Remember Grace?

My apologies for the lack of posts......I have my own little equine issue going on right now, so please forgive me (again)!

I've blogged about Amazing Grace before (original blog and Grace's facebook page)......thought you'd all like to see her now!

Hard to believe it's the same horse! The trial date for her abuser is May 6th. Let's see what happens, shall we? The punishment will probably not fit the crime, it rarely does in animal cruelty cases, but we can only hope that 1 - she is found guilty and 2 - the sentence is the harshest possible under the law.

And another amazing rescue story!

  Whisper......

Whisper soon after rescue

Whisper is another of those horses who very nearly didn't make it. Another horse on the property from where she was rescued had already died, and as you can see from the photo, Whisper was close to death herself. She had gone down and could not get up, and despite calling a vet when it all went pear shaped, the owner did not provide adequate care to Whisper, or the other horses on the property.

The next problem was that nobody could take Whisper once she was seized. Rescues are full to the brim, and most animal control departments do not have horse facilities, especially for one as critically ill as Whisper. Anyway, as fate would have it she ended up at SAFE (Save A Forgotten Equine) - read the article for the full story of Whisper's care and amazing recovery.

Whisper during her rehab, which was full of setbacks

It was a long and bumpy road, but she made it. Somehow. She was adopted into a new home and is doing brilliantly. Her former owner was prosecuted, and received a sentence of 12 months community supervision, 90 days electronic home monitoring, and could not own or keep any animal, plus being fined for court costs and rehabilitation of the horses who survived.

Whisper now......what an amazing change!