By Kate Robey | Charitable Trust Operations Manager
Dear Supporter,
Diane inadvertently started the rescue centre in 2001 with just one mustang- after she agreed to help the one horse, more just kept on coming! So in 2007 she registered the Wild Horse Rescue Centre (WHRC) as a non-profit and the volunteer program started in 2011.
Currently, the WHRC is home to 47 horses, of that number 40 are mustangs, 4 mix horses and 3 burros. Since the beginning of 2015 Diane and her team have managed to get 3 mustangs and 2 burros adopted into loving homes, which makes space for more animals to join the rescue. The WHRC doesn't only look after hooved animals though we also have 12 dogs that we have given a home to and so far this year 1 of them has been adopted.Our goal is to get everyone healthy and happy and then adopted to good, caring homes.
Here are some of our current residents' stories.
Nanook and Keani are brothers and they both arrived at the WHRC severely underweight, plagued with worms and riddled with fleas. They were not happy dogs! Thanks to donations they have been nurse back to good health and they are healthy and happy again. They have also been groomed so that they can be comfortable in the hot Florida summer.
Ford is a 25 year old mustang who came into the centre full of a lifetime of scars. She was very afraid but in time she learned to trust and has become a great care- taker of first time riders. She has just retired but still requires care and a safe place to live out her old age.
Chevis is a 6-year-old California mustang who came to the WHRC in 2014. He was afraid as a result of past abuse. It has taken nearly a full year for staff at the WHRC to gain his trust. He is now ready for saddle training, which is a 2-3 month training process.
We were able to bring in three burros also thanks to your funding. Jenny is a five-year-old burro who was wild and afraid. We gained her trust and she has become gentle and friendly, a process that took 4 months. She has since been adopted. Martha is the youngest burro who came to the WHRC completely wild. She is now tame and being adopted in June 2015.
Thank you for your continued support of the WHRC!
With Gratitude,
GVI-Charitable Trust
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