greenmonster714
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We get a call from the local county sherrifs office. They are about to serve warrents on a residence accused of cruelty to animals. We hook up the trailer and by the time we arrive they have the people in cuffs. Off to the right I see an area of about 20'x20' fenced in. Inside it is this mare. A young mare less than 2. Head down and legs trembling. I honestly thought that this girls not going to make it but regardless of what I was thinking we loaded the girl up into the trailer. Its as almost she knew she was leaving and almost ran us over to get to the trailer. Upon arrival to her new home about 30 miles away. It appears she was to weak to stand the whole time. When we opened the door she had laid down and she looked like a skeleton of a horse. One can only imagine the hunger and abuse this animal has gone through.
She could barly stand up to be unloaded and with shaking trembling legs we guided her to her temporary hold. We have a eighth of an acre fenced off from the main pasture that we use to get any new arrivals used to their new surroundings and they can go nose to nose with the others for a while until they are well enough to join them.
We got her situated in her new home and gave her half a serving of feed, a few pads of hay and all the grass she wants. It has been a week now and she no longer trembles while she stands and appears to be getting stronger. So, its up to full servings and a good worming. She should turn into a beauty in about 6months. She has a very sweet manor about her as if she appreciates all we do.
Here is nobility without conceit, friendship without envy, beauty without vanity. "Bread may feed my body, but my horse feeds my soul." author unkown
As the months roll by I will give progress reports on this little lady. Along with progress of others we have.
She could barly stand up to be unloaded and with shaking trembling legs we guided her to her temporary hold. We have a eighth of an acre fenced off from the main pasture that we use to get any new arrivals used to their new surroundings and they can go nose to nose with the others for a while until they are well enough to join them.
We got her situated in her new home and gave her half a serving of feed, a few pads of hay and all the grass she wants. It has been a week now and she no longer trembles while she stands and appears to be getting stronger. So, its up to full servings and a good worming. She should turn into a beauty in about 6months. She has a very sweet manor about her as if she appreciates all we do.
Here is nobility without conceit, friendship without envy, beauty without vanity. "Bread may feed my body, but my horse feeds my soul." author unkown
As the months roll by I will give progress reports on this little lady. Along with progress of others we have.