It's official... I have a new horse, and she is a rescue. A beautiful Friesian mare... she was neglected and abandoned. She was found starving and sick three months ago and has been cared for since then by some wonderful people... But she is still very thin and in poor condition. And she has a medical condition which makes it hard for her to put on weight. . She will be in rehab at my trainer's farm for two months until she comes to live with us. My husband and trainer picked her up this morning, and I took this on the way to the farm to welcome and settle her in. I was struck by the beauty of this broken fence and the vibrant leaves sprouting there - so much like this sweet, beautiful horse... from something broken can grow something beautiful. I am so looking forward to this journey....
Leah told me how much she and Mark have loved this horse and their three months with her. They took very good care of her... she is thin now, but she was so much worse when they took her in. Because she is a Friesian and trained in Dressage, there were others that wanted to buy her; and Leah told me how happy she was that we decided to take her, because she knew that we wouldn't ask much of her. We only wanted to love her and do anything we could toward her recovery. Michael and Martha drove the trailer up to Springfield, and Michael took these photos of Leah and Mark saying goodbye to their "Mountain Girl"...
Mark & Leah Marie King... the lovely couple who cared for my horse for the first three months after she and the others were found abandoned and starving. I will always be thankful to them... they are true angels.
In her shipping boots walking to the trailer with Leah....
One last goodbye hug from Leah, and she's on her way to me. We will be good for each other- I just know it...
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