Upon our cowboys arrival they found foal #71 a newborn, deceased. After speaking with the person who witnessed it, the newborn was not with its mother or its herd. It had wandered to another nearby band, away from its mother Mimi, who was a first time mom. Hidalgo who is Mimi’s stallion, for reasons unbeknownst to us went into the other stallion’s group and aggressively tried to move the foal and ... (Full Story)
June 5th at 2216 hours Stations 3,4 were alerted for an accident with injury in the area of Mosquito Creek Bridge on Chincoteague Road. While units were enroute the call was upgraded to an accident with entrapment with a vehicle in the water. Ambulance 3-0, Engine 3-4, Rescue 3, and Rescue 4 all responded to the scene. Upon arrival, Chief 3 established command, crews descended to the vehicle and ... (Full Story)
The vet and staff fought hard for this little guy and he unfortunately could not overcome the illness. He was humanely euthanized to prevent unnecessary suffering.
As with all foals it is hard losing them but fortunately our vets are learning more about why these things are happening, the symptoms, the bloodwork, different important timings which will help us help foals in the future.... (Full Story)
I've already had people ask me about volunteering this year and I can't tell you how very grateful we are. With that being said, if you have volunteered in the past and wish to continue, shoot me a message on messenger and let me know.
If you haven't volunteered before and would like to, shoot me a message on messenger and I'll add your name for placement.
