Pictures from the ranch

Our friend, Cathy Potter, visited the ranch last weekend. She took some fabulous pictures!
This is Fred:


Nap time on a nice winter's afternoon. This is General, really sawing those z's:



Shiloh:


CB (Cruisin' Bay):


Leaguer (Diamond Leaguer):

Wally Tamale:


Rosie, nose down!

Queen Misty, immodestly:

Spirit, breakfast in bed:

The Diva, Baby B:

Silky, formerly bald and tailless!

Grace:
Casper, Jocori and Sinatra:

Valentine's Day 2008

It is a special month indeed. Nellie, who is so excited to be at MHR and amongst friends who will love and care for her and her unborn foal, has decided to do something special for everyone at MHR this month. She has decided to make her world famous (okay, famous in the horse world)

Whoa Nelly Newtons

Whoa Nelly is right! These scrumptious little Fig Newton look-alikes will stop any horse in their tracks. Cookie on the outside Mooshy on the inside….

So will you be My Valentine? Want your favorite MHR horse to be your Valentine this month? For $5.00 payable to MHR, the horse you choose will receive some of Nellie's cookies on that special day.

Make it a special day for your special MHR Valentine.

Proceeds will go towards the Big-Boned Gals maternity care.

Payment for hay tickets can be made in several ways: Paypal or credit card on the MHR website, or checks made payable to Miracle Horse Rescue Inc. See this page for instructions on using the PayPal link. Checks can be mailed to

• Miracle Horse Rescue, Inc.
  2220 Simkins Rd.
  Pahrump, Nevada 89060

Please make sure you put Valentine's Cookies and the horse's name on your check or include it in the comment section for Paypal or credit cards so your donation goes to the horse of your choice.

Thank you!

JAN Progress Report

Jerri, Apple and Nellie are coming along a lot better than I anticipated in such a short time.

Nellie is timid but quite curious. She watches everything you are doing. If you approach her stall she will move away from you, however if you stand there long enough she will come over but will stay out of arms length.

Jerri is going to take a great deal more time. She does not trust and it is by the grace of God that she allowed Theresa and Joseph their few minutes to hold her and pet her. For a brief few moments she relaxed when they were petting her, but you could see fear in her eyes as if she was waiting for something bad to happen. Sad.

Then there is Apple the Mooch. Apple loves attention and wants it all. What a personality this girl has. Very loving and VERRRYYYY food or shall I say treat motivated. She wants all the attention and she wants it all for herself. She expects you to have goodies in your hand. She wuffles at you in a very deep voice and it begins as you walk out the back door and she sees you...very funny.

It has been a short time since their arrival but we believe we have made excellent progress.

Stephanie

Video of Jerri and Theresa

Theresa is Joe's wife and is a very brave person! Video taken February 2, 2008. Jerri loves those Tumbleweeds.

And then there was Jerri...

Jerri is a lot more reluctant than Apple and Nellie have been. This is real progress, although it was a quick session which she ended rather emphatically. No new halter for Jerri yet.

Apple, Joe and her feet

More of Nellie's new halter

Nellie gets a new halter!

Big day today! Joseph was able to take Nellie's old halter off and replace it with a new one. Her old life is now officially over. Jerri isn't cooperating yet, but it's only been two weeks. Who can resist Joseph?