LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – Neglected horses all over the country are being saved by a group in Lubbock County.
We will take you to the horse refuge rescue out in Lubbock County. Some horses that have been brought to the refuge were on the verge of death before they were rescued by the Gypsy Heart Horse [...]

By Joy Slagowski
When he is perched atop an old Indian pony all of Timmy Stangler’s troubles seem to disappear.
Timmy, a 3-year-old from Peoria, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia last fall, and his weekly chemotherapy treatments take a lot out of his little body.
Riding Tyrone pony has become his reward for undergoing the treatments.
“He’s our [...]

Thursday, March 11, 2010
DURHAM — The public is invited to the Equine Protection of North America’s third “Party of Gold” fundraising event on Thursday, March 25 from 6 pm to 8 pm at 580 Bay Road in Durham.
The goal is to raise money to use in caring for the rescue group’s horses through the upcoming [...]

By Christy Krueger
Once a year, volunteers of the non-profit Equine Voices Rescue and Sanctuary invite the public to kick up their heels and join them for a rippin’ good time at its “A Very Special Horse Event” fundraiser.
Previously held on Tucson’s far Southeast side, the event moved in 2009 to Brandi Fenton Memorial Park on [...]

By Glen Werling
Bluffton Fire Department ice rescue personnel were dispatched to the Dave Fillers residence on 350N this morning after a horse became stuck in a pond.
Firefighters were dispatched at 7:49 a.m. to 2765W-350N after receiving a report of the horse being in the pond. They requested the assistance of Liberty Center Fire Department Ice [...]

Two years ago, the future could not have looked bleaker for Morris the pony. He was neglected and nearly blind, with cataracts in both eyes.
He had been abandoned by his owner at a livery yard.
Morris had some friends, however.
Noticing his stall was not being cleaned and Morris was never being turned out, the women at [...]

by WABI-TV5 News Desk
A woman in Otis has made it her life’s work to help children with special needs learn life skills.
She’s starting a new therapy program using horses. And folks in the community are rallying to help her.
Jennifer Cammack is on a mission. By her side, are Maggie the quarter horse, and Melinda, a [...]

They’re very tough boys, they’re very macho. Most of them have gang affiliation, have trauma or abuse issues, abandonment issues,” explains Tamara Lamprecht Vasquez, Clinical Supervisor for the Bexar County Juvenile Detention Treatment Center.
“To get them out here softens them. They shed that hard exterior and show their true personalities which they have spent years [...]

By Kathy Lehr
The four surviving thoroughbred horses, along with a donkey and a miniature horse, taken from a Bethel farm on December 28, 2009 in an alleged animal cruelty case, are eating well, their energy is returning, and they are getting frisky, according to veterinarian Dr. Brenda Specht, overseeing the care of the animals at [...]

BY JENNIFER LEBOVICH AND CURTIS MORGAN
A massive force of federal, state and county agents early Tuesday hit an isolated pocket of West Miami-Dade County suspected to be at the center of Miami’s black market in horse flesh, an illicit trade exposed by nearly two dozen grisly horse killings.
It was a major operation, with at least [...]

By Sarah Briggs
Birdsall Horse Rescue and Sanctuary Inc., the most recently recognized tax-exempt horse rescue facility in western New York, is on 26 acres of farm in Bloomfield.
Named after Ruby Birdsall, its president and farm manager, the organization was founded in 2008 by Birdsall; Harriet Rubins, vice president and executive director; Kirk Miller, secretary-treasurer; [...]

Credit: Rock and Racehorses

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by Neil Clarkson
Appaloosa mare Pearl was the last remaining horse in a three-storey barn ablaze in Pennsylvania. Burning embers rained down in her smoke-filled stall as firefighters played water on the blaze in a bid to control it.
The North Strabane Fire Department was put in charge of large animal rescue and they were not about [...]

By Amy Mathieson
A horse that went missing following a day out with the Southdown Bloodhounds has been found safe and well, three days later.
Lily, a 15.2hh bay roan with a large white blaze and white socks, went missing on Sunday (6 December).
The meet was at Stocks Farm, Privett, and Lily bolted before she was loaded [...]

By Ira Kantor
Defying the neigh-sayers, a formerly abused gelding found himself hot to trot despite the wintry conditions yesterday while on display at the Animal Rescue League of Boston’s “Giving Tree” open house.
Battling the odds and the frigid chill, Sammy, 16, was on hand – or rather hoof – with Santa Claus himself to help [...]

Credit: AL-Tubaiykh

Beautiful, absolutely grand horse!

By Susan Dudasik
SALMON, Idaho- It’s time to create an outfit for the Halloween Costume class, but what? A knight, princess, or movie character? Let your imagination soar, but whatever you decide, there are things you must do to have a safe costume.
First, never assume your horse will tolerate even a simple costume. I purchased fringed [...]

by Lee Ross
Horses, music and hot dogs all contributed to the carnival-like atmosphere at Walkin N Circles Ranch in Edgewood on July 11.
An estimated 1,100 people showed up to the sixth annual Hug a Horse Celebration, a free event with pony rides and free cowboy hats for the kids, a horse training show for [...]

by TOM HASSLINGER
Good Samaritans have offered to help the young horse owner by paying his vet bills, giving him money, even to replacing his horse.
“It’s kind of hard,” Aaron said Tuesday, the day an article on his sick horse Scamper ran in The Coeur d’Alene Press. “It’s all overwhelming. I’m not sure what we’ll [...]

By Carol Lawrence
There was the Alzheimer’s patient who uttered her first words in years: “She’s beautiful.”
And there was the elderly man who never said a word but managed a wide grin.
They are just two of many reasons Ginny Mills does what some might find unthinkable: She takes her miniature horse, Peanut, to visit lonely, tucked-away [...]

By Alex Lewis
A HORSE stuck in a lake in Colney Heath was rescued after a two-hour battle yesterday morning.
The chestnut mare, stuck in the muddy bottom of a ten foot deep fishing lake off Richardson Close, was spotted at 6.30am by a passer-by who alerted firefighters and the RSPCA.
Animal collection officer Sarah Lambert said: “A [...]

BY ALDRICH M. TAN • THE DESERT SUN • AUGUST 13, 2009
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have made a financial donation to an Indio-based horse rescue organization, it was announced today.
The donation will help the Coachella Valley Mounted Rangers shelter horses, said Annette Garcia, the organization’s spokeswoman.
Full story here

Written by Lee Ross
Thursday, 16 July 2009 10:28
Horses, music and hot dogs all contributed to the carnival-like atmosphere at Walkin N Circles Ranch in Edgewood on July 11.
An estimated 1,100 people showed up to the sixth annual Hug a Horse Celebration, a free event with pony rides and free cowboy hats for the kids, a [...]

by
Terry Brown
July 01, 2009 12:00am
LOTS of little dogs go flat out, but not flat out like Berry the chihuahua.
When 900kg of clydesdale is your paddock playmate, finding a horseshoe isn’t always so lucky.
takes more to get Berry down at heel, though.
She’s got so many lives, she should have been a cat.
After clydesdale [...]

Southeast Michigan is home to thousands of horses but many of them are losing their homes along with their owners. Real estate agents visiting foreclosed properties have found horses left behind that were turned loose to fend for themselves or worse, left in stalls and corrals. People riding on bridle trails in recreation areas report [...]

by RICHARD BATSON
A total ban on using whips to punish competition horses in Britain is being called for by a Norfolk equestrian group.
They say the nation should follow the lead of Denmark and Scotland in outlawing the use of a whip and spurs on a horse failing to perform at an event.
Full story and picture [...]

BY ABBEY ROY
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP — Sporting an ear-to-ear grin and a neon green Shrek helmet — complete with ogre ears — 9-year-old Michael Marple is a standout riding his horse around the small dirt arena at the Licking County Equestrian Center.
A three-year veteran at the Friends of Citizens with Disabilities Pony Express Horseback Riding program, [...]

It was a common sight throughout Newfoundland and Labrador for centuries, and played a major role in helping farmers, woodsmen and fishermen. Now the hardy Newfoundland Pony is being recognized for it’s contribution to life in the province with a stamp. Canada Post officially unveiled the stamp during a ceremony at Government House yesterday afternoon. [...]

Horse rescue organization and specialist transporter, PRP Rescue Services, has become a formal partner in the equine rescue initiative launched by the British Horse Society (BHS) and the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA).
Jon Phillips founded PRP Rescue Services in 1986 after a colleague was left stranded following a horsebox breakdown. Despite being a member of [...]

by DEB PETERSON • Bulletin Staff Writer • May 6, 2009
There is little doubt the Black Stallion Literacy Project is successful at inspiring young readers. What may be surprising is that it’s becoming increasingly clear that it also does wonderful things for the horses.
“It’s great for the kids,” said Karry Bass, owner of Stone [...]

BY MAUNETTE LOEKS
WORLD-HERALD NEWS SERVICE
Horses rescued from a Morrill County ranch are fairing well a week later, an animal rescue official says.
Animal rescue workers and law enforcement officers seized 211 horses and burros from 3-Strikes Ranch over three days last month.
Morrill County authorities have charged owner Jason Meduna with felony animal cruelty and federal officials [...]

By JUDY MASTERSON JMASTERSON@SCN1.COM
GURNEE — Children with autism and other disabilities are finding help on horseback through a Gurnee equine therapy program.
Diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at age 3, Charlie Sims had difficulty interacting with people. He didn’t even like looking at them, said his mother, Annamaria Sims of Lake Zurich.
Sims and her husband, Jeffrey, [...]

Posted: Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2009
BY: Ruth Heide
Several years ago I put $20 down on a horse.
No, I wasn’t betting.
Or maybe I was.
I was betting that this horse could have a better life.
As I recall the facts (and my fact-recalling abilities are less pronounced than they once were), the sheriff’s office in a neighboring county [...]

By VALERIE KALFRIN | The Tampa Tribune
Published: April 23, 2009
TAMPA – Justice was served at the Krispy Kreme doughnuts shop on Kennedy Boulevard this morning.
The Tampa Police Department horse nosed his way through the drive-through at least twice for an apple-cinnamon-filled doughnut to help kick off the department’s annual fundraiser for the Special Olympics.
“Cops [...]

By: PR Newswire
Apr. 16, 2009 07:02 AM
PHILADELPHIA, April 16 /PRNewswire/ — Nationally syndicated humorist Mike Ball has temporarily put aside the jokes and picked up his guitar to help Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue in their quest to save American horses from abuse and death.
Angel Acres has made it to the “Top 10″ in a [...]

BY JAIMEE LYNN FLETCHER
First of two parts
The frigid January air seeps through their clothing and stings their skin. Fatigue settles in their arms and legs.
It’s been 30 hours, but the two women and a man standing in a Huntington Beach stable manage to ignore basic human needs for things like food and sleep.
Full story [...]

By Ben Leubsdorf
Associated Press
Published: Saturday, April 11, 2009 10:28 p.m. MDT
DEARBORN, Mich. — Seeing-eye dogs are a nonstarter among many Muslims who consider the animals unclean, but a horse the size of a dog just might work.
“This is a really awesome little horse,” Mona Ramouni said this week as she put Cali, a 3-year-old [...]

… when so called miracle instruments/objects/products as-seen-on-tv are presented to me.
I am the sort of person, like many of you I am sure, who thinks right away: “yeah, right, like this is *the* miraculous next thing that will work”.
I’ve been looking online at a lot of advertisements and pub and even read through and through [...]

Credit: Don Iannone (Scarce Because of Business)

An exquisite photo.
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Mar 20 2009, 6:37 PM · UPDATED
A lucky 26-year-old horse named Bailey was rescued after it fell down a 12-foot well in Covington this morning.
King County Animal Care and Control received a call from a neighbor of the horse’s owner at 10:44 a.m. Animal control officers were first on the scene in Covington less than [...]

MAGGIE, A SPECIAL HORSE

KOLKATA: After going through excruciating in pain for hours, a horse which had been most probably injured after being hit by a vehicle, was rescued and is now being treated at the ASHARI: Animal Shelter-cum-Hospital and Research Institute.
Some people passing by, who noticed the injured horse in the Maidan area, tried to help it [...]

In December 2008 snowmobiler Logan Jack in British Columbia, Canada, happened upon two abandoned horses; the 3 year old mare Belle and the 14 year old gelding Sundance.
His sister Toni was able to confirm the horses were in dire need of help.
The horses ranked a 2 on the Henneke body condition scale, and suffered [...]

A horse in Kentucky gives thanks to some quick-acting firefighters, who freed him from a frozen pond.Rescue workers braved the freezing cold temperatures in Campbell county to free the horse.
The horse’s name is Pencil. It took more than twenty firefighters to pull the animal to safety, after several unsuccessful attempts to power lift him [...]