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“Free to a Good Home”

Look at that face. Those eyes. Have you ever seen a more beautiful creature? You’ve waited for what seems like forever for this very horse – you just know it. And she’s FREE! You can’t wait to get her home to your one-acre pasture with no shelter, no fresh water source, no tack, unsafe fencing, […]

Baby needs a new pair of shoes

The one certainty in my life seems to be that when it rains, it is damn sure gonna pour. That point was most recently hammered home when – after months of peace, quiet and comfort for Anastasia – the gorgeous Missouri Fox Trotter greeted me for breakfast with a painful hobble instead of her typical […]

Why I invested $6,500 in a $350 horse

“You might have to put this one down.” I’ll never forget when trusted, well-meaning friends suggested Ralphie, at the tender age of 2, was too far gone to save. Broken, starved, sickly and abused, he was afraid of his own shadow when we he arrived from a kill pen just after Christmas 2017. Traumatized from […]

Mazi deserves a BFF

Are you looking for a best friend forever to share your joys and sorrows, triumphs and trials, or just to shoot the breeze on a crisp fall day? Then Mazi is the girl for you! When Swingin’ D Horse Rescue saved Mazi from slaughter in March, she was too thin to ride for several months. […]

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 […]