EQUINE PROJECT-ESPI
In the heat of mid-August 2017, Kleo, our equine vet, had to make a trip to the Athens area, so she took the opportunity to drop by the new premises of ESPI (the Hellenic Association for the Protection of Equids). The organisation has recently moved to Markopoulo (not far from Athens airport) where it is […]
EQUINE PROJECT- CORFU
Where do the abandoned donkeys on the island of Corfu go? Our Equine Team discovered the answer to this question on October 3rd-4th 2017 when they visited the island and treated the donkeys of a very unique shelter. The Corfu Donkey Shelter was founded by Judy Quinn, an Englishwoman who was moved to help after seeing the plight […]
EQUINE PROJECT- KASOS
Summer 2017. Just this one case made the difficult journey to Kasos worthwhile for me, for equine vet Kleopatra, and for the star of this particular show, farrier extraordinaire, Giannis Brastianos. When we first spotted this poor girl, lying in a field above Ammoua, she didn’t get up as we approached and Kleo became concerned. When […]
EQUINE PROJECT – NAXOS
On April 27th-28th 2017 we sent Michael Gaganis and Giannis Brastianos, one of our great Equine Project duos, to visit the island of Naxos and examine as many working equids as possible, treating any that needed our help. One of the issues in the area is that people have cut down on the use of […]
EQUINE PROJECT – PAROS OUTREACH
On April 29th-30th 2017, our vet, Michael Gaganis, and farrier, Giannis Brastianos, visited the island of Paros where they examined and treated 40 working equines. Sadly, Michael and Giannis came upon many cases of “hobbling” that had resulted in many deformed hooves. Giannis treated all animals immediately and together with Michael they tried to persuade […]
EQUINE PROJECT – SANTORINI OUTREACH
Between the 8th and 9th of June 2017, Kleopatra and Aris, members of our Equine Project team, were on the volcanic island of Santorini where they provided care to 41 equids. Kleo and Aris examined and treated the retired donkeys and mules of the SAWA shelter, which is the only one on the island. Once […]