Provide Quality Care for Rescued Horses in Texas

Back in late July 2023, Easy R Equine Rescue received a call from a gentleman who lived outside of town.  A stray horse had wandered onto his property and he had contained the horse within the fenced 20 acres on his property.  Several days later the local sheriff's department was able to locate the owner of the horse.  Extenuating circumstances ended up in the owner wanting to relinquish custody of the horse to Easy R.  And the gentleman and his wife whose property the horse was on were willing and interested in fostering the horse for us.  They had the time and the space to care for a foster horse.  They named him Rusty, and quickly became excited about spending less time watching T.V. in the evenings and more time grooming and getting to know their new "foster son". 

Rusty was a bit underweight and had a scarred back leg which also had some lameness and strange hoof growth patterns. A veterinary exam with x-rays revealed extensive arthritis in the joint above the hoof line, possibly from a previous bone fracture that healed poorly and created changes to the bones.  But with as-needed anti-inflammatories and light to no riding under saddle, it was determined that Rusty would be a great pasture pet.  Which he is fine with! He loves nothing more than to graze away the day on the 20 acres at his foster home.

Just a few weeks after Rusty's arrival at the foster home, the gentleman received the news no one wants to hear.  His body was consumed with cancer.  We offered to move Rusty, knowing that cancer treatment would take all their needed time.  They wanted Rusty to stay.  He had become "therapy" for the husband and gave him something to do to keep his mind on positive things.  His cancer was very viscious and took his life in early September.  Once again, we offered to move Rusty to decrease the workload of his wife who would be doing all the household chores and duties alone now.  But she wanted Rusty to stay.  He had also become her "therapy" after losing her husband.  Feeding and spending time with Rusty gave her some peace and comfort during her great loss.  She is glad to foster him as long as is needed until he finds his forever home.

As we look back over the sequence of events of Rusty's arrival to this particular property of this particular couple, we have no doubt that it was divinely ordained.  That Rusty's presence would be needed to assist a human passing from this earth and to assist the loved one through her grief.  Horses are the most wonderful of healers.  

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