Are Lyric & Letta Pregnant
Two young unwanted mini horses were brought to a horse rescue organization this spring. They could be mother and daughter by the way they act. They are very tiny and …
Horse Rescue Stories
Horses have been critical to mankind’s survival and economic progress for thousands of years. But those life-sustaining human needs have long been fulfilled by other means, steadily eroding the horse’s traditional roles over the past 100 years. Though horses are still ridden, raced, jumped and worked on ranches, we don’t need them in the quantities once so essential to our survival. The result is a horse’s age, physical condition and specialized skills determine whether they are valued and treated humanely, or sent to slaughter plants in Mexico and Canada at the rate of 100,000+ annually. Many horse owners use these noble, sentient and magnificent creatures while they are perceived to have valuable skills, and then discard them with callous indifference when their age, health or skills decline. Tragically, they can’t feed themselves, so starvation is the fate of thousands of innocent horses every year. Our individual compassion and societal moral code must be better than that.
The following short stories are a small sampling of the abandoned, injured and starving horses that we have been privileged to provide with emergency medical care and life-sustaining food while volunteers seek new and loving forever homes for them.
CharliK’s Glitter
Behind All That GlitterCharliK was about 10 years old when seized by the Sheriff’s Department after her owner died. The officers found her alone in a dark, dank stable, extremely …
Eight Hungry Horses
On Craigslist was an advertisement for horses for sale. A lady went to see these horses as she was looking to purchase one for herself to ride for pleasure. To …
Rescuing Tuff
An equine rescue group received a call from their local Police Department asking if they could pick up a horse in need. When the volunteers pull up, they could hardly …
Celestial, Nova and King so Right
A small horse rescue organization was contacted regarding two mares that were within four hours of being shipped to a place of horror – the slaughter plants in Mexico. The …
Miss Doll’s Lessons
The following is a first-person narrative, written by one of our small, volunteer horse rescuers. “Miss Doll was the 3rd horse to come to me. She was and is the …
The Sale Barn
Every year, nationwide, there are hundreds of unwanted/orphaned foals (baby horses) sent to “livestock” sales. People take baby horses to these auctions to be rid of them quickly. No questions …
Scrappy
The severe drought scorching Texas and the Midwest, is not only causing farmers and ranchers economic pain, but horses are paying for it with their lives. Charred acreage and wildfires …
Gracie’s Wet Muzzle
Gracie is the tragic story of horse abuse in the hands of her owner. Where were his commitment and compassion toward a beautiful, trusting animal in his care? The Sheriff …