Injured Palomino Filly at Fallon Feedlot

Time for Thanksgiving

A recent post by Debra Hawk at Stinkin Rose Ranch listed several horses at the fallon feedlot needing to be rescued so they wouldn't ship to Canada's meat plant and one of those horses listed was a foal with an injury.  You all know how I have a special place in my heart for the young ones so I immediately asked for details and told her I would pay her bail to save her and bring her to Ramona.  But not knowing the extent of her injuries, I wasn't sure she could make the trip all the way to So Cal.  

Debra said she would find out more and then posted pictures.   Look at this sweet face.  The poor thing can't seem to put weight on her hind leg.

I immediately posted on Facebook to see if we could find someone to haul her for us if we found out she could transport this far. Thank you so much Ashley Henry for offering to make the trip for me.   Here is a picture of her injury up close.   It appears to be older and I hope it is something that will heal. 

Today a lady named Pattie, who lives in the Fallon area went to the feedlot to see her and the extent of her injuries.  Her leg is not broken, but it appears that the wound is infected so she will need to be on antibiotics immediately.  

We have offered to pay her bail and fees with the help of donations from Susan N & Johanna D and Pattie is going to pick her up and get her immediate care before she transfers to a rescue environment.  She will also need to be in quarantine so Pattie will probably have her for at least 30 days.  She will then go to Northeastern Nevada Equine Rescue and they will continue her care and find a home for her.  

It is your generous donations that allow us to help save these lives and for this little girl, get her to a place where she can get the medical care that she needs and eventually a good home.   With the fabulous network of caring horse people and rescues that we work with we were able to get her taken care of in just a few days with us paying her bail and for her travel documents, Pattie picking her up and providing initial care and then her going to a more local rescue where travel won't be so hard on her leg.   All of this coordinated with the help of Debra Hawk.

It was August of 2011 that we started working together with Debra Hawk, when I posted I would raise funds to bail a palomino filly off the Fallon feedlot, by the time we were done with that fundraiser, EqWBR raised funds and facilitated 22 weanlings and yearlings coming to So Cal.   That started a great relationship and since then we have worked together to save over 100 from being sent to slaughter via that Fallon feed lot.  

Seeing this palomino filly with the injured leg makes me realize what we have all accomplished since the first palomino filly I wanted to save last year.  With your donations we have helped first hand, networked to assist, transport and rehome over 250 horses this year and with her, another fur baby gets saved too!

We are truly blessed to be able to help as many as we do and are thankful for everyone's support.  Your continued donations make all this possible.  As we sit down for this Thanksgiving dinner, my prayer we be of thanks for each and everyone one of you and how we all worked together to help so many horses.   You are a true blessing to the horse community!
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On behalf of this filly and all the others, Thank you so very much!

All our love,

Christine Griffin,
President

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