THANK YOU SO MUCH

To everyone who has been calling, emailing, stopping by to help, donate and support what I am doing here. All of your generous donations are so very much appreciated. I am completely overwhelmed with the outpouring of support. Thank you, thank you.

Today all of the horses were bathed and freed of their relentless mud balls. Some of them had to have their bellies shaved because the mud was so hard that it was pulling out their hair. All of the horses stood so patiently while we cleaned them up and when it was their turn to go into the arena they all bucked, farted and rolled in the sand. It was so good to see them moving happily around and they made it obvious that they were grateful to be free of the mud/poop balls that they had been imprisoned with for so long.

I am completely overwhelmed with the outpouring of support and deeply appreciate everything that has been done for these horses. Thank you so much and God bless you all.

We have Seven More Horses in for Rehabilitation

It's official, my barn is completely full to capacity with the seven new horses that just moved in.



These horses were in a hell of a mess and really needed some help.



With every rescue case I am involved in, I learn new things.



With every case I think, "Okay, now I've seen it all." Every time, I'm wrong.



There is always something new that I hadn't seen before.



And this is it. A Henneke Body Scale 1 that is still alive. Wow.

I've rescued a lot of horses in my lifetime, so many that I've lost count but I'm sure it's over 200. Never EVER have I seen a horse be as grateful and actually show their graditude like these did. It moved me like nothing has ever mooved me before. One mare, after being moved into my arena acutally walked up to me and layed down right there in front of me. If I hadn't stepped back she would have been laying on my feet. She just layed there and looked at me and if she could talk I swear she'd be saying, "Thank you so much for getting us out of there."

Upadate on Saphire and Jitterbug

As you can see from this photo they are living the life of luxury and Saphire is just about to pop! From the looks of it she is due any minute.

Thank you Shelby for this update.

Today was FUN!

I got to spend all day out in my barn and had lots of visiters comming and going throughout the entire day and of course the phone rings nearly non stop. But that is all okay, it's nice when people come to help with the animals, donate much needed supplies and consider adopting one or two of the residents.

I've been gathering together a bunch of tack to take to the Canby Tack Sale to sell and raise money for the rescue. I'm hoping to sell enough to pay to get some dental work done on a couple of my older horses and possibly buy some panels for temporary stalls and a couple of water troughs. If you plan on going to the sale, make sure you stop by my booth and see what we've got to sell. If you have any extra tack you would like to donate to be sold to raise funds, let me know. I can either come pick it up or you could drop it off here and visit all of the horses.

Debbie - Thank you so much for your continued support, donations and help. You always seem to know exactly what I am about to run out of.

Tammy and kelsey - Thank you for all of your help out in the barn and for giving Snoot a good home. It is fun teaching Kelsey how to ride and train snoot.

Barbara - Thank you for doing all of me legal work and especially for getting my 501 c 3 done.

Kathleen - Thank you for cleaning my stalls all week and dragging me out for trail rides, it's nice to get out of the barn now and then.

John - Thank you for being the best, most understanding husband on the PLANET!

Buttermilk Buscuit - Adopted

Buttermilk Buscuit is the last of the Highway 47 minis to be rescued. She is a sweet, young little mare who is a little shy but is definately willing and wanting to be your freind. She gets along great with Frosty and the two of them share a large stall.

Buttermilk is a very correct little mini and would make a really nice cart pony or pet. Out of all of the little minis that have been rescued, this little mare is probably the one that I would choose to keep. I'm sure she will be adopted fast because she is so cute.

05/11/09
Howdy. I'll have to get some new pics of "Little Miss Summertime Sienna" (aka Buttermilk). She's made friends with all my big horses save one (that mare is pastued by herself so Sienna can enjoy company & stay safe). She's mostly shed out, but still has a very furry fat belly. She thought I could have come up with better things to do yesterday when I brushed it. She's quite good about her face & back, but still fussy about her underbelly/sides & rump. If I really get with it sometime I'll have to video her running with the herd....she seems to be in pure bliss when everyone takes off across the pasture & she actually keeps up with my big horses! sometimes she'll just rip around on her own ;-)

Nancy

May 25, 2009
These are a few of her this weekend. Not sure if she's just got a little grass belly or pregnant...??? Time will tell, she's at pasture 24/7 for now. She's not "fat", just a little belly & she's super active so I'll leave her on pasture as long as she seems to keep conditioned w/o getting over weight. She has lots of Dun factor & now that she's shed out you can see zebra stripe on her legs...very fun.

Red Bone - Deceased

Red Bone came to us with Snoot and Big Mare. She was a sweet older little mare who weasled her way into my heart on the first day. Red Bone was named after her condition when she came here, she was red and very bony. She was extremely emaciated, covered in lice and fleas and full of worms. Poor Red Bone was in such bad shape that I was afraid she would not recover, she was so week she could barely walk and dragged her back feet when she did. Most of her hair fell off when I gave her a bath so she was mostly bald. I was very pleased to watch this girls progress as she recovered. Sadly Red Bone coliced and was put out of her missery. A necropsy was done and a hard ball of dried hay was found causing the colic.

Rest in peast dear Red Bone.

Snoot - Adopted

Snoot came to us along with Big Mare and Red Bone in May of 2008. She was thin, covered in lice and fleas and full of worms. Although she had been in the same pasture with Big Mare and Red Bone, she wasn't nearly as thin as they were as she was at the top of the pecking order.

Snoot is a nice little mare with a lot of personality who really lives up to her name. She is well started in her training and we are currently riding her every day to further her education and make her into a nice open show and trail riding horse.

UPDATE - March 8, 2009
This little mare is really turning out to be a great horse. The family that adopted her has been keeping her here so I can help them with her training. I've been riding her some myself too and she really is a smart horse. We've been working on a lot of arena work and just recently we've taken her out on some trail rides and she did AWSOME! She even crossed the river and when over a couple of bridges without even batting an eye.