The Sanctuary, Pregnant Mare Rescue

06/07/2026

When readers share moments like this it reminds me exactly why this book needed to exist! Thank you! 🙏🏼
For The Love of Horse is available on Amazon now!

06/07/2026

06/07/2026

“I remember that March morning was very cold and damp. I took a towel and began rubbing gently. Mom put her nose right next to little Leah as to reassure her that all was well. Up she stood! This little girl has racing bloodlines and the legs to prove it. Wow, the longest legs I’ve ever seen on a foal. Newborns arrive rather stunned, looking mostly dazed and confused. What just happened? Well, you were born! I sat quietly in the shavings taking in this tiny miracle. She
wobbled and leaned, took a step and collapsed. Mom nickered and stepped in close. Up she went again. Determination is all she could muster, as I’m sure there was very little coordination going on. Her little tail was flicking back and forth, so short it barely touched her little rump cheeks. She began looking for milk. Step and lean, sniff and suckle. She started at mom’s shoulder and worked her way down her flank. In frustration she flicked her tail harder and then came a stomp.
“Oh My!” She surprised herself. She looked down at herself as if to think,
“Hmmm, these things must belong to me, how convenient!”
The realization that the legs were hers was but a moments’ distraction. Back to the milk hunt she went. She unintentionally slipped her nose under mom’s belly. I leaned forward to peek underneath and caught the most hilarious sight. There she stood in complete disbelief. A milk shower was pouring from mom’s teats and baby now had eyelashes dripping of the liquid warmth. In an instant her mouth began suckling loudly slurping her first meal. With baby up and nursing, I decided I could go find my nice warm bed. I grabbed the foal blanket and ever so
gently draped it over Leah’s back. Mom leaned over and took it right off with her teeth and dropped in on the ground.
“Ok”, I smiled. “You’re the mom”.
Slipping quietly under the bedcovers, I tried not to disturb the quiet husband. The silence in the country at night is as big as the night sky itself. It wraps around you and tucks you in like a sleepy child. My cocoon is warm and safe. I lay in the darkness and pondered; a brand new life, a perfect little girl has arrived. I thought of how fortunate she and her mother are to be here with us.
They came close to a horrific ending. All rescues have understood the feeling of abandonment.
They all understand loss. A lucky few will understand healing love and peace.”

This is one of the moments in For The Love of Horse that I will never stop thinking about. If it speaks to you, the book is available now on Amazon! 🐴📚

05/26/2026

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If I could count the number of times people disagree with me and this! Listen to the mothers!!!