Good Tuesday Morning,
We hope that this finds everyone well. We have been busy over the last few days and contending with the winds. When you think it's not going to happen, the weatherman comes on and tells us "Surprise!" Winds will start this afternoon, and we will have strong gusts tomorrow and Thursday. We cannot battle mother nature, she is a very independent woman and makes her own choices.
Yesterday, we expanded Charity and Electra's stall while they were in the round pen. Electra just napped in the sun while in rp. When they were returned to their stall Electra had her first hoof trim. She stood beautifully. Once she was released, she did her zooming around the new configuration. I am now able to just walk up to Charity without a lead rope and pet her without her running away. Guess the term Patience is a Virtue comes into play with her. She is very very sweet.
Katie is doing so much better and is really maintaining very well. Candy is now being fostered and is probably going to be adopted. She was sent to this family to keep their other horse company as they lost their old guy this past Sunday to laminitis. He was recovering and it was an on again, off again situation. However, on Sunday he took a major turn for the worse. He was humanely put down.
We thank everyone who is helping the horses at MHR with our "HAY FEVER" fundraiser.
We would like to wish everyone a wonderful day!
Stephanie and Rob
We're offering the clippings of her trim to the highest bidder. lol! The winning bid will go to the Hay Fever account to feed all the horses! Bid high, and bid often. Send your bid to miraclehorserescue01@gmail.com. Bidding will close on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 6pm Pahrump time. Bids start at $25.
" I Chew" "I Chew", Did someone mention "HAY FEVER?" Well I have it, and I am gobbling it up. We really could use your help if you can! We all have Hay Fever and need it. Shadow Mountain Feed is now open Monday through Saturday to help bring us our Hay! 775-727-5527
Katie has Hay Fever also, can't you see? :)
Ruby and Sampson have Hay Fever too.
Gramp and Grammie added another 512 sq feet to our stall giving us 1100 sq feet
Good Morning to Everyone,
It has been busy around MHR, we have been feeding, watering and mucking and feeding watering and mucking....you get the gist. That is just the beginning.
We put fly masks on everyone that is in stalls. The Ladies Parlour and the Football Field will not have the problem that horses in stalls have. We moved the two round pens to the back so that they can be utilized more. We have also been pulling weeds that have been popping up to keep things neat. Our goal is to plant more trees on the property when we can.
We would like to Congratulate Cathy Potter for her story on Cloud!! We are ever so grateful because her winning 1st place with 9 others has earned MHR's horses $2,500.00! This is wonderful and will purchase HAY for one month. Her story is amazing, and Cloud is very lucky to have her as his mom. It is very true that one person can make a difference.
We would also like to thank everyone for the participation in our HAY FEVER fundraiser. Each of you, for the good you do for the horses makes a huge difference. You are a blessing to our horses.
We wish everyone a wonderful week and be safe!
Rob & Stephanie
Allow me to introduce my great big puppy dog Cloud; he’s not just another “rescue”. You see, Cloud was on his way to become a very expensive meal on a dinner plate in Europe or Asia. Cloud was on his way to the slaughter house because horse meat is a delicacy overseas. He wasn’t lame, infirm, or hard to handle, which a...re the usual excuses. His flaw was that his useful life as a pack horse was over. His reward for service, a horrible ride in an overstuffed cattle truck, without food & water, to a horse slaughter plant. That’s right; we send horses to slaughter for human consumption. It’s a dirty little secret in a dark world of human predators known as kill buyers. Most horses that go to slaughter are young, healthy horses that have been tossed aside. Why do their owners choose this option to dispose of their unwanted horses? Greed is the answer. Why pay a vet to come & euthanize when there are kill buyers waiting with cash in hand?Cloud was 1 day from the slaughter truck. Enter Stephanie Pierce, Founder of Miracle Horse Rescue in Parhump, NV. Stephanie was on her way to Oregon to try to save a few horses from the horror. She received a call about Cloud & asked if she would she like to buy him? If not he would be on the next truck. Cloud was lucky that day because the truck he was to go out on was full. 1 day reprieve saved his life. Stephanie ended up saving several lives that week bringing home Cloud, & several others. My first visit to Miracle Horse Rescue I met Cloud & it was love at first sight. My second visit was adoption day. I signed a contract & he became my horse. I traveled the desert highway every other weekend to visit my boy & volunteer at the rescue. I fell in love with these animals, which had previously been abused, starved, injured & then thrown away. Stephanie, with husband Rob who is a very talented farrier, brings them back to health & to life. I’ve witnessed it time & time again. To meet the horses of MHR you would never know of the abuse suffered. With a steady diet of good nutrition, trust & love, they seem to understand they are no longer in jeopardy & the horses transform. A few years ago, Stephanie’s path moved in a direction related to the PMU Industry. PMU stands for Pregnant Mare Urine which is harvested from the mares by companies like Wyeth Industries, to make HRT drugs known as Premarin & Prempro. The mares are kept pregnant because of the estrogen rich urine. They are hooked up to plumbing, confined to a small area while the urine is harvested. Often, when their useful life is over, off to slaughter they go. Their foals are stripped away & often sent to slaughter as well. Stephanie decided it was time to make a statement about this horrid industry & began adopting the pregnant mares. She has successfully delivered 4 healthy foals from these mares with successful adoptions of 3 babies. To run a rescue with 30-40 horses on sight at any given time is very expensive. Fortunately Rob donates his services as a Farrier but hay alone to feed them is a huge expense. Many of the horses have special needs or require dietary supplements. In this economy adoptions are scarce & donations are down significantly. Those involved with the fundraising process are very creative in developing different themes monthly but the funds never cover the expenses or unexpected Vet bill. I’ve never met anyone more dedicated & selfless than Stephanie Pierce. Her life is dedicated to these horses. Not only does she provide sanctuary but also the love & care to gain their confidence back. They never go without. As Stephanie says, the horses will eat before they do. Miracle Horse Rescue Inc. is a federally-recognized 501(c)3 non-profit organization which is dedicated to the preservation and welfare of abused, neglected and unwanted domesticated horses of all types and conditions. Please visit their website http://www.miraclehorse.com/ And visit the live cam on JustinTV to view the newest foal born to a former PMU mare just a few short weeks ago.
Bright Eyes is showing off her new figure, thanks to a diet of grain hay and supplements. Click on the image for a better look. Thank you Shannon of the O'Hay clan for the fun picture.
