We call her Magic, she is a sweet and wonderful mare who has suffered a lot. We intend to make sure she has a happy ever after. With your help, we will be able to give her the rehabilitation to lead a healthy and happy life.
Bold Magic has suffered a great deal. When I first saw her she couldn’t walk – even on step. She needed medical attention immediately so my vet accompanied me to the farm soon after. Suspecting she had foundered we made arrangements to have her x-rayed. She was only 5 years old and we feared the worst – that it was too advanced to treat. We couldn’t determine how long the it had gone on. I was told that she would lay down a lot. It was clear she wasn’t eating and that there was no food in sight.
I spoke to my farrier about taking boots over for Magic to wear. She made some pads to put in the boots to support her feet. I returned with gastrogard, banamine and the boots.
She needs your help!
It took a week but we returned to the farm with the x-ray machine. I was encouraged to see Magic could walk although it was painful to watch. It was still an improvement. When we removed the boots and wraps from her feet there was a stench. It was clear she had begun to pop abscesses from her feet. The right front popping two, one from the coronet band and one from the heel. I was a little encouraged. After examinations of the x-rays it was clear she had not foundered but was instead suffering from severe abscesses in at least three of her feet. I wanted to get her out of there but we didn’t have the funds needed to take on another horse.
We decided to gamble on raising the money to care for her after we picked her up so the day after we took the x-rays, we returned and picked her up. Magic is slowly improving with consistent care. We are still fundraising to fund her rehabilitation. We need your help.
Magic raced only one time, see her race record by clicking here.
Magic is located at Leighton Farm in Upper Marlboro, MD.