11-14-10

Thanks to your generous support, the euthanasia clinic is currently at $1,215.  We are almost halfway there!  We can certainly do this, to help out, click here. The clinic is next Sunday.

Generally Friday is a day off for most of the staff, but last Friday was quite the exception.  We got a call from a desperate horse owner who’s horse was in really bad condition and desperately needed help.  As soon as possible, Tawnee headed out to assist with this horse.  All she knew was that the horse had cancer and had been bleeding for awhile.

It was truly a sad case.  This horse was greatly loved by his owner, he had owned him since he was 3 months old.  He was now 20 years old and cancer had spread throughout his body.  It was plain to see it was time to say a final “Goodbye.”

The cancer had seriously began to spread in the last 4 months and now this beautiful boy’s quality of life was gone.

Blood continuously dripped down his hind legs and cancerous lumps could be seen in different parts of his body.  The owner relied on your generosity, as due to tragic circumstances, he could not afford to give the last gift of love to his precious friend.  This is a very sad case, but we are so thankful for your support of the euthanasia clinic that provides the last act of kindness for horses just like Coco.  Coco, you were a beautiful kind hearted boy and it was such a privilege to meet you.  May you rest in peace.

Later Friday morning we had a whole group of 4H girls ready to pitch in and help.  One of the girls just had to give Hannah a great big hug.

One of the jobs that was lined up for the girls to help with was spreading the sand in the round pen.  What grand fun they had!  A thick pad was put on the top of the harrow and they road around like it was a snow sled, providing weight so  it would spread the sand better.  It was the best amusement ride ever.

All the girls had multiple turns before it was done.    Finally the sand was spread and it was time to do other things.

Buckeye sure loved being groomed and had a blast as the girls brushed his mane, tail and everywhere they could.  He was such a good boy and you could tell he was soaking up all of the attention.  He really loves kids and is still looking for his forever home.

After his grooming job was done he just had to frolic around in all that freshly graded sand.  We would like to thank each and every one of you that made his surgery possible.  This picture of him feeling so graceful and free would have never been possible without his contracted tendon surgery.

After his prance around he decided it was time to make his ‘snow angel’ in the sand and roll around.  What fun he had!

At the end of the day, one of the girls had fallen in love with Betsy.  As her family was already approved to adopt, Betsy was going home!  It’s amazing the transformation that Betsy has made since her first day with us.  She could barely stand and had that gaping wound in her back leg.  She sure is a happy little goat now.

The girls stood for a quick pose before heading off to their homes.  Thank you girls, you were a great help!  You are always welcome to come back and help out again.

Sunday morning the photo journalist student was at the shelter taking pictures.  This is one of the hundreds that she took.  One thing for sure, Mulan is not paying any attention to Tawnee.  She sure enjoys putting on a dramatic flair when it comes to posing for photos.

Mulan had a potential adopter looking at her.  The lady really liked her, but is leaning more towards adopting one of the scrawny yearling’s from the slaughter pipeline.  We are always overjoyed when someone is willing to give a poor baby a home, save their life and give them the time and energy they need.

Volunteer Theron was still out and helping.  This time a trench needed to be dug for the phone line.  He did a great job along with cleaning stalls and just generally helping out all day.  At the end of the day he said it was so rewarding helping homeless horses.  What a great way to think about it!

It was Captain’s lucky day.  His adopters application had come through with flying colors and he was ready to go home.  The couple was so excited to be adopting him, they said their daughter just couldn’t wait to meet him.  He will definitely enjoy being a family horse and giving lots of rides to very special people.  What a great home for Captain, going from a dude string where he had to work every day to a loving family where he can kick back and take it easy.

Captain loaded up like a dream after he checked out the trailer.

Soon he was all loaded up and ready to start his new adventure in life.  Best wishes to you Captain, you were a pleasure to have and we know you will be such a good boy for your new family.

As Captain was pulling away another trailer was pulling into the shelter.  Soon a big bay horse was being unloaded.

Meet Zulu!  The person that surrendered him wrote: “Zulu is approximately a 10 year old gelding. Around 16 hands. Energetic smart, leads well. Stands well for a farrier he likes. Trailers well, quick eager learner. Saddles, bridles and is ridable but needs a definite tune up.”

He was too much horse for them and they didn’t know a whole lot about horses.  They had got him from someone else who didn’t know very much about him either, so we have very little information about this guy, but a little information sure is a lot nicer than no information at all!  He was put in the round pen where he began sniffing around in the nice sand, just looking for that perfect spot.

Soon he found it.  Down he went and rolled around back and forth.  It’s so nice having sand in the round pen where the new horses can get themselves relaxed and comfortable right away.

Soon he was done and up he went.

Chief had a potential adopter looking at him as well.  He is a gorgeous boy, but needs a lot of training.

It’s always a big decision when looking at a horse that needs so much training and time put into him, so they went home to think about it.  Hopefully soon Chief will find that perfect home.

Today’s Ebay Giving Works item is a vintage 1971 Smith Corona Electric 210 Typewriter.  It is starting at $19.99 and 10% of the sale price goes to help the horses!  To view this item, click here.

Please vote for us every day in the Shelter Challenge! Vote for us using our old name: NorCal Equine Rescue.  Click here.

Many thanks to Laurie T., Kristen D., Dawn H., William E., Brooke P., Diana D. and Karen O. for their generous support!  To see your name here, click here…

11-11-10

Thanks to your generosity, the euthanasia clinic fund is now at $970, with only $1530 left to go.  This clinic is desperately needed this month and we have a lot of horse owners calling with their senior horses who have no funds to give them the last gift of love.  Their health is failing, they have cancer and so on.  Our phones are ringing, but we must have the funds to make it possible for those horses!   To donate, click here.

Once again the trailer was being hooked up. Jason and volunteer Theron were heading out to pick up a special horse who’s owner could no longer keep her.

It was a beautiful drive.  In the distance mount Shasta loomed high into the sky with its snow capped peak.

And then, the road turned and mount Lassen showed its beautiful white peak in the glistening sun.  What a gorgeous drive, seeing two majestic snow covered mountains.

They arrived to meet Hannah, a 13 year old Percheron mare who has been ridden a few times and taken on trail rides.  She isn’t super broke to ride and would benefit greatly from a good refresher course.  The lady had originally rescued her from a PMU farm, and she was able to track her history back and get her original story.  She was originally bred in Minnesota at a family farm where they kept their horses and farmed with them.  They planned on keeping Hannah forever, but some neighbors fell in love with her and begged and begged for her, so the family reluctantly agreed to sell her to them with the understanding she would come back if they couldn’t keep her.  They were absolutely horrified to find out that she ended up at a PMU farm.  Hannah is a lucky girl to have been rescued by this lady.  Sadly due to the economy, so many people are giving up their beloved pets.

Remember Hannah’s Otto, the giant Percheron draft we had awhile ago?  Hannah, above, the Hannah in Hannah’s Otto.

Otto was her great big boy!  Many of you may have remembered the picture in the blog when Otto met Dottie. It was definitely an unforgettable moment.

Back to Hannah, she loaded into the trailer like a dream.  She just walked up, put one giant foot in, then another, then hopped her back legs right in.  What a good girl!  It’s horses like this that make us glad we got the extra tall trailer.

Soon the paperwork was done and they were ready to hit the road.

After dark they made it back.  It was a lot of driving!

Hannah was more than happy to look around while standing in the trailer.  What was this place?  Why were there so many horses talking to her?  After a minute to take in her surroundings, Hannah hopped out and into a waiting pen.

The trailer was finally parked and another long day came to an end.

Today’s eBay Giving Works item is a new in box set of sterling silver horse shoe ear rings!  They are absolutely gorgeous, they are starting at $24.90 and 10% of the sale price goes to help the horses!  To view this item, click here.

Here’s the link to the voting for today!   Click here.

Many thanks to Roberta A., Ruthann C., Catherine K., Jody W., Angela T., Ane R., Marilyn R., and Pamela N. for their generous donations!  We really appreciate it, you truly are horses heroes.

11-10-10

Many thanks to each and everyone’s donations to the Euthanasia Clinic fund, it is currently at $785.  There is only $1715 left to go, if everyone who read this blog donated just $1 it would be finished by the next blog!  To donate for this fund, click here.

You may have noticed ads on our website now and thought “Uggh, not ads, how could they lower themselves?”  The fact is, we get paid for every ad that is shown, and paid even more for every ad that is clicked on.  We have earned over $10 since putting the ads up a few days ago!  Not a huge amount of money, but every dollar helps!  That’s almost 2 bales of hay.

Wednesday morning was quite a beautiful day, the clouds hung low but the sun was peeking through.  All of the horses at the shelter were happy and doing well.

It was a very exciting day as the first horse from the recent slaughter pipeline group was going home.  This lady was so excited to have her sweet boy home!  We absolutely love it when senior horses are adopted into a forever home where they know only love, treats and lots of good food instead of the horrors of the slaughter house or the agony of starvation and neglect.  Lexus’ mom is so excited watching him gain weight, one of her first comments when he got out of the trailer was “Wow, he’s started putting on weight at the shelter!”

Lexus headed out into his pen and was soon grazing peacefully.  What a great adoption!

We got a lovely package in the mail.  Tawnee just had to smile when she saw the careful decorations that where so loving put on the package.  How cute!  Thank you so much Eileen!  We know many of you are wondering if you can send your letters and check donations addressed to Horse Plus Humane Society or if you still need to use our old name.  Both names will work just fine for the time being.

Back to the package it was packed with all kinds of goodies.  There was yards of horsey material, a sheet of Animal Rescue postage stamps (just in time, August, September and October receipts and thank-you’s are going out soon) several collector knives with horses on them, and a sweet little note that said “Maybe you can use these items to help raise $ for Nocal.   I admire your efforts in your rescue endeavors and all your dedicated volunteers.  NorCal ROCKS!”

Today’s eBay Giving Works item is a cute pink ceramic horse piggy bank.  It is starting at $9.50 and 10% of the sale price goes to help the horses!  To buy this adorable little Christmas gift, click here.

The shelter challenge is still going on!  We are still in 3rd place for California.  To vote, click here.

Many thanks to anonymous, Denise S., Donna A., Margaret B., Claudia S., Judith H., Sara H., Danielle C., Jo V., and Karen H. for their generous donations!  We sure couldn’t do it without your support!

11-9-10

Many thanks to your generous donations, the euthanasia clinic fund is now at $510.  There is still a ways to go, but together we can make it happen! Even $10 helps a lot, click here.

We had been communicating with a kind lady who had rescued a horse  but could no longer keep him.  It was arranged for Jason to go pick up the horse Friday, but this afternoon’s schedule opened up unexpectedly, so Jason got ready to head out.  First off all though, the trailer had to be cleaned out and fresh straw put down.

Jason arrived safely to meet Skye.  Skye is a 16 year old Paint gelding who is extremely well trained to ride, but suffers from a back problem and needs chiropractic treatments to stay comfortable.

Soon Skye was loaded up in the trailer and on his way to the shelter.

On the way back they made the inevitable stop at the gas station.

Finally long after dark they got back to the shelter where Skye was put in a waiting stall.  We are very hopeful that Skye will be able to find a perfect forever home.

Today’s eBay Giving Works item is vintage Mustang Earings.  They are very cute!  They are starting at 99 cents and 50% of the sale price goes to help the horses!  To bid on these, click here.

Please vote for us every day in the Shelter Challenge! Vote for us using our old name: NorCal Equine Rescue.  Click here.

Many thanks to Barbara B. – Linda M. – Barbara P. – Marie J. – In memory of Rose and Django – Denise S. – Donna A. – Margaret B. – Claudia S. – Judith H. – Sara H. – Danielle C.  for their extremely generous donations!  We couldn’t do it without you!

11-8-10 Monday

Many of you don’t know that we email the blog entries, special alerts, and other horse related issues to our members.  On the homepage of our website you will now find an easy to sign up free membership form.  Just enter your email address, press “Sign Up”  and check your email for the confirmation note.  If you are not receiving the blog entries in your email, we invite you to join up, and invite your family and friends who may be interested in becoming members.  Click here.

The next Euthanasia Clinic is in 12 days and we desperately need your support in making this clinic possible.  We still need to raise $2,485, but together we can make it happen!  Now more than ever these clinics are needed with people hurting from the economy and with winter approaching.  It is very important that we are able to keep these clinics free to keep horses out of the slaughter pipeline or worse…  To donate today, click here.

Jason has been hard at work continually making the website look a little better, a little easier to navigate and little more fun.  There is now something special hiding in the top right corner.  You have got to check it out!  Visit our homepage, http://horsehumane.org, and move your mouse over the page curl.

We are also now on Digg.  Start following us and spread the word!  Our digg address is: http://digg.com/horsehumane

Jason and Colby worked all day at the shelter.  One of the projects that had to be done was the little office door was out of whack where it didn’t like to close.  After some jacking, pounding, and re-adjusting it now opens and closes freely.

AT&T sent out their technician to run the phone line today as well.  It will be really nice to have phone service at the shelter.  One person asked on Facebook if this means we may have a part time person answering the phone.  Yes, there are actually 2 part time volunteers who will be doing this.

We had some visitors come out and visit the horses.  They loved hugging on Jake and Hope.

Jake really loved them too!

In no time at all it was getting dark, thanks to Daylight Savings Time going away.  The beautiful sunset sure made up for it though.

Recently we had one of our readers ask where she could sign up for the great credit card where we get $50 after the first purchase, and a good percentage of the purchases after that.  You can learn all about it and sign up by clicking here. You can also find a link to signup on our homepage and on our Donate page.

A huge “Thank you!” goes to Teresa L, Joni M., Patricia F., Marilyn R., Sea Horse Training, Katie G., Josh W., Select Enterprises, Lance A., Rhonda L., Yvonne W., Show Dressed Up, Cindy M., Carla G., Nancy B., Sara H., Gail G. for their generous donations!  We couldn’t do it without your help.  See your name here tomorrow, click here.

11-8-10

Due to the weather, the shelter was closed on Sunday.  Please enjoy story from the horses point of view.

A Story from the Other Side…

I stood in my pen waiting for my master to come feed me. I wondered if he would come and feed me, as some days he didn’t come… When my master came, I greeted him with a soft nicker.

But then he said “You worthless critter, I’m sick of having to mess with you, you’re going to the auction and I’m gon’a make some money on ya.” He led me over to the trailer and pulled me inside. Where am I going? I was scared. We left my home and drove down the road for what seemed to be eternity. Then the trailer stopped and my master led me out and over to some people standing in a corner. They handed my master a tag with numbers on it, and he glued it on my tail. He led me down a dark hallway and into a little pen. After announcing, “Good Riddance” he walked away. Why am I here? What is this awful place? Then I realized, it was one of a horse’s worst nightmares: a Livestock Auction. Why did my master bring me here? Is it because he doesn’t care where I go? Or is it because he doesn’t care about my life?

There are so many horses here, what will happen to us? Our future is unknown… Will a killer buyer buy me or if I’m lucky a horse trader that only cares about money? Is there any hope for me? Is there anyone who cares about me? And then I remember that there are good people out there, people that do care. And people that dedicate their lives rescuing horses. Oh, if only there was a horse rescue person here today.

I stood sadly in my pen, wondering what my future holds, when a nice lady walks up and rubs me gently on the neck. Could this be a horse rescue person? I started to relax and the lady says “Don’t worry, everything will be all right”. But then the nice lady walks away. Will I ever see that lady again? Please, come back and take me with you!

Time passes. All hope seems lost… A man comes and chases me out of that awful pen and down a dark hallway, until I abruptly stop in front of a big door.. On the other side of the door I hear a horse scream. What is on the other side of that door?

When the door opens, the rough man forces me to go through the door into a small pen. I see people everywhere and some are yelling and shouting. I am the only animal in the small pen, I wonder what happened to the other horse I heard. What is happening and why am I here?

I look around, and then I see the nice lady who said I shouldn’t worry. The lady is watching me and keeps raising her hand. Then another door opens, I don’t know where to go, so a rough woman hits me with a stick, pain fills my body, I must get out of here. I run out the open door, and then the rough man herds me into another pen. I wait as evening begins to come. What is happening? Why am I here? Then the nice lady appears and says “Your worries are over.” She puts a halter on me and leads me away from that awful place, whispering gently “It’s all ok now, you have been saved.”

A short story of those that have no voice, written by Tawnee Preisner – Vice President – 12-19-05

Please donate to help save horses from auctions like the one in the story, click here.

11-4-10

Last months euthanasia clinic went well.  Due to the rain the day of the dropoff, the horses were re-routed to the vet.  We have heard the question asked so many times: “When is your next euthanasia clinic?”  To cut down on confusion, the clinics are the 3rd Sunday of every month now.  Horses coming into the clinic will be evaluated by our vet and staff for adoptability and quality of life.  This only happens because of you!  We need your support, please donate today –  Click here.

This morning a photo-journalist student was at the shelter taking pictures while the morning chores were being done.  She is going to be pretty much doing what we do every day for the blog, but over the course of a week off and on, while writing up a story.  Hopefully we will be able to share what she writes up for you all.

She really enjoyed spending time with the horses, and Larry was such a gracious host.

It is so nice to see the dry grass turning green.  Every day it is a bit taller and a bit greener.  Ever since that last rain storm, and now with the sunny warm weather, it has felt like spring.  The horses have really been enjoying it too.

The goats at the rescue are wondering if anyone is ever going to adopt them.  They want a home!  Betsy is all healed up and is just waiting for that perfect home.  All the goats we have at the shelter for adoption are sweet little characters that are wanting homes really bad.  Their adoption fees are $50.

Recently Tawnee was on her way back from work when the cutest little dog was on the side of the road looking bewildered as the traffic whizzed by.  Of course she stopped, just like for the little pigeon Skids, ran over and scooped the little dog up into her arms, fearing he would be squished by an on-coming car.  Today was an exciting day as the owner was tracked down and he was so excited to get his little buddy back.  He said he really missed him!

An interesting phenomenon has happened on our blog.  Typically those that like to read about horses are women, but it seems that the 18-24 year old male is somehow attracted to our Facebook page in huge numbers.  Good for them!

We would like to thank you all for your votes.  If you are having trouble voting below is detailed information to help you.

1: Visit  http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3
2:  Click on the button that says “Click here to give – It’s Free!”
3:   In the top right corner of the center section of the page is a button that says “Vote Now!”
4: Enter our shelter name “NorCal Equine Rescue” exactly as shown (without the quotation marks,) the NorCal must be one word, C must be capitalized.  I’m not sure why they are so picky, but they are.
5: Select CA as the state.
6: Search
7:Select NorCal Equine Rescue and vote

Every vote counts, to vote today, Click here.

We discovered that an email account under our old system was not forwarding them on to our new email address.  We  will be replying to people from the last two weeks, if you wrote earlier than that, please write us again at info@horsehumane.org

Many thanks to Pam N.  for her donation with a note that said: “This is to celebrate the great big DONATE NOW in your emails!! Just had to try it out. HUGS, Pam”

11-3-10

Today was quite a busy day at the shelter.  First off, the farrier was coming out to get horses trimmed up and shoes pulled.  Buckeye was the first lucky little guy.

He was overall a good boy and got his special shoe readjusted.  Buckeye is doing so well after his surgery, putting all the naysayers to rest who said it was a waste of our time and your donations to give this guy the life-giving surgery he so desperately needed.  He is recovering much faster than Macho Man and Baby did, you can tell he is just a completely new pony.  He is ready for his new home, maybe yours?

After Buckeye it was Dottie and Macho Man’s turn.  The poor farrier had to bend way down for the little hooves.

Next Phoenix got his hooves done.  The farrier said he wished all his patients were as patient as Phoenix.  He just stood there in the middle of a 15 acre pasture and enjoyed the attention.  What a gentleman!

Phoenix really is an amazing horse.  If you have not read his story, it is a must-read.  He was the single most emaciated horse any of our staff or multiple attending vets had ever  seen that was still alive.  To read his story, click here.

We had some potential adopters come out and look at the horses.  They liked Rascal, but when they met Captain (not pictured) they absolutely fell in love with him and put him in adoption pending.  They are anxiously waiting for their application to be processed.  If all goes well, Captain should be going home very soon!

Meanwhile Aaron the farrier kept trimming away.  There are so many horses at the shelter and it was nice to get a bunch of the hooves taken care of.

This was one of the pipeline horses, and he got two inches shorter after his trim, his feet were that long.  His shoes hadn’t been pulled in awhile and he had a lot of extra growth under them.  Aaron said they had probably been on there for 4 months.  It was funny to see him walk after his trim, he will have to get used to shorter feet.

Finally, the last horse of the day was done.   We would like to thank all of you who donated to their rescue and care, making the day to day care of the shelter horses possible.

Towards evening the sun broke out of the clouds just in time to meet Jake.  He is a 14 year old 3/4 Arab, 1/4 Saddlebred gelding who was surrendered due to his owners financial situation making it impossible for her to keep him any longer.  He is supposed to be very well trained to ride, and is sound for all but the hardest of work.

We haven’t been able to enjoy this for awhile, so enjoy the pictures.  Jake checked out the fresh new sand (we still haven’t found a volunteer with a shovel to spread it yet…)

Soon Jake found that perfect place, and down he went…

…doesn’t that feel good?

It just felt so good to roll around in that nice fresh sand.

Finally Jake got up…

…but he just hadn’t had enough of that nice soft sand to roll in.

So down he went again.  Rolling and rolling.

It was so nice to have sand in the round pen once again for the new horses to roll around in and get comfortable right away.

Today’s eBay Giving Works item is a HDM Dressage Bridle, Cob size.  It is very beautiful.  The starting price is $75.00 and 10% of the sale price goes to help the horses!  To view this item, click here.

Although the elections are over, the voting is not over for us!  Every vote counts, to vote today, Click here.

Many thanks to Dena L., and for the donations raised for Tatiana Golden’s birthday wish.   What a great way to celebrate your birthday.

11-2-10

Tuesday at the shelter Mulan was being surrendered.  She is a 12 year old QH / Morgan mare who is trained to ride.  She does need an intermediate to advanced rider as she can be high strung.  Her owner could not longer afford to keep her, so they relied on the generosity of our supporters to provide a shelter for her.  It’s only because of your support that we can help horses like Mulan.

She is a very beautiful girl who is looking for her forever home.

Once all the chores were done at the shelter, Jason hit the road.  There was an Alpaca that had hurt its leg and needed to be transported to the vet.

Jason arrived to meet the cutest little guy ever.  Just keep in mind this little guy was not surrendered to us, he just needed a ride to the vet.

Soon he was laying in the trailer on his way to the vet.  What a cute face, it is not wonder that people fall in love with Alpaca’s.  Dr Brown diagnosed him as having both bones broken in his leg.  We wish him a speedy recovery.

Today’s eBay Giving Works item is an All Weather Riding Jacket, sized small.  It is only $39.00 and 10% goes to help the horses!  Click here.

We are still firmly in 3rd place for California, but have fallen to 45th overall.  Keep the votes coming!  Go to http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com and follow the links to click – to give, then click on “Vote”

One of our followers contacted us yesterday and asked us:  “I miss seeing a big DONATE HERE button on the email. That’s something that’s very helpful for people like lazy me.”  If you are on our mailing list, we have a new template and there are donate buttons on the bottom of each email.  If you are not on our email list, we would like to invite you to sign up.  Just go to our website (horsehumane.org) and click on “Join us.”

Many thanks to Pamela N., Cindy R., and Gail G. for their generous donations to help the horses!

11-1-10

Monday morning found a poor black horse in the drop pen.  Sunday we had someone call and ask about bringing in a horse after hours, and we told them that the after hours surrender pen would be available.  Tawnee asked them to leave some information about the horse, but none was found with the horse.  From what Tawnee could gather from the phone call,  Animal Control told them about our euthanasia program because this horse has a hole in her heart and her health is beginning to fail her.  We will have our vet check her out to see what her opinion is.

The horses all enjoyed their breakfast.  We were told at the staging area the pipeline horses were only eating almond and walnut shells.  What a diet, no doubt they enjoy nice yummy hay a lot better.

The pretty Palomino looked like gold in the morning sunlight.  She got so shiny after her bath!

We had been needing to get sand in the round pen for a very long time now, and we had an offer of donated sand, but due to the distance, it was  cheaper to buy some from the local quarry 10 minutes away for $10 a ton.  One of  our board members loaned us his dump trailer to get some sand moved.

The first load of sand ever dumped at the shelter was backed up to the round pen…

…up up up the trailer went…

…and out it came.  We are so thankful it is a good working dump trailer and we didn’t have to unload it by hand.

Today was Ballena and Blossom’s luck day.  Many of you may have noticed they were taken off the available page.  Their previous owner, who’s animals were seized by Animal Control due to abuse, came out to the shelter looking for his horses.  He claimed to be someone else, and tried to buy Blossom and Ballena on the spot for $500 cash.   Of course that is not the way to adopt a horse from any legitimate rescue or shelter.  Tawnee was extremely skeptical of this individual and told him our adoption approval process (including checking with Animal Control to see if there are any prior animal abuse convictions) and so on.  He finally left and was positively identified thanks to our security cameras that he was the previous owner.  Ballena and Blossom had to be moved from the shelter right after he left for their safety.  They had been in the horsey ‘witness protection program’ ever since.  It is much harder to find homes for horses when they cannot be on our website, and we were extremely thankful when one of our previous adopters stepped forward to give Blossom and Ballena such a great home.  Due to adopters security issues, we have blurred her face for her safety and her horses safety.

Ballena loaded right up into the trailer, happy as can be.  Check out the neat looking hay feeder.  It is definitely very stylish.

Blossom was at a different location, so they headed over to load her up too.  She is such a pretty girl and we are so thankful that both Ballena and Blossom will have such a wonderful forever home.

Keep the votes up!  We are still in 3rd place for California.  Remember it is still under our old name, NorCal Equine Rescue.  To vote today, Click here.

We are currently behind on phone messages and emails, ever since the slaughter bound horses came in, we have been so busy taking care of them.  The horses welfare comes before phone messages and emails, please bare with us!

Thank you for your support both emotionally and financially.  It really helps!