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Other
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Wiccaweys
Meet the rest of the family who are also very important members of our four legged collie assessment, socialisation and training team. |
| The Wiccaneighs Equine/Canine Socialisation Team |
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Mac Daddy Meet Mac, affectionately known as Big Mac, or Mac Daddy, or even Big Mac Daddy. Mac is a glorious chap. He is 14 years old, and has worked very hard. He competed in Dressage at Grand Prix level, and Evented at Advanced level. All this hard work and competition caused him to have mild arthritic changes in his legs. This meant his competitive career was over, and he was taken to the horse auctions to be sold as he was no longer of any use. Sadly they arrived late for the auctions and most people had drifted away, or had already done their buying and the only person left buying was the Meat Man!! You would have thought after working his arse off for his owner they would have spared him that horrible end and taken him home to find him a loving home with someone who would appreciate him, but no - he was going to be sold there and then! Thankfully a kind lady was there with her friend and spotted darling Mac, and literally saved his bacon from an early and cruel end. The lady was a riding instructor and she took Mac home to live with her horses and spent 8 months getting to know him, to find out the extent of the changes in his legs and to see what kind of home would be best for him. It soon became apparent to her that Mac still had a hell of a lot to give to people. He loves attention, he is very, very kind and gentle and has manners to die for. He is a real schoolmaster and takes care of whoever is riding him. Their vet gave him a clean bill of health for a happy hacking home, and I was the person lucky enough to be able to bring Mac home. UPDATE!!! Hmmmmmmm. It seems the kind lady wasn't quite as nice as I was led to believe. It now surfaces that Mac wasn't seen by a vet at all whilst with the lady he came from! He has been since been seen and examined by the Wiccs vet and Equine chiropractor as we weren't happy with how he was moving and how he was in himself, and darling Mac has been diagnoised as totally unrideable! He should never have been advertised or rehomed as rideable. his 'mild arthritic changes' are in fact 'severe, chronic arthritic changes'. Thank goodness he did come here!! I hate to think what would have happened should he have gone to people who wanted to ride more than Mac would have been ridden here, and who might not have got the vets out to him as quickly as us. Mac would have been in agony and someone could have been seriously hurt if a distressed and pained horse decided he'd had enough! People make me VERY angry. After tracking down and contacting the first person on his passport, we found out that Mac had been RETIRED to an equine retirement home 5 YEARS ago!! He'd been diagnoised then with navicular. We are not sure how long Mac will have with us before we have to make a decision based on his welfare and quality of life. His health is carefully monitored and despite being retired from ridden work, he still feels like he has a job to do as he is our chief dog socialiser - work he takes very importantly. One thing is for sure, whatever time he does have left will be made very happy for him. He will want for nothing. We will not fail him or let him down, Mac has been let down more than enough by people in the past. Thankfully he has us, and his favourite Auntie Sharon (who he thinks is his own personal slave/groom) to spoil him rotten! |
 "With my daddy - what are you looking at short stuff?"  "Time for my close up!" 
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Dudley
- the Dastardly!! We tried to locate a foster mum for him with the help of an equine organisation, however there was no foster mums small enough for him to be found. So it was sleepless nights and lots of work, but he is very much worth it all. Dudley
is an absolute scream - he is cheeky and full of mischief and mayhem.
Once he was big enough, Doughnut took him under her wing to teach
him horsey etiquette and his manners. |
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Summer Summer
is a real gentle giant. She has a great sense of humour and is very
cheeky and sweet all at the same time. She loves attention and fuss
and is always grateful of a rub and stroke from visitors - expecially
if they have extra strong mints in their pockets. |
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| Doughnut
The Diva Say hello to Doughnut, our little Shetland Pony Diva!! Doughnut is 10 years old. Also known as DUFFNUT, DUFF 'EM UP NUT, THE WITCH!!! Doughnut is a cheeky little Miss who joined our gang after her previous Mum suffered a very serious accident and was hospitalised. Doughnut is a right little Diva! She knows how to wrap people round her extremely cute little hooves and she loves to be fussed and spoilt! She is very partial to treats and extra strong mints!! Doughnut lives with the goats and chickens and has to watch her weight due to laminatis. She doesn't enjoy watching her weight! Doughnut is practising to pull a little cart and has been up and down the drive long reigning. Doughnut has two devoted minions in our 2 pygmy goats. She is very good at getting them to do her bidding! DOUGHNUT IS NOW ON LOAN TO FRIENDS IN WALES, NANNYING ONE OF THEIR MARES WHO SUFFERS FROM SEPARATION ANXIETY. |
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Lady
Tara Bear |
 "I'm so pretty"  Rocket & I - she's nicked one of my carrots again!!  Me & Mum. Yes, you do see correctly, I do have my own marquee to keep the sun off!  YeeeerrrrrHaarrrrrrr!!! I love my western saddle, Me & Mum are riding the range!!   |
| Pops Now sadly over the Rainbow Bridge, although I can't bring myself to move his entry yet. Pops left us on 5th August 2011. Say hello to this cheeky old chappie. This is Pops, 26/27 yrs old going on 26 months! Pops is a dear old man, a total sweetie on the ground but was a devil of a jogger when out for a hack. This is due to being ridden hard by kids. We used Natural Horsemanship techniques to help him understand that he isn't going to be forced to do anything anymore, and that actually, at his age, he can take it easy now and is retired. Pops also only has one eye. He was left with an infected eye years ago, and thankfully when he was saved by his previous home they got the vet in straight away and sorted him out immediately. Sadly his eye couldn't be saved. Being a one eyed chap doesn't bother Pops in the slightest, and he is totally bombproof on the ground! Pops adores Tara, even though she bosses him about like Lady Muck!  Not bad for 23 hey?! 
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 "I'm so cheeky!! The Phantom Raspberry Blower"  Check out the hippy beard man! |
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| The Wiccameooow Feline/Canine Socialisation Team |
| Cats We have several cats at Wiccaweys. Most are semi-feral and spend their days desimating the local rabbit population. A few are friendlier, and visitors to Wiccaweys are most likely to bump into Felix, Glory, & Mildred. They are the main part of our catty-doggie socialisation team and is usually nosing around when visitors appear. They tend to throw themselves in front of arriving dogs, and then look at us as if to say, "Yes, Cat Test Passed" or "Nope, I'll be down the field!" They all also have a habit of trying to get into peoples cars, so we have to ask people to check for cats before leaving! Polar is often lurking around the house too - although he has a strict 'You can look, but not touch me' policy. Polar was extremely feral when he arrived from Ireland, so he has made huge progress. Polar's favourite game is to wait until it is time for the chickens to go to bed for the night, and then jump out at them from behind a flower pot! He makes them sqwark! He usually gets a pecked bottom, before he heads off down the path looking very pleased with himself! We also have Oscar, Hex, Ziva & Marmalade - although visitors won't really see them around much. 
Felix - Chief Taster & Quality Controller for Sausages 
Mildred the mad Persian who is obsessed with water and hates grooming herself!! She likes to dress up and wear outfits, and enjoys having a hot shower!!! 
Hex & Felix on Stanley the Morris Traveller - 2 Moggies on a Moggie! |
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Hex
- Sweet & Cuddly
| The Wiccableats Canine Socialisation Team |
| Sheep We
have 2 weather (neutered male) sheep, Jake & Ellwood. They are
fantastic! We handreared them and they have really cheeky natures.
They are best friends with Dudley pony and like to get up to mischief
together. |
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| The Wiccaclucks Canine Socialisation Team |
| Chickens We
also have a maurading gang of ex battery hens who live with Doughnut
and co. They are all enjoying life now. |
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Elvira