Is rescue a four letter word?

I am still amazed when people are surprised I adopted my newest horse.  There are so many horses out there that adooption can be a great way to find a great horse, so here is my story of Broadway.

I love Thoroughbreds, I especially love off-the-track Thoroughbreds. I have owned three and helped in the retraining of many others.  Most have not really been "rescues" per se but have come from trainers on the track who needed good homes.  In February of this year I had to put down my beloved first horse, Scarlett.  In 2002 she was bit by a rattlesnake and it started a long battle with chronic lymphangitis.  After 8 years of countless drugs and every supplement I could find that might help (thankfully I worked at Vetlink :) ) She was not able to put weight on that leg anymore and my vet and I decided it was time to let her go.  On a beautiful Febrary morning with a blanket of snow I let my friend go.  I was the best and worst decision I have ever made.  I know she is pain free and one day I will get to ride her again.

  My Scarlett

 Back on topic, sorry I started this blog about rescues and turned it into one about euthansia, so back to the rescues.

I read a daily blog at http://www.fuglyblog.com/ while I might not always agree with Cathy she has a lot of good information and is a good read.  Fugly blog has banner ads from rescues and that is where I found Broadway.  Broadway is an 11 year old off-the-track Thoroughbred from New York.  She through the rescue network made it to Shiloh Horse Rescue near Las Vegas NV. (http://www.shilohhorserescue.com/ if you want to check them out)  Broadway was cute, little (15.1 like I like them) and ready to go.  I spent long hours watching all the videos Shiloh had posted, I look at all the photos and then I gave them a call.  Something about this little Thoroughbred was calling me.  After talking with Jill, the owner of Shiloh, I decided she was the one for me.  My husband and I planned our trip to Las Vegas and went and picked her up.  She rides nice, she is very sweet and is now in love with my other off-the-track Thoroughbred, Peanut (I promise I will do an introduction post soon) who happens to be her cousin.

My point of this whole story is there are fabulous horses sitting in rescues, waiting for homes that just might be your next best friend.  Please if you arfe looking for a new horse check out the many local and national rescue available.  I cannot say enough good things about Jill and her staff at Shiloh Horse Rescue but I realize Las Vegas is not the easiest trip and something closer may fit your needs better.

I promise to get better pictures of miss Broadway when she is not covered in mud, love the moisture hate the effect! Here is her page from the website if you want to check her out! http://shilohhorserescue.rescuegroups.org/animals/detail?AnimalID=393013

Here is a picture from the rescue, where it is sunny and dry! 

Happy riding and we will see you soon at Vetlink!