When I watch them peacefully grazing, reaching for a treat, or kicking up their heels so gleefully. . . I wonder about their stories. Who once loved them, if anyone?What were their names, if they were given one?What happened? Sometimes , when it is peaceful … Continue readingThrough the Silence
What Soul Horse is to me….The short version. Like anything, this began as a dream, a vision, if you will.Simply put….I wanted to help. When I say ‘help’ I do not mean a little , here and there. I wanted to make a difference in lives….both horse … Continue readingLiving the Dream
I have had a few names in my life on this earth… My last being Santana.I am twenty three years old now – not exactly young for a horse but neither terribly old unless you’ve been through the wringer… and I have.I’ll begin my story … Continue readingSantana’s story
My name is Apache.At least now it is. The humans that feed me call me that and I like the way it sounds when they say it.They also say I’m ‘a paint’ and I suppose that means something, to them. To me, I’m just the … Continue readingFrom Apache With Love
Meet ‘Trooper’ This 10 year old gelding was saved from slaughter and was a mess. Scared, thin, severely tender footed due to lack of farrier care, terribly beaten. He is not tall. 14.1 Hands only.He is not ‘flashy’….a plain brown wrapper? You know what else is ‘just … Continue readingBeing Brown
Tee Brown April 23rd 2012 – August 17 2018 ‘He laughs at fear, afraid of nothing He does not shy away from the sword He does not stand still when the trumpets sound.’ Job 29:32 As the last person to ‘own’ Tee Brown, I write … Continue readingHeaven Got One Hell of a Horse
This horse…. is amazing . She is an inspiration. Beautiful. A fighter. A survivor. Her story needs to be told. The real story. February 2018 Every Monday, like clockwork. . . Auction. Horses and livestock. . . . The ‘kill buyers’ are … Continue readingA Red Hot Sensation
Opelousas, LA Now this is an interesting one. . . Backwoods sale, Opelousas, LA . . . Weekly auction. . Oh, it is Thoroughbred alley. Two hours from Delta Downs. . . Well, you get the idea. This day, February 27th. . . . Was … Continue readingThe ‘Dominique Four’
February 1st, 2018 Sit a moment. . . I’ll tell a tale of a few horses. Thompson’s Horse Lot, Pitkin La. . . . Twenty-eight Thoroughbreds stand in a kill pen, slated to ship to slaughter. Oh, the outrage! The outcry! The insults, the … Continue readingThe Thompson 28…
They shouldn’t have lived….Much less thrived. November 2017 Thirty three….. Thirty three babies… Separated from their mothers, who were all shipped to slaughter….These precious Navajo Reservation faces found themselves on a ‘feedlot’ in Colorado. Somehow, we pulled it off. These are all safe, paid, and … Continue readingThe Carter Chaos