 THANK YOU FOR SAVING MY MOM TOO!! Well as usual, we are saving way more horses than we were told about on this trip. As of right now I am sitting in WA State in Mel's driveway with 3 mares and their tiny babies. One of them was just born yesterday. We also have 4 weanlings, and unfortunately they are in really rough shape. They are severely unhealthy and so far from healthy it brings a tear. The first mare that came in with a baby is also underweight and severely lacking in groceries. Her baby (named Jax), had a badly infected puncture wound on his front leg. Thank God we took his temperature as it was extremely high, 104.1. That is really high and much higher could be deadly. So we gave him antibiotics and cleaned and flushed his wound. We have to separate him from mom twice a day to medicate him and clean his leg. It's a bit hairy because his mom is on the reactive side. But so far everyone is safe and settling into the routine. We also saved a very pregnant mare who has a severe injury to her hind end. She was in tremendous pain and is having issues with both back legs. She is very thin and it's so sad to see how weak she is and how very pregnant she is. She is also on pain meds, and we are hoping and praying that she will have her baby before we have to travel. We pulled 4 weanlings in with mom and baby, but instead of dropping them off at a friend's to be placed in their new homes as planned, we have to take them back to NV for some much needed TLC. They are simply not healthy enough to place yet. This is not good news because we really are short on room. When we get more shelters and finish fencing the property it will be a bit easier, but for now I have to find shelter for all of them. In addition, we picked up two more mares with tiny little ones. The little black baby was born yesterday. Today Matt drove to Bend, OR to deliver 15 mares for another rescue. Tomorrow he has to drive back up to Bonners Ferry Idaho. We are picking up our beloved Diesel and bringing him back to NV. In his pictures he looks amazing and I can't wait to kiss the little dude again. He has been in a wonderful home, but as they feel they cannot give him the attention he deserves, we are picking him up and will eventually find him his forever home. The next day Matt is picking up even more kids, as there are two we are expecting who are roughly 7 months and are apparently severely tick and worm infested, not to mention extremely malnourished, much like most of these kids coming off the range. I am beyond frustrated because we need to put up a shelter here in WA at Mel's so these horses would have cover. It is pouring rain and my day old baby is out in it. Thankfully mom knows what to do, but it makes me crazy. Baby season is just starting so we are going to have to keep dealing with this. So we are now looking at 14 horses we need to transport back to our rescue. The good news is that most of them will already have a place to go as soon as they are healthy. The less than great news is that our vet bill for Coggins and blood work is going to be exponentially higher and so has the cost of this rescue increased. We appreciate all the folks who have stepped up to help, and we still need help. We have a serious shortage of shelters and feed, but I know we will find a way to "git 'er done". What's scary is the "season" is just beginning. So let's get ready to keep saving lives and keeping horses safe from slaughter. Together we can make a difference!  If you want to help You can go to You Caring - to help us keep saving lives..
You can go to Paypal if you would like to help these horses. You can donate via check at Chilly Pepper - Miracle Mustang, P.O. Box 190 Golconda, NV 89414 You can also donate via credit card by calling Palomino at 530-339-1458. NO MATTER HOW BIG OR HOW SMALL - WE SAVE THEM ALL! SAVING GOD'S CRITTERS - FOUR FEET AT A TIME Chilly Pepper - Miracle Mustang, WIN Project - Rescue & Rehab _We are now part of the WIN Organization WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
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 Meet "COLT", the newest orphan at Chilly Pepper. Colt was born in the wild and was severely injured by coyotes. After getting permission from the proper authorities he was brought in. That's when life became even more "interesting". As usual, there is never a dull moment at CPMM. Matt and I had just gotten home from an event in Carson City with Lacy J Dalton to fund raise for the wild ones. We had taken Sapphire, Diesel and Stormy, the resident orphans, for a "meet and greet" at Lacy's request. The even was amazing and so many folks got to "touch" a wild horse in the proper way. The babies did awesome and it was a great evening for all. Matt and I spent the night with the babies in Gardnerville as we had to pick up Buddy, a sweet 4 year old mustang that we helped place in a new home up in Idaho. The next day we went home to meet the vet and brand inspector to get the 6 ready for their trip to Idaho. Early Monday we loaded up Diesel and the other 5 and Matt set off to Northern Idaho. Once again the rescue truck needed repairs so my son took me and we dropped off that truck. About that time we got an emergency phone call. The horse Matt was supposed to pick up upon his return from BLM in Utah needed to be picked up ASAP. So as usual, God was giggling and Matt turned around, came home, unloaded all 6 and headed to Utah to do the pick up. All went well and he returned with a gorgeous mustang. Once again we loaded up the 6 and he headed on out. While Matt was delivering in Idaho, and the rescue truck was sitting in the shop, we received notice about Colt. He was in extremely critical, life threatening condition and we had to get him asap. I was shocked and so proud when my son offered to pick him up in his little race car lol. He has a Golf GTI and he doesn't even let anyone eat in it. He loves that car, but was putting it out there to pick up a stinky, injured orphan who was oozing puss to try and save it's life. It took nearly 7 hours to get to Reno, pick him up and get back home. We immediately started treating him and have been round the clock ever since. His injuries are severe and his whole right side is extremely swollen with edema from the trauma. He can barely walk and is unable to get up and down by himself except for a rare occasion or two. The vet is happy with the wounds and how they are draining, and is hopeful we will be able to pull him through. Unfortunately last night he stopped drinking for the most part. So I am using a syringe and per the vet's instructions making sure he gets alternating milk and water. We are trying to avoid having to do IV fluids. He is on pain meds and we are doing everything we can to keep him comfortable and give him time to heal and survive. Folks were asking what supplies we need. _This is what we use on a daily basis for Colt. _ Paper towels Gloves (type to keep sanitary lol) Probios Banamine Paste Uniprim Foal Lac Powder Powdered goats milk Foal Lac Pellets Shavings Soft grass hay Betadine Garbage bags Please keep him in your prayers. So we placed 6 horses, including Donkey, but already picked up another baby ("Colt"), and Matt is picking up 3 miniatures in need of help and bringing them home from California. It never stops and God keeps putting these beautiful souls in front of us. We also got the dreaded "yakama call". I was honestly hoping to not need to help so much with that this year, but there is only one place up there who can help so far and they can only do the babies. So it looks like there will once again be no rest, but I know God only gives us what we can handle. (That's what I keep telling myself lol). So we continue non-stop and want to say Thank You to everyone who is in this with us. It can be very overwhelming to everyone, but the best we can do is keep plugging along. I just try to get through one day at a time, celebrate the victories, mourn the losses and keep trying to "git 'er done". Y'all are amazing and we so appreciate you and all the love and support. Picture below: Top left - injury to his back upper leg. Bottom left - severe swelling and injury to his leg.  If you want to help You can go to You Caring - to help us keep saving lives..You can go to Paypal - [email protected] or go to our Donate & Support page
if you would like to help these horses. You can donate via check at Chilly Pepper - Miracle Mustang, P.O. Box 190 Golconda, NV 89414 You can also donate via credit card by calling Palomino at 530-339-1458. NO MATTER HOW BIG OR HOW SMALL - WE SAVE THEM ALL! SAVING GOD'S CRITTERS - FOUR FEET AT A TIME Chilly Pepper - Miracle Mustang, LRTC PROJECT - Rescue & Rehab LRTC (Least Resistance Training Concepts) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 68-0434118  It's go time again at Chilly Pepper. (Although it seems like that is the norm nowadays.) But we are moving forward and y'all have helped save alot of horses. YOU are the reason this is all possible and we so appreciate the love and support. A quick summary of some of the purchases y'all made :) $ 2,800 for hay $ 2,500 Foal Lac Powder & Pellets $ 400 bedding $ 3,200+ vet bills $ 250 farrier expenses $ 750 Colostrum & misc Those are just some of the major expenses. There are lots of other miscellaneous costs for these kids, but you have made it all possible with your love and support, so Thank You! (At least you know we are not wasting a penny of your much needed donations.) BRAVEHEART had a very successful, (although expensive) surgery. His bill (not including his gelding) was $950, with the total bill that day for Chilly Pepper coming out to $1250.00 We had his teeth done, his eye removed, he was gelded, had his vaccines and was wormed again, and he is a new man. Both vets concurred with his age only being around 11 when they looked at his teeth. Glad I listened to that little voice in my head that said NO - do not euthanize him. Braveheart made it very clear he was not ready to go anywhere. There was simply no legitimate reason to kill him. He is a very happy and friendly guy and heading to his new home on Wednesday morning. Although it breaks my heart, we have found the perfect home for not only Braveheart, but my beloved Frosty. The vets were amazed when I guided Frosty down the runway. He is extremely smart and would follow voice commands so he avoided hitting his head. (He is completely blind and a wild stallion.) I am so in love with him but can't keep a horse "just because" when it has a wonderful home available. So I cry like a baby as usual. He was also gelded and had his lil hoofers done, as well as had his vaccines. Chester, our - hours away from being loaded onto the slaughter truck guy was also gelded, vaccinated and had hoofers done. But the highlight of that day was having our huge, blind, black stallion safely gelded. Midnight Onyx is ginormous, and nearly jumped out of the 6 foot panels. His back hoofers were about a foot from clearing it. That would have been devastating. He needed a great deal of sedation due to his size, and often times they wake up thrashing and crashing around. Our vet gave him fluids and when he woke up he simply popped to his feet. We definitely had our angels around that day. We transported 18 horses (mares & foals) for Return to Freedom and Neda was kind enough to make sure we received some compensation for that trip. Woohoo. We so appreciate that. We want to say THANK YOU to Neda DeMayo and Return to Freedom for sharing their grant from the Coalition for Unwanted Horses. They covered ALL the gelding which came to $1000, leaving the $1250 that Chilly Pepper covered. She is also providing us with some vaccinations for some of the rescued horses. I love working together. It makes us so much more successful. We seriously need to buy panels for the blind horses to have more room. Our beloved Shadow is also leaving on Wednesday, so we will "only" have 2 blind horses left. Love's Legacy is gaining weight and feeling much better. She still cannot eat hay and we need to find her a place where someone has time to give her the special care she needs. She will make a wonderful riding horse, although I wouldn't put her in a bit. But she is sweet and happy and looking for a new place to land. STORMY, SAPPHIRE & DIESEL are hanging in there and getting stronger every day. They are still having issues with their tums, but compared to where they were they are doing much better. Please send prayers for their continued improvement. Their is definitely a reason they were not kept by their mama's. As always, we appreciate any help with the costs of saving these kids. Unfortunately the type of work we do is the most expensive type as far as the special needs and orphans. But this is where God wants us, so we will rock it the best we can with your help. Photo below, babies from the Gila Herd from the ISPMB rescue. Matt took the babies and I took the mama's.  If you want to help You can go to You Caring - to help us keep saving lives..You can go to Paypal - [email protected] or go to our Donate & Support page
if you would like to help these horses. You can donate via check at Chilly Pepper - Miracle Mustang, P.O. Box 190 Golconda, NV 89414 You can also donate via credit card by calling Palomino at 530-339-1458. NO MATTER HOW BIG OR HOW SMALL - WE SAVE THEM ALL! SAVING GOD'S CRITTERS - FOUR FEET AT A TIME Chilly Pepper - Miracle Mustang, LRTC PROJECT - Rescue & Rehab LRTC (Least Resistance Training Concepts is a 501c3 IRS EIN 68-0434118  It's been non stop crazy for Matt and I lately. While Matt was delivering horses and picking up the latest group in South Dakota, I was driving 3 hours each way to Fallon to re-sort and help load out the Virginia Range Horses that I sorted in South Dakota. They have been gelded, hoofers done and had their blood work done so they were ready for their final ride to freedom on a huge sanctuary in NV. I was contacted by my friend Anna about a two day old baby mustang who needed 24/7 care. Diesel is an orphan off the range who was getting repeatedly kicked to the ground by several stallions as well as the mare in the vicinity. Proper authorization to pick up the baby was received and Anne Hall and Anna Orchard came to the rescue. I met Anna out in Fernley and picked up our little guy. As I would be up all night with him, I stayed at our friend Betty Retzer's place in Stagecoach with Diesel. She was an angel and let me bring him into her place (in diapeys of course as it was an emergency) for the night. He was extremely colicky and we spent the night with enemas, the bottle and lots of walking and moving around. It was a long night and I had to be back in Fallon early the next morning to help load more horses. Luckily "aunty Cat" (Cathy Kindsfather) came out and stayed up all night with us and helped me take care of him. By morning (of course - no sleep for us lol) he was feeling a bit better and we had achieved the much sought after poop :) :) At the same time, Matt was in South Dakota and he also was caring for a critically ill foal. Unfortunately this little one did not make it. So many people came together for her, but one of the hardest things to learn is that sometimes our job is only to provide love, all medical support available, comfort and a safe and peaceful place for that baby to be until the angels come for it. We simply do not get to save them all, and it absolutely kills you. Elaine and Barbara picked the little one up and took care of her, including having a local vet tend to her, and then Matt went and picked her up. Karen Sussman was kind enough to let us use her trailer again for critical care and she gave the baby the additional medicine that was needed. So many folks came together to help this baby and that is how it always should be. Matt spent hours giving critical care, and the baby ate hungrily (little bits at a time between resting) and then finally was able to stretch out and take a real nap. She had been having horrific pains in her tum earlier and it was such a relief for Matt to have her sleeping comfortably. Unfortunately she crashed again later that afternoon (as they so often do) and Matt rushed her to the Emergency Vet. She received plasma and fluids and was semi-stable when Matt headed back to the trailer for his all night vigil. By the next morning she was crashing again, and I received the broken hearted phone call from Matt that she was gone. The pain in his voice tore at my heart as when you fight so hard and spend every minute trying to help them it hurts so much when you lose them. There are so many things that can go wrong when you are doing critical foal care. Time is so critical for each and every step and you think they are finally starting to stabilize and then they simply crash in seconds. There is little you can do at that point, but try and remember that sometimes, you can't save them. You give everything you can to make sure their last hours/days on earth are spent with full tummies, peaceful surroundings where they have no fear and surrounded by love while they are there. Although it breaks your heart into a million tiny shards, it is such a gift to that baby to not be cold, alone and afraid. The next day he loaded up Braveheart, Midnight Onyx and Frosty and headed home. As though things weren't hard enough, he lost not only a tire but the entire wheel on the trailer on the way home. So that was another emergency expense. Chilly Pepper has been hit hard lately, but so many lives are being saved and that is what is important. We need lots of help financially, but y'all have saved so many lives. Allowing us to be in South Dakota and part of the mission to find homes for the horses has helped saved over 800 horses. That was because of you and your love and support. So any time I think about what we did, I think about YOU ALL and how YOU MADE IT POSSIBLE! Everytime I look at the blind kids out there, my heart melts as I thank God for sending me such amazing love and support which allows us to give these horses a life. You guys rock! THANK YOU SO MUCH for making this possible. We love visitors so call and come out and see the lives you have saved. As you can see by Braveheart's pix from yesterday, he will need some serious groceries and TLC. But he is in the right place and of course we are already in love with him. :)  If you want to help You can go to You Caring - to help us keep saving lives..You can go to Paypal - [email protected] or go to our Donate & Support page
if you would like to help these horses. You can donate via check at Chilly Pepper - Miracle Mustang, P.O. Box 190 Golconda, NV 89414 You can also donate via credit card by calling Palomino at 530-339-1458. NO MATTER HOW BIG OR HOW SMALL - WE SAVE THEM ALL! SAVING GOD'S CRITTERS - FOUR FEET AT A TIME |
