The photos and Videos here are not an exhaustive listPlease visit the links for many other photos fromour efforts through the years
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July 2012-Dec 2012
updated pics 2012
updated summer 2012
Nemo – adopted
Twister – adopted
Feb-July 2012
Sarah – adopted
Found placement for the owner
Found placement for the rescuer
Found placement for the owner
Found placement for the owner
Placed with Ariel in Charleston, WV
Snow, rehabbed, 35 – auction rescue – adopted
Scarlett – rehabbed and adopted 5 months later
Stray placed in home in NC
Found placement for owner
Located private foster when abandoned
January 2012Always lots of work to be done
Moved from Cabell County pound – 25 year old TWH mare. VERY emaciated.
Moved from Cabell County pound – 25 year old TWH mare. VERY emaciated.
Urgent Wayne county placement in January. Located and screened new home – adopted and safe 🙂
November 2011-December 2011What a month December was! Shew! 22 Arabians in a huge seizure in Hampshire County, WV
We were able to locate and screen homes for 21 of the Arabs in the seizure. 1 of the 22 total was recovered by an owner who had sold him on a contract. Thanks to Brie who handled the county’s end of the placement and the care! These horses have been placed all over the USA and even into Canada – all are safe
Very thin Hackney mare rescued and adopted to Diane L. after being abandoned in Wayne County –
October 2011
I was notified about this situation by a family member of mine. I walked him through what I needed, he got photos, addresses and names to me and I sent the info to Summer of the HSUS. She was able to get the ACO out and went out herself to talk the owners into letting this poor boy go. I found him a home, and Summer transported him to meet up with her in Morgantown, and the photo below this shows him a few weeks after rescue.
This lovely girl needed a home urgently as the owner could no longer afford her care. We circulated the photos and info, screened homes and found a quality home and have her pending placement on our contract.
4 year old stallion from the pound by us, now with our rescue team. We picked him up on the 19th of October. Do to his deformity, he was humanely euthanized after careful consultation with a farrier and vet.
Adopted as a pair 10/1
Sept. 2011This was an insane month
Lily, a Saint Bernard, with part of our rescue team throughout her care, coming back from us taking her to be spayed after gaining funding for her 🙂 up for adoption!
Mirage – Gelding, approx 15 years old, turned loose and left starving in South Point, Ohio. Caught and moved to foster and then adopted to Debbie in Youngstown, Ohio
Updated photo of Mirage after a month in his new home with Debbie!
Saved from being Euth’ed at the pound and placed into a wonderful home!
A small Arab gelding – totally emaciated – brought in on 9/11 – a gruesome example of starvation and neglect – one of three – looks like a near clone to the one from a few days earlier from Ohio. Picked up and held here, then moved over to Sonora W., a HOP boardmember
Found a home for this boy through our FACEBOOK page
August 2011 No photo to share on this story, but I was called by the ACO of Lincoln Co., WV to go out and address a starvation case a in the first part of the month. I found a very thin 33 yr old Mare that the owners were in dire need of eduction on. I explained what needed to be done to the ACO, and she will be checking back in after 30 days to make sure the mare is improving.
Senior dog who’s only shelter is the edge of a trailer – got him into a home in Ohio 7/17
Blind, senior dog tied outside – rescued and placed with an adopter in Ohio
Border collie into an adoptive home with Doreen in PA 7/17
Siamese mix into rescue with the orange cat below 7/17
Emaciated and blind cat into Starfish rescue in Maryland 717
Locked in a trailer with another dog – in filth – got into rescue at AARF rescue in Ky
In Foster with the NBRAN
Brittany Spaniel in terrible condition – very thin – tied to an abandoned trailer – got him into a Brittany Rescue 7/16
The horse that didn’t make it out alive in Ohio
13 yr old Blind Morgan gelding was scheduled to be euthanized because his military owner was being deployed and had no way to keep him. I have been able to, when the owner called me, arrange a rescue in Oklahoma to take him in – they raised the funding for transport and this boy will be going to the sanctuary on the 20-21 of August! HE IS SAFE!
The Blind Morgan now safe at Triple O in Oklahoma with his new blind best friend!
July 2011No photos to share on a few other stories: We placed a Presa Canario / Pyr mix puppy in need of a home Took in 4 shelter kittens and an abandoned 3 week old kitten we are bottle feeding
The ARA/Appy foal that Eclipz – the emaciated horse rescued, with 4 others from a breeding factory in WV -Saaba Bloodstock, and adopted in foal from us to Indiana – The filly was born in July – and look what a beauty! Thank GOD we saved that mare just in time to give her enough time to recoup and keep this little gal growing!
Safe at Gentle Giants Draft Rescue in MD – Winky
Picked up with the Blind SB below in Ohio. We got her in to rescue, vet checked and raised funds to get her to Gentle Giants in Maryland for the much needed surgery on her damaged eye. Follow her progress on their website.
22 yr old Abandoned SB. 100% Blind. We moved him and got him into the rescue and now at blind horse rescue – Rainhill Equine Facility!!!
Safe and adopted to a home in Gallipolis Ferry. He was running loose and took a month to catch with the help of the AC in Putnam County, WV – but we were able to finally catch him and get him safe.
Starving and abused, we were able to rescue and place this donkey into this new home in St. Albans with a nice family!
This little pigs littermate was taken from her mom at 3 days and sold – the buyer could not care for her and we quickly drove out and brought her back and found her a pig friendly home!
I found a rescue willing to accept this Keeshond that was going to be taken to the pound and had been a stray! She will be going to Florida!
Pyr / Malamute puppies – 6 total – we were able to place all!
June 2011
8 yr old TWH adopted to our rescue VP, Jessie H.
QH mare – we coordinated a rescue to GA – Went to Irongait Percheron’s through our coordination
QH mare – Coco- rescued and adopted out by HOP
AQHA filly rescued and adopted out by HOP
yearling filly from the Blaine, Ky situation – rescued and adopted out by HOP
2008 Mustang filly – we coordinated a rescue to GA – part of a group of 6 we helped place or get fostered or into rescue – Iron Gait – THANK YOU!
QH/ARAB Gelding – part of the 6 horses in need in Ky and nearly taken to auction – arranged adoption for him!
Awful Abuse case in WV. We helped locate an adopter that save this older mule who was being abused – tied to a tree and fed only dogfood.
May 2011 Patriot Sky, Seterah, MS Dior and Niteza Arabian mares and half Arab filly Seterah and Patriot Sky – not pictured – have been adopted through HOP
MS Dior and Niteza –
We found an adopter for this scared and sick little girl in Ky!
May 2011Eclipz, Mia and Oryan – all adopted! Arabs that were rescued from a breeding farm in WV (where more remain)Victims of Starvation, neglect and abuse
Arrival – 8 yr old pregnant and starved Arab mare – 04/27/2011 now adopted!
Eclipze
ADOPTED
Eclipz waiting pick up here on the farm, where we’d had her only 15 days and seen an amazing transformation! Sandra B. In IN will keep us updated on how she foals out –
Oryan – 6 yr old Arab gelding – updated photos coming soon – ADOPTED!
Mia – on pick up – updated photos coming soon – Mia and Orion are fostered with Twin Maples in Milton, WV! ADOPTED!
May 2010
OTTB placement from Louisa, Ky
Arrival day – a few weeks from foaling
After being with us a few weeks and a few days following foaling. Still slow going gaining weigh, but her severe rain rot had cleared up and although it is hard to tell, she had a trim, but it took many months of intensive work on the right back hoof to get some correction.
The day we took her to West Wind Rescue in Bellfontaine, Ohio with her foal, Taro, for the best chance at adoption. Back in early 2009, we did not have a personal farm and rehab of rescues was difficult. We had had her about 2 1/2 months
http://www.westwindhorserescue.com/ At West Wind. Sadly, these guys did not get a happy forever ending. They were adopted from West Wind on a contract, and the adopters in Ohio were dishonest and sold them soon after! Contact me if you frequent Ohio auctions where these horses might end up. This occured in early 2010. Teka, the mare, has a blue eye on the left side and is now 15 years old
Happy in his new home in Virginia!
August 2009
Big John 4 yr old Clyds Cross Starvation / Neglect situation in Prichard, WV Purchased from Craigslist ad
Adopted in November 2009 to Virginia
Big John in his new home
July 2010 Phoenix Grade mare Serious Abuse and Neglect case from Lincoln Co. Approx 8 years old RIP Sept 2010Phoenix had endured too many in her short life. She could not recovered from the horrific neglect and abuse, no matter how hard we tried to help. We made the hard choice to have her put down after 3 months of working to save her in September 2010. Her memory serves to encourage me to try 1st night here
This mare’s story, her rescue, her end is heart breaking and worth reading! Please read her whole chronicle located under the Phoenix Page here on the website October 2010 Prince and Bebe Adopted to Indiana Full Sibilings to Bubba and Jimmie 5 yr old Gelding and 1 yr old Filly Bebe before adoption – she was at a good weight upon arrival and adoption, though she had little halter or ground training
Fall 2010 Bubba and Jimmie Arabians Gelding Adopted by Spiro M. in Ohio with his full brother, Jan 2011
Quite thin, halter trained but poor ground manners and no training undersaddle
excellent weight and in his new home! Fall 2010 In his new home!
Winter 2010
Stormy Arab gelding 25 years old Adopted to Betsy and family in Ohio Sadly, Stormy passed about 7 months after adoption of unknown causes, likely related to age 🙁
Stormy on adoption day – The rehab center he was a child’s therapeutic riding horse for closed, and due to his age and blindness in one eye, he had a hard time being placed.
Winter 2011
Starved by a horse trader
Due to his winter coat, seeing just how bad he was isn’t easy, but he could barely stand, and he was the most emaciated foal I’ve ever seen in person.
Spring 2011I outbid the meat buyer, the owner of the Cattletsburg, Ky horse auction
Registered Straight Egyptian GeldingLocated and found adopter for owner for her rescue gelding, Checkers
2011 Helped owner place him with a rescue, caught him, moved him to meet private rescue
At new rescue ready for training – not even halter broke and needing gelded placed with private rescue in WV as we were full at the time
4 years old and never trimmed!
Winter 2010
Billie Jean SE Yearling Arab FillyLocated a adopter and arranged placement into new home for Wind Drinker Arabians. This beautiful gal needed placed when her paperwork could not be verified and allow her to be registered. Photo below is after 9 months in her new home.
At her new home in Indiana!
I was contacted by the HSUS to find a foster/adopter for this In his wonderful new home months after rescue!
After 18 INCHES where cut off his hooves
Hooves looking almost normal after foster’s attentive care!
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God Bless you He is keeping track. He loves His horses xo
God bless you for helping all of these poor souls. They look to be in a heavenly place on earth! Carol Windsor Running Free Equine Rescue, Concho, AZ
Do you have a program in place that someone can sign up with you that in case of them passing away owners can list you as in a contact in their will that their horses are to find new homes through you or a rescue like you? I have often thought what would happen to my horses if I had an accident of another miss fortune. Not many would take on 6 horses one being a thirty year old…I am not married I have no kids and my extended family would have no idea what to do with them. I can leave money for their care until a new family is found. I was just curios. Thank you. I also am from Ohio
We do have some owners who have done this with a stipend that follows the horse through it’s lifetime left in the will