I first saw Ellie while surfing a forum I visit daily. I've read the Auction Horses Forum before, but numerous times have passed up horses that I've seen on there, knowing they'd likely get a great home with one of the other members.
I saw a photo of Ellie and something about her grabbed me. She was thin, and fuzzy, and very sad looking. All reports said she was very quiet and sweet. I really didn't have a ton of extra resources to be able to help her, but decided to see if any of my friends would be willing to pitch in so that I could help her out..
A very generous friend, Kathy Bressi offered to pay the approximately $300 to get her out of the kill pen. Another friend, Stacy Forte offered a luxurious stall that she could stay in so that she could be brought home ASAP. My friend Danielle Berg hooked up her gorgeous gooseneck trailer to her immaculate Harley Davidson F350 and came and picked her up. THAT picture sure didn't fit...a scruffy, thin arabian mare loading onto a gorgeous 3 horse trailer!
Lots of other friends (online and otherwise) offered feed (Carrie Olson-hay, Karen Goetz, my wonderful Mommy-hay, bedding, grain, blankets, Kari Phinney, and Coral Kelley-grain and numerous online friends who helped pay for farrier and other misc. costs).
So tonight she is home in a warm comfy stall, and happily munching green, leafy alfalfa hay and beet pulp/rice bran slop":)
Miss Ellie says thanks to all of her new friends for being so generous!:)
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