Rescue Stories

Here, They're Home.

These are the beautiful souls we see and care for every day at our headquarters. Many came under the most dire of circumstances, and they're part of our family now. We make them whole again, and ensure they live their best life at our ranch.

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING

“Et vim graeco principes. Cu dico nullam pri. Duo stet possim quaerendum eu, cum in invenire platonem animal assentior nam.”

- Reba McEntire

“Et vim graeco principes. Cu dico nullam pri. Duo stet possim quaerendum eu, cum in invenire platonem animal assentior nam.”

- Reba McEntire

Rescue Stories

Hugs as Long as Possible
Hugs and Love No Matter What The hardest part of working with injured animals is that sometimes hugs, love, and medicine are just not enough....
This Mermaid is Making Her Comeback!
Willow is Standing Tall  Again  Our Belgian Draft, Willow, who arrived with dropped pasterns in both legs, and who is a candidate for a novel...
Lilo & Stitch
Little Nuggets Have a Home Here A man called from across the county after seeing us on The Today Show. He had a few baby goats...
Old Knees -- New Life
Two Horses Get Special Care from the Ground Up Meet Bo and June.  These two elderly horses' misshapen knees and bowed legs make you wince when...
46 Lives Saved
Emergency Intervention Last week, a large group of starving horses, donkeys, cows, pigs and goats were taken from a property in Wise County, Texas where...
Foster is Down
No Time To Wait During a week of ongoing rain, Foster, our former racehorse, limped in from the pasture, not able to put pressure on his...
Hanging On
Focus On Emergency Care This week, we are thrilled to help a wave of emaciated horses that arrived at Focus Rescue & Rehabilitation in Ohio.  At a...
30 & Lots of Life Left
6 Months in a Hospital; Now You're Home Ark Watch Foundation saved a starved paint female quarter horse, 30 years old with a swayed back, who was...
A Really Serious Runny Nose
When a Runny Nose is a Really Big Deal This little shnookums came to us at only 5 months old. Dropped at a sale barn, with...
Eye Can't See
Ouch! Last Monday morning, we came in at 7:30 am and did our normal good morning check on everyone before we started preparing breakfast meals....
Willow Needs All Your Well Wishes
Willow is a Wonder Woman 3 years into her extraordinary Sanctuary life, Willow is facing her toughest days yet. After 5 years pulling tractors, dropped off broken and infected...
Harvey & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Hoof Abscesses
Hoof Care that Has No End Harvey, our most recent Sanctuary arrivee -- who came in with 7-inch long hooves, and who kicked, bit and had full...
Head Over Hooves for Honey
It’s a GIRL! Meet our littlest love. For a sheep named Pearl (who was found in the trunk of a Honda Civic), a fortuitous rescue...
A Happy Beginning
Meet Harvey Can you imagine having feet so deformed that your tendons and muscles bend to accommodate 7 inches of overgrown hooves? Where you’re standing...
2 Inseparable Souls
Happy, Healing, and Thriving Thanks to You! This holiday, two elderly draft horses who were left in terrible condition at a sale barn, were saved...
A New Sheep Joins the Herd
Look who we've welcomed to The Farm! Last week, Chelli, our sheep and goat hoof trimmer, called asking if we have room for a friend's Hampshire...
Trunkfull of Sheep, Rescued
Saving a whole flock! On a hot Texas day, a flock of sheep was found bound and stuffed in the trunk of a Honda Civic...
125 Homes for the Holidays
This Holiday, Your Purchases are Helping Save 125 Lives! This GivingTuesday, 20% of your FHF purchases went directly to rescuing dogs in shelters who are at...
Hey There, Sweet Girl
Let's Get Her Better Today 20% of online purchases went directly to the care of this beautiful mare who's been neglected for years, and dropped...
Beat the Heat!
Hot weather in Texas has reached its peak so we couldn't ignore it when Fort Worth Animal Care & Control asked for help to keep...
Parker: Helped by a Farmie
A fellow Farmie helped make this happen In May, a Farmie tagged us on Instagram - @gizmo_bugsy_thor_baby_pickles - alerting us to help save Parker. A...