Update MLAS rescue

The animals in the MLAS rescue in the previous blog still need help! Please go to animeals.com or their facebook page for donation information. THEY NEED HELP.

Sad news from the North/Update

Montana Large Animal Sanctuary Has Fallen: Here at Redwings Horse Sanctuary, we realize there are horses out there beyond our ability to provide sanctuary. Not only horses, but many species of large animals were involved in the Montana Large Animal Sanctuary failing. It is a sad thing, and it is obvious that the people who ran the sanctuary were not prepared for what happened. There are many organizations involved in helping, and we are doing our part by posting it everywhere we can to spread the need for help. Animeals is helping with the most important need... feed, the number of mouths to feed are still quite high. Seriously, Montana is not a hugely populated place and they need outside help for these animals that are in the biting Montana cold.

Here is the info on Animeals:

Update! Please visit Animeals site to get information about how to donate is: www.animeals.com There are regular updates on their site.

Here is a place you can get regular blog updates. It is a real sad story folks.

http://www.animeals.com/MLAS_Animal_Food.html

Animeals is also on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/animeals

The story about the sanctuary can be found here:

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kpax.com%2Fnews%2Frescue-food-reaches-hot-springs-animal-sanctuary%2F&h=e384a

A little more back history can be found here:

http://www.kpax.com/search/?sterm=montanan+large+animal+sanctuary&s=Search

We wish the people who are helping with feed care and placement of these animals the best of luck. Send financial assistance if you can! Redwings is only helping to broadcast this cry for help. Please send donations to Animeals ASAP. The need is urgent!

January's Horse of the Month

Reveille on the far right, grazing with herdmates.

The Hidden Horse:

Reveille’s history is indeed sad. When she was 1 1/2years old, the Bureau of Land Management rounded her up, removed her from her mother, hobbling her front feet while waiting to put her on a truck bound for Florida where she would be put up for auction. When the horses were unloaded, Reveille’s face was cut with a large flap hanging loose (from a traumatic injury while enroute). She was taken behind the barns and tied to a post and just left, bleeding. A family in Florida who was looking for a horse to adopt saw her, hidden from wandering eyes. The family immediately called a vet and made arrangements to adopt and care for her. She was in a home with people who loved her, who had the means to care for her, and who treated her as a beloved part of the household.

When she was old enough to start training, she was sent to California to a trainer in Carmel Valley who was respected and good with horses. It was then discovered that certain things (a rope dangling around her legs, large trucks going by on the highway, and loud male voices)cause her to have “flashbacks”. Horses can also have post traumatic stress reflected in various ways. She would panic and blindly run through a fence, barbed wire, even out onto a highway to escape. Her previous guardians tried several different trainers who were excellent; however, her last trainer broke his arm trying to restrain her and, her owners, fearing someone would be badly hurt, felt they had no alternative than to humanely euthanize her. She had no place to go. Through no fault of her own, she was going to lose her young life because of the trauma she had experienced during the BLM roundup!

Her guardians contacted Redwings and after careful consideration, it was decided we could take her and not endanger other horses or personnel. She is a very sweet, lovable mare. The staff and volunteers who work with herd horses are aware of her fears and anxieties. She is handled with care, and has regular visits from our trainer and her trusted staff members. She is a lovely horse and has a great, but fearful demeanor. We were glad to have come to her aid. She will live with her herdmates as long as life allows!

October's "Horse" of the Month

The Horse of the month is Magic the Miniature Horse



However, for October the cast also includes
Marco the Cat,
Magic the Burro and
Mystic the Burro for Halloween.


Enjoy this Halloween at the Ranch.

About Mini Mayhem

Created in 2003, the first Mini-Mayhem Live! show premiered as an opportunity for model horse enthusiasts to exclusively show their mini models. What was offered then as a fundraiser to benefit the Redwings Horse Sanctuary has now turned into a popular annual event that has raised over $7,000 for the facility, and the 7th annual show is scheduled for September 18.

This year, a new venue has been chosen. The Lion's Club hall in St. Martin (Morgan Hill) is conveniently located for entrants coming from the Bay Area, Central/Southern California, or the Sacramento/Foothills areas. Many of these participants have supported the show each single year, and many more have generously contributed of their time and energy -- or items for the huge raffle -- which have helped to make this event the largest "little" show in California!

Hay for the winter

With your help, the horses at Redwings now have a part of this coming winter's hay. Hay is only part of what the horses eat at the Sanctuary. Your donations help pay for much needed pelleted feed, and other types of hay.
Supplements are also required for some of our horses to thrive. Our rescued horses get customized diets to help each of thier days be as full of quality as possible. Your donations also continue to help our educational efforts.

Thank you all.

Horse of the Month - Buster Brown

Horse of the Month is Buster Brown

Redwings was told that Buster had run away from his home and lived in the woods for several months. Frightened by the sound of guns when hunting season started, he returned home. To get “even” with him for running away, his owner worked him until his chest was bleeding from deep lacerations, and then hauled him off to the auction to be sold for slaughter. At that time it was still legal to sell equines at auctions for human consumption. It is no longer legal to do this.

He is Buster his first day at the Ranch:



Redwings was there that day to out-bid the “killer buyers” from the slaughter houses and make sure Buster would have a safe home and never have to “escape” again. He has since learned to trust humans and, in fact, loves all the attention and affection he can get.

Date of Birth: March 31, 1987
Breed: Percheron gelding
Redwings Arrival Date: December 13, 1993
Color: Bay -small star on center of forehead, LF & RH socks. Lt brn muzzle

Here he is Horse of the month today: