On December 19, 2010, 5 extremely hungry, neglected Arabian horses, ranging in ages from 7 months to 18 years were rehomed. These horses were often left without food or/and water for weeks at a time. They have had no farrier work for close to 2 years, no worming since who knows when and only 1 of them has had the priviledge of being trained. The rest have had little contact with the human hand.

Those who are not experienced horse persons could look at the horses from the road and think they were in good shape. Some commented that they looked fat. They were NOT fat, they were all bloated from being filled with worms. Their feet are long, their pasterns stretched from the feet being neglected and ones back leg was swollen. Out of the 5, the little 7 month old filly just broke my heart. She is wearing a long winter coat, due to being so wormy and having poor nutrition (if, in fact, any at all) but when you feel underneath that long coat she is nothing but skin and bones. She is literally wasting away and it is very clear she would have not made it through the next deep freeze. Her eyes were like looking into 2 black marbles. There was no life there at all, just hoplessness, hunger and thirst. After watching these horses for the last few years, standing out in their pasture,  going without basic care, it was seeing her up close and those sad, haunting eyes that finally brought tears to my eyes.