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We are an all breed resecue This post is about the 1st abused and neglected horse Chance that we took in. A true life success story at our barn.
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Danny Burrier and I started this crazy horse rescue and it has been the most satisfying journey we have taken together besides the kids and our marriage. Chance was a huge challenge he was so scared beaten and heading for slaughter. I stepped up to the challenge thank you Theresa Anderson-Nason for sending him our way. After 9 months and more hours and patience then you can imagine Chance has turn

ed the final turn and is now allowing himself to be caught Brenda Creighton :). Last night he allowed Ali Biehl to pet him and then catch him. Sunday he was in his stall and allowed Dustin Etzler to pet him. All of this is new Chance has never until recently allowed anyone daily to touch him besides myself. I have always been able to except in the beginning when he would even shake in his stall when I would go in and just sit in a chair for hours. I only wish we will continue to have this kind of success in our personal lives and with Rocky's Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation. I know a lot of friends thought we were crazy but guess what we are and we and the horses are loving every crazy moment of it! I am only hoping we can find more horses like Chance so we can give them the opportunity to be the loving caring animal that they were meant to be. You truely have to understand where Chance was then and where he is now to appreciate why I am writing this post. We contribute his success to all the volunteers that come to the barn regularly that has also aided in Chance's story of abuse neglect disaster and trust. And in some ways a miracle all in its own.

12/01/2024

A couple of months ago, Christine Hajek from Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue contacted me about 2 ponies needing a home. The one was an 18 year old Hackney mare, with no training, just a pet. And then this cutie, Patrick an 18 year old Falabella stallion. So I told her we take them both in but Patrick would have to be gelded first.

So today we finally made some time to go and pick up Patrick. One of Gentle Giants volunteers donated a beautiful purple harness for Patrick. He also was gelded and brought current on shots, dental and farrier work.

While he’s been loving the life at Gentle Giants, he was taught a few tricks. And he was used for driving by his owner before he came into care, but the ladies over there got him driving again.

Patrick is not going to be up for adoption. He is going to be living with James Bond; our naughty mini donkey in a secure pen. So next year make sure to follow us and come out and meet James Bond and his new sidekick Patrick.

12/01/2024

Sneak preview registered 7 year old Dutch Harness horse nearing adopting time. ace__horsemanship

11/28/2024

Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. 🍁

11/27/2024

Please keep sharing.

11/23/2024

Please keep sharing. We have always been a slow and steady rescue. One day at a time and moving forward. We need to keep our lights on.

11/19/2024

Still a long ways to go. But you all have been great and chipping away at the deficit.

🔥🔥Still have a long way to go. Only at $3,415 and the $1,000 match. Still $5,520 needed to continue.🔥🔥

Help us keep the barn lights on.

Please note this is going to be a longer and harder post to make.

We, here at the rescue, have saved 298 amazing equines over the years, we are an all breed rescue. We have saved amazing Draft horses, mules, horses, ponies and donkeys. We have always stayed true to our animals and our followers. We maintain a very low overhead and we are a 💯 volunteer organization.

The issue is donations are non existent. We are well below what we need to continue. Without a drastic change we will have to turn the lights off. Right now, near our home, there 2 horses that need our help, we cannot help them. 🥹 We have been turning at risk horses away daily, due to the financial backing isn’t there to support them.

We aren’t show boaters nor do we want to be famous. We just want to continue to help. As of right now we have an annual short fall of $10,000. Without these funds we cannot buy the rest of the winter hay, feed, shots, farrier, dentals or vetting.

Our sanctuary has equines up over the age of 40 and as well all know, winter is especially hard on them. We don’t feel we need to flood your pages with hundreds of pictures from the 12 years of running the rescue. Danny and I have shouldered this for 12 years, and we just cannot do it any more.

If you can find it in your hearts to help us keep the barn lights on and our doors open, we have 4 different ways to donate. If we don’t get some much needed assistance now, we will have to close our doors and the rescue.

Giving Tuesday is coming and we have been given a $1,000 match promise. No $1,000 or even $2,000 isn’t going to fix this, but it’s a start. I will post a few pictures of horses that have benefited from our work with your donations.

Understand times are tough, but they are tough for everyone, us included. Every dollar counts.

PayPal:

https://paypal.me/rockyshorserescue?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US

Website:

www.Rockyshorserescue.org

Venmo:

-s

CashApp:

$rockyshorserescue

Mail checks to:

12155 A Creagerstown Rd
Thurmont, Md 21788

Sharing is caring. We really want to keep our doors open and our lights on for those in need.

11/17/2024

Still a long ways to go. But you all have been great and chipping away at the deficit.

🔥🔥Still have a long way to go. Only at $2815 and the $1,000 match. Still $6185 needed to continue.🔥🔥

11/13/2024

🔥🔥Still have a long way to go. Only at $2480 and the $1,000 match. Still $6320 needed to continue.🔥🔥

11/10/2024

Help us keep the barn lights on.

Please note this is going to be a longer and harder post to make.

We, here at the rescue, have saved 298 amazing equines over the years, we are an all breed rescue. We have saved amazing Draft horses, mules, horses, ponies and donkeys. We have always stayed true to our animals and our followers. We maintain a very low overhead and we are a 💯 volunteer organization.

The issue is donations are non existent. We are well below what we need to continue. Without a drastic change we will have to turn the lights off. Right now, near our home, there 2 horses that need our help, we cannot help them. 🥹 We have been turning at risk horses away daily, due to the financial backing isn’t there to support them.

We aren’t show boaters nor do we want to be famous. We just want to continue to help. As of right now we have an annual short fall of $10,000. Without these funds we cannot buy the rest of the winter hay, feed, shots, farrier, dentals or vetting.

Our sanctuary has equines up over the age of 40 and as well all know, winter is especially hard on them. We don’t feel we need to flood your pages with hundreds of pictures from the 12 years of running the rescue. Danny and I have shouldered this for 12 years, and we just cannot do it any more.

If you can find it in your hearts to help us keep the barn lights on and our doors open, we have 4 different ways to donate. If we don’t get some much needed assistance now, we will have to close our doors and the rescue.

Giving Tuesday is coming and we have been given a $1,000 match promise. No $1,000 or even $2,000 isn’t going to fix this, but it’s a start. I will post a few pictures of horses that have benefited from our work with your donations.

Understand times are tough, but they are tough for everyone, us included. Every dollar counts.

PayPal:

https://paypal.me/rockyshorserescue?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US

Website:

www.Rockyshorserescue.org

Venmo:

-s

CashApp:

$rockyshorserescue

Mail checks to:

12155 A Creagerstown Rd
Thurmont, Md 21788

Sharing is caring. We really want to keep our doors open and our lights on for those in need.

11/10/2024

11/09/2024

Today we took Mira to her foster home with Pete and Melissa Be**en. Beautiful home and property. Mira needs a lot of extra one on one handling to become a good equine citizen. Thank you Melissa and Pete for loving our girl and giving her the attention she needs to develop.

An extra thank you to Wendy Curry for letting us borrow your stock trailer to move Mira.

11/03/2024

Well that was quick. Experienced home found. She’s going to be in excellent hands.

ISO in need of a foster home for about 6 months for this young 1.5 year old filly. She is recently halter trained and learning to lead. She’s smart and very treat oriented.

If interested please send us a message asap. We have to move her within a weeks time.

10/31/2024

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10/28/2024

A thought-provoking read.
By Jane Smiley

Most horses pass from one human to another - some horsemen and women are patient and forgiving, others are rigorous and demanding, others are cruel, others are ignorant.

Horses have to learn how to, at the minimum, walk, trot, canter, gallop, go on trails and maybe jump, to be treated by the vet, all with sense and good manners.

Talented Thoroughbreds must learn how to win races, and if they can't do that, they must learn how to negotiate courses and jump over strange obstacles without touching them, or do complicated dance like movements or control cattle or accommodate severely handicapped children and adults in therapy work.

Many horses learn all of these things in the course of a single lifetime. Besides this, they learn to understand and fit into the successive social systems of other horses they meet along the way.

A horse's life is rather like twenty years in foster care, or in and out of prison, while at the same time changing schools over and over and discovering that not only do the other students already have their own social groups, but that what you learned at the old school hasn't much application at the new one.

We do not require as much of any other species, including humans.

That horses frequently excel, that they exceed the expectations of their owners and trainers in such circumstances, is as much a testament to their intelligence and adaptability as to their relationship skills or their natural generosity or their inborn nature. That they sometimes manifest the same symptoms as abandoned orphans - distress, strange behaviors, anger, fear - is less surprising than that they usually don't.

No one expects a child, or even a dog to develop its intellectual capacities living in a box 23 hours a day and then doing controlled exercises the remaining one.

Mammal minds develop through social interaction and stimulation.

A horse that seems "stupid", "slow", "stubborn", etc. might just have not gotten the chance to learn!

Take care of your horses and treasure them.

* Our horses are our FOREVER horses 🥰

Address

Creagerstown Road
Thurmont, MD
21788

Telephone

+12403677256

Website

http://www.rockyshorserescue.org/

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Sneak preview registered 7 year old Dutch Harness horse nearing adopting time. ace__horsemanship

Live drawing for the wooden flag

Volunteer

Looking for a few volunteers to help us care for these animals. Need reliable individuals that aren’t afraid of falling in love. #volunteersmakeadifference

A short clip of the wonderful training Dolly is receiving at Ace Horsemanship. This mare will be receiving a start over jumps etc. Dolly is a registered Dutch Harness horse mare and will make a beautiful hunter jumper. Jmo

Parade of Breeds at The Great Frederick Fair

Crazy donkey and seems someone thinks I’m the bad influence on James Bond. Yeah right. 🤣🤣

James Bond wants to know why he’s not allowed to have the bag of treats.

Dolly

Ace Horsemanship

The 3rd horse of the day at Starry Night Stables, who as you can tell is an excellent supporter of the work we do here at Rocky’s. This is Jengo who is owned by the secretary of Rocky’s. Jengo needs to learn he can slow down and enjoy the ride now. No more being used as a cowboy horse. Great mind but is coming back from a horrible episode of ulcers, neglect and a recurring bout with EPM. Jengo has made a full recovery and with Jamie’s continued support of the rescue and our horses, he should be ready to quietly trail ride in a couple of months. Jamie has recently moved from Frederick Md and is now located in Sykesville Md. checkout Starry Night Stables if you’re looking for riding lessons etc.

Today Whistle went to her new home with Jamie Dice of Starry Night Stables. I am really excited to see what Jamie can do with this handful of a mare. Whistle is a registered 5 year old Dutch Harness Horse. And wow is she a beautiful mover.

One of my personal favorite sounds is a horse or horses eating. Danny feeds outback at the special needs areas twice a day and more if needed. We talked to Erin Oneil and Jamie Dice last night because we don’t normally get complete feral in the rescue. Both gave us ideas and what Danny is doing is showing the mare, Thea, that her food comes from us. This will be a slow process with no rushing or forcing. I will try to do an updated video of her progress weekly.

This video was shared with me from TikTok. Mass bailout scams are still out there. Please be aware that all animals need to be accounted for in any industry. When “rescues state on live videos” yep heard it myself, that they have contacted rescues and no one had a way to keep records for a lot of horses, well Christine Hajek with Gentle Giants and many other rescues heard that also and immediately stated and showed proof. Yes we have documented files on each and every equine that has ever come through our rescue. Then to hear the back peddling stating that was not what was meant. Hmmmm think long and hard where your hard earned money is going.