Last December we were contacted by a family who had a buckskin Quarter horse in need. The owners had major medical issues and the other family members were not able to take the horse. Unfortunately, because of the horse's age (she is 26) and because she had not been worked with for a while, they had difficulties finding a home for her. We put her on our waiting list, and tried to network her, but unfortunately we were not able to find her a safe place. Luckily with Sapphire's adoption, we had … [Read more...]
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Why You Should Not Support the Kentucky Derby
On Saturday morning, 20 horses will run in the Kentucky Derby and ONE will win. Let me be a little more specific: Out of approximately 35,000 registered Thoroughbreds, 20 three-year old horses, who have been in training since they were 12 months or younger, will be running faster than is safe for their bodies. These horses will be at a high risk for bone fractures and bruising. It's not necessarily that I am against horse racing... in theory. Racing is a time-honored tradition, and I see … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Lexie
For those who may not remember, we picked Lexie up at the end of November from the individuals who had offered to take her and care for her. This is the condition in which we found her: The family who had her told us that they were not sure why Lexie looked so bad- we believe it was a simple case of neglect, nothing more. Her feet had not been done in months, she had caked-on manure on her legs, and … [Read more...]
Sheep Get a Kong for Christmas
The sheep were very good this year (well, for sheep), and they really love rolling around Brutus' toy to get the pellets, so they asked for a similar toy for Christmas. Unfortunately, the horse toy is too big for their pen, so Santa Tama got them a Kong for Christmas! It's really supposed to be a dog toy, but don't tell the sheep that- they love it! … [Read more...]
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