The health needs of a rescue horse are only half the equation. You will also, probably simultaneously, have to contend with behavioral and training issues. Not only is being able to safely handle a rescue horse critical to providing him care immediately after his arrival, but it will serve as a foundation for future training that will help him achieve and maintain a more secure place in the world.
Restoring a horse’s physical and mental health can be challenging but rewarding. Here is the second step in that process
Restoring a horse’s physical and mental health can be challenging but rewarding. The first step is to address the horse’s immediate needs.
There are two things that often come to mind when thinking of horse ownership: how incredibly rewarding it can be, and how overwhelming the responsibility of owning a horse can be at times.
Pasture Pals Equine Rescue most memorable rescue resident.
You might be questioning – is horse ownership right for me? Here are some topics to consider before purchasing or adopting an equine.
Curtis, in his late 70’s, a Vietnam Veteran, and an active horseman (or in his words, “a try to be horseman”).Because of the pandemic, we also had to cut back on our staff, on our horse in take, and overall, our annual budget to stay afloat as we didn’t know how it was going to effect the rescue as a whole. Rain, snow, wind, it didn’t matter, Curtis came out every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday to muck pens and stall, feed the senior horses and give meds to those that needed it, help winterize the equipment, groom the horses, whatever needed to be done that day, he did it!
When a Colorado horse rescue went to pick up a new trailer, they had no idea they’d be using it that very day.
Story submitted by Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary. “It was just two weeks after I lost my heart horse, and I was absolutely reeling. I didn’t know which way was up or how I was going to go on.How did you know I needed you?”
We believe every horse deserves a home, a soft place to land, a loving family, and a full stomach. Thanks to Purina Horse Feed, we