09/23/2025
Today, we said goodbye to 5 residents. It's the hardest part of rescue.
Motion originally came to us nearly 10 years ago now in 2016. At the time, she was 22. Motion had a huge personality and always was getting hurt in some creative way (thoroughbred!) But healed well. For some years she was adopted and lived with her best friend Sprite, with an adopter who loved her a lot. Following some financial issues, she was returned last summer. Motion was never described as a easy keeper (nor would we expect her to be at 31!) But she especially was dropping weight despite our efforts this year, and it was her time to go. Putting her through a cold michigan winter wouldn't be fair to her.
Radar was our goofy old man pony. He came to us about 2 years ago and our vet said his heart murmur was so bad he didn't have more than a few months. Well....we were very lucky to get as long with him as we did. He was loved by his sponsors and by Motion.
Nala was a mare who was with us about a year. She was thin when she came in and never truly gained any weight. We tried all sorts of diagnostics and treatments but none ever worked. We ultimately determined she had cancer, and there's no treatment for that.
Sadie came to us just a few weeks ago. We hoped we could help her...but learned in just a few minutes she was far past help. Her heart was totally obscured by a tumor. No treatment would help her. She was the sweetest girl.
Buddy came to us last week. He had been pulled from a kill pen a year ago and was thjn then but continued dropping. A lifetime of bad dental work left him with 0 teeth to grind food. Soaked meals can help but horses need some long stem hay to avoid digestive issues. He probably was in a lot of pain, and that combined with his age (30++) meant we couldn't in good conscious put him through winter.
As you might imagine, 5 euthanasias plus their cremation at MSU is costly. The cremation bills $1700, and the vet bill will likely be similar. If you'd like to help, we'd really appreciate it.
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Those of you who sponsored any of these horses, reach out if you'd like to transfer yout sponsorship or discontinue it. Thank you fir helping us love them.
