POCO, the brave little burro & friends
Poco is a little b***o who survived for 11 years in the wild, despite a badly deformed hoof. He no lives at Equine WellBeing Rescue in Snowflake AZ
The two of them together in 2021. They are together again now in heaven. Love you both to pieces...forever in our hearta.
05/01/2023
We really weren't ready for this though we have been very worried about Teddy for the past few weeks as he seemed to really slow down. We thought the cold weather was making him ache.
Over the last few days, he was hardly moving at all and felt cool so we kept him blanketed constantly. Dr Helzer saw him this afternoon and said he was suffering from heart failure. At age 39, his old ticker just wasn't pumping blood through his body like it should have. Standing outside, basking in the sun, there seemed to be no more appropriate time to ease the pain she said his body was feeling.
We firmly believe it is kinder to let them go on a good day than wait and have them suffer a minute longer than needed.
Our hearts are shattered.
Tonight, Teddy is with his friend Poco, girlfriend Rosy and other friends that had gone before him. The General passed peacefully and now enjoys the pastures of heaven, no doubt telling everyone what to do.
We will miss his huge personality, sweet curmudgeon face and the laughter he brought us all.
How truly blessed we are for every minute we had with him and the multitude of memories we can share.
Run In Paradise
Forever in our hearts 💕
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From Feb. 21, 2021. While I have tried to keep this page current with posts of Poco's friends and horses from JERAS, it was pointed out to me that this was Poco's page. Please understand my history with him was short and we tried very hard to help him and it was very emotional for us trying to help his body which was failing badly when his mind wasn't. We did not have the years when he was healthier nor the videos and pictures of those day. For those who want to re-live those days of Poco you can scroll back through the pictures on here and historically reminisce.
I leave you with a song from Poco. I cry as I post this because while he was here I was the one daily caring for him and I miss him more than you will ever know. I know others miss him too but you didn't have to make the decision to let him go and I am still devastated I, we could not do more. I don't want to have to re-live that pain to keep the page current so here we are. Run In Paradise POCO. You are missed.
12/09/2022
The general is out grazing this morning. Teddy was Poco's companion when they arrived 2 years ago..he runs the place now.
20/08/2022
It rained so hard earlier today that it was coming in through the venting in the roof. I had to put the General's rain coat on so he wouldn't get wet. How do you think he looks in blue?
19/08/2022
Happy Fribray!!!
19/08/2022
King of the hill. Willie is checkingnout his domain from the top of our compost manure hill.
Introducing Dave and his mom, Jelly to the herd went very smooth after they shared a fenceline for a few weeks. This makes us happy.
18/08/2022
The General was nibbling away at the grass but started to walk away before I got the camera out. We have some really nice grass patches with the monsoon rains.
The minis that come back a few weeks ago are now back in the pasture they shared before being adopted. It was as though they never left, even though it has been several years.
18/08/2022
Milestone!!! Baby Maisie has gained over 100 pounds AND her feet are doing so well we are going to let her go barefoot to see how she does. We are SO excited and she has been in such a good mood. She says, HI, to everyone.
05/08/2022
Jan from Rainbow Masks came to visit the General today with a gift of 2 custom made, camo fleece fly masks that fit him perfectly and protect his elderly eyes from flies. She also got the love on Maisie, Kitty and the others. Please ck out their FB page, Rainbow Masks. And thank you Jan so very much.
04/08/2022
Maisie hit a milestone, she has doubled her weight in juat less than 5 months. When rescued she was emaciated and only weighed 94 pounds. She has more to go as she should weigh about 225, but we want her to gain slow and consistently to not stress her joints. We are SO EXCITED!!!
04/08/2022
Teddy got his feet trimmed, then inspected Sonny's feet to be sure Michele did it perfect. The general is such a stickler....
04/08/2022
Shade, wonderful shade. Carmen is enjoying the break from the heat, are you getting a break????
28/07/2022
Maisie is doing SO good. She is up.to 185 pounds, almost double what she weighed when she arrived, emaciated, in March.
28/07/2022
So shiny..... The rain has cleaned them nicely, especially Windy (far right).
13/07/2022
The girls are looking at the storm in the mountains. We will be looking for names for these two jennies.
04/07/2022
Happy Birthday America....
30/06/2022
Teddy loved massage-grooming day with Gracia. Sable may get jealous.
30/06/2022
Miss Kitty needs this sign.
28/06/2022
Pony tails, pig tails...I'm a donkey. Still she puts my bangs up in rubberband. This time in pink!!!!
Rain dance by baby Maisie. Her first play date today with Miss Kitty in the stall with her AND is rained!!!!
22/06/2022
Carmen and Cumari enjoying the shade of their tree.
22/06/2022
The six pack all lined up for a drink at the water fountain.
Miss Kitty is just the cutest. Kisses for all.
15/06/2022
Teddy totally ignores Maisie. Here we hoped they'd be good friends.
15/06/2022
AMAZING MAISIE!!! Thank you all for your prayers and God for answering them. Xrays show new sole growth!!!! Last week her right foal hoof shed leaving exposed hoof tissue and today we removed the partially loose left foal hoof. She has good hoof growth that just needs to finish to completely cover the underlying tissue and bone. Our homemade orthotics make it easier for her to walk and walking she is. We are SO JOYFUL. Can I hear an AMEN????? She weighed 159 today!!!
13/06/2022
Maisie by the light of a silvery moon.
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