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Healing Hearts, Hooves and Paws Healing Hearts Hooves and Paws Rescue is a 501(c)3 non-profit located in McHenry, IL that rescues,

Please call us, email us or PM the page to set up a time visit the farm to meet our horses, donate or volunteer.

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28/01/2025

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Meet Miss E! Her dad volunteers on the farm on a regular basis and this horse-loving young lady tagged along on a cold S...
27/01/2025

Meet Miss E! Her dad volunteers on the farm on a regular basis and this horse-loving young lady tagged along on a cold Sunday to help out. A farm girl in the making? ❤️

26/01/2025
Our sweet boy Eli went on an obstacle course play day with some of his buddies and he did great! Loaded into the big boy...
26/01/2025

Our sweet boy Eli went on an obstacle course play day with some of his buddies and he did great! Loaded into the big boy trailer for six and was a chill champ all day.

This throw away boy is going to be a shining star and somebody's heart horse. He's truly magical.

Sigh.... this burn pile on the neighbors property was about two stories high when I noticed it last weekend. Now it's li...
25/01/2025

Sigh.... this burn pile on the neighbors property was about two stories high when I noticed it last weekend. Now it's lit up. 🔥Our property extends thirty feet beyond the horse fencing so the tree line is ours.

Thankfully there is little wind tonight. But this will take days to burn out so any wind activity could potentially threaten our tree line and the horse sheds just inside of it. 🤬

Video in the comments.

And Drifter has been sprung from Wisconsin Equine and is home with his buddies! Everyone keep praying for this boy - he ...
22/01/2025

And Drifter has been sprung from Wisconsin Equine and is home with his buddies! Everyone keep praying for this boy - he has to stay in a restricted feeding regime for three more weeks and continue with the meds for hind gut ulcers(suspected so taking the conservative route). We are $2500 in on our support for his care so any donation support would be welcome.

See earlier updates if you’re not familiar with this one!

20/01/2025

Lenny ❤️

We are ready to consider placement for Lenny now. He would still be considered green in his restart but this is a student riding him which is fabulous! 2018 OTTB, 16.2h. See trainers notes in the comments. Pm us if interested.

For those who have not followed this week, one of our horses who has been placed coliced very badly and went to Wisconsi...
19/01/2025

For those who have not followed this week, one of our horses who has been placed coliced very badly and went to Wisconsin Equine nine days ago. We’ve been helping fund his treatment since Wednesday. Drifter is a phenomenal young quarter horse that was just placed a year ago as a two year old 

Drifter started to turn around finally Wednesday after a lot of conversations about what paths we might be going down as he continued to colic while under their care during refeeding. It was frustrating and concerning. 

Drifter has now been eating regularly, passing manure and not experiencing any pain since Wednesday. Because of the cold snap that is coming tonight, we agreed to fund his care for another three days, but move him into the med barn as opposed to the critical care barn. so this picture is Mr. Drifter getting settled in his new stall. He will stay at Wisconsin equine until Wednesday. 

He’s clearly feeling playful. ❤️

We are about $2000 in on his care. If you’re able to contribute to support him, you can call Wisconsin Equine and contribute directly to his account or our PayPal is [email protected]. We appreciate everybody’s support as well as prayers for his recovery. 

Please help if you can! Drifter was doing well yesterday but colliced overnight again and the vets are at a loss right n...
14/01/2025

Please help if you can! Drifter was doing well yesterday but colliced overnight again and the vets are at a loss right now. Doing radiographs today but next step is exploratory surgery. We would have to step in at that point as five days of ER care is tapping out his owner, as it would many. Can we come together to help Drifter survive this?

🔥 Urgent! 🔥Emergency🔥

Sat morning update: drifter's owner will get a picture later today and will provide a new post, but we've got great news today. We've had good news the last couple days, but, as goofy as it sounds, we were almost afraid to update because we didn't want to jinx it. He started to turn around Wednesday. He is now up to full daily feed and he is passing manure as normal and is not showing signs of pain. Because of the cold snap, the timing to move him home is awkward. So he is going to move to the unheated med barn at Wisconsin Equine later today so he can continue to receive supportive care and six feedings a day and he will then move home Wednesday after the cold is over. If for any reason that change from a heated barn to their unheated barn impacts progress, he's at least right on property and can move back into the critical care barn for an increased level of care. Drifter will need to be on 5 to 6 feedings (low bulk diet) a day for about a month so that's quite a lift. So this also helps ensure that he moves farther along in his recovery process before returning home. We have committed to covering the cost of the next four days. We are about $2000 in and his owner is about $5000 in. If you could continue to share this fundraiser, we would greatly appreciate it.

Weds am update: Drifter coliced on the refeeding program again last night so after a long conversation this morning regarding options, we are going with the vets preferred current course and treating him him for hindgut ulcers and giving him more time to heal. Steroids could be a next step to promote healing, depending on the next couple of days. We discussed exploratory surgery but they don't think that's an appropriate next step and if they find nothing (like the radiographs) and he continues along the same path in recovery, his recovery would be dicey. There are some concerns this could be a gastrointestinal motility issue which is a neurological condition. A horse can live with it with small frequent feedings but those aren't working right now. The vets are stumped and we are all frustrated and worried and sad.

Keep praying please. And please keep sharing the fundraiser. We are now taking responsibility for cost of care.

Tuesday am update: Drifter did well yesterday so the thought was he was nearing the end of the impaction. He coliced again overnight though and the vets are at a loss. All bloodwork indicates no organ impaction from twist, etc. radiographs will be done today and from there, the only further option is exploratory surgery in which case we’d have to step in as his owner is tapped after five days of ER care, as many would be. Please help us help Drifter survive this. He’s 3. Just 3.

4:30 pm Sunday: Drifter has pooped three times since his owner left her visit with him. He has developed a slight fever though so they are not going to try to feed tonight. He took a step back in the recovery process when they fed him last time.

12:30 pm Sunday: Do you remember Drifter? Came in as a yearling. He was adopted just over a year ago to a wonderful home. He has been fighting a rough impaction colic at Wisconsin Equine since Friday. A determination of whether or not surgical intervention is needed will be made tomorrow, or earlier if he worsens. Please send your prayers that this three year old pushes through this overnight!

He’s been doing well through it all, hopefully his young age is working in his favor. We are trying to to help his owner cover the thousands in care already expended as well as prepare for surgery as the owner will not be in a position to put him through it. Rescue would have to make a decision as to our ability to pay for it. 

Donate below or call Wisconsin Equine to make donations to the account for Drifter.  if you choose to call Wisconsin Equine directly, please wait until tomorrow morning when office staff is in. 

Please share and keep the prayers coming! 🙏🏼

🔥 Urgent! 🔥Emergency🔥Sat morning update:  drifter's owner will get a picture later today and will provide a new post, bu...
12/01/2025

🔥 Urgent! 🔥Emergency🔥

Sat morning update: drifter's owner will get a picture later today and will provide a new post, but we've got great news today. We've had good news the last couple days, but, as goofy as it sounds, we were almost afraid to update because we didn't want to jinx it. He started to turn around Wednesday. He is now up to full daily feed and he is passing manure as normal and is not showing signs of pain. Because of the cold snap, the timing to move him home is awkward. So he is going to move to the unheated med barn at Wisconsin Equine later today so he can continue to receive supportive care and six feedings a day and he will then move home Wednesday after the cold is over. If for any reason that change from a heated barn to their unheated barn impacts progress, he's at least right on property and can move back into the critical care barn for an increased level of care. Drifter will need to be on 5 to 6 feedings (low bulk diet) a day for about a month so that's quite a lift. So this also helps ensure that he moves farther along in his recovery process before returning home. We have committed to covering the cost of the next four days. We are about $2000 in and his owner is about $5000 in. If you could continue to share this fundraiser, we would greatly appreciate it.

Weds am update: Drifter coliced on the refeeding program again last night so after a long conversation this morning regarding options, we are going with the vets preferred current course and treating him him for hindgut ulcers and giving him more time to heal. Steroids could be a next step to promote healing, depending on the next couple of days. We discussed exploratory surgery but they don't think that's an appropriate next step and if they find nothing (like the radiographs) and he continues along the same path in recovery, his recovery would be dicey. There are some concerns this could be a gastrointestinal motility issue which is a neurological condition. A horse can live with it with small frequent feedings but those aren't working right now. The vets are stumped and we are all frustrated and worried and sad.

Keep praying please. And please keep sharing the fundraiser. We are now taking responsibility for cost of care.

Tuesday am update: Drifter did well yesterday so the thought was he was nearing the end of the impaction. He coliced again overnight though and the vets are at a loss. All bloodwork indicates no organ impaction from twist, etc. radiographs will be done today and from there, the only further option is exploratory surgery in which case we’d have to step in as his owner is tapped after five days of ER care, as many would be. Please help us help Drifter survive this. He’s 3. Just 3.

4:30 pm Sunday: Drifter has pooped three times since his owner left her visit with him. He has developed a slight fever though so they are not going to try to feed tonight. He took a step back in the recovery process when they fed him last time.

12:30 pm Sunday: Do you remember Drifter? Came in as a yearling. He was adopted just over a year ago to a wonderful home. He has been fighting a rough impaction colic at Wisconsin Equine since Friday. A determination of whether or not surgical intervention is needed will be made tomorrow, or earlier if he worsens. Please send your prayers that this three year old pushes through this overnight!

He’s been doing well through it all, hopefully his young age is working in his favor. We are trying to to help his owner cover the thousands in care already expended as well as prepare for surgery as the owner will not be in a position to put him through it. Rescue would have to make a decision as to our ability to pay for it. 

Donate below or call Wisconsin Equine to make donations to the account for Drifter.  if you choose to call Wisconsin Equine directly, please wait until tomorrow morning when office staff is in. 

Please share and keep the prayers coming! 🙏🏼

12/01/2025

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This is just a simple walk trot video for Lenny, a nine-year-old off the track 16.1/16.2 gelding.  Lenny came in super skinny, but has filled out nicely. He's a total puppy dog with good ground manners, easy in a herd, good with vet and Farrier. He will be ready to go shortly. Just want to consistently get some video with his canter. 

Strong start in training for this awesome young gelding. Eli is fitting right in with the herd and is being his typical ...
09/01/2025

Strong start in training for this awesome young gelding. Eli is fitting right in with the herd and is being his typical puppy dog self.

Such a great rescue with this one - a true example of a discarded horse not cared for who starts to bloom into a solid headed horse with love and care. Eli was purchased from a Killpen and sent to QT in our area. When the QT bill wasn't paid, he was going to be sent back to auction. No words. But some out of area rescuers who learned of him reached out to us to see if we could intake him. He was in less than stellar condition but sweet from the get go. We discovered he had an old (suspected) bite to his neck that restricted his neck extension and could only get within six inches of the ground. As he got good feed and gained weight he started to feel better and became a jerk of a stallion. So while not optimal, we had him gelded in July 2023. He fairly quickly returned to being a sweet horse, very open to attention and affection. As he has grown and received massages, his neck extension has improved and he can get within just a couple inches of the ground.

He is also responsible for Drifter and Cricket being rescued as we were able to get them from the same location after picking him up.

Rescue takes a lot of forms and takes you down winding paths with each animal. Eli has been worth every penny and all the time.

Friday night update: if you were interested in adopting, they are going to Brown Paws Rescue in WI. I don’t know if they...
07/01/2025

Friday night update: if you were interested in adopting, they are going to Brown Paws Rescue in WI. I don’t know if they will place as working dogs(many rescues don’t). Just wanted to share so interested folks know where to look.

Friday: we reached out to the owner to get an update a were told she is releasing them all to another rescue. That’s fine but not going to lie - it’s super frustrating to start all this coordination and then not be notified. What’s she was doing with them changed a bit each time we messaged so maybe should’ve seen it coming. We can try to find out what rescue for those interested in adopting. Some days…,

Well.... we've got ourselves a worthy person in a crappy situation (not of their doing) that really needs our help.

First- who wants to foster a Great Pyrenees puppy? Born Nov 21 so we won't receive for a couple weeks.

These are from working dog lineage so we'd love some appropriate farm foster homes but unless you're fenced for a LGD, we can't approve you as a LGD foster. We say that now to ensure anyone interested in a pup as a future LGD is fully aware. If you don't know what appropriate fencing is, you probably aren't ready for an LGD.

Typical pet homes also welcome as there are a lot to help fast.

Second, we'd like to fundraiser to help provide dog food to the owner. She took in a female and was not told it was pregnant and 11 puppies later... she's been doing an awesome job but it's a big lift when it's a big surprise. So please consider donating so we can help her out this was while we support her in finding homes and fosters for the pups.

Please PM the page. These are super cute white fluff balls, but please remember they will grow fast even in your care as a foster home. And if you're interested in adopting, they should top out near 100 pounds. So know what you are agreeing to and it would be best to have knowledge of the breed as they are very independent and like space, not just big couch potatoes.

And Eli's off to training! So happy for this sweet puppy dog. He's a good horse and we're going to put a good foundation...
05/01/2025

And Eli's off to training! So happy for this sweet puppy dog. He's a good horse and we're going to put a good foundation on him and see what he's got. 😊

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03/01/2025

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29/12/2024

Update: solved! Thanks!

Looking for someone to do some skid work this week. This week. Before next Sunday. Let us know if you know anyone.If push comes to shove we'll rent one and do it ourselves. Thanks!!

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