Rescued Horses Continued

After a period of isolation for attention to their diet and condition, Miller said the horses will be released into the 1,000-acre area where retired PMU mares, wild burros, mustangs, buffalo and other pasture animals removed from public lands wander.

Lush woods will provide the geldings with shade, while they will have miles of pasture to roam. If they seek it out, workers will give them human affection; otherwise, they will leave the animals to themselves.

Community Kindness

In the month since the raid, all but the horses now at the ranch, the remaining five young and adoptable horses still with HSNT, and the two llamas were adopted by private citizens and local horse rescue groups and sanctuaries.

Three families took the confiscated 67 cows and signed agreements to keep their adoptive animals from going to slaughter.

“The outpouring of support from the community to help these animals has been nothing short of remarkable,” Miller said.

Sadly, one of the horses destined for the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch—a more than 25-year-old horse who had a dangerously low body weight when he was taken—died overnight earlier this week before reaching the ranch.

Home Sweet Home

The new equine residents of the ranch, ranging in age from 13 to 20, are shy and lame. Some have deep scarring, while others are toothless.

But none of that matters to the ranch staff and animals. The ragtag group is a welcome addition to the East Texas sanctuary.