I have been devoting my week to trying to post horses for adoption. If
any of you have any ideas besides dreamhorse.com or illinoisequine.com or
the mwt bulletin board, please let me know. I did post horses on
craigslist and the posting was removed but I am not sure why yet? I did
get a handful of responses before it was removed, so will follow up on
those and hope for the best. An older couple pulled up today and looked around and commented, "You have
horses absolutely everywhere!". Yes we do, and it makes me panic, not
knowing how we will provide for these numbers without support. I had to
drive hay and feed for miles down the valley to Steelin Apples, Stylish
Sharon, Strawberry, Little John, Bob Cook and Arne because there is no
vacant space for them at home. Their pasture is getting very low now, and
they were all waiting eagerly in the paddock. I have spent the afternoon wanting to cry, then realize that the anxiety
we feel is terrifying. I want to cry because the horses deserve my
attention, but we are so busy caring for every one of them that the
quality time for handling and riding doesn't happen like it should. I
want to cry because each one of our horses is so wonderful, kind, gentle,
and has so much to offer, but there are not enough people to go around. I
cry because I didn't get those bot fly eggs off Brandy again today, like I
promised myself I would. I cry because Cricket and Taser Gun have been
waiting for me to work them and something always gets in the way. I cry
because I realize the deworming didn't get done - again - today. I am
just plain down, hoping for a better day tomorrow. If you can spare a donation, now would be the time. We don't know how we
are going to meet bills for hay and feed this winter, but we have to have
faith!
any of you have any ideas besides dreamhorse.com or illinoisequine.com or
the mwt bulletin board, please let me know. I did post horses on
craigslist and the posting was removed but I am not sure why yet? I did
get a handful of responses before it was removed, so will follow up on
those and hope for the best. An older couple pulled up today and looked around and commented, "You have
horses absolutely everywhere!". Yes we do, and it makes me panic, not
knowing how we will provide for these numbers without support. I had to
drive hay and feed for miles down the valley to Steelin Apples, Stylish
Sharon, Strawberry, Little John, Bob Cook and Arne because there is no
vacant space for them at home. Their pasture is getting very low now, and
they were all waiting eagerly in the paddock. I have spent the afternoon wanting to cry, then realize that the anxiety
we feel is terrifying. I want to cry because the horses deserve my
attention, but we are so busy caring for every one of them that the
quality time for handling and riding doesn't happen like it should. I
want to cry because each one of our horses is so wonderful, kind, gentle,
and has so much to offer, but there are not enough people to go around. I
cry because I didn't get those bot fly eggs off Brandy again today, like I
promised myself I would. I cry because Cricket and Taser Gun have been
waiting for me to work them and something always gets in the way. I cry
because I realize the deworming didn't get done - again - today. I am
just plain down, hoping for a better day tomorrow. If you can spare a donation, now would be the time. We don't know how we
are going to meet bills for hay and feed this winter, but we have to have
faith!
