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A friend and I were made aware of some STARVING horses.We were asked to help with a cut on a horses leg. We had been told they were skinny but were not prepared for what we found!! After removing the blanket from the 20yr old mare I was amazed she could hold her body upright and her wound was wrapped so tightly it was cutting off circulation.The lady said that the mare was injured in some wire laying around turns out (from a neighbor i talked to ) the mare had tryed to jump the fence into someones yard and did not clear it. This mare can hardly walk for her to attempt to jump a fence in her condition would be out of pure desperation!!! The other three horses are more savable the lady has agreed to get rid of the old mare and one of the TB a friend of mine is taking The TB were getting him tonight, she is hoping to find someone who want's him who can care for him but is trying to do her part in helping untill then. the other two she say's she will never give up but we have talked her into "boarding" The other two at another friend of mines since they have no shelter not even tree's where they are now, we will have the support of the local animal protection agency(they have been out their but wont do anything yet ) not to return them and have petition's signed by the neighbors about the state of the horses.So as soon as we get all the legal stuff worked out we could/will give them up to  the right people right now we just want the other two away from her anyway possible. We need help to rehabilitate the horses one I Got the OK for from DH to keep I plan to Have our 4-H club member's  help  him brushing love etc  I think it will be a good lesson on the importance of responsible horse care he will eventually be for the ones who do not have horses once he is healthy again .Of  the other two one will need a home or help with feed bill as husband's have said NO MORE HORSES unless we have help because of cost of hay and find new home's for them later etc (15-17 yr old reg TB off the track) The other IMHO needs put to sleep but because of the extra $$$ going out on feed etc on the other guy's we can't afford to do much but feed and vet if in an emergency. I know we are not financially in a place to do a four horse rescue but we can't just sit and watch the horses starve to death .The local rescue agencies that have been contacted can't or wont help out or take the horses at this time. The neighbors I talked to have been throwing their apples and pairs and some have even bought hay now and then to throw the horses are kept blanketed so it is harder to see the state of these horses from farther away. One looks much like the Malaysia horses we saw the pictures on a few month's back

Jamie

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