An Accidental Rescue
- Miracle – Paint Mare – Born 1993
- Sugar – Thoroughbred Bay Gelding – Born 2001
- Entry Date – 6/2020
- Type of Rescue – Owner Surrender
- Reason – Chronic Neglect
- Special Needs – None
Our neighbor kindly allows Equamore to use two of her fields for turn out each day. One field had been rented out for grazing rights and was occupied for several years by Sugar and Miracle. Both horses were on the racetrack. Story has it that Sugar was the owner’s “first big winner.” Busy with other horses on the track, Sugar and Miracle were discarded.
Grazing alone was insufficient for these horses to maintain their healthy body weight year-round and the owner was not providing adequate additional feed. Equamore began offering hay to supplement their diet. The Foundation needed to help them – the difference between starving and not starving cannot be our fence line! The owner also failed to take care of their feet. Of course, Equamore eventually managed their hoof care, followed with veterinary care, fly masks, etc. While our neighbor continually tried to obtain reimbursement of our expenses, along with the pasture rent, the horses’ owner essentially abandoned these horses next door to our Sanctuary.
Fearing that the owner would relocate the horses and then abandon their care again, we offered to take them both into the Foundation. Nearly a year after the offer, our neighbor was finally successful in getting the owner to sign the horses over to Equamore in June of 2020. Sugar and Miracle became the newest Equamore horses, although by then they were more like old friends than new rescues.
These horses are tightly bonded to each other, and they both have a sweet and friendly disposition. Currently they have side by side stalls in the couple’s barn and are turned out into the couple’s field for exercise and grazing during the day.
Miracle Still Needs $250 Monthly To Be Fully Sponsored.
Sugar Still Needs $425 Monthly To Be Fully Sponsored.
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Here is how you can help:
- Join an already established rescue team with a monthly contribution level that is comfortable for you.
- Become a “Team Captain” by collectively organizing your friends and relatives to join you in sponsoring one
of Equamore’s residents. - Pledge $450 monthly to fully support an equine of your choice.
If you would like to join this crucial program, please contact us for more information.
