‘Humanity’s true moral test, its fundamental test consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals.’~Milan Kundera SURELY….In a world given the GIFT of the presence of animals there is something terribly and fundamentally wrong with the way they are all too … Continue readingA Hole in the World
Wait, what? War? But we are not at war! Aren’t we, though?For our causes, our children, our animals, our rights….Amongst each other for various reasons ….And most of all, with ourselves. “Only the dead have seen the end of war.”― Plato Sadly, this is so very … Continue readingWARTIME WOES
Like strawberry wine….Roaned and Ready, this guy. SWEET, amazing little all around horse. Currently in Beaumont, Texas Now ‘Doc’, he has been on lease for three months to the girl of his dreams!He is now the newest member of the East family, with a girl … Continue readingDOC
Gather round now for a sad, strange tale …..And one I feel needs told. DO LET IT BE SAID ~I do not do this to belittle, ‘bash’, not judge anyone but merely put forth the facts pertaining to these unfortunate horses. I do not OWN … Continue readingTHE ‘TWENTY TWO’ TACENDA
One week in to the year 2021………..And slaughter is still an ever growing and rampant issue. I am still shocked, five years after learning what a huge issue this is, how many people still do NOT know horses are shipped daily from the United States … Continue readingSpeaking of Slaughter
Regarding ‘Riding Rescues’ ~I’m going to touch on something that isn’t terribly popular with many in the ‘rescue’ world here. ‘Omg, you guys RIDE rescued horses’?!?!The short answer is ‘yes’ BUT…..Here is a bit more about that. You see, many horses ENJOY ‘being ridden’. WAIT, … Continue readingRiding Rescues
Ah, Bolero . What a guy!Saved from slaughter not once but TWICE….Yes. Twice. A ‘fundraising group’ bailed him from a kill pen once….and left him there for months after. Yes, that still irks me to think of but in the end….it all worked out well … Continue readingBon Voyage, Bolero
‘All that glitters is not gold’………Except when it is. Now I’m going to show you a FINE mare….‘Tresora’Thirteen years old and fourteen /three hands of STUNNING, she is. BUT WAIT………..She is kind, gentle, full of personality, safe and great minded. Treasures like her are indeed … Continue readingAll That Glitters
And sometimes….. We save ourselves. Let me share with you a horse that either displayed fate in action ….or exceptionally good ‘Horse Sense’. Owned by a kill buyer in Texas and the un fortunate victim of ‘the slaughter pipeline’ this horse landed in a direct … Continue readingHorse Sense and Pistachios
I feel it necessary to address an increasingly prominent problem in the ‘Equine Rescue’ community. …. Actually, more than a mere ‘one’.I’ll jump right in with no forward on this. MASS BAILING. An ever growing and SERIOUS issue. Let me explain, as simply as I … Continue readingNight Mares