By Angie Alspaugh | Executive Director
On an ordinary July day, Easy R Equine Rescue received a call from a lady in Lubbock who has been a friend and supporter of our organization for a few years. She explained that there had been a stud horse wandering around the countryside on the outskirts of town for two weeks. A kind neighor had penned the horse in his yard and had tried every method he could to locate the owner--to no avail. He did not have property that was horse-friendly, nor did he really want to own a stray horse. Luckily he contacted our mutual colleague, and she called Easy R begging for some help with this stray stud horse.
Of course, we don't know the circumstances surrounding why this horse was out loose for several weeks. These days, there are numerous ways an owner can find a lost pet, but it didn't seem as if anyone was looking for this horse. If we had not chosen to pick him up, the sheriff's department was planning on picking him up and taking him to the sale barn. That would have mostly likely resulted in him being bought by a kill buyer and shipped to Mexico for slaughter. So we picked him up. And named him Jeremiah. "For I know the plans I have for you", declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future"-Jeremiah 29:11.
So Jeremiah reluctantly loaded in a trailer and took a trip to the vet, maybe for the first time. And boy did he get worked over! He was castrated, vaccinated, had his teeth floated and his cracked hooves treated by a farrier. He also had an embedded wire removed from his hoof and was placed on antibiotics to prevent infection.
And then we got a $600 bill. We were able to pay it because of programs like Global Giving and donors like you. We knew when we picked up Jeremiah that the initial expense would be high. But his life is important to us. And once he gets formal ground training and then under-saddle training, he will make a great performance and/or recreational horse for someone special. His basic care (as with the other 13 horses at Easy R) costs approximately $200 per month. We greatly appreciate donors like you who help us carry out our mission of rescuing horses in need and giving them a hope and a future. Just like Jeremiah.
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