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Donations for orphan foals

15/11/2024

Our amazing foals are doing well, but the expensive foal milk and feed and fuel costs, mount up fast. If you're able to donate to support the care of Onyx, Pixie and Elli, please donate, or get in touch

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Orphan foal update

4/10/2024

We brought 3 orphan foals in recently, two from Balgo community in the far eastern Kimberley and one from Waterbank, near Broome.

In Balgo little colt Onyx was found abandoned by his herd, stuck in mud. He was pulled out by local man Mick, who washed him and fed him skimmed milk till we could get there. After a long trip and a vet check, he managed to gradually recover from the mud he’d swallowed. Bottle feeding was every few hours.

Onyx is now 8 weeks old and has attached himself to mare, Athena, and is growing very fast.
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Again we were called out to Balgo by Mick for an orphan filly whose mother had been shot. Little Pixie survived the trip and after a long rest began drinking and perked up quickly. Jen was busy feeding them both with some help from others when yet another orphan foal arrived.
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This one, a filly we called Elli, was also found abandoned. Elli wouldn’t drink from a bottle but was happy to be fed by syringe. She and Pixie became close friends and now stay together though Pixie is the cheeky one and Elli is curious about everything.
They are both tiny but now drink from a bucket, as does Onyx.

Our recent news

19/9/2024

We've been on two trips to Balgo; two 18 hour trips to bring in foals that lost their mothers.

One 2 week old colt was found stuck in mud and was pulled out by Mick, who called us. Our volunteer Jen Stevenson drove out to collect it and we managed to help it survive. We've called him Onyx. He's a cheeky colt and has been adopted by Jens mare who adores him.

A week later Mick called again with a 2-week old filly whose mother had been shot by tourists. She's still weak but drinking well and seems to be improving. She's tiny.

We've managed to raise some funding, not much yet, to help cover costs of foal milk,(Profilac), fuel and vet fees, but we'll need more. It's foaling season now so we're hoping there won't be any more crisis, but we're ready just in case.

Onyx and his new mum, Athena

19/9/2024

Time to save another orphan foal

15/9/2024

On the road again to Balgo to collect this filly, saved after tourists shot her mother, for sport! so we now have two orphans.

Onyx making friends

15/8/2024

Onyx - updates from our latest rescue

13/8/2024

Named! This is Onyx, now it's time to get strong

Latest Rescue at Balgo

6/8/2024

This foal was found yesterday at Balgo, stuck in mud, and with no parents. Michael pulled her out and washed her down and he's fed her on skim milk till we get out there.

Jen will be leaving at 3am to go out tomorrow and bring her in, an 18 hour return journey. Luckily there's a full bag of Profilac milk for foals on hand.

No name yet but she is doing well. More news to come!

Montage from Lake Gregory

29/3/2024

Lake Gregory & Bililuna

29/3/2024

Herd at Lake Gregory

Wild stallion at Bililuna upset after his mare shot by sniper in helicopter

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