17/06/2025
Annie Needs YOUR help! No drama. The bad truck could have been coming, but it isn't. Still, Annie needs and deserves help.
We received a message from one of our Friends about a horse and family in need. An older couple, through illness and injury, had become unable to fully care for their horse. Winter was hard and despite hopeful good intentions, things did not go well.
We weren't sure we could do anything, except maybe network. We have continued to be pretty full, so we set about finding a safe landing elsewhere while we figured things out.
As we talked about Annie to one of our fosters, though, a little magic happened. A stall had become available, and a couple of volunteers took a special interest in providing manpower for the project.
So WELCOME, ANNIE! Annie is a 20ish chestnut Rocky Mountain mare. She is quite thin, but otherwise in pretty good shape. She traveled well and on intake she was calm and good natured. She is proving to be a very sweet, but hungry, horse and evidently loves small children.
We have begun her rehab and calculated refeed process. Annie was delighted to see the deep grass field, but her grazing time will be short and then gradually increased. Likewise, her feed schedule will include good hay and alfalfa with grain introduced slowly.
Annie will become available for adoption when we have cared for her immediate needs and evaluated her abilities.
IN THE MEANTIME, Annie could use some sponsors for sure!
Although we did not have to pay a broker or quarantine fees or transport, this little gal needs and deserves some good care, good food, good hay, good pasture, worming, vaccinations, and a pedicure.
Please take Annie to lunch this week or help to sponsor her with a recurring monthly donation. Let's watch Annie thrive!
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