Lots of new arrivals and the Farrier pays a visit.

Today was a very busy day, the farrier arrived to check the feet of the equines at the shelter.We were particularly anxious about maggie, an elderly shetland pony with a real attitude! Maggie has a problem with her feet, they are called box feet so called because when she is due for a trim, it appears she is walking on tiny boxes!They are a peculiar shape. The problem is that Maggie does not like being messed about with so with this in mind she was sedated prior to the farriers arrival.Did this work? NO! It took 3 people to keep hold of this tiny pony , her feet HAD to be trimmed so there was a sense of determination and finally relief when Frazer the farrier was able to do his job.No mean feat, he looked exhausted after struggling with her for a good ten minutes. there is no doubt that the little shetlands are most definitely the most difficult to handle when it comes to this.
16 horses were seen today, so all hooves are nice and trim once again.
2 new cats arrived today, Laurel(My name for her\) a black female had been hanging around a local restaurant, she is a bonny cat and to be honest appears more like a much loved pet than a stray. I will look in the Lost and found book in case someone is searching for her. The other a pretty and heavily pregnant stray tabby cat had been around for 4- 5 months according to the finders. These nice people kindly made a donation to the shelter which Im sorry to say is a rare occurrence.If more people would help in this way when they bring an animal here, it would be a great help.
On the downside, a sick kitten brought which was brought in this morning , died this afteronon, always a sad time for the staff who have to deal with it.
Also brought in was a young cross staffordshire bull terrier female(sacha)She will have to be fostered until a home is found. Her owner had her locked in a shed all day until a visiting tradesman heard her crying and offered to take her away with him.Thankfully he agreed and now she has a chance of a decent life. Pictured above with a photo of Maggie the shetland pony finally nodding off after sedation starts to work.