The volunteers who save horses, don’t they

If I had to say only one story for the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Equidae, which closes this year, ten years, let it be this…
of Phoebus, a horse, two years old, today she lives happy in the new modern facilities of the association in Markopoulo, Attica. Phoebus was detected somewhere in Corinth. He wandered for months, suffering from a painful fracture in the back end. The doctors placed immediately splint, but the bone could not be stuck. Euthanasia or mutilation? Was chosen the second. The surgery was completed successfully, for Phoebus fought and worked perfectly. Today is the first horse in Greece with an additional state.
It all started in 2006, when a group of friends of riding he decided to put an end to the mistreatment of the aged and injured equine, of horse racing where “decommissioning”, of mules and donkeys that we don’t “need” anymore in our work, by setting up the first association for the protection of equidae in the country. In these ten years, the people of ESPI have been taken care of and treated more than 100 animals, most of which have been given up for adoption. Today the stables in Markopoulo, live 15 horses that were abandoned in a bad situation by their owners.
“Every day we take from various parts of Greece people who identify a wounded or left a horse to his fate,” says the “K.” the president of the ESPI mrs Amalia Kyriacou. “We send a doctor or our partner to assess the situation and either we take it at our facility or we find a man in the area to take care of it. Many who have been in the mood to have a pony for company, undertaking the expenses of his treatment. Of course we always do a lot of research before giving an animal to someone, we check the facilities etc.”.
Just recently “received” by the Municipality of Hydra, two mules, which had “worked” all their life and now they couldn’t afford. “The municipality could take, so we picked it up, and sent them to Crete in a special center there to spend the donkeys their old age”.
The costs of dodging the Club members and a few sponsors. Only the food of the horse costs more than 300 euros per month, while employed in ESPI and qualified staff, ιππίατρος, a farrier and an expert dentist. Whoever wishes to strengthen the effort, can become a sponsor by contributing financially to the care of.
For the same purpose, but on the occasion of the birthday of 10 years of the Association, held on Saturday, June 25, from 11 in the morning, open event with music, drink, food, and gifts for young and old in the New (3rd km., street Μυρινούντος, next to the Olympic Equestrian Centre).
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