Like many rescues, OHC receives many more requests for assistance than the organization can fulfill. They moved quickly to maximum capacity soon after opening and continue to have people contact them asking if they will take horses off their hands on a weekly—sometimes daily—basis.
“I wish we could do more,” Jane laments. “I never realized how deep the problem was or how many horses were being neglected. It’s both shocking and depressing when one begins to see the sheer quantity of horses whose owners are no longer interested in—or able to—provide care. We do what we can, but it’s only the very tip of the iceberg. We need more horse owners to commit to the long-term care of their horses, even after they have aged past the point where they can be
“We do offer some horses for adoption, following a detailed application and screening process,” Kelly says. “It all depends on the individual horse and on doing what is the right thing for each of them. We definitely don’t want to see one of our Rescue horses end up at an auction or in another bad situation. In fact, one of the things we require of all adopters is that they return the horse to us if they are ever in a situation where they are unable to continue to give the horse a safe home.”
ridden. When a horse has given its heart to you for years, you owe it to that horse to do everything you can to make sure it is well cared for as it ages.”
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Lexi came to the rescue with a large cancerous growth. We were able to successfully remove the growth.
Below, Pansy before and after