We hope everyone had a great weekend. It was busy here, as usual. The winds today were horrible – anything that could blow away, did. The temps tonight are going down into the low 40’s so we had to blanket some. Here are some weekend pictures.

Rolling out some big hay bales. There were more fence repairs done to make them safer for the horses, waterers were cleaned, it was just another busy working weekend.

The Paso’s haven’t been groomed in a long, long time – there are some serious tangles!

More hay – that’s me on the phone (been there a lot lately).

Little Red getting ready for a trim. He was a good boy.

One of the mares getting a trim.

One of the studs went home on Saturday and is doing great (and yes – studs will be gelded). And the little guy that left last week is doing awesome. It’s really rewarding to see the changes in them – good food, turnout time, and TLC goes a long way! Studs that are now available, provided another already approved adopter doesn’t step up in the next day or so, are #’s 3 and 13. Stud #’s 4 and 7 are pending. Status can change because people change their minds for whatever reason, etc. We may find a different way to do things for the mares – it’s very time consuming to try to keep up with all of this and it does slow down the process.

The farrier will be here at the rescue this week to do some hooficures – if anyone would like to help there will be at least 6 horses done.

We’d like to thank everyone that has helped in any way with the Paso’s. And to those that continue to support our herd here at the rescue – thank you all for everything you do. And to our volunteers – thank you so very much for caring and giving your time to help. We have some fundraisers coming up soon to help with the costs of the rescues here. We have many nice horses looking for good homes – we’re updating info and pictures to go on the website which is also in the process of being redone.

I may not post tomorrow night – our daughter is a participant in her high school’s FFA pageant – we hope she wins! We hope everyone has a blessed week – God bless and again, thank you all!

I just got in about 1 ½ hours ago from the Paso farm. Jenny and I took up another ton of hay along with “No Trespassing” signs. The newspaper article was great – I only wish the farm address hadn’t of been published. On the way there I had an interview with a radio station. Then a reporter came up from Orlando to do an interview late this evening. One of the questions during all interviews was “what do you need?” Well, donations and hay of course. But one thing that would help us tremendously would be a golf cart or better yet little utility vehicle. Doesn’t matter how pretty it is or what color it may be – as long as it runs good and is dependable. It’s a tool that would make a huge difference for us humans. Giving out hay on 20+ acres take time when you’re walking it and it gets heavy. And, of course, one can only carry so much so you have to make multiple trips to the barn. Knowing it will likely be a few months until the last horse is placed – if anyone could possibly help us with this we would be SO very appreciative!

I am so proud of all of the studs – they have come so far in such a short time. My favorite, #6, was our poster horse for the news clip and he did great! Handsome #12 left today – what a great job his adoptive did on loading him. But his departure freed up a stall at the front of the barn so I thought about how nice it would be for #6 to go from the back of the barn to the very front. I thought perhaps by putting him up where most of the traffic is by volunteers it may help him to come around faster. I took him out and walked him around – he really is so curious about what goes on outside. I wanted to walk him around for hours but there was no time.

Not one time after he was moved up to the front of the barn did I see him hold his head down like he was trying to hide! His head was towards the door – not his backside! And when the reporter was recording a section for the news clip she was about to open his stall door so the camera man could get a good picture of him and guess what he did??? He nudged it open himself and stood there with his head up, looking at them like “Hay! What’s going on out there?” It was awesome!

The TV news interview wasn’t over until after 7 pm. After Carla left, Jenny and I tossed hay, made sure all studs were tucked in and mares secure, and left. I think I will be asleep before my head hits the pillow tonight!

I’m very appreciative of our volunteers – they do a great job. And to all of you supporters – thank you! I can’t thank everyone enough – it’s because of others that we are able to do what we do. This herd of horses has a new chance at life because others care and are willing to help us to help them. God bless all of you – be proud of what we all accomplish by working together!

If I owe you an email response or return phone call I apologize I didn’t get to it this evening. Hopefully, tomorrow I will be able to work in the office and get caught up some.

PS – a well running UTV would REALLY help us a lot!

Good freezing morning from Florida – it’s 22 degrees! We’re running on generator – the power went out around 5 am. Hopefully it will be back on soon. At least the sun is out!

Little Miss Kami Comet still looks adorable in her pink blanket. She had her 2nd birthday on February 10th.

This was taken yesterday afternoon. We’ve been going through more hay with the temps going down in the teens. Hopefully the temps will warm up a bit soon.

Baby Girl and Indy tucked in blankets. Indy doesn’t know pink is for girls. J

Have a great day everyone!

Another short update – I just got in the house for the first time today. We made progress with the Paso’s today and tomorrow I’ll be posting about a few of the mares that need homes. I’ll also update the stud #’s that still need a home. It will be later in the day – the farrier will be back to do more feet in the morning. The mares seem to be more responsive and trusting each day with their daily caretakers – slow but steady progress. With horses that have lived pretty much feral for the last couple of years – routine and consistency are key to helping them to come around.

We separated a few of the thinner mares from the others and put them in a smaller paddock so they can have better access to the hay. When in the larger paddock, the other mares would run them off.

Following the hay…

I’m sorry for such a short update but I really need to get some sleep. We blanketed most all here tonight – the winds are horrible. If you’ve emailed me and I haven’t responded I apologize. I wasn’t in the office today and won’t be again until tomorrow evening. Thanks everyone – have a safe and blessed day tomorrow. Stay warm!