Colt survives freezing night.

[ashadiow]

So I know some of you will look at this and think it is silly, but I know that there are some horse and animal lovers on here so I am going to post it. If you don't have anything good to say, stay out of the thread.

A 9-month-old colt left outside for at least four hours in Saturday’s 30-below wind chills is still “hanging in there,” said Jeff Tucker, the South Range owner of a horse ranch who rescued the animal.
After the News Tribune published a story Wednesday about the colt, called “Windchill” by rescuers, community members called and e-mailed the newsroom with offers of money to cover veterinarian fees and extra blankets. A Duluth woman also called offering her services as a faith healer, something Tucker said they’d take her up on. He said he has been “humbled at the giving and caring nature of the people in this community.”
Circulation in Windchill’s forelegs is so poor that a veterinarian visiting Tuesday wasn’t able to get a pulse. He recommended putting Windchill down. Another vet will visit Tucker’s Rain Dance Farms on Saturday to give a second opinion, Tucker said.
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The University of Minnesota Large Animal Teaching Hospital is advising him on what to look for in terms of frostbite and its potential damage, Tucker said. If Windchill shows more signs of recovery, he might make a trip to the Twin Cities for an examination.
Equine Allies, a nonprofit that helps find foster and permanent homes for horses, will accept donations on Windchill’s behalf to assist with the costs of caring for the colt. Excess money would be used to help pay for vet bills, food and grooming tools for other horses helped by the organization.
Call Equine Allies at 722-4200 or go to www.equineallies.com for more information on how to donate.

So basically go to www.equineallies.com, find the form, and donate. Any help is needed for this great local cause. As a 501(c)3 anything you donate is tax deductable. If you know of a horse lover, pass these links on and maybe they can get a big corporate sponsor. This is a really sad story about an animal that was not given the opportunity to help itself be safe.
http://www.equineallies.com
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/index.cfm?id=60254&section=News
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/index.cfm?id=60215

 

[Sideburns]

what happened to horses before they lived in stables?
Did they just die all the time?
Or did they migrate?

Just a question...no offense meant.

 

[K8-90]

Sad... was he abandoned?

what happened to horses before they lived in stables?
Did they just die all the time?
Or did they migrate?

Just a question...no offense meant.

I guess you could say that horses are not indigenous to that region, with that climate.

 

[Rhys]

Horses are not native to the Americas nor are bees.