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Comments on: Sweet Jasmine Blooms! https://www.pafriends.org/sweet-jasmine-blooms/ To develop, enrich, and publicize the resources and benefits of Palo Alto Animal Services (PAAS) and to support its activities in the interest of the community. Sun, 14 Sep 2014 00:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: FoPAAS https://www.pafriends.org/sweet-jasmine-blooms/#comment-315 Sun, 14 Sep 2014 00:30:00 +0000 http://www.pafriends.org/?p=4645#comment-315 In reply to marmarmarr717@yahoo.com.

Thanks for letting us know the detail of who gave Jasmine her name. I wrote the article with a rough outline of facts (and some great photos). This story really touched me for two reasons: The happy ending for the beautiful mare, Jasmine, and the way so many elements of our local community worked together to save her from the ravages of neglect. Kudos to the staff and boarders at Page Mill Pastures for their generosity.

Palo Alto Animal Services is not often called to rescue horses. The shelter’s committed Animal Control Officers are ready to handle all kinds of situations, however, and the entire staff is eager to organize help for any rescue. Examples in the past couple of years: A baby seal caught by currents near a sluice gate, a deer tangled in a fence, ducks & ducklings on city streets, a skunk at the bottom of a window well. All exciting and satisfying. Even so, Jasmine is a really special case, and the photo of her beautiful head adorns a wall at the shelter.

]]> By: Susan https://www.pafriends.org/sweet-jasmine-blooms/#comment-314 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 21:02:00 +0000 http://www.pafriends.org/?p=4645#comment-314 Both my husband and I agree with Larry, Giselle is an amazing woman and truly cares about the animals. Thanks to her, Jasmine came to a wonderful place where she could recover with lots of care and love! Dr. Gary Haynes was generous as well and donated his dental services for Jasmine. Her teeth were worn down and needed work. Dr. Haynes was so kind and even checked in on her to see how she was doing. Thanks to the kindness and love of so many people Jasmine is very happy mare!

]]> By: Larry Gimple https://www.pafriends.org/sweet-jasmine-blooms/#comment-313 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 20:36:00 +0000 http://www.pafriends.org/?p=4645#comment-313 In a world of major equestrian centers and training farms Page Mill Pastures demonstrates the value and need of a community type facility. This is accentuated by the fact the owner, Giselle Turchet is a passionate horse and facility owner, which in turn attracts the same qualities in the boarders / trainers that utilize Page Mill Pastures. All involved should be commended for their efforts with Jasmine!

Larry Gimple / Executive Director

The Horse Park at Woodside

]]> By: marmarmarr717@yahoo.com https://www.pafriends.org/sweet-jasmine-blooms/#comment-312 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 05:42:00 +0000 http://www.pafriends.org/?p=4645#comment-312 I was one of the several boarders who welcomed Jasmine to Pagemill Pastures that last day in May. I came up with the idea to name her a princess name because she came to us in a purple halter and purple is the color of royalty, and she deserved to be treated as royalty after what she had already been through. Susan and Avi Avivi, her new owners, and Gisselle Turchet (the manager of Pagemill Pastures) have transformed this neglected horse into a beautiful mare with a very special personality, and she has shown us all the spirit of redemption and love, and her new owners have, because of her, decided to dedicate themselves to rescuing more horses in the future. May this story encourage us all to look for the needy horse and provide the way of escape for a better life.

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