By Brainne | Program Manager
Dear Supporters,
Wild Horse Rescue Center is having a very successful start to 2018.
Our year started out with the adoption of the horse Apache, an older companion horse. Since then, WHRC has adopted out 13 other horses and one mammoth donkey. WHRC adopts worldwide, and we love to see our horses have a purpose.
Three of the horses, Rain, Starr, and Annie, who are all riding horses, were adopted by a family in Canada. The family came down to find the perfect mustang and they ended up falling in love with three of our mustangs.
Maria, an EAGALA (Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association) therapist, came down in March and spent a week at our rescue center evaluating the perfect therapy horses for her therapy center, called the Mending Strides, in North Carolina. She found Ewya and Rango, who were already buddies, and, to our delight, she adopted both of them for her center.
In February of 2018, WHRC brought in two elderly horses, Sonny, who is 33 years old, and Chief, who is 25 years old. Their owner was an elderly woman named Marilyn, who had been a dedicated owner of both horses for 15 years. She felt responsible for their lifelong care, but she was no longer physically able to care for them herself. Therefore, she contacted WHRC to ask if these special horses could be rehomed at WHRC for the remainder of their lives. Both of these horses had been stalled, since hurricane Irma, due to damage of their pasture’s fencing. By being stalled, Sonny had foundered and had horrible abscesses in his front left hoof. Both Marilyn’s veterinarian and farrier misdiagnosed this and caused a great deal of additional pain and unnecessary procedures for Sonny.
WHRC accepted both Sonny and Chief at our rescue center, and they now reside in their own private double stall and turn out area, which was built just for them. Our veterinarian and farrier team have evaluated Sonny’s condition and tried several options, which are now working great. Sonny is no longer in pain, although, he will always be lame in that front left foot. Their former owner now comes to visit Sonny and Chief at WHRC, and it makes her very happy to see how both of them are thriving in their new home.
Thank you for all your continued support!
With Gratitude,
WHRC
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