How Do The Horses Come To The Rescue Farm?

It's always an on-going question, "Where do we get horses that come into the rescue farm?"

Here is an example.

Animal Control found horses on a road. The owner keeps them on a wooded acre with no grass. He ties them across the street from his acre to graze at the end of the rope. A few broke loose and were found wandering. The officers confiscated all six horses to keep them safe. Explaining to the owner that is not safe to tie horses and a wooded acre cannot support all the horses, the owner was fined and given back five of the six horses. Animal Control will keep a watch on the five horses, to be sure they are being properly take care of.  The horse that owner gave up is thin, hair falling out and looking poor. She was being cared for by Animal Control until a home is found. If not found quickly, she would be euthanized.

Sad fact of many animals lovers, their fate is in our hands. Too many owners act irresponsibly and animals are euthanized every day in Georgia, even horses. That's hard to think about when you are an animal lover who treats your animals with love and care, isn't it?

Now--we agree to take a horse, especially a very malnourished horse, we need a place to keep it and have to be able to pay for it's needs: hay, grain, veterinary care and farriers are all on-going expenses for any horse and we have so many to be responsible for already. It takes a village of animal lovers that volunteer and give generously to allow us to keep this never ending task of caring for needy horses.

Who cares for the rescue? Our longtime volunteers, Julia and Chad. They agreed to foster the mare even though we didn't know much about her. However, there was a concern for their blind gelding, Cheetah, a previous 'rescue' horse. We didn't want him hurt or kicked. "Meadow' turned out to be one of the sweetest mares ever. Cheetah was so happy to meet her, he couldn't keep his nose away from her. He can't see her so he had to become familiar with her smells and she tolerated his annoying nose without even a squeal. They became fast buddies in the pasture sharing grass.

Meadow is about 10 to 12-years-old. She will be assessed for any riding ability or training after she gains weight and becomes healthier. She is now enjoying the freedom of not being tied to a tree to find food. It is being served in a clean feed bucket, along with fresh water, hay and all the grass she can eat thanks to our wonderful care givers. She is one of the lucky horses that did get another chance at life. 

If you'd like to meet Meadow, contact us at www.SaveTheHorses.org. Meadow's foster home is in Canton, GA.