It’s Always, Always Worth It

Sometimes, no matter how high your hopes or how pure your intentions, things just don’t go the way you envisioned. Driving to the barn on a cold and rainy fall evening, I was hopeful that my horse was feeling better after his most recent bout of lameness. I also hoped to glean some inspiring material [...]

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Leftovers

Let’s face it: We all have the best of intentions when we bring home leftovers from a restaurant. But sometimes—most of the time–they get shoved to the back of the fridge and forgotten. Sadly, the same is true for many senior horses and those retired from riding. We owners are full of good intentions, but [...]

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Many Questions, Few Answers

I had the opportunity last month to testify for King County in the animal abuse case against Jake Rider–nearly two years after we took in three of 24 animals that Rider had starved and neglected.  The case lasted for several days; however, in the end, Jake Rider was found guilty on one Charge of First [...]

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Determined to Live

I am often asked how I can handle working with animals that have suffered at the hands of humankind.  The answer? I get to watch them transform into beautiful horses and then help them find new homes.  It is truly inspiring to watch the courage they possess, because many of the ones that find their [...]

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Glad to be Here!

Hello from the herd. While we’ve been blogging off and on now for some time now, we’ve recently made the switch to WordPress in the hopes that are posts will be more techno-savvy and frequent. Fingers crossed! In the coming days you’ll be introduced to our bloggers as well as a number of our rescue [...]

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