2020 Recap ...

December 24, 2020

The eve of Christmas brings back many memories for me. Younger parents, celebrations in their formal living room, presents and noise all around. Over the years, fiances were introduced, then husbands and children added as the years went by. The Christmas eve in the living room became an annual snapshot, a small window in the lives of this family. Now the parents are 90, and there are no longer holidays hosted at the home where I grew up. Instead, my siblings have their own families, and an ever growing circle of love . Ever expanding as the years tick by, I reminisce . 
This year has put a hard stop on everyones lives. It has been a bold and difficult  challenge to isolate and cope. The worst may be yet to come, but certainly this difficult time is not over. I send wishes and manifestations of joy, health and happiness daily. There are so many I love.
This will be the last post for 2020. 2021 will being a new page, a blog, once again. I'm such a chatter box that I decided to give all my thoughts and words their own separate page. Look above to the menu to see Blog, and there you'll find me.Thoughts, actions, of course all the horsey updates and more.
​Please stay safe, well, healthy and happy. I'll see you in 2021!

December 4, 2020

I am always touched when young people are so generous and loving. These two girls came for a visit, and Ananda was happy to donate $100! She collected birthday money and donations for our horses. These girls give me so much hope for tomorrow's equines. We have a plan for them to  visit once Snow's baby in on the ground. PMR wants to say thank you, and let the girls know how much we appreciate them!

November 23, 2020 

It's a quiet Monday. Thought I'd try to catch up...I owe everyone a newsletter! Giving Tuesday is coming and I need to get on it. I also have the PMR sweatshirts and T-shirts here. I need to get them on our site and of course onto facebook!
Horses are coming avail. for adoption, and we have 2 guests for a little while..MORE SOON I promise :)

Nov. 7 2020

It's a quick update. Im seem to be busier than ever.The more I simplify, the busier I become. What is going on with that?
~ Sweatshirts for adults and T shirts in kid sizes only are now available. Sweatshirts are $44. and Kids T's are 18.00.
I'll be sending newsletter out with pictures and opportunity to order.

We started a Gofundme for the boys.They need gelding, we have only raised $200 plus. Not nearly enough. We'll keep trying.Link s below if interested:)

Our only filly, miss Sailor Moon may be going to REINS rescue to keep a lonely foal company. They are about the same age. Updates coming....and I have to post Pipers picture and Bio as she should be adopted.
​Thats it for now~ Stay well !!!

July 23, 2020                  Good News Arrives in Small Packages
You remember Hope, the older PREGNANT mare pulled off a kill lot in Kansas. (Scroll down for her pic)  She gave birth to a healthy colt named Jesse. We find is remarkable how life can work. His namesake was a young lady about to embark on her college experience when an inoperable brain tumor cut her life short. From diagnosis (in August just before school) to death was a mere 7 mos. In those months her daily visits to Hope uplifted her spirits and gave her an invaluable focus. We are so grateful to the PMR community for their continued love and support.

July 13, 2020 Updates

Adopted! They are doing very very well!  You can see Rocky next to Jesse and Echo on the right. What a great save these guys were! They were so sick! You can see their entire story below.

The 2 mares remain in ICU battling pneumonia, emaciation, respiratory infections...PMR did assist and sent $3100 to Loomis Basin Hospital. The horses seem to be improving.... which is great news.

Helping When We Can....

Updates for July 3,2020 Friday evening

Our 3 amigos, remember them (see below) from 2018? They turned 2 in April of 2020 and the happy news is...found their forever home ,along with our lovely SUPERSWEET mare Dory. We couldn't be happier. Up to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada these 4 head to wonderful digs with a great family! We are so grateful.

Momma Mia & Little Sophie return to Danville

We happily took Mia in while Danville's Horses Healing Hearts Founder Melissa Austin healed from a back problem. Once little Sophie arrived, we all fell in love. This mare and her filly are exceptional. Sweet beyond description. They are now in Danville and may be avail. for adoption.

Hope Exists For the Thrown Away Foal!

"The Phoenix Chronicles"
Brian Hyodo, Conformation Engineer...paving the way for Foals with Limb Deformities.
Denna Stone, PMR Horse Care Expert, Barn Manager, Placement Specialist
Tod Rego, Farrier, Student of Conformation Engineering, Student of Equine Dental Care
 
Meet Phoenix!
           He & his momma were placed at a Kill Lot. When Snow (his momma) & Phoenix arrived at Pregnant Mare Rescue, Snow was exhausted, malnourished & scared. This little guy was laying down in the trailer. Sore, scared & exhausted!
           Tagged for Meat...this Tag, hot glued to his shoulder. His legs crippled...
          We saw Phoenix & his limb deformity...we became concerned about how he could have any quality of life. Even as a pasture pet, companion, herd life...? He would most likely become arthritic & suffer from pain. How would he get along with these front legs...well, Lynn Hummer began her research. Maybe surgery...splints...ugh!
           Lynn found an article with before & after photos of foals with similar misfortunes...the amazing part was...
NO surgery, NO splints....
Conformation Engineering! Brilliant!
           A Farrier (Brian Hyodo) with an engineering background found that with the young age, the growth plates remaining open. With joints soft and pliable...there could be adjustments made to the hoof in which gravity, a turn out for movement, and providing circulation, the body could literally correct itself prior to the growth plates closing. This could bring about a dramatic improvement & can straighten the legs! We have approximately 100 days to accomplish this. And so we begin!

         Hurdle #1...how do we get Brian Hyodo to California with Covid 19 & Shelter in Place orders in full effect? Not gonna happen...so, Brian decided he could guide our Barefoot Trimmer through Zoom Meetings, Conference Calls & emails. Problem Solved!!
         Brian drew up diagrams, measuring up what hoof Phoenix has, how much hoof could be trimmed...angles...etc...
Brian, Tod & I got to work. Check out the photos & videos: They are before & after Phoenix's FIRST trim. We will be performing another trim tomorrow.
Please follow this journey with us. Phoenix & his Momma Snow are thriving & becoming healthier & feeling loved.
For more information about conformation Engineering:
Brian Hyodo, Conformation Engineer. https://www.americanfarriers.com/authors/491-brian-hyodo
Any Support you can contribute helps Keep our doors open! These are unprecedented times! To sponsor Phoenix ; choose Snow and Phoenix in our Mother's Day sponsorship Program!

I Want To Sponsor!

Mother's Day Sponsorship Program

Welcome to the Mother's Day Sponsorship Program. Below you will see pictures of our mares and their foals for Spring 2020. By clicking on each image, you will learn their names. Choose the pair you'd like to sponsor monthly (with one donation of any amount), and you will receive pictures and updates over the next 6 months! It's a great way to help us care for them, and a fun experience to share! You can click on the Red donation button, or the black "Click Here" link  found above.

April 9, 2020 

And began breathing immediately. This mare was so far along that had she shipped, the fully developed fetus would have been laying on the abattoir floor, dead along with her mother. This baby came as soon as momma got to QT. Safe now in Colorado, it is said these 2 mares were rounded up and shipped from a huge pasture space in Nebraska, and trucked to Colorado. They have obviously received absolutely no care, their are feet are bad, and their overall condition is horrible. Turned out with (apparently draft stallions) , this mare and her mother both were rounded up and discarded at the Colorado lot for a few bucks. How some folks sleep at nite is beyond my comprehension. Below Echo and her beautiful colt Rocky is Norma, the mother to Echo. She too is believed to be pregnant. 

Echo & Rocky

These horses come in completely confused and terrified. Usually the round up to haul them is done with no patience or care. They are hit, bumped, smacked, yelled at..what ever it takes for humans to get them where the humans want them. Once unloaded at the lot they can smell death and fear. Week after week, year after year the horses ship to Canada and Mexico where they are brutally slaughtered. Again, how horse folks who endorse slaughter can sleep at nite is another mystery. These are sentient beings, feeling, living beings being treated with complete disregard.

I understand we are small. And I understand that over 100,000 equines ship to slaughter every year. 
But I can't in good conscious just turn away. Citizens in the U.S. have been begging for government to stop this herendous practice. 80% of us when polled abhor the thought of slaughter. But money is the culprit and business can be dirty.

So we continue on. 
Please know even with the threat of the virus..they continue to ship.
Even on Easter Sunday, they will ship.

NORMA on left

So we step up as best we can. Norma her unborn foal, and Echo and Rocky are safe in Colorado. Hope and the starving elder mare Grandma are safe in Sanctuary in Kansas. Here at PMR,(below) Mama Mia and Sofie continue to thrive, Snow and Phoenix are settling in, and receiving all the love and care they need.

We are on HOLD Until further notice.
​Latest UPDATE is Hoping For Summer2021
​We Hope to Begin Again Soon!

3/20/20 Mia foaled a beautiful heathy filly this am. We are very grateful for everything going well. More soon!!

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These two are; daughter Echo on the left, and momma Norma on the right. They are both pregnant, and we are reaching out. Want to help? Want to foster? They are bonded and family...Located in Colorado, they can do their QT for 30 days, and then...off to their foster family while they settle in , decompress and realize they are safe!... Find out more  by clicking here

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The lovely grey mare SNOW,is from Fallon Nevada. Her little colt has already been named Phoenix!   Her filly below is going to Adrianne in Royal Oaks. Adrianne works with PMR as a foster often. She picks up the bill, take care, and helps find homes for those she can help. She works in the same manner as our  Gilroy PMR. Great horsewomen helping horses in need. Stay tuned for updates.

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March 2020  Hope and River went to a horse sanctuary in Kansas. We are relieved to have them safe and in a great place !

Pictured below are two little pumpkins that are loaded and heading to their new home in Salinas. Elvis and Priscilla start their new life! More pic's of them coming! Below right are pic's of Justice & Jaden. They are boarded down south at Rancho Refugio, and await sanctuary in Oregon. My updates on the Oregon Sanctuary come in tomorrow:) Stay tuned.

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 Oct 2019 Updates...Our wonderful Airbnb Experience finished up our last visit for 2019. What a spectacular year and what amazing visitors! It's such a joy to share and see the light in the eyes of our visitors. We feel we are truly making a difference in the lives of horses all over the world, simply by sharing our stories...their stories. We look forward to the spring of 2020!
       We are now preparing our foals for their new homes and getting ready for winter. The very young mare we named Wynonna, arrived with her very injured filly Alice Michelle. While Alice Michelle is thriving, we suspect Wynonna may indeed be ...PREGNANT! (This would explain why the filly was so badly injured upon arrival.) Stallions (can) have ONE thing in mind. We will preg. check Wy, say farewell to Echo and Priscilla as they head to their new digs in Salinas, and continue to provide love and lots of care for Alice Michelle. We also are preparing to say goodbye to Wrigley. He is such a love, and has been such a joy. As you may recall, Wrigley arrived with a substantial hernia. He needed surgery to fix it, and was gelded at the same time. He is doing fantastic and has a very special family considering his adoption!
       Stay tuned as continue our life saving work!

View On AirbnbGet Hands On with Our Mares and Foals

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Oct. 18th, 2019

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Sept.28th, 2019

Thanks to all who turned out for our Lunch with the Babies! We all had a great time :) Your support helps us keep our doors open and the horses safe!

August 9, 2019

The Little Orphan Wrigley has made his way down to us. He is an absolutle joy! Sweet and so happy to be here. He and Little Filly Alice Michelle have become fast friends. Camelot, our big grey gelding says hello!

If you understand the horrific treatment horses suffer when sent to slaughter, then you can appreciate how difficult a task it is to save these lives. In almost 14 years there are over 360 horses that have enjoyed or are still enjoying life as a result of our efforts. Our rescued horses are with their families, safe, well fed, have shelter and access to fresh water and are well loved.

Mom & Baby Arrive!

June 26th, 2019 Baby is healing!

June 13th, 2019 THURS
​We had a bandage change yesterday! Whew! I survived ~ Little foals carry big kicks! Alice Michelle finally settled enough to let us clean her wound up and put on a fresh bandage. Good news is I'm alive to talk about it! NO, the good news is she is off antibiotics!! This is great! Her stomach will now settle ;)

Shannon (Left) and Denna (right) have the difficult job of loving on Alice Michelle ! LOL... Nothing like foal kisses !

ARRIVAL DAY  JUNE 2,2019
​They are safe! And we can now breathe. Wynonna and her brand new filly (9 days old) Alice Michelle 'Ally' are settling in and the healing has begun. Mom is MAYBE  3 years old (way too young for her body to have carried this foal) and our little filly is not yet 2 weeks old! I am attching pictures of our newest rescues . They are sweet and so deserving of good love and care!

 Above , Wynonna is pulled from the lot and put in between 2 panels. That is to secure her to safely draw blood to get a heath certificate. It is required to cross the borders into Calif. Next are images of the horrific injuries this baby sustained shortly after birth. The vet was called out. Ally was sedated, the wound cleaned and antibiotics started. Then both had to be loaded to travel 1800 miles to California. Upon arrival we have  settled them in, provided mom who is terribly starved, lots of fresh hay and scheduled the vet. It always amazes me the trust these magnificient equines share.

Both Wy and Ally are resting, happy, healing, and feeling safe. Momma knickers at us when we approach. She knows hay is coming. This mare doesn't know about carrots, apples or sweet grain. She is learning about ll of those things, and love :)  Stay tuned for their progress reports!
​Thanks for the support!!

Books! 

From our founder, Lynn Hummer

 The Love Of Horse" AVAILABLE NOW!

 Rescuing Horses; A stunning reveal of what horses are truly capable of, and an honest look at their mistreatment all over the world. 
​In For the Love of Horse, author Lynn Hummer chronicles her experiences rescuing slaughter-bound horses, especially pregnant mares. Over the years, her work with these horses has generated within her a spiritual awareness and a healing she never expected. Through the horse-human connection, they have taught her about being present and helped her find balance in a hectic world. Hummer shares some hard truths, exploring the fact that what is generally accepted as proper treatment for horses can in many ways be considered abuse. She reveals the abhorrent practices of worldwide horse industries and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. She endeavors to bring awareness to these despicable facts while touting horses as healers, best friends, and even therapists. A better world can, and should, exist for horses—For the Love of Horse offers a path forward.

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   We are preparing to publish the first in a series of ten books adressing tough issues children sometimes face. The inspiration to write these stories comes directly from our rescues. In over 13 years working primarily as a horse rescue, specializing in pregnant mares and orphaned foals, we have also saved the lives of dogs, cats, squirrels, guinea pigs, donkeys and rabbits.
   All of these animals have experienced either grief, death of a loved one, violence, abandonment, abuse, neglect, fear, emotional trauma, family loss and all of them would not be her if we had not saved their lives.
   Based on the real experiences of our rescues, the stories send a message of love, forgiveness, and the possibility of hope. 
   Horses  can mirror and respond to human behavior. Being herding animals, they rely on an acute stream of sensory data to sense safety or danger; they can also hear the human heartbeat within four feet, and research on heart-rate variability indicates that horses have a profound ability to synchronize their own heartbeat with that of human beings. 
   When people are introduced to the herd environment for therapy, horses respond within the same spectrum of physical and emotional responses that govern their own behavior. The Pregnant Mare Rescue  brought in a reading specialist, an equine therapy clinician  and psychologist to critique, advise and comment as we created our stories. 
Our observation is that every animal has the capacity to provide healing messages of hope and we have witnessed their remarkable behavior. 
Why write the books? 
~Because it shares important information for adults to understand the healing gifts animals can bring to a circumstance.
~Because if you are not able to visit us in person, we bring the miracles to you. 
~Because we believe every child, just as every animal deserves to be respected, loved and appreciated.
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Pregnant Mare Rescue is a temporary horse sanctuary committed to rescuing pregnant mares and orphan foals from abuse, advocating for the humane treatment of all horses through education while enriching the human experience. Pregnant Mare Rescue is a Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries verified, 501(c)3 certified nonprofit.