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One horse, two very different futures

Kancia’s story begins the same as nearly all the horses Swingin’ D Horse Rescue takes in: We didn’t have the space or the money, so when Susan called looking for a place for an older mare she’d intercepted from going to auction, I had to turn her away. Looks are deceiving I told myself the […]

Would you help save this horse from slaughter?

This is where the rubber meets the road for horse lovers and rescuers. If you’ve ever donated to save a horse from slaughter, I urge you to consider Kancia’s story. After serving humans for 20 years, her owner was all set to take her to auction, where we all know kill buyers snatch up old, […]

When do you euthanize a beloved companion?

It’s time to admit it. I’m scared. I feel like I’m on a rollercoaster with the final destination of either heaven or hell; and every loop, rise and drop sends a rush of emotions through my gut. Such is life with a terminally ill horse and BFF. Just a week ago, I was sharing our […]

Open Letter to Congress

Open letter to Oklahoma’s Congressional Delegation: Dear Representative Kevin Hern, Congressman Markwayne Mullin, Frank Lucas, Congressman Tom Cole, Congresswoman Kendra Horn: First and foremost, I am writing to invite you to our horse rescue in Coweta, Oklahoma, so you can see first hand the urgency in supporting bipartisan legislation, H.R. 961, to permanently ban the […]

The heaven of laminits remission

https://swingindhorserescue.com/20191210_153852-mp4/ Okay, before we get started, stop what you’re doing and knock on wood. At the risk of sending Anastasia into a spiral of pain and me into a frenzy of panic and desperation, I’ve been asked to share what we’re doing to keep our little angel’s chronic laminitis at bay. Let’s hope this doesn’t […]

The Perfect Horse

What could I have ever done
To earn the fate I’m dealt?
The violent death of butcher’s gun
All promise forever squelched

We knew he was special

Every story begins the same at Swingin’ D Horse Rescue: We didn’t have room, but Choco was in danger of shipping to slaughter, so we found a way. Little did he know, Swingin’ D specializes in repairing broken souls, and it wasn’t long before Choco was trusting and loving again. Most of our stories also begin […]

Reversing Laminitis Damage with Wood Clogs

Laminitis is an insidious and baffling disorder that wreaks havoc on horses and their owners. Just when you think you have all the answers and your horse is sound and comfortable, some new wrench gets thrown in the mix and she’s lame and hobbling around in agony again. Our First Experience with Laminitis Rescue number […]

Dueling Divas – Meet Mazi and Ani

https://swingindhorserescue.com/ani-and-mazi-short-mp4/We saved Anastasia and Mazi from slaughter on the same day in March 2019. We paid for Mazi to go through 30 days of quarantine somewhere else while Ani went through quarantine at Swingin’ D Horse Rescue. We went from believing we’d have to immediately euthanize Ani because she was so lame and in pain from […]

We didn’t want him

Envelope Facebook-f Youtube Instagram Recent Posts… My husband, Danny, and I had the perfect little horse family. Danny had Bo – a powerful, intelligent paint; and I had Aubrey – a plump, sassy quarter horse and typical mare. Our hands and hearts were full. The last thing on earth I needed or wanted was another […]