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12-23-2021

Riio is doing as well as can be hoped for. She has not developed any infection in her gaping chest impalement wounds or anywhere else on her lacerated body, thanks to the diligent and expert care of our friend Sean. The chest cavity wound still takes our breath away to look at, but  the flesh is clean and healthy looking. The part of the puncture wound that was shredded by the barbed wire that the vet expected to die off and fall off has been removed to allow for better healing. It is going to take a while to fill in for the big holes in her chest. The other wounds are healing, it's a slow process. We have a continued need for vet supplies to clean and treat Rio's wounds. If you would like to help us with this expense, we would greatly appreciate it. 

Rio is bonding with Sean, he says she just wants to be loved, and he is prng to oviding the attention she desires. Sean is continuing with her halter breaking lessons in short waves, as she is just a baby with a baby's attention span. 

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12-13-2021

Rio left the vet hospital today. Her wounds are so much worse looking at them in person than we could have imagined. The chest wound is about  the size of a saucer and we can fit our entire hand up in it. How the negligent quarantine persons thought they could hide this massive wound....and their refusal to treat her wounds....Horrible! This poor filly is lucky she lived, and now she will be scarred with not only physical injury but mental injury as well.

Our trusted transporter is also a very skilled horseman with many years of  triage experience. He offered to take Rio and give her all the care she needs, and we gratefully accepted. Rio and Jingles were transported to our friend's residence and will remain there until Rio's lacerations and open wounds heal.

12-5-2021
She arrived at the equine hospital a little while ago. The vet called us a few minutes ago to give her observation. Rio is very stressed, her adrenaline is spiked and trying to touch her now could cause a stroke. Observing her from outside the exam stall, the vet can tell there are full thickness lacerations and many partial thickness lacerations from what appears to be barbed wire, and a possible t-post injury to the front of her from sometime earlier today. The vet can't see underneath Rio right now, and she can't tell from outside the stall if there are any cut tendons or ligaments, but initial thoughts are that the full thickness wounds appear in areas with no tendons or ligaments. They are going to try and get Rio to eat some grain with sedation in it to take her edge off and get close enough to give more sedation and take care of her wounds. Our saving grace is that Rio is at a vet hospital receiving care.  She will need to be there a few days.
We have no idea how high the vet bill will be at this time. If you are willing to help us with the vet care costs, we would be most appreciative. 

Update!
Please keep Rio in your prayers.

💥🆘We have been informed that our new weanling filly Rio, who was picked up today for quarantine, somehow jumped out of the place they put her in, ran and clearly got cut up by a barbed wire type fence.
She is unhandled and extremely scared 😥 We will need vet care funds. Poor little girl! 😭 Will you help please? Any help is greatly appreciated. Updates will be shared as we know more.

 Thanks to an angel donor the rest of Rio's bail is pd for! $342.63 for quarantine & transport to go. It is 29° with windchill & dropping. We would like to get her out of the cold ASAP. Please help if you can! 

12-5-21

We see her, scared, a 6 month old baby should NEVER BE in a KILL PEN!
Please help us help her! She needs out of there fast!
Baby Zephyr is the same age and can give her comfort and companionship.
Bail is $485, $275 transport to quarantine

PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN!

We fundraise for the feed needs of the rescue horses every other week and purchase it from a feed mill to receive the cheapest pricing. Feed is vital especially for horses like our newest arrivals, Orion, Zoe and Cody who are very underweight and need larger amounts of both calories and nutrition. We spend a little over $460 every two weeks to meet the demands of the horses at the rescue who are requiring feed. 

Will you help us wplease? Every dollar adds up. 

We could not save as many lives as we have and give them the second chance they deserve, without the loving support from loving people who share in our mission. We appreciate you very much!