The circle of life at a horse rescue starts when someone surrenders a horse into our care. For any of an infinite number of reasons, the horse that reaches us is unlucky enough to have no one else in his corner at that moment in his (or her) life. But that moment starts him or her on a new life that may end peacefully at White Bird, or be full of promise as they begin a new life with families anxious to welcome them.Today, we said good-bye to a lovely young mare who came to us about a year ago. We have watched her blossom from a timid, dejected three year-old, to a confident, healthy young mare.
Her adopter found her through one of our ads on Petfinder. Louise is no stranger to rescued horses and knows that there are many out there in need of homes. So when her favorite girl passed away, she knew that there was another horse out there in need of a family. When they met, it was immediately clear that Louise and Flicka had a wonderful chemistry and we know they will become great friends.
Today was hotter than blazes. We stink and we are tired. We filled water buckets to the brim, angled fans and made sure that all of the old codgers stayed out of the heat. Running a rescue is hard work. Why do we do it? This is why.
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