Snow in October and Feeding the Horses

I worked at the Catskill Animal Sanctuary on Sunday. On Saturday our area had a lot of snow, in some places it was up to 2 feet, but at CAS it wasn't quite that much. There are still a lot of people without electricity in our area so I really wanted to make sure to get to CAS in case others couldn't.

On Sunday I mostly fed and cared for the horses. They either got hay or alfalfa. CAS recently got some horses from a woman who was mistreating them. Kathy Stevens told me that the horses were head-shy and said that meant they didn't like their heads touched and were probably hit. But now they are a lot more comfortable, at least they were around me.

The CAS YouTube channel has a video showing the horses and how they were when Kathy got them.

Back at the CAS on Sunday

I have been away all summer, but I got back to the Catskill Animal Sanctuary this Sunday. It was so great to be back. The place looked great but there was lots of water everywhere, especially in the goose pen. They've built a barn and have a CSA (community supported agriculture) going. They had a summer camp this summer.

Here's a video from some of the things from the day:



Some of the things I did Sunday: I picked up sticks that had fallen all over after all the rain and Hurricane Irene. The sticks were all in the animal's pens and along the sides of the roads. I then fed the geese. The geese kind of scare me but I used mind power over them to have them not scare me. They nip at me and it feels like I'm being pinched. I hopped in the truck with another volunteer to do the feed run but before that I cut up veggies. I fed the horses some hay but those that are under-sized, I fed alfalfa. Kathy Stevens said that alfafa is like chocolat cake to a horse, it fattens them up, but too much can not be too good for them.

Here are some pictures of the geese. One in winter:

And again on Sunday:

This is me cleaning some water bowls.

Amelia - The Pig

This is a favorite of mine, Amelia the little piglet. Here is what the CAS YouTube has about Amelia and her past life.
"Amelia was rescued from a woman with a long history of abuse towards her horses. Several months ago, when local authorities came by to investigate some complaints against her, they found Amelia wandering the property. Given that this individual had also begun breeding pitbulls, we believe that Amelia was meant to be used as "bait" to train the pitbulls to fight."

Building a Barn at CAS

The Catskill Animal Sanctuary is building a barn. Check it out. They need our help...

Sunday at CAS

I was at CAS today, on the day I usually go there. I like going on Sundays. Today I did a lot of vegetable cutting...a lot! Then I cleaned and swept out the barn. I also helped lead a horse back into the stall.

That was mostly it for today.