The Rescue of Belle and Sundance
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Rescue of Belle and Sundance, by Birgit Stutz and Lawrence Scanlan, is the true story of two resilient equines and the compassionate humans who save them from the high Canadian Rockies in the middle of winter. It took an entire village to save the two trapped horses. The story of why the horses became […]
Rescued Horses Will Make You Smile
Reading Time: < 1 minute Have you considered starting your own rescue? Or would you like to know more about how horse rescues operate? If so, How to Start and Run a Rescue, by Jennifer Williams, PhD, is the book for you! Dr. Williams covers all aspects of rescue operations and tells you how to get the ball rolling. Dr. […]
The Rescue-Horse Transformation
Reading Time: 2 minutes I work with rescue horses, because I enjoy the transformational journey that takes place in the horse. At first glance, a rescue horse may look dirty, scared, unhealthy, and worthless. But I’ve found that underneath the disheveled appearance beats a heart that’s still willing to love. The horse just has to be shown how to […]
Rescue Report: School Master
Reading Time: 2 minutes My rescue horse, Banjo, and I were both new to the sport of eventing. ?It can be challenging when both horse and rider are new to a sport. I wanted to do what was best for my horse. So I decided to learn more about eventing from a schoolmaster, a horse that’s experienced in the […]
A Home for Every Horse Rescue Success Story: Handsome N Hot
Reading Time: 2 minutes After years of owning warmbloods and Thoroughbreds, Sara Scharnowske finally got her chance to own an American Quarter Horse when she adopted Hot N Handsome through A Home for Every Horse on Equine.com
A Home for Every Horse Rescue Success Story: Peppermint Pattie (now “Ellie”)
Reading Time: 2 minutes When Shelley Laurich adopted a pony through A Home for Every Horse, as a companion for her horse whose pasture mate had died, she had no idea how much she would benefit too.
Farewell to the Blind Mare I’ll Never Forget
Reading Time: 2 minutes This morning, I received word that a blind Appaloosa mare named Keller had passed away at Shiloh Horse Rescue in Nevada. I couldn’t help but shed a few tears, because Keller touched my heart. Here she is as I first saw her, in a pen at a livestock auction yard not too far from where […]
A Home for Every Horse Rescue Success Story: Dapple
Reading Time: 2 minutes When a rescued equine finds the right home, it?s magic. Just ask Richard Kaiser of Crystal Lake, Illinois, who adopted a pony named Dapple through A Home for Every Horse on Equine.com on March 24, 2012.
A Home for Every Horse Rescue Success Story: Hope and Jack
Reading Time: 2 minutes Two rescued donkeys, believed to be mother and son, found a forever home together when they were adopted by Patricia Beck through A Home for Every Horse on Equine.com
A Home for Every Horse Rescue Success Story: Keystone
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tom Theodore learned that good things can come in big packages after adopting a rescue Belgian draft horse mare named Keystone through A Home for Every Horse on Equine.com.