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Originally Posted by rockfan4

As you know, I've been dragged into my wife's horse obsession.
One thing I started doing is following a horse rescue about an hour north of me, both on Youtube and Facebook. Some times it's hard to watch. A lot of the horses they take in are in pretty rough condition, and for some the only thing they can offer is a last act of kindness. This episode was different though. A couple weeks ago they offered a free adoption weekend. As long as you passed their screening, you could take home a horse.

One of the adopters was this young man. He's 10, but he knows his stuff. I'll post the link to the video below the picture. The pony's barn name was Shady, he's going to rename him to Western. Shady came to the rescue almost two years ago, unhandled and afraid of everyone and everything. They've worked hard with him over the years, getting him to trust people, and eventually getting a halter on him and teaching him to accept a human's touch. He still has a long way to go, but I think he's found his right person.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl7n_kWB7yc

Horses are amazing animals. I occasionally see posts on FB from some woman that rescues horses. The horses often are not trusting of people and she works with them. Amazing stuff. It's shocking seeing videos of horses that are skin and bones or horses that have insane hooves that can barely walk. Fortunately, I've only seen videos where the horses are rehabilitated, at least, that's what the videos portray.