What if your husband dumped you with a serial killer?
You broke your hand while baking a cake for your husband but you didn’t have the money to fix it. Your husband doesn’t want to deal with you whining and crying about how much your hand hurts. And who’s gonna bake his cakes with you all mashed up and bawling? He goes out and finds a […]
9 Steps to Winterizing Your Horse
It seems like only last week I was whining and crying about the heat and humidity. (That’s probably because it was only last week I was whining and crying about the heat and humidity.) So how could we already be talking about prepping your horse for winter? Because the further ahead you plan, the more […]
Give a Horse Shelter from the Cold
As much as I love fall in Oklahoma, I also dread this time of year because I know what it means for unwanted horses. Kill pens fill up with summer camp horses that served their purpose, as well as with laminitic horses that gorged themselves on the sweet grass of a hot summer and early […]
Straight from your horse’s mouth
One simple step could mean all the difference in your horse’s health, body condition and fitness to ride. And they can’t take the step without you. Did you know horses’ teeth grow throughout their lives? That’s where the term, “Long in the tooth,” comes from. As horses age, their teeth grow longer, and some develop […]
What to do if your horse is losing weight
So, you have a horse you’re feeding regularly, but his body condition is in decline. What should you do? The first thing you should check is what (and how much) you’re feeding the horse. An average, healthy horse requires 15 to 20 pounds of forage per day. Depending on the bale, that’s the equivalent of […]
Foster Families Desperately Needed
Foster Families Desperately Needed Help unwanted horses while deciding if you’re ready for the Full Monty By TAMI MARLER, MBA Anyone who follows Swingin’ D Horse Rescue knows I have a hard time letting our horses go. If you saw the transformative care and love our horses receive, you’d understand why. You’d also understand why […]
Why we require adoption contracts
Intentions don’t protect horses We want to give people the benefit of the doubt. We want to believe the words people tell us. But when the lives of precious creatures rely on our judgment, we need more than promises and good intentions. Swingin’ D Horse Rescue is here for horses – period. The benefits we […]
There has to be something wrong with this horse
We hear it every time a prospective adopter comes to meet our horses: “How did this horse end up on a kill lot?” We know they’re not asking what the horse did to deserve slaughter, because that’s not even possible. But how could such a seemingly sound and well-behaved horse get condemned to slaughter? It’s […]
What makes a rescuer?
I’ll be the first to admit, I didn’t know what the hell I was doing when I started Swingin’ D Horse Rescue. If I’m being totally honest, I still don’t know what the hell I’m doing a lot of the time; but I understand that inexperience could literally kill a horse, so I live and breathe […]
Adopt Chance – perfect for any rider
https://swingindhorserescue.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/09122019-ADOPTCHANCE.mp4 The more time I spend with Chance, the more content I am to just keep him around forever. He’s such a sweet, funny horse – curious and fascinated by his humans. Anything I’m doing is the most interesting thing Chancey can imagine, so he’s happy to be right by my side. When we first […]
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