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Currently many of our horses & large breed dogs are permanent residents; due to their severe abuse and neglect.  All are available for sponsorship.  If you see a Horse or Large Breed Dog you would like to sponsor please contact us or utilize the "Make a Donation" button link below. If you prefer, click here for a PDF sponsorship form to send by mail.

These are our current animals available for sponsorship:


My Owner did not want me anymore. He stopped feeding me and told me I had to go. I did not deserve this. I am a good horse and I love people. I am looking for a monthly sponsor to help with my feed cost and Vet cost. Can you help?

It seems to never end. Once again there is yet another heartless act of cruelty that has happened. We were called this morning and asked if we could take in eight three week old puppies and their Mommy that were found dumped on a country road in Mills County, Iowa. One of the puppies has died, another is in very bad condition and was not moving upon arrival and three others are not doing well and three are in fair condition. We are hopeful with some special care, time and lots of TLC the remaining puppies and Mommy will all heal. Mommy is very underweight and has very little milk to nurse her babies. We took Mommy along with her puppies into the Vet today to be evaluated.

They weakest babies will need to be bottle fed until Mommy can gain enough weight to nurse them. Mommy is very sweet and allowed us to touch all of her babies so we could help them. Mommy is also dealing with a large number of ticks that were all over her so she has been through a lot. She will be treated for ticks once we get her stable, and get some food and water in her little frail body.

We are in need of donations to help cover the cost of the Vet Bills, food supplements for the sick babies and special food for Mommy to help her gain weight. Once everyone is stable we will need to give all babies their shots and also Mommy will get her shots. We will also need to pull blood once Mommy is well to make sure she is heartworm negative as she has a cough which could be the heat and lack of food and water. Donations can be made through our website using Pay Pal or mailed to our Rescue/Shelter at the address above. Please mark your donations Mommy & Babies.

She is truly a good Mommy. It is so sad to watch her suffer like this and with the heat we feel she and the seven remaining puppies are very lucky to be alive. Mommy was at 31 lbs. today, very under weight. The biggest puppy was 1 lb 5 oz. You can feel their ribs and backbones. They are so little!

This was the baby was not moving when he arrived at our Rescue/Shelter. Once he was given water with an eye dropper he started to move but is still very weak and has bruising on his little tummy which the Vet noticed.

All donations are greatly appreciated and no amount is to small. Please dig deep into your pockets for this Mommy and her babies. They all deserve a second chance and we are going to give them that chance. They are all precious.

We will be taking adoption agreements for Mommy and each one of the puppies once we get them going in the right direction. Babies will remain with Mommy until they are weaned. We believe in miracles and this is what we need at a time like this.

Finally, if you recognize this Mommy and think you know who she belongs to please contact us at Hooves & Paws Rescue. All information will be confidential.

07/28/2011 Update on Mommy & Puppies found on a rural road in Mills County, Iowa

Mommy Dakota (her new name) and her puppies are doing better since the first day they arrived. Puppies are very small but gaining weight. They are moving around more and their eyes are open. They are just 4 weeks old in these pictures. Mommy and puppies will be ready for adoption once the puppies are weaned. We are accepting adoption applications for Mommy Dakota & the puppies. Adoption forms can be found on our website under forms. We have six little boys and one little girl. All of the puppies & Mommy Dakota have been de-wormed and all have been Vet checked. Mommy is a Beagle/Hound mix. We do not know who Daddy was but he must have been black because that is the main color of puppies. Mommy Dakota is a very sweet dog and she gets along with both dogs and cats. She is also poddy trained and does not bother anything in the house. News Story
Update 8/15/11
We are still in need of forever homes for three puppies and Mommy Dakota. All puppies will be ready to go to their new homes Sunday August 21, 2011. All have been Vet checked, wormed and have their puppy shots. Mommy Dakota will be spayed before adoption but then she will be ready to go to her forever home. She is sweet, very laid back and is looking for a family to love her. As with all of our adoptions a fenced secure area is required. Please contact us if you are interested in one of these beautiful little Beagle mixed puppies or their Mommy.

Zoey's Journey

We would like to share with you the Journey Of Zoey, formerly known as (Masquerade). We were lucky enough to find an incredible foster lady named Molly and she has offered to help us and rehabilitate Zoey until she is healed inside and out and ready to go to her forever home. Molly is one of our many foster homes. Without people like Molly we would not be able to save as many animals as we do. The first time I saw Zoey I knew she was special and We welcome all of our foster homes & adoptive homes to send us stories, pictures and updates about the horses & dogs you are fostered for us or adopted from us. You are all incredible and we thank all of our foster & forever homes from the bottom of our heart!! You have all helped us make a huge difference in the life of hundreds for animals.

The following is the first update we received from Molly on Zoey. We will be sharing updates and pictures of Zoey's Journey with everyone and show you how love, good food, proper Vet care and a lot of attention can heal a horse like Zoey who has been so neglected. We thank Molly for helping us and giving Zoey a second chance.

This is the first update from Molly on Zoey.

I have never fostered before and since she is not technically mine on paper, I want to share with you everything in her journey -Please forgive me if I over-communicate.

Zoey (Masquerade) came to us on Friday June 10th 2011. She had her first vet visit that Saturday on June 11th with Kelly Turner DMV and what he found was this:

Lice - Dr. Turner is sending additional treatment for it - she had a bath with a medicated shampoo to reduce the problem for the immediate moment.
She was dewormed - with one that handles tape worm too. And instructions to get dewormed in one month.
She was given her panel of shots for spring - rhino, flu, tetnas, west nile, etc...
She was showing signs of jaundice and Dr. Turner wanted to run a full panel of blood tests - which he drew blood for.
She is slightly anemic - he is sending Red Cell to add to her feed.
Her white count is up, indicating an infection of some sort - started antibiotics June 13th.
All her other items came back fine - indicating that her major organs are ok (Dr. Turner was concerned with the jaundice that her liver might have problems).

Zoey has her own area with shelter - she is on her own so that she doesn't have to fight for food, water, and shelter. She gets grained twice a day with instructions from Dr. Turner as to what and how much and when to increase her amount. Zoey also has a salt with trace mineral block at her disposal.

Dr. Turner will be out on Saturday June 18th to float her teeth and follow up from last week.

Yvette Danker was out on Sunday June 12th to do her feet. She said that Zoey already has new hoof growth with the food and minerals she is getting and is pleased with how her feet look - no major issues there.

I will keep you updated as I can and I will be trying to do that weekly - with pictures. You can call me and come see her any time.

Talk to you soon!!

Molly
 
Update on Zoey 6-22-2011

Dr. Turner came out on Saturday as planned. He said he could already tell the difference in her after one week. Kelly (Dr. Turner) floated Zoey's teeth - he said they look good but could see where she had some points that could have been causing some issues. He then gave her a booster tetnus shot.
Update 7/27/11
Zoey has such a beautiful soul. She was tired and hungry when she came to us and had little care for anything we did to her or for her it seemed. Zoey has been with us since June 10 , 2011 and she has become herself - no longer a soul waiting for someone to care. Zoey seems to know that she has found that and trusts that we will make sure her needs and wants are met - love, care, food and all!!

Zoey has never been one to smart off to anyone handling her and still doesn't. She does gives pause if she isn't sure about something and looks to us to make sure all is well before proceeding. Patients is ALL she needs. She hollers at us at feeding time and is the first in line to get her halter on at the gate when its time to be on the yard.

Zoey handles well - we can handle her feet, her ears, her legs and scratch her tummy - although her favorite spot in all the world is to have her mane scratched. She makes the FUNNIEST faces!! Zoey still loves the kids and will come up to them and investigate what they are doing. She does not spook at bikes - even when the boys ride right by her in the yard. She is naturally curious and LOVES to poke her nose into whatever she finds - including a magic act of getting into the garden!! She will let us spray her off with fly spray - haltered or not. Zoey also does not seem to be adverse to being hosed off with cool water when it is so hot out.

The ferrier (Yvett) will be out on Saturday to give all the horses their next trim - including Zoey. She is doing SO VERY well. I have included pictures of when she arrived to compare to what she looks like now...

Enjoy!!

Molly Pengra

We received a call from an individual asking for our help for her (2) small ponies. We were told one was a Therapy pony for children but did not make it to long in the program because she walked to fast? The other is her off spring. The Owner is running out of hay, she is down to one bale is what she told me tonight and she is losing her home. We need to get these two to safety. If anyone has an open spot that they can spend their Christmas at please contact us ASAP. Buster looks better than Mommy in the pictures we just received. Mommy looks very thin to us. I am hoping that they are not in worse shape than they are in these pictures. These pictures as you can see were taken in the summer. So we are not sure what shape they will be in now. But regardless, they deserve a chance at a happy life.

This is the actual e-mail that we received. We can't let these two ponies down.
Dear Genea,
I'm emailing you because I need your help with my two miniature Shetland ponies. You see, I have lost my job and I'm losing my little farm too and I cannot take them with me. Buttercup is 19 years old and in excellent health, she just needs to be kept off the new spring grass because she has grass foundered a few years back. When the grass has aged a bit, she can be turned out with no problem.

Buster is Buttercup's 7 year old gelding and he also is fat, sassy, and healthy. Both Buttercup and Buster are current on their shots and hoof trimming.

Buttercup is a retired Therapy riding pony and is pretty much bombproof, she also has the biggest sweet tooth I've ever seen in a pony. Buster was a companion pony for my riding horse till I sold her, since then he's been a spoiled pet. Both have excellent ground manners, you can pick up their hooves just by running your hand down the inside of their leg and clicking. I frequently tie them out with long lunge lines to graze my yard. I'm emailing you because if I try to talk to you over the phone, you won't be able to understand me because I'll be bawling like a baby the whole time. I'm having a hard enough time typing this email to you.

I'm kind of in a rush to get this done because I have to be out of this house within a couple of weeks, I'm down to my last bale of hay and I don't know what else to do.

We would like to update everyone on the (2) mini's. They are with us now at Hooves & Paws Rescue. When they arrived they were full of worms. They have be wormed and are gaining good weight now. Their hooves have been done and they are UTD on their shots. They are learning about trust, love and what it is like to have a place to call home where they are safe. They are very special. One they have had tome to heal inside & out they will be ready for adoption. We will be posting new pictures of them very soon.

Update 2-6-11
Due to Mommy Buttercup having issues with her hooves & Buster being fearful of new people we have made the choice to make both Mommy Buttercup & Buster forever residents at Hooves & Paws Rescue. They will both be going with us once they are ready to nursing homes for visits and also be used at the rescue for children to learn about caring for a horse. Mini's work well with children due to their size. Children seem to be less fearful of smaller horses than larger horses. So by the spring they should be ready for some fun times with the children who come to visit us at our facility.

Here are some new pictures of both Mommy Buttercup and Buster.

Buster with our Big Girl AnnaBelle. Both had just had a good roll in the snow and mud!

Please Help Us Save Little Willie July 22, 2010 -- WOWTV Story

We want to thank everyone who has called and e-mailed us about Little Willie. We will be posting an update on Little Willie and his progress within the next few days. We are working hard to save Willie.

There are so many others like Willie out there suffering. Each day we do our best to offer our services, provide education and give those like Willie a safe place to go to heal. So please know without your help we could not continue saving those who have no voice of their own. We thank you as always for your continued support & kindness.

We believe this should be a crime and those who do this to animals should be punished and held accountable for their actions. Our laws need to change! Until they do this type of neglect will not stop. Please get involved. If you see abuse or neglect please report it.

This is a picture of Little Willie's hooves upon arrival at Hooves & Paws Rescue.  His Owner stated he cut his hooves off with a hack saw.

Update 8-5-2010 Helping Willie Walk

Little Willie is healing at our rescue facility. He has a strong will to live and a very sassy attitude which is wonderful. We are learning a lot about him and teaching him to trust and understand how special he is.

Little Willie having his feet worked on for the first time. He will require several farrier treatments to re-shape his hooves. They are very painful right now according to our farrier but each treatment will get easier and help him walk better and with less pain. Our hope is someday Little Willie will be able to walk without pain.

Little Willie resting after his first treatment on his hooves. He was very brave & we were right by his side during the whole procedure.

We would like to thank Evie Rasmussen for the wonderful donation made to Hooves & Paws Rescue in honor of her sister Carla Rasmussen who started No Pet's Left Behind in Nebraska. Carla was a beautiful person inside & out and she is greatly missed. She left this world sadly in the prime of her life. The work she did saving animals was truly incredible and we were honored to work with her. She will always be in our hearts.

Update
Little Willie's Owner has taken a plea bargain and the trial has been called off due to this plea. The outcome is as follows. Little Willie's former Owner will never be allowed to own animals again, he was fined, he received probation, and he did not deny charges during the plea bargain.

Little Willie will continue to heal at Hooves & Paws Rescue and will be fitted with boots and a leg cast to help him walk with a little less pain. We will update everyone as time allows on Little Willie's progress. Donations for Little WIllie's care can be mailed to our facility at 27821 US Hwy 34 in Glenwood, IA 51534 or made through our website using Pay Pal. Please mark your donations "Little Willie".

February 6, 2011
Winter has been very hard on Little Willie. Due to the condition of his leg and hooves he must spend several hours a day inside the barn in a large stall. We can't take a chance of him slipping and falling on the ice and snow. He is spoiled, very loved and gets many kisses and hugs each day. Our Vet said that although his hooves are better from continued farrier care his leg has taken a turn for the worst. His leg is turned in due to the crippling effects of his former Owner cutting his hooves off with a hacksaw. When he is turned out to get some fresh air each day he takes it very slow and knows when he is tired all he has to do is walk back toward the barn from his safe little secure area outside and he will be taken back into his stall. He spends a lot of time resting. He loves to be brushed so we do that for him each day. That seems to relax him and he loves to be pampered. We are still hopeful once the sun starts to shine again and winter is behind us he can lay outside in his little paddock area and soak in the sun. We love him very much and we pray each day he will be with us till he is a very old man. Mini horses can live into their late 30's. We pray he reaches a ripe old age with us. He is very special and our strong willed little sweetheart.

Frannie Crossed Over Rainbow Bridge in Genea's arms.

 

We would like to update everyone on the progress of Furst, the blind Rottie that came to our rescue facility from St. Louis, MO recently.

Furst has had surgery to remove one of his eyes due to the severe infection in his eyes that caused his blindness. The Vet who performed the surgery feels his other eye can stay at this time unless it becomes infected again and then we will deal with it at that time. We have also learned that the two holes on the top of his paws that are the same in size are from being burned with a cigarette. This poor dog has had a rough life so far and it is time for him to start to heal inside & out.

We want to thank all of you that have been involved with us to help save this wonderful dog.

The Vet who performed the surgery on Furst, Kathy Johnson, Owner of K-9 Coach Learning Center, L.L.C. who is fostering Furst and working with Furst on basic training and doing an incredible job, and Kelly Trout, with Mid America Rottweiler Rescue, Director at Large who contacted us to help Furst.

We would also like to thank everyone who has wrote us and called about Furst. A huge thank you to those who have donated to help with his medical bills and training cost which is a must after what he has been through in his young life.

Without everyone's support we could not continue helping those like Furst who have no voice of their own.

Once Furst is healed inside and out he will be ready for adoption. The forever home that Furst will go to will need to be a very special home. Furst will need to be the only dog in your home and no children under 12 years of age please. We would be happy to discuss this further with anyone who is interested in Furst.

We are taking adoption applications on Furst which can be found on our website under forms. Then we would like to meet with you, do a home check and set up a time for you to meet Furst in person.

All donations for Furst, his medical care and training can be sent to our Rescue / Shelter or made directly through our website using Pay Pal. Please mark your donations, For The Care & Training Of Furst.

Meet Goober.  He is a very special young blind gelding.  He was an Owner Surrender due to his family moving out of state.  Goober's family loved him very much and saved him from an unknown fate when he was left by his previous Owner in a boarding facility because of his sudden blindness due to medication which was put in his eyes incorrectly for a period of time. You truly learn about love when you meet a horse like Goober.  His world is dark due to his blindness but he heart is full of love. He and another rescue Little MayBelle who is a very old little mini horse have become good friends and she and Goober spend their days together in a special area just for them at the rescue.  Goober is in need of a monthly sponsor.

Little MayBelle arrived at the rescue 09/20/08.  It was just over an hour trip back to the rescue from where she was at.  She got right into the trailer when we loaded her.  When we arrived at the rescue she got out and took a look around.  The first horses she saw (on the other side of a fence of course) was Papa River, Mama Joy and Baby Walter.  You can imagine what she thought.  They looked at her and she looked at them like "what in the world"?  I am sure she thought those are the biggest horses I have ever seen.  But she was a trooper.  She walked over to the fence and looked up at them and then turned around and walked away as if to say thank God there is a tall fence between us. 

MayBelle spent the day helping me clean to barn and just hanging out.  She has her own little stall that Billy built for her inside.  She is shy but she is already starting to come around and let us touch her.  We are very thankful she is at the rescue.  

We want to thank those who are sponsoring MayBelle monthly. We will be using some of the sponsorship fees to have her teeth floated.  MayBelle's teeth are in very bad shape.  When we opened her mouth to look at her teeth she had a lot of swelling & a few teeth broke and some missing.  When we contacted the Vet today that had seen MayBelle prior to coming to the rescue he confirmed that MayBelle suffered severe abuse & neglect and she really needed work done on the teeth but it had never been done due to money issues with the lady who originally found her in the chicken house. So, we will be having this taken care.  I am sure she is in pain with these teeth like this.  So, again thanks to her sponsors we will be able to make this little girl more comfortable for her final years. Due to her age, MayBelle will be a forever resident at our rescue facility.
We want to thank everyone we pledged a monthly donation to help with MayBelle's care.  We could not have done this without everyone's help. 

3 PUPPIES FOUND IN A BOX NEXT TO A DUMPSTER ARE SAFE AT OUR RESCUE 
March 26, 2008
When we arrived home this evening we had several messages on our answering machine.  The first one that we played back was a man telling us someone he knew was dumping (3) puppies in a dumpster today and that was the end of the message. The next message confirmed this.  It was a business Owner and he in fact had the (3) puppies but they were left in a large box next to his dumpster at his business. 

We went right away to pick the puppies up and they are safe at our rescue.  They are about 8-10 week old puppies; two females & one male. They were very scared when we picked them up.  They are resting now all together.  They are little balls of fur and I am sure they are wondering why this happened to them.  As always, we have no good answer.  All we know is this is not the way to start your life as a little puppy.  Puppies should be loved, hugged and adored.   

These puppies will need to be socialized before adoption.  They appear to have had a rough start from the way they all act when picked up.  One puppy bites at your hands and screams when picked up. The other puppy gets stiff when picked up.  And finally the third just shakes when picked up.  

At this time we are seeking donations for the care of these puppies.  They will all need their first shots and they will need to see the Vet ASAP.  These little ones will also need puppy chow if anyone is willing to donate a bag or two.   

If you have any information about who dumped these little puppies please contact our rescue day or night. Here are some pictures we took of these precious little puppies. (2) Little Girls & (1) Little Boy.  The picture of the puppies in the box is how they were found.

Update 3/30/2008
Today the puppies are doing as well as can be expected at this point.  They had their first visit with the Vet Friday evening and it was very scary for them. Because these puppies are afraid of people, the Vet trip wore them out.   

The Vet checked them over and found that they were full of worms.  We expected this from the size of their bellies.  He also checked their teeth to estimate their age.  He thinks they may be even younger then we first thought. They were not given their first puppy shots at this time.  He advised us to wait about a week and bring them back because he thought with everything they have been through up to this point it would be a lot to put them through right at this time.  We were given a special puppy shampoo because we have pulled several ticks off of them and today we seen more that were showing up.  They have really thick hair and sometimes ticks are hard to find until they start to swell up. What has made this even harder is that they don’t really like anyone to touch them just yet.  We are very confident we can help them get over this fear of people.  We sat with them and just talked to them and told them what good puppies they were.  We introduced toys to them.  Toys are very new to them; they were a bit afraid. 

Our Vet said the little black puppy, which is a girl, appears to have been abused in some way as she hides her head and crawls to get away from people.   

We were watching the puppies out the window and our rescued St. Bernard’s were sitting next to the enclosure we had the puppies in. It was very interesting.  The puppies all were wagging their tails and putting their little paws out of their enclosure to touch the big St. Bernard’s.  So they are not afraid of other dogs.  Even very big ones! We would like to share with you some pictures we took today of the puppies. These pictures are priceless!

Update 4/28/08
Wilma was adopted today, April 27, 2008.  She was adopted by Billy's cousin and my best friend Georgia & her husband Matt.  She will have a wonderful home with their family.

Update on Black Betty & Fast Freddie
Black Betty & Fast Freddie are still healing and doing much better each day. Fast Freddie has less issues with fear of new people than Black Betty. Although they are both fine with Bill & I they still seem to fear new people and tend to hide when new people approach them. They both get along with all the big dogs very well. They play hard and act like big dogs!
 
Update February 2010 Black Betty & Fast Freddie are still healing at our Rescue and making great progress. But still, both dog's fear new people and run and hide when anyone new approaches them. They are both very shy and will allow us to play with them and love them but anyone else they fear. We have had them to the Vet on several occasions and our Vet feels they were abused in some way in the first (5) weeks of their young life to cause them to be so afraid of people. We are still hoping someday soon they will be ready for adoption. We are looking for someone that would be willing to spend time with either of these sweethearts to try and show them there are good people out there that could love them as much as we do and give them a forever home.

Update on Black Betty & Fast Freddie

Due to behavior issues Black Betty & Fast Freddie have become forever residents at Hooves & Paws Rescue.  They will remain with us at our facility for the rest of their life.  They are both looking for a monthly sponsor.  Can you sponsor us? 

Papa River, Mommy Joy and Baby Walter will remain at our facility for the rest of their life due to ongoing health issues. Papa River has severe allergies that must be treated on a regular basis, Mommy Joy limps and does not move well and she receives treatment to help her joints on a regular basis and Baby Walter has had three surgeries. One surgery was on his back leg and two other surgeries were due to teeth issues. He will require another surgery very soon to remove more teeth. His teeth did not develop correctly due to starvation before he arrived. They are also very attached to each other to the point that if they are apart for any reason they go into a panic and have tore down our fences until they can get to each other. Here are some updated pictures of them. They have gained all of their weight. They are wonderful with us but very fearful of some people, which we can't explain. They are all in need of monthly sponsors. If you can sponsor Papa River, Mommy Joy or Baby Walter we would truly appreciate any monthly sponsorship amount to defer some of the cost to care for them and feed them.

On April 2, 2007 we rescued 3 abused and neglected Percheron Horses at a Council Bluffs, IA residence and brought them to our rescue facility.  Action 3 News KMTV followed us in for coverage of the rescue and aired it that evening. There is Joy a 10 year old Mare, River a five year old Gelding and Walter a one year old stud colt. These horses had not had medical care of any type it appears for a very long time.  Their hooves are very overgrown, cracked and in terrible shape.  The mama mare is 250 – 300 lbs underweight. We have had a Vet out to examine the horses.  The horses were given their shots, however, since these horses were not touched and loved as they should have been they are very hard to handle and still need more medical care once they settle in and understand that they will never again suffer, be hungry, alone or abused.  That is the promise we make to each animal that we rescue.
 

Click here for the first rescue story from KMTV Action 3 news.  Click here to see the story KMTV Action 3 News aired a week later about our recently rescued Percherons. In a follow-up story click here. They desperately need sponsorship assistance. Won't you help?

Update As Of 04/10/07

All of the rescued horses have various medical issues that we are working on due to their abuse and neglect. Our rescue is a place to heal and this is our goal for these wonderful horses.  We will update their progress as time permits.  They are safe, eating, (alot), resting and getting more love than they have ever known.  Apple Treats seem to be their snack of choice. We will post the information when they are better and appropriate for adoption.

 

We are in desperate need for sponsorship for "Walter".  Walter is the (1) year old rescued Percheron that was brought in April 2, 2007. We noticed he favored his right rear leg when he we brought into our rescue.  We recently had him examined again and found that the tendons in his right rear knee is detached causing the knee cap to move in an unnatural position when he walks.  We were advised after speaking with our Vet that he must be operated on ASAP or he may suffer permanent damage which could shorten his life span and cause him considerable pain.  This is a major operation that this little guy will undergo and he will have many months of recovery. We will also need a volunteer during the day to help us with Walter's care.  If you are available anytime during the daytime Monday through Friday please contact us.  We were very sad to hear this news about Walter as he is a sweetheart. Please consider sponsoring Walter!

 

Update on Walter
Walter has had his operation.  He was a brave boy during the whole operation. He was put under just enough to keep him still.  He is doing very well. The Vet is very pleased with his progress.  We are, needless to say, very relieved that the operation is over and that it went so well.

We would like to thank everyone who sent donations for Walter's operation. We would also like to thank our Vet for doing such a wonderful job and caring so much about our Walter.

"Ted", formerly known as "Brownie", is a registered Morgan  that was donated to our lesson program from a wonderful family who own Carriage Hill Farms.  We hope to use Ted for children's therapy and lessons.  He is a "6" year old with a lot of love to give.

 

We are asking for donations for the medical care of "Ted".  At a recent Vet visit we learned that his pelvis may have been previously broken.  Previous to Ted being donated to our rescue he did have an incidence when he was at the trainer and he somehow caught his back hoof in his halter while scratching his head.  He was found in that position.  >From that point forward Ted had a slight limp.  We were not concerned as we felt we may be able to give him some time with a physical therapist that has donated her time to our rescue.  However, after a few sessions it appears that it may take some other actions. So we would like to take this special guy to get some x-rays and have a specialist look at him. Iowa State was recommended to us by our Vet for this type of injury.  The cost to have Ted put under for the X-Rays, the actual X-Rays and the Vet cost will run in the neighborhood of $900.00.  Any donations toward his medical care and rehabilitation would be greatly appreciated.  We want Ted to feel as healthy as possible and as pain free as possible.  We have a little girl that has fallen in love with Ted that volunteers at our rescue and she plans on showing him in a halter class.  So his recovery is very important to the rescue as well a this special little girl as someday she would love to ride Ted.  But for now she is content to just walk him on a lend which tells you just how special Ted is to this little girl.  If you would like to sponsor Ted please note that on your donation.

Sophia Lynn,
My Owners surrendered me as they thought I was to big and to much work. I was kept on a chain my whole life.  Now I have a tall fence and "no more chain around my neck". I had a eye infection that was not taken care of.  My new parents at the rescue are getting my eye operated on to fix it.  I may need two surgery's and the vet is not sure that I will not be blind due to this. 

We are sad to report that Sophia has had a set back.  She will have another surgery Tuesday February 6, 2007. Her stitches did not hold as we had hoped in her eye.  Sophia will need to be boarded at the Vet so that they can closely watch her eye after the surgery and try to control the bleeding in the area.  

Sophia after her surgery. We are asking for donations at this time to help with the medical bills which will include the cost of another more complicated surgery and the cost to board Sophia for (10) days. Please sponsor me to help pay for my vet bills. I am just (1) year old and I have my whole life ahead of me.

We want to thank the Glenwood Vet Clinic for the for trying so hard to save Sophia's eye.

Miracle Ann
Miracle Ann.  I have been healing at Hooves & Paws Rescue for a very long time.  I came in as a severe abuse case.  I had acid poured on my head and I was kicked so bad that all my fur was gone on my sides.  But I am much better now.  Due to behavior issues with other dogs I am a forever resident at Hooves & Paws Rescue.  I am looking for an angel to sponsor my care. Can you sponsor me?

Shooter (Golden Boy Sonny) Quarter Horse Palomino
My abusers did not take me to the vet when my eye became infected.  They put medicine that was to be used for people in my eye and covered it with a patch.  They forgot "they said" to remove it for several months.  Then, one day they pulled the patch off and the coating of my eye came off with the bandage.  So today, I am blind in my eye and I have frequent eye infections due to this.  Before I came to the rescue I was also very skinny and my hooves were sore because they were not taken care of.

AnnaBella, our princess,  Leopard Appaloosa
Read my story on our Home Page  "I Dream"

AnnaBella has recently been diagnosed with a reoccurrence of her cancer. Assistance is needed for her medical bills.

This is Joker (Jokie Man) Joker was stabbed in the in the tummy and hoof by his former trainer.  He is doing very well and has (30) days training with Britni a good friend of ours who does an incredible job training horses. Joker was a challenge and she did a wonderful job with him. 

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