Candyfloss Walks All Over Grass Sickness
On 23rd May 2015 Candyfloss and Leanne MacDonald will start walking from Buckie in
Moray to the Equine Grass Sickness Fund HQ near Edinburgh to raise awareness and monies
for research into grass sickness. This is a journey of over 250 miles with a total ascent of
over 25,000 feet! We will be walking along old drove roads and military roads, away from
traffic and off road as much as possible, and we will be wild camping along the route. It will
take us about 1 month to walk, just taking our time and I will be walking with Candy not
riding her.
We’re asking for either sponsorship or donations. If you would like to join us and walk, ride
or wild camp with us we just ask you please to either get sponsorship or make a donation.
You can follow the preparations and our journey on our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/260381017478435/?fref=ts and on our website:
http://www.spanglefish.com/candyflosswalksalloverequinegrasssickness/
Candy’s Story
On July 3rd 2013, Candy was diagnosed with chronic grass sickness. This is the mildest form
of Grass Sickness, a frequently fatal disease affecting the autonomic nervous system in
horses and ponies, producing the main symptom of gut paralysis. Around 50% of chronic
cases survive, and so I made the decision to nurse her at home. Candy still had a fight in her
eye, and I promised to fight with her all the way, I knew she would let me know if she
couldn’t fight anymore.
We fought together for 16 weeks, trying to tempt her to eat something, anything, tempting
her with herbal peppermint tea to drink and administering water rectally every 2 hrs.
Candy never lost her fight and she still has it to this day. She is a Grass Sickness Survivor, and
we have both dedicated the rest of our days to fighting this disease, turning a negative into
a positive, and helping others by raising awareness and monies for the Charity. We’re doing
this for the horses.
How to help!
If you can offer any help, such as somewhere for me to pitch my tent where Candy can graze
beside me, can donate food, equipment, offer publicity, or would like to walk part of the
rout with us then please get in touch.
You can contact me via email: faith0504@yahoo.co.uk or mobile: 07946 631 171
Donations can be made by texting CEGS69 and the amount of your donation to 70070 or
online to my Just Giving Page:
https://www.justgiving.com/thefabulousfivesgrasssicknessawarenessrides/
Or please sponsor me overleaf.
Thank you for your support and please keep your fingers, hooves and paws crossed for
nice weather!
The Moredun Foundation Equine Grass Sickness Fund
Name of Participant Leanne MacDonald
Declaration: I am supporting The Moredun Foundation Equine Grass Sickness Fund. All the
money I raise through sponsorship or donations will be forwarded to The Moredun
Foundation Equine Grass Sickness Fund within 4 weeks of the completion date of my event.
Gift Aid Declaration: If you are an individual and your donation is eligible for Gift Aid
completing this declaration increases your donation by 25% at no cost to you! If you are
eligible to sign this form please tick the Gift Aid box and complete your address details.
‘I confirm I have paid or will pay an amount of income tax and/or Capital Gains Tax for each
tax year (5 April to 5 April) that is at least equal to the amount of tax that all charities or
Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCS) that I donate to will reclaim on my gifts for that
tax year. I understand that other taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify. I
understand the charity will 25p of tax on every £1 that I give.’
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Thank you for supporting grass sickness research
www.grasssickness.org.uk
The Equine Grass Sickness Fund is a division of The Moredun Foundation. The Moredun Foundation
is a Company limited by guarantee registered in Scotland, No SC151865. The Moredun Foundation is
a charity registered in Scotland, No SC022515