Dreamchaser Rescues Twelve Severely Neglected Horses
We were contacted
by the City of El Mirage regarding twelve severely neglected
horses to be removed from a property by court order. On
February 2, 2010, Mike, Brandon, Alan, Chad, and Jim
took three trailers (including our big stock trailer) and l
headed to El Mirage. It took two trips and about 8 hours to
remove all the horses. These horses were thin to emaciated, and
were standing in two feet of muck and mud in 10 x 10 stalls.
Their frogs are rotted out of their feet, their feet were
malformed, some laminitic, and extremely long - almost
flippers.
The horses had
never received proper care, or handling, so it took lots of
expertise and calmness to get them in the trailers. Once at the
ranch, there were two stud pens waiting, and the rest of the
horses, except for one desperately ill little mare, were set
free in the upper turnout. These horses, though none could walk
properly, were overjoyed with their new freedom. Within hours
the horses were walking up to Brandon and Mike.
We
are very thankful that the City of El Mirage pursued this case
for over a year in order to get these horses to safety. It will
take a minimum of six months to get them in adoptable
condition. All will need inoculations and several hoof trims.
Right now you cannot even think of touching a hind foot.
We figure
supporting these horses physically and medically for six months
will cost approximately $12,500 - castrations, tranquilizers,
antibiotics, inoculations, hoof work, and hay and necessary
grain and supplements.
We desperately need
your support in this endeavor. Remember, we have 47 other
horses and burros to support. Thank you from the bottom of my
heart - these beautiful horses deserve a chance at the life they
should have had!
UPDATE (02/23/10): Thanks to generous
grant funding, rehabilitation for these 12 horses has been made
possible by:
We would also like to thank the following
for their kind funding:
UPDATE (04/17/10):
All are now inoculated, the stallions have been castrated, Titan
has vicious hoof ulceration which we are treating, and most are
gaining weight.
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UPDATE (05/29/10):
Titan (pictured below) is still lame and we are still treating
the hoof as a result of abscesses and proud flesh, and he is not
available for adoption at this time.
