Our website is filled
with horses that need new, loving homes. The
horses are not only at our ranch in Hitchcock,
Texas, but in foster homes throughout the state of
Texas.
The application process
is painless and easy. It starts with an email to
our
office
To view our extensive
list of horses click Here
|
|
It isn't often that I
come to you with an urgent appeal, but these are
not ordinary times. We need your help, now more
than ever. Please listen to your heart as you
read about Prince.
Sincerely,
Jerry
Finch
Habitat for Horses
|
|
An
Urgent Appeal
When a law enforcement
officer calls for help with a situation
involving horses, we respond as rapidly as
possible. That's why we considered the call
urgent. "There's a horse down and from the looks
of it, he's almost dead. Can you respond and see
what you can do?'
Within a few minutes
we were on the scene. Quite frankly, it looked
far worse than I had imagined. According to the
owner, the horse had been down a couple of days,
but from the looks of the ground and the
appearance of the horse, it had been far longer.
There was very little life left in this guy.
Laying in the hot sun for days on end, he was so
wasted away that he looked like a shadow.
He was taking shallow
breaths and, rarely, his legs would move. That
was all we needed - a chance, a sign of life, a
desire to live.
There was no time to
blame anyone - we needed to get emergency care
for the horse. Within a few minutes the owner
signed the horse over to us. We immediately went
to work.
With our vet on the
phone we administered medications, loaded the
thin body into the trailer and rushed him to our
intensive care barn at the ranch. Once there we
placed him in our "Anderson Sling" and slowly
pulled him to his feet. The drugs almost
immediately started doing their magic and only a
few hours later, "Prince" slowly awakened to
fresh water and hay.
Someone once told me,
"That contraption might be called an Anderson
Sling, but it's the wings of angels that hold
the horses up."
Almost every horse at
our ranch has a story behind them much like
Prince. They come of the most horrifying scenes
of abuse and neglect that you can imagine. Their
frail, weak and torn bodies pass through our
gates and here, through the magic of feed, hay
and love, we set them on the path to
recovery.
But the truth is that
we need money to continue doing what we do.
Every month is a struggle to meet our expenses
and, without a doubt, this summer has been the
hardest. Horses are dying of starvation, horses
are abandoned in grassless pastures, and they
are crying out for our help. The economy is
hurting a lot of people and our donations are
way down.
For the first time in
ages, I'm scared. Will we be able to
survive?
There are choices to
be made, certainly, but could you honestly walk
away from a horse like Prince and leave him to
die, unloved and unwanted, in a muddy dirt
field?
Your love of horses is
as intense as ours. That's why I'm asking you,
begging you, to support us with a gift of $25,
$50, $100 - we are desperate. Our funds are way
too low, and the responsibility we carry is
extremely high.
This is a URGENT plea
for financial help, a plea from us directly to
your heart - for all the horses like Prince. We
can do this, but we can't do it without your
help.
|
How to
Help
What we do at Habitat
for Horses is possible because of you. Your
thoughts and prayers inspire us, but your
donations make it all possible. More people than
ever before are calling, asking for our help.
Will we be able to step up the next time a call
comes in? That depends on you. Will you help us
help the horses in need?
Habitat for
Horses is a nonprofit 501.c.3. Donations to
Habitat for Horses are tax-deductible to the
extent permitted by law. You may donate by mail
to Habitat for Horses, P.O. Box 213, Hitchcock,
TX 77563 or securely online by clicking here.
| | |
