STR Redemption Project

07/22/2024

Hercules bath day -

I will be honest there’s a few reasons for the first week I never give a bath. My compromise is I only did one side. Once he really got upset, I just rinsed and told him I heard him and brought him back inside.

Imagine you are weak, hungry, feeling your worst and someone tossed cold water on you to scrub you. You’re not happy. He wasn’t happy. He didn’t have a fun experience. His skin hurts, the water even had him biting at it, so my gentle scrub made the dried blood go away, but that was more for “humans” not him.

Usually I won’t entertain doing human activities when the horse says no, but have you seen how vicious the public can be? So here yall go. He doesn’t have dried blood. He forgives me but I don’t feel good about it, but maybe you do. I listen to my horses, if this had been a private save and not one with another rescue I would’ve just not done it and I wouldn’t have explained. When my horse undersaddle says she doesn’t understand, it’s my job to explain better, when she stands a different way than normal or blinks too long one way, my job to notice and help. I listen. I don’t people please at the expense of doing right for animals. Which is why I’m not a 501c3 controlled by every whim of the public.

Please don’t bathe these neglected horses for a week or two. If you’re rehabbing one, listen to them. If it’s a real medical need, go for it, but they aren’t people. They usually prefer to just rest and eat for a week or two before you get excited with showsheen.

End of PSA.

07/22/2024

Sheepadoodle and a poodle
Both girls
1.5 years old

Love the doggy day care, Starbucks trips, crate trained, house trained, MUST stay together

Their owner passed away and these girls were her whole world so we need a super special home for them.

They are great with kitties and dogs, love the kiddie pool, and toys.

Small fee for rehoming, indoor pets not ranch dogs or outside dogs please.

07/22/2024

Tiny
5 year old
Old English bulldog
Female

People LOVE her snorts and wheezes and gremlin sounds. 😂💪🏼

She likes small dogs, low energy bigger dogs, car rides, golf cart rides, snacks, SHORT walks lol, and sitting on the sofa with a Himalayan yak chew with a hallmark playing.

Gotta research the breed a bit, but cannot have an outdoor lifestyle in the heat.

Her fee is negotiable but will include the cost of her spay.

07/22/2024

Spicy
9-10weeks old

A kitty we found after coming out of a local restaurant. Crying in a tree with no other kitties around. No owner came forward so we need to find this kitty someone. I’m allergic and even with my steroid shot and Claritin daily I’m having a hard time. My eyes are swollen when I wake up and I feel sick.

He is a sweet kitty, playful, and just begging for attention.

Rehoming fee is a good home. Neuter when old enough. I will take to my vet and check if he is this week. For vaccines and the works it’s $150 or less.

We can transport him anywhere. ❤️

Maybe you can’t help me with a horse or donkey but I’m telling you, help with the kitty would be a huge relief for my health! Which helps the horses out when I’m my best.

07/21/2024

In the last 10 days STR Redemption Project has had 33 intakes. 😳💪🏼 These were all private situations and while we may have different emotions regarding the animals I will be posting, the simple fact remains they are being cared for, and we are offering genuinely amazing lives for adoption. Passion is great but emotions often leave the animal in a poor condition while we spend our energy elsewhere. This is not in alignment with our goal/mission/hearts. We are always about the right thing and the innocent life will be what we focus on. The rest always takes care of itself.
There’s entire groups just for passionate proclaimstions. I’m out with the animals so please don’t bring it here. Support these animals and us if you feel it is in your heart and if you have an extra seat on the sofa for a dog, or can help an equine either with training to find a home, or just open to taking a horse you’ll need to uncover their skills, message or comment on them. I’m the nicest person but I’m busy so text me and let’s have a fast phone call or video chat with the animal and get them to you because many more wait to come here.

Current adoptable list:

- English bulldog
- poodle
- sheepadoodle
- border collie
- lab mix
- lab mix
- shar pei
- shar pei

5 refeed and love type horses

3 young prospects

2 donkeys (Johns)

More to be added as they are ready for Homes. Transport anywhere is available.

Contact Amanda 940-245-9507

07/21/2024

Hercules is here!

His wish list is here: (fly boots/comfy halter options/fan since he will have a stall during the days to stay cool). You can have my address if you like to order from other sources too. Just message me!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1KDW5ZDYJZJFL?ref_=wl_share

And so important joint and gut health products here that will help him tremendously. If anyone can help him out with all his own things, it would help me a lot.

https://100xequine.com/pages/osteo-gut

After a phone call with Jessica at Red orchard we got in the truck and hurried to help get this guy to our barn. She saw him from the highway and the owner was home and was glad to get him some help! She called us and we left immediately.

He eagerly got right on the trailer, was a gentleman to unload, but he got so excited to see other horses he was whinnying and pulling me toward the first one he saw ❤️

He was 8 years in that pasture alone. As his teeth deteriorated (likely) he got thinner and thinner. Poor guy!

Itll be tomorrow before we can match him with a gentle friend for him but we will let him have that bond with one friend to start and add him in with a turnout group that’s appropriate when he is up to weight and strength.

06/29/2024

Hey friends, I need some help paying off vet bills for the old English bulldog. I have these two saddles that we all know I don’t know how to even put on a horse properly. So, let’s get them sold.

Billy cook
Texas saddlery

Please see the measurements in comments to know the seat and gullet sizes. I’m not sure the lingo to explain these saddles. Missing a stirrup (may be able to find it) on the one saddle.

$725 for both or $350 for Texas saddlery and $475 for the Billy cook.

Can bring to Michigan easily or along our transport routes. In Texas north of Dallas.

06/20/2024

Almost ready to start looking for a new home!

5 years old
Olde English bulldog
Female

Today was our follow up appointment with Dr Langevin in Weatherford. He had helped me learn a lot about how to care for this breed and the options available to make her life the best ever.

Looks like even with the hematoma filled ears we are making big progress by packing them. He suspects 1-2 times a year she will just need to come in for packing of the ears with medicines to keep her ear infections away. Kind of a breed thing, it was not taken care of for a long time and she scratched and tried to fix it herself, causing so much damage her ear was sealed shut. But it’s better now! She can still hear, just not well, and sometimes she just doesn’t want to listen 😂😂

06/13/2024

It’s hot, gave some ponies a bath. So here’s an update on the mare we picked up Sunday. 5 small meals a day mashed with ulcer medicine and a stomach buffer.

A dental and just feeding her is all she needs 🙌🏼🩷

My magic feed scoop does it again.

Included photos from at pick up, can you see the small difference?

06/12/2024

Thursday night this little girl was found with oxygen depletion/heat exhaustion.

We found her owner after a couple days and she works a lot and wanted to keep her from a life of breeding but wasn’t home a lot to help this girl live her best life.

So we said, we would help make sure she got spayed and had all the things a goofy little pig dog needs.

There begins my adventure to learn about Olde English Bulldogs.

Meet Tiny. She had an appointment today at the vet that’s known for being the bulldog specialist. Trust me, I needed this level of help. Haha I don’t really find many of this breed on the street.

Here’s the update on her visit and our next steps! They made money off her pups and now we get to take care of mom. Heart work. 🩷💪🏼

I know it’s not possible for everyone to give and not possible for everyone to take on strays or dogs from the street or the horses either. But I need my team to pray and cheer for me. It’s hard to do these things and being financially stressed doing the right things for them, makes it hard to feel brave and strong enough to do the work sometimes.

If you can gift her some of your coffee money or maybe just have $5 extra or whatever, you can donate right to the vet because we do need the spay and airway surgery.
Or:
Venmo
Cashapp $justjumpit
Zelle 940-245-9507

06/10/2024

Day one,

Some mash, not much, and a lot of water. Bluebonnet alfalfa niblets and triple crown senior. I’m not confident she can eat hay very well but she has Bermuda and alfalfa hay in her stall and lots of fresh clean water. Time for a nap so we can have a real assessment tomorrow.

Everyone send good thoughts to her to drink water and find peace to rest. She doesn’t know it yet, but she has a chance now 🩷💪🏼 no more hunger or pain, or unkind people. This won’t happen again if I can help it.

06/10/2024

New kiddo. Surrendered to us to try and help her. She is super kind! 🩷

Everyone welcome her ☺️tell her it’s okay now

06/07/2024

Can you offer Scout a great home?

06/06/2024

Sunsets with the girls

05/24/2024

Urgent - Need a home or rescue
We were able to save and place 63 dogs 😳💪🏼working together we did huge things in a couple months.

Just these 4 pups left. We need your help. These 4 deserve a home too. Do not need to go together. They play together, all 4 but since the lab pups are sisters we will not let them go together.

2 female lab mix puppies (full grown 40-45lbs)

2 neutered male Shar pei mixes (need a diet 50-55lbs)

No adoption fee - donation to a rescue able to help them.

In north texas and several options for transport to you

05/24/2024

Kennel closing
No adoption fee - needs a home immediately or will offer a donation to a rescue that can help.
In Texas but will help find transport anywhere in US

Fendi
6 month old
Lab x hound mix
Female
40lbs

This little girl and her sister were the only two pups not picked from a huge litter. The rest were solid chocolate, black, or yellow labs. Even their mom got a home immediately. Just not them 💔. She is slightly more confident than the black and tan but still a sweet submissive girl. Very much a puppy.

Good recall
Core Vaccines (given by me)
Dewormed
Bravecto flea and tick pill

Good with all other dogs of any size
Loves toys
No resource guarding
Good with cats and kids
Loves all people

Message Amanda or Stephen if you can help or please share!

05/24/2024

Kennel closing
No adoption fee - needs a home immediately or will offer a donation to a rescue that can help.

Prada
6 month old
Lab x hound mix
Female
42lbs

This little girl and her sister were the only two pups not picked from a huge litter. The rest were solid chocolate, black, or yellow labs. Even their mom got a home immediately. Just not them 💔. She is the more laid back of the two.

Good recall
Core Vaccines (given by me)
Dewormed
Bravecto flea and tick pill

Good with all other dogs of any size
Loves toys
No resource guarding
Good with cats and kids
Loves all people/

Message Amanda or Stephen if you can help or please share!

05/23/2024

Who is following Lexi’s story?

Today marks 2 weeks of being here. She has terrible teeth and cannot eat grass or hay properly. We give her alfalfa to quid (she wads it up and spits it out), to keep her busy during the day, but she also does this with grass too.

** before photos in the comments ** I know we aren’t where we need to be, but remember I said we are going there? We are going there! 💪🏼

She can have a dentist visit soon but she has a heart murmur and was too thin/weak to be sedated.

She is a good testament to why I do not accept reasons horses are thin.

She is 24
She is a thoroughbred
She has terrible teeth
She is a mare
She is tall

Also why I think everyone should let me quarantine their horses before we haul them home. I can do this for any horse for 30 days to make sure they aren’t contagious from a public sale or kill pen, also they get strong enough for the trip.

You’re going to spend the money yourself and maybe not be able to do this. We can because we see over 1000 horses a year and help many have these outcomes.

I don’t love social media. I like to stay quiet and just help animals but in hopes of showing people what I do all day, and reasoning why I believe in the products/professionals we use.

We charge $15 a day if you’re one of our transport clients. $250/week if you’re not.

Why is it such a big difference?
- I get attached and I trust us.
- I don’t want to make money on this part, it’s a transport company. That’s the business.
- I want to help you help them. We become partners on this and I respect your money and good heart by doing the best we can to have a great outcome for you.

Plus anyone using STR transport for their hauling is both awesome because they love their horses enough to hire us, PLUS helps horses like Lexi get a chance.

05/19/2024

Dodger is home!!! Of course they love him because he is the cutest and wants nothing more than to be the best boy.

Thank you to everyone!

We really have to find 4 more pups a home and in a hurry. Please help share

05/18/2024

One of our rehabbed girls is ready for a home!!

7 years old
Grade bay mare
Alvord Texas - shipping available anywhere
🥕🥕🥕

Before and after photos included. Nice mare to be around, she let me stick the surcingle on her and she knows how to lunge (video is on a lead rope)

Not sure if she is broke, not going to pursue it.

She will need a dental
She will need a farrier

By no stretch of the imagination is this a profitable sale. She has been here two months. She isn’t sick, she is now gorgeous and ready to be awesome for someone.

I know the tone is a little defensive but even friends have been really harsh. I truly only care about the horses future. This has never been about money but if it were, I’ve lost hundreds and thousands on each one.

A few more horses to list

Plus:
A yearling spotted donkey Jenny
A halter broke Jenny - super sweet (mom to the spotted Jenny).

05/14/2024

Kitty update

05/14/2024

Found this kitty in a heap in a hay field. 💔 barely able to stay in this position and kept falling side to side bobbing its head. 🥺

I’m allergic but there’s no way she or he was going to sit there and die without us trying.

Pray for this little one. I don’t know how long it’s been out there or why its neck is all bloody. Her eye was filled with goop but there’s still an intact eyeball. 🙌🏼🤞🏼

Please say we saw her in time.

Her vet bill will be under “cat” 🤷🏼‍♀️ and Stephen Stiteler at Decatur vet clinic
940-627-2158

05/13/2024

Who remembers Bleu? 🩷

By far the worst barn help we’ve ever had! It’s a good thing he’s cute (even when he runs off with the fly boots)💙

05/08/2024

A late night arrival to STR Redemption Project. 💔 from the Wish upon a horse lot.

Before my life got too crazy I had agreed to help this gal out if no one came for her. No one came and time went by and she didn’t do so well on the lot. Thankfully they were able to get her on the trailer to Bowie tonight. I waited an hour and a half past the agreed meeting time, hoping they would still come. The trailer arrived and there she was. Swollen left eye and emaciated. So glad I didn’t leave as the trailer was then headed to an auction.

She came with a friend because who likes to quarantine alone? She is in much better shape. I will post her photos tomorrow

Tonight this dark bay mare has had her eye flushed gently with sterile saline solution, a triple antibiotic ointment applied, fly mask on, and scraped the sticker off her rump. She got some of her dignity back. Hopefully she will try a little longer so we are restore her enough to find another caring home. Were we too late? 🥺

12/27/2023

⭐️ A Christmas wish for a sweet boy ⭐️

A few weeks ago we were contacted by a grandmother who was inquiring about transport for a corgi puppy for her grandson.

After getting to know her, we listened to a grandmother pour her heart out about her grandson who is plagued by seizures, along with other special needs. He only wanted a corgi. A dog of his own. They are known to be pretty strong natured but also clowns. This young man is both of those things. Always coming through the health challenges with strength and kindness.

We weren’t going to be traveling where grandma had found a pup before Christmas and she couldn’t afford the pup quite yet anyway. But, we couldn’t stop thinking about it. So we reached out to the Romine family and Amanda Romine said absolutely we have a puppy for them, we are not accepting money, this is what we feel strongly about doing. 🥺

We contacted grandma, the surprise was going to happen! Grandma thought maybe I was a scam but I hustled to the meet up spot half way to them, and when I jumped out of the truck, she knew it was really happening.

He couldn’t believe it! He was told he was going to meet a horse that was rescued so this sweet boy had packed up peppermints, showsheen, brushes, carrots, and he was going to make the rescue horse feel loved 🥰🥺 instead we got to make him feel loved and gave him his Christmas wish

I know it’s long but there are too many details to miss out on to make it a two line story.

We are incredibly blessed to have meet this family, the Romine family, and this super cute little puppy! He decided to name her Sunshine. So even dark days can’t be dark anymore, he will always have the light to make it through. 🩷

Thank you Romine family and all our supporters for booking horse transports, donating to our dogs, and trusting us with your prayers. We ARE always using it for good. God is good all the time. We are blessed when we get to be the hands and feet of the good He is doing.

12/26/2023

Smoochie boy!

12/23/2023

Maya is waiting right there for Santa Paws. 🐾

She too made it home in time for Christmas 🩷

HOMED 🏠
“Putting One Heart At A Time Back On The Map”

Maya made it home in time to enjoy her first Christmas with her furever family im her comfy bed right near the tree!! 🎄

🐕 🐶 🐎

12/23/2023

Mickey made it home! The feral kitten from the parking lot of McDonald’s.

His original adopter didn’t feel like driving to meet the transport so he ended up homeless temporarily. Then the perfect home stepped up. Made it home in time for Santa!

12/19/2023

Chloe just got spayed and her cherry eye fixed today. She is ready to find a new home so we can help more. Our waitlist is growing!!

Can someone make up for all the bad she experienced?? She is young, house trained, great in a crate (after she resolved anxiety with them), loves kids, all other dogs, cats, horses, etc.

Sponsored by the great owners of Crestview Apartments in Decatur, she was found, stabilized and brought to STR.

12/16/2023

This area rug is new 🤷🏼‍♀️😂 he is unimpressed I’m not paying attention to him.

Silly Bleu! We are going to need to do a before and after post for him!! He has gained so much weight! I really didn’t think he was going to make it. 🙌🏼

He will be ready for a home soon!