Tuesday Kirsty was hard at work training the youngsters, getting them ready for their new homes. In between working with youngsters she showed Bella to a potential adopter. Bella is an absolutely great horse and very sound minded. Bella was untrained when we rescued her, but since coming to our shelter Kirsty has trained her […]
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There were a lot of them!
Last week found Jason hard at work modifying the horse squeeze chute. It had a metal floor for the horses to stand on, but it was a little slippery. Jason was cutting holes into the floor to attach nice mats to. Soon the mats were laid down and bolted in. That way the horses would […]
Skipper’s Rag Doll
Skipper’s Rag Doll is doing great under saddle. Kirsty is doing such a great job training her. She is available for adoption, if you are interested in adopting her she is a great horse. A trailer pulled up to the shelter with some surrenders. Inside the trailer was 4 adorable miniature horses. Inside the trailer […]
There are still a lot that need homes
As you can imagine we have been very busy with the new group of horses at our shelter. We are working hard on getting adoption applications done as quickly as possible. We would like to thank everyone who has stepped forward to give one of these youngsters a home. There are still a lot that […]
35 Horses Save from Nevada Slaughter Auction
Saturday night (the 17th) Jason and Tawnee headed out towards Fallon NV, where the Fallon slaughter auction had taken place, and hundreds of horses were sold, mostly to killer buyers. Mile after mile slipped under the wheels, and they arrived in Fallon about 1:30 am. In a few hours they met up with the rescue […]
35 Horse Saved from Nevada Slaughter Auction
We would like to give you all a quick update, thanks to your support 35 horses were saved from slaughter! To see the photos of each one, click here. If you are interested in adopting one, please let us know! We will have the full story out as soon as we can, thank you all for […]
We have a new video up for you to watch
We have a new video up for you to watch, Tawnee Preisner, our VP, did a report on site of the proposed horse slaughterhouse in Roswell NM. To watch the video, click here. The roosters are always ready to help with the chores, or more likely, they are looking for a handout. They will […]
Next horse evaluations were underway
We have greatly enjoyed having Martina as part of our team over the last month. She will be leaving us and going back to Austria this weekend. It was a real treat having her visit, and we can’t thank her enough for all of her hard work. We are really going to miss her, and […]
Then the rescue rig was hooked up
Being an open door shelter we never know when a horses will come through our doors. Sadly many of the animals that are surrendered have to be given the Last Act of Kindness as they have are unadoptable due to chronic pain or serious health problems. This is one of those horses that we may have […]
Everyone is busy gearing up for school to start
Since the last blog not to many visitors have come to shelter, most likely everyone is busy gearing up for school to start. We did have a few visitors come out and meet the horses. The horses always enjoy visitors and especially when they bring a bag of carrots! Prince Kona had a potential adopter […]