Spirit Horse Equine Rescue

05/30/2026

This is clearly made with AI, and while we try to use it sparingly, it does illustrate the genetic phenomenon of THE MIGHTY MULE 🫏

05/28/2026

We're so happy for and proud of our board member, Marcy Waelti! She has written a book about what she does to help humans with the assistance of horses. It is truly noble work!

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Marcy Waelti never planned to become an equine Gestalt coach. But w...

05/27/2026

REALITY OF RESCUE

We have not been sharing about this, as the case has been CRAWLING through court, and we don’t want to say/do anything to jeopardize the outcome.

However, we feel comfortable sharing this news piece. It underscores what little regard this woman has for the law. Since she has violated the conditions of her bond, this SHOULD result in her being back in jail. That would be a relief for us, as she has done some things that have caused us fear.

July 1 will mark a FULL YEAR we have been taking care of horses seized from this despicable person.

The horses remain in “limbo”. There are limits to what we can do with them, and they deserve justice!

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Wis. (WKOW) — A Columbia County woman charged in an animal abuse case is accused of having animals on her property, which is a violation of the conditions

05/25/2026

Today we pause in respectful reflection as we honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

Please join us by placing a red, white or blue heart in the comments ❤️🤍💙

05/23/2026

A truly remarkable film. But proves the point that even “star” horses can end up in a bad situation 😞

05/21/2026

Forrest (L) and Gypsy are like postern children for aged horses.

It frustrates us when people dismiss emaciation in senior horses, saying, “He’s just skinny because he’s old.” End of story.

Truth is, he’s skinny because senior horses can have different nutritional needs. Teeth wear out, metabolisms changes, and digestive systems change. Instead of just throwing up their hands and waiting for the poor horse to slowly starve, they need to try alternative feeding options. There are many:

☑️Pelleted Senior (complete) feed should be soaked before feeding to prevent choke. The degree of soupiness is determined by the horse’s needs.
☑️Hay pellets. These can be alfalfa, timothy, or other grasses. Owners need to find one that suits their horse’s metabolic needs. Again, soak before feeding. The take about 30 min. to get soft.
☑️Hay cubes. Also comes in a variety of choices. Looong soak on these - maybe an hour!
☑️Extruded feed. We have recently started feeding Kent’s Sentinel line. They have a lot of options for senior as well as regular feed for extra calories. It has a texture rather like Kix cereal and only requires 4 lbs of pressure to chew (as opposed to 20 lbs for pelleted feed)! AND it does nor need to be soaked 🥳
☑️Alfahay is a new moist chopped hay with probiotics. We used Chaffhaye for over 15 years, but they just went out of business 😞 We’re not thrilled with the Alfahay yet, but will stick with it for a while. It’s difficult to break into serving sizes and we’ve had some issues with mold. In convo with manufacturer and hope things improve. It gives horses an opportunity to have some extended chewing time.

None of these products are inexpensive, but we hope people will make their senior horses’ lives as good as they can be - like Forrest (in his 30’s) and Gypsy (late 20’s). We’re fortunate these 2 can still chew grass and enjoy daily pasture for the 6 months we have it.

PS - before folks jump on about beet pulp, we choose not to use that for several reasons. Some of the feeds we use have it as an ingredient, but we don’t feed it solo.

Let’s keep those senior healthy and happy 🐴🩵

05/20/2026

What a day we had yesterday! A wonderful crew from Johnson Bank once again included us in their Community Service Day 🩵

This pic shows the crew that painted over 50 replaced boards at our foster site! Amazing job by these fabulous women!

More pics to come as we collate them from various sources.

BIG THANKS to all involved 🩵🐴

05/17/2026

Scenes from The Home Farm so far this weekend - always a LOT going on!

Want to be part of the MAGIC 🪄🐴? Sign up to be a volunteer! A commitment of a couple of hours a week will make a huge difference to the horses AND you 🩵

05/15/2026

YES!! That’s what we believe in - a “skeleton” or framework at the core, and then specialization dependent upon the individual horse 🩵🐴

05/14/2026

It’s hard to believe a month ago we were nearly under water. Now the mustang herd is kicking up some dust when they get to racing around!