tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75765269320790958342024-03-19T13:23:27.968+02:00Princess Alia Foundation (PAF)Compassion and respect towards all creationPrincess Alia Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271138827046401913noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576526932079095834.post-4298273442951731502016-05-15T12:18:00.000+03:002016-05-15T12:18:11.757+03:00Moving forward in Petra...<br />
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On Monday the 9th of May 2016 the teams working in Petra met at the clinic for an event marking the end of <i>Phase 1</i> of the Petra project. The project was launched in partnership with the Petra Development and Tourism Regional Authority (PDTRA), Four Paws International and the Princess Alia Foundation.</div>
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During Phase 1 a number of areas were addressed. A water canal was constructed to protect the site of the clinic and stables from flash floods, the water will be collected and used throughout the year. Two stable blocks were constructed offering the horses a safe and comfortable place to rest where they would be protected from the extreme temperatures in both the summer and winter months. A number of volunteer vets and farriers and a horse management specialist from both Four Paws and PAF visited Petra where they treated the horses and conducted training and awareness programs for the horse owners and the local community. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the horses enjoying some rest in the newly constructed stables</td></tr>
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The progress has been visible at many levels and it has been a great pleasure to create a solid and positive partnership with all involved and to have earned the trust of the Horse Owners Association in Petra and the local community working with the horses. We look forward to moving forward to Phase 2 where we hope to be able to achieve more sustainable positive change for all involved.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Certificates of achievement were distributed by HRH Princess Alia Al Hussein to all who completed the various training courses</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ursula Rahm and Bridget Hancock distribute new head collars to the horse owners who showed most improvement in the care of their horses<br /><br /></td></tr>
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Princess Alia Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271138827046401913noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576526932079095834.post-60588055536763751722015-02-03T14:53:00.000+02:002015-02-03T14:53:07.642+02:00The Rose Red City...When you mention Jordan the reaction of most people is, "Oh I would love to see Petra!" And they are justified in their response.<br />
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Petra is truly a wonder of the world and one we as Jordanians are very proud of.<br />
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On the other hand we have also received a number of concerns when talking about the working animals in Petra and we are well aware of the challenges faced by the local communities and the Park Authority.<br />
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Through a partnership with Four Paws International and the Petra Tourism and Development Regional Authority, PAF has launched a new project to assist in the rehabilitation and development of the Equine Hospital and its surrounding area in Petra as well as to provide training and awareness to the local community working with the animals.<br />
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Treatment and training sessions have already been conducted for the local vets and vet nurses working in Petra by visiting equine vets Dr. Thomas Stohler and Dr. Helmut Fiegel which served to highlight the main areas of concern. We have been very fortunate that the visiting doctors donated their time to be a part of this development and we aim to hold more of these training visits during phase 2 of the project, therefore supporting the local vets and building their capacity.<br />
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<br />Princess Alia Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271138827046401913noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576526932079095834.post-34427363702942203032014-05-29T12:11:00.001+03:002014-05-29T12:11:23.439+03:00Small Miracles - The Story of the Princess Alia Foundation<br />
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Co-authored
by HRH Princess Alia, the eldest daughter of the late King Hussein of Jordan,
and Sharifa Sarra Ghazi, Small Miracles, the Story of the Princess Alia
Foundation is the account of an extraordinary charitable endeavour. When
it was established in 2009, the authors little knew how the Foundation would
fundamentally change their lives, as well as the lives of countless others –
animal and human. Written with passion and humour and gloriously illustrated,
this book should be compulsory reading in every part of the world, to reawaken
the seeds of compassion that live in all mankind but all too often lie dormant
through ignorance or social conditioning, to remind us that we share this
planet and our destiny with all living things, and to promote the balance,
harmony and respect of all creation. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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A call from a local resident of the town of Ajloun alerted the RSCN to a situation in Ajloun. A man was keeping and raising a number of wild animals in his house. In fact the authorities have been tracking this particular individual for a number of years, however with no success.</div>
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The RSCN jumped into action, alerting their partners at the Environmental Police and Al Ma'wa for nature and Wildlife as to the situation. A search warrant in hand members of the wildlife enforcement unit at the RSCN and the police headed to Ajloun.</div>
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On searching the house they found what they were looking for and were finally able to catch this particular person 'red-handed'. A sub-adult striped hyena was found in a filth covered cage. There were also sacks with 331 greek Tortoises piled in them, a Chukar and a small deer (no more than a few weeks old).</div>
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As the police tended to the man in question the RSCN loaded the animals into the transport vehicles and headed to the New Hope Centre of Al Ma'wa.</div>
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Dr. Zain and her team were ready for the animals and after an initial medical assessment the animals were released into their enclosures to start their rehabilitation.</div>
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The worst case was the young Hyena. It was obvious that this pup had been kept in the cage for the better part of its life. The front left paw was bent backwards and the hyena was unable to extend the leg to have free range of movement. There was also a heavy metal chain around it's neck which Dr. Zain managed to remove. We await a further more in depth assessment of the young pup once it has settled a little.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr. Zain removes the chain around the pup's neck</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cage in which the hyena was living.</td></tr>
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The tortoises were also in a terrible state. It is hard to assess how long they had been kept in the sacks and many of them had died by the time they reached NHC. The team are busy assessing each and everyone of them which is no small task.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The terrible way in which these tortoises had been kept.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In total there were 6 sacks of tortoises.</td></tr>
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The young deer was, thankfully in good condition, although slightly disorientated and stressed. She has settled in well and we look forward to watching her grow.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The man who had held these animals illegally was arrested and will be going to court. We await the verdict. We are fortunate in Jordan that there are people who are willing to do the right thing by the law and that we have effective teams who are able to take action and enforce the law. Working together in true partnerships, nothing is impossible...</div>
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From our humble beginning of 35 students our numbers rose quickly to 50 by the end of a few months and continued to rise. It is heartwarming to see as we fulfill the much needed assistance for all children in need, however it also highlights the tremendous need for effective programs for these children.</div>
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As of this morning we now have 1000 children joining us on Growing Together, from all areas of the country and we are certain this number will keep growing! </div>
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Princess Alia Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271138827046401913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576526932079095834.post-13245279684126177832013-09-27T12:23:00.000+03:002013-09-27T12:23:57.360+03:00Sustainable Education through Renewable Energy..."Why aren't the computers in use?"<br />
It seems to be a perfectly logical question to the Head of ICT in the school...<br />
"The electricity..." Perhaps not such a logical answer for those who have not experienced schools in rural areas of the country and not just here in Jordan; there are many school around the world for whom electricity is a luxury, and we talk about the new era of ICT in education?<br />
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Where there is a problem: there is always a solution. <br />
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The most recent project about to be launched officially by PAF is just that! The solution, and we hope it will be the solution for many schools around the country and other schools in need around the world, entails powering the schools through solar energy where any excess energy is sold to the national grid providing the school with an income leading to sustainability of the school affording all students access to quality education. The use of solr energy will also reduce the demand on conventional sources of energy, reducing the demand on the national grid and promoting the use of renewable energy as an alternative form of power. <br />
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PAF has partnered with KIA Motors, to lauch the 'Schools Powered by KIA' project. This entails outfitting the schools with solar panels where the schools then produce their own electricity and run the school from A to Z through solar power. This means that they can finally use the computers, lights, printers etc. KIA have also donated cooling and heating systems which are able to run on solar power to the schools.<br />
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Two schools have been chosen as the models for the project and are located in the small village of Ghweibeh, in the Southern Jordan Valley. The installation of the solar system is now complete and the team is working on the testing of the equipment.<br />
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The system allows for the school to cover all their electricity needs through the solar panels and all excess energy will be fed into the national grid generating an income for the school which will allow the school improve the level of education by buying all the basic things they need, such as paper, pencils and extra resources to enrich the learning experience for all their students. </div>
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The initial report from the customs officer at the Saudi -Jordanian border was that they were two Cheetah cubs. The cubs were being smuggled across the border from Saudi Arabia and were to be kept in a private collection in Jordan.<br />
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Ghazi, the RSCN Ranger in the area moved quickly to the border where he inspected the cubs and called to inform us of that they were in fact two Tiger cubs, no older than 6 weeks. They seemed to be in reasonable health although highly stressed - which is not hard to believe looking at the way in which they were transported...<br />
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Although dehydrated and disorientated the cubs began to investigate their new surroundings on being released from the confines of their tiny travel crates (hardly big enough for a small domestic cat!). Their hissing and spitting was also of much comfort as the staff put food and water for them.</div>
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The cubs quickly regained their strength and only a few days after their arrival they were moved to their outdoor enclosure where they were provided with ample toys. It is a true blessing to be able to report that they are doing well and although still cautious of any new faces which appear they are settling in well.</div>
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Watching the tiger cubs brings a smile to our faces...however it is bittersweet. The fact that these glorious animals will live a life in captivity is a tragedy which happens every day. Thinking of the future of these young ones had they not been discovered at the border is something which sends shivers down ones spine...when will we as human beings, stop looking at those which share the planet with us as commodities there for our own entertainment and greed?</div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><strong>In May of 2011 we said a fond farewell to our little Teddy as he made
his way to Austria to start his new life. It was a bitter sweet moment for each
and everyone of us who had grown so fond of Teddy; but none more than Ismail,
who had been the main caretaker of Teddy throughout his time at New Hope. It
was then that we made a promise to Ismail for him to go and see for himself how
Teddy had settled in at Arbesbach Bear Park and we are thrilled to report that
almost 18 months later we were able to keep our promise to him!</strong></span></span></div>
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visit Teddy, and also have the opportunity to work alongside Stefan Knopfler
(our ‘bear-consultant’ from Baerenwald Arbesbach for Vier Pfoten International)
and learn as much as they could about ‘all things bears’! It was a big
adventure for both men, and especially for Ismail, who was not only going to be
reunited with the bear he had grown so fond of, but was also travelling outside
of his home country, Jordan, for the first time in his life !</strong></span> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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collected them from the airport, and after a 2 and a half hour drive through
the breathtaking Austrian landscape they finally reached Arbesbach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This beautiful and peaceful sanctuary houses
7 rescued bears at this time, but of course their first visit was to Teddy.
Ismail couldn’t believe what he saw: his little Teddy had grown up to be a
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all there is to know about feeding, enclosure-enrichment, medical care and
hygiene plans, as well as how to observe and document each individual bear’s
daily routine and behavior, in order to get to know each bear’s personality and
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has certainly changed the way they look at bears. Having all this new information
in their pockets, they returned to Jordan and the New Hope Center to put all
this new knowledge into practice. Since their return we have witnessed the
building and developing of all kinds of new toys and objects for our resident
bear Balou, who seems to be very pleased with them!</span> <o:p></o:p></strong></span></span></div>
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all the other animals at New Hope have become <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>more pleasant and interesting as they try to
figure out their new ‘toys’. This is a prime example of how important it is to
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amazing team of Baerenwald Arbesbach for making this trip possible and a great
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of our growing pride of lions . Recently, we got a phone call from the RSCN, saying
they were on their way to us with a very young female lion cub. We really
didn’t know what to expect, and when they arrived, we were in no way prepared
for what we had in store. Being just a few days old, she was the size of a month
old kitten, weighing about 1500 grams, toothless, helpless and blind. None of
us had ever seen such a young cub before, and it was honestly hard to tell that
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had to do everything in our power to keep this girl alive and give her a worthy
future. Our resident vet examined her and took her home for her first night.
Since she was heavily pregnant herself, there was no way for her to keep this
cub at home and give her all the time, care and attention she needed, so we had
to think of a solution. Since the cub was so young, she needed around the clock
care, which is quite a task and requires big commitment. Luckily, just a few
weeks earlier, our –now-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>new team member
had moved here from Europe, and when she and her husband heard about the cub,
they immediately offered to take her in. So our vet handed the cub over to them
and we all prayed for the best outcome. Our prayers have been answered; the cub
is doing great and is now out of the danger zone. She is being hand raised by
the couple, who are caring for her 24 hours a day, like young parents with a newborn
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had been found when attempting to smuggle him across the border; a boy this
time, and they were to arrive at New Hope within an hour. The cub, about 7
weeks old, was also too young to be put in an enclosure at New Hope, and so our
‘babymama’ was called and asked if she was willing and able to take in a second
one! However exhausted and sleep deprived from parenting the other cub, she
answered without any hesitation “Bring it on!!”<o:p></o:p></strong></span></span></span></div>
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that this was a completely different story. He was far too small for his age,
nearly blind and very stressed and traumatized. Assessing him made it clear to
us that he must have spent most of his life in a tiny, dark cage and had just
been getting enough food to keep him alive. After being examined by the vet, he
went home with his new parents, and we were all hoping they would be able to
pull him through, although his physical and mental state gave us much to worry
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syringe, forcing down a few drops of milk every hour, around the clock. It was
a struggle, but after a few days he seemed to get a bit stronger and the
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little ones to each other. The female cub was doing so well and was getting
stronger and bigger every day and we were hoping that she could help him relax,
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in a corner, staring at the ceiling in full denial, the girl, who had never
seen another lion before, crawled up to him on her big baby-belly, dropped
herself next to him and put her paws around him. The boy started to relax
immediately, and they are now the best of friends!<o:p></o:p></strong></span></span></span></div>
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Princess Alia Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271138827046401913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576526932079095834.post-52653875554456461992012-07-20T10:27:00.000+03:002012-07-20T10:27:57.266+03:00Another year of GT...<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">It has been another busy year at Growing Together where we have seen many new children join us and have said farewell to others who have moved on to other countries, and each and everyone remains in our hearts.</span></div>
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We have been blessed to have seen wonderful
improvements in children’s social interaction, and their degree of
self-confidence, and this year we have widened the client group to include more
children with special needs other than those on the Autistic Spectrum. Our
regulars are growing quickly, and some of them will be starting lessons in main
stream school in September.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">One of them, G, came to us very frightened
and hardly speaking when we first started the programme. His mother, who has
become a loyal supporter and much needed liaison with non-English speaking
teachers, was deeply worried that her son would never speak fluently nor be
able to have a full education. Her son would shrink away from the horses and
cling to her, and even when on the horse he would continually say “scared.” </span>It was this boy whose first sentence was “I
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<span lang="EN-US">G has progressed to be able to ride his
horse Shimmer, a large 15.2hh ex-Polo mare, confidently and independently, he now
chatters away to his mother non-stop, and will be at main-stream school four
days a week at the start of the new scholastic year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZR5o-HMBHLuedMqlxZ5o_-5mnmtmoOGYmkNeV1nIzSjAliMa0GvTAvov_N1kC1HdEH-ibkggurmWrrUXW5xJ9uYEN4RV0mY87Ip2D1mXbRSr_8_iR8DNYnqAPH6eHcQS925rvOKMqBjd8/s1600/Kareem1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZR5o-HMBHLuedMqlxZ5o_-5mnmtmoOGYmkNeV1nIzSjAliMa0GvTAvov_N1kC1HdEH-ibkggurmWrrUXW5xJ9uYEN4RV0mY87Ip2D1mXbRSr_8_iR8DNYnqAPH6eHcQS925rvOKMqBjd8/s320/Kareem1.JPG" width="180" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Another one of our children, K., who is
seven years old, was also deeply anxious when near a horse, although very keen
to feed them. He would hold out handfuls of grass but drop the grass
immediately when his horse Katirah, a beautiful chestnut Arab mare, came close enough
to eat. We worked with K, with strong support from his parents and teachers,
for over six months to have him lead his horse confidently using a lead rope. His
mother told me that K has always loved animals until his cousins scared him
badly with a large dog when K was about three years old. She was very
distraught at the change in K and had little hope of any improvements. K spoke
his first word for us with “Wolf!” and made his teacher cry that day with joy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Eight months after starting GT we now have
K riding happily and saying many more words. We started out by placing him on a
horse with much encouragement and asking him to count to five and then taking
him off, then we counted to ten, then twenty…Now he rides for half an hour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Towards the end of the year GT welcomed a
new child who had been the victim of extreme institutionalized abuse. He
arrived with his father and brother, sitting in his wheel-chair. His father
told me that A used to have a horse years ago and loved riding….Would he be
able to actually ride the horse? </span>For A. our old stalwart Iago,
whom, although now retired from GT, remains always very keen to get involved
with any children in need of that need an extra-special equine presence! To begin with we asked A to hold onto
Iago’s rope while we led him around a small area and A was wheeled along beside
him. Then, seeing the joy on A’s face, we asked his father to lift A onto Iago,
who at a compact 14.2hh wasn’t too much of a stretch! Although A had total
muscle wastage in his legs, we were able to balance him on Iago and lead him
down the various nature trails. The first session wasn’t too long as it will
take a while for A’s core muscles to accustom themselves to the additional
physical exercise, but the brevity of the session was definitely inversely
proportional to the pleasure it gave our new client and his family. Having hardly spoken a word since leaving his institution it brought tears to everyone's eyes when he voluntarily repeated time and time again one word..."Iago".</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">One of the other new children to join us
suffers from cerebral palsy and is also confined to a wheel-chair. He had never
seen horses before coming to GT but was totally enamoured with them, happily
feeding Shimmer by hand from his chair. It was one of the most touching moments
of the year to watch the interaction between our wonderful equine therapist and
the boy sitting beneath her, both of them totally trusting of the other.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Some of the children to join GT this year
have Down’s Syndrome, and one little girl has found her heaven on the back of a
horse. From the moment she gets on board to the moment she has to get down, all
she does is smile, and laugh, and talk. Pure Happiness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Not all of the children come to GT through
schools, we now have several children who come in the afternoons with their
parents for a one-to-one session. </span>Rakan is one such child. He is only three
and a half, and already he has established a bond with Reem, the pure bred Arab
mare that he rides, and identifies the image of a horse by the name of his
equine friend. Rakan is not on the Autistic Spectrum but has had other
developmental issues, and his parents were eager to explore any alternative
therapies that might enrich their son’s life.</div>
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certainly a much better rider. Even at three, he sits up straight and balances
well, with only minor assistance from helpers. He definitely enjoys himself!
His mother tells us that the riding seems to have improved his core muscle
strength noticeably, so much so that she was always encouraging us to let him go
faster! The strengthened core has also helped Rakan with his walking, and he
can sometimes hold onto his horse independently.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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This year also sees the end of Suyen's time with us at Growing Together. Suyen has decided it is time to return home and all of us at PAF wish her all the best in her future endeavours. Suyen has shown all of us that through patience, love and kindness anything is possible and we will be forever grateful to her for leaving her home and family behind and coming to Jordan to help us establish and run GT and we hope to see her once more (even if for short visits) walking up and down the path of GT.<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">At one of Suyen's last sessions, one of the
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</div>Princess Alia Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271138827046401913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576526932079095834.post-43645470719042187262012-05-03T09:09:00.001+03:002012-05-03T09:09:23.513+03:00Each and every one counts...The past few months at PAF have been full of challenges, losses and thankfully many succeses! New Hope has been going from strength to strength as we erect new enclosures to accomodate rescued animals both in the country and throughout the region. One of the latest groups being 563 tortoises. I wonder if you can count how many times throughout your life you have seen a tortoise plodding along quietly minding its own business and you have decided to scoop it up and take it home, depositing it in your garden or even in a cardboard box for the children to'enjoy'? Actually there is a great deal we do not know about these fascinating creatures. Tortoises are native to Jordan, but were you aware that they are in fact classified as endangered?<br />
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We were alerted to the situation by the Ministry of Agriculture who brought us together with our partners at the RSCN to coordinate the care and release of the tortoises. From what we were told, all 563 souls had been collected from the wild and were to be smuggled out of the country to neighbouring countries for sale.<br />
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The next time you come across a tortoise in a field, under a bush or crossing your path; stop and think... don't they count? Don't they too deserve to be free?Princess Alia Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271138827046401913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576526932079095834.post-37454569392605115132012-01-28T11:40:00.000+02:002012-01-28T11:40:48.176+02:00A Glimpse of God<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDaoK2TnTKOopv45yvpORpL_cATiehuxEg2DnKTBkaajmF2e1zAuKXw4CeBViU2IYDRhqHKe0IczPIhR28WF0BQAEhyphenhyphen7rwQqKG0hmN_MNNr5VWeHHDyCUdfrjtLy_RXhtBzRTcGEbjabg/s1600/My+favourite+walk.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDaoK2TnTKOopv45yvpORpL_cATiehuxEg2DnKTBkaajmF2e1zAuKXw4CeBViU2IYDRhqHKe0IczPIhR28WF0BQAEhyphenhyphen7rwQqKG0hmN_MNNr5VWeHHDyCUdfrjtLy_RXhtBzRTcGEbjabg/s200/My+favourite+walk.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With 2011 now in the background and the New Year upon us, I have the privilege of having shared another term of Growing Together with familiar faces…Boys have grown taller, a little leaner, girls have become braver, teachers more relaxed and confident…and parents less anxious.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;">Most of all this past term, I have been struck by how the children have overcome their fears, the fear of the outdoor spaces, fear of animals often twice their size,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fear of animals usually only seen in fearsome films, fear of strange people and unfamiliar faces…Some of the children have made such advances over the past year that their schools are recommending that they join mainstream schools in September 2012.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;">There is a father who travels his eight year old daughter from Irbid, a town well to the north of Amman; he makes the forty-five minute trip every week so that he can widen his daughter’s circle of experience, give her another dimension to her very limited childhood. He earns 350JD a month, and specialized schools in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Amman</st1:place></st1:city> cost up to twenty times that much for a year’s tuition…So he drives her to Growing Together, and has tears in his eyes when he says the only words he speaks in English: “Thank you.” He says thank-you because after only four sessions with the horses, his daughter has changed from a terrified child who would not go within fifteen feet of a horse to a girl who is laughing and chattering while riding one.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;">Then there is K…he has taken three months to even catch hold of the horse’s lead rope. His mother is exasperated. K used to love all animals until his cousins teased and scared him with the family German Shepard. Since starting Growing Together, K showed his latent desire to interact by anxiously holding out grass to his horse, but was still unable to bring himself to touch one…Finally, after three months, K found the courage to hold the rope, walk alongside his horse, and tentatively touch her with his finger. 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Iago, as always Mr. Reliable, stood like a rock, as A’s teacher and myself struggled to get A onto Iago’s back…<o:p></o:p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;">A struggled too, he kicked, he screamed, he cried..but I felt that we should persevere and his teacher supported my choice…All the time we kept talking to A, encouraging and praising him when he was eventually sitting on Iago’s back…He was still crying, but I could see that he was also taking in his surroundings from this new perspective..he began to cry quietly, stopped shouting…then he stopped crying, and then he started to smile. Within less than ten minutes his life had been changed. A sat on top of Iago and talked to his teacher, and when we set off to walk up the hill A was smiling and laughing, totally fearless.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <o:p> </o:p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> It might be easy now, within this second year of Growing Together, to become complacent with confidence, to take for granted the humility of the horses, the courage of the children, and the dedication of the teachers and parents. It might be, but then one remembers that first word, that lightening smile on the first tentative reaching out to touch a horse, that laugh of joy, and then it hits you, and you realize that we are still being blessed, we are still seeing miracles, we are still being allowed our glimpse of God.<o:p></o:p></div><br />
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The piece below was written by Masa Dajani in Grade 5B and is piece which warms the heart and soul and yet again shows us that our children have the answers and hold the keys to a brighter future. Surely we must sit up and listen and give them a chance to make us better human beings...<br />
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On behalf of all of us at PAF we invite you to enjoy this beautiful account and we thank you Masa for allowing us to share your message and to learn so much from you.<br />
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<strong>Hero</strong><br />
<strong>By: Masa Dajani 5B</strong><br />
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<em>My hero is a horse. I chose a horse to be my hero because he is beautiful, and most importantly helps so many kids in need. I love horses for that reason. </em><br />
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<em>In Jordan there is a place called Growing Together that takes kids that have autism to see the horses because the kids can relate to the horses. They make physical contact and emotional bonds that helps the kids cope with their daily life.</em><br />
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<em>When I am upset I go to the stables to see the horses. Horses make contact with your body, making you feel so much better. It is almost like horses are therapeutic because they have a sixth sense and that is seeing through you to help you when your sad. When you are nice to a horse, he will care for you and help you.</em><br />
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<em>People that are lonely and have a hard time making friends can make friends with a horse very easily. Horses have been making friends with humans for over one million years. There is a movie called Black Beauty and it’s about a horse that saved a boy’s life because the boy saved the horse from choking.</em><br />
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<em>There has been lots of children and adults that have been saved by a horse. For example on an island in the Netherlands horses saved people from drowning because they didn't know how to swim and the horses were born to swim.</em><br />
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<em>Horses are heroic to me and lots of other people in the world. The world wouldn’t have as many people without horses. If you are free, go for a horse ride and you will feel what I’ve been feeling. Take a picture of your big smile because you will have one as soon as you put one leg in your stirrup</em>Princess Alia Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271138827046401913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576526932079095834.post-15561583420610106422012-01-01T23:45:00.001+02:002012-01-01T23:45:18.696+02:00Our Year in pictures 2011 at OneTrueMedia.comA great deal has taken place across the world during 2011. As we welcome the new year we look back at 2011 and the some of the work accomplished...<br /><br /><div><embed src="http://www.onetruemedia.com/share_view_player?p=10053a95e9ba31267c16711&skin_id=3001"quality="high" scale="noscale" width="640" height="360" wmode="transparent" name="FLVPlayer" salign="LT" flashvars="&p=10053a95e9ba31267c16711&skin_id=3001&host=http://www.onetruemedia.com" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><div style="margin:0px;font:12px/13px verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:20px;padding-bottom:15px;width:640px;text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.onetruemedia.com/landing?&utm_source=emplay&utm_medium=txt5" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;">Make a video - it's fun, easy and free!<br/><span style="text-decoration:underline;">www.onetruemedia.com</span></a></div></div>Princess Alia Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271138827046401913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576526932079095834.post-6874893274582485342011-11-08T22:14:00.000+02:002011-11-08T22:14:43.085+02:00HRH Princess Alia Al Hussein's presentation at the WAHO conference held in Doha, Qatar, November 2011A full copy of the presentation given by HRH Princess Alia Al Hussein:<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>The relationship between animals and humans in the times of our ancestors was much clearer I think. Hunting was for most a necessity yet performed with appreciation of and respect for the hunted creatures-it was not purely massacre, and it was set within a real framework as was most interaction between our predecessors and the natural world. There were cultural and religious procedures that were STRICTLY OBSERVED, unlike today, where most guidelines are often purely mechanical, performed (if at all correctly) in a perfunctory manner and with no real empathy. <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>Buddhism not only respects- but avoids in any way jeopardizing the lives of -even the tiniest insects. In Shamanism, creatures are often regarded by individuals as their spiritual guides, or "totems". Nearer at hand, and more familiar to most of us, the three monotheistic religions all have strong guidelines for interacting with the natural world: guidelines based upon mercy and respect. We are told that King Solomon altered the course of his entire army to avoid trampling a colony of ants: Islam and Islamic history, from the Prophet to his Companions and on, has directives and requirements for the treatment of animals and even plants which are stricter than many welfare organizations would dream of, surprising though this may seem. One of the most telling examples is the event where the prophet Muhammad, also at the head of a huge army, posted a soldier to stand guard over a dog with new born puppies by the path. The sentry was to stay with her until all the troops had passed by, in order to ensure that nobody would bother them. Islam also, while fully acknowledging Christ's ability to heal the sick and raise the dead, cites an earlier of his miracles : his modeling of a dove from clay and then breathing life into it…his ability of ,with God's Guidance, giving life- the "greatest gift of all!" - was not restricted to human beings… <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>The fact is that our predecessors-and not so long ago either- only a generation or two in some parts of the world- were ALL aware of the sacredness of life whatever the species and - especially in the near and far east-they were also fully aware of animals as sentient beings. Yet In spite of St Francis of Assisi and many others who famously interacted with all creatures and had firsthand knowledge not only of the sentiency but sophisticated thought processes of all creatures , it took until 1999 for the modern European Community to officially recognized the sentiency of animals! <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>So there has clearly been a degeneration in the attitude of humans towards the rest of Creation… and this has accelerated along with every other aspect of worldly life, during the past century. Huge numbers of humans with their associated needs- magnified into DEMANDS thanks to both public and social media- call for equally huge resources to be put at their disposal. Logistics do not necessarily encourage humane attitudes-pressures prevent us from thinking about the essentials, often, and the one thing that most of us are encouraged to do is to "Get ahead", -make more money- bigger names for ourselves- provide for our loved ones-often by giving them more and more intrinsically superficial values and gadgets which take away from our interaction with the natural world; from what is REAL, GROUNDING-and terrifyingly- </em></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>ENDANGERED! <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>Horses. We are all here at this WAHO conference because of some form of interest, love-commitment, not only to horses but particularly to the Arabian horse-the "versatile", horse- the Improver-whose genes have contributed to all warmblood breeds and several others as well. <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>We felt, I believe, fairly safe and cocooned in our "Arabian horse world", as recently as twenty years ago. Yes, there were muffled outcries at the surfacing abusive trends in the training of show horses across the ocean, but while we abhorred it we also felt slightly complacent that THIS would never catch on anywhere else. I, for one, WAS alarmed at how soon that complacency was cracked when the European and Australasian show scene began to follow suit, but I was still naive and SURE that "Once ALL the Arab countries get really involved in the Arabian Show scene this will change-they will NEVER accept these excesses. We will be horrified and vocal and help to wake everyone up, and put our resources behind stopping the abuse. I believed it fully- but sadly, whether through our blind belief in the word of trainers and dealers, or through willfully blinding ourselves to the reality behind reactions of horses in the ring, or ANYWHERE when "Stood up", by most handlers, -WHATEVER the reason, we have not done and are not DOING right by our horses. I -regretfully but openly-include Jordan in this, because while do truly try our best to ensure that our SHOWS do not feature abuse, and make our owners aware of the issues, there are still many owners who do not "GET IT", and while loving their horses still either do not recognize OR turn a blind eye to bad handling and scared horses. <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>The show scene has become actually a TRIAL for many spectators to attend. Those that do not have horses entered don't come because it is not a pleasure to see a vast majority of frightened animals. Those that care too much to subject their horses TO abuse often feel that they can’t compete with the "professional" scene- and so give up-many are giving up their whole LIVES with horses when not being able to compete against the wind. Yet attempts at strict rule enforcement are often countered by pleas for leniency towards the "professionals, "with comments like "they are only doing their JOB- it’s their livelihood." In truth, it is ACTUALLY those relative few who are ruining the livelihoods of many, along with the sanity and wellbeing of their possibly beautiful but internally damaged charges. Exaggerating? When you walk through a barn full of fabulous deep straw bedding and big looseboxes, wonderful ventilation and (no doubt) the BEST food and medical care-ALL the "pluses", cited commonly by the professional trainers and handlers- you may be impressed… until you see a large strong beautiful mare prick her ears at the sound of one famous handler WAY down the corridor and collapse on the ground in a heap, scrabbling in the lovely deep bedding to get OUT-to go ANYWHERE away from that voice, even out through the back wall of her cement loosebox. Then you are not only unimpressed- if you are like me, you are feeling physically nauseous. Especially when the overseer entrusted by </em></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>the owner with this huge project shrugs sheepishly and says, " Russian bloodlines", or some equally ridiculous excuse. <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>So the Show scene is not in great shape-and from the little I have seen, this is true of several other Breed shows to greater or lesser degrees. Much stress, much travel, little consideration for the horses. The more dangerous aspect for the future-aside from the breeders and owners leaving the scene (and who are the ones who ensure continuation of any breed) -is the negative transformation of the Versatile improver, the tough prepotent intelligent BRAVE (and yes, beautiful) Arabian into a cowering or aggressive neurotic flimsy travesty; not only off-putting to non-Arabian horse people, but with questionable potential for any life outside the show ring and a very poor prospect for the long-term viability of the breed. <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>Some of us decide to give other Horse sports a try-because we love horses and everything about them-the smell of their breath, their feed, their leather tack- just being in some way a part of their world. So we try endurance- polo- dressage- racing. Endurance and polo, though much derided and often cited as abusive by "show people", wanting to accuse other equine sports of abuse (as if two wrongs ever made one right)...both of these sports-and i do mean when performed PROPERLY -are often loved by the horses. Endurance involves exercise, and when training and feeding are performed realistically and there is not the typical modern stress of ego to WIN AT ALL costs (too often the horse's cost) then it can be a great sport. A real partnership and mutual understanding between equine and human; reciprocal respect and affection; sustained physical effort culminating in a wonderful bond- and often deeply fulfilling performances resulting from really knowing each other . Sometimes spectacular unexpected wins, but in their absence STILL enormous satisfaction and contentment after a long days' effort spent in amicable competition with other like- minded friends both human and equine, concluded safely. In such cases, it is a Great sport. <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>Polo also, for the horses with an aptitude for the game and trained and ridden by good sensitive riders, can be highly enjoyable. Many polo ponies appear to truly LOVE the game. I know of several "old hands", well trained ponies who actually do a little shift of weight or skip to correct the seat of an inexperienced rider, and are themselves great teachers. As with any other horse sport, if the human part of the equation has too little consideration or too much ego, then of course it can be disastrous. Too little SKILL on the rider's part is often less of an issue, because horses, like other speechless creatures, understand our hearts and are willing to put up with much physical discomfort quite contentedly as long as there is love and consideration. As long as the rules are clear. As long as things make sense. It is when things become bizarre- when punishments given for standing in a natural way- or REWARDS are given for achieving a required pose which is UNCOMFORTABLE- praise for something painful- punishment for not doing ANYTHING WRONG. That is when horses can start to lose their minds. <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>Racing, show jumping, dressage-again, in the modern world, these have problems. We all know about the huge number of non-starters, young horses not up to the promise of their pedigrees or who broke down too early- sent to meat factories. Horses who may need a few months of rest to be great competitors NEXT year, but are put down because it is quicker to claim insurance on them and buy a new one to compete on- and if successful sell on-FAST before it fails and the price goes down. On and on selling and ridiculously huge prices until the creature fails. Then, unless it is a great breeding prospect -off to the meat factory. <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>For dressage, the old time consuming basic training, of the Classical schools such as the Spanish riding School of Vienna and the Cadre Noir of France, are largely ignored in modern dressage. These techniques and training plans took into consideration the essentials such as the maturity (both physical and MENTAL) of the horses for each stage: the necessity for protecting developing joints and tendons and for preserving sensitive mouths. Riders were not allowed to TOUCH the reins of a horse until they had completed I believe it was two years of training and would not compromise the horses by heavy handedness. No bleeding mouths, no over-flexion, no "blue tongues", to sicken spectators. Those classically trained horses last, they perform their exercises for many years before retiring. The average age of competition horses in Europe a couple of years ago- i am not aware of the more recent statistics-was EIGHT years old. Disposable beings. <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>And yet, though there are so very many horses that don't make the grade and are sent off to slaughter or are just neglected- do we stop breeding so many? Do we attempt to only produce realistic numbers for which we can do our best to guarantee a reasonable future? Oh no, instead we breed by ever more artificial means- extracting the last possible penny from the parents with no consideration for THEIR part in the lives they beget: stallions are harvested often much too young , totally ignoring the truths behind the Chinese philosophy which equates male energy with the "Life force", itself…. MARES are also often harvested mercilessly for embryo transfer- not just in rare cases where a rare strain or bloodline is attempting to be preserved-which COULD perhaps justify embryo transfer on a small scale- but for other reasons-selfish reasons. How often have we heard, "This is NOT a brood mare-she is a SHOW MARE that produces babies ". She needs to keep her figure to attend shows- or alternatively, it may be pure greed in wanting to have as MANY eggs as possible to sell from a famous expensive mare. So she is pumped with hormones again and again. I think not only the ladies among you, but any gentleman who has a wife daughter or sister will understand how such things affect our well-being… and these poor mares rarely if ever are allowed the fulfilling conclusion of it all- a warm live foal to love, teach, and nurture. <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>I frankly find equally offensive the fact that the carrier mares-often large gentle souls but not esteemed enough to be bred themselves-are regarded with amusement and derision when they produce the "Jewel", they have been carrying on behalf of the more aristocratic genetic dam. I have seen them laughed at and called ugly while they are still serving their required purpose, nurturing or even still carrying the other's foal- no respect at all. And it is worth remembering that surrogate dams DO contribute to the physical as well as temperamental make-up of the creature they carry. Humans cannot attempt to "Play God", without serious repercussions ... I apologize for depressing you, but if we just close our eyes and ears to the truth, then we really cannot help to make the future brighter for anyone. There IS however good news. There is at last a large, loud, and I think serious outcry about show abuse. (I know because having the questionable benefit of being on the ECAHO Show Commission I am quite regularly being upbraided for being ineffectual and useless) - and I don't blame those who say that -any committee is often a good way of delaying action, and with the best will in the world, action is often HORRIBLY slow. But i DO believe that the present outcry, if sustained, may help us to bring about change-by waking up the owners to reality- to the suffering of their horses- by empowering officials, from judges to DC s to ring stewards to being far more effective-and helping push us into far more practical action and decisions. <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>As for the trainers, I also believe that many are as desensitized to what they are doing, as are children playing violent video games to real war footage. I know from myself that the more I think about and really become acquainted with the feelings and senses of others, the more I become aware of HOW desensitized I WAS, often not perceiving things which are in fact truly distressing. So instead of just criticizing the trainers I DO think that we need to actually TRY (at least) to get them to understand what the effects are of what they do. <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>One example- A horse who was having serious episodes of bizarre stress-sudden, hysterical behaviour- apparently flashbacks. With the help of a horse whisperer a story unfolded-and I do realize that many of you will dismiss this as fantasy, but bear with me- I ghoulishly -and in view of the almost self-damaging violence of the episodes expected a tale of beatings, the infamous cattle-prods, etc etc. But instead there was a show arena- identifiable from the description - then some "shaking", (flapping of a bag or plastic thing to just wake up the young creature in the ring-nothing violent nor mean- but disturbing to the youngster. Then a lovely box, security- a solid box not a temporary show one (this fitted with the identification of the Show arena and fitted with the horse's history, as did the whole story, but the "whisperer"-or "listener" if you like- knew none of this). Wonderful sense of peace and security in this box, but then the door opened and someone came in and began shaking and jazzing the horse up-AGAIN-and though it </em></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>was not cruelly meant nor threatening, there was a sickening sense of "EVEN here there is no PEACE",.. the security shattered… Now how many of us would think that this would be THAT upsetting? A young horse at a show, people interested to see him after classes- visit his box, ' come on, wake up now, look good"… but to HIM it affected his whole sense of order and there was no security anywhere- for years. Now this story may be sheer imagination on the part of the Whisperer, merely coinciding with the known facts horse's real history It may be that this horse WAS horribly abused, but the apparently banal and understated events described made it so much more plausible to me...it is NOT, as the trainers may think-just serious beatings and real pain that does the damage-it can be FAR FAR smaller seemingly harmless patterns. AND IT IS UNNECESSARY. THAT is what we ALL need to underline. <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>We know that horses are great strong creatures-even a foal can be hugely difficult to manage if it decides to be obstreperous- but this merely underlines the obvious fact: If horses did NOT have a basic willingness to work with humans, if they were INTRINSICALLY vicious uncooperative creatures just waiting for a chance to "Be the boss", "Take control", or harm us, they would not throughout history have been such wonderful companions, so patient and tolerant of our mistakes and harshness (whether intended or otherwise) or so willing to be our workmates and our friends. Horses have individual characters which in a herd will form parts of an intricate whole, each with a role according to his or her natural abilities and each complementing the roles of the others. There are outstandingly sensitive ones- perceived as "flighty"; their natural ability to sense danger, find food and water, and to take fast decisions allows the herd to rely on them as Scouts. These will probably not be best suited to certain pursuits in which loud noise and total obedience-lack of individual initiative-are main components. There are the natural "defenders", often strong males who are commonly perceived as DRIVING the herd, but in fact are "guarding the rear", protecting the rear or any vulnerable spot while THE SCOUT -often a strong minded and quick-witted MARE- leads them out of danger. Such a defender would not be idea for a job where he has to be mindlessly obeying orders however alien to his understanding. <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>The key is not to assume that horses are lying in wait waiting to "take over"…it is in making things as clear as possible, gaining their trust and in return respecting and trusting THEM. Thus, when we require something which does NOT make sense or is alarming to them, like crossing a busy street. They will accept that we know THIS urban and man-made environment, and trust us not to put them in danger- especially if we in return trust THEM in THEIR natural environment, don't force them to walk past a grove of trees where they may have sensed a predator hiding, or to take a path which they sense is unsafe footing… In any partnership, trusting each other to do what is best for both and to take the lead in their own field of "expertise” is the best way. By the same logic, forcing an unsuitable job on a creature whose individual talents and NATURE are in opposition to it, is a recipe for problems. We should understand that and not set ourselves AND the horse up for failure by insisting what a specific creature must do if it is intrinsically unsuited to it. Otherwise yes there MAY be huge battles, and because we have more technical and physical ways of controlling the horses we may force them into our mould- but at great loss to both sides-including physical danger and worse-loss of HUMANITY. <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>We need to comprehend that when horses refuse a request or directive it is usually because they physically cannot do it- or find it hard-like obeying a particular order while on the wrong LEG. Or because it is painful-they may have a physical issue of which we are not yet aware- or again they may be just asking us to confirm what it is we want. If they have performed a new task well several times and suddenly seem reluctant to keep doing so, it is probably not stubbornness or stupidity- it is most likely, " Are you SURE you want this AGAIN? We already DID that over and over"… Sometimes they are "testing", us, asking us who WE really are-horses are amazing teachers and- <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>when permitted- healers…. <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>Back to the good news- there is a HUGE trend towards people wanting to use non damaging and kinder methods in their interaction with horses. However - and I do feel this is important to understand- some of the "Natural Horsemanship" methods- most notably those involving chasing away the horse in a round pen-can be quite as damaging as physical abuse-perhaps more-as they strip the creature of its will - FAST and what is left is an apathetic shell. True there was no outward cruelty and CERTAINLY the intention is good, but it is based upon incomplete or partial truths. True, wild horses keep newcomers outside the group until they have assessed how (if at all) they will fit into the complex herd system. If accepted-both newcomer and herd having had up to three days sometimes, in which to observe and figure things out-then there is usually a smooth blending- no fighting and injury-risking, nor damage to the valuable grass around by churning it up in the process. If NOT accepted, the newcomer has the option of finding other company-it is not hemmed in, being chased away but with nowhere to GO, and only total submission and loss of identity as the alternative. That way is a form of domination- and we all know that broken minds and wills can be far harder to heal than broken bodies. So if you want to try natural methods, do read up on them from several angles, and use your own sense and observation as well. You are probably more in tune and have HEARD more from your </em></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>own horse than any expert can teach you…trust your hearts. <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>We all know that horses are not just enchanting, a healthy pastime for teenagers, ego-boosters, work companions or facilitators, entertainers - but as I mentioned earlier, they are ALSO healers. Arab tradition tells us that they bear good fortune, that they ensure Divine assistance to their owners in caring for them, that they are comets combatting negative forces. I believe that they really do filter away negative energies, but they do more than that. I would like to end this talk with a few happy stories-stories of our horses at the Growing Together project run in Jordan for children on the autistic spectrum and others with emotional disorders and some physical special needs. <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>This project was started only a year ago, using mainly retired horses, some are rescue cases-none had any specific training. The children meet the horses, and within minutes each child has been "chosen", by one of the horses -the bond between them acknowledged by some physical indication on the part of the horse. The program develops at the individual speed required by each child- some are extremely anxious by just being outdoors- some want to sit on the horse from day one-others take weeks to get CLOSE enough to touch one. But there have been some seeming miracles and almost if not all have shown truly amazing progress. From non-speaking at ALL, to calling out to the horse-from agoraphobia to roaming around the hillside confidently-from lack of coordination to playing football with friends, from lack of self-expression to joining in discussions and making choices. <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>One little boy of seven had poor physical coordination, and had never spoken at all. He was walking down the hill with "his" horse, past an enclosure of wildlife rescued from local zoos. Suddenly Suyen, who runs the program, heard what sounded like, "WOLF". She turned to the child's carer in surprise at hearing the English word. Again they heard, "WOLF", and now the child was pointing at the wolves watching through the fence. The carer was almost in tears; yes the little boy heard English spoken at home, but never had he spoken in ANY language before. Several months later, his physical development continues to grow along with his verbal vocabulary- but he is probably the first child ever to be PRAISED for "Crying "Wolf"! <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>Another small boy who did speak occasional words (but never linked two to make a phrase) attends with his mother, their school not being able to afford extra carers to accompany the children on these visits. (The sessions are all a free service, but carers attend with the children.) This mother was thrilled when, on days that she would tell her child, "No school today", he would respond with, "Husan (horse)". The fact that he was clearly drawing conclusions-linking lack of school with a reason- a visit to the stables-was a huge step in what she saw as his development. After a few weeks of walking near a mare, he progressed to leading her himself and then came the best moment of all for his mother: he had never expressed emotions before, but suddenly he said in Arabic, "I love horse", and went up the mare and kissed her. He has continued progressing so fast from then that he not only chats away to his family-he is about to join mainstream school this year, God Willing. <o:p></o:p></em></span></div><em> </em><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Eddie is preparing himself, also like the other bears, for wintertime. He eats a huge amount of food, especially weight full things like grapes, meat and nuts. This year we had big luck with the beech nuts. A mass of them fell down to the ground and the bears had only to pick them up. Because of that, all bears are in a very good condition of their weight. <o:p></o:p></em></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> </em></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Eddie seems also ready for hibernation. He got his winter fur and looks now like a furry ball.<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> </em></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>The temperatures are sometimes close to zero at night and there is also frost. Eddie prefers it to stay in his cave in the afternoon and during the night. He brings all his toys into it and plays inside because of the bad weather. <o:p></o:p></em></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> </em></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>He still wants to play with us. I try to find time every evening to run with him, of course with the fence between us. We are running up and down and he gets very tired (also me). After some minutes he goes his own way and searches for food or has a nap. <o:p></o:p></em></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> </em></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Between him and the other bears is still no possibility for co-housing . Brumca keeps him at distance if he comes to close to the fence. </em></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Maybe next year at mating-season Brumca will be open for something new! <span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Now we are hoping that Eddie goes to hibernation in the wintertime.</em></span></span></em></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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And in my attempt to answer that question I started thinking…..<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Nine months ago, like a child, the thought of Growing Together emerged quietly into reality from the depths of dreams and half-formed ideas…Thanks to the Princess Alia Foundation, those feelings and beliefs were given the opportunity to take form and become real, bringing together hope and actuality into a programme of equine therapy for children with specialised needs.</div><br />
In those nine months, we have had many stories of positive behavioural change, much anecdotal evidence of happier children, amazed teachers and thrilled parents, and day to day experience with children who are interacting and communicating more with the world around them.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We have other stories too of course, stories of constant frustration with parents who refuse to share their children’s successes because of the social taboo in having an autistic child…stories of teachers who refuse to be pro-active with their students because it’s easier to sit doing nothing than to engage…stories of sponsors who moved the goal-posts and left us shaken….. Shaken, but not stirred… Growing Together will continue to function regardless of the vagaries of sponsors for at least another year.</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">During these past months, several professionals in the fields of psychology have approached Growing Together with the intention of committing the work to paper for academic review, but as I have told them, how can you measure a qualitative change in quantitative terms? There is no way we can record the changes to the children in a scientific manner because we do not have a control group, and the variables are infinite…But regardless of this obstacle, we have still had graduates observing the programme and commenting upon the positive changes they have observed in children’s behaviour. Their findings will be written up later this year.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5ZaW4LSSGVjOZcX1qZIs5C70m4o_WthWxfxJIpgY48WRwyWW2oz3Ikw3Tyzm8JYCLJ26wDu8RnLSmnCGrmZGt6OVfGIm31AwODENswrxjwJn5rQAVO9zvh1yA2PslZfZFsyD6HPDJKuz/s1600/Priceless.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5ZaW4LSSGVjOZcX1qZIs5C70m4o_WthWxfxJIpgY48WRwyWW2oz3Ikw3Tyzm8JYCLJ26wDu8RnLSmnCGrmZGt6OVfGIm31AwODENswrxjwJn5rQAVO9zvh1yA2PslZfZFsyD6HPDJKuz/s200/Priceless.JPG" width="200" /></a> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">For me personally, Growing Together has been a huge blessing and gift from the Universe. It has allowed me to work daily with animals I love, admire and respect, and to share those feelings with children and people that might otherwise never encounter the true gentleness of spirit that resides within every equine…The healing Power of horses has been recognised for centuries among many peoples, and it is truly an honour to be able to introduce the concept of equine therapy through Growing Together. </div><br />
I have also been blessed with the help and assistance of many exceptional individuals, among them Lt. Col. Faisal Sherif, the Director of the Royal Stables, and his staff. Ghalia Norredin, the ever solid and organized Director of Development and Programmes at PAF. Our amazing “Go-Getter”, Sarra Ghazi Nasser, the CEO of PAF, and photographer extraordinaire, the teachers of all the schools that tolerate my lack of Arabic but still manage to co-ordinate with me, and of course, HRH Princess Alia…I cannot stress strongly enough what a truly genuine and beautiful person we are blessed to have at the head of the foundation…Unlike so many people in positions of influence, Princess Alia actually DOES make a difference and IS the good we want to see in the world.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;">Over the past seven months which Teddy-Eddie has been with us at New Hope, we have watched him grow, play, learn to trust and overcome some of his bad memories. We have shared with him many hours of laughter, joy and some heart-ache too. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">We have been pushed to the limit of our creativity trying to come up with new ways and toys to keep him busy and we are proud to say in some things we have been successful! The one factor we are united on is that this little bear has stolen all of our hearts and will forever hold those pieces with him.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We have been blessed to have had the knowledge, experience and support of many who have shared in our love for Teddy namely; Stefan Knopfer (Arbesbach Bear Park,Vier-Pfoten International), Sharon Holden (all the way from Australia), Suyen Talken-Sinclair, Annelie De-Klerk and Herbert (Lionsrock SA), and most importantly the staff of New Hope - Dr. Zain Shaheen, Thair and Ismail without whose devotion, time, willingness and care we would not have been able to provide the care needed for this particular little one. There are two very special individuals who must be mentioned...Erik and Josje Dorssers, from Holland who have supported Teddy throughout his stay at New Hope. They have offered him the best possible food, enrichment, care and love and for this we will forever be in their debt.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Since the spring, we started to notice that although Teddy was in very good physical condition, we were not able to provide for his mental health. He was missing the one thing we could not provide...his family. Having been separated at birth from his mother and sibling (who sadly did not survive), Teddy was in desperate need of the physical and mental stimulation of his bear family. Having contacted Vier-Pfoten International and with their generosity and help the decision was taken to move Teddy to Abersbasch Bear Park in Austria with the hope that he may be adopted by a grand old female bear already happily settled at the park. The wheels were set in motion. We built the crate, did the paper work and started the count down to the start of Teddy's next big adventure.</div><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScAgRfSuuVUsyVLOsgpNwhsvRi9_tf0UTVs1regIZcPapn76wtbnEX1aZ3UlfzUgJlrwS1J-MBLQBoIlTnKDO-bmuIbB1AwXm2HKVeuL9SRbC4nQS7IlW8YB2HiqBAEf04eRYo7q_jHd6/s1600/IMG_9829.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScAgRfSuuVUsyVLOsgpNwhsvRi9_tf0UTVs1regIZcPapn76wtbnEX1aZ3UlfzUgJlrwS1J-MBLQBoIlTnKDO-bmuIbB1AwXm2HKVeuL9SRbC4nQS7IlW8YB2HiqBAEf04eRYo7q_jHd6/s200/IMG_9829.JPG" width="200" /></a>This morning, May 30th 2011, we set off bright and early (5:00am to be precise!!) to New Hope to load Teddy into his crate and bid him a bon voyage.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The day passed slowly for all of us as we watched our phones for news of Teddy. Finally at 3:00pm the news we had been waiting for came; Teddy had arrived safe and sound at Vienna airport and after a quick vet check and some fresh water he set off on the second leg of his great adventure - his car ride to the bear park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We are happy to report that Teddy arrived at the bear park at 7pm and was greeted by a 'Welcome Teddy-Eddie poster along with a big basket filled with a little teddy bear, lollipops, fruit and sweets and after long and stressful day of travel Teddy was released into his new enclosure and quickly set about exploring his new surroundings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBWL-NQXAW-ytDbTNUnb0G1m6r1dJcEBRksu8ceNbkZ0wvCSgFMX6W14KfqxxVQkOHFeAOe5tqGYeoBbP1fy3iIdVgt1ybbHoULsl2l9jVHRtppNdOUPbyrqOf1YuMzM0MMzkOtDoYe80/s1600/IMG00926-20110530-1950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBWL-NQXAW-ytDbTNUnb0G1m6r1dJcEBRksu8ceNbkZ0wvCSgFMX6W14KfqxxVQkOHFeAOe5tqGYeoBbP1fy3iIdVgt1ybbHoULsl2l9jVHRtppNdOUPbyrqOf1YuMzM0MMzkOtDoYe80/s320/IMG00926-20110530-1950.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We wait anxiously for more news on the progress of little Teddy-Eddie and meanwhile we take with us the lessons we learned through our time with Teddy; those of heart break, joy, love and trust...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2y285NN27iT7OCnuyg0xfS68ObaQLl1HUyL2A3VLW6gWcY1Pe7yJUjvQreKwttJS8ePiYQEuD3HUf2HgudRKB5wFEAHfZsntdsFyJ8Uneuy9AKilVZTJ8R4SLqBXS7yJBnX7N-EIG5kif/s1600/jordan2011+134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2y285NN27iT7OCnuyg0xfS68ObaQLl1HUyL2A3VLW6gWcY1Pe7yJUjvQreKwttJS8ePiYQEuD3HUf2HgudRKB5wFEAHfZsntdsFyJ8Uneuy9AKilVZTJ8R4SLqBXS7yJBnX7N-EIG5kif/s1600/jordan2011+134.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Picture courtesy of Erik and Josje Dorssers</em></span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>Princess Alia Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271138827046401913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576526932079095834.post-33454000969577527392011-04-09T13:12:00.002+03:002011-04-09T13:40:02.312+03:00Spring at Growing Together<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5sbWqlPOvEG8Hm8cjS4tJjFILwK8xCMx_GRZ1IL0_k8NscGKKJRCZTZKM1450Mhao-HmZT-3KCsohPrcvKjDeYMtpu8pTFkV2cGibkM4Cmk_ttLjy4VLt6OcIoAy-E-JArYNY5IKwK0_O/s1600/034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5sbWqlPOvEG8Hm8cjS4tJjFILwK8xCMx_GRZ1IL0_k8NscGKKJRCZTZKM1450Mhao-HmZT-3KCsohPrcvKjDeYMtpu8pTFkV2cGibkM4Cmk_ttLjy4VLt6OcIoAy-E-JArYNY5IKwK0_O/s200/034.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>With the coming of Spring, and a profusion of flowers and greenery on site, Growing Together has acquired itself a new logo. Many thanks to Iona Fournie-Tombs, who took my rough concept and made it into a cyber-friendly reality!! As you may realize, the horse in the design bears a striking resemblance to Iago, and it is no little coincidence that the horse also sports a small star!<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Then God took a handful of wind and fashioned from it a chestnut horse. He said, “I have created you, Arabian Horse; I have moulded you from the wind; I have tied Good Fortune to your mane; you will fly without wings; you will be the noblest among animals……God then blessed the horse with the sign of glory and happiness and marked his forehead with a star…”</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>Although I can claim total ignorance of all of this when I did the first rough sketches for the logo several months ago, I think it is strangely fitting that it should all have worked out so beautifully.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Another new addition to Growing Together is a wonderful play apparatus, generously donated by Shakir Mohammed Esmayeel of EAM Textiles. The play equipment had been in storage for a year waiting for “the right cause” to come along, and we were lucky enough to have been judged worthy! The children really love the equipment, as can be seen in some of the photographs, and it is a real Godsend when the children have to wait for their turn with the horses. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>For those of our followers who are Arabian Horse enthusiasts in the UK, there is now an article on Growing Together in the Arabian Magazine edited by Sam Mattocks. It is hoped that the international audience of the magazine might include a child-loving philanthropist or two!<br />
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Although it has only been a couple of months since my last Blog entry, we have had some amazing developments at Growing Together with the children.<br />
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The boy who has had high-anxiety issues for many years will now walk down the track happily beside a horse and, with encouragement from his teacher, holds onto the lead rope as well. Three weeks ago he finally found the courage to actually touch the horse, albeit for only a fraction of a second, but he did repeat the gesture two more times! Too fast to be caught on camera though so we have no photographic evidence …Yet!! Nonetheless, the memory of the smile that flashed onto his face as he realized just what he had done is an image that I will never forget. Sheer unadulterated JOY.<br />
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Another young lad, about nine years of age, has lived with the complications caused by his mother having toxoplasmosis during pregnancy. When he came to Growing Together he was distant, gazed vacantly and did not interact in a pro-active manner. At school, his teachers now tell me that he recognizes them, he communicates his likes and dis-likes, he follows instructions, he is more independently mobile and he can now drink independently as well.<br />
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The boy featured in the magazine article, A Boy Called, “Horse!!” is now not only speaking but actively making choices at school and inter-acting with his peers on a daily basis; he expresses opinions and makes choices, he plays football.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHV6SOIALAcQH0IlBped96H3WBaJ_y18eRsf4bFibVB7NQXL4UPYXkRtbKH97v9JKQD0HGw2vt3aBjBbSRfInRrwfFVCRmQRJan9nrR-q0BTH5MPss6avi2Bkj-jZWG5xVXFu8L_rNwRaQ/s1600/Wed.session_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHV6SOIALAcQH0IlBped96H3WBaJ_y18eRsf4bFibVB7NQXL4UPYXkRtbKH97v9JKQD0HGw2vt3aBjBbSRfInRrwfFVCRmQRJan9nrR-q0BTH5MPss6avi2Bkj-jZWG5xVXFu8L_rNwRaQ/s200/Wed.session_1.jpg" width="200" /></a>One of our other boys who also started out anxious of the horses and barely verbal is now impatient to join in with the horses and happily jumps onto their backs without any hesitation. He is now able to communicate with his mother, making connections between her comments and future actions. When she tells him, “No school tomorrow,” he replies with “Horses!” and if she tells him it is “Friday tomorrow” he tells her “Farm!” because that is where they go on Fridays.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Suzanne, one of the few girls who come to Growing Together, is eighteen years old and has very elderly parents. They have cared for her all of their lives within the home, and only recently has Suzanne joined main-stream schooling. Understandably she was very anxious and scared of the unknown outside world, and showed her anxiety by biting and kicking anyone close enough to be a target. Her first session at Growing Together was a huge challenge for her and her teacher, but only three weeks later Suzanne is accepting of the horse which walks beside her and also willing to ride on one, albeit very slowly.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sER7L25BoikFjytlSGwWCy7KntZ2_iU3KLkiqGXpdnXmBmqBuT3QtYjSU9_CwOvi5uLvllrtEmPwF9-WQteK1ITpBI4R9F9Nla6275BdZhR9cH8HucVat86UD_GuGC8gNDT3keNjRyeG/s1600/Wed.session_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sER7L25BoikFjytlSGwWCy7KntZ2_iU3KLkiqGXpdnXmBmqBuT3QtYjSU9_CwOvi5uLvllrtEmPwF9-WQteK1ITpBI4R9F9Nla6275BdZhR9cH8HucVat86UD_GuGC8gNDT3keNjRyeG/s200/Wed.session_2.jpg" width="200" /></a>These are just some of the amazing anecdotal testimonies that we are receiving from teachers and parents whose children are involved with the Growing Together programme. We cannot say, of course, that the changes are due to Growing Together, but we can say that they have taken place after the children started coming to Growing Together.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Finally, my special moment happened in the foyer of the Holiday Inn Hotel at the Dead Sea...<br />
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My friend and I were waiting to return to Amman when we both spotted a lady on the other side of the room with a large child held on her hip. Due to the size of the child, the woman’s dress had hitched itself up around the child’s foot, exposing quite a decent length of leg. As soon as she was within earshot I called out to her, “Excuse me, your skirt….” And she quickly put the child down and came over to say thank you. As she was walking away her boy turned slightly and I recognized him as one of the children who comes to Growing Together. He is a challenging child, caused in no small part by his hyper-sensitive ears which appear to be an almost constant source of discomfort. The doctors say there is nothing wrong and so do nothing to help him…he is often seen screaming with his hands over his ears, or throwing himself on the ground in a “tantrum”…<br />
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“I know your son,” I said, ‘He comes to horse therapy with me.” At which point he turned around and saw me from about ten feet away. Immediately he ran over, threw his arms around my neck and kissed me on the cheek! I don’t know who was the more surprised, me, his mother, her friends, or his teacher when I relayed the story soon after. And then he smiled and walked away into the dining-room, very quietly and composed.<br />
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This week he came to the site with a new piece of personal wardrobe…baby blue ear-muffs. Watch out for those photographs sometime soon!<br />
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<em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Suyen Talken-Sinclair.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Growing Together</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Amman.</span></em><br />
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Vier Pfoten International and the Princess Alia Foundation, have joined forces and a team flew to Egypt to do just this. While Vier Pfoten have a team on the ground and are focused on the treatment and feeding of the animals, The Princess Alia Foundation has complemented their work by also providing funding to alleviate the direct needs of the people and the families who find themselves at their wits end.<br />
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On the 26th of February the Vier-Pfoten team, along with a number of volunteers (mainly student vets from the University of Cairo) set up their base camp and work began... The animals were suffering from severe malnutrition and many of them also had skin disease and open wounds. All the animals were treated and de-wormed and food supplies were issued to the owners through a system of vouchers. Each animal was given the appropriate amount of feed for one week (50 kgs per camel per week and 35 kgs per horse/donkey per week) in addition to this the owners were also given Alfalfa to supplement the basic feed. At the end of the work day of the 1st of March, food supplies for one week were provided to over 400 camels and 500 horses and two veterinary clinics were fully operational and treatment of the animals was well under way.<br />
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Vier-Pfoten and The Princess Alia Foundation also supported ESMA and ESAF in their efforts to provide feed to working animals and Vier Pfoten will co-ordinate closely with these two organisations in order to reach an effective and efficient system of distribution and to ensure that everyone receives the necessary assistance.<br />
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The pictures below (credited to Mihai Vasili) were taken in Egypt and show the extent of the suffering. We hope that we may all continue to assist in the feeding and treatment of the work animals in Egypt for as long as possible, and ensuring that the future of the families who rely on these animals for their own livelihoods is a bright one...<br />
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Vier-Pfoten International at <a href="http://www.vier-pfoten.org/">http://www.vier-pfoten.org/</a>Princess Alia Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271138827046401913noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576526932079095834.post-79195892896491084802011-02-02T14:21:00.000+02:002011-02-02T14:21:09.799+02:00Growing Together...With the first month of the New Year 2011 about to come to a close and the Chinese New year of the Rabbit creeping into view, I thought it was time to bring everyone up to date with the latest developments at Growing Together. <br />
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The project has been running for a little over two months, and has been an unqualified success. We now have seven schools involved, with sessions held either before or after the noon-day divide, depending upon the schools’ individual transport schedules. Then, after school hours, we try to see children who can come privately with their parents, family or therapists, on a one to one basis. This allows people with special needs other than autism to become involved, and we have one boy attending who has been blind since birth, as well as others who are hearing impaired. The plan for the future is to extend the Growing Together programme to InSha’Allah includes children from local orphanages and those who are victims of domestic violence and/or abuse.<br />
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Our horse therapists continue to amaze and inspire their human counterparts! Iago has proved himself a true diamond in the rough, happily spending many hours with the children with unending good grace and patience. In one instance, working with a young lad who has high anxiety issues, Iago stood like a rock for half an hour while the boy summoned up the courage to move from twenty feet away to just inches from Iago’s side. Iago is a horse that truly gives of himself with the children, and he is definitely one that I constantly rely upon when I need a horse for a child who is nervous and afraid.<br />
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Reem, our “queen”, continues to look down her royal nose at us adults but is extremely gentle and caring with the children. While known as a “spirited” ride, when working on the Growing Together site she is the epitome of quiet grace. At one of the last sessions at the end of December, one of our children had his first epileptic siezure while he was walking with Reem down the track.. She immediately stopped and waited motionless beside him, while his carer did what needed to be done in this upsetting situation. The boy thankfully recovered very quickly, and once back on his feet wanted to continue walking with the horse! Of course, this had to be forgone for an immediate visit to his doctor.<br />
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Zippo, the tall, dark and handsome one, who won the hearts of ALL the teachers and carers, has been retired from the programme as he obviously thought it was too much like hard work! Every time we went to lead him from the paddock he would gently nip his handler as if to say, “No thank-you, not today,” so I have bowed to his preference and replaced him, although none of the others are as eye-stoppingly stunning!<br />
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As the programme expands, we are adding horses to make certain that the old favourites do not end up over-worked and jaded. Istabraq is still with us, as are Areej , Burkan and Chance (who is now happily a part of the herd and no longer an outsider!), but we are now also have a big bay gelding called Jericho and another called Skeeters…for "Mosquito," I am told! Alain continues to make the odd appearance when we need just one horse to familiarise a child with the programme, and he certainly does love to flirt with the Ladies as he is walked over from the Stables.<br />
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Due to the increase in numbers I have recently started advertising for volunteers to help with the weekly sessions, and have been very fortunate to have gained a young lady from Canada who is living in Amman, Iona, and a fellow Englishwoman, Jenny. I know that there are others who also hope to join us very soon! Without the help of such good people the project would be much harder to keep running smoothly, as the more horsey people I have helping me, the longer the children can stay on the horses during a session.<br />
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Another exciting development is that the local glossy magazine Luxury has generously offered to run a series of articles on the various PAF projects, including of course Growing Together, and I am hoping that we will also soon be featured in some of the Arabian horse press in other parts of the world. It is such a tribute to this old and noble breed that they can literally just “step into the shoes” of 'animal therapists', without any lengthy or specialised training. So often the Arab horse is maligned as being either just a pretty toy at the end of a lead rope or a mad, unmanageable creature that is too untrustworthy to turn your back on. Well, if nothing else, Growing Together continues to prove how inaccurate and prejudiced those perceptions are.<br />
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In much the same way, the children we work with are also defying stereotypes, as they continue to come out of their shells and interact with the horses and the natural world around them. One boy, who used to always just sit and stare vacantly at the ceiling, now really interacts with not just his horse but also his teacher. We have many instances of children who start out nervous of the horses but who soon find a link with them and then want to sit aboard one…and often do not want to come off! Some children have never managed to focus on anything and yet find that they can not only hold a rope but can also use that rope to get a certain response from their horse, and do so! For many of the children I work with, it is a new experience to be out in Nature and to be allowed the freedom to enjoy that nature, not having to worry about getting dirty, getting wet, or simply running loose without having a hand held. This freedom is a wonderful gift, and for that the site donated by HRH Princess Alia is priceless and unique.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">His first session, one to one with just him and his parents, was derailed because all he could focus on was how hungry he was and dear father had forgotten the picnic in his haste to get to us! However his second session was far more successful. To begin with I asked his Dad to explain to his son what he was feeling as (let’s call the boy Ben) Ben stood besides Iago (yup!) and felt him all over. His Dad told me that Ben has a toy horse at home so he knows what one feels like…of course, Iago is slightly bigger….We then set off down the hill with Ben holding onto Iago and his Dad holding onto Ben. As we walked, I asked his Dad to explain to Ben what the sounds and smells were that he would be experiencing as we went, and Ben walked confidently along holding onto Iago’s rope as he managed the rocky track. When we returned to the yard, I asked if Ben would like to get onto Iago, and this he did…Now, imagine what that actually MEANS, a blind boy actually being trusting enough to get up onto a horse for the first time EVER…and then, we took our first step. And then the second. And by the third step Ben threw back his head and laughed…and laughed and laughed. It was the most wonderful moment and both Ben’s father and I just stood spell-bound at the sheer miracle we were witnessing. To remember it brings tears to my eyes; on the day, Ben’s father did well not to cry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfHEB-HuTzqfIhHrT_XToHjH3213FPJ6DluRhFLAP0-PKVb8VmPnn5PFjTyF_i4EaNKpfmyvmdO0Ox72eCASN6pCYQ2wS-TXmKEH9ubziLXSDzPeVWMF5M1MrTvHpLejcM1cI_NpfTGZy/s1600/P1060546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfHEB-HuTzqfIhHrT_XToHjH3213FPJ6DluRhFLAP0-PKVb8VmPnn5PFjTyF_i4EaNKpfmyvmdO0Ox72eCASN6pCYQ2wS-TXmKEH9ubziLXSDzPeVWMF5M1MrTvHpLejcM1cI_NpfTGZy/s200/P1060546.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOYfJaCimdCO78u0XFUBOUVGuenkb0hqH8yqdr2-9knoJURAIYWjPoZbYvyLB2ZGO03Bnff-i6-5CS48NSobDdtwXaikg3_ZIgr8rilFffLXieIOwRhuwlOu1PfW_vuzouthknR9shGdS/s1600/P1060326.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOYfJaCimdCO78u0XFUBOUVGuenkb0hqH8yqdr2-9knoJURAIYWjPoZbYvyLB2ZGO03Bnff-i6-5CS48NSobDdtwXaikg3_ZIgr8rilFffLXieIOwRhuwlOu1PfW_vuzouthknR9shGdS/s200/P1060326.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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Our first loss was a beautiful little bulldog puppy, one of the batch of ten puppies and kittens mentioned in our blog under "The Terminal". They all arrived dehydrated and chilled right through. In spite of all our efforts she was the one who did not 'make it', drifting away the following morning. We comforted ourselves with the knowledge that she died after a night of love and nurturing, and not in fear and stress in a freezing hangar at the airport. Her group was just one of the hundreds of shipments of animals bred in puppy mills-in this case Eastern European - from probably unhealthy unvaccinated parents, weaned far too young, often themselves not vaccinated either with little inherited immunity and sent in internationally unacceptable ways to pet shops and dealers around the world. They arrive often without correct paperwork, either sick or susceptible to picking up disease, spend some time in an unsuitable pet shop and then are bought either out of pity or by someone who does not know better- spread their diseases like Parvo virus, and cat flu, and often die within days, breaking the heart of a child who was so thrilled to have this pet. PUPPY MILLS and the illegal trade of animals NEED TO BE STOPPED.<br />
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We also lost three striped hyena, who had been sent to another wildlife centre to be rehabilitated and released. Sadly, they were clearly not regarded as worthy of the care they deserved, one had to be euthanised due to an injury and two others we brought BACK to New Hope to be treated by us-sadly both were too far gone and also died, but again, amid warmth and respect and truly great efforts from our staff-Dr Hussein sat with one hyena's head in his lap for one whole night giving it strength and support. We are VERY grateful that six of these truly amazing creatures WERE released into the wild-one, a pregnant female, we HOPE delivered her litter safely as the RSCN reported that cubs tracks were seen shortly after in that area; we pray that this means her babies WERE "Born Free!" Our three AFRICAN (spotted) hyenas were returned to Africa, thanks to Vier Pfoten (and GREAT thanks to ARAMEX) and they now also run in a large natural enclosure in Lionsrock sanctuary visited by the occasional babboon brave (or silly) enough to climb inside! Most of us ,even the more experienced wildlife members of our teams, had to acknowledge that the Hyena in particular did much to alter our awareness: this species is normally NOT well regarded by humans- ( portrayals such as in The Lion King do not help) and are thought to be nasty, treacherous, cowardly, and in many places are also endowed with supernaturally negative folklore. From spending time around those in our care, we must speak up for them and say that they are courageous, adaptable, clever (NOT sinister) and POLITE. Yes POLITE! In the zoos here , they were among the most terribly frightened creatures, cowering in terror but snarling in defiance as keepers would show off by going in to take photos- thinking that it is "macho", to have a reputedly dangerous animal cringe at the sound of your voice. It is time we stopped stereotyping ANY species. The Universe is a WHOLE and EVERYTHING has its place. We owe it to the future health of the WORLD not to ignore, underestimate, persecute or neglect OR EVEN MISUNDERSTAND any part of it willfully. I recall one of the visiting sanctuary guests saying she felt, "a little bit ashamed", at having had a neutral or slightly negative idea about Hyenas, having now interacted with them. THAT is someone with SENSE and HEART. Ok, most of us don’t know about MANY MANY creatures and plants and insects but none of us have the right to say "Ugh", or "Yick",...it could well be playing a very specific and necessary role in the cycle of the Universe!!!<br />
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When we first established New Hope, we were amused to be greeted daily by a beautiful white and tan wild dog. She evidently roamed the area around there, but would come almost flying across the fields when she saw any of us arrive. She became a kind of mascot, eventually staying almost all the time around the centre, a happy presence and wonderful with new "guests",(particularly the wolves) who she seemed to have a way of reassuring by her presence. One visitor actually referred to her as, “Staff", which in a way she WAS. One day she did not come out of her outdoor kennel. When she did, it was clear that she had either been injured-hit by a car? Hit on the head? -or was suffering from some problem possibly a stroke. She fought for weeks, pottering about and eating and still trying to do her 'rounds'. She did not seem ready to give up, and we did not feel it right to take that decision -then one day she disappeared. We searched in vain for days, but it was not until a couple of weeks later that her body was found at the edge of the sanctuary land near a bush. I like to think she took herself off to die in her own place and time. She contributed a lot to New Hope, and even when her cheerful presence and fluid beauty of movement changed, she was still very much part of things-an example of loyalty and somehow responsibility. Jordan's wild dogs are WONDERFUL pets, brave, clever, loyal, and it is a real shame that because they do not have a ' fashionable', breed name they are less in demand than the poor creatures that flood in from puppy mills because of their BREED NAME and are often even if they survive their handicapped past, totally unsuited to our weather or the domestic situations in which they are landed.<br />
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Another sad episode was the batch of Cheetah cubs. They were intercepted by customs officials and sent to us by the RSCN to take care of. They appeared to do well for a couple of days, eating ravenously and chirruping like birds. There were four of them, and had been brought in two apiece in plaited rope sacks. They were cold and terrified (it was still winter) when they arrived but we were fortunate in having (again thanks to Vier Pfoten) a team including a big cat vet here at the same time as the cubs, and their collective concern from day one was that these four were much too young to be weaned. Cheetahs are in great demand as exotic pets for they are relatively easy to handle and 'safe', but they are also highly endangered and they are very FRAGILE internally, for all their speed and elegance. These little ones were no exception, and succumbed one by one to stress and lack of immunity. The last one died during the visit of yet another expert who did all humanly possible, including an operation at HCAW whose director and staff were truly helpful. The little cub had by then been fighting to survive for ten days, and was revived three times, causing real heartbreak and a sense of "what did we do wrong", but the post mortems of all showed the same thing-the cubs had suffered from very long-term stress and lack of immunity and had no chance. More recently, a good friend in Kuwait contacted me in search of help/advice for a cheetah cub which he had rescued and had as a pet. Sadly this one did not survive either in spite of many experts' assistance and cohesive input, and again the verdict was that these creatures must simply NOT be weaned too young, they have delicate systems made for THEIR lifestyles and the minimum chance we as humans should concede to them is a good START, enough time with mother to be strong, develop well and be confident enough to face the world without her-not stuffed into a shop or a zoo or circus too young, scared bewildered and already PHYSICALLY compromised.<br />
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Among the most dramatic patients at New Hope were two Bengal tiger cubs who were again confiscated by customs authorities and delivered to us by the RSCN, cramped together in a small wooden crate and reportedly intended (illegally) for a local zoo. They did have papers and were apparently siblings bred in a zoo in Syria. We named them Voovoozella and Shaballala- Vier Pfoten had again kindly agreed to home them at Lionsrock and as the World Cup was much in our minds when they arrived, South African names seemed suitable. Voovoozella's was particularly apt as in spite of their small size (yes-they were TOO YOUNG TO BE WEANED - AGAIN) both had unbelievably resonant deep roars and while the male was more inclined to trust humans after realising that we were not going to intentionally pressure or intrude on them, the young lady had clearly decided that humans were not creatures she wanted anywhere NEAR them-and indeed she would growl if any of us had the great honour of a friendly look from Shaballala, or the temerity to stroke him with a cautious finger through the bars- and having had the human offender back off apologetically she would then go over to her brother and cuff him or tell him off.<br />
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The two of them seemed to be doing well enjoyed swimming in their little pool, grew big and played and reassured a third tiger who was rescued from a local zoo in a state of dehydration malnutrition and great stress. They were due to leave for Lionsrock in early February, CITES permits done, and Aramex again kindly assisting. Then Shaballala began to walk strangely, as if he had a back problem. A vet from Germany flew over to see him and took blood tests which showed that he had suffered from some infection but he apparently responded to medication which our selfless vet Zein travelled by car to and from Beirut in one day just to obtain for him as it was not available here. We became very sanguine , but he relapsed and became in a very few days much weaker and unable to move much behind. Vier Pfoten once again rose to the occasion and altered their plans, obtaining permission for him to go to a specialised clinic in Germany. The two nights prior to departure, he had evidently been moving in and out of his night room ,and the MORNING of his departure he was on his feet walking, albeit weakly on his wasted hind legs-we were overjoyed.<br />
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Shaballala arrived in Austria and travelled to Germany. Sadly although he arrived safely, the news was not cheerful. The special scans showed tiny breakages in all his limbs, his pelvis, one in his spine. How could he have improved, and walked? Apparently tigers DO -they are floored by the first pain but struggle and appear to improve-then they collapse again with a new breakage...and what is the reason???? Large strong creatures like tigers, and also elephants, NEED ENOUGH MOTHER'S MILK to be viable adults; otherwise their system turns on itself and extracts calcium FROM THEIR BONES, however much we supplement from other food. He was weaned too young, and he didn’t really have a chance. The clinic in Germany were very kind, considerate, and understanding, and they let him go peacefully with our permission last night.<br />
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What does one say? How many more animals are we going to snatch and smuggle and breed in unsuitable conditions to satisfy our blind selfishness? Even I not so long ago, would have been thrilled at the thought of a cheetah as a pet, for example-and I say" even I", not because I am especially bright but because I actually HAVE tried to consider "the other", a little more, be it human animal or mineral, of recent years. But these creatures need to live THEIR lives, not just fulfill some silly image or whim of ours- our 'coolness', or 'majesty', at having SUCH a pet! Human beings far from home want to go back-even ones who have emigrated for whatever reason-they can be wealthier, healthier, freer, and mixing with others of the human RACE who speak the same language-but HOME is HOME. What makes us think that these creatures can be content in zoos, bullied in circuses, stared at with no privacy- exercised when it suits US? That is aside from the ghastly abuse of tigers and rhinos and other species for aphrodisiacs and folk remedies -hyenas are in demand for some part of their bodies to be used for WITCHCRAFT for goodness' sake!!!<br />
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It is time we realised that we are NOT in any way enhanced as individuals by these practices-we in fact are smaller, poorer, in our foolishness and arrogance. On behalf of brave Shaballala the little tiger who had to give up his dream of freedom in a big open sanctuary with his sister for the hopefully greater freedom of whatever tigers become after they leave their physical bodies, and who wanted to leave a message of hope for his species and ALL hunted persecuted and misunderstood BEINGS the world over- we in PAF do urge everyone to act, DO something-not just sign a petition, wear a T shirt, and forget about it until someone else touches you with a sad tale or photograph. Sign the petitions, wear the T shirts by all means, but we must all do MORE for the future of the creatures, this planet, and our own humanity, because what is being done is wonderful but IT IS SADLY NOT ENOUGH.<br />
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For those who love Disney's version of Tigger ... wake up or you may well find that you have no way to show your children the majesty and beauty of a tiger ....because Tigger may really become "The only ONE"!!!!!!Princess Alia Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271138827046401913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576526932079095834.post-15972250500196210062010-12-24T15:51:00.000+02:002010-12-24T15:51:12.533+02:00All about bears...Earlier this month we were thrilled to be able to move our two bears to their larger enclosures. The enclosures are outdoors encompassing their very own little ponds, and Balou even has a natural cave! The sight was chosen and designed by Stefan Knopfer, from Austria and Ahmad Sardar, and we have to say they have both an amazing job at creating interesting, fun enclosures to keep these two busy.<br />
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</div><div align="left">Balou (our adult bear) wondered around his enclosure in the evening almost not believing that he was able to feel earth under his paws and spent most of his first night digging up everything he possibly could. The next morning when we arrived to check on him, he was nowhere in sight!! After a few panicked moments we found him settled very happily behind one of the natural bushes in his enclosure. Can you spot the bear!!!</div><div align="left"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">We now move on to the construction of outdoor enclosures for the Hyenas and would welcome your help and support.</div><img height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKvm9OWELYQxd_3Lk1DvxOqMtFiyhywYPPXXsBxTNcUPzPMCAWTrfaHIeC-a3Lbq5XU7YBpanofEamENkZIaHMaJBUffEaT9ucuAtzxMmmBfWz-9mF9JZo-CwOCC3j1oNv-CnlJSlavEQ/s320/IMG_5334.JPG" style="filter: alpha(opacity=30); left: 390px; mozopacity: 0.3; opacity: 0.3; position: absolute; top: 1385px; visibility: hidden;" width="96" />Princess Alia Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271138827046401913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576526932079095834.post-76388775358155367742010-11-03T22:00:00.000+02:002010-11-03T22:00:41.011+02:00Growing Together...<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">One of the latest initiatives from the Princess Alia Foundation is <strong>Growing Together</strong>, an equine therapy project for young people on the Autistic Spectrum. Situated near to the Royal Stables in Al-Hummar, the programme brings together horses which have been rescued and rehabilitated with children in need of specialized care. Suyen Talken-Sinclair has come over from the UK to set up and run the programme, and we are very grateful to have her with us.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyZP6tB7FYdjyCxXEurnhP2K06BUYKBk7A4740kLsULVFyY_plmscQqlyG4LOpFsbs3B0vGjeMUz5njpagmQqoDCHXhbNraweHIj2NKy4tJ5emkcuoq767YR0f5R9PRa_h02YyukZr5Qi/s1600/DSC01824.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="72" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyZP6tB7FYdjyCxXEurnhP2K06BUYKBk7A4740kLsULVFyY_plmscQqlyG4LOpFsbs3B0vGjeMUz5njpagmQqoDCHXhbNraweHIj2NKy4tJ5emkcuoq767YR0f5R9PRa_h02YyukZr5Qi/s200/DSC01824.JPG" style="filter: alpha(opacity=30); left: 240px; mozopacity: 0.3; opacity: 0.3; position: absolute; top: 15px; visibility: hidden;" width="96" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbNRD3tFu-hEkdNAA99K0keyD5TTMY0UcFZ2FOT82RybzHzohLh3nAvxX2kGwuOlYl7GeIOtlx2lnMvXqJwBg9wquvQB4hniGRe-z5aUrVjrF_Nl-4SzHBcITXWUUAyO6ECGGP62Rga4N8/s1600/IMG_8728.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbNRD3tFu-hEkdNAA99K0keyD5TTMY0UcFZ2FOT82RybzHzohLh3nAvxX2kGwuOlYl7GeIOtlx2lnMvXqJwBg9wquvQB4hniGRe-z5aUrVjrF_Nl-4SzHBcITXWUUAyO6ECGGP62Rga4N8/s320/IMG_8728.JPG" style="cursor: move;" unselectable="on" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The site itself has been specifically designed to incorporate the natural flora and fauna, fresh running water, and nature walks with an aromatic garden, natural play area and indoor class-rooms. This has all been done with the intention of allowing children to relax and relate in a natural and holistic manner, as well as giving them an opportunity to interact with their equine therapists.</div><br />
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<strong>Growing Together</strong> started life as an idea only two months ago, but as if driven by the wind of Allah himself, the programme has gathered momentum and come to being in a remarkably short time. Less than two weeks ago the designated site was little more than a clearing under the trees, but since then, thanks to the amazing miracle-working powers of Major Faisal, the Director of the Royal Stables, and his team of workers, the area is now one of astounding beauty, complete with flower beds and an area of green that any cricket team would be envious of!<br />
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The therapy itself was inspired by the work of the Horse Boy Foundation, and the very positive results that equine therapy is having with individuals on the Autistic Spectrum in Europe and the United States. Equine Assisted Therapy is also being used overseas to treat a wide range of anomalies, such as eating disorders, truancy, anti-social behaviours and domestic abuse.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The first children arrived to be a part of Growing Together on Sunday, the 31st of October, and in homage to the date, some real magic was achieved. Every one of the children was amazed by the natural world around them, thrilled to be able to walk and run in the fresh air, and of course, to be able to interact with the horses. One of the children made his own personal history by speaking for the first time in a voice louder than a whisper, calling out “Horse! Horse!”</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The horses, six in all, were wonderful, taking in their stride without hesitation or upset their new role as equine therapists. There is Reem, a very royal mare, who knows just how regal she is. Then Istabraq, a gentle lady who was a great favourite with the children. The third mare, Areej, is the true matriarch of our little herd, even if Reem thinks differently! The boys are represented by Iago, a chestnut gelding who catches the eye and is very relaxed. Burkan , himself once much abused, was really keen to meet all of the children, and made certain that he was the first in line to be stroked. Finally, the tall, dark and handsome one, Zippo, a black beauty with the most gentle and trusting of souls.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">There are two more horses in the programme, Alain, a stallion who is a real gentleman, and Chance, a chestnut gelding who is very shy and wary of other horses. For this reason, Chance will only be used when there is a need for a one to one private session, and, of course, Alain needs to be quartered separately to the ladies!</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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