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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 […]
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It’s a horse’s world
I was recently looking through an old booklet written by a veterinarian, Robert M. Miller. It was printed in 1967 and even though much of it was outdated, there were many interesting facts and, honestly, […]