Author: Horse Plus Editor

On Thursday we bid on 3 mules and saved them all for only $8!  We were alerted that 3 mules were being auctioned off by the government, and bid price was only $1 on two of them, and $6 on the other one. These mules were used by the National Park Service until they became […]

Tuesday morning Kirsty was busy getting the microchips, vaccinations and dewormers ready to do the new auction horses. Kirsty and Tawnee got busy with the initial intake information, heights, ages, and photos, along with all their medication and microchips. This is Dandy, a 15.2 hand Paint gelding.  We believe he is in his 20’s.  He […]

Monday Jason was out trying to load up 5 miniature horses we were told are wild. He finally got them corralled next to the open trailer door.  The oldest stallion, who was in the best shape, was the first one to hop into the trailer.  He wanted to get out of there! The condition of […]

Sunday was a very busy day at the shelter.  Troy had a volunteer giving him lots of love, and as you can see from his eyes he was soaking it all in. Frosty also got groomed by the volunteer.  He got a bath and all brushed. His little hair between his ears is so cute […]

Wednesday we had a horse being surrendered.  Her owner could no longer keep her and she was so thankful we are an open door shelter. We would like you to meet Kachina.  She is a 4 year old Canadian Warmblood / Quarter Pony.  She is 15 hands tall and is broke to ride, but still […]

We received information about a large number of horses being sold in Nevada at a slaughter auction.  There were various reports of anywhere from 50 – 80 horses.  We were told that a man had been arrested and sent to prison, and that all of his horses were going to be sold at an auction […]

We just got word that our lead volunteer rescuer is headed to an auction in Nevada where over 50 horses are going to be sold to the highest bidder.  In Nevada, shipping horses to slaughter is legal and so we must outbid the killer buyers to save lives. We are told that a young rancher […]

Monday Shadow was relaxing under one of the big trees, a true California Happy Cow. Parcey enjoys hanging out under the tree with Shadow too.  They are both so cute. It was Sandy’s big day as she was being adopted!  Her mom posed for a great adoption photo with her. Sandy took one last look […]

We have had a very busy weekend, usually we are closed on holidays, but since so many people had the weekend off and wanted to come to the shelter, we were open.  We are closed on holidays except in unusual circumstances. Layla was adopted and taken to her new home.  Her and her new mom were all […]

Thursday we had a visitor come to the shelter, she had adopted from us several years ago, and has supported us since that time.  She really enjoyed visiting the shelter and getting a tour. She made a financial donation along with several bags of feed, supplements and cookies.  Thank you so much! Kirsty was busy […]