He had been impeccably bred, his father a world class champion. He had also been roped, tied down…castrated without dignity or painkillers, branded, and tied to and dragged behind a tractor in order to “teach” him to lead. To add to the senseless madness, they sent him straight to an auction where horses are sold to kill buyers by the … Read More
Forever Home Update: Willow formally Shasta
Red Bucket happy endings don’t end with the adoption contract and commitment of “forever”, they are filled with happy memories, tender moments, stress free days, and the joy of learning…accomplishing…and feeling useful. She had been hou…rs from death when we rescued her….starved, abandoned, and betrayed. Today she is fit, cherished, cared for with a love and intimacy that she never … Read More
Durham, Reynolds and Foster Update
We have had so much interest and support for the three stunning slaughter bound mustangs that we were able to rescue last week, we wanted to share their arrival with you. They were safely transported to our quarantine location late Saturday… (many thanks to Marlene Dodge), and while they had hay waiting for them, they were more interested in “getting … Read More
Fifth Anniversary of a Commitment to One Horse
Today marks the fifth anniversary of a commitment to one horse…an event, that has impacted hundreds, we trust that one day it will be tens of thousands of horses saved. She was just a baby, little more than two years old, she had been brutalized, terrified, and then abandoned…that was her first betrayal. The barn manager didn’t think that he … Read More
What difference one week makes!
What a difference one week makes! This morning Tasha, Ranger, Lola, Cindy Lee, and Mercy enjoy the sunshine and safety of their quarantine. We can’t believe how fantastic they are looking already. These beautiful and innocent horses will receive plenty of R&R, and will come home to the ranch that the horses own sometime late July. For now, the youngsters … Read More
July 2013 Horse Highlight: Malone
Malone She is so beautiful…this big-bodied chestnut colored Thoroughbred mare with a white blaze running down her exquisitely chiseled face. Though it has been said, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” Malone defines what beautiful is on both the inside and the outside. Malone has successfully grown from a skittish, distrusting and abused former race horse to one … Read More
Cindy Lee and The Wags and Menace Make a Difference Foundation have done it again!!
Heroism and humanity often comes when you least expect it, yet need it the most. 3 more healthy, in their prime, horses have been saved from slaughter in yet another generous and selfless act of love. Cindy Lee and The Wags and Menace Make A Difference Foundation have done more than make a difference, they have saved 8 horses in … Read More
Urgent Funds needed have been Received…Thank You!
In an Unbelievable…and Undeniable act of humanity and generosity, Cindy Lee and The Wags and Menace Make a Difference Foundation…just made a huge difference, and a wonderful donation. With one single phone call, and a $1865 gift, five horses were saved! We cannot express our gratitude adequately on behalf of five lives which will now be given a second chance. … Read More
Delilah Update: Under Saddle Training
Every horse has a story…even when we have very little history on the horse, the story unfolds. While it may be far too Polly Anna…or maybe it’s just impractical to think that we can right a previous injustice by rewriting a history, it is perhaps our greatest work to create the final chapters. It is the possibility of a new … Read More
Caspian Update: First Dressage Show
He was starving, locked in a dark and filthy stall. The ground was so eroded with urine and feces, he couldn’t lay down…only walk around the narrow boarder of his prison. His left hip bone pierced completely through his hyde. He was suffering. Caspian Today He is glorious…four hundred pounds later, trained and well muscled….the scars both internal and … Read More