Kentucky Equine Adoption Center (KyEAC) and “Timber” (Before and After)

Kentucky Equine Adoption Center (KyEAC)

1713 Catnip Hill Rd. (P.O. Box 910124)

Nicholasville, KY 40356

Phone: (859) 881-5849

Email: info@kyeac.org

TIMBER

Kentucky Equine Adoption Center (KyEAC)

Back in 2020, we gave a grant to Kentucky Equine Adoption Center (KyEAC). The grant was given to help them provide straw and shavings to be used as bedding for special horses in rehabilitation. This was especially important to horses like Timber, a then-15-year old Kentucky Mountain Horse, who was discovered abandoned in Eastern Kentucky and was transferred to KyEAC.

As you can see in the before photo, he was emaciated, wounded, and he was covered in ticks and lice. It is unclear what caused his wounds, but he was x-rayed, cleaned up, and put on antibiotics. He was very weak and was not able to stand on his own, which necessitated days in the equine clinic, held up with a sling, where he could get around-the-clock care and monitoring. His main issue was a wound to his withers, which is called "fistulous withers" and takes a long time to heal. The wound was deep and required two visits to Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, KY to have procedures done to remove bone fragments and de-bride the deep pocket of infection. Daily and weekly care of cleaning has been almost non-stop to maintain the area from reverting back to its original infected state. I am happy to report that the wound is MUCH better, not the depth or infection that it was. He has gained a lot of weight and has a good appetite. The Director of KyEAC has recently formally adopted Timber, and he currently lives out in a pasture with two mares. He has a run-in shed for shelter, ample grass and hay, and he continues to be monitored for his well-being.

Grants to KyEAC were also given in 2021 and 2022, and it is because of your donations we were able to help Timber! Grants to other deserving organizations were also given to help equines in need…all thanks to donors like YOU!