Poppet came to us very thin, a serious pain in her hip, and covered in hives. She was a well cared for horse most of her life, then suddenly starved, and so stressed she became depressed and the hives came. Normal treatment did not work, the vet put her on an intense treatment  to try and get her system back to normal. She is recovering nicely and about two thirds of her body is now free of her lumps and bumps, and a full recovery is expected. Our favorite Equine bone cracker did magic adjustments on her body and her lameness is totally gone. Her teeth were in terrible shape, now fixed by a superb Equine dentist so life is good for this lovely mare. Our sweet little Poppet is coming back to us. She is about 20 yrs old and could use a home with tons of love so she never knows such pain again. This is how she looked when we took her in…so thin, lame and afraid.  Now she is just gorgeous and will just get better as time goes on.

We were called by two very kind people recently, both had very lovely horses that were in dire need of good homes, one due to owner health, one to loss of the horses home. We drove to Portland to pick up Whimsy, (she was to be euthanised if a home was not found immediately) a liver chestnut racking horse, and to Grants Pass to pick up Cherokee, a wonderful paint mare.  Cherokee was adopted by a good friend who lives nearby, the finest home a horse could ever wish for, and Whimsy was adopted by our Equine dentist/vet and has gone to live on their ranch in Idaho. How perfect is that? Life is good for these two beauties.

We have volunteers who come to help us and this is our latest, Sarah. She cleans stalls and grooms for us. What a great kid. We will add more pictures here as we can so they get the kudos they deserve.

Would you look at this??? This is the most amazing pair of San Francisco gals ever. They decided to make up a program for our horses winter long johns, and put their “Parkas for Ponies” sign with big boxes at several stables around their area.  This was the day they emptied just THREE…their car was so stuffed they couldn’t get any more in. What a show of horse people caring for horses, no matter where they are. We were in tears at this program, these girls and their fellow horse people jumped in with both feet to help. We at Project Spirit send HUGE thanks to every single person who donated their blankets to our rescues, and to Nicole and Kendall for all of your hard work and good “Spirits”!!!

You are all our hero’s.

UPDATE…we have come a very long way since this terrible day, Project Spirit has grown and we have become a non profit, we have helping hands from way more than we ever could imagine, and our name is out there because we keep doing what we can to make a dent in the serious plight of our horses in this dreadful recession. For those of you who help us with donations of money, blankets, feed, hay, vet, chiropractic, dental and tremendous back up in the panic department, we send huge thanks for keeping us afloat and holding us up. The horses thank you and we thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, we could not do this without you. We will do all we can to see this never happens again.

This is Jet, his mother was a sweet old TB mare, and he inherited her disposition. He is 21/2  yrs old and ready for a home with someone kind and clever enough to start him on a lifetime partnership. He ties, bathes, trailers, etc etc, all of which he picked up first time and falls over himself to please you. He is a special colt, and comes running when called. Loves people.

Kelly, a super sweet filly about 9 mo old. She was emaciated and terrified when she came here. She is now a little darling, comes when called, she ties, trailers, handles well for the

farrier, takes shots etc without a fuss and loves you to hug her. She is in need of a knowledgeable home with someone who wants a lifetime partner. Kelly is a special filly, a replica and named after my first horse, so I will be EXTRA picky with this one. You will need wings and a halo for this filly.

Gypsy, a beautiful filly with good looks to charm anyone. She also was thin and neglected but has fully recovered her health, and now ties, trailers etc, is a sweet filly, a little hotter than Kelly, her barnmate, and a charmer to the max. She is ready to find her forever home.

UPDATE..Gypsy has found her forever home, she is going to a wonderful couple who will give her the very best!! Does not get better than this!!
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Rescued 6 new horses near La Pine on Friday with the help of a team of people, Karen, Joannie, Susie, Dean, Pat, Debbie, Charlotte  and Chuck. There were 19 horses, but we brought out 6, with maybe more to come. This gelding is a ranch horse throw away, sweet old boy, branded and sporting a knee twice its original size.  This is a classical case of someone getting horses dropped off and she could not afford to care for them, so they were saved by two very caring Klamath Deputies who cared enough to call us. One of them came on his day off, and he and his partner are the hero’s of the day. Our sheriffs dept has some awesome people and we send our thanks for a job well done.

Weanling filly, sweet natured and  in need of a experienced forever human.

Paint filly also in need of her own lifetime friend.

Nice black mare, already adopted…under weight but not too bad and is already looking better.

Mare standing is graded a 1…this is pure neglect and this mare’s chances of recovery are borderline. Gelding spends too much time laying down, he too is borderline.

Gorgeous liver chestnut mare, in good shape, needs a super nice place to start her new life,  was a brood mare for the last three yrs, ready to go back under saddle with an experienced owner.

Poor old mare, vet will be here tomorrow to see what can be done for them all.

Volunteers Joannie and her granddaughter spending time just hanging out with the babies trying to win the trust back. They did finally touch their faces…step number one.

Look at that knee and those dreadful feet.

Volunteer Susie and me with the hose. We washed, scraped and picked months worth of dried manure from this poor mare, finally got her clean. She must feel a lot better now, she is eating well and is responding to her visitors, especially those armed with carrots. (that was a hint)

These horses are feasting on hay donated by two wonderfully caring girlfriends of mine, Kay and Cathy… bless you both, these horses are recovering because of you.

UPDATE.

Vet was here, and the two red horses are very old, have worn out teeth, and one has a knee that will never bend again, so caring for the feet is impossible, and the red mare would no longer eat, she was starved for way too long, and her will to live was gone. They were both quietly euthanized.

 The black mare went to a great home already and the very next day, the liver mare found her forever home too.

  The two babies are getting daily handling and are sweet as sugar candy. They will need a very experienced home to raise them in the luxury they deserve after such a bad start in life.

Sadie is 18- 20 yrs old, when we picked her up she was thin and had an eye infection that has left her blind on her right side. She is super sweet and needs a place to retire, or be led around with little kids. She has to be one of the kindest horses ever. Can anyone find a spot for her to live out her life?  She so needs her own person. She is up to date on foot care, worming and we will vaccinate her before she leaves here.

UPDATE..Sadie had a spinal injury that the chiropractor could not help so she was quietly euthanized to save her future suffering.

This beautiful print is donated by Judy Erickson of Sprague River Or.  It is framed and is 22 by 28 inches.  Unframed it is 18 by 24 inches. The frame was hand made by a neighbor of Judy’s out of an old barn. Very nice indeed!!

$250  SOLD……THANK YOU JEANNE’S MUM!!!

To read Judy’s biography click here;   http://www.chiloquinarts.com/?page_id=320

This beautiful print is donated by Sarah Bagg of Malin Or..  It is framed and is 29 1/2 by 37 1/2 inches.  Unframed it is 19 by 27 inches.  It was professionally matted and framed and is absolutely gorgeous. Because of size and glass, this picture cannot be shipped.

$500

. Thank you so much Sarah and Judy.

Every penny of these sales goes into feed, vet care and the rescued horses needs.

This is Tarah and Dawn, between them they helped get this poor little pony released to the Humane Society, and he came to Project Spirit for some very intense re-hab and care.

Thank you to all who helped us buy the ramp, NewHope could not have managed this without it.

 His legs would tremble non stop from the pain of standing so unbalanced for so long.

 He would shift his weight from one foot to the other non stop to ease the pain.

 Cary Areu the farrier who donates so much to Project Spirit came as soon as I called and spent 4 hours working on these awful feet. Only darkness made him stop, but he was back first thing Sunday morning and put in two more hours making this little luv comfy for the first time in years.

 Tools like this are not made for horses…

Huge abscess in one front foot, once cleaned you could bury a thumb in the hole. Can you imagine the pain of standing on this for months?

 Cary using the grinder on the back feet, little pony stood for it, he knew he was in great hands.

 Look any different?

All groomed, tail detangled and all of the twisted wire removed, and had a pedicure..life is good!!! Off to Dr John for a dental on Wednesday, to fix the teeth.

Gorgeous laddie eh? Like his pretty new halter? Present from Paula at

www.haltersbypaula.com  Thank you Paula. The one he had on for years had dug a huge dent in his face, this one is soft and nice.

 It will be a year before these feet are re-shaped into a normal balance. Lots of work ahead,  but a bright future. Yeaaa and huge hugs to Tarah, Dawn and Cary.

UPDATE….NewHope has nice healthy teeth and is 12 yrs old.

ANOTHER UPDATE….Newhope, now re-named Beau, has a fabulous new home with Debbie and Jeff, (owners of the best hambuger joint in town)…(the KENO GRILL)…no, he will not be made into hamburger, he is loved, adored and spoiled to the max. His trust is coming back and he is best friend with Debbies gorgeous mare Sally. Yeaaa for Beau and Sally’s love affair.!!!

This gorgeous painting was donated by Bev Ott of Klamath Falls.

To see her Biography go to;

http://www.chiloquinarts.com/?page_id=354

It is a big painting, framed and ready to hang. Gorgeous!!!

$200

Meet Cary Areu, the wonder farrier who never complains when I call him in a panic, always comes right away, and is as compassionate as they come with frightened horses. How did we get this lucky to have such back up here at Project Spirit? 

Helping NewHope.

Talk about getting the best foot care ever? Check this out, Cary and his farrier friend Ben Fox,(541 892 7806) making sure the balance is correct on Bentley before he goes to his new home.   Gotta luv this!!!

 These two sweet things were owner release, and both were adopted into the finest homes ever. They are being taught to pull carts and will be having tons of fun this summer. May they makes you super happy Marlys and Pam.

This is Linn, she is a wonderful sweet and kind 23 yr old mare, Her owner starved her down to this condition, and then put her in a stall at the fairgrounds with no food or water. Dawn found her and had her signed over to the Humane Society. She is here at Project Spirit for re-hab and tons of love. After lots of scrubbing to remove the manure that covered her back end, we found a palomino under all of that nasty stuff.

Such a sweet and kind mare, this does not make sense at all.

We named her Linn in honour of a friend in England who died in his sleep the day she was rescued.  I know he would have liked that.

UPDATE….Linn is recovering well, putting on weight but is still very depressed, she needs her own person to heal her soul.

UPDATE… Linn has a new mum, congratulations Charlotte on your first horse, may she make you smile every day that she lives with you.

Farrah is an owner release . She is coming 5 yrs old and is very green. She is a registered QH, born in Texas, adores people and looking for her own person. If you would like a nice horse for a 4H project, this is it. Pretty and flashy, and willing.

She developed dapples with her winter coat, just gorgeous.

This is Dora, she came here 10 yrs ago and was the best loved cow ever. She loved back scratches, ate cookies, drank grain out of a can and came at a full gallop when called.  She was not a rescue, just a huge part of Home Farm, friend to the local Keno people who came to visit her, and she died this winter in the field she spent most of her life in, she is missed so very much.

This is a sad little gelding who was an owner release. They saw their horse in trouble, had no money for vets and did the right thing by calling for help. We took him to the vet but his teeth had crumbled and there was nothing we could do to help him. he was quietly euthanized and is in a much better place. 

 This was a challenge, an injured bird on Home Farm, and me scared of picking him up incase I squished him. I am used to half a ton creatures not this. We are very lucky here in Keno, we have Liz, the finest bird rescue lady ever, and she came running and took on this cute little guy. Thank you Liz, we are proud to know you and your incredible rescues.

  Look her up, you will like what you see.

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