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Thursday, July 1, 2010

A New Addition to Our Family!!


Hello everyone....this is such an exciting day because we have adopted another rescue horse. She is a beautiful Morgan named Sundance and she came from the same herd as our first rescue horse, Midnight. We got Midnight last February and 3 days later she delivered a colt but he died shortly after birth because of poor health due to her terrible living conditions. Sundance delivered her filly in March but the people who adopted her only wanted the baby so we brought Sundance home....can you believe some people!!!

Sundance has a reddish coat and is a little taller than Midnight but you can see how skinny she is. Midnight has gained back about 40 lbs and is in much better health so now we have to work on Sundance!!


This picture shows how skinny she is...



They are sniffing each other and will soon decide who will be the dominate one. Midnight, on the right, is all filled out and really looks solid. Sundance will need a few months of TLC and good grazing to fill out again.
They are doing their horse thing...vying for dominance.

They decided to be friends and went off together to explore the pasture.
Thanks for joining me on this special day!!!


20 comments:

Mary Marsh said...

that's exciting news joan

Beverly said...

Joan!!! That is SO exciting! I want to be you when I grow up! ... how wonderful of you to adopt these pretty girls!!

Kimberly S said...

How wonderful that she has found a new home with you! Both horses are beautiful, and I'm sure that Sundance will be fit in no time! That really is sad that the people wanted her baby and not her and this is how she was treated. :(

Broni said...

Joan, you and George are such special people to adopt large animals. I know they take a lot of work, and I think that Sundance is just the luckiest horse around today!

Chriss Blagrave said...

How very precious Joan! A precious gift for a precious family. Thanks for sharing your happy news with us.

Unknown said...

Sundance is so lucky to have been adopted by you and your husband! I'm sure she will have a wonderful home with you!!

Crystal said...

HOW EXCITING JOAN!!!! Totally gorgeous, enjoy your new baby!!!

jdmommy - Anne Harmon said...

My DD and family rescued an abused child last December by adopting him, and I felt like that all over again when I read about your adoption of Sundance. You and George are wonderful people to take in another "child". God bless you both! It's wonderful to see how Midnight has gotten so healthy with your nurturing! Keep us up to date on how the friends are doing!! What uplifting news!!! Hugs to you both!!

Harriet Skelly said...

Joan this is so awesome - Sundance is one lucky horse! You and George are such awesome people for adopting these horses and taking such good care of them! I am looking forward to hearing more about both of the horses and how they get along! Have a great weekend!

Dawn Easton said...

Awww Joan, how special you guys are to take on Midnight and now Sundance. I can tell they will be loved so much! Beautiful pictures you shared! I hope it doesn't take too long to get Sundance back to good health!! Big hugs!

Joanne Travis said...

Joan, this is such wonderful news. Congratulations!! I am so glad that Midnight and Sundance got such a nice, loving home. They look like they are fast friends already. How sweet!

Michelle Woerner said...

Hi Joan and congrats on the newest family member! What a wonderful thing you and George have done. Sundance will fit right in with Midnight. Hugs,

Kittie said...

Joan, I don't comment on your blog often enough but I look at each and every time you post and enjoy it so much. I am such an animal nut and this story brought tears of joy to my heart that you and George would rescue another horse. I would love to come and see them. Congratulations on your new addition.

Linda Anderson said...

Congrats Grandma on the new addition to you family!!! How wonderful of you!

Cindy said...

Congratulations on your new adoption and bless you and your family for being so kind to these horses. :) We just rescued/adopted a bunny in need, so I'm with you! Love the pictures and please keep posting pics of them!

Julia Aston said...

How wonderful that you are able to rescue these gorgeous animals and love them back to health - they are just awesome! I'm glad to see that in the end - they are being friends!

Susan said...

Congratulations on your new family member!!! She is a lucky horse!

Robin Kirkpatrick said...

Congratulations to you, George, Midnight and Sundance! What a wonderful thing you are doing. You are good people.

Joanne (jojot) said...

How exciting for YOU and for Sundance....I am sure Midnight and Sundance will be fine friends....they are sharing a wonderful new home.....thanks for sharing

Dawn B. said...

This is amazing.. You are so good to adopt these horses.. Sundance looks so skinny.. That's sad..