Monday, October 29, 2012
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Fiji Overview
Recently KCT returned from Fiji where they spent 2 weeks treating horses and assisting and educating locals on general horse care, training and welfare, much the same as we did in Egypt.
Below is a brief overview by Chloe on what the team were up to and how it compared to the Pyramid horses of Egypt.
Below is a brief overview by Chloe on what the team were up to and how it compared to the Pyramid horses of Egypt.
What a whirlwind trip, can't believe I'm back on home soil already.Fiji was different from Egypt in so many ways, both good and bad. Instead of unending sand and ancient monuments, we were climbing up gnarly mountainside gravel roads to remote villages or driving through rivers in the gorgeous Yaqara station. Egypt - you saw animals walk in with hundreds of different health problems; in Fiji it was a case of seeing the same thing, again,and again, on every single horse. Huge ulcerating saddle sores along the wither and spine (from poor fitting saddles), dehydration and no hoof care or maintenance.
Sadly we saw horses as young as eight months old with saddles on and on the very first day a yearling was ridden in to have its hooves done. There were also a number of dental problems due to the high sugar diet of some of the horses (eating left over sugar cane).
On a positive note the locals were more than happy to learn and genuinely made an effort to understand what we were trying to teach - which was a nice change from some of the Egyptian attitudes.
The work we did handling unbroken horses,and training basic farrier skills at Yaqara was especially well received; farrier tools were left behind so that one particularly competent worker could carry on with what he had learned.There is definitely a need and potential to go back and carry on work there, and I think the future looks very promising.
Sadly we saw horses as young as eight months old with saddles on and on the very first day a yearling was ridden in to have its hooves done. There were also a number of dental problems due to the high sugar diet of some of the horses (eating left over sugar cane).
On a positive note the locals were more than happy to learn and genuinely made an effort to understand what we were trying to teach - which was a nice change from some of the Egyptian attitudes.
The work we did handling unbroken horses,and training basic farrier skills at Yaqara was especially well received; farrier tools were left behind so that one particularly competent worker could carry on with what he had learned.There is definitely a need and potential to go back and carry on work there, and I think the future looks very promising.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
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Sunday, July 8, 2012
Tokerau Beach Ride
Tokerau Beach Ride July 2012
My last day in NZ - We took the wild horses (Fern and Matai) to Tokerau Beach for a day of fun, and fun it was! We couldn't find our other 2 friends at the start which lead to us having a race with 3 local boys! Epic! And we ended up finding the other 2 along the way.
Check out the above link to see the video :)
Fern and Matai are from the Kaimanawa ranges where Chloe adopted and trained. Awesome horses to ride, so chilled, calm and comfy!
Ps: Very sad not to be going to Fiji - Unfortunately Perth doesn't do as good a deals as NZ!
My last day in NZ - We took the wild horses (Fern and Matai) to Tokerau Beach for a day of fun, and fun it was! We couldn't find our other 2 friends at the start which lead to us having a race with 3 local boys! Epic! And we ended up finding the other 2 along the way.
Check out the above link to see the video :)
Fern and Matai are from the Kaimanawa ranges where Chloe adopted and trained. Awesome horses to ride, so chilled, calm and comfy!
Ps: Very sad not to be going to Fiji - Unfortunately Perth doesn't do as good a deals as NZ!
Fiji
Woohoo, so it feels like I'm still just recovering from Egypt, and now it's time to start planing the next big adventure.
Kiwi Care Team, is traveling again, this time we are going to Fiji. To work to re educate locals, and care for animals there. Again taking vets, farriers and volunteers. The bad thing is... Stephs not coming... I'm not sure about an adventure without Steph , it's never really happened before, she's my adventure freind, Steph and crazy times go hand in hand....
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Chloe and Lifestyle Farmer
Big congrats to Chloe who is now writing articles for Lifestyle Farmer magazine! She has written a great one on volunteering abroad in this months June issue. If you get the chance to grab one then definitely do - they are a great read and you can pick up some handy tips and "big ideas for small farms".
Sunday, May 20, 2012
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