Sweet Mercies Rescue Ranch

Sweet Mercies Rescue Ranch We are an animal rescue focusing on horses & donkeys, with the occasionally puppy sprinkled in!

09/06/2025

Fundraiser started for this precious boy. He initially caught my attention as I was standing in his pen on my phone I heard a horse shuffling over behind me. I turned around to see this gentleman, hobbling closer to me. My heart broke for him as I looked down to his feet and saw how terrible they were. His pain so strong he trembled and was covered in sweat, but he had to be near me. So he staggered over. He looked at me and it was like I felt him asking “can you help me? Do you see me?” I sat with him and felt tears forming as I knew we had to step in for him. The name Caleb felt like him to me. He needs to be freed from this torment. We’re starting a fundraiser now for his purchase, haul to the vet, X-rays and vet visit to confirm, euthanasia and burial. Please help us get him the comfort he so deserves.

A grass soup post 😂 I’m sure yall have caught on that I’m obsessed with this slurpy snack time. I love watching them mun...
08/27/2025

A grass soup post 😂 I’m sure yall have caught on that I’m obsessed with this slurpy snack time. I love watching them munch and forage, and I call this grass soup 😂

Our nine rescues from this weekend 🤍 in order of appearance- 1. Budlight (he’s an appy and Miller is an appy so we kept...
08/09/2025

Our nine rescues from this weekend 🤍 in order of appearance- 1. Budlight (he’s an appy and Miller is an appy so we kept the theme) Bud for short. He was saved from the load shipping on Monday. 2. Blaire. She was a last act of kindness , you can read more on her evaluation a few posts back. 3. Birdie. Our darling sensitive mule that we walked over and caught just on time as she was just put on a halter to be walked out to the trailer to leave to another sale. 4. Babushka. Our sweet gramma we saved on Monday from the load that was shipping. She comforted me during my obligatory Monday breakdown. 5. Boots. The little man that stole the show, I walked by his pen and he marched up to me with so much confidence and zest. I knew our girls Winnie & Wilder needed him. 6. Bennett The sweet quiet paint that was my calm shadow. 7. Brave. The orphan foal that could 🥹 He left his timid herd and waddled all the way over and sniffed my leg. I wrote his number down. 8. Benson. The darling paint that was always close by to Brave. I figured if they needed to be gentled they might as well have a buddy to go through it all with. 9. Bruce. He was another last act of kindness unfortunately. We also did a separate post for him talking about his vet exam / X-rays.
Thank you for being here.
Thank you for watching hard things.
Thank you for supporting, praying, sharing, encouraging.
Thank you for making these rescues possible.

I’m so sorry for another tough update today. Our darling Blaire… another tough story to share. We were notified quite qu...
08/06/2025

I’m so sorry for another tough update today. Our darling Blaire… another tough story to share. We were notified quite quickly of what they found for Blaire. She had a sadly progressed tendon sheath infection, that had started affecting the surrounding bones. Unfortunately she had been suffering from this infection for too long. Another sad find.. it looked as though her leg had been previously shaved from being worked on and she had two holes that looked like scope holes. All the signs point to someone finding her injury , realizing it was too late, and instead of humanely euthanizing her they dumped her at an auction and walked away with a check. I’m sorry for more dark news tonight. Sweet Blaire got a lovely bucket of grain in a safe space. Those were her last moments. I’m grateful we were able to give this to her. I’m sorry we didn’t meet you sooner Blaire. I’m sorry someone didn’t do right by you. You deserved better, you precious soul.

Our precious Bruce. Bruce was a Saturday save from the direct ship pen. He was our first save of the weekend. He went di...
08/05/2025

Our precious Bruce. Bruce was a Saturday save from the direct ship pen. He was our first save of the weekend. He went directly to the vet because the had terrible injuries along with bad confirmation in his hind end that looked troublesome to me. He was also a rack of bones. Unfortunately it was worse than I realized. Our sweet Bruce.. his X-rays were shockingly terrible. On top of finding horrible arthritis, and a bone fracture, the X-rays showed buckshot in his hind legs… Someone shot this horse with a shot gun. This sweet gentle boy. There are truly no words at this point. I will never understand the depths of hell these horses go through. I can’t even think about why or who did this to him. He was the most gentle kind boy. With him being hundreds of pounds underweight and already in so much pain trying to stay standing, we knew letting him go would be the kindest thing for him. The vet team gave him a night with pain meds alfalfa grain and cookies. And the next morning they gave him one last bucket of grain before releasing him from his painful body. I’m so sorry Bruce. I’m so so sorry.

Our darling babes. I’m so grateful for these two. Most wild horses aren’t as lucky. They’re now at the vet (after being ...
08/04/2025

Our darling babes. I’m so grateful for these two. Most wild horses aren’t as lucky. They’re now at the vet (after being hauled FOR FREE by a sweet volunteer) being spoiled. Blood work is done, our little palomino passed and our paint needs a little more ♥️ We’re grateful we met them when we did as babies can tank fast. Someone suggested naming our palomino c**t, Brave. I absolutely love this idea as he was so brave to leave the comfort of his herd and come say hello to me. THANK YOU for helping us continue to save precious lives. We have $2,344 left for this pair of kiddos. Any donations and shares are SO so appreciated.
DROP YOUR B NAME SUGGESTIONS BELOW FOR OUR SWEET PAINT COLT♥️⬇️♥️⬇️

08/03/2025

The orphans ALWAYS get me. Today walking the pens I stopped at this pen with reservation foals in it. Broke my heart thinking of their land and their families being taken from them. There was probably 20 just in this pen and it’s so hard to choose who to help. All of them just terrified of people they smashed into each other, trying to get as far from me as possible. Just then this tiny, scraggly, beat up palomino emerged from the group and walked straight up to me and sniffed my pant leg. It was one of those moments for me that I knew exactly what I needed to do. He stood there for maybe 5 seconds then slowly turned and walked away from me, back to the herd. I wrote his number down. I watched him and began photographing him and noticed a little paint, around the same age, staying close by. Every time the group went into a panic and scrambled around to avoid people, these two little fellas constantly found their way back to each other. Well, I thought, he’d need a bud to go through quarantine and gentling anyways right?? And I wrote down the little paints number too. We have two young foals here that desperately need out of this auction cycle. We have a $2,500 MATCH for these two!! So we have $6,008 left to raise for them. Please share this video , donate, comment, like, pray, encourage- any and all of it is so appreciated!!♥️♥️ Donate on Instagram, or
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08/03/2025

“They’re shipping a load tonight.” Not something I was ready to hear on a Saturday. I’ve been coming to this auction for years and this is a first. I brace myself all weekend for the heaviness of Monday. I was not ready to face the horses with death sentences today 💔 This sweet man. He stood alone on the outskirts. He is SO emaciated , but even his starvation couldn’t drive him to go compete with the others for food. He’s too weak. I wondered how long he’d been standing there with no food. I fetched him some alfalfa and he was so grateful for the snack. It’s lives like these that haunt your dreams if you don’t step in for. He will be our first focus this weekend. He cannot withstand a trailer ride to Mexico. And we just won’t have it. Not for Bruce.
WE HAVE A $3,500 MATCH!!
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08/03/2025

Please share ♥️♥️ We love you Mayday! please consider a small donation and help us give this to MORE equines this weekend! We will be here through Monday. Educating, raising awareness, fundraising, and most excitingly - saving lives. Donate here directly on Instagram or
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07/24/2025

Mayday Update♥️♥️ I’ll never get over this boys come back! When his adoptive family sent me the video of him standing in front of his fan, with his little fly boots on, I knew I needed to do another video for him. Just to think where he started.. absolutely insane. He’s a lucky boy with the best family ever 🥹 I’m so grateful we get to help horses that need us this badly, and I’m grateful for YOU donating to our cause and believing in what we’re doing ♥️

A much needed blind horse update ♥️ They’re all doing very well. Frank has some serious summer allergies, I hate the bug...
07/22/2025

A much needed blind horse update ♥️ They’re all doing very well. Frank has some serious summer allergies, I hate the bug biting season and I know they do too. This herd is so chill and non problematic, it’s quite nice ♥️ I can’t wait to have fencing and a good set up for them on the new property. I know you all love them. In order of appearance: Handsome Man, Frank, Bandit and Zuki.

A moment for momma Valerie and her daughter Veritas♥️ Look how much she’s gained! We still have a ways to go but such gr...
07/12/2025

A moment for momma Valerie and her daughter Veritas♥️ Look how much she’s gained! We still have a ways to go but such great progress for her. She’s slowly coming around to people and her baby girl Veritas is curious and apppraches us now. This week we are meeting with the company that will start the custom build for our chute system.

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