Short video of Sienna just chilling in the small pasture. Video taken June 8th.
(She is not alone in this pasture; the others were in the bushes at the time)
Another great video from last summer! Becel enjoying a nice roll in the dirt. 👌
Some of the herd from last year in late July. 🙂
Quite the happy group, hope they are able to hang out together still.
If you listen closely, you can hear Gramps snoring! 😂💕
This video was taken earlier in June this year.
It's time for the daily digest!
I took a little video of the boys for you today, just for a change. It was a really good day today, I have my good days and my bad days since the seizure as you can imagine.
I fed the boys and emptied, cleaned out water troughs and filled them again. There is no better job on a hot day! They watched me like I was a loon while they ate their mash but they seem to be excepting me more and more every day as one of their own which I enjoy tremendously.
I had asked my vet for some tranquilizer to see if we could make the boys more comfortable while trying to get their hooves trimmed. I heard back from him today and he apparently checked with the CVO who said they have their own plans for these boys and not to supply it for us. That sure sounds like what is in their best interest, but why start now right? I cannot wait until this is all over, it is extremely frustrating.
I of course gathered up some more twine today, it's definitely getting less and less every day but I do enjoy it. We also took a drive out to the cottage in the woods to water the flowers and check on the place. Everything looks great out there.
I blocked a troll who doesn't seem to think people should be able to think for themselves, imagine that. I also got a very sweet email this evening from one of our supporters and it made me feel awesome. I want to thank all our volunteers, donors, supporters and sponsors. You all mean the world to us and to the horses. Thank you so much for all you do and your kind words mean more than you can know.
If you would like to help us make a difference, there are many ways you can do so, you can send a donation with one of the following methods:
🐴 Email Money Transfer (E-Transfer) to [email protected]
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🐴 By Mail: The Barefoot Ranch, PO Box 934, Teulon, MB, R0C 3B0
Every donation matters, no matter how big or small, your
The beautiful, amazing Whisper took second in Harrelson Saturday in Arborg! Amazing job!!
This is what it's all about #rescuehorses
It's time for the daily digest!!
I slept in today, big time! I woke up to a friend telling me I needed to get to York Avenue and get to the bottom of this. So I threw myself together and headed into the city. I went to the Animal Care Appeal Board and went all the way up to the 8th floor, followed all the signs and walked right up to the door. Closed, locked, have to punch in a code to get in. So I walked back to the elevator and some young guy came out of the room, I asked if he knew what I could do. He went back to the office and had a lady come talk to me. She directed me to go to the court of King's Bench. I went to the Court of King's Bench, they looked up the Animal Care Act and told me I needed to go through the Animal Care Appeal Board. This is absolutely nuts!
I went and spent a few hours with my daughters and grandkids, grabbed a pizza and headed back home. We had an online meeting to talk about next steps and I sent out a ton of emails to the Animal Care Board people, lawyers, justice people, you name it.
I went outside to spend some time with Rowdy and Dynamo, they are doing great! I fed them some treats and Dynamo even let me touch his nose once. Very exciting! Rowdy will eat out of my hand as of now, Dynamo will not.
That's a wrap on another day at the Barefoot Ranch, tomorrow is a new day and hopefully we get some answers.
If you wish to help, here's how:
1. Donate to help in our mission
2. Send emails of support to [email protected]
3. Express your outrage directly to the Chief Veterinary Office General Inquiry:
[email protected]
Phone: 204-945-7663 in Winnipeg
Fax: 204-945-4327
Donations can be sent via:
1. Etransfer to [email protected]
2. Paypal.me/barefootranch
3. thebarefootranch.com/donate
4. Cheque or Money Order to: PO Box 934, Teulon, MB R0C3B0
Together we can win this fight for the animals.
Don't forget to sign our petition, we have got to get the processes changed with how CVO works with th
These two aren't besties as you can see, but have kind of been forced into it by the actions of others. I had to stop the video to move Rowdy's feed bin further away from Dynamo as he was being a bit of a jerk. The flies are clearly driving Dynamo nuts but he would never allow a fly sheet on, he want's people no less than 3 feet away from him. I am able to get Rowdy to boop my hand with his nose. He seems to be less afraid of me every day. I have heard rumours that our animals are at the stockyards by Stonewall, which is the saddest place I can think of for them to be. So many of them were saved from the slaughter pipeline, devastating to think of them being back there, even if they are just being held there. The horses don't know that. Terrifies me to wonder who is making the decisions about them and the fear that they give up on them too soon. Please pray for them if you are a religious person. I hope this all works out in the end. There are so many other ways this could have been handled.
If you wish to help, here's how:
1. Donate towards our legal battle
2. Send emails of support to [email protected]
3. Express your outrage directly to the Chief Veterinary Office General Inquiry:
[email protected]
Phone: 204-945-7663 in Winnipeg
Fax: 204-945-4327
Donations can be sent via:
1. Etransfer to [email protected]
2. Paypal.me/barefootranch
3. thebarefootranch.com/donate
4. Cheque or Money Order to: PO Box 934, Teulon, MB R0C3B0
Together we can win this fight for the animals.
It's time for the daily digest!
It was a work from home day today. I went out at lunch time to see my two buddies. I thought I would share with you a little video. Sorry I look so haggard, just a sign or the times and this isn't about me.
Dynamo and Rowdy are the only ones here, they are confused, they don't know where everyone went and they look to me four guidance. I brought them Senior feed and Finishing Touch and just sat with them while they ate. They eyed me curiously, but each day they are here I will try to get closer and closer.
After work there were emails upon emails sent to all the local politicians, all the media, all the lawyers, all the animal justice groups, just everyone I could think of. If anyone has any advice on who else to talk to to fix what's broken in this society please do.
We finished the appeal and sent it in by email, a little worried they will say they didn't receive it so I think I am going to get a courier to take it to them and get them to sign for it to make sure it's received. Don't have much else to really say, it's pretty lonely out here, but hopefully not for long.
Thank you so much for all your amazing messages and support, I truly don't know what I would do without it. Way too many hateful people and hateful comments in this world, it's very sad.
If you wish to help, here's how:
1. Donate towards our legal battle
2. Send emails of support to [email protected]
3. Express your outrage directly to the Chief Veterinary Office General Inquiry:
[email protected]
Phone: 204-945-7663 in Winnipeg
Fax: 204-945-4327
Donations can be sent via:
1. Etransfer to [email protected]
2. Paypal.me/barefootranch
3. thebarefootranch.com/donate
4. Cheque or Money Order to: PO Box 934, Teulon, MB R0C3B0
Together we can win this fight for the animals.
It's time for the daily digest!
This is a little bit of a different daily digest than normal as you can imagine if you have been staying up to date with the happenings at the ranch. This morning I went outside and took a walk around the property. All gates were left wide open like an extra kick in the teeth I didn't want. It was so unbelievably quiet here, the silence is deafening. All I can think about is the fear and confusion the animals must be feeling after finally finding a home, somewhere and someone they could count on to meet their needs and finally learning to trust again. I made a promise to them that would never be put back in a situation like that and I have now broke that promise to them.
As I walked the property I went to the corral where they had left Rowdy and Dynamo last night. They were unable to catch Rowdy and Dynamo they said was dangerous. The gate was open and they weren't in there so I guessed they had found someone to tranquilize them and they were gone.
I kept walking through the pasture and pretty soon I saw two black horses in the distance. As I walked towards them Dynamo started walking towards me. Dynamo came to us from the Grunthal auction last year and is terrified of people, because of this we haven't been able to get him vet care or get his hooves done, but he is slowly, slowly coming around to us. When I saw him walking towards me, my heart filled with a mixture of joy and sadness. It is clear to me that he thinks of my as their heard leader and he is scared and confused and looking for guidance. Rowdy also began to approach me and I felt such a breakthrough with these two.
When I left them, they actually started to follow me towards the very quiet pony pasture which was amazing. I hope the CVO finds it in their heart to just leave them here and let them be horses. I know they will probably put Dynamo down since they think he is dangerous, he isn't dangerous at all, just terrified. They may do the same to Rowdy as well since
It's time for the daily digest!
Today was a crazy busy day! I was working from home today and had a girl show up right after my first meeting. She is about to start a vet tech program at Red River College and needs to have 8 volunteer hours so I had asked her to come today and of course I forgot.
The two of us did chores together and then I set her up to clean out two of the shelters in the petting zoo and I went into the house to do some work. I got a call from CityTV News as they had been contacted several times by our little hater group and wanted to do a story. I invited them in and gave them an interview and a tour.
When they left I went back inside to do some more work and Jake and Anne came out to do some work. Pretty soon Dr. Neil was here to check out some of the horses. He checked out Queen and Cassanova for starters. Unfortunately Queen has Cushing's disease and her teeth are really bad, we won't be able to bring her back so we will need to put her down. Cassanova has a pretty significant heart murmur and is very arthritic in his knees so we will need to put him down as well. Pretty sad for these two sweet angel babies.
Silver got his teeth done and Beauty got some x-rays done so Robyn can trim her effectively. Unfortunately, she had previously foundered in all four feet and has some pretty significant rotation. Dr. Neil had a look at one of our Muscovy ducks as well that has a limp, apparently it isn't broken, he figures it is something neurological and that he is fine as long as he is eating and getting around so that's pretty good news.
We just got in from doing the evening chores and I took a little video of Jenny. This is our big draft horse that has been circulating all over the place, she was also on the news but they didn't share an actual picture of her from here. I'm not sure if the photo is photoshopped or what exactly is going on here but I did a video of her so people could see what she actually looks like. She is definitely thin, not d
Poor babies, what a nightmare
Ginger and her kittens in their amazing foster home. These kittens will be getting their first vet visit next week and mom is getting spayed at the end of the month. All four will be available for adoption after they are vetted.
Ginger was the car that Suki brought home with her after having disappeared for about six months. Turns out Ginger was pregnant.
Maybe for a little while it would be best to do daily updates. Today was a work from home day and I had many meetings. My dogs were going snake outside because of the constant slow drive bys. I went out at lunch to do chores and feed Flash, Oakley, Cash and Sienna mash. I LOVE the way she reacts when I am coming with her mash. I have got to get this on video one of these days. She nickers to me and does this awesome little buck, spin, kick. This girl is coming back to life so quickly
I fed all the critters in the petting zoo and two lovely ladies pulled in to talk about the rescue, the animals and all the drama on Facebook. I talked to them for about an hour while two vehicles were driving back and forth in front of the property taking pictures and videos. They finally stopped and stood in front of the property watching for about an hour. While they were here our second delivery of hay showed up. I had to let the ladies go and went to go help with the bales. There was not really enough room to help so I went to finish chores while they unloaded. The two people in front of the house were still there so I walked to the end of the driveway and took pictures of them. I figured if they can, I can.
I went into the house to finish my work day and had to run to the vet to pick up Dermosedan for our farrier visit on Sunday. We are trimming the donkeys and hard to catch horses so it is a few days of prep. Thankfully Jake was able to catch most of them yesterday and put them in the corral. On my way back from the vet I picked Jake up to help me reorganize all the horses now that we have square bales and are able to feed out more individually. We only had about 5 small squares left and they had gotten moldy so we were unable to feed them.
Jake and I built six individual stalls in the large corral and bedded them with wood shavings. I am able to get wood shavings for free and am so far unable to find straw so that's what we're using. The stalls are bedded, each horse has th
Do you all remember the beautiful Blackjack? Well he was adopted last summer and Jake and I had quite an adventure getting him to his new owner. Look at him! What a good, big, beautiful boy!! 😍😍😍
Baby turkey hatching #miracleoflife #farmlife #babyturkey
