Hero came to HEART about 3 months ago from Turf Paradise having raced 9 times, finishing dead last on his final two races. As a result his knee was x-rayed, showing he had fragments of bone in his knee. Because of this it was either a rescue or slaughter, and of course HEART chose to rescue him!
Special thanks to Cass Dewey for being the catalyst to save this guy (along with many others) – the racing industry needs more people like her!
He will need surgery to get the fragments out of his knee, after which he can go on to be a wonderful trail horse and have a great life. He is very friendly, and loves everyone that comes to see him. A just turned 4 year old thoroughbred gelding with the sweetest personality, he has a lot of potential once he’s sound!
Please help us raise the funds for his surgery and give Hero a chance at a wonderful future!
Visit Surgery for Hero to make a donation, see more photos and get updates on Hero’s progress!
Hi everyone, We are in the process of getting all the studs gelded here. We brought in 4 with the Marana group, and we have two done. Two more to go with them, and we are also gelding all the babies that came in with their mothers from the kill pen. After seeing how expensive it has gotten to geld anymore, I have realized how this can be an expense that people that can barely feed there horses might decide to put off. This is so important to have done while there young, and before they can breed. I would like to get a gelding fund started so that we can go in and help those that need it. If we can help stop the back yard breeding we are making progress. We need help with funds to do our own rescues, and with out your help we couldn’t do this, so amagin those people that have no help at all. I am very open to your thoughts on this subject so please jump in and tell me what you think.