Chocolate Born Early 1999, Passed 1/13/2010

Wild Horse Rescued in 2000 from the Pryor Mountain herds bought from BLM auctions.

Chocolate was one of many wild horses from an over 100 horse rescue. Many organizations teamed up to help Chocolate’s herd. His body condition was skeletal, as were his many stunted yearling herd members. Redwings took the worst cases, as no one wanted them. We knew we could get them through recovery. We did with 100% success, all 21. Starvation and heavy worm burdens took toll on the herd. The board of Redwings Horse Sanctuary decided we would keep this herd together, and cherish their wild nature. These horses are a true link to the “music and dance” of body language and communication with equines. Chocolate was one of the less likely to allow people to handle him. Those who did get to touch him felt very special indeed.

Without Redwings, Chocolate would have surely died or been sent to auction leading to slaughter. We were blessed to enjoy 9 years with him. We’ll miss one of our favorites. One of the magical connections to North American history has moved on to meet up with old herd members running free in the stars.