and Danny today- happy and healthy

Danny

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. 

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'.