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On this page
we share some uplifting Friesian stories applicable to anyone and
any horse to inspire and show the power of Faith and Prayer.
Yea, a
Friesian graces the cover of the Joel Osteen dvd depicted in the
header!
Happy Valentine's
Month!
Surprise your Sweetheart with a
visit to our farm. Come ride and hug our Friesians with
pictures to remember.
Introduction
Are you faced
with stress, unsure of the future, discouraged, under pressure,
unsure of how you will reach your dreams? No wonder in this world,
including the horse world. We lived it, we know it, took 2011 off as
a sabbatical, and work on
the Journey daily. It's nothing
new and you too can be delivered.
Envision,
selectively embrace, be willing to let go in order to grow
('pruning'), push on, don't look back, get back up when you fall, love out loud, and
Believe. All the answers are found in the Good News and the best
news is that it works.
Our Friesians
are assistant witnesses for us, and we also credit the breed as a Gift for
having been a safe haven and one of our major inspirations
throughout already 31 years of our life. This page is inspired by our ster gelding
Meine v.d. Slothoeve. We are not a Ministry as such as there are
plenty of great ones out there but the Friesians on this page have
put it on themselves to form Meine's Ministry page to help share the
Good News.
Ministry will
energize you every day, any time of the day. Start strong to face
the day and finish strong so you can get the rest you need.
Some of our
favorite daily helpings come from: Bishop T.D. Jakes, Joyce Meyer,
John Hagee, Gregory Dickow, Jimmy and Karen Evans, Ed Young,
Mark
Jeske, Charles
Stanley, David Jeremiah, Joel Osteen, and we will add some more suggestions
as there are many more. Their teachings are amazing. What we like
best is that their broadcasts are educational and inspirational and
do not include what we consider 'over-the-top.'
Trials and
tribulations are part of life and making it through is a Testament.
Every day is a test as well as a gift. We can choose how we take our
daily bread; it truly is beautiful what Christ showed us. It is our
sincerest goal to grow in and praise the Lord, encourage and
inspire, one step at a time, and o yes, it takes daily practice and
great humility.
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Ministry Friesians
We have no
less than three Ministry Friesians in our 8-Friesian herd. We had
never been through any serious situations in all our years with so
many horses but here we are in a short amount of time,
(coincidentally?) during the year we ventured onto the journey of
becoming born-again Christians during a 2011 sabbatical.
Although the
situations are not Friesian specific, they happen to have affected
our Friesians and make for great inspiration.
It started
with our rock star 2004, imported, 16.3 hands ster gelding Meine v.d.
Slothoeve (Olof x Nammen), which we purchased early fall 2011, well
after his healing-up. The thought was already there to dedicate his
life to showing how we can all make a turnaround in life. Then a
good month later our Weidebloem and Odessa would join his storybook.
We believe
that Belief, Faith, a fighting spirit, decisive action, and prayer
make a difference.
Meine
The short
story is that Meine flew over from The Netherlands after
being gelded in 2007, and shortly after arrival he fell ill with
some sort of infection.
He got sick,
foundered, his coffin bones rotated, he had to have a tenotomy on
both front feet as a result and after tremendous efforts he laid
down to, what the experts were convinced, die. That evening a friend
of his first mom Nancy's prayed over him and miraculously he got up
the next morning to go through a lengthy recovery process, which
resulted in an official clean bill of health from the surgeon and
the insurance company. A huge Thank You to Nancy for her loving
care! We will be posting a personal account from Nancy, who is a
long-time, strong woman of Faith.
When Meine
came up for sale in 2011, however, his history proved to be a major
obstacle but Anneke knew him well and gladly purchased him. It
couldn't be more fitting that he would get his own web page. Photos
will be added.
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Weidebloem
The short
story on our mare Weidebloem (2007 Feike x Anne) is that she
developed a corneal injury/infection in her right eye in November 2011,
which we now know was a mostly bacterial infection after corneal damage from more than likely
the sand storms from the Texas drought, but really it could have
been anything (such as a tail swat) and it is as such unpreventable
with as a double whammy bacteria and fungi living all
around us. It is rare but we sure got hit.
Initially the
eye issue seemed to be getting better with meds but she quickly went
downhill and on the day of her vet appointment she had a prolapsed
iris and was rushed into emergency surgery on the evening before
Thanksgiving 2011.
While on the
operating table under full anesthesia we were told the eye had to be
removed but, in tears and knowing we couldn't live with giving up,
we refused and went for the slim chance she would be left with an
eye merely for cosmetics, no guarantees, and prayed she would not
have to go back in for removal shortly after.
A month and
many bills later we were able to pick her up with a fully
functioning eye, except for the blockage by the flap over the
prolapsed site, but she sees just fine. It truly is a stunning turnaround. She and the eyes look
terrific and we are so very, very pleased with the great service and
our miracle mare, who's going about her business as usual. We look
forward to continuing her riding training as she's a
fabulous ride.
Important to
consider when faced with such a situation are the tremendous bills
with no guarantee treatment will save the day. The cheapest solution
is to cut it short, however, for us the only choice was to see it
through. Photos will be added, which will show the eye, the
beautiful stitching of the flap, and the amazing happenings.
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Odessa
Our new ster
mare Odessa (2004 Wander x Leffert) had a similar corneal injury in her right
eye along with Weidebloem, all be it that her eye looked perfectly
healthy and it came up just as we had to take Weidebloem in.
So we took her
along just in case and she too underwent an operation on the evening
before Thanksgiving 2011 for a corneal flap but with easy prognosis of picking
her up the next week.
Well, we were
in for an unexpected rollercoaster of a stubborn and aggressive fungal infection; the complete reverse of our
journey with Weidebloem with Odessa's eye going suddenly completely downhill
a few days after the operation, a
prolapsed iris, no chance of surgery due to the aggressive fungal
development, and we were told to have Odessa's eye removed.
We went in to
see it for ourselves (it was bad) and had accepted the verdict but
kept praying and postponing. Miraculously, just in time, her eye had
recovered enough for a second operation. But again she went downhill
and it looked bad with nothing working and her eye too fragile for
additional action.
She
was then given injections straight into the eye with a new, recently introduced compounded med
and miraculously she too turned the corner.
Many bills and
unexpectedly after more time and much more effort than Weidebloem
later, she was released early January with a fully functional eye (except for
the blockage from the flap and damage from the rollercoaster ride in the
back corner of the eye) but she had to go back shortly after with a
fungal rebout and is
now back in treatment with another compounded med by injection and
drip. She is responding well so far and we hope and pray for a
speedy and final recovery.
Fungal infections are incredibly stubborn,
aggressive, and unpredictable. We are thankful for the continued
quality and prompt care. Update: Odessa is back home going through
what hopefully is the last part of the treatment! Go, Odessa!
Important to
consider when faced with such a situation are the tremendous bills
with no guarantee treatment will save the day. The cheapest solution
is to cut it short, however, for us the only choice is to see it
through. Photos will be added, which will show the eye, the
beautiful stitching of the flap, and the amazing happenings.
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A Special Thank You to:
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