Helping Hearts Equine Rescue, Inc.

09/07/2025

Jett - Lip Service 😘

08/31/2025

Morning Salutations from AJ 🌞

Photo Credit: Betsy Conway

08/29/2025

Jett’s nasal swab for Strangles came back Negative 🥳.
That has allowed us to start working on his feet sooner than later. He’s been quite sore on the left front and Rigo found an old stone bruise/abscess in that hoof. When opened it exuded black crud. It’s now poulticed and wrapped. We also started the very slow process of lowering his heels to improve the angles of his coffin bones. (Photos of xrays in comments)

08/29/2025

“Kill-buyer” buying yearlings to resell to us schmucks, or back their breeders, not to ship to slaughter as they advertise on their pages.

David O'Dwyer purchased 11 yearlings on Aug. 26, which all appeared on his website for the Bowie Texas Livestock Barn listed with "slaughter dates" less than 24 hours later

08/24/2025

Jett’s first steps in the Soft-Ride boots.

08/24/2025

Now that Jett is settled in, he’s showing us that he’s a Lot more footsore than he showed the first 2 days he was here. (I think he was running on adrenaline).
While we have a gradual hoof trim plan in place, I’ve started him on Equioxx for the discomfort and inflammation. Additionally, I tried on the Soft-Ride boots that were left over from Sunny. While they’re a bit big, he seems to be more comfortable in them than without. Video to follow.

08/22/2025

Jett received his first veterinary “mugging” yesterday.
I really had a chance to go over him for the first time yesterday as well.
-While his tail is cut to the top, he does have a complete tailbone, so he should over time, grow a beautiful full, lush tail. I’m guessing it was cut off due to a bad burr entanglement or could have been cut off to sell somewhere along his travels.
-We noted an old healed tear of his right nostril.
-An examination of his mouth ages him at about 15 yrs old. His teeth are due to be floated, but they’re not terrible, so we’ll let him settle and get through quarantine first.
-Radiographs of his front feet confirmed his laminitis. The coffin bone rotation in both feet is substantial but he’s got a lot of heel that we will slowly trim back to correct the angles and hopefully improve his comfort.
-Pulled a metabolic blood test to check him for Cushings, IR, etc. I’ll be surprised if he doesn’t have Cushings.
*I Can say that he’s SWEET SWEET SWEET. 💕

08/22/2025

Possibly in PA -
If you see a horse with This brand in any sale barn or lot, please contact Rainbow Meadows Equine Rescue immediately.
Please SHARE to get the word out.

August 21, 2025
Update: we will be seeking the support of Stolen Horse International, soon, if info is not obtained.

URGENT!!!!!!

Attn RM friends and supporters:

We just learned that one of our adopted horses may have been in OK (perhaps a kill pen) and MAY BE in PA now. No one is providing reliable info at this time

A post was made this morning in “Horse Brands for (USA, Canada and sometimes Mexico)” with a photo of a hip brand; the Rainbow Meadows brand. 😳😳

The horse was described as a 12 year old gelding. If that is correct, he is also a bay.

We are attenpting to find out where the horse currently is and get a full body and face photos of the horse so we can ID it. Reportedly the horse was with a “trader” and was possibly transported withoit Coggins.

Being from KS I know little to nothing about the kill pens or flippers in the NE area. I do know about the kill pens in OK.

We want to find this boy and GET HIM HOME!

Please share this photo in KS, OK and PA to see if anyone can help us locate him.

Thank you

08/21/2025

If rolling was an Olympic event, Jett would have won a Gold Medal 🥇

08/21/2025

Thanks to the extreme generosity of Carol Stillwell, 💕, Jett joins HHER as our newest sanctuary resident.

He arrived this evening and is incredibly sweet. He’s a drafty 13.3’ish hh gelding. His long coat points to probable Cushings (so possibly older than the 12 yrs he’s supposed to be) and he’s extremely foot-sore in front. He exited the stock trailer oh-so-carefully to avoid stinging his front feet.

Jett is settling into quarantine tonight and Eli is due tomorrow for a complete work-up including radiographs of his feet.

Welcome home Jett! We chose ‘Jett’ as it means "black stone" and is associated with qualities such as strength, confidence, and individuality. 💕

08/20/2025

Our Pampered Chef Fundraiser is going on now!
Check out the Catalog!!

08/18/2025

10 years Ago Today.
Doing Bentley’s feet really Did take a village.

Doing Bentley's feet IS a Team Effort -- John Zeiselmeier, Whitney Richards and Eli Perris
Bentley is NOT a cooperative patient. Thank You "Team Bentley"!!