An update on what’s going on here – a lot! The weather has been nuts. The winds have been horrible but we have no right to complain – many have lost lives and so much in the storms throughout the Midwest. Our prayers are with them. Yesterday was the first day in many that it was nice – warm sun and in the high 70’s. But the nights have still been near freezing. We had a terrible wind/rainstorm on Saturday night that caused a lot of erosion. We were without power yesterday morning.

Some bad news regarding Harley. A new pink mass has found in the corner of his right eye. The much larger mass that was removed when he was here was in his left eye. His human mom was right on it and the vet thinks it is pretty much superficial and contained in the 3rd eyelid and it will be removed. Harley is such a sweet and good boy. He’s loved very much and we can’t thank his adoptive parents enough for their love and care for him. I’ll update when I know more. Please keep Harley and his human family in prayers.

Beanie Barbaro his having a great time. He’s spent some time with a few of the horses and he took a field trip with me to the Paso farm. I’ll have to provide details later but here are some pictures of the last few days – including some with Beanie Barbaro.

Dr. Joan giving vaccinations, drawing coggins, etc. and Fabio, one of our farriers doing some trims.

Our transporter, Pam, holding for the trims.

What a beautiful face – and such kind eyes!

And another beautiful mare.

There are Paso mares still needing homes but currently we have applications on all of the ones in the barn. If any are not approved or someone changes their mind and one becomes available I will update. We still have 8 out in the paddocks that we need to bring in and process in order to be adopted. This has been a very tiring endeavor but worth every minute. To see the ones that have gone to their adoptive homes being loved and cared for is awesome. And working with, and meeting, new people in order to help the horses is invaluable. By networking, we can all help more horses.

Little Lily sharing a secret with Beanie Barbaro – he’s the smallest horse on the farm – she’s the 2nd smallest horse!

Many of you may remember dear sweet Heart – here he is with his human family that loves him terribly! He’s doing great.

We hope everyone is having a great week. We still could use help with hay – credits can be called directly into the hay store, Larson’s, at 352-867-8333. Cindy will be here on Friday to do some hooficures – if anyone would like to help with them that would be helpful too!

Thank you all for your continued support!

It’s staying busy here – as usual. It’s still busy at the Paso farm too. A little update on both…

Beenie Barbaro arrived at the rescue today! He made his way first to visit Legacy who has an ouchy front left foot. Dr. Ryan examined Legs today and it’s likely an abscess. I remember holding Legacy in my lap after he came to the rescue only a couple of weeks old – his momma had died the day before from untreated eye cancer. We almost lost him a couple of times (his body wasn’t making bone marrow) but God answered prayers and this boy thrived. He is simply stunning – and huge! He’s about 16 hh now, still growing, and is ready for a forever home!

Legacy today and Legacy as a baby.

As a baby and today in his stall.

Legacy standing next to HighTower chatting about something 2+ years ago. Legacy is as tall as HighTower is now! Please spread the word that Legacy needs a good home. He’s ready to start his training. HighTower is also looking for a good home.

Nikole is doing very well. Sorry that the pictures are a bit dark – the weather here hasn’t been very good. Nikole is available as a pasture pal.

Asiya is looking for a home. She’s a nice 20 year old mare that loves attention – very easy keeper.

And Morning Star still needs a home! Gary worked with him a bit on his last visit. Morning Star loves to play ball and he adores attention, ropes, and garden hoses! J

Montana is ready for a new forever home. He’s about 17 years old. He neck reins and rides like he may have been a cow horse at some time in his life. He’s got an awesome personality and makes us laugh.

It’s been a long few days at the Paso farm too – we’re trying hard to process horses as fast as we can so that they can get into good homes. Catching and stalling them, coggins, feet, vaccinations – it takes quite a bit of time with horses that are not used to being cared for. And the paperwork can be overwhelming! Some of the horses do ok with handling but many need extra patience and reassurance. We are hand walking the ones staying in stalls so they get some sunshine and can graze a bit.

We’ve had some studs leave for their new homes – as of now all studs have homes. I shouldn’t say all studs – many have been gelded. Some were gelded today and a couple of more will be gelded tomorrow.

This grand old gal has been vetted and her feet were done today. She’ll be going home with another mare friend that lived in her paddock and is now staying across the aisle from her. She isn’t sound for riding but she is fortunate to have found her way into a human’s heart that wants to offer her a forever home as a pasture pal. What a blessing!

One of the boys trying to wake up after being gelded.

And one preparing to go down with help from Dr. Joan Gariboldi.

Mare #10. Very kind – an alpha mare.

This is how most of the mares greet us now. With a core team of volunteers working with them they have learned to somewhat trust. But when new faces appear they still go the other way – but they are getting better. And the smaller the 2 herds are becoming in the 2 paddocks – the more manageable they are becoming. The mare barn is full but as one or two leave we fill their stalls with others. We’re trying to bring friends in together. I can’t tell you how hard it is for me when I think about the herd being separated. I wish we could keep them all together but it just isn’t possible. We are trying to make the transition from how they have been living to being handled and rehomed as easy as possible for them.

Mare #22. She is also an older mare. She’s very beautiful.

A good roll in fresh shavings – it’s awesome to see.

Mare #20. She is an older mare – likely at least 20 yrs old with extremely kind eyes. Please consider giving her a home as a pasture pal.

Mare #19.

Mare #7. Very kind. Six years old.

Mare #4. She’s 4 yrs old. Nervous around humans but getting better each day – she’s now in a stall at the barn. She’s put a good amount of weight on but still has a ways to go.

If you have emailed me please forgive me if I haven’t responded. This evening is really the first time I’ve been at the computer for awhile. Thank all of you for caring and for your continued support!

Well, our day started out finding HighTower in the tack/feed room! The giveaway was Little E’s butt hanging out of the workshop door and High Tower was nowhere in sight. He’d only been in there for a couple of minutes – I’d just gone to the house from the barn. The cat wanted to follow and got the door open – we’ll be changing door knobs!

Voila! Look what a little Cowboy Magic and a lot of time will do! This Paso Mare is looking for a home. She’s a very sweet girl (#14).

This sweet mare went home this week.

They all love their walks. This is another sweet mare – they are all sweet.

And this mare came into the barn today. She’s a little older but a jewel of a girl.

Tomorrow we hope to get a couple of more mares into the barn – hope to post more pictures of mares on Sunday evening. Today some studs and mares got vaccinations. A couple of the studs will be leaving for their new homes on Monday. There is a stud being gelded on Monday and a couple more on Tuesday. We are waiting to finalize adoptions on studs #3 and #7. We really are making progress. It’s a lot of work but these horses deserve it!

Have a safe and blessed weekend everyone! Thank you for your continued support!

Sorry, not much of an update today. I’m feeling very much under the weather but did get out long enough to meet the vet at the Paso farm for her to pull coggins on a few of the mares today. I did not go through any paperwork today – none. I’ve had little of a voice so I have not returned many phone calls. We have received more applications but nothing got processed today – I apologize. I hope and pray I’m back to work tomorrow if only for a few hours. The farrier and the vet will be here at the base rescue in the morning. It will be another busy day – thankfully, volunteers will be here to help.

Very kind and wondrous eyes.

I did get stud #6 out for a short walk. It wasn’t a long one – I really am not feeling well and I’m off to bed soon. Hopefully tomorrow I’ll wake up feeling much better. At least today I did have somewhat of a voice back.

Thank you all for your patience and for your support. For those that do not know – we are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and operate totally off of donations from the public. We have no paid staff – we are all volunteers. For my husband and I – this is our full time job – 24/7/365. While we do not receive any salary we are rewarded by the fruits of our efforts – helping the horses helps us in so many ways. Our organization is not funded by the Government at all. Donations are tax deductible and no amount is too small.