is not yet old enough to castrate but has to be, way to many intact jack<br />
donkey's out there. We have gotten several over the last several months.<br />
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Daniel is an older gelded jack standard size donkey, he was <br />
castrated a month ago (and had a rough time after castration but doing much better) ,</div><div>he would make a good donkey to guard, he will come for treats but has yet to<br />
really warm up to us)<br />
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Sonny is a awesome looking large standard jack donkey, <br />
spotted. First day here we thought he was so gentle but he's a kicker if you don't leave him<br />
alone. Would be excellent in a pasture to guard livestock. Has to be<br />
castrated before leaving here.<br />
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POT BELLY PIGLETS - we have 2 - 2 1/2 month old gilts ready for their<br />
forever homes. Pretty little girls black with pink feet, <br />
they weigh about 20# now. We also have 5 - 2 week old piglets (sex <br />
undetermined at this time and 1 of them spoken for) The sows that gave birth were in horrible conditions and I brought them<br />
here, they were both pregnant.<br />
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Just wanted to give you an update on who was here and for adoption. We are<br />
still in need of so many items, we have donation jars up at Atwoods,<br />
Molina's Mexican Restaurant in Greenville, Lafayettes Sea food <br />
in Caddo Mills, Tractor Supply in Greenville did have one up, so if you <br />
go into it you might want to request it since the Manager had it removed.</div><div>I even have one up at STS in Rockwall where I work!</div><div><br />
</div><div><span style="color: red;">I copied the following off one of my horse lists (thanks to Linda)</span>:</div><div><br />
</div><div><span lang="0" style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Here are some things to keep in mind to help your horses handle really cold weather. <br />
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Be sure to increase the amount of hay being fed. The critical temperature for horses is 45 degrees. Below that they need extra calories to maintain core body temperature. It translates to 1% increase in digestible energy requirements (calories) for every 1 degree temperature drop. For an average 1100 lb horse, that’s about 5 lbs of hay if temp is 22 degrees. If temp is 10 degrees with wind chill, that’s 7 lbs of hay additional. If the coat is wet it becomes an additional 10 lbs of hay! If horses are fed free-choice hay they will regulate themselves so you don’t need to do the math. </span><span lang="0" style="color: navy; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: x-small;">J</span><span lang="0" style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><br />
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The temptation is there to feed more grain. Grain just makes them colder. It takes energy to process grain. On the other hand hay is digested via fermentation by hind gut bacteria. This actually generates heat and keeps the horse warm. Hay is to a horse as coal is to a furnace.<br />
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Be sure your horses are drinking lots of water as well. They will do so if the water is warm (above 60 degrees). Adding a tablespoon of salt directly to their feed will also encourage better drinking. Horses are naturally deficient in sodium anyway so the additional salt helps to provide baseline electrolytes which are important any time of year. Divide the salt into at least two feedings so horses will accept it. They tend to get suspicious about anything new suddenly added to their food. I feed beet pulp and wheat bran which makes a good carrier base for water and salt.<br />
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Lastly don’t forget the exercise. Horses need to move to keep their digestive tract functioning properly. If they are stalled during this cold weather make sure they have turn out time or are hand walked to maintain digestive motility.<br />
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</div><div><span style="color: red;">Horses should not be shivering, if they do then they are not regulating their own body heat (please keep that in mind)</span></div>LUCKY DUCK Horse and Farm Animal Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622492264764054005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140212607851146222.post-14082383292654255632011-01-31T05:35:00.001-08:002011-01-31T05:35:49.843-08:00Support your local rescue with Apple Butter Treats for V-dayAny horse (and most farm animals) will love an all natural, apple butter heart-shaped treat for Valentine's Day! Simply follow this link to <a href="http://www.applebuttertreats.com/Order.htm" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="http://www.applebuttertreats.com/Order.htm"><span style="color: #3366ff;">Apple Butter Treats</span></a>, purchase some treats and we will receive a portion of the proceeds. Be sure to enter "Lucky Duck Horse & Farm Animal Rescue" as the participating rescue. As always, please pass this on to your horse friends! Thank you!LUCKY DUCK Horse and Farm Animal Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622492264764054005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140212607851146222.post-92101565999870762722011-01-14T06:12:00.000-08:002011-01-14T06:12:36.529-08:00Guidelines for a New Volunteer<div class="paragraph editable-text" style="display: block; text-align: left;"> <ol><li>If you volunteer for a position, be sure to hold yourself to the same work ethic expected in the business world. Think twice about applying unless you're really ready to work.</li>
<li>Be sure to follow up once you've offered your services. If you've waited a week or two to hear back from a nonprofit, call back. The organization is probably swamped with work and would be pleased to know of your real interest.</li>
<li>The most successful volunteer is realistic about his or her expectations. In business, if you see things aren't working well and try to set them right, you usually get results. In a nonprofit, it's sometimes trickier. Don't get frustrated about the way things are done and simply assume ineptness on the part of the organization's managers. The fact is, they often have to make what seem like poor business decisions because they lack financial resources.</li>
<li>If you have ideas for improving things, don't wait to be asked. Your input will probably be quite valuable. Just be sure not to push your suggestions too hard, and don't be hurt if nothing comes of your effort.</li>
</ol></div>LUCKY DUCK Horse and Farm Animal Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622492264764054005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140212607851146222.post-30177136000575959872010-12-12T11:36:00.000-08:002010-12-12T11:36:57.979-08:00You can help LUCKY DUCK rescue for only $1.00 this Christmas season!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUEHE-8paQ8ajpLMmEpILMUN0gulQf6RjqH6LBPXO369brBFltX6m3I3gmGmMh7OsYecAVKn9tNSSIIK_2k0p_m9LeGr-Xz24BiW22OTnRtLLd4k6gjUJ-xB8QHdxk1L2arwkOqPUP0c/s1600/Ben+Christmas.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUEHE-8paQ8ajpLMmEpILMUN0gulQf6RjqH6LBPXO369brBFltX6m3I3gmGmMh7OsYecAVKn9tNSSIIK_2k0p_m9LeGr-Xz24BiW22OTnRtLLd4k6gjUJ-xB8QHdxk1L2arwkOqPUP0c/s200/Ben+Christmas.JPG" width="127" /></a>Mail us a Christmas card and enclose $1.00 and you'll be helping raise money for a great cause. Raising funds to feed and care for all the animals is an ongoing, group effort and we appreciate that you'll be part of it. (oh, and we love Christmas cards!) Please share this web page, every dollars makes a difference!<br />
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<span>Please send your card to:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">LUCKY DUCK Rescue</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">4214 CR 3323</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Greenville, TX 75402</span></span><br />
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<span>We thank your for your generosity and </span>Merry Christmas from all of us at LUCKY DUCK Horse & Farm Animal Rescue!<br />
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Learn more by visiting our website: <a href="http://www.luckyduckhorserescue.org/christmas.html%20">http://www.luckyduckhorserescue.org/christmas.html </a>LUCKY DUCK Horse and Farm Animal Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622492264764054005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140212607851146222.post-53068080842151909122010-11-29T11:28:00.001-08:002010-11-29T11:28:50.248-08:00What does it take to do Rescue?<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO DO RESCUE?</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>[Author Unknown]</i><br />
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Your rescue "kit" should include: </span></div><ul type="circle"><li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> A heart of gold to accept those creatures that don't measure up as "perfect" in the eyes of the rest of the world.</span> </div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The people skills of a salesperson. . . to convince those that are looking for perfection that they will find it in a rescue dog if they are willing to look a little deeper. </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A heart of steel to be able to say no when there just isn't any more room for just one more dog. </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The knowledge that you can't save them all.</span> </div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The ability to smile and speak rationally when the 10th person for the day says "I don't want this stupid dog anymore. . . take him or I am gonna shoot him." </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Some medical knowledge. . . or your rescue vet bill will be bigger than the national debt. </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The fine art of fund raising. . . so your vet bill can be reduced to just under the size of the national debt. </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Patience for: breeders who don't care, won't help, turn their backs and say it's not their problem. </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Patience for: dogs that were incorrectly placed and come to rescue with so much excess baggage that you think they will never be adoptable. </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Patience for: owners who want a quick fix.</span> </div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Patience for: a world that no longer looks at life as a gift and the lives that we create as breeders as nothing short of miracles. </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A sense of humor. . . because sometimes a smile on your face is the only way to hide the agony and turmoil in your heart. </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A husband with housekeeping skills that are so outstanding that they could be highlighted in Good Housekeeping Magazine. . . so you can devote your time to all the rescues and be secure in the knowledge that the local Board of Health will not condemn your house. </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Personal dogs that will tolerate the never ending stream of four legged orphans, waifs and street urchins that will start arriving the moment you say. . . "I have room." </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Children that like being the "token" child to socialize every dog that comes thru the door. . . being able to say "good with kids" is a real selling point. </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magician skills so you can change anything that comes thru the door, from black tri male to long tail and brown eyes, into blue merle female, good with kids, housebroke, crate trained and obedience trained. </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The ability to face the paperwork head-on and deal with it. . . or someone you can send it to and say. . . "Here, do something with this mess!" </span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grooming skills for those ugly ducklings waiting for their chance to be a swan. . . with a little help from you. </span></div></li>
</ul><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I could go on but you probably get the picture. . . . None of us have all of these things but we all know that the business of rescue is a team effort. Each of us contribute what we can as a team member. Some of us cannot handle the dogs [or cats or birds or horses or rabbits or . . . ], but . . . there are other things that must be done.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Some only want to work with the dogs [themselves, or the cats or . . . ] . . . so. . . leave the paperwork to those that like it. No matter what your situation is. . . it is your willingness to help that is important. </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> ~ </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><br clear="all" /><br />
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<div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color: #000099;">Kimberly Wright -</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color: #000099;"></span></em></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #663366;">LUCKY DUCK </span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #663366;">Horse (and all) Animal Rescue</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #663366;">e-mail: <a href="mailto:luckyduckhorserescue@gmail.com" target="_blank" title="mailto:luckyduckhorserescue@gmail.com">luckyduckhorserescue@gmail.com</a></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #663366;">to donate use <a href="http://www.paypal.com/" target="_blank" title="http://www.paypal.com/">http://www.paypal.com/</a> to address above</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color: #000099;">4214 County Road 3323</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color: #000099;">Greenville, Texas 75402</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color: #000099;">ph: 903-413-3253 (text or call)</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color: #cc0000;">rescue website currently under construction</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color: #000099;">c/o The 3W Ranch</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color: #000099;"><a href="http://www.wrights3wranch.com/" target="_blank" title="http://www.wrights3wranch.com/">http://www.wrights3wranch.com/</a></span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color: #000099;"></span></em></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color: black;">*Horses are predictably unpredictable*</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><em>"<strong>Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." </strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>~Anatole France</strong></em></div>LUCKY DUCK Horse and Farm Animal Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622492264764054005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140212607851146222.post-39553854441352456102010-11-28T06:23:00.000-08:002010-11-28T06:23:18.086-08:00LUCKY DUCK Horse & Farm Animal Rescue: I am an Animal Rescuer ~ Anonymous<a href="http://luckyduckhorserescue.blogspot.com/2010/11/i-am-animal-rescuer-anonymous.html">LUCKY DUCK Horse & Farm Animal Rescue: I am an Animal Rescuer ~ Anonymous</a>LUCKY DUCK Horse and Farm Animal Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622492264764054005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140212607851146222.post-61428751182202696072010-11-28T06:21:00.001-08:002010-11-28T06:21:48.150-08:00I am an Animal Rescuer ~ AnonymousI am an Animal Rescuer~Anonymous<br />
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My job is to assist God's creatures. <br />
I was born with the drive to fulfill their needs.<br />
I take in helpless, unwanted, homeless creatures without planning or selection.I have bought dog food with my last dime.<br />
I have patted a mangy head with a bare hand.<br />
I have hugged someone vicious and afraid.<br />
I have fallen in love a thousand times.<br />
And I have cried into the fur of a lifeless body too many times to count.<br />
I have Animal Friends and friends who have animal friends.<br />
I notice those lost on the roadside and my heart aches.<br />
I will hand raise a field mouse and make friends with a vulture.<br />
I know of no creature unworthy of my time.<br />
I want to live forever if there aren't animals in Heaven,but I believe there are.<br />
Why would God make something so perfectand leave it behind?<br />
Some may think we are masters of the animals,but the animals have mastered themselves...something people still haven't learned.<br />
War and abuse make me hurt for the world,but a rescue that makes the news gives me hope for mankind. <br />
We are a quiet but determined army and we are making a difference every day. There is nothing more necessary than warming an orphan,nothing more rewarding than saving a life,no higher recognition than watching them thrive.There is no greater joy than seeing a baby play who, only days ago, was too weak to eat. <br />
By the love of those who I've been privileged to rescue,I have been rescued. I know what true unconditional love really is,for I've seen it shining in the eyes of so many, grateful for so little<br />
.I am an Animal Rescuer.<br />
My work is never done.<br />
My home is never quiet.<br />
My wallet is always empty,but my heart is always full.LUCKY DUCK Horse and Farm Animal Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622492264764054005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140212607851146222.post-49122007512594970662010-11-27T10:51:00.000-08:002010-11-27T10:51:23.093-08:00Big John Belgian Draft Horse gelding needs our help. Big John's life before meeting his new owners, Gary and Linda, was sad at best. He spent his life tied up in a stall or constantly attached to a carriage. Eleven years ago Gary and Linda adopted Big John to make his life much happier. In his new home he can roam freely on the acres of green grass pasture with the other horses. Big John is one of the sweetest horses anyone could ever meet; always accepting an ear scratch or a yummy carrot. Sadly, Big John got very sick several months ago.<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The diagnosis from the vet is bladder stones; an illness very similar to that of gallstones or kidney stones in humans. What this means for poor Big John is that his urinary tract is blocked which only allows for dribbling when he urinates and there is also a great amount of puss built up in this area as well which direly needs to be drained. Since Big John fell ill, he has lost a great deal of weight and his ribs are now showing prominently. Though Big John eats and drinks well, this weight-loss continues for him. A vet visited Big John a month ago and removed much puss from his urinary tract and felt a stone in his bladder the size of the vet's fist—a stone that would eventually kill Big John if it ever came back. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>We need YOUR HELP to save Big John. By eventually bringing him to a vet we can determine the best route for Big John: whether it is the removal of the bladder stone or if there is a medication he can take to eventually rid himself of the stone. With simply $1.00 you can help save this poor horse. Please send any donations via US Postal Service to the address listed below with “For Big John” in the note, or through </span></span><a href="http://www.paypal.com/" title="http://www.paypal.com/"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">www.paypal.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> to either e-mail address: </span><a href="mailto:Beltbuckle6062@aol.com" title="mailto:Beltbuckle6062@aol.com"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Beltbuckle6062@aol.com</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> or </span></span><a href="mailto:luckyduckhorserescue@gmail.com" title="mailto:luckyduckhorserescue@gmail.com"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">luckyduckhorserescue@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><u><span style="color: #0e16f8; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-font-family: ArialMT;"> </span></u><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-font-family: ArialMT;">- please choose 'gift' so no fees will be taken out. </span></span></span></div><br clear="all" />LUCKY DUCK Horse and Farm Animal Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622492264764054005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140212607851146222.post-64009985059814677952010-11-26T06:44:00.000-08:002010-11-26T06:44:32.972-08:00Rescue update<div style="padding-bottom: 7px;">Just a note to tell you what is going on here, 3 days ago our potbellied pig Lily (whom was rescued) had 6 little cute piglets all doing well so far. <br />
We took some beet pulp and alfalfa cubes to Big John the Belgian Gelding with the bladder stone; my neighbor Cindy was kind enough to make him some FM 11 to put into his feed twice a day to see if it will help remove the stone. <br />
Our blog is up now, please be sure to go check it out at http://www.facebook.com/l/038c0PWC7ZCgVvsVVcNgXEEfx2g;www.luckyduckhorserescue.blogspot.com <br />
I'm putting together a newsletter list, so be sure to email me at luckyduckhorserescue@gmail.com if you would like to be added.<br />
My WONDERFUL sister is helping build our rescue site, so be patient. <br />
We need help getting the funds together to help with April (belgian mare with cancer) as well as all our other critters for feed & hay so if you can give please do so using http://www.facebook.com/l/038c0Ivx8L1fjqq7EQMyxelAK-Q;www.paypal.com and email address above. Or you can use US Postal mail to <br />
Lucky Duck Horse & Farm Animal Rescue<br />
c/o Kim Wright<br />
4214 CR 3323<br />
Greenville, TX 75402.<br />
We have had alot of people offering to volunteer their services to help us but so far no one has shown up. I know this time of year everyone is busy but we would appreciate any help you can give; different ways you can help us.<br />
1) SHARE this (you may have to copy and paste since there is no share link)<br />
2) if you can send $ please do, it is needed more than you can know.<br />
3) volunteer your time here, helpin to clean stalls, pens etc.. groom or just love on our critters.<br />
4) We are in desperate need of shelters, if you or someone have some sitting around empty we can move out here please let us know. Of course please be in the East Texas area.<br />
5) Feed or hay you can drop off here anytime. We also need horse blankets (quarter horse & draft horse)<br />
6) if you can imagine what we need you probably got it right. <br />
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THANK YOU and please have a blessed Thanksgiving weekend.</div>LUCKY DUCK Horse and Farm Animal Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622492264764054005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140212607851146222.post-86238797243617864152010-11-24T05:26:00.000-08:002010-11-24T05:26:13.067-08:00Piglets for our Pot Bellied Pig LilyGood morning; just wanted to tell you that our pot bellied pig Miss Lily had her babies yesterday evening. On last count she had 6 of them, we knew she was pregnant when we took her in (rescue) and Miss Chomps is also pregnant, however we weren't expecting these little guys until Mid December! (oops)<br />
Piglets are so darn cute, eyes open and walking around within minutes of being born.LUCKY DUCK Horse and Farm Animal Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622492264764054005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140212607851146222.post-2634835095856185432010-11-20T06:48:00.000-08:002010-11-22T08:34:05.440-08:00LUCKY DUCK Horse & Farm Animal RescueHello, we wanted to update you on our rescue status, because everyone of you have in some way helped us, support, sharing our site, word of mouth, monetarily etc... <br />
We are currently working to bring in a Belgian Gelding 18 years old named Big John, he is having some medical issues and we will be seeing about them BUT we need your help to make sure he can get the care he needs. Should he need some serious vet care we will try to help him get to a place more adept at giving him this care. <br />
We just brought in last a little over a week ago a 11 year old mare named Taffy, she is part of our place here and is going no where so that her former owner can visit her anytime he wants. She was NOT rescued but rehomed here. A beautiful strawberry roan QH, a been there done that horse (barrel racer/ parades).<br />
Our donkey the sheriff department gave to us "Jack Daniel" is still here and awaiting castration, which should be sometime this month.<br />
We have several other rescues here and I will work on getting them all listed. We have several rehomed critters too. We also have our own animals we care for, some we bought, some were born here.<br />
Due to start up costs and constant need of feed and hay; we are asking each and everyone of you to help share our needs to friends and family and we appreciate this more than you can imagine.<br />
State of Texas non-profit forms are being completed and should be going in the week after Thanksgiving. <br />
Our name "LUCKY DUCK Horse & all Animal Rescue is set in stone now, thanks to my WONDERFUL SISTER for taking time away from her busy schedule to get this up and running. She is currently working on our Facebook page and rescue web-site.<br />
A tad bit of history here LUCKY Duck is named after a very special duck named Skipper (4 years old) whom has a neurological problem since hatching and can't walk or swim upright, her human mama Tiffany has her on a pulley system so she can move into her bath, dry part of her cage and eat and drink when needed, each night Tiffany lovingly takes her into the trailer and puts her in her bucket full of hay so she can sleep. Skipper is our mascot now and will always be, she is very chatty, loves to quack at you if you pay attention to her, she loves to be taken for walks via leash and harness. Tiffany is an exceptional person whom has a passion for her animals/birds with super organization skills when it comes to the critters. She can't sleep unless every last one of them is safe and warm at night. Tiffany is new to our area in Greenville, with over 20 years of dog/cat and livestock grooming, she is an added asset to our organization. Should you need your critter groomed please contact her at 817-360-0228 (text or call) 'llama's, goats, sheep grooming as well aas dog and cats.<br />
Our petting zoo is up and running on occassion, we have several critters that are part of it, it is called "Tiffany's Critter Corral" - once we have all fencing work done and get our shelters ready, we will then focus on giving all occassion parties (ie: birthday) when asked at our place or yours. We will be discussing prices for that, if interested please contact Tiffany at the above phone number to see what she can work out.<br />
I would like to THANK also Chelsea whom is helping us get our exempt tax status and promoting us by making business cards, flyers and TRYING to set out donation jars at various places.<br />
All donations can be given a receipt to write off on your taxes as you can do this 24 months prior to getting your non-profit status.<br />
Last week our yard sale and petting zoo to promote our rescue as well as help us get some much needed funding went well considering the weather. We brought in $211.09 . We wanted to THANK all of you that came out, we got a few cute pictures of the kiddies with the petting zoo and hope to be able to use them in our rescue site. <br />
We have gotten a few people whom want to volunteer to help us take care of the critters and we dearly appreciate the help. <br />
With winter fast approaching we are in desperate need of funds to get shelters built and fencing up. If you can come donate supplies that would be wonderful, so many things we need to do yet. We are definitely a work in progress! <br />
I will be working on a list of items we need or help to get out to you, if you want to be removed from our newsletters via e-mail please reply to me at this address and I will do so. Otherwise THANK YOU again for taking the time to read this and if you can give to help us more THANK YOU!!!!!LUCKY DUCK Horse and Farm Animal Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622492264764054005noreply@blogger.com0