WR David~a small foal with a big goal

 David naps,stands and nurses on his nurse mare... WR ranch is currently trying to get the mare to be acceptant of David. 


You know how in David and Goliath David was a little guy facing a big, ugly giant? Remember how he threw the stone and killed Goliath and, well, beheaded him? Well, his problems didn't end there. After that his best friends dad, King Saul, went back and forth hunting him down, trying to kill him. David wrote the Psalms,some happy, some begging for mercy, hope and help. But David prevailed,became a man after Gods own heart, ruled a large kingdom, stole a man's wise, lost a child,repented and fathered the richest,wisest man in the world, Solomon. Anyway, David had a lot of problems but he had Faith in God and is subjects and family had faith and hope in him. 

Ok, so there's the 'on-the-go' story of David and big, bad Goliath. Now, on a Gypsy Vanner ranch in Florida, a little colt, David, is in need of prayer and a nurse mare. His recipient mare colicked and died two days after he was born, leaving him an orphan. The ranch, WR Gypsy Vanners, have recently found a nurse mare for him. Now they'll need to get the two bonded. Last update he was napping after enjoying a hearty meal. The wait is on for little David as he faces his 'Goliath' of a problem...... David had a rough birth and now he's having a rough time in general. Already tons of people have been volunteering information on possible nurse mares near Ocala Florida for little David and some are just offering prayers,encouragement and words of hope. Just because some odds are against him doesn't mean David won't make it, he just needs to keep fighting. Most foals with stories like David's are labeled grim and those caring for them stay mildly optimistic. There's always that chance the foal dies. Here's another foal for you to meet...... 

Autumn's Hope was born at 11am October twenty-eigth. Her dam was thirty, at an auction, and skin and bones... no one knew she was pregnant or in labor. The mare struggled and managed to deliver a pre-mature filly, then, she died. This poor filly, covered in after birth, lying on the cold ground at an auction all alone....... animal control called local rescue Hope for Horses, explaining that they had a dead mare and were going to euthanize the foal, come get the bodies...but the filly was up and walking so they picked her up and dropped her off. When a foal is born they need to nurse immediately. While we receive antibiotics when our mothers are still pregnant with us, foals get theirs from colostrum in their dams milk. They have a twelve hour period to get the colostrum before it's too late. Foals also cannot regulate body heat, which is why mares foal in the spring. If foaled in the winter most foals may or may not make it. This filly was pre-mature. Her ligaments and joints were still weak, legs crooked and ear tips slightly curled in. She didn't get to nurse and she didn't have heat. Hope for Horses would need to have the stall heated, colostrum available and be ready for a long night. Luckily,that's what Hope for Horses does. University study shows that foals without antibodies either die or have a 50-75% chance of becoming ill. Vets, interns,vet techs and volunteers all came together to feed, warm and care for this filly, named Hope. At four days old plasma and antibiotics were given. That night it dropped to the low forties,so volunteers bundled both filly and themselves up and prepared to wait it out. When Hope reached five days old her IgG level, which was at a dangerously low 400,was just under 800,a good sign. Sadly,she began having persistent diarrhea that wouldn't go away. When she was six days old, a day later, Hope stopped eating. Keeping a watchful eye, the volunteers decided to wait before rushing in to the ICU equine care center just yet. Before long they noticed she couldn't swallow very well, she was rushed in immediately. The vets worked fast and gave her an I administering fluids,by mid-afternoon she was nursing from her bottle and moving around again. The volunteers spent the night, one volunteer voiced her question she'd been wondering: "She was born in autumn,my favorite season.... can that be her Name?", she became known as Autumn's Hope. 

Autumn would continue to have some problems, but she'd prevail. Right now Autumn, an Arabian cross, is two and available for adoption. She's perfect for training right now, sweet as sugar and a true fighter. 

So now you've read about two foals... a Gypsy Vanner colt fighting to live and prove himself,and a filly that started out grim and is now thriving. These two foals have odds set against them but they continued to fight. Hope was to be euthanized but lived longer than what everyone figured. David is fighting to survive with lots of love, hope and encouragement behind him. There are many foals out there with big and little stories that have been orphaned and many organizations that help these foals. These volunteers need support just as much as these foals, whether it be financial or verbal or prayerful,any bit of encouragement sent both ways helps. 

Have a happy ride and a good night ya'll... :) 

http://www.hopeforhorses.net/Autumns_Hope.html

http://www.wrranch.net/W_R_Ranch/Gypsy_Vanner_Horses_.html WR ranch website, they have a facebook page, WR Ranch with pictures and updates on David. 

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