Tucson

Originally published November 2, 2021

Tucson was her favorite. He arrived in the middle of the night squeezed into a three horse trailer with another yearling, a donk, a mini and an injured mare with her 6 month old colt. Equine Rescue Network had outbid the kill buyers at the largest auction house east of the Mississippi: the dreaded New Holland, PA Auction house. Like most of the equines dumped at New Holland, he was underweight, and his coat was dull and matted with rain-rot, still sporting the glued-on sticker that all poor souls are given when entering into the slaughter pipeline.

Before (January 2012) After (August 2013)

Tucson had clearly been handled as a foal, was halter trained and human friendly. Why such a fine young horse would so easily be tossed away is one of the many mysteries of the rescue world.

Today, Jenny visited with ten year old Tucson in Flemington, New Jersey where he lives with Elisa, his owner. It was another family reunion on our trip south to see old friends.