PAST RESCUE ANIMALS

Craer Jacks Story - Cracker Jack came to us only weighing in at 97 lbs. He was also a stallion. This photo is hard to see all his ribs that are showing and is hip bones sticking out. He not only was full of sand but small rocks as well. You see Cracker jack along with three other horses were so hungry that they were eating the dirt and gravel that they were stalled on. .He didn't act like a normal stallion when he arrived at his new home - like greeting the other horses but walked with his head down and concentrated on placing one foot in front of the other. Once placed into his new stall he proceeded to lay down. We feed him that way for a few days. He had only enough energy to stand up get a drink, eat, do his business then laid back down. But after awhile he started to get more energy and was now moving about on his own. His weigh gain was going slow but was starting to show. He finally worked out all the sand and rocks after about a month and he was starting to enjoy being a horse again. After about 6 months Cracker Jack was finally starting to act like a real healthy stallion. He actually was very mean. He had no manners and thought that everything and everyone needed to be kicked or jumped on. So we paid a visit to our friendly Vet and had him gelded. After giving this boy a chance to settle down again he started to calm down. At this point he became the project of my younger son. With lots of attention and care he is now a total different horse. He loves people, other animals and loves attention. He enjoys his bath and loves to be brushed. For one that has come so far is such a miracle. He is now ready for adoption. Thank you ~ Cracker Jack has a new home.

Miracles story - Miracle came to us along with Cracker Jack above. As you can see by his photo he has a roached back with a large belly. The sand and rocks had settled into his belly and the picture is hard to show his spine and ribs that are showing. This young man had a bit more energy as he was young but still a stallion as well. After his first month of working out the sand and gravel we noticed a big difference in his attitude and his appearance. He started to fill out and he would stand at the stall gate begging for attention. He also took a trip to get gelded along with his father Cracker Jack. And his recovery was very swift. This young man had found a new adoptive family in a short time. He is now living in Chandler and vacations in Heber in the summer months.

Honeys & foals story - Honey came to us very traumatized and pregnant. The past owners hadn't touched her or had a farrier out to do her feet in over a year. We found her in a 40 X 40 coral with another full sized mare that just had a foal and 2 steers with horns. Honey was extremely OVER WEIGHT as they were free feeding all the animals together. She would stand on the other side of the long trough feeder next to the fence so that the other animals couldn't get to her. The corals manure that had built up thru out the corals was touching her belly. I found myself very concern for this mare as she was so close to delivery and there would be no chance for survival of the foal. I had to convince the owners friend to help me talk them into letting me buy this mare. This took over three weeks for me to get a decision. That whole time all I could do was pray for the safety of the mare and for her not to deliver that foal. When I finally was able to pick her up I found her in the corner sweating and her eyes filled with pain. We got her home and I spent the day cleaning her and looking over her for any injuries that she might have received from the steers or other horse. We then started preparing her new home for her soon delivery. She had been traumatized so badly that it took my husband (our Farrier) two days to trim her feet. She acted as if everyone was going to beat her. Well after a couple of weeks Honey really settled in and started to have trust in us. She now would not tremble when I would come into her stall to touch her or to clean her pen. On week three she delivered a healthy filly. She was such a great little momma and very protective. The foal was only 16" at birth and I just think on how this sweet little darling wouldn't have survived over at her other home. Honey and foal we adopted together and are now living in Glendale Arizona.

Abby's Story - Abby came to us along with Cracker Jack. This little girl was probably the worst out of them all. She was so badly foundered that she could hardly walk. She would stand by her water barrel at her old home just because it hurt her so bad to walk back and forth. So she would stand in the sun all day. When we arrived to pick up the horses we pulled the horse trailer in as close as we could to her pen so she wouldn't have to walk as far. My husband Lance had to lift her into the trailer. The trip to our ranch was so hard on her that Lance had to carry her to her new stall. But again taking a good solid month to work out the sand and rocks she started to perk up a bit. This mare was first to go see our Vet as she was in so much pain with her feet. At this point it was in her favor to be overly skinny with such issues with her feet. She came home from the vets with three types of medications. One for pain one for swelling and one to protect her stomach wall form these other drugs. We added stall mats and deep shaving and then worked on the slow process of putting back weight on this little mare. She had her feet worked on and added impression material to help cushion her feet. We worked with this mare for 8 months but she never seemed to care or want to become well. It was if her heart had given up. In May of 2005 she took her last breaths in my arms. It is never easy when you think that this all could have been prevented if someone only cared about the animals they take on. I had Abby cremated and will lay her ashes to rest at our new rescue facility up north.

Mister Turkey - Mister turkey came to us because the owners didn't realize how big this cute little chick would become. This sweet Tom we placed in a family petting zoo and lived out his long years being spoiled and not some ones dinner.

Blue Boys Story - Blue boy came to us as the owners said that he was getting too old and that he was sterile so they didn't want him longer. A very sweet OVERO stallion with two blue eyes. Yes he is old but still a great little horse. We were able to adopt this sweet man out to the Crow Dairy farm. They already had two others and were looking for another companion for them. He now greets kids as they come in for their tour at the dairy.

Shunshine & her foal Sunny. We found Sunshine by visiting a farm were we were planing on buying a colt for my husband. To our surprise there was this mare standing in a end stall looking like she had not been fed for at least 3 months. On the horse gauge 1 thru 10 system, meaning 0 was dead and 10 overly obease, Shunshine was barely a 3. They had said that she had had the flu and that is what brought down her weight. She had signes of total neglect. She probably hadn't seen a farrier in a year or more and on top of it the poor mare was in faol. I told the man that not only would he sell me the colt we came after ( he was starting to show signes of neglect as well but not as bad,) but that he was going to sell us the mare also. He had that choice for us to get the animals out of that situation or we were going to call Livestock control on him and press charges. He agreed as he said he was glad to see them go. After a four hour trip home (which normaly only takes an hour and a half) we finally got Sunshine settled into her new home. The poor mare had such a hard time keeping her balance in the trailer due to her feet and no mussle tone so we had to keep stopping for her. We were fortunate that after a vet inspection she was healthy but just undernurished. This we knew would take time to get her back up. After three days here at her new home Sunshine delivered a healthy colt. He totally surprised my husband and myself as he was fat and plump. Everything Sunshine ate went straight to the faol. This sweet boy was adopted to a wonderful family who now is a trail horse for a bunch of kids.

This horses owner had rescued this mare years ago and her job was moving her out of town. Fearing that she wouldn't make the trip she asked us if we could find him a new home. We were so lucky that a friend took him in to be a companion horse for her other mare. Everyone got along with no problems. In fact she now takes care of "Her" girls there at the farm and greets the school children every day as they wait for the bus. She has 10 acres to run on and she will live out her days just enjoying being a horse.

April came to us with Cracker Jack and Abby. In fact this was one of Abby's foals. As you can see from the photo above you can see that she has a terrible under bite. This made it hard for her to eat so we started her on soaked pellets. By the photo above you can see that the soaked pellets agree with her. She has recently been adopted along with Cracker Jack and she is a happy healthy horse.

Buddy is new to our farm. He is another horse that was loved too much. This boy came to us a 100 lbs over weight. He was so foundered that the owners were unable to get this boy up. He would spend his days laying in the manure pill. Once he arrived here we underwent a full work up to find that he was not only in pain, overweight but also a Thyroid horse. With impression material on all four feet and medications for pain and his Thyroid, he is now responding quite well. He has been off of pain killers now for quite some time but still requires impression material on his front feet and the Thyroid medication. This wonderful boy is now ready for adoption and will be a wonderful companion for anyone.

James Crane worked on the 101st floor of Tower 1 of the World Trade Center . He is blind so he has a golden retriever named Daisy. After the plane hit 20 stories below, James knew that he was doomed, so he let Daisy go, out of an act of love. She darted away into the darkened hallway. Choking on the fumes of the jet fuel and the smoke James was just waiting to die. About 30 minutes later, Daisy comes back along with James' boss, who Daisy just happened to pick up on floor 112.

On her first run of the building, she leads James, James' boss, and about 300 more people out of the doomed building. But she wasn't through yet, she knew there were others who were trapped. So, highly against James' wishes she ran back in the building.

On her second run, she saved 392 lives. Again she went back in. During this run, the building collapses. James hears about this and falls on his knees into tears. Against all known odds, Daisy makes it out alive, but this time she is carried by a firefighter. "She led us right to the people, before she got injured" the fireman explained.

Her final run saved another 273 lives. She suffered acute smoke inhalation, severe burns on all four paws, and a broken leg, but she saved 967 lives. The
next week, Mayor Guilaini rewards Daisy with the Canine medal of Honor of New York . Daisy is the first civilian Canine to win such an honor.

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