Rescued horse "Ladybug" delivers filly early



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Tuesday July 12, 2011 10:05 PM PDT

Rescued horse "Ladybug" delivers filly early (photos)
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Sheriff's Department's rescued horse delivers filly early;...born with a "star" on her forehead.

In February 2011, Sergeant John Hargraves from the Parks Bureau of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, adopted two horses, Miss Ladybug and Dude from an animal shelter.

Both horses had been abandoned by their owners and were found starving. It became John’s goal to get the horses back to a healthy condition so they could be trained to work Mounted Enforcement Detail.

John began a feeding and training program for both horses. They both began gaining weight. As time went by, John noticed that Miss Ladybug’s belly was larger than normal.

Suspecting that she may be pregnant, John had the veterinarian check on Ladybug. It was confirmed she was pregnant with a due date of October 2011.

Well, the veterinarian was off by a few months. On July 7, 2011, John was walking out to his corral at 4:50 in the morning, when he heard Ladybug whining. He shined his light towards her corral and saw an extra pair of eyes looking back. It was a little filly, red like her mom, with a large white star on her forehead.

The veterinarian said she was born early because Ladybug had been starved by her previous owners; which often results in premature births. Both mom and baby are doing fine.

John has not come up with a name yet but is considering either “Star” or “Diamond.” In a few years, she may be John’s primary horse for mounted enforcement work.

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The Parks Bureau of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is responsible for general law enforcement within Los Angeles County's more than 140 county parks.

For additional information regarding this story, please contact Sergeant John Hargraves, at (562) 299-2535.

Deputy Paul Schrader
Parks Bureau
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
www.lasd.org
(310) 499-8531

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