Ducotes Experience

Hannah Ducote’s family has owned Windermere’s Farm and Land located in Oxford since the 1850s. Her grandmother has owned it since 1920.
She is a senior with a double major in English and journalism. Ducote most enjoys her time with her family and the animals within the farm. As she approaches her graduation in several days, Ducote is not the least worried about receiving her degrees or what to wear as most girls would have done. She is more worried about a foal born on the farm only three months ago.

“He suffers from dementia and a gastrointestinal issue,” she says with sympathy in her eyes. Ducote spends her days administering medicine to the foal. Because he is still nursing, she has to place droplets in his mouth.

Ducote has had tons of experience in dealing with mentally ill animals, just last year on the farm a mare produced a foal in a similar situation. And Ducote became the main caregiver.

“This sometimes can be difficult because I have to hold him down and force it into the back of his throat” she says. Ducote enjoys the farm and her family that lives there with her. She has two younger brothers. She says her life ambition is to one day own a ranch in Montana where she can allow her horses to run free.

For information about how to handle sick farm animals, contact Oxford Lafayette Humane Society.

http://oxfordpets.com/