Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue

07/10/2025

It has been three weeks since Taco’s enucleation surgery and he is doing great! He is recovering well, accompanied by his best friend, Kerrygold, and his new herd! He is currently sporting a very stylish fly mask to help protect the eye socket as it finishes healing. His personality has always been silly but now, pain free, Taco's personality has really blossomed. He is one of the friendliest horses we have ever had the pleasure of housing! Thank you to everyone that sent him well wishes, it certainly paid off! Taco-bout the best possible outcome!

07/07/2025

Only TWO DAYS left to order your summer GG gear! Show off your draft pride with our "Make Mine A Draft" tank tops, tie-dye, and classic and V-Neck Tees! You don't want to miss out, click the link below to order!

Bonfire Sale:
http://bonfire.com/makemineadraft

07/03/2025

Help us identify with style! Halter tags are a vital part of our day to day on the farm, they make it easy for staff and volunteers to quickly grab the right halter while feeding over 200 horses. If you are interested in sending us a tag, just click the link below. You can even choose your favorite horse and color!

Halter tag link:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/CarolsStitchery?ref=shop_sugg

07/02/2025

The summer Bonfire sale is happening NOW....and Make Mine a Draft is BACK! Get stocked up on all your summer must-haves, including new tie-dye t-shirts and tank tops in a variety of new colors!

So you can get your items as quickly as possible, this sale ends in ONE WEEK, on **July 9th!** Orders will ship after the sale ends and are expected to arrive between July 18th and July 29th.

Click the link below to order now! http://bonfire.com/makemineadraft

06/30/2025

While we've been up to our ears in Friesians over the past week, Lost Meadows Mule Refuge has been rehabilitating the most adorable draft mule named Mercy and we wanted to share the great success they've had! This photo was posted on June 21st and we encourage you to pop over to their page to see what Mercy looks like now...just a week later! We're so happy for Mercy and grateful for the team at Lost Meadows for saving and looking after her - she's one lucky mule!

Abigail and I weight taped Mercy this morning and she is approximately 915 pounds. We also measured her height and she is 16.1h.

She is in the middle of another bath as I type this 🥰 She also allowed me to open her mouth completely this morning and take a look inside. I’m no equine dentist, but I do know what I see is many years of neglect and that she absolutely cannot chew properly and must be in pain.

We will talk to our A&M vet about doing a dental float next week. It does carry risks at her level of emaciation, from the sedation being too much on the heart, to the bacteria that will enter the bloodstream during the procedure.

I know we all wish for a magical fix to her problems overnight, but cases like Mercy take more time than we’d like to do it safely.

For now, Mercy is eating and drinking well. She is relatively active between her stall and outdoor pen all day. We are cautiously optimistic that she’s going to be okay on her long road of rehab. She is one strong lady. 💙

www.mulerefuge.org
PayPal.me/mulerefuge
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/donate-to-our-mules
P.O. Box 479 Caldwell, Texas 77836

06/26/2025

A few moments from our new rescue’s first week home - I can only imagine how they must be feeling ❤️ Thank you a million times and more for all of your generous and kind support for the Friesians - they’re all so lucky to have so many good hearted people in their corner!

06/25/2025

Where are my mare people?! I refilled their trough 4 times, got them a second trough, put it up on blocks…they immediately jumped in and knocked them over every time 😂🤷‍♀️

06/24/2025

The mares (top) and the colts (bottom) are all settling right in, in their new lush fields! Both fields move as a unit all over the place exploring, eating, drinking, and playing as a herd!

Thank you everyone that was able to join us on our live last night! We apologize for the spotty connection over here but hopefully you were able to catch us on TikTok!

Many of you wonderful people were asking about an Amazon WishList for our new arrivals so you could send supplies to our brand new family members! It is posted below and we will also be making it easier to find on our website as well. Thank you so very much to all of you who have already donated and thank you to everyone for all your amazing support! Stay tuned for updates!

Amazon WishList:
https://a.co/6Uhsg9K

06/24/2025

16 rescued Friesians arriving now!

06/24/2025

Our team is eagerly waiting at the Healing Barn for the arrival of 16 more Friesians seized from a cruelty and neglect case in Vermont. They’ve traveled a long way today and we can’t wait to help them off the trailer and get them settled into their cozy stalls for the evening.

WE WILL BE GOING LIVE when they arrive in approximately 20mins!

06/23/2025

Our friends at The Dorset Equine Rescue Inc. had to rush 2 of the Friesians rescued last week immediately to the hospital for urgent care - can we rally and help them with the emergency medical costs?! To everyone who has already donated to help all 39 sweet souls start their healing journey - THANK YOU!!