Lady Jane

She seemed like nothing was wrong but why was she lying down more often. A big Percheron mare that weighs about 1600 pounds can move gates and fences out of her way if she chose to but she is a gentle giant for sure. 

Lady Jane limping around outside.

She started to limp a few days after her hooves was trimmed. Maybe she was a little tender footed. It worsened and the farrier checked and thought it was an abscess. We soaked her lame foot in Epsom salts and water and it seemed to help but just a little. It was better for a week but then we could see she was in obvious pain. That is the last thing we want, pain for any horse. We had the vet check it. He dug out the frog of her foot hoping for relief of the infection from the abscess. It helped a little and more soaking seemed to as well. It helped for another week then the pain came back. We could see drainage but not enough. The infection was still there.

Saying prayer to heal her

Lady Jane was laying down more than she was up. Sweet John Micheal kneeled down and prayed for her. She would get better then seem to get worse again. The pus would ooze from her hoof and it would give her relief but it came out of different parts of her foot. We wondered if something was in her foot. She is so heavy a piece of metal or wood could be in there and not come out causing the constant reinfection. The radio-graphs did not give us an answer. The vets suspected something called 'Quittor'. It was rare but a possibility. Radio-graphs sent to UGA expert thought it was not 'Quittor' but it was worth a try to eliminate that problem.

Another week and still not substantial change so Dr Walker came out to dig out her foot again. After 10 minutes of hard work, he uncovered a hole where hit looked as though a nail or something similar punctured her foot. I think we finally are on the way to a back to normal Lady Jane. She is quite sore today and will be for a few days but we are continuing soaking and giving her antibiotics orally and in the hold in her hoof and keeping it wrapped and clean.

This is one of the kindest, sweetest horses ever to come to us.

Sandy and Sydney grooming Lady Jane

 She deserves to be cared for and all the vet and farrier bills are surely worth the price of saving her and making her comfortable. 

We are Rescue! 

Thank you for your continues support and compassion for animals. You are the Angels of SaveTheHorses.org

Faith In A Horse's Life

Faith getting some love from volunteer, Jeff

The Equine Veterinarian left at 2 am. The little filly was still down but she seemed a little bit stronger. She had been down since 6 PM the night before and road in the horse trailer lying down for the one and a half hour trip. 

Faith's body score is in the minus range. 

One year old and nearly starved to death

When the trailer pulled up at the SaveTheHorses rescue farm, we literally carried her to a make shift stall. The rescue farm is full, actually over full but this was a life and death situation so we found a way to squeeze her in. It was cold and rainy, animal control confiscated the horses and only had a field to keep them in, no shelter and no veterinarian available to euthanize this little filly. She barely had a 10% chance of survival. Lori Yonts, who runs Sunkissed Acres Rescue in Summerville GA got the call from animal control. Lori is 3 hours away so she called SaveTheHorses. She was willing to make the 6 hour round trip but we were closer and it was very very critical. Three volunteers from SaveTheHorses, Judy, Sam and Natalie, made the trip to Chatsworth and with the help of animal control officers, carried the nearly lifeless body onto the trailer. They also loaded up a buckskin mare who rode the standing up all the way. The buckskin mare had been down earlier in the day, she was critical as well. Judy took the buckskin mare to her farm, just around the corner from the rescue. She had to make room as well but the buckskin seemed more physically stable.


Cynthia Heaton, along with Josh, came out to help, as well. Cynthia runs Trinity Horse Rescue in Acworth. About the same time, vet arrived about midnight. She gave the little filly 2 bags of fluids. The filly's eyes were swollen and shut with dirt and debris. We washed them with saline several times and applied an antibiotic ointment. Though she didn't have the strength to pick up her head, she was happy to open her eyes a little. She would look at Cynthia every time she spoke. She would kick her legs violently like she wanted to get up. It was good to see the fight in her. It is the kind of hope we hold on to when in such a grave situation. We turned her over to the other side so she could be comfortable. In the morning, we gather several people and we were able to get her to her feet. We slowly walked her to help her get some circulation and strength. She went down two more time that day.  She went down on day 10. Our hearts sank, we wondered if she was loosing her battle. She got up on her own a short time later. Everyone cheered! It does our hearts good to know we are helping her survive another day. 

It has been two weeks now. Her very swollen legs are almost normal. He eyes are clear but all the fur around her eyes is sluffing off as well as skin and fur on other parts of her body. She has a long way to go but she is making progress. Blood work is nearly normal. 
Thank you to everyone who donated to help with her care, her vet bills, her hay and feet. We still have a long road ahead but it looks like we are on the road to recovery.

Meet The Knee High Gang Again

Meet the Knee High Gang!

Saucy just sitting around!

We did it last month and had so much fun,

 we are doing it again. 

Open House at SaveTheHorses Rescue Farm  

Sunday March 10th from 1-4 PM

Come out, bring the kids and the adults. We had kids of all ages last month and everyone just had to smile. 

Our Knee High Gang are miniature horses but they are very special because besides being Miniature horses they are dwarfs. They are Special Needs horses. They have different deformities which makes them more fragile them other horses but they think they are just like every horse and enjoy life. Most weigh about 100 pounds. 

You have to see them to believe it!

SaveTheHorses Rescue Farm

1768 Newt Green Road

Cumming GA 30028

770 886 5419

Horseinc@aol.com

Used Up, Thrown Away Percheron Mare

Poor Destiny. From PMU mare to Free Craigslist ad. 
She was used to make a menopause drug called 'PreMarin' for years. Then somehow, after being used up, was discarded. Please consider becoming one of her sponsors so we can continue to keep her healthy. She is on medication for a lung infection right now. 

Destiny loves carrots!

Did you know PRE is for Pregnant, MAR is for mare, IN if for Urine. Pregnant Mare Urine is Premarin. It is now called Hormone Replacement Therapy or HRT.

Destiny is a 30 something year old  Percheron mare

Destiny needs you now. 

Food coming out of her nostril

This Percheron mare was offered FREE on Craigslist. She was saved by a family who didn't want to see her go to slaughter. Because of her age and condition, they felt Destiny needed more experienced caretakers than themselves. The called SaveTheHorses and we gladly said YES. 

She has been a challenge gaining weight and keeping her healthy. Destiny is most likely over 30 years old. She needs a dentist visit soon to see if she needs her teeth balanced because she continues to choke on her food. Sometimes she can clear it herself, other times she needs a veterinarian to tube the blockage. She is an a Senior feed with breaks up easily and has extra fat which she needs. Last week Destiny seemed a bit depressed. We want her happy and that means keeping her healthy. The vet was out to see her Friday, March 1st. An ultra sound discovered she has a lung infection. She is being treated for that. On Saturday, March 2nd, she choked and  needed the vet to tube her throat to clear the blockage. When a horse chokes, their food comes back out of their nostrils because the throat is blocked. They give up eating and serious consequences can occur. 

Destiny is due for her feet to be trimmed soon as well. Keeping her healthy is our goal. 

Is spending money on an older horse a waste of money? We think she is worth the price. She has been used up by people who discarded her. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for all horses. 

With your pledge of as little as $5.00 a month, you can be one of Destiny's sponsors and assure her destiny in life stays healthy.
Free Horses are not Free, not if you care about their quality of life. 

We Are Rescue!

A child hugs a stuffed animal to comfort her. A real animal gives more comfort, especially when it's a horse!

Learn How You Can Help March 2nd at 11 am Cumming, GA 

Horses are naturally social and want to interact with whom ever they are with, horse or human or both. Children enjoy interacting as well and interacting with horses brings such empowerment to children, it changes their lives. 

This is why we started our Barn Buddy program for children in foster care and adopted children, too. Imagine what goes on in the mind of a child, living and trying to fit into a permanent or temporary family situation. Some children have abandonment issues, trust issues, fear, and blame themselves for their situation. Horses help children deal and overcome these fears and problems.

Our Barn Buddy program needs adults who would love to be a buddy for one of these children. Come and learn how you can help make this program successful. 

You can be a hands on help, a virtual helper through the Internet or fund raise. We need you.


The generous support of our community, our volunteers and supporters make this Barn Buddy Program successful.

March 2, 2013 at 11 am, rain or shine

Come on out to SaveTheHorses Rescue Farm

1768 Newt Green Road

Cumming, GA 30028

770-886-5419  

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Millie The Once Loved Pony

Look into her eyes. You can see the pain. She had Cushings Disease which causes abscesses in her feet. She was on medication and we increased her bute (horse pain killer) but she was failing. 

Millie looking so worn out.

Millie was nearly 30 years old. She was the only mare that came into the rescue that was spayed. She was once a treasured Children's Hunter Pony, a high dollar mount for a lucky child. She was a winner. She eventually became too old to compete in 'A' show circuit so she worked as a school pony until she was too lame to trot and canter. The farrier arrived at the lesson barn, the hole was dug and Millie was scheduled to be euthanized. That was about 5 years ago. The farrier called and as SaveTheHorses to take Millie into our care and save her life. She had more years to enjoy as a pet and companion. We did give her a good home and kept her comfortable until a few months ago. Medications were no longer easing her pain. She was down more than up and moved at snails pace if at all. Dr Christine gently let her go tonight. Her companion of the last 5 years, Kidd, was very upset. Millie is in greener pastures but Kidd needs your thoughts and prayer so he can go on understand someday they will be together again. He has another mare with him. I hope she comforts him. Rest In Peace Millie.

Smiles Were Everywhere!

Sunday was a great day at SaveTheHorses rescue farm in Cumming, GA. We brought out 9 of our 10 dwarf miniature horses.

Saucy sitting pretty! She is 19 inches tall

 A cold wind was blowing but it didn't stop everyone from coming and having a great time. The Knee High gang of Dwarfs put smiles on everyone's faces. Girl scouts to Grandmother's along with Moms and Dads meet the gang.

As the little horses ran around entertaining everyone, some of the visitors asked great questions. Something non horse people make me stop and think. I was asked about Miniature horses. It is a breed of horse. They cannot be taller then 38 inches at the withers, which is the last hairs of the mane at their necks. This is an 'A' and 'B' division according to sizes. The dwarfs are between 18 to 24 inches at he withers. Most weight about 100-150 pounds. They have special needs because being dwarfs, they have deformities. Some more severe than others. They see a farrier who trims their feet monthly. 
As they get older, joint supplements will be needed more and more. We want to do everything we can to make them comfortable. 

Who do you want to love on first?

Some of the children pledged to sponsor the dwarfs for $5.00 a month. That is not a budget breaker but it sure will add up in caring for them all daily. I think we need to get a sponsorship campaign going.  

Not the best quality of film but you can see they are having fun.

What to sponsor a dwarf or a horse?  One time or monthly?
Great gift for a any holiday. As little as $5.00 is a BIG help.

Horse Rescue~People Rescue
www.SaveTheHorses.org
Horseinc@aol.com