Three Pines Farm

Looks like once Ollie has found a home, Tyla's situation is resolved, and finances get back on track, we might have another project waiting in the wings.  While we have permission to be on the land from the gentleman who owns the land feeds this mare, we have yet to be able to establish contact with the actual owner.

Hard to see much in the pictures, I know, but the cell phone was all I had at the moment.  She's not starving, but she could definitely use quite a few pounds and a good, slow worming.  She's also rubbed her face raw in spots from the flies.  She wears a neckrope that she's had on for who-knows-how-many years.  Her 'pasture' is scarcely the size of my corral; mostly weeds, rocks, trees, ditches, and a truck.

This is the sorry excuse she has for a shelter.  Yes, the roof has fallen in; and yes, that IS a creek running through the middle of it.  The far right corner is where she stands, and the creek is her drinking water.  I stepped in and removed the boards on the ground that had exposed nails.

How she stays in this pen I'll never understand.  This is her feed bucket; the fence has been pushed down to the level of the top of the bucket (under knee-high), yet she never steps over.

I've gotten close to this girl and I don't think it would take much time to get a halter on her and teach her some ground manners in order to bring her to the farm and find her a proper home, although details and logistics will have to be worked out first.  In the meantime, I would like to get a roof on her shelter and get some real feed and feed-thru wormer to the guy who feeds her, and a load of fill dirt or tiny creek rock to re-route the creek out of her stall.  If you would like to help, please email me at firebird96ta@peoplepc.com .