I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who has helped me with starting my canine part of EQUINE-COMFORTS. This includes both 2 and 4 footed friends. A HUGE thank you 
to Riggs my first & most special friend!
Equine-Comforts is currently accepting new clients. Please feel free to call and schedule an appointment. (262)237-0163.
I will happily be in Ohio at Synergy Farms attending their Canine Workshop Levels I & II. I will be leaving April 30th & returning May 11th to the Illinois/Wisconsin area. I am very excited to be gaining my certificate for canine massage. I will be taking new canine clients upon my return & am also available for canine massages at Cairo Animal Hospital, Highland Park,Il. (847)432-0157 daytime hospital # (262)237-0163 cell #
18 horses were saved…
The blaze broke out in a stable in Monee on Dec. 26th around 10 p.m. The barn was engulfed in flames when the Monee Fire Department arrived, but all the animals — 18 horses and a half dozen sheep — were rescued.
Monee Fire Chief Carl Nieland said that his crew has trained on rescuing livestock, and it paid off in this fire.
A BIG Thank You goes out to all recuers envolved.
For more of the story please go to Firehouse.com
A herd of horses marooned on a lowland knoll for three days by rising floodwaters waded to safety on Friday, led by wranglers following an underwater path marked out by half-submerged stakes.
The horses were neck deep at times and had to swim at some spots, especially the foals. But they began to canter as they neared the edge of the brackish water, and burst into a gallop once they reached solid land, apparently relieved at being able to stretch their legs.
The plight of the herd of about 100 horses has gripped the Netherlands since a storm surge Tuesday night pushed sea water into the wilderness area outside the dikes of Marrum, a town 90 miles northeast of Amsterdam. Before they could be saved, 19 of the horses drowned or died of exposure. Several rescued by boat earlier in the week have contracted lung infections.
With support from rescue workers on the knoll and a chain of small boats indicating the route, the four young women on horseback — riders from the town’s Cavalry Club — on Friday guided the remaining animals about 650 yards to higher ground. All but one horse followed them without hesitation.
“It worked, and it went off almost perfectly,” said Jacob Prins, a firefighter from the nearby town of Hallum who helped in the operation.
The remaining horse was led back later, escorted by firefighters on foot. They needed to attach a rope to its hindquarters to compel it to walk the final stretch. It collapsed after reaching shore, and was covered by blankets and attended by veterinarians.
