The girls are settled into Idaho and, clearly, loving it.
Sierra Madam, Penelope, Penny, and Portia Brown.
The girls are settled into Idaho and, clearly, loving it.
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After two years of searching....Penny's been adopted! A bright future ahead of being a horse, and loved, in southern Idaho. Thank you to Elayne for giving Penny this amazing opportunity. She's joined by Portia Brown, Sierra Madam, and Penelope. And, thank you to the excellent hauler Celso Rubio for getting them there in style! Pics to come from their new home. Can't wait to visit Penny and the girls in Idaho soon! "High Z" is officially the sweetest, saddest creature on earth. Our farrier trimmed him today, and discovered deep abscesses in both front feet. All better now. Can't wait to see him again tomorrow. Thank you to Sue for transporting him from Saturday's auction, Scott and Nicole for watching him the past few days, and Connie for hauling him to his foster tomorrow. Hopeful his lameness issues at auction will turn out to just be all in his feet. Appointment with our vet is up next. It was a very hectic Saturday night at Mike's Auction, while we worked overtime trying to find safe places for the unusually high number of Thoroughbreds to go. By the end of the night, we were out of options for Hip 534 - "Proud Fine," a 2009 unraced Thoroughbred gelding. Today he sits at the local feed lot........that is, until Janay picks him up tomorrow afternoon!! Thank you so much Janay for stepping up and offering this sweet young gelding a place to go. Just one more day until your life changes for the better Proud Fine....better late than never! Chiron: post gelding update. Chiron is struggling with the idea of life without "attachments". He is being lunged and cold hosed daily, in order to prevent any swelling or infection and is slowly feeling more and more fit. That's great for him but a little more trouble for us. He was so emaciated, the muscles were basically wasted away. Watching how he continues to recover has been interesting to observe. He no longer appears to be lame and everyday he gets a tiny bit more peppy....and that includes his attitude about mares. Clearly he hasn't gotten the message that his "dangling participles" no longer exist. Luckily, we have a couple of mares strategically placed so he is more willing to go around and around in a circle. He can enjoy the view and dream of days gone by while we dream of the day when he stops thinking about girls so much! Last weekend we took on a few more horses in need of rehab. While not as extreme as Chiron, the costs will add up. If you can help, please donate atwww.auctionhorsesrescue.com/donate.html Update on a few of our saves from Saturday's auction: Meet "Tizzy," formerly Hip 537. The dun-striped beauty is settling in at Farralone Farms, after a desperately needed visit from the farrier. But the ones who were really in need of some immediate "intervention" were Hip 527 and Hip 545 - our two intact males! Today, "Seattle Souvenir" went from horse to gelding, and "Vinnie" the donkey went from jack to john. Sorry, boys! Timely castration is a lovely thing.. Most of all, we're excited for the arrival of "High Z" tomorrow, at his foster home, where his long rehab will begin. Mother and daughter, rescued together. It's no matter if daughter is a 3-year-old, and mother is 10. The 3-year-old still nurses from her mothers teats. For us, we find the process of separating unweaned mother/child units at auction to be inhumane and added shock, and will do everything in our power to avoid at all costs. And so, by auction's end, the two remain together, happily eating, side-by-side. Also rescued tonight were Hip 529 "Great Journey," Hip 517 worn-out racehorse "High Z," Hip 533 "Singlestar," Hip 537 a sweet dun Quarter Horse mare, Hip 545 the "jack" donkey, and after selling to the kill buyer for $80, Kentucky-bred Thoroughbred stallion "Seattle Souvenir" safety was also negotiated. We bid on a number of other horses in need tonight, but were pleased once again by the solid turn out of the multiple rescues we've inspired to join us. There's always more horses at auction than the rescues and private buyers can keep up with, and even still, some will slip through the cracks. But far, far less than when we started this, two years ago. The two Warmblood mares from Monday's auction are now safe! Thanks to Natalie, Becky, and Schuyler House of Valencia, homes, (and funds), for the two mares to be bailed were found. The former lesson horses from the Saugus area, ended up at auction when the riding school they came from decided to downsize. The girls are in urgent need of some proper foot care, although there weight is good, clearly that was one need their prior owners had already allowed to slide. Thrilled a happy ending was able to be arranged for these two. Praying there are many more like it tonight at Mike's Auction! "Auction Puppy Rescue" update: The German Shepherd female from Lancaster Animal Control is safe!!! Once she settles in, she will begin obedience training with a friend of ours, who offered to volunteer their time. We'll be looking to place her shortly thereafter. If interested in adopting this 18 month old pup, please email us at auctionhorsesrescue@gmail.com She has not been evaluated yet, so no further details can be given for the time being. She's just a sweet, shell-shocked dog who's just been bailed from one of the highest-kill shelters in Southern California! |
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