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 […]

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 […]

Is Ella your soul horse?

https://videos.files.wordpress.com/nMNDsfnN/09122019-adopt-ella-1_hd.mp4 They say that when the right one comes along, you just know. Maybe you’ve been searching for the perfect horse – well trained and well mannered; easy to catch, halter and tack; un-spookable; listens and learns. If your idea of perfection is a horse with the kind of calm, “been there, done that” attitude […]

Adopt a spark plug with potential gallore!

Adopt Mazi – 5-8-year-old Arabian mare https://swingindhorserescue.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/09122019-ADOPT-MAZI.mp4 A few things you need to know about Miss Mazi Bug: She’s a horse She’s a mare She’s cute as a li’l bug in a rug Once you fully understand those three points, you’ll have a pretty good picture of our little bug. While she acts like a […]

Slaughterproof your horse

After saving dozens of horses from slaughter, we’ve noticed some recurring themes. Kill pens burst at the seams with horses whose owners failed to give them the one thing that could save their lives: Value. First and foremost, horses are expensive. The purchase price, adoption fee or bail is the cheapest expense you’ll ever have […]