Feed our over 100 horses

Our horses were so happy to see sunshine on St. Patrick's Day this year. Weeks of record rain and snow have been made for a tough winter at the ranch, so the sunshine was definitely welcome.

Pax and Officer Clark are very good friends. Officer Clark was a medical retirement from the San Diego Police Department in December 2008. Pax joined our sanctuary in June of 2019. These two have been good buddies ever since and they are both always looking for a reason to party. Of course, as red heads, they have a special fondness for St. Patrick's Day.

Simone has been with us since 2008. She has the dubious distinction of being the worst neglect case that San Diego County Animal Services successfully recovered. Her arrival at the ranch began our partnership with San Diego County Animal Services, a partnership that has saved the lives of over 100 equines since 2008.

Raelee came to us when a local rescue, HiCaliber, closed its doors in 2018. We doubt she knows the legend of Tir Na Nog, but thanks to your support, she has a forever home. She is very bonded to Smoki, another red-headed mare. Your support provides these two beautiful mares with a wonderful retirement filled with plenty of food, veterinary care, farrier care and love.

Whether or not it is Dt. Patrick's Day we consider all of the ranch residents, "lucky." Rain or shine, they're all able to enjoy their golden years. This luck has very little to do with leprechauns and pots of gold. It has everything to do with YOU and your generous support of our work to care for abused, abandoned, and neglected horses.

Thank you for making our horses the luckiest ones around! 

We are so grateful for your support that allows us to feed the 106 equines in our care. We were recently approached by a local foundation, the Remiatte Foundation, that supports what we do to care for horses. Another rescue that the Remiatte Foundation also supports had rescued two horses in August. While the younger mare found an adoptive home, a twenty-two-year-old gelding was in need of a sanctuary placement. They asked us to help.

We were told that Rocky lived with the same family for twenty years. He traveled all over the west coast and Arizona on trail rides. In spite of two decades as part of the family, he was emaciated when he was rescued in August. While he still has a lot of weight to regain, he has a strong appetite. The arrival of fall temperatures will make weight gain more challenging but we are blanketing him to keep him from burning important calories keeping warm. We want all of his calories going to weight gain.

We suspect Rocky has developed pastern arthritis in his right rear leg. We also suspect that he might have Equine Odontoclastic Tooth Resorption and Hypercementosis, also known as EOTRH. As the disease progresses, the roots of the incisors (and sometimes canines) start to resorb, or basically dissolve. Several of his incisors are very loose. Fortunately, he is eating well now. In November Dr. Harlan, our veterinarian woth East County Large Animal Practice, will x-ray his legs and likely begin extracting the impacted teeth.

It is a very difficult time for us to add an additional horse to the ranch. Feed prices are unprecedented. Each new resident represents a life-long commitment. We wish his family of twenty years had provided for him during his golden years. Since they were unable to, and the non-profit that rescued him couldn’t provide him with life-long care, we are grateful to YOU for your support. Your generosity will allow us to transform this skinny fellow into the true beauty that he is. Every pound he gains will be the result of your support. Thank YOU for saving one more life!