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 […]

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.