A Close Call!
We have been so busy that I haven’t had a chance to share some things we’ve been working on in recent months. Pictured above, are two Arabian horses that we were asked to take in December, but since we were full, we sadly, could not do so. The Arabians’ owner also asked Morgan, at HPAF, if she could take them, but they, too, were full.
The mares had been rescued from a bad situation more than a year ago, but the owner had not handled the girls during the time they were in her care. The black filly is almost three years old and had never been touched when she arrived at the rescue. The mare, the filly’s dam, was so sweet and approached me when I met them the first time. I haltered her and spent just a little time with her and she is very sweet. The filly, however, was unsure about humans, but like her dam, was quite inquisitive. We took the girls grain and hay while we searched for a safe place for them to land. When we took them hay on Christmas Eve, we noticed the fencing at the property where they were living had worsened and was unsafe. The girls had been leaning on it and it wouldn’t have taken much for them to escape. The thought of them getting out and into the road was horrible. I talked to Morgan again, and, by working together, we thought of a solution for the immediate problem. We agreed to bring the girls to Beauty’s Haven until March, at which time, HPAF would take them.
A week before the girls arrived, and before we had come up with a plan to bring them here until March, the owner called me to advise that she had found them a home. She had met a man at a feed store who offered to take them. I suggested that she have the man fill out an adoption application and return it to me to process. I asked her to not let the girls go until we did some research. It didn’t take much for us to determine that this would not be a good situation for the girls, or any horse for that matter! We asked the owner to wait a bit longer for us to figure out something and I’m so grateful that she took my advice. The man that wanted them was arrested yesterday in Alachua County for using his horse as a deadly weapon! You can read the story by clicking HERE.
These girls are so sweet and I truly enjoy the time I have with them. The filly approaches me now and actually gives kisses! Her mom loves to be scratched on her backside. Bringing them here displaced some minis from their paddock (we had to double up horses in another paddock to make room) but it’s only temporary. I’m thankful they are here and safe and I’m so very sorry for the horse and animals that the man owns (we did alert authorities about other animals that may be in his possession to ensure that someone was taking care of them). Hopefully, the horse will never be returned to him.
If anyone would like to help with the expenses of caring for the girls, you may do so by forwarding your contribution via the ‘DONATE‘ page here on our website, or PAYPAL.ME. If donating via PayPal, please designate your donation to ‘The Two Arabs.’ If you select the tab, ‘Send Money to Friends or Family,’ no fees will be deducted from your contribution. As always, thank you all so very much for your continued love and support.
Sincerely,
Theresa Batchelor
President
Beauty’s Haven Farm and Equine Rescue, Inc.
