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Farmers saddling up for future on new land

Forced off a leased tract in Bonsack, a mother and daughter again have something to be hopeful about.

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The Gentle Giant

He’s 18.2 hands, that’s the size of a 6 foot man. I have to use a fence post to jump up on him. He’s 8 years old and the definition of the gentle giant. His name is Pale Face and he has scars people couldn’t even begin to imagine, because there has to be a story behind why a horse that size would shake at the sound of a train that he was taught to ignore. On a hot late summer day everyone was getting ready to leave the barn, but *Lucy and *Jude decided to stay behind and go for a ride, mind you a ride that had never even been given permission. Now there was a near a 100 acres we owned, but apparently that wasn’t enough. Down at the bottom of the mountain there was a break in the fence line where Lucy and Jude were able to ride through, Lucy on Pale Face, Jude on Grey Ghost. Pale Face was in love with Lucy, he adored her and trusted her with all his heart; that’s why when she asked him to walk along the rail road tracks he readily agreed. But it wasn’t long before the ground was shaking and a train came roaring down the tracks, full speed ahead. Pale Face didn’t have anywhere to go, he had to choose between the train and jumping a 12 foot drop into debris and spear like branches, either option was not faring well. But he jumped, and its said that he back flipped and spun straight into this pit with the branches reaching out like sharp claws and stabbing him. Lucy, who had nothing more than some scratches, was panicking. Jude called April sobbing to tell her what had happened. Had a woman who owned her own large work horses not been around to lend them a trailer, the story might not have such a good ending. They rushed Pale Face back up to the barn, his entire shoulder had been sliced open, his tail bone broken, his hind end carved into. They literally had to sit and pull debris out of his wounds, deep wounds, deep enough to stick your fist into. His muscle had been completely destroyed; it looked like he may never be able to do more than walk ever again. He stayed in the stall, not moving for a week. His wounds needed to be cleaned and hosed every day and Lucy and Jude didn’t help care for him at all. His vet bills sky rocketed up to $3000, money that was impossible to come by. A horse with less of a heart…would never have made it. After a year of painful and drawn out recovery, Pale Face is being ridden again; a miracle would be an understatement. He’s back to his big friendly boy self, having fun going out on trail and swimming in the pond. But he may never stop shaking when he hears the sound of the train rushing by, even in the distance. Your donation can be earmarked for
Pale Face’s remaining vet bill.

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Hello, and welcome to HEAL THE HORSES blog. We're 3 sisters who live in Miami, Florida, USA. We are high school and middle school students. The public school system in Miami requires that we do community service every year. We decided to join forces and help what we love most....horses! This idea came to us because our beloved horses are in trouble. Even though we live in Miami, we are lucky enough to spend the summers at our grandparents' home in Roanoke, Virginia. For the past 10 summers, we have spent most of our summer hours at Slocum's Appaloosa Ranch. This ranch offers trail rides, riding lessons, boarding, summer camp for kids, and birthday parties. There are 102 horses. April and Marilyn Slocum, the owners of the horses, have lost the lease on the ranch that they have called "home" for the last 16 years due to the death of it's owner. The new owner upped their rent from $600 a month to $5000!!! They simply can't afford that so they must move. You can imagine, it is no small feat to find the perfect place for so many horses that also allows room to have trail rides, etc. To make matters worse, they lovingly care for many horses that are old, blind, or that have cancer, etc. Horses that have been a part of their family...our family...for decades. We're asking for your help, to help us raise money for the horses. Please support our cause! We found online a great book that you can read for free that contains a very old secret method for taming horses...the author even used this method to tame a wild boar and a deer! This secret contains "a complete lesson of morality." A lesson that if used in every day life with all living creatures, animal or human, would result in a much happier world! We'll gladly give you the link to it! Every couple of days, we are going to write new stories about some of the horses and the people who's lives have been touched and positively altered by them. Also, we'll post pictures and videos. You can adopt a horse that needs veterinary care. We will document their surgery for cancer, etc. and let you see their progress. We love these horses and soon you will, too....they each have a lesson to teach us all. We look forward to sharing them with you. So please stay tuned.


-"The Florida Girls"...Sloane, Brysen & Alana