Today would have been Betty White’s 100th birthday!
BettyWhiteChallenge
In honor of her memory and her true passion, we have joined in the #BettyWhiteChallenge. We are hoping folks will help us continue our work saving these precious lives by donating in her honor.
We so appreciate all her hard work and dedication, and the beautiful example of a person that she was. She inspired many and we are hoping to keep on rescuing animals in her memory, and continue to end needless suffering.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN HELPING SAVE THESE PRECIOUS LIVES!
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
First emergency call of the new year. 31 year old, Injured, emaciated mare was down in the snow and couldn’t get up. 5 total thin? horses that need saved NOW!. Thankfully the 2 mustangs have a safe place to go. I was called for the 3 old horses. Animal Control is involved.
So Matt n I are on the way. My son has been there and thankfully Great Grandma was up again. A bunch of wonderful folks were on scene to help, PTL!
As I just had surgery, I will be “supervising “. Thankfully both Matt and Travis are available for whatever these horses need.
I already have a call into Doc, but we are 7 hours away and funds are extremely low. Please help if you can and say a prayer that Great Grandma stays up and we can help her. Trav took supplies over so at least she has a little bit more energy.
We need your help to save these horses!
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN HELPING SAVE THESE PRECIOUS LIVES!
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
Hope your Christmas was merry and you were able to spend it with loved ones.
This was a tough season for us. We got back to NV with the horses in time to go pick up Tiny Texas. The day after we got home she had her surgery on her eye. PTL Doc was able to save her eye. We are still not sure if she has sight, but is healing well at this time. What a beautiful blessing for our 25+ year old.
Ricardo (Ricki) and Rocket were finally able to have their suffering ended the same day.
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When you look at the picture, ALL the photos are taken from the same direction.That is how severely Donkey’s bones/hooves were deformed. Her x-rays should look identical to the above photo as they were standing exactly the same way.
Thankfully she is at peace and she and Rocket will never know any pain again.
2 Days later I had my surgery. Came home three days later to try & recuperate.Received a phone call about a family member who had passed, along with his beloved cats, from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. PLEASE, PLEASE, add detectors to your home and make sure you have adequate ventilation. (I only bring this up because I still cannot believe it happened. Carbon monoxide is terrifying, so please believe it can happen.)
With the winter storms the power was out. HIs generator was in his garage under the house. Apparently the storm winds blew the door shut? All I know is there was no ventilation.
So I am finally back home again. I am working on tax donation receipts and apologize for not being caught up. It has been quite the year.
On a much brighter note:
Y’all saved SO MANY LIVES it is unbelievable. We are sitting on about 30 head in NV right now. They are happy and loving the snow. Kachaka was adopted and is waiting for the passes to clear so he can go to his new home.
Of course I am still struggling with vet bills and now we have a rather large, additional one from having x-rays, euthanasia and eye surgery.
I am ever so grateful that our Chilly Pepper Family is absolutely amazing.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU!
Still not quite recovered from the surgery and dealing with the loss of our loved one, so please be patient if I sound scattered.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN HELPING SAVE THESE PRECIOUS LIVES!
It’s that time of year when folks start thinking about taxes. What a beautiful way to save on your taxes by helping save lives.
Please think about donating to WIN dba Chilly Pepper if you need a tax donation credit.
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
Countdown to my surgery next Wednesday. Who has time to rest or prep??
Meet “Tiny Texas“. She is my mini Texas Triumph. I think he sent her to me for the help she so desperately needs. He was our beautiful Belgian that came in choking and hating the world. He was abused, in pain and had been betrayed by every human he met. Our time together was way too short, but he was in heaven at Chilly Pepper. When I saw “TT” the tears just poured.
She is old? I honestly have no idea, but her body shows years of wear and tear and hard work. She (I am told) has distinct marks/scars from wearing a collar and hauling heavy loads.
I have not had time to thoroughly assess her, and have been focused on her eye and the pain it is causing her.
The Injury/growth affecting her eye has obviously been there for a long time. She is crying as every time she closes her lid that huge mass rubs against her eyeball.
Another precious soul, used, abused, neglected and thrown away.
NEVER AGAIN. She is now officially part of our Chilly Pepper “Sunshine & Smiles” Program.
Once again the horses need your help. I just paid $1000 on the vet bills, but Goldendale sits at $2,674.08 and Harrah us just over $500.
MONDAY is RICARDO N ROCKET’S X-ray/trimming appointment. TT is going g to need surgery, and Haley, the starved,, neglected and abused mare also needs urgent care.
I am trying to get as much of this done before surgery, but the vet’s are booked out quite aways. I was supposed to get the WA vet bills paid off before coming home, but that didn’t happen
The backup rescue truck needs at the very least a new head gasket. That starts at $3000 and I still owe for parts and the work done so far. As usual there is alot going on, but this is God’s rescue and He puts these lives in front of me.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN HELPING SAVE THESE PRECIOUS LIVES!
It’s that time of year when folks start thinking about taxes. What a beautiful way to save on your taxes by helping save lives.
Please think about donating to WIN dba Chilly Pepper if you need a tax donation credit.
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
I received another “911” for an “old lady” who needed saving. She was scheduled to ship today. Our coffers are low, the truck is still broken, I am fighting to pay the vet bills and need to get the last horses transported down to NV.
I struggled with this for days, as I have been getting non-stop calls on so many other horses we can’t take on. This beautiful old soul had until Thursday, and I was waiting to see if someone would step up for her.I promised I would not let her ship, so once again I had to commit solely on Faith.I am thinking she will be a perfect addition to our Sunshine and Smiles Program. However, we need funds for her bail, transport, vetting etc. as always.
Our precious, starved mare has been severely neglected and abused. Her feet are horrible and she will need to be sedated by a vet before we can even begin to work on her feet. She is standing at a horrible angle and I can only pray she is ok. She has been beaten severely and is terrified of being hit. The “so called trainer” had forced a halter on, and it was hanging on her eyeball for who knows how long. It is beyond heartbreaking. She is so scared and much more dangerous than a wild horse straight off the range.
I have to say she is settling in very well. The energy here is so good they tend to start calming down quickly. Although it took 3 tubes of wormer and a very long handled spatula to get enough in to help, she did get her first dose of wormer. She is in horrible shape and deserves nothing but the best care from here on out.
I drove to NV to get Ricardo and Rocket’s x-rays so we could get their feet trimmed. Sadly the vet had an emergency and we had to reschedule. We did an intermediary trim to ease some of their pain and let them slowly adjust their tendons etc. to standing so differently.
Thanksgiving I came back to get the last load of horses ready to go to NV and end the suffering of the two geldings we intercepted during their transport. They were in excruciating pain and once again I had to do the right thing for them, I am beyond sickened having to do what their rotten owners should have done. It is always the most loving, sweet and forgiving horses that seem to be thrown away.
The vet bills are still overwhelming. It seems like every time we pay them down, there is another emergency. (Sadly, this seems to be the normal for everyone in horse rescue).
It’s 3:36 a.m., but I simply couldn’t sleep. The amount of funds we need to wrap up the vet bills here, get everyone home, take care of everyone’s feet and keep doing what we do can be daunting. I know God has this but I just had to send out a quick update before I could sleep.
BELOW: Some of the hoof we trimmed off the boys. (I had lots of help sawing lol).
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN HELPING SAVE THESE PRECIOUS LIVES!
It’s that time of year when folks start thinking about taxes. What a beautiful way to save on your taxes by helping save lives.
Please think about donating to WIN dba Chilly Pepper if you need a tax donation credit.
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
Quick Update – I apologize for the broken paypal link. They have “updated” their system.
Meet Starfire, one of the newest rescues. There are also two more who need us today.
I still need help with the vet bills in WA so I can get Coggins tests, health certs etc. on the latest group so they can travel. I need to head to NV at the end of the week to get Ricardo, (the new Donkey) and Rocket (the new Horse) with the horrible feet taken care of. The 22nd was the soonest we could get into the vet.
They will need x-rays and major farrier care. I am praying they can both survive this.
I need to add 2 more littles to the gang today.
The vet bills are still overwhelming. It seems like every time we pay them down, there is another emergency. (Sadly, this seems to be the normal for everyone in horse rescue).
Chilly Pepper needs help with vet bills, (current and impending), bail funds, fuel to get home to NV and funds to get the rest of the gang home before winter really sets in. I have to get everyone safely to NV prior to my surgery in December.
It’s that time of year when folks start thinking about taxes. What a beautiful way to save on your taxes by helping save lives.
Please think about donating to WIN dba Chilly Pepper if you need a tax donation credit.
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
There are no words. HOW can you do this to a living, breathing, oh so beautiful soul?
I wanted to share the updated photos I have. This beautiful little donkey has been abused for such a long time. I am literally crying as I write this. It made me physically ill when I saw the photos.
The beautiful geldgin(?) also has hooves that could be deadly if the coffin bone has rotated.
I just wanted you to see who we are trying to save in this current rescue. It literally is beyond heartbreaking.
I was hoping for a few days of quiet, but the calls keep coming. I know everyone, including ME, is so tired of all the emergencies. However, when God keeps putting these precious lives in front of me, I know I have to step up and do as much as we can. I NEVER go looking for horses, and sadly I have to say no to many.
Thank you as always. You have saved so many lives and ended the cruel suffering for so many others. YOU make the difference!
On a good note, the Catcher called and said they are pretty much shutting down until next spring. PTL for that one. Sadly there will still be constant domestics being dumped, but hopefully I will have time to heal from my surgery before being buried.
The truck is still broken, but being repaired. I have no idea how much that will cost. God has always blessed this rescue, and I know HE has this! Thank you for all you do!
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
There are no words. These poor souls need help now.
Will you help me save them?Sadly the Donkey’s hoofers are beyond bad. I will need the usual to help save them, and you can be sure Donk will need to go to the vet as soon as I can get him/her in.
Please help once again. The black legs belong to a horse, but I have no photos of him yet. I am told neither of them can move much. Let’s end this suffering.
Below are the mare and baby you just saved! Her hoofers are really bad, but nothing compared to the new ones we need to pull.
Please help now so I can get these guys whatever they need. I still owe over $1000 to Harrah Vet, (the new mare needs her Coggins), and the bill at Goldendale is probably close to $2,000 or more from the last group.
I need to try & pay those before I get Donkey in and there is zero time to waste.
Thank you as always. You have saved so many lives and ended the cruel suffering for so many others. YOU make the difference!
On a good note, the Catcher called and said they are pretty much shutting down until next spring. PTL for that one. Sadly there will still be constant domestics being dumped, but hopefully I will have time to heal from my surgery before being buried.
The truck is still broken, but being repaired. I have no idea how much that will cost. God has always blessed this rescue, and I know HE has this! Thank you for all you do!
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
I received an URGENT 911 this morning. This is mare is leaving the property today, and if I don’t got get her, well, we all know the other option.
Once again Chilly Pepper has to clean up another mess.
She looks pregnant, but is slowly starving due to her worm load and neglect. She has a 3-4 month old baby who needs saved as well.
Please help make this happen. Her feet are horrible and causing pain in her legs and spine. With some TLC she should have a wonderful life, but she has to be saved today.
She is still basically wild.
Below is one of our littles. Abby Sue had a horrific shoulder injury and Doc said it appears to be broken (healing). She is one of the lucky ones because hopefully, she will have a chance at a bright future.
The truck is still broken, but God has always blessed this rescue, and I know HE has this! Thank you for all you do!
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
Another 911!A stock trailer full of starved, injured, wild/domestic horses heading to slaughter.WILL YOU HELP ME SAVE THEM??
We don’t have the funds, the time or the space, but God put them in front of me.
Please help me save them. I already had to postpone my surgery until December, but how do I walk away from a trailer load sitting in front of me.
I am exhausted and overwhelmed and completely worn out. However, once again I will suck it up and do the work if y’all will help us save them.
The injuries are horrific and a couple may have joint infections which could be deadly. They are both in excruciating pain and need our help asap!
Molly the mule is in the hospital for a bad case of colic. The good news is hopefully I will get to pick her up tomorrow and she has a wonderful new family waiting for her.
The truck is still broken, but God has always blessed this rescue, and I know we can save these horses! Thank you for all you do!
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
The horses just keep coming. However, EVERY SINGLE HORSE in the photo would have shipped to slaughter if you had not helped save them.
On top of the “normal” emergencies, Clifford, our rescue truck, is down. It is being “assessed” today. It broke down on the way to WA and is sitting in OR. I need funds to get that truck fixed asap to get these ponies home. We were warned it could be bad and that he might have “thrown a rod”.
There were 42 horses here a few days ago. Sadly, we had to end Uncle Fester’s suffering. He was starved beyond measure, 25 plus years old and his blood work showed signs of cancer. He was miserable and ready for peace.
We need your help now!!Standing in front of all the horses going through the chute, I said YES to way more than I should have. However, every single horse I said “no” to, shipped to slaughter. I am literally sick.
I did not have anywhere close to enough funding to pull so many horses, but I am running on faith and trusting that everyone will come through so we can afford to get these horses vetted and safely home to NV until they are adopted. I need to buy more feed and milk pellets as well.
It is a new and horrifying world for me. However, If I don’t “pick and choose”, they will ALL ship. So please say a prayer I can keep doing it and that folks will step up and help me save them.
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
Met with the catcher yesterday. There are LOTS of milk babies.
IF we don’t save them, they literally have no other chance. They will not survive on their own.
Logically I should walk away. However, this is God’s rescue and it runs on faith and your love and support.
Do we save these tiny lives or let “nature handle it”? It is so heartbreaking. I am heading over there this afternoon to say “yes” or “no” as they are run through the shoot.
It’s up to you – do they live or die?
I know everyone is tired of these emergencies, but the cold fact is that if I didn’t ask y’all for help, every single one of the horses we have saved together would be dead. I will do the work but I need your love and support to make it happen!
THANK YOU for all the wonderful donations of milk pellets, syringes, gloves etc. The babies are devouring the pellets and their milk. THANK YOU!
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
My heart is breaking as I write this. I am so full, but the only chance for any of these horses is us, our Chilly Pepper Family. My funds are low, but my Faith is high!
IF there is a chance for me to pull any, I need your help. Even with the wonderful donations from some of our treasured donors, the vet bills still linger close to $5000+. (We just had 2 euthanasia and burials, and bunches of coggins). Blood work for Uncle fester was covered by our wonderful angels Jan and her crew.
I HAVE to be able to support and care for ALL the horses. We need to raise funds for bail, vetting, transport, and to feed and care for them through winter, at the very least.
I have to go pick tomorrow! This is an emergency situation. I truly hope we can at least pull some of them.
I have to start transporting the un-adopted to NV in between my pre-op and the surgery. This is an urgent situation!
THANK YOU for all the wonderful donations of milk pellets, syringes, gloves etc. The babies are devouring the pellets and their milk. THANK YOU!
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
We did it! We saved 11 lives. Once again I went on Faith, as we had enough to save them, but need more help to get them home safely.
We had enough funds to purchase the horses, and now I need to pay for the hay that has been delivered. I have 27 horses with me at camp, not including the ones back in NV. I needed $1500 worth of hay delivered to “camp”, and this was definitely not in the budget.
Sadly, Jan had to be euthanized due to a horrific injury she has suffered with for a very long time. (I tried to treat her but knew immediately she needed emergency vet care.) She literally had a broken bone sticking out of her side. What a horrible feeling to try and remove something that was actually her broken bone. Doc pulled out numerous pieces of bones that were floating inside her. It was horrible and devastating. I thank God that you all made it possible to give her the help she so deserved. She is finally pain free and running free in Heaven. I just can’t do this sometimes. It’s too hard!
As you know, I do all of the vetting I possibly can. I deal with mass amounts of pus, have to remove chunks of dead flesh etc, but when I try to remove what looks like a scab and find out it is literally her broken bone, it is not only sickening, heartbreaking and devastating, but it is way beyond my ability to care for properly. We have had horribly high vet bills due to the number of devastating injuries we have had.
The vet bills are in the thousands, or close to at both places. I have another batch of Coggins scheduled for Friday, but need to pay off Harrah prior to that. Harrah Veterinary – $1364.58 is what is needed BEFORE Friday. If I don’t get that paid, I most likely can’t get the Coggins on the new batch and I won’t be able to go home in time for my surgery.
The total for Goldendale Veterinary stands at $3524.87, and that does NOT include the starved “Uncle Fester’s” recent visit and specialized blood work.
We are in desperate need of help for these vet bills. Having so many lives saved brings a serious need for help. Thank you for keeping them off the truck, but these horses are still in need of your help!
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
Update – I met with the catcher yesterday. Sadly, as you can see, folks are starting to dump their domestics. So now Uncle Fester is in the mix.
I have until tomorrow night to fully commit to saving these precious souls. One of them has a horrible injury/infection and I need to pull her for sure.
We have received some amazing donations, but I need to know I can provide the care and feed needed.
I’m hoping to pull 10??, but have nowhere near enough funds to provide what will be needed. So I am hoping for a miracle between now n tomorrow night.
So please let me know what we can do.
Please help me keep saying YES, to saving these lives.
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
Catcher called AGAIN this morning! Who and HOW MANY can we save?
Thank you to all of you who donated for the weanlings.
Sadly, the Catcher called me this morning and wants me to go over and see if there are any others I can “save”. This is the most painful and horrific part by far of doing rescue. To stand in front of a corral filled with precious lives and know you cannot save them all. To look into their beautiful eyes and know what fate awaits them if you don’t choose them.
I’m sure folks are extremely tired of all the 911’s and the emergencies, but think about this. I have to live this every single day. I get no breaks, (except for my broken femur – arghh), I have to lay in bed every single night seeing their haunted eyes begging me for help, It’s as if they know. Instead of hiding and turning away, they all face me, many never taking their eyes off mine. It is horrible. I am already physically ill just knowing I have to pick and choose.
I seriously need to at least have $1500 per horse to save them. This time of year is the slowest for adoptions and I can be pretty sure that I will have to feed and care for most of them throughout the winter. That amount won’t even begin to cover expenses after I bail them, get them coggins and have them hauled back to NV to feed this winter.
I CANNOT only “choose color”. I CAN’T! So I already have 5 “brown horses” that will most likely be traveling back to NV with me. The old stallion will no doubt live out the rest of his life at Chilly Pepper, (unless we get a miracle). It’s so hard, because color adopts out the fastest, and you need to get them placed. However, no horse deserves to die because it isn’t “fancy”.
So once again I am reaching out. I know I can’t save them all, but I have to go and see who we can pull this afternoon. I was so happy because the weanlings were supposed to be delivered to me. (My trailer won’t do the steep driveway). But apparently there is a chance to save more, and I can’t in good conscience not try.
So please let me know what we can do.
Please help me keep saying YES, to saving these lives.
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
Catcher called this morning! Will you help save more?
Meet Nicole – the injured filly from the last 15.
I pulled 15 out of the last group, and that was pushing the envelope as I am way short of the funds needed to care for them long term or until they are adopted.
Catcher wants an answer. These babies are big enough to ship.
You decide who we save!
Thank you for saving the last group! Below meet Phantom, a stallion who definitely earned the right to live out his life!
Not sure how many, but hopefully you will help me save them!
Please help me keep saying YES, to saving these lives.
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
Just got home from meeting with the Catcher. This is killing me. There is simply no way to save everyone. I am already physically ill from having to say yes or no.
The only good news is that I have 5 days to raise the funds to save as many as we can.
The goal is to raise at least $1500 for each horse. I have to be able to provide proper care and feed for them until they are adopted.
For a mare and foal pair, $500 – bail and vetting for the pair
$350 – hay for the month
$200 – Foal Lac Pellets (Mare is emaciated)
$125 – Mama and baby grain
So after bail, vetting and basic feed for the 1st month, it costs $1175, and that does not include any medicine, special care, transport etc. The likelihood of having them for over several months is high, especially because this particular pair are in horrible shape and the baby has a very badly injured face.
So $1500 won’t even cover the cost for two months for this particular pair if baby needs stitches.
I am hoping to pull at least 10 if not more.
Thankfully I am supposed to have until the 25th to raise enough funds. Originally the deadline was today, but if we can pull at least 10, we have until the 25th.
Please help me keep saying YES, to saving these lives.
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
We currently have 6 new babies, along with the other 12 horses and a draft named Tiny at camp, not to mention the horses in NV. (Tiny had to go to the emergency vet this morning!) Mario is still with us, but having issues getting up by himself.
CATCHER just CALLED and I will be heading over TODAY so I can let him know who and how many orphans and/or horses we can save.
There is nothing harder than walking up to a group of horses and choosing who lives or dies. I am literally physically sick. WE are the ONLY CHANCE for any of them to stay off the slaughter truck. I have nightmares about the horses I leave behind. It isn’t fair, but if I don’t go, NONE of them will avoid being shipped.
I need funds to purchase, vet, transport, feed and care for every horse I pull.
It is a terrifying time to take on more horses as Adoptions are lower than normal due to our efforts still being maliciously shut down. Adopters are still being contacted and told something is wrong with the horse, it has been adopted, it is dangerous etc. etc.
I am running on FAITH, a broken heart and pure exhaustion. Faith that God will guide me and that my amazing Chilly Pepper Family will fight as hard as I do to save as many as we can!!
Funds are extremely low and vet bills keep climbing. Doc is coming tomorrow for more coggins. The boys just got gelded. So it goes in rescue.
Blood and guts and open wounds are the easy ones. I can handle those myself. However, I cannot do x-rays, blood tests, life saving Plasma etc. without a vet.
Tiny is currently in the hospital. He is our latest rescue and he came in last night. We know he has neurological issues, as well as possible laminitis. He needs to remain in the hospital until the pain is controlled enough to take x-rays and make sure his coffin bones have not rotated beyond help.
Please help me keep saying YES, to saving these lives.
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
My heart is shattered and the tears are pouring. My Beautiful Mia Moo, my ever precious little Maniac, is now in Heaven running and loving life pain free. Her little bones never developed and you cannot fix what isn’t there (as Doc said). She had so much wrong, but I will post her story later.
I have 4 babies as of right now, and more expected. Mario is in extremely critical shape and I am praying he makes it through the night. Both Docs are on other emergencies so he will be in Goldendale at 8 a.m.
PLEASE pray for him. He is not only starved and was abandoned by his band at least 5 days ago, but he is literally being eaten alive by worms.
The other 3 are hanging in there. I need more milk for these precious souls and as always, any and all help is greatly appreciated.
We can all learn from my beloved Mia Moo. She lived life 110 miles an hour, almost as if she knew she had to experience a lifetime of fun and love in only a few months. I will be sending out a tribute to her later, but for now it is simply too raw.
For the folks who sit home and whine about how they hurt or have issues, learn from Mia. She struggled from day 1, but she never pouted or whined. She rocked her life. She lived it to the fullest and went a thousand miles an hour and when she crashed she did it with the same intensity. I will explain how she told us her motto, but for now I will simply share it.
LIVE YOUR DREAM! That is directly from Mia.
OF COURSE there is once again No Time for me to even grieve…….
All I wanted was to have some quiet time, but these new babies are here and they need my full attention. Sadly we are expecting more in the next few days.
Please help me keep saying YES, to saving these lives. It was such a blessing to be able to save the entire family. You did that with your love and support.
Please check out the New Adoption page! We have a new and improved page. I know folks enjoy sharing the horses and their progress with all of you.
This is the link to our NEW Chilly Pepper’s Wild Horse & Orphan Foal Adoption Page,where you can see the progress and new lives of the horses YOU HAVE HELPED SAVED! (I can’t believe I didn’t do this years ago, but it is so fun to see the horses, babies and critters that are enjoying and thriving in their new lives.)
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
