Collins update 5-7-13

Hi y'all,


Well it has been pretty busy here.  We got home from the trip to Carson, (Earth Day Celebration with Rocky and Robin), the long road down to Las Vegas to drop off the Rock Star, back to Carson to the prison to pick up 2 mares and foals and deliver them to a beautiful ranch near Sacramento, and finally arrived home, safe but tired.


Collins has about 1600 miles under his belt and will hop in the trailer all by himself.  (I am SO PROUD!)   After spending one (and only one) night in the trailer, he had quit jumping in on his own.  But now he is back to my little man and just "loads up" by himself.  WOOHOOO!!  (This is also a really good indicator of how much he is NOT bothered by travelling or spending time in the trailer.)   His wounds are nearly healed and he is still friends with the dobermans.  So that is really great news that he isn't terrified of dogs, per say.  However, if he hears one in fighting mode, he can definitely show some signs of worry.


We will soon be introducing him (again) to Romeo and DaBubbles.  I am looking forward to pairing him up with DaBubbles, our miniature, as he is much smaller than Collins.  Dabubbles  will teach him that although Collins is much bigger than DaBubbles, he will still not be able to boss DaBubbles around, even if he is the 'biggest".  Since he will soon be bigger than me, I want him to know that respect has nothing to do with size.  We have waited a little bit longer than normal to introduce him to his "horsey brothers", due to his injuries from the dogs.  We didn't want to take a chance of a wound being re opened or Collins getting "hit where it hurts".  But it is imperative that he learns respect from the horses as soon as possible.  Where his natural mama would smack him or bite him when he is out of line, as much as we try to make sure that we are right on top of correcting his bad habits, there is nothing on this earth as good as his real mama, or other members of the herd to teach them about respect.  This will keep us safe when we are around him when he weighs 1000 pounds, and save him a lot of heartbreak and stress while he learns his manners and what he needs to know in life.  Since he already spends about a quarter of his time on his hind feet, striking and playing, it will be even more important that he respects our space and doesn't accidentally hurt anyone.


It is quiet here with out our beloved girls, and my heart is still breaking.  However, I am glad that I posted what happened, even though it was so difficult to do.   I am amazed at the number of people who have contacted me and said the same thing or something similar had happened to them.  I was told that there was even a young mom in Nevada whose toddler had went outside through a doggie door, only to be killed by the family pets.  Please pray for the family.  Although I don't know  the exact details, I do know that this young mom will always have to live with this and she only needs love and prayers, not prosecution.  It was a horrible accident and I think that we need to remember that although we love and trust our animals implicitly, there is always a tiny chance that there could be a tragedy we weren't expecting.  We cannot always predict how they are going to react.


Thank you for all your support and for being part of our rescue.  If any of you are good at fund raising ideas, please call me.  I could seriously use some help in that area.  Would love any ideas for a fun event.  God bless, stay safe and give your loved ones big hugs and kisses while you can!  


p.s.  Please remember that now that Rocky is safe in his new home in Las Vegas, and yes, I am still crying a little bit, we need to concentrate on finding Romeo a forever home!  He is a beautiful yearling and as sweet as can be!