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“The Heart of the Place” A Profile of Julie Waters

“The Heart of the Place” A Profile of Julie Waters. ISPCA Victor Dowling Equine Rescue Centre Supervisor By Marianne Self * quotations from Barbara Bent, Centre Director

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“The Heart of the Place” A Profile of Julie Waters

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  1. “The Heart of the Place” A Profile of Julie Waters ISPCA Victor Dowling Equine Rescue Centre Supervisor By Marianne Self * quotations from Barbara Bent, Centre Director “My troubles are all over, and I am at home, and often before I am quite awake, I fancy I am still in the orchard at Birtwick, standing with my friends under the apple trees.” --Black Beauty, by Anna Sewell “

  2. “Julie has been with us since the day the Centre opened. She’s the heart of the place.” The Victor Dowling Centre is an equine rescue centre created in 2007 by the ISPCA in response to an acute horse welfare crisis resulting from the recession.

  3. “There’s nothing she wouldn’t do for the horses. Any hour of the day or night, she’s there for them.” The Centre is set on 80 acres in Mallow, Co Cork. Julie and her team manage the facility and look after the horses and ponies. Some animals arrive emaciated, with open wounds, with feet and teeth that haven’t been tended for years. Julie and her team organiseveterinary and farrier attention, and care for the horses as they’re recovering.

  4. “She knows all the horses’ names and stories. Julie never forgets a horse.” In 2006, the ISPCA took in six horses. As of November 2013, it had already taken in over 80, with the worst of the winter still to come. Julie expects another 20-30 will need to be rescued before spring.

  5. “Julie collects abused horses for us. She’s fierce. She stands up for them.” Julie collects neglected and abused horses for the ISPCA in the Centre’s vintage Land Rover and box. Sometimes the owners are irate and defensive and don’t want to let the horses go. It can be dangerous.

  6. “When the worst cases come in, Julie goes and sits with them. She waits until they come to her. They seem to come round faster with Julie than anyone else. “ Some horses have been abused as well as neglected. These horses need not only to rebuild their strength, but to regain their trust in human beings. Julie and her team work to rehabilitate them through gentle care and handling.

  7. “She doesn’t have any special training. She just loves the animals. And the horses – they seem to know it - they love her.” Julie and her team try to find a permanent adoptive home for each horse or pony. Julie checks every potential home, and rechecks every six months to ensure the animals are being looked after. Thanks to the enormous dedication of Julie and her team, most of the horses at the Victor Dowling Centre eventually find loving homes.

  8. Marianne Self holds a BA in Journalism from the University of Bridgeport, USA, and is a MA candidate in Public Relations and New Media at Cork Institute of Technology. She has ridden horses since she was a child, competing in the USA, the UK and Ireland. She rode professionally for Robert Splaine, Irish Showjumping Chef d’ Equipe, from 2010 – 2012. She was inspired to visit the Victor Dowling Equine Rescue Centre after a conversation with Irish Olympic showjumper Denis Lynch, who is a patron of the Centre.

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