Horse Rescue: Inspiring Stories of Second-Chance Horses and the Lives They Changed- by Joanne Schoenwald, Feb 2015
Synopsis
‘What brings me joy are the inspiring, goose-bumping, enlightening rescue stories of exhilarating triumph, quiet meditative wisdom, life-changing moments and powerful self-healing.’ Horses are powerful beyond their physical measures. Through their unique bond to people, horses have the ability to heal, teach, and change lives. A person might rescue a horse, but so often it ends up being the other way around. And sometimes the deepest transformations come when we least expect them. Meet Sue Spence, who rescued little Larry, a pony that helped her through the stages of breast cancer. There’s Rebel Morrow, whose journey to the Athens Olympics with her rescued horse, Groover, is nothing short of miraculous. And there’s Michael Williams, in and out of prison for twelve years and finally seeing some light through the Horses for Hope program. These and a dozen other rescuers celebrate the special bonds they’ve formed, and share what they have learned from their amazing equine companions.
The Argument For Banning Horse Carriages
Written by Elizabeth Fore on May 8, 2014
It’s revealing that your editorial has seen fit to scold animal activists and hold them up to unrealistic and silly white glove standards, while ignoring the vicious lies of the carriage trade. By focusing on style over substance, you are not fulfilling your journalistic duties of bringing the truth to the public.
Horse Welfare Inc. New South Wales, Australia
Horse welfare Inc is a registered tax concession charity and deductible gift recipient with fundraising approval from the OLGR. Our mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, re-educate and rehouse horses in need. We are located in Glen Oak in the Hunter Valley in NSW.
There are many reasons a horse may find its way to us. Some are rescued from doggers yards on their last chance ticket. Others come from homes where their owners were simply not educated appropriately in the care or management of horses. Or, deceased estates with no other options. And sadly, some do come from backgrounds of complete neglect.
Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses, Melbourne Australia
To promote a more responsible attitude towards the treatment of racehorses, before, during and after their racing lives
• To seek improvements for the lives of racehorses before, during and after their racing lives
• To facilitate the re-homing and rescue of horses, in particular horses involved in the racing industry
– See more at: http://www.horseracingkills.com/about-us/#sthash.pGnavjA2.dpuf
Label if Horses are used in Pet Food
Ongoing Petition
To: Pet food industry of AustraliaWe are calling on the pet food industry in Australia to label if they are using horse meat in their pet foods. Currently there is no requirement that the ingredients of pet food list if horses are used (simply being listed as “animal by-products”). Horses in Australia are subjected to horrendous conditions in the lead-up to being slaughtered. It is not the case that just the sick and old horses end up being pet food, horses in their prime and even young foals are being killed and canned. We wish to be able to make the choice ourselves whether we buy a product that has horse meat in it for our animals. We would call on those companies who have made an ethical decision to not use horses in their products to state so on their labels that they are “HORSE SAFE”. And if a company does decide that it is acceptable to use horse meat in their products they should have the courage to say they do in their ingredients.
Sincerely,
Sometimes, there are moments in life when you are just called to act and act quickly. Charlie’s rescue was one of those moments. His story has touched people so deeply, that this organisation was initiated and named in his honour.
Mission Statement
- Charlie’s Angels Horse Rescue Inc. rescues and rehabilitates abused, neglected, abandoned and homeless horses in order to improve their lives.
- Through the action of its works, Charlie’s Angels Horse Rescue Inc. provides community education about horse care and welfare issues.
- Charlie’s Angels Horse Rescue Inc. believes that every life is valuable.
Purpose
Charlie’s Angels Horse Rescue Inc. is a not-for-profit organisation (endorsed as a deductible gift recipient) whose purpose is to rescue and rehabilitate abused, neglected, abandoned and homeless horses in order to improve their lives. Charlie’s Angels Horse Rescue Inc. then finds permanent “forever” homes for these horses through its adoption schemed. The organisation undertakes community education as an essential part of its role in addressing welfare issues.
In 2010, we will begin tackling the root causes of the problem of horse slaughter in Australia. We’ll continue to rescue horses, but unless we can bring some changes to the laws and systems that support the cycle of horse slaughter, we’re barely touching the surface. For every horse we save, there’s 100,000 more waiting to take its place. We don’t think that’s good enough, so we’ll be campaigning for change.
Another jumps horse dies
June 20, 2009 01:10pm
UPDATE: 2.15pmTHE death of a jumps horse at MooneeValley today is set to reignite calls to ban the sport.
Whatsourgo was euthanised after he broke a shoulder falling on the last hurdle in the Ted Best Hurdle, the second race that started at 1pm.
Jockey Paul Hamblin walked away uninjured.
It was the horse’s second start over jumps. He won his first race at Pakenham on June 7.
Racing Victoria Limited chief steward Terry Bailey said veterinarians reported that Whatsourgo broke his off shoulder in the fall.
As many of you may be aware, jumps racing has claimed an eighth victim this year. Whatsourgo was euthanized after he broke his shoulder falling over the last hurdle in a race yesterday. Please show your support for the ban of this cruel sport by commenting on the Herald Sun’s article here, or sending letters to the editor via: http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/editorial/letter
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25663690-661,00.html
Horses and Humans Research Foundation
| Horses and Humans Research Foundation (HHRF) exists to facilitate universal understanding and appreciation of the significant influence of horses on humans.The primary goal is to support, promote and fund scientific research that explores the claimed, yet unsubstantiated benefits of equine-assisted activities and therapies, leading to the discovery of the most effective methods and techniques for conducting thousands of existing and future programs.The secondary goal is to educate the public (including parents, donors, insurance companies and physicians) on research findings so that equine-assisted activities become more accessible to those in need.View our most current Annual Report, Strategic Plan and more in the Ads/Media area of the News Section at: |
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| With help, two rescued mares prepare for a new life– Washington PostThe owner of the 1900-acre ranch, Jason C. Meduna, 42, faces about 150 counts of animal cruelty at a trial Jan. 11, according to Nebraska officials. … | ||
Bors Plead Guilty To Horse Abuse, Seized Horses Find Good Homes The Mountain Enterprise Joan, Ernie and Cecilia Bor all pled guilty to felony animal cruelty charges Monday, Dec. 21. They ran a horse breeding operation in Lockwood Valley at …
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| Abandoned horses back with ownerGrand Junction SentinelThe Sheriff’s Department said anyone who abandons a horse can be charged with a misdemeanor count of cruelty to animals. It was not known Saturday whether … | ||
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| HSUS: Horse Slaughter: Not ToleratedBy Big Cat Observer The Tennessean, one of the state’s largest newspapers, comments today on the horse slaughter issue, as well as the efforts by state Rep. Janis Sontany to upgrade penalties for violations of the state anti-cruelty statute. …HSUS – http://humanesociety.blogspot.com/ |
| Arizona Blogging & Updates: Holiday Message from Americans Against …By Barb AZ Thanks to all of you, we’ve kept the plight of our American horses bound for slaughter in the forefront of Congress. Your efforts to help gain support for the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act (HR503/S727) from your Representatives and …Arizona Blogging & Updates – http://arizona1-aahsbloggingupdates.blogspot.com/ |
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| Horse euthanized; West Monroe area man charged with cruelty to …Ouachita deputies on Monday morning charged Vince Wooldridge, 41, with aggravated cruelty to an animal. Deputies called to 331 Clark Springs Road found two … |
| Articles about Horses – SFGate – Page 3A Sonoma County couple has been convicted of animal cruelty in connection with the death of a horse and the neglect of two others found in a pasture last … |
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