This is what happens when horse advocates work together - as reported by The Cloud Foundation: RENO, Nev. (August 23, 2013) - On Wednesday US District Court Judge, Miranda Du, lifted a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) which allowed for the sale of 149 unbranded wild horses...
CHRISTOPHER SMITH GONZALEZ, Galveston County Daily News, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 DICKINSON, Texas (AP) — A grassy lawn under a few shade trees is not the ideal place to amputate a horse's leg. [caption id="attachment_19117" align="alignleft" width="300"] Veterinarians, students and horse enthusiasts watch and photograph Dr. Ric Redden, center...
We pulled her from the pasture a few days ago for no reason other than she seemed to not be acting quite herself. She'd been at the ranch about six months, brought in from a seizure involving six other donkeys. Sometimes, when the stalls are full,...
[caption id="attachment_11390" align="alignleft" width="225"] The deformed foot[/caption] Like car wrecks and calls from Aunt Bertha, they seem to come in groups of threes; unrelated, from different places, yet they share the same physical problems. Yesterday it was leg injuries, severe enough that normally they would have...
Why Choose a Rescue Horse? Together We Prevail [caption id="attachment_11363" align="alignright" width="300"] Buck[/caption] Background I went to the habitat with the intention of helping and healing horses in need. When my day there drew to an end, I was usually drenched with sweat, dirty and powerfully hungry, yet strangely...
Why Choose a Rescue Horse? Feather's Story… In the summer of 2007, 4 pasture mates were found in an area of the beautiful and peaceful landscape of the Texas Hill Country. But what was going on there was not so beautiful or peaceful… [caption id="attachment_11355" align="alignright"...
When the horse finally has a body score of 3.5 to 4, it’s time to start a true evaluation of its training. Once the effects of starvation have declined and the horse is feeling better, both physically and mentally, you will know only a couple...