Meet the Animals

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Cherokee

Cherokee, our beautiful Palomino, was our first rescue animal at Blue Arrow and has been with us since the beginning. She was rescued as she was being led into a trailer bringing her to a slaughterhouse in PA. She had been hobbled (her front feet were chained together to prevent her from running) and she was 180 pounds underweight. However, a lot of time, patience, and groceries have turned her 100% around and she is now loving, smart, and... well, let's just say a little chunky, but that's okay — we never want to see ribs at Blue Arrow! She is now a healthy, happy mare!

James

Our oldest horse, Thoroughbred James was rescued from a very bad situation. His paddock mate had frozen to death over a bad winter, leaving James to live with him until spring, eating just reeds and scrounging for grass under the snow. Not being able to stand it any longer, we contacted the owner of the property and negotiated to remove him from that untenable environment. James (unbeknown to us) came to Blue Arrow with Lymes disease and EPM — Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis, a parasite that hosts in possum excrement. It's very hard to completely cure and can be fatal. Don has spared no expense to save James's life, and it has been very expensive. James gets special meds every other day and holistic treatment daily. We at Blue Arrow are so blessed to still have him as part of our barn family and thank all of you who care so deeply for him.

Nora & Ghost

Several years ago, Don got a call from a high school friend who is deeply involved in animal rescue. We can't tell you how many motherless baby raccoons she's rescued! Her call was to tell us of two horses on Long Island that were going to be sent to auction if a forever home wasn't found for them within 10 days. As always, Don was anxious about this never-ending predicament of animals being “thrown away,” so the Blue Arrow team rallied and rescued these beauties: Ghost, whose name fits him, as he is an almost translucent white color, and Nora, a retired Thoroughbred. Ghost and Nora love their paddock at Blue Arrow, where they are all treated like members of our tight-knit family.

Chloe

Chloe is the baby, and the latest of our rescues. Chloe came to Blue Arrow after being left outside in the mud and not cared for properly; her owners just didn't want her anymore. Horses need their feet cleaned often, and bad things can happen when they're constantly left wet. In her case, it was a terrible abscess that went unattended and caused her to lose the whole sole of her foot. Thank goodness we have an amazing barefoot trimmer who made extra trips to help us with her! It took three months to nurse her back to full health, a lot of wrapping her foot in baby diapers twice a day, and keeping her clean. Again, no care or expense was ever an issue as long as she recovered! Chloe was a very good patient; she made a full recovery and now lives a happy life with clean feet at Blue Arrow.

Ebenezer

A 29-year-old pony, little old man Ebenezer is one of the older horses here at the farm. He's a nervous nelly and is not a fan of men or hats, but he loves kids and is great with them! When he first came, we would chase him forever in the field to get him on the lead rope, but he now comes right to you.

Johnny

Johnny the mule, named after Don's dear friend Johnny Farina, of “Sleep Walk” fame, was rescued from a muddy field, alone and quite wild. He is living happily running in the field with Skully and Ava. When we first got him he was very timid, but he now takes treats from your hand!

Brownie

Brownie is a Jersey Holstein cross heifer, and was only six days old when she came to the farm. She was tied to the back wall of the barn and she was sick with scours. We medicated her for a few days with scours medication and electrolytes, but within a few days of being at the farm, she developed a cough and started lying around. She had a fever, pneumonia, and the vet noticed a hernia. The hernia was wrapped, medication was given, and we were told to pray for the best... This little girl was probably not going to make it. For a week, we used a syringe to give her milk and her medication. We had to gate her off from the others so nobody else got sick and she could rest. She was our little miracle! Brownie is smaller than the rest, but she has the biggest attitude.

Hemi

Hemi is a Holstein bull calf, and will be two this year. He was born on a Monday and was taken away from his mom within hours, due to head to the market. The next morning, he came to the farm instead. He never got mom's milk, so within a week he became ill and had scours, but we medicated him back to good health within another week. He got his name when he got to the farm and immediately took off running!

Baby

Baby, another Holstein, was born a twin. She's a freemartin — a infertile female with masculinized behavior and non-functioning ovaries. She appears female, but her female reproductive development was altered due to acquisition of anti-mullerian hormone from the male twin, which makes her worth nothing to a dairy farmer. Her twin died, and she came to us at six months old from a friend's farm. She is now like the mom of the other cows at the farm, is the first one to moo when she sees people, and the first one at the gate!

Sweet Pea

Sweet Pea is a Jersey bull calf who came with Baby at only a few days old. He was very shy and would never come near you, but now he's a big lover! He loves kisses.

Oreo

Oreo is a Holstein lineback cross, and was the second bull calf to come to the farm from a local farmer. He was due to go to the market, and was only two days old when he arrived at the farm. He will be two on June 7th!

Angel, Angela, Kennedy, and Lady Hawk

Our alpacas — Angel, Angela, Kennedy, and Kennedy's mom Lady Hawk (also called simply “Mama”!) — were rescued from two different places. Neither place could take care of them anymore, so they are here living happily with our wackadoodle goats!

Nenya, Hermine, and Larry

Nenya, Hermine, and Larry, our three “little pigs,” are insatiable eaters (all on a diet!) and love to hang out in their pen and little pond behind it. They are so much fun to look at and they love the attention. They love belly rubs, and don't forget fruits and veggies!

Cloud

We would be remiss if we did not include our beautiful barn mascot, Cloud! As you may remember, Don took on a huge successful rescue endeavor of over 100 cats a few years back — well, meet rescue cat #100, our lovely Cloud.