Terri Farley

Sunday, June 17, 2012

The Rescue of Romeo

Dear Readers, I promised to share more about Romeo, the foal rescued by wild horse angels Palomino Armstrong and the real Mrs. Allen. Here's a first note from Mrs. Allen: 6-7-12 We got a call on Romeo,an orphan foal from Lockwood area in Reno, in early evening. As is mostly the case with our orphan babies we don't know what circumstance led to Romeo being orphaned only that he was VERY dehydrated, somewhat malnourished, has upper respiratory infection, a weak back leg from an older injury. He had ticks and was very weak and not doing well mentally or physically when we got to him. Thank goodness some folks in Lockwood had been watching him for a couple of days and called one of our wild horse advocates that looks out for the horses on that side of the range. He's doing very well so far but it will be good to get past that 2 week window to know if Romeo has ANYTHING else going on.

Since that first note, the wild horse angels' and Romeo have battled Romeo's inability to drink water and dehydration. They feared lyme disease from his many tick bites, and though Romeo is up and drinking after a very scary day and night, he's had some blood tests which will tell what's going on inside. In the meantime, he's in skilled and loving hands. Best, Terri

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Friday, June 15, 2012

Wild Horse Angels

Dear Readers,
If you've read PHANTOM STALLION #5, FREE AGAIN and most of the books that follow, you know about a character named Mrs. Allen. Although she's a lot rougher around the edges than the real Mrs. Allen, her Nevada namesake is an angel to wild horses -- especially foals on their own.
Palomino Armstrong & the real Mrs. Allen are in the midst of rescuing a little wild one named Romeo. Watch for updates, soon.
Happy trails,
Terri

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

WILD HORSES KILLED, out of kindness I suppose

Stallion fights back against helicopter
Photo by Stephanie Martin/Tara Tucker, www.wildhorsesfilm.com

What did you do last Sunday?

BLM admits to destroying at least 3 mustangs in Jackson Mountains. Why did they doom these wild horses? They deemed it humane because

A yearling with a low body condition score was "unlikely to improve"

A 9 year old stallion had a "deformed right leg due to a pre-existing fracture to the knee"

A 17 year old stallion showed a "severe developmental limb deformity"

How did these wild horses survive for years in the wild and then, after being pursued and harassed by a helicopter, and then stampeded for miles, exhibit "non-gather related" conditions so extreme, they had to be killed out of kindness?