Maine teacher, state rep starts TB rescue
A computer science teacher, web designer, and state representative from Rockland, Maine recently stepped out of the routine of her professional life to wade into the thick of the horse-rescue world. Lizzie Dickerson, a teacher at Ocean Side High School and lawmaker in the Maine House of Representatives, officially founded North Star Horse Rescue, a certified nonprofit, last April after involving herself in a rescue effort that saved Thoroughbred ex-racehorses, and left an indelible impression on the Yankee. “I’d always been connected with horses in some way in my life, on and off, and wanted to be a jockey when […]
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Rachel progressing well after abscess
Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital provided the following update this morning on Rachel Alexandra’s ongoing recovery from complications of foaling: Rachel Alexandra is healing well following a surgical procedure performed Thursday, March 7th to drain an abscess that developed adjacent to her reproductive tract and rectum. Veterinarians at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital are pleased that her appetite is ‘even more voracious’ to start the week, and her attitude and vital signs remain normal. Rachel remains under close observation at Rood & Riddle. This Wednesday marks one month since the 2009 Horse of the Year underwent abdominal surgery to remove […]
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She slept at his hospital stall for 7 nights, crying
Reinvigorated from a July 4th family vacation, Micah Wuhl’s happy bubble burst with fear as she returned home from a camping retreat. While making her way down the long and winding road of a California mountain, her dormant cell phone sprung to life as she neared a cell tower. Ten emergency messages from her barn alerted her: Her horse was down. Clutched in the throes of colic, Bert’ N The Group was in the grips of what would be the first of several health episodes that would wrack his body with pain and test his 27-year-old new owner’s commitment and […]
