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Your first horse

Where do I begin? Choosing your first horse is a monumental decision that can profoundly impact your life for decades. The right horse can lead to one of the most fulfilling and rewarding partnerships you’ll ever experience; while the wrong one often results in unnecessary expenses, heartbreak, and disappointment. Tragically, too many innocent horses find […]

The Hoof – Your Horse’s Foundation

Did You Know? Horses’ feet grow constantly, so it’s up to responsible owners to have them examined and trimmed every 4-8 weeks. “Why don’t horses in the wild need to have their feet trimmed?” Wild horses are constantly on the move looking for grass and water. Their feet encounter rocks and rough terrain, which keeps their […]

Miracle of Miracles

Remember, the one stipulation generous donors required before they would pay to save Wilma from her inevitable execution, was that whoever rescued her must also rescue Howie and 2-year-old Pebbles. They were so attached at the kill pen, donors felt it would be more humane to let them die together than to force them to […]

A Pair of Perfect Matches

Two horses from Swingin’ D Horse Rescue find their perfect matches after long wait.

Anastasia’s latest twist

New diagnosis may be the key to everything Swingin’ D Horse Rescue has some good news and some bad news about our precious Anastasia. The latest twist in the Missouri Fox Trotter’s long and painful journey may wind up being the answer to all our questions. Donors saved Ani from slaughter 17 months ago. She […]

Yellowstone takes stand on slaughter (sort of)

Yellowstone takes a stand on horse slaughter, whether they meant to or not.

Proof that prayer works

God proved He’s listening once again, this time answering prayers for Anastasia, a beautiful horse we saved from slaughter 18 months ago. Notice the title of this blog didn’t pose the question, “Does prayer work?” That ship sailed for me years ago. Baffled recently by several consecutive days of Anastasia‘s miraculous healing, where she didn’t […]

A time for everything

There is a time for everything under the heavens. Today, as we watched The Ghosts leave for their new home, we felt all the feelings at once.

Saved from slaughter to change the world

Choco cheated a cruel and inhumane slaughter to make the world a better place, one soul at a time.

We do NOT sell horses

If everyone could own a horse, the world would be a much happier place. But we’ve seen firsthand, not everyone should own a horse. That’s why we never sell them.