Sweet Year - Before - This mare has quite a history.  She was adopted from Dean Solomon's PEC and then passed around from home to home.  She went to the Enumclaw Auction this past year and was purched by Dean Solomon.  She was then abandoned again.  She was tken back to the Enumclaw Auction by the owner of the property where she was abandoned and was to be picked up by the kill buyer.  Serenity went to the auction house and took Sweet Year out of the slaughter pen the day before the kill buyer was to arrive.

Packed House - Before- One of the three OTTB's from Robbie Baze's barn at Emerald Downs.  We just received a letter on 2/25 from Cindy Parr the barn manger at Dr. Orr's farm in Oregon where Packed House was raised.

"I'm not sure what he (Packed House) endured while at the track and the aftermath of that experience but it has really damaged him both physically and mentally.I have complete confidence in his ability to heal but it will be a much  longer process than I anticipated.

Once again, my gratitude for saving him can never be adequately expressed.  Thank you for giving me my horse back. Your friends, Packed House and Cindy"

It is important to remember that their are a lot of wonderful people in racing.  Those that truly care about what happens to their horses after they leave their ownership.  Bless you Cindy.

Starryeyedprospect - Before 

Starry was very thin when she arrived at Serenity.  She had been shaved to remove the caked manure from her body although her belly was still covered.  She had lice and suffered from a severely bowed tendon in her left front above and below the fetlock  She was lame, her hooves were long and cracked.  She was very depressed. 

Starryeyedprospect - After  This is Starry in after ten weeks at Serenity.  Her coat is shiny and she has gained back some weight.  Her bowed tendon is much better and she is no longer lame.  She tolerated stall rest pretty well although she is much happier now that she is out on a green pasture with her friend Sweet Year.  We expect she will be able to do some light riding and gentle trails.  She is a sweet and gentle girl and we  love her.

                          Nuzzeling Patricia's hair                                                 Sharing a lazy day with her friend Star

Face of Excess - Before (Below)

Face of Excess was in such horrible shape Dr. DeWard scored her at a 1/9 on the Henekee Body Scoring system.  She had terrible weeping sores from laying in her own manure and urine.  She was covered in lice, her hooves were long and her spine,hips and ribs were grossly prominent.  She was anxious when approached and deptressed.  It took some time for us to get her to eat because of ulcers.

Face of Excess - After (Below)

Face continues to gain weight and all of her sores have healed.  She is an absolute beauty.  She has great ground manners, loves people, and loves to be groomed and pampered.  We have not ridden Face yet, but it wont be long.  She has gained another 50+ pounds since this picture.  She is going to make someone a wonderful companion for life. 

Danny Before

Danny when he arrived at Serenity (top left).  On the way to the Enumclaw auction he had a bad accident in the trailer.  He was dumped at the auction and his owner drove away.  Danny was bought by the kill buyer.  Jessica bought him from the kill buyer and he was brought to Serenity for daily medical care. 

The top right picture of his leg shows a very deep wound and a torn tendon. Danny had to have his leg cleaned, medicated and bandage change twice a day for over a month.  He also needed a lot of weight put on him. 

Danny After - and Danny today- happy and healthy,  Danny has been adopted and has a wonderful lifetime home.

Danny

Sequoia Before

Sequoia was a PEC rescue. Her before picture shows the terrible condition she was in- trapped in a round pen (with Lakota) eating off her own feces and urine. Her coat was corded with mud and feces. She and Lakota were so wild they had to be herded into a trailer to come home to Serenity. It took a lot of patience to earn their trust but with daily handling, they came along quickly and learned to love people.

Lakota Before

Lakota (also known as Sonny), Sequoia's pasture-mate was another sad case. So sick and full of parasites it took several rounds of worming to heal him. Worms literally poured out of him through multiple rounds of worming, we were so glad to see him get healthy- he is such a friendly boy. Below is Lakota with his friend Jahmaal.

Trina Before

Trina's rain rot was so bad that you could smell her rotting skin- it was a heartbreaking sight. She was patient with us from the beginning, seeming to know that we were there to help.

In addition to rain rot she was underweight and quite atrophied.

The vet said it was the worst case of rain rot that he'd seen in 15 years. Her former owner was charged with Animal Cruelty with the help of evidence and testimony from Serenity and our vets.

See her page for more photos

 

Lovey Before

Lovey came to us with cuts, marks from her halter being embedded, worms, and severe malnutrition. Who could neglect this sweet mare? In these 'before' photos we had already begun grooming her mane and tail, she immediately allowed our volunteers to work on her.

Mohave Before

Mohave (formerly Melvin) came to us so severely malnurished and covered in lice, as well as full of internal parasites- we were unsure if he'd recover. He even seemed to have a neurological disorder, he seemed unstable on his feet when he arrived- would he make it? There were weeks where we went day by day, hoping this fellow was strong enough to live. Dr. Hannah Evergreen supported us in our efforts to help him heal, and it sure paid off.

Jake Before

Dove Before

Dove was emaciated when she came to us, unable to even produce milk for Jahmaal, her son. This sweet mom had given everything to her colt and was literally wasting away. He wasn't healthy but was in much better shape than his mom.

She recovered enough to produce some milk but because Jahmaal was already close to weaned (from her lack of milk) and nursing was costing her health (and potentially her life) we were advised by our vet to wean Jahmaal at almost 5 months so Dove would have a chance.

Dove has been adopted and is doing much better, updated photos coming soon. Her new owners are working closely with Serenity to continue her rehabilitation plan at home and are very capable of providing all she needs.

Dove already received all initial vet care and shots/worming that could be done (like all horses at Serenity).

Dove After

Cinnamin Before

Though it was summer and she had been at Serenity long enough to get healthy, Cinnamin came to us pregnant though she was in her mid-twenties. Even worse, she got pregnant while in the care of an animal hoarder who called herself a 'rescue'.