Poorly Foal’s Vet Bill

Hi I’m asking those of you have had Becky’s support to help support her now. She has had a run of ill luck with her beloved horses resulting in spiraling vet bills. Those of us who know Becky know her ponies and horses always come first with everything she has going to their welfare. Sadly these past few weeks things have really stacked against her. Please help with whatever you can. Becky is one of the good ones - honest and straight talking, putting herself in debt to ensure that right is done to her horses - and those who deal with her.

This was her post on Facebook yesterday.

The highs and lows of breeding….

Time, money, effort, worry, fear, excitement and the suspense of what happens next….

To say this has been a rollercoaster is an understatement.

After weeks of 24hr watch, April 20th 2024, Tums decides at 10am Saturday morning and 360 days, that it was time to release the hostage. A beautiful big strong dun colt foal, named Henry. Full of life and a joy. I noticed he was contracted through his carpus with the hope it would right it self, it didn’t followed by a touch of diarrhoea. Tums not herself, required washing out and then faced with laminitis. Henry still receiving orthopaedic treatment but hey ho, I’d got this….

Daisy, 3 weeks prior to foaling becomes poorly with a 40 degrees temp and a 5 day stint in ICU.

Returns home and then May 20th 2024 after a long day and night of labour, my gorgeous huge filly Molly is born after a horrific foaling and Daisy taking a very nasty turn afterwards, followed by a couple of days of being colicky, uterine infection, hematoma on the broad ligament and still being the best mum throughout all of this. Last night at 10pm with no warning, Molly takes a turn for the worse and now in the veterinary hospital.

The last few weeks have been hell on earth. Not only with Daisy, but losing my Moomin to a ruptured stomach, then Tallie a week later to reasons i can’t divulge due to not being my horse and others that have been poorly, it’s been an emotional time and absolutely exhausting. My vets are amazing and worked tirelessly with me throughout with not just the mares and foals but the rest of the crap we are dealing with.

But then you always get that one person who feel the world revolves around them and you need to answer to their demands. Well I’ve news for you sunshine, you can wait!

Being in horses is so rewarding but can also be so draining and heartbreaking. I don’t know what I’ve deserved to have all this heartache

Want to say a big thanks to Claire, Lydia, Angie, Jo and a few more I’ve failed to mention for all their huge support these last few weeks xx