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Miles for Minis
Triple-H Miniature Horse Rescue Undertakes Huge Rescue Operation
Triple H Miniature Horse Rescue has been asked by the National Humane Society to take and rehab 14 of 29 miniature horses seized at a Arkansas puppy mill last week. The 29 minis were found amongst 400 dogs deep in the woods.
These horses are in bad shape and need extensive vet care, feed and farrier work. They are full of ticks and worms and are very malnourished. Many of them are pregnant. The horses will be arriving this week via transport which is very expensive as it is over 1,100 miles to get them here. This is a huge rescue undertaking, but we are up for the challenge and will be adopting out the horses as they become ready, which will be a while. However, we do expect most or all them to make a full recovery.
Out of the 29 minis, 2 of the horses were missing eyes and one is suspect for a broken jaw. A small Buckskin was too weak to make the trip and another is expected to foal any day and it was not safe for her to be on the trailer. Two stallions were placed at Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary as they were too aggressive to transport together. Several others were also unable to make the trip so they were taken to ENDRS a draft horse rescue and sanctuary.
The minis arrived April 1 at 4:00 PM. We got them weighed, measured, and wormed and we gave them some pro-bios. They are very wild, but did very good. I had to put numbers on them so I could keep records for the time being. At least 3/4 of them are well under 200 pounds and 6 will need to be gelded. They were happy to be on solid ground again. All are doing well and we are just letting them eat and adjust right now. Thanks to everyone who has offered to help us with the huge endeavor. I can't wait until spring so we can start working with them. They really want to be loved and they deserve it! They were all named after something to do with the Subiaco Abbey where they were so graciously taken in and temporarily housed by the monks. We give them great thanks.
This was a huge seizure and we cannot give enough thanks to Lou Guyton, Director of HSUS's Central Regional Office and LeAnn & Wayne Box of ENDRS who went out and caught and evaluated theses minis, got them ready for transport. LeAnn and Wayne also took several of the minis that were unable to make the trip to their rescue to try to help. They have been AWESOME.
We would also like to thank the following people:
- Dr. Shane Parker, the vet who vaccinated and conducted the coggins testing
- Craig Layes of the Subiaco Abbey and Academy who housed the horses temporarily until our transporter could arrive
- Molli Corbin, a dog rescuer, for contacting me back in September of 2008 to alert me this abuse was going on and to ask if we could take the horses if they were seized
- JoAnn Barton (Executive Director Sebastian County Humane Society) who kept me updated
- Richie Baiardi, with Rocking A Transport, who put up with me and my one hundred calls and emails everyday with changes.
They are all wonderful people and have worked so hard on this for a very long time. Without people and organizations like their's, these minis would not have made it. As you can see, it takes a lot of people to save an animal.
Compassion has eyes and ears to sense suffering, hands to relieve it, a heart to sooth it, and a voice to cry out against it—forcing the world to listen. - www.sunbearsquad.org
Thank you in advance for any size donation you can make to help us care for these minis. Donations can be made via PayPal on our Donations Page
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40/29 News Coverage of the Rescue
Follow-up Coverage from 40/29 News
Article from The Humane Society
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