Our sale barn buy pony is feeling like showing his cantankerous side, though it's also clear his trust won't be easily won. I'm thankful he's got a great foster for the next month so he can get a lot of individual attention and care. He sure needs it. He's too thin under all that hair, and his feet are pretty bad. I have no doubt he's an older gent. Having some stability the next month without stress will be a great starting point. I'm thankful we have a network of amazing people to help us, and the horses, along the way.
"Why aren't you accepting adoption appointments yet? The snow is gone."
Well... ours isn't 😒
I cannot wait to be able to move forward with our indoor vet and training building!
Having a wee bit of wind, so turn your volume up to hear me 😆
Jack and Diane are sharing a small pen for the first time after several days meeting through the fence. Started how I expected. Also ended how I expected. Cross your fingers that their old donkey squabbles are just their love language! 🤞
*Yes they have multiple feeders (you can see the other pan) and yes they still share just so they can squabble*
*yes her halter is coming off, but now that we know she isn't halter broke it's going to involve putting her in the chute and I'm hoping I can make friends enough to pet her before it comes to that*
The need at auction today is again great. Emaciated. Lame. Deformities.
We always help as many as we can get funding for.
Right now that seems like a lot, so we will just keep fundraising until the start of the sale and go from there. One at a time we will make a difference today!
Video credit Jasmine Lindblad
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Days like today I don't want to do this anymore.
I'm sobbing over a horse I've known less than 24 hours while people call me rude, tell me to "give him a chance". Like I want him to go? Like I wouldn't let him live in the Old Guy Pen until the end of his natural life where he could snuffle up cookies and wear a blanket when it's too cold get and get that sweet spot on his neck scratched? If all he could do was putz around and eat WITHOUT PAIN he could do it here forever. But he can't. So I'll cry and someone else can make a comment about how I shouldn't be in rescue if I take things so personally. And tomorrow I'll drive 500 miles to pick up TEN more camp, auction and outfitter horses and drive 500 miles back home, because the best way to honor this one is to keep helping as many as I can.
Damn what "they" say.
Our $200 chewed to ribbons crypt sale barn stud sure looks a bit different now doesn't he?
His foster is doing amazing things with him, all while giving him the opportunity to heal and muscle properly from all the physical trauma.
Rocky will be available for adoption to someone looking for a great project!
After all the sad stories of unwanted old horses, I had to share this story of a very loved old man.
This is why you let a rescue take on the horse you need to rehome. With the fabulous homes we find we know they will reach out if anything happens. In this case the adopter's other horse passed away and she was getting too old to care for him.
Luckily for Ollie, he had a whole lot of people who love him and CHRN here to help him along the way!
Right around 3 inches in less than an hour. We are out checking everyone and surveying for damage. So far so good!
