Peppa

My Loving Spouse has a soft spot for foals.  He loves having baby horses around and has been hoping to breed our mare Dixie…however, sometimes his wife has a more practical nature.  I would gently say, “Sweetie, we don’t need another horse we cannot ride.”  Then he would send me pictures of darling little foals up for sale…still, I was able to stand firm.  Perhaps it was God’s way for getting us both ready, to say yes to one that needed us.

This sorrel filly is about 6 months old, covered in nicks and cuts, bites and kicks from other horses.  She was starving and nothing but skin and bones.  This picture will break your heart.

I am going to be as non-political as possible, because I do not have all the facts, nor do I understand all of the ramifications of the situation.  Horses eat while you sleep, so yes, we need to be careful how many we have, because they eat a lot!  Too many horses is a problem.  The local range has too many horses, because people have been dumping unwanted horses on it.  Something needed to be done.  How they have tried to handle this problem, I do not have enough information on, but suffice it to say that there were and are many foals in horrendous shape.

Once My Loving Spouse heard that there were a lot of foals needing good homes, his heart was opened even wider and even I couldn’t say ‘no’…how could anyone, when you see this animal.  Peppa, as in red pepper, but pronounced British style, gives our new little one her name.

Two nights at home on Glory Farm and believe it or not, she is already looking better.  Plenty to eat with no one to fight off, a clean stall and lots of loving.

Update on Day Three

Peppa is doing better already.

Nickers at us, eats all the time and amazingly looking better….although she has a long way to go.

To see and or help other foals in need,

CC Riders Foal Rescue