Belgian Draft horse and 2 day old foal saved from almost being shipped to slaughter update - Ep.59

On April 15th, I came across a post on Facebook from Sexton Horse and Mule in Sneedsville, TN where we rescued Freya from. There was a mare that just dropped a foal not 24 hours before I saw the post and they are both scheduled to be shipped to slaughter on the next truck. We secured a home for these two precious lives and along with your support we saved them from being shipped to slaughter!

When we started this channel, Mark a retired Army veteran, reached out to me wanting to adopt one of our horses. Our horses that we have are special needs, most with medical conditions and are not available for adoption. I promised Mark I would help him find a pasture pal for his horse Calvin. Mark purchased 26 acres in southern Illinois and wants to help our cause by saving more of these horses from going to slaughter. Mark agreed to adopt both Mom and baby and provide the perfect life for these two with his horse, Calvin who will finally have a pasture pal.

Mark and Calvin were excited to welcome the mare and foul to their farm. This is an update on how they are doing after being saved. Our foundation arranged for the mare and foal to be picked up the next day on April 16th from the kill pen and they were transported 430 miles to Mark's farm. The following week we had a vet (Dr. Beasley) go to Mark's farm to give them both a complete check up. Sky and Daisy are doing well and we could not have saved these two without your support! We can't thank you enough!

Original Video of mom and foal link
Help us SAVE a mom and not even 24 hour old baby from going to slaughter! We need your help! Ep. 57
https://youtu.be/6Ga_36eaq60

If you are new to our channel we started the Big Hoof Foundation, a 501c3 non profit organization to save more of this lives from going to slaughter. I could not let a mom and not even 24 hour old baby be shipped to slaughter. They deserve a chance at life and for a happy home.

Please consider making a tax deductible donation to the Big Hoof Foundation to help us save more of these precious lives. We have a temporary page set up on the Fletcher Farms Amarillo website until we can complete the foundations website.

https://www.fletcherfarmsamarillo.com/big-hoof-foundation

Thank you everyone for your continued support in saving these gentle giants! We could not be saving these lives without you!

If you would like a donation letter please send us an email at bighooffoundation@gmail.com.

We have created an Amazon wishlist for supplies that we need if you would like to support us in that way.

Big Hoof Foundation Amazon Wishlist
https://a.co/0oGJ8y6

Mark's Amazon Wishlist for the rescued mare and foal (not associated with the Big Hoof Foundation)
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/211CCZ70PU9HN?ref_=wl_share

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Thank you to everyone that has sent us gifts of Alfa Pro, we truly appreciate your support and can't thank you enough!

The one item WE always need is FEED! If you would like to send a gift/donation of feed (Alfa Pro, hay, etc) to the horses you can send that through our local feed store, HF & C Amarillo.

HF&C Amarillo has offered to help us with anyone wanting to send a gift/donation of Alfa-Pro to the horses. When you call, tell them you are sending a gift to Fletcher Farms Amarillo and they will add the gifts to our account. Alfa-Pro is $17.45 per bag. They do offer a discount if you purchase per pallet (40 - 50 pound bags) $16.95 per bag by the pallet. WE go through about 3-1/2 bags per day to feed all 13 horses (175 pounds per day). We also purchase square bales of coastal hay from HF&C. We use 2-1/2 bales per day to feed all the horses. Square bales of hay are $16.75 each.

Thank you to all of our subscribers and followers for your support, for your kindness and generosity! We are grateful for everything and don't know what we would do without you!

HF&C Supply Amarillo
10410 I-27 Amarillo, TX, 79119
https://hfandc.com
Phone: (806) 622-9800
Mon – Fri: 8AM- 6PM (Central Time)
Saturday: 8AM – 3PM
Sunday: CLOSED

Thank you to HF&C Amarillo for your continued support in helping all of our animals!