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It’s a horse’s world at Rainhill
As I write this article, it is the middle of October. The mornings have been delightfully cool but warm up quickly when the sun gets higher in the sky. There’s no denying we had a […]
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It’s a horse’s world @ Rainhill
In case you didn’t know, I have blind horses – 32 of them. That’s right, a 1000-pound animal that can’t see. Sounds a little crazy, right? Caring for blind horses was never my idea. I […]
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It’s a horse’s world @ Rainfall
Early in June, I was contacted by a rescue organization that had located a blind horse at an auction in Tennessee. Actually, this was the same auction where Rosa was found in March. Rosa is […]
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It’s a horse’s world at Rainfall
I have loved, owned and helped horses for over fifty years. Many different breeds, ages and temperaments – no two are ever the same, each a challenge, every one as important as the next. As […]
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It’s a horse’s world at Rainfall
Spring is my favorite season – I imagine it’s yours also. Who can resist the warm breezes and the gorgeous flowers bursting forth where only brown had been just weeks before. Almost like magic, the […]
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It’s a horse’s world at Rainhill
Meet Duke (on left) and Fancy (on right). Both are blind and are long-term residents of Rainhill. They came from different parts of the United States and are different breeds but their journeys here are […]
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It’s a horse’s world
One of my favorite parts of operating a horse rescue/sanctuary is meeting the people who love animals as much as I do. We seem to be a special breed. Even as a small child I […]
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It’s a horse’s world at Rainhill
I have been saving, helping and loving blind horses for almost 20 years. I used to be like everyone else – totally oblivious to the problem of equine blindness. I could not even imagine an […]
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It’s a horse’s world
Next year will be Rainhill’s 40th anniversary. I know it sounds like a long time, but really it isn’t. I look around every day at all that has changed in those years. I remember my 31-year-old […]
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It’s a horse’s world
In last month’s article I told you about a horse I had recently taken in. He came here from a rescue in Tennessee that was closing down. Several different people were helping with the horses […]