Happy Equine Acres and Rescue Therapy

at Lazy Bear Ranch

HEART web site

The cost of owning a horse only begins with the purchase price. As feed and maintanence costs go up, many folks find they can no longer afford their horse. As a result, literally hundreds of horses in Arizona alone, are in desperate circumstances. Starving, sick, injured, and in some cases just turned out into the desert.

People who rescue horses soon learn at some cost that there's no such thing as a free horse. Feeding, shoeing, medical and dental care, stabling, and training are ongoing and expensive. More and more, folks see horse rescue as just another hopeless cause.

At HEART, we see horse rescue as an opportunity to inspire the young people who participate in our youth programs, to show them what can be achieved with careful planning, lots of hard work, smart budgeting, love, and above all else, daring to dream of owning a horse they can ride and love forever.

We cannot, here, hope to keep up with what is happening at HEART. You MUST go to their website and blog to learn the most recent information about the horses and the rescues they have done. They are constantly engaged with saving these wonderful horses. PLEASE help them!

Contact HEART

120 S.Houghton Road

Suite 138-267

Tucson, AZ 85748-2155

email: contact@heartoftucson.org

This is Streakin' Kitty, a six-year-old Thoroughbred mare who was abandoned in the desert after she could no longer race. Her handlers had raced her well beyond her capabilities after an injury by pumping steroids into her knee, and doing it badly, frequently missing the joint.

Thanks to her lip tatoo, HEART was able to trace her identity. Her (short) career winnings were around $28,000, and her breeding line is a good one. Why was she just abandoned instead of being retired to a breeding farm? Who knows what her last owners were thinking?

Her care and rehabilitation is going to be expensive. Right now everyone is hoping not to have to give up on her and put her down.

Chance, LEFT (before and after):

Chance is 18-22 years old, but her history has not been discovered. Underweight, malnourished, and neglected when she was brought to the rescue, she now has a second chance--hence, her name. She is gaining weight and is doing much better.

Follow Chance and Kitty on Twitter and Facebook

and on the HEART Blog.