Best Chance Ranch of Alabama

31/03/2024

28/03/2024

I do this because I love them... I love to help bring their light back into their souls.
It's not easy, it's work. It's a balancing act because every single one is different and every one has their own struggles.

I wish I could do more, but I'm limited with just personal funding. (And we all know how the economy has affected us all)

The problem lies with " to be a 501c3 for not" so I can fundraise for those to have tax write offs. Right now anything people want to do to help me has to be gifted.

Sadly nowadays the rescue world is a very different place than it was when I did this 30+ yrs ago. It's because of the internet...and the toxicity that brings. Yes it can be helpful, but there are far more negatives I've seen lately with scammer, mass-bailing and malicious intent of some people.
Small rescues doing things the RIGHT WAY are becoming non-existent. Why? Because the scammers with "fake rescues" taking funds from the ones who really need it. These fake rescues are really just mass brokers moving animals you never see again. Recently it's come to light that some of these mass bailers are cycling animals back through sales to keep refunding off of them because the animals aren't as recognizable and their donors have no clue because they aren't shown where they end up or follow-upsin their new homes. (Trust me anyone getting a rescue WANTS to share their success.)

It's something that absolutely needs to be investigated. These poor souls deserves futures, not run through sale barns getting sick and sick and starved over and over again.
These mass-bailing brokers are taking in HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of dollars every month funding and you never see all the follow-ups.
THIS IS WRONG!

This is why I'm not sure doing a 501c3 is where I want to go ( or not yet anyway)

But those who know me, know what I do, how I take care of animals and most importantly show me support in many ways that I'm truly grateful for.

If anyone wants to help the right way, I'm very transparent in how rescue should be, who some good rescues are and if you want to know who I think deserves help...just send me a message and we can talk about it.

Some of the ones I've been blessed to help in the last year.

28/03/2024

Dinner time....they are doing do well

27/03/2024

Suck it up buttercup, farm life, ranch life, rescue work ain't for the weak.

It's intern season. Here are some tips to survive and thrive. None of us want another notch on the whip, we're almost out of room anyway...

1. If you think you're working 8 to 5, please give up now.
2. If you're too good to clean stalls, then you must be too good to ride the horse that stands in that stall too.
3. You cost the trainer, breeding manager, barn owner, vet, and other professionals their time and money. You are not as special as your momma says. And if you are, it's because she was tough on you and has prepared you for battle, not coddling.
4. The mistakes you will make cost us a lot of money, and hopefully will not harm a horse.
5. If we yell, it's to save your life or an animals. Quit crying.
6. Your feet are going to hurt. You need to be putting in 15 to 20,000 steps a day just to prepare for this life. Don't show up with crappy shoes and new boots. You wont last the week.
7. Bring several pairs of gloves. We don’t stop for blisters or rope burns around here.
8. Protein bars are your friend. The only thing we can guarantee that eats every day and on time, is the animals we care for.
9. Advil, aleve, & tylenol are necessary. We're all taking something, and we don’t care or want to hear about it. Horses don't take sick days. If you visit the doctor more than once a year then this life probably isn't for you.
10. Whatever you're getting paid might be more than the person you're interning under that week. Be grateful. Be an asset. Listen. We can do this without you, but we LOVE this industry and we want to share our knowledge with anyone who wants to learn.
11. If you're not learning what you thought you should learn, you're probably learning what you needed to learn.

Finally, regardless of your education (which is very important) you're not all going to make it as a trainer or farm manager. But if you put in the time and effort, there is always a place for you in the horse industry, and leaving a good impression will help you find those future jobs! Good luck and may the force be with you!!

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27/03/2024

Chance knows where the good stuff comes from 😉
Have a beautiful day everyone!!

26/03/2024

Found out in the rain today that I need new rain boots 😪

23/03/2024

Ya think she loves meal time? 🤣🤦‍♀️

(She's showing mare signs...look at those ears... shes a sweetie, but spicy as heck too....its why her name is pepper 🌶 for Cheyenne pepper)

21/03/2024

Repost of IG posting....sorry I thought I had posted but it was just the link to IG

This is the 3.5 min video of my time at ROAR and showing a huge amount of horses...

20/03/2024

From Feb 5th, 2024, to today, and being sick in that time frame, too. Ciara (or Star - my friend who might be getting her once she's healthy to learn on wants to name her) Ciara's body score was a 1-1.5. That's what a true 1-1.5 looks like (insert pic) Today I'd put her at a 3 because her body is shadowed so its hard to see the definition of ribs, but you can still see and feel them.

The thing about refeeding is you have to start slow for the first 60- 90 days, that's to give their body time to adjust to food again. Then, after that time frame, you can significantly increase food to put weight on. Thats why, in most cases its gonna be at least 4 months to get them back to a good body score in that 3-4 range. Then, in 5-6 months, you'll see that 4-5 body score counts. Can some go faster or slower... absolutely. It will depend on how long they were starved, any underlying health issues, etc.

But she's gonna get better in whatever time it takes, and that's what's important.

19/03/2024

Meet Harley....

I wanna talk about rescuing horses and what a horse looks like that is a 1. Even a lot of equine vets don't ever see what a true 1 or 1-ish looks like.

Why? Because people who neglect animals aren't calling vets really because they don't want people to know, they don't want to get in trouble. I was told about this awesome horse's story recently.

It made me think about how a lot of small animal vets have told me with the large amount of litters I've whelped, that I have more experience than they do at birthing. The thing is, they said if they don't have a litter to whelp while in school, they don't get that hands on...not until they see a case. Plus, most vets are doing high risk and c-sections mostly.
So, being I've whelped 10 litters in a year and many years averaging 5-8 for clients, I have more experience.

Same goes for equine vets, they dont see cases like starvation on the regular and so some have no clue how to rate them properly.
No, I haven't gone to vet school ( I've been lucky enough to read many of the educational books, tests, etc through friends) But when you have done rescue, have 30 yrs experience in the animals and seen hundreds of animals in these conditions, you know how to look and score them

Harley is a 1 bsc( body score count), thankfully this sanctuary got him to bring him back to health a long time ago, but a 1-1-ish is going to look this bad. But he turned beautiful with love and care.

As I always say, ask, educate and be open to truth and have compassion.....and help those that are doing rescue because it's hard work.

14/02/2024

This is a VERY informative article by that ASPCA on the scams going on in killpen buying, scare tactics, and fear funding be it by 501c3's or not. How buying off sale barn/slaughter sales where horses aren't going through their auction and said to be shipping to slaughter is a scam as well to hike up prices to the naive public.

**click the link at the bottom "how to identify a killpen bail-out program" for even more info.

Equine “kill pen bail-outs” are deceitful operations that buy and sell horses, placing profit over the horses’ well-being. Purchasing horses from equine kill pens through bail-out schemes is not an effective way to help horses, and actually makes genuine humane interventions more difficult.

28/01/2024

Yep....clay sludge

16/01/2024

To yelp y'all during this week in the south.

https://fb.watch/pCh2CiRedN/?mibextid=CDWPTG

11/01/2024

She ain't wrong.

09/01/2024

Not only is BondFire Ranch a great program but so is Reboot...here in Clanton and Montgomery....both well worth getting to know!! Please take a look.

BondFire Ranch Family, our partners Reboot Montgomery are starting a new 12-wk course.

If interest pls contact Chris and Corinna for more info!

04/01/2024

True

31/12/2023

Good Morning....
A bit frosty this morning in Alabama