SUCCESS for the group of 6. Working with the folks up in WA at Thunder Mountain and the Yakima Foal Rescue, we are happy to say that all these horse kids are now safe. We also were able to save another stallion headed straight to slaughter. We are on the way back to WA, where Matt will be picking up 2 stallions and the emaciated mare and her baby. We will also be picking up two mares with their foals and an unknown number of Yakima orphans as well. I still do not have an exact pick up date, but we will be ready and waiting. In the meantime, we had an unexpected rescue of 3 miniatures. I received a phone call and the woman said she needed help as she could not care for them. The above photo shows the horrifying condition of their hoofers upon arrival. Superman, who was literally walking on the sides of his legs, was in agonizing pain and could barely move. Based on his condition and the lack of movement and the horrible pain even when on high doses of pain meds, there was much to indicate that he might not be able to recover from the damage. We were advised to euthanize, but wanted to make sure. He would not even walk to food with high doses of pain meds on board. Every step was agony, and we knew we had to do something immediately. The x-ray was shocking. His lil coffin bones were not nearly as rotated or damaged as first thought. Even after the x ray, the vet was not sure if we could save him. A plan was made and a specialized farrier was called in. She said we should try one trim and see how it went. Upon arrival, the farrier looked in the trailer. Sadly he shook his head and said "there is nothing I can do for this guy. There is way too much damage". The vet told him to look at the xray, and so began Superman's transformation. Superman is truly a miracle. His life is a gift from God, as it is simply a miracle there was not more damage to his bones and joints. He is a lucky little man. When we used "miracle" in our rescue name, we had no idea that we would see so many. The other two will be trimmed very soon, as soon as this urgent emergency rescue is done. We needed to make sure we get only the best trimmer to help these kids and need to schedule more x-rays. They are doing very well and the vet and trimmer are getting the timing set up to give them their pedicures. So once again we are hiring ranch help, driving two rigs and looking at picking up possibly 3 newborn orphans in the next few days, as well as the mares and foals. Superman's care was not cheap, but he is definitely worth it. Please help us save the additional mares and their babies (the ones we have not had access to yet), and the additional newborns and older babies. As usual, we have no idea what the final count will be, but I already have too many to fit in one trailer so Matt will have to come back again. As always, the numbers that are saved will be dependent on the funds available to rescue them. Thank you as always for helping. We will need more funding to complete the purchase, Coggins and Health Certs as well as all the milk, meds, shavings etc. etc. and all the needs that come along with newly born babies. It is excruciatingly expensive to save them. Below, Superman feeling much better! 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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Well they just keep coming. I received an urgent call last night about 5 foals ready to ship up in Washington State. I spoke with the gentlemen this morning and he will be calling in the next few days to arrange a time for us to pick them up. (Providing we can raise the funds necessary to keep saving these lives.) We are also on standby from our other folks in WA as well. The larger number of babies, which at this point is 30 - 60 weanlings, will need to be picked up in CA, by September 17 or around that time. As usual in our world, there are no "for sures" with the exception of the fact that there will be a very large number of babies to save. We won't know how many or how much help there will be. These babies lives will be at stake so we are hoping that y'all are on board to save them. At this time, we are really strapped from the last batch of 49 Yakama kids and the orphans from NV. The gelding of the stallions was not quite covered and the total bill was around $3300+. This included Nya's vet visit and her blood draw. Unfortunately the wilder ones generate so much adrenaline that they require larger amounts of medication, and that medication is extremely expensive. On the plus side of success however, you have once again "done the impossible". ALL the stallions (now geldings) will be heading to Idaho and many of them already have their forever homes lined up. This is only possible due to the love and support y'all have showed for these amazing animals. What will happen with the larger number of foals: We will be able to commit to as many as we can afford to transport, get blood work done, and be able to care for. These babies will need special munchies, and some of them may still need milk supplements. That is really expensive. However, many of them are older and will simply need some good grain and hay. But winter is coming and we cannot commit to horses we cannot properly care for. It is not a space issue, but a financial one. We simply cannot fund this rescue from our rescue without lots of help. The option for these babies if they are not adopted is not a very happy one. From what I understand they would be released back into the wild but without their moms or a band to protect them. Coming right before winter I believe that would be a death sentence. There is also a possibility that ALL the babies would come to Chilly Pepper in NV on their way to other rescues. However, that has to be fully funded as we cannot feed them "air" if funding did not come through. Unfortunately, there are more horses than homes right now, but if everyone who had the ability stepped up and was willing to take on one or two, it would be a minimal task. "The Plan'. IF, WE CAN RAISE ENOUGH FUNDS TO RESPONSIBLY SAVE THESE BABIES, the following will happen. (As Far As We Know LOL) Matt and I would pick up the babies and take them to our old place in CA. We still have the nursery and the outside foal room as well as lots of shelter available for these babies. Then we would have to get a blood test for "Coggins" prior to bringing them to NV. It would take approximately 4 trips from the pick up point to Shingletown and about 2 hours each one way trip when loaded. Then all the babies would need to be vetted and have their blood drawn. Once the blood test results were in, we would begin transporting the babies to our facility in NV. However, again we simply cannot take any of these foals on without having a realistic and responsible budget to work with. Worst case scenario, we would be looking at approximately 5,000 + miles to pick up the kids in WA and to pick up the babies. If we are close to the max number, we would take 4 round trips to Shingletown and then once we had blood work, health certificates etc. we would head back to NV. We are down to an older "back up truck" and we can haul 15 babies per load, give or take depending on size and health. So it is once again AN EMERGENCY SITUATION for these babies. We are praying many of them are adopted prior to the pick up date, but have been asked to be standing by to help as many of the ones that we can. So we are looking at up to 60 lives at stake. I am hoping folks want us to save them and are willing to help. We need adopters, sponsors, donors and lots and lots of prayers. Once again this is an overwhelming task that could be considered a logistical nightmare. OR, it can be a task where everyone steps up and together we get it done. After sorting all the 900+ kids in SD and so many people coming together to take on one or two, this seems like it should be so much easier. If 60 people stepped up each and every baby could have a wonderful home. PLEASE, let's save these beautiful little lives and give them a chance to actually have a life. We can not take on all the babies if there are no other rescues in line to help out. We will take the max we can based on the ability to provide care, feed and what they need until they find their new homes. This really is an emergency and with so many little lives at stake I am confident that we can come together and make this happen. God bless and thank you from all the little ones waiting for their trip to safety. I really do not enjoy fundraising, but it is for the horses and the only way we can save them. It will cost thousands, but together we CAN "git 'er done"! I honestly was hoping to not even be involved, but once again God put it in front of me so we will do our best, as once again we come together with our Chilly Pepper Family. 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 www.chillypepper.org 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 Meet Walker, a Yakama stallion saved from slaughter. As you can see, he is in desperate need of groceries. He is in the worst shape of the 7 we picked up, but they are all in extremely poor condition. However, when you think of his alternate destination, slaughter would have been his destiny. We have some great news on the baby front. We have 5 scheduled adoptions for babies heading to their new homes in California. This will help our "milk load" tremendously, and leave only 10 orphans vs. the 15 we have now. We also have potential homes for 7 of the younger stallions, AFTER they are gelded. Right now we really need to raise funds to accomplish that. Then they will be off the Chilly Pepper books for good. :) Until we geld and place more horses, I have to say "no", to anything but babies, and that is a horrific thought. We also had a lady who was trying to sponsor the gelding of these 14 stallions, but her funding fell through. So we have been taking some serious hits in the financial area, but I know that God will provide as this is His rescue. Our little man Sky seems to be heading towards darkness, as he is losing much of his vision. We are not sure how much he has lost so far, but he is obviously having severe problems. We suspected as much weeks ago, but he has unfortunately proven it to be a certainty. We just don't know if he will keep any of his sight. But he is a sweetheart. When we picked up the last batch of horses, we had some pledges for substantial donations. Of course you never count the money before you have it, but you cannot help but consider the possibility of what can be done with it. We have amazing and very reliable folks who donate, but life does happen. Whether it is a change of heart, financial situation, or other life emergency, plans do change. Unfortunately some of the donations promised in regards to the stallions and the orphans did not arrive. I received a note stating something to the effect of living in an "emergency" all the time is not good. I have to say I totally agree. However, that being said, Chilly Pepper is not a "normal" rescue. We DO NOT ever search out horses to save. By that I mean we do not attend auctions, go to kill pens etc. to try and save horses. Every single horse we save comes via an emergency phone call, and yes, the highest percentages are true emergencies. When I get the call for the Yakama horses, I am the ONLY one getting that call. If I say no, I cannot get them, they go straight to slaughter. They do not go to auction and have a chance to get bid on. They are considered "organic" and are in great demand due to the lack of drugs. So that is always an emergency as I have hours at the most to say yes or no to saving them, and then have to be on the road, usually in a matter of hours. The first 3 months of this year that we spent in South Dakota were part of one of those "emergencies". I was the only one who was available and qualified to safely sort the 800+ horses at ISPMB. In reality, there are very few folks with those skills, and I had to step up for those horses. One of the rescues who were thinking about getting involved told Elaine "we need more than just a girl to sort those horses". But the old, crippled girl "got 'er done", with the help of her half crippled hubby and some other folks. So we pretty much do what God puts in front of us, and it is usually always at the last minute and somewhat crazy. Folks talk about our "organization" and it always makes me smile. We are part of LRTC, our parent 501c3, but when it comes to raising money and doing what we do, "Matt and I" are it. Chilly Pepper is myself, and my hubby along side of me. What makes it great is the extended family, who are you, the folks reading this email. So again, THANK YOU for helping. I am hoping we can raise funds asap to get these stallions gelded and moved out of here. Right now we are going through hay like water and once they are gelded we have potential homes for at least 7 of them. So please help if you can. It will cost roughly $300 +/- for gelding, vaccinations and prepping them for their new homes. We really would like to get them settled soon, so any help you can give is much appreciated. The babies are all improving (except for Sky's vision), so once again YOU DID IT! You have made it possible to save so many lives, but the mission isn't finished until they are safely placed and transported to their new homes. Thank you for helping us rehab and re-home these stallions. As you can see from Walker's picture, he has been through more than any horse should go through. Thank you for being part of the Chilly Pepper family and saving so many lives! 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 We are on scene in Yakama WA. ALL of this group can be saved, but we need a bit more help. There are 18 stallions, (instead of the 6 we were told about). So we need to raise more funds so we will be able to pull them and have funds for feeding and gelding them so we can find them homes. The vet will be here at 10:45 a.m. this morning, so we need to know who needs their Coggins (blood work) done. I have to let the vet know who we are saving. Even if we don't get enough to cover all of the gelding, if we can raise $3,000 more thousand dollars, - we will have a total of 44 horses and WE CAN SAVE EVERY SINGLE ONE. Unfortunately we were not planning for and do not have the budget for this many stallions. But with a bit more help we CAN DO THIS. LET'S MAKE ANOTHER MIRACLE! (This is it for Chilly Pepper until we have these big kids placed.) We will be able to get babies, but we need to get these homed before bringing in more large groups. So let's make this trip count!) 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 www.chillypepper.org 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 NO HORSE LEFT BEHIND! - 49 Mustangs Saved from Slaughter! Yes 49…. WE DID IT!!! Thanks to everyone who stepped up we were able to save the lives of ALL 49 mustangs we were called to help. After these mustangs are rounded up, we get a courtesy phone call and we are the only chance they have to avoid being shipped directly to slaughter. Initially we were not supposed to bring any horses back to Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang. But how do you look deep into the eyes of the stallions and simply walk away. CPMM is one of the few places who can take on wild stallions, and no one else was going to step up. As they stood there patiently staring at me, the decision was made. How can you walk away from horses you CAN save, and look in the mirror? Yes, it makes things extremely difficult at times, and is much more expensive as we incur the gelding costs before we can place them, not to mention stallions can be a lot of work. However, the only alternative was to look at them and say “nope – you are too much trouble – die a horrible death”, and it was not an option as we did have the capability of saving them. So not one horse was left behind – this time…. Unfortunately I have already been warned the phone will be ringing again in a week or two. But right now we need to concentrate on our orphans, and getting our boys gelded. We cannot place them without them being gelded which means none of the next group of stallions have any chance to be saved. We now have 3 babies who are on Foal Lac Powder ($149 per bag if we drive 3 hours to pick it up.) They are also on Foal Lac Pellets, ($99 per bag) and we are supplementing with Baby Goat’s milk as it is less expensive and easy to digest and has lots of fat. Add to that their hay, grain and medical care and it eats up the budget quickly. I am really praying hard that some of the monies that were “promised” for this last rescue come through. We had some folks pledge enough money to make this possible without total devastation to our entire budget. Unfortunately those funds have not yet arrived, which means our budget is nearly depleted. So until these funds are replaced, we won’t be able to save the next group. The cost of this rescue averaged about $250 (per horse) x 49, which is pretty good when you consider that covers saving them, vetting them, delivering them safely to their new homes and all fuel costs. Unfortunately, this does not include feeding and caring for the stallions or getting them vetted. We need to buy hay asap. The horses came in pretty thin and beat up and they need extra groceries. What makes things even harder is that Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang, (and all of YOU who helped save the 900+), spent thousands to save the horses at ISPMB. All the funds were supposed to be reimbursed when we went the second time, but we all know how expensive rescue is. It simply did not happen. So our funds were already depleted immeasurably. However, that was a successful life saving rescue for over 700 horses. There are still horses left, and we offered to place more through Chilly Pepper. However, due to things beyond our control, that did not happen. So although together we helped save over 700, as many as 100+ may face a “merciful end to their lives”. This sounds horrible, and breaks my heart, but at least none of them will face slaughter like the ones we are rescuing at this time. There is no choice of where to concentrate at this point. A quick painless end to life or a devastating trip through slaughter, where they are often butchered while still alive – the answer is clear – save as many of the Yakama ponies as we can. Kim Clark took 25 of the mares and foals at “A Little Piece of Heaven” in Idaho. She is a huge part of our success as she is part of the team that finds homes for these horses. Wendy & Mike Hanson at Mountain Ranch Equine Rehab took 8 to gentle and match up with "their person". They work with troubled youth and are using some of the wild ones for therapy for some of our amazing heroes (our beloved veterans). Kayleen and Clint, out of Oregon, took on 5 fillies and young mares to train and re-home, and we have 10 stallions and a mare at Chilly Pepper. (We like folks to know that they are actually safe!) Below, meet the newest orphan "My Heart in the Sky" aka SKY for short, with Rocky and no-name in the background (My niece is picking "no-name" out a very special name. lol) Sky is named after our beloved friend Les Stedronsky, may she rest in all God's glory. We love you and we miss you so, Les! THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN! We so appreciate the love and support and I am working on Thank You's as quickly as I can. We still need your help. So please let's keep saving lives. Together we are making a difference! 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 We saw a miracle last week. We want to thank everyone who made it happen. Saving and placing 49 horses who were headed directly to slaughter is a miracle. Whether it was prayers, shares or donations, we saved every one of those horses and know absolutely that we could not do it without y'all. However, the phone rang again today. There are 30 so far, with another group coming in tonight. Conditions are getting harsher out there, and the horses are in worse shape. I wanted to cry when I saw who the caller was. We simply were not ready for that call. But we (all of us together) are the only hope for any of these horses to avoid slaughter. We were so happy to get most of the funds which were pledged for the last rescue effort. With those funds and the love and support from some amazing folks, we were back to a semi - workable bank account. By that I mean I can pick up the much needed hay tomorrow and the milk powder, pellets and grain for the babies. The stallions are eating double as they are extremely thin, and the other horses here enjoy getting fed as well. We also need to geld the stallions that are already here, get the rescue truck out of the shop (again), and hopefully start fencing the 6 acres that will be invaluable for saving more horses. However, this budget does NOT include another trip to Yakama. But God put these horses in front of us once again, so we need to do our best to save as many as possible. I know there are mares and foals and I should know more tomorrow about the total numbers of stallions, mares etc. I would love nothing more than to stay here and continue working on the items that we need to take care of here at the rescue, but we simply can't. So on Monday, Matt will take the "blue beast" (his 87 Ford F250 that has no turbo and does approximately 20 miles an hour up the hills while puking black smoke) and I will take "Little Mama" and we will once again make the trek back to Yakima. What we can accomplish will be a direct result of the funds we can raise in the next 3 days, and the number of horses we can safely place. And just to make things interesting, when Matt was doing a pre-trip inspection of the stock trailer, we found out that one of the tires is missing chunks of rubber. So now we have to get new tires prior to heading up to Yakima. There is never a dull moment here, and I have to be completely honest. This can be seriously overwhelming. It is really difficult to put out pleas for funding when so many folks have just been so generous. But the emergency is real, and I only have 3 days to raise the money. On Monday I will have to go and choose what horses I have commitments and funding for. I will have to tell the vet which ones to draw blood on, knowing full well the others will die a horrific and most likely painful death. Most likely we will be able to save all the mares and foals, but it literally makes me ill to think about looking into the eyes of any left behind. Last time we averaged about $250 per horse, and I am sure it will be close to the same. Again though, this INCLUDES saving them, vetting them and transporting them to their safe havens. _Matt and I stay in the trailer or camp in a tent whenever we can. Every once in awhile we need a real bed or simply have no place to camp. (Or the trailer is wet etc. etc.). We do our best not to waste money. When we were in SD the hotel bill for 4 rooms was close to $9000 for a month. We should have rented an apartment or house, but it was not up to us. (We did try to make that happen, but had to focus on what we were there for - to safely sort the horses.) So we do our utmost best not to waste funds that can be used to save the horses. Obviously there are costs that can not be avoided, but we really want you to know that we are very aware of what is happening and what the budget is for, and we do our utmost to do what is best for the rescue and to save as many horses as we safely can._ The total last time was roughly about $12,000 when all was said and done for the 49 last time, NOT including the gelding and care while the stallions are here. But y'all have proved that miracles can and do happen, and all I can do is pray for another miracle. I am not foolish enough to think that we can keep saving every horse they bring in, but obviously we want to save as many as we can. It feels so much better to pick up mares and foals as opposed to just orphans, and I am grateful for the opportunity as the prices we are paying to save 4 horses are equitable to what many would have to pay to save one out of the feed lot. So I am sending out an urgent plea. PLEASE HELP US AGAIN IF YOU CAN! And if you are one of the amazing folks who have donated recently, God Bless you and thank you. Let the countdown begin...... HOW MANY CAN WE SAVE?, and HOW MANY WILL BE LEFT BEHIND? Are there any other rescues that can step up and help with this situation? We need more help. 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 * Pictured above - 14 Alpacas saved by Chilly Pepper - Miracle Mustang, Equine Rescue & MORE ANOTHER CALL FOR HELP - 18 MORE wild mustang lives on the line - do we save them, or walk away?? We want to save them, but WE NEED YOUR HELP ASAP! We only have a couple of days. So many times folks ask us "Why didn't you save the mares?". "Why did they go to slaughter?" The answer has always been "because we DID NOT have a choice". But today, OUR CHOICE IS YOUR CHOICE ! THIS TIME we have the power.... As long as we can raise enough funds, we can save ALL 18, and pick up mares and foals, instead of orphans. If we do not pick them up, they will ship directly (except for the babies that are too small, and if they are lucky and survive, they will come home alone and heart broken). Let's keep them safe!! I am hoping that folks will want to help us save the mares, so we don't have to pick up more orphans. No horse deserves to go to slaughter, but it is twice as bad when not only do the mares die a horrific death, but their babies are stripped off their mothers. These horses do not go to auction. The ONLY chance they have for life is if we pick them up and find them homes. God put this in front of us again, so here we go. (Honestly, I was hoping to not do the Yakama horses this year, but I simply cannot just walk away when we can make a difference.) One of the really great things is that although our rescue incurs the costs up front, we have been very blessed with the folks we work with in placing these horses. We pay to "save them", get their Coggins, Health Certificates and Brand Inspections. We incur the costs of picking them up and moving them where they need to be so they can get the training they need for a successful and happy future. This saves so much money as they are no longer on our books. Many times they come to our rescue for a short time, but most of them are not here long term. This saves a huge amount of expenses by not "hoarding them" and placing them as soon as we can. We normally only offer sanctuary to special needs cases, and even then we place them as often as we can. These 18 horses ALL have a place to go. NONE of these will be coming back to Chilly Pepper. Of course there may be others in the trailer lol, you just never know. So PLEASE help us save these beautiful souls. As always, Matt and I are willing to do whatever we can, but we need your help! Thank you for all you do. Our name is Chilly Pepper - Miracle Mustang, Equine Rescue & More, and this last week we did "MORE". We received a call from a lady who lost her husband and had no place for her 14 Alpacas to go. We placed 11 of them in Idaho and we have the "special needs", blind one and his two buddies here at Chilly Pepper. For now, we will be sharing them as part of our "petting zoo" when kids, (of all ages lol) come to visit. Snowball is blind and needs his lil hoofers done quite badly. But now it is time to focus on the wild mustangs that need our help once again. Shown below are Anika and Midnight Onyx, our Blind ISPMB horses who are now inseparable. They are very happy and enjoying their lives. Midnight no longer is stressed and wanting to fight. It brings joy every time I see them. 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 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 Shadow is doing very well over all. Unfortunately she blew out her stitches. We don't know if she hit her head or more likely was itching her eye due to the healing. However, the vet is all over it and we are watching her closely and it is healing nicely (again). I do notice it is very itchy for her though. But that is a sign of healing so we will take it.
It is sad to me that so many thought we should put her down, but then there were so many who wanted us to save her. "Saving Shadow" came with not only a lot of heart ache as we prayed we were doing the best thing for her, but a lot of other challenges. These challenges were not only financial, but logistical as well. But she wants to live and run and play and we will do our best to give her every chance she deserves. She is struggling quite a bit when her friends run off to play. She so wants to "boot scoot", but until we get more fencing and can build her a barn that is safe and fits her new "play pen", she needs to stay put. She knows her area perfectly and will run and buck, but unfortunately she can't really get going, and could easily get hurt if she doesn't get a bigger and safer place. (I can hear her out there calling for her sisters. Kind of like bratty kids in at school, sadly they are ignoring her cries.) But they need to run and play also. We will be bringing "Little Burrito", one of the Donkeys we rescued in CA over to hopefully bond up with Shadow. She is very loving and affectionate and will help Shadow to become more confident. Her family is expanding. The first video is a cute one of her "sisters" running and playing, but you can hear her in the back ground. You will notice her kick the fence, and although she was not injured this time, it is simply a reminder that she needs more space. She has been through too much hardship in her short life and we want her to just go "be a horse". Exercise will also help prevent colic, and she does not need anything else to go wrong. Horses were not meant to stand in small spaces. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vF7PSUJ3SA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOQuzOfpwPE Our trip to WA to pick up babies was cut short. About half way there we had issues with the truck. We ended up turning around and limping back home. Luckily Kari, (who picks up the babies for us) was able to home all hers, and in a twist of fate, the horses at Mel's also ended up being adopted shortly thereafter. We were supposed to pick up a gorgeous little paint and at the last minute they decided to post him instead. Well he did his job and raised so much interest the rest of the babies got adopted. PTL! We managed to get home safely and Matt worked on the truck. It appears to be ok, but we can always use prayers. So we are down to 5 babies out of roughly a lot (?), 4 out of the 11 adults from the Yakama rescue (two of them extremely pregnant but doing very well), and our permanent kids coming from CA. 2 mustangs, 2 donkeys, our "make a smile - miniature", and our rescued Percheron Big Girl. All in all, coming back home worked out very well as the weather is changing fast. We need to get Shadow's new "play pen" set up with a special barn for her. We have the perfect area and it is quite large, but until it is set up properly we cannot move her. We are working on getting the rest of the "residents" of the rescue to NV, and need to move all the fencing, set up shelters/barns and start getting the Foal Room ready. It is about 7 hours driving each way, so it is making things a bit trickier. The nursery has to be ready asap because if we get a critically ill or injured baby in, we need to keep it in a warm, temperature controlled environment. So that is one of our biggest priorities along with getting Shadow in her new area. This season has been intense, with lots of success and some heartbreak. But we so appreciate everyone who has become part of what we do. You are the ones who make this possible, so Thank You! As this season is winding down, Matt and I have to start the scramble to be ready for what is up ahead. We were so well set up in CA, but could not save anywhere near the number of lives we can by living here - so once again, we are starting from scratch. But their lives are worth it. We have a lot to accomplish before colder weather gets here, but are thankful that Shadow is doing as well as she is and that so many babies and horses have found such wonderful homes. As always, we appreciate the love and support and Thank You for being part of Chilly Pepper - Miracle Mustang, Equine Rescue & More! If you want to help You can go to You Caring - to help us keep saving lives and to give Shadow the life she deserves. 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, 34694 Sidebottom Rd., Shingletown, CA 96088 or mail a check to 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. God Bless & Rescue On! THIS UPDATE SHOWS THE HORRIBLE REALITY OF OUR WORLD AT THE RESCUE AND WHAT CAN AND DOES HAPPEN TO THE HORSES WE LOVE. THE PICTURES OF THE BABY AT THE BOTTOM ARE EXTREMELY GRAPHIC AND DEMONSTRATE WHY SHE HAS TO HAVE EMERGENCY SURGERY. THERE ARE ALSO PICTURES OF DEE AS SHE LAY IN THE FIELD. JUST A WARNING :( UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS THE REALITY OF MY WORLD!
As we waited for the Brand Inspector at the Wild Horse Benefit in Minden, I glanced at my phone. There were several missed calls and a multitude of texts. I opened my message and this is what I saw. My beautiful Dee was lying dead in the pasture. She had been brutally murdered. I couldn't breathe and wanted to scream. Doubled over I tried to deal. It couldn't be true. My beautiful pregnant mare who was supposed to go to her new home that very day. Gone from this earth forever. As the sobs took over, I didn't want to be here anymore. There is just so much pain and evil. The physical hurt was excruciating and I knew it just couldn't be true. This last Saturday night - early Sunday morning, our beloved Dee was brutally killed after suffering a horrific death, along with her unborn foal. Dee was one of the Yakama 24 we brought home late June, 2016. She spent about a month and a half with us at Chilly Pepper - Miracle Mustang, where she learned that people might just not be so bad. To our horror, that is what could have been her down fall. Police are still investigating how this happened. The vet said that inside her head wound her skull has been shattered. A gun? A bow and arrow?, No one knows for sure. She also has what appears to be a stab wound in her side and other injuries. We are absolutely devastated and literally physically sickened by what happened to Dee. She had come to accept people and would eat out of your hand and would spend hours playing in the sprinklers on Kim's ranch in Idaho. She had only been there for about 5 days as she waited for her adopter to come and pick her up. Danniell arrived, only to find Dee lying dead in the field. There is an ongoing investigation http://www.idahostatejournal.com/members/police-investigate-horse-stabbing-death-in-power-county/article_267a26c7-d8d3-5a9b-92dd-cb3beda405f5.html and we are waiting for results from the autopsy. We have set up a GoFundMe account to try and raise enough money for a reward that will entice someone to come forward. This person or persons took two lives, and the vet said Dee would have suffered horribly. I feel horrible because I taught her that humans are kind.............. I thought I saved her when we kept her from the slaughter pipeline. Now, I can only hope she had enough love and joy to make it worth it. So while we try to go on after learning this news, I am taking care of Shadow round the clock. Shadow is a beautiful foal who was orphaned due to the roundups. Unfortunately the "new guy" didn't follow directions and she panicked, crashing so hard into a fence that she nearly killed herself. She is pretty much completely blind and seems to have ruptured her actual eye. Matt brought her home last Friday evening. I have been treating her non stop, per our vet's instructions and we fear she is actually 100% blind, and her eye is blown and now the eyeball is bulging and sticking out of her head. She has been seen by two vets, (our vet Kaia in WA State and our local vet Dr. Bonnie Dory). Unfortunately due to the swelling we had to wait and see what the damage was. Now we know, and it is horrific. What used to be her eye is sticking out between her eyelids to the point she cannot even close her eyes. She is on pain medication and antibiotics. Her surgery is scheduled for tomorrow at 4 pm. PLEASE SAY LOTS OF PRAYERS. We have had an overload of devastation with these horses. Shadow's surgery will start at about $600, but that is just the base cost. There are zero options as to whether she can go without the surgery. It absolutely has to be done. She is an amazing little girl, and her buddy stays with her at night and during the day she and I are getting to know each other and bonding very quickly. Her buddy is right next to her, but since Missy is wild and causes Shadow more stress when I have to treat her, it has worked out perfectly this way. (I have been doing lots of research on blind horses and a wonderful woman from back east who has cared for 15? or so blind horses helped me greatly). Shadow is doing extremely well considering, and she is eating and drinking and knows the boundaries of her stall and pen. She is such a love and we are going to make sure she has a wonderful life. Of course we considered if it would be kinder to her to euthanize her, but this little girl is definitely not ready to quit. She plays in her water trough and simply does not even seem to know she is different. Her pain seems to be very well controlled as I can clean around her eyes without adding a great deal of discomfort. Last night she came up to lay her gooey messy face on my chest and just stood there for about 20 minutes, while I loved on her and tried not to gag at the discharge on my shirt. She is amazing and needs to have a life full of love and peace after what she went through. Thankfully, the vet feels that her nerves could have easily been severed and that could also be why she does not act like she is in a great deal of pain. But she has to have her surgery asap, as you can see by the photos below. If you want to help You can go to You Caring - to help us save these horses. 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, 34694 Sidebottom Rd., Shingletown, CA 96088 or mail a check to 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. 530 474-5197 or 530-339-1458 If you are interested in visiting or adopting one of these beautiful horses Thank you for helping us save these babies and the Yakama adult band too!! GRAPHIC, VERY REAL AND HEARTBREAKING PICTURES BELOW WARNING - THE PICTURES BELOW ARE GRAPHIC AND UPSETTING. SHE NEEDS HER EMERGENCY SURGERY DESPERATELY!!! CLICK READ MORE TO CONTINUE The "Land & Life Support Challenge" is going very well. We are over half way there and have received donations of all sizes towards this amazing goal. We are so appreciative as we are going through over $1000 per week with Foal Lac Pellets, grain etc., not to mention hay. We still need a little over $2,000 so we can achieve success. SO PLEASE LET'S MAKE THIS HAPPEN!
So THANK YOU!!! to all the folks who have stepped up to help us accomplish this. We have received some amazing donations and are so grateful for each and every dollar. Again, I apologize for the slow "thank you's". We have literally been working every day 'til nearly dark as we try to achieve the best set up possible here. Together, since we came here in June, and THIS WAS POSSIBLE ONLY BECAUSE OF Y'ALL, we have saved the lives of 25 babies and 12 adult horses. You guys are amazing. We are currently sitting at 2 babies in Shingletown, 11 here and two more arriving Friday. So every time we adopt some out, more come in. It is overwhelming, but as long as we have the funds, we will continue to do everything we can. So again, Thank You! - because you have saved all these lives in the last 2 months. Unfortunately, the round ups are continuing and Matt is on his way to pick up more babies. The foal above is in very poor shape, and was injured quite badly. She has a severe head injury and her eye is swelled shut. Her other eye is cloudy and she seems to have extremely limited eyesight. (No matter how hard folks try and how careful they are, there is always a chance that a wild horse can be injured when "sorting" occurs. Folks see them standing calmly and can often forget that when they are scared, they can panic and easily hurt themselves. Unfortunately this little girl did panic and we are going to make sure she gets the best care possible.) So in addition to the normal costs to pick up these babies, we have already incurred vet bills for the injured foal. We are praying she will have full vision, but no matter what we will figure out what she needs. So please help us keep on saving lives. Together we have accomplished major things for these horses and instead of being slaughtered and dying a horrific death, they are munching away under clear blue skies. GREAT NEWS - The 65 Wild Horses and 7 babies born to that group have ALL been placed. Matt is delivering the last load today as I write this. All those horses saved from slaughter and no longer our responsibility to feed and pay board on. This has been a long time coming. CONGRATULATIONS! to everyone who helped get this done. We are working on finding homes for the horses we have now, and still need help feeding, providing veterinary care and picking up the new babies. If you want to help You can go to You Caring - to help us save these horses. 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, 34694 Sidebottom Rd., Shingletown, CA 96088 or mail a check to 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. 530 474-5197 or 530-339-1458 If you are interested in visiting or adopting one of these beautiful horses Thank you for helping us save these babies and the Yakama adult band too!! YOU ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION!! COME JOIN US AND CELEBRATE WITH AN AMAZING CONCERT AND GREAT "HORSEY DAY". THERE WILL BE AMAZING ENTERTAINMENT AND YOU CAN MEET THE BABIES YOU SAVED !!! |
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