First thing this morning I drove to Tractor Supply in Show Low and purchased two 300 gallon galvanized steel water troughs with the donations received from Michelle, Ashley, Chris & Michelle and drove out to the Heber-Overgaard area to place the troughs where the needy horses have access to them and quench their thirst.
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On the way in we passed a small group of wild horses with several pregnant mares, a few yearlings and a stallion. While they look in good shape, any of us who have equine know that without water for any length of time, especially in the heat a completely healthy horse can colic from dehydration and it can be fatal. For mares with nursing foals, it can happen even faster. Everything in the forest is SO dry and there is high winds and no rain in the forecast.
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Robin from the Heber Wild Horses Freedom Preservation Alliance and her friend had a water tank with 400 gallons of fresh water which we emptied at the first location where we placed the two troughs, then they made a 2nd trip to get 400 more gallons to fill the large round trough we also brought which was placed several miles away.
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Leslie was also there and waited with me during the 2nd trip for water and gave me a little history of the horses in the area which she has been photographing for some time.
Total capacity for the 3 tanks we put out is 990 gallons. In total 800 gallons of fresh water was provided for the wild horses today and the troughs will be refilled soon.
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While we are not part of any advocacy group involved with the Heber horse issue, we answered a call for help that went out in the local paper WMI article "advocates say horses need water" (front page article in the 5/15/18 White Mtn Independent newspaper written by Laura Singleton).
Again we are working with other organizations to help horses in need. When the need for supplemented water subsides, we will go back and get the water troughs and return them to the rescue.
On the way out, I passed the stallion with his young brood around him. So glad we could help these beautiful creatures even if in a small way!
Thank you all again.
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Many, many thanks for all you do to help the rescue! Christine |
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