Hi I am Emma!

I am the owner of Rolo and this is really all bout Rolo! What I need is your help.

He can’t stand properly through his back discomfort.

We Had recently made the move to Jones Island, NSW on the mid coast.

I am asking (which I never do for myself) for assistance to get an expensive scintography or MRI scan done on my precious horse whom I have bucket raised since a 12 week old foal from a Nanny Stud. That’s him as a baby in the profile pic! He was about 12 weeks old when I first got him home and his ears were huge!

Somehow Rolo sustained a paddock injury which was discovered when I started to break him in. I waited until he was 4 to break and he was given time to grow and develop as he’s a heavy horse cross TB so they usually need a little more time. He was a life horse so time was his.

I waited patiently and our bond has grown as we have battled melanoma, a pedal bone serious infection in his hoof pedal which required hospitalisation and an operation inclusive of very intense care every single day for months on end. We got through these times to now end up in this position and it’s just breaking my heart! He has the most willing nature and had a stint under saddle with me finishing getting him under saddle and I took the time and waited patiently after a long spell to recover. I have always paid for my horses vet care myself.

With all this flood and mud he has slipped or jarred himself aggravating the injury and he needs the bone scans done :(

He’d been to the vet Hospital previously for two days and the issue could not be pin pointed despite all efforts costing thousands. Unlike people animals don’t have Medicare so it’s sooo expensive.

I also had my Specialist Equine vet examine him and gave him a different diagnosis but same result needing the scans.

It was recommended to get a hind end and neck scan done which would hopefully give the answers to know how to help him. This is 6k and a trip to Sydney Randwick Equine Hospital and about three days stay due to the radiation liquid that gets injected.

His name is Rolo and he is only 6 years of age with the most beautiful gentle soul.

Unfortunately life has been turned upside down in the last few years I lost my career due to a PTSD injury and my horses have saved my life! There have been several things happening of late and all I am trying to do is save for the vet diagnostic X-rays but unfortunately for horses these are very costly and life just keeps throwing huge curve balls that are making it impossible to get this cash together cause the hits just won’t stop.

I have just lost all of my possessions in the Mid Coast floods as I had moved there to build a new life and have a fresh area to get away from my work memories of public service. I bought land and moved into a caravan whilst I had plans to build a new life being accepted into my new community and life was feeling like it was getting back on track… finnally. I was putting myself first despite leaving everything I know behind to survive. We suffered the first Mid Coast storms losing our second caravan and pet cages. Now I have lost my caravan (home) thankfully insured but all my possessions were not because there wasn’t a dwelling. I’d called to get my 40ft container moved off but the ground was too wet and I knew it had to move before winter and more rains.

Now second flood & I’ve lost 99 percent of my possessions all uninsured. Now I have no permanent address and am having to figure this out as well.

I now need every single dollar for recovery and to figure out where I will live for the future. My horse needs your help I can’t bare to lose him as well but this is the stark reality I am also facing as he has aggravated the injury in the midst of all this flooding chaos which needs to be dealt with and diagnosed to find out what it is and if he can be helped.

I have my small herd of horses that are my fur children and my life they mean the world to me. Rolo was planned to be with me for life! I’d like to keep that promise but it is becoming unrealistic if I can’t get the vet work done and keep him comfortable in between. If I can’t muster this he will be euthanised as that’s the only option remaining and the kindest thing to do.

I know life is tough right now for many people and probably a long shot but I’m willing to try for him. He is worth it and it would just mean the world to save him and give him quality of life and keep my promise to him for life.

I would be forever grateful and anyone that knows Rolo loves him as he is a big puppy dog with so many years left!

so I’ll put this out to the world and the answer will come back one way or another

The funds raised will go to solely Rolo for his scans and rehab. The stay at hospital is 6k and that’s not including travel to Randwick Equine Hospital and anything beyond. So I am aiming for this amount and see if I can get a definitive answer and pray that we can fix the issue as he’s sooo young.

Our first ever showjumping outing and what a champion after the injury and he’s just so so cool!

I appreciate every single dollar and hopefully I can get there and get to the bottom of it and make him comfortable for even paddock retirement.

thank you for reading and supporting beautiful Rolo

youre welcome to come and meet him and give him a carrot! He is so so sweet and I’m sure he would love to say thanks too!