by Kathy Veder
Raven,
a black Paso Fino, Appie, an Appaloosa, and Henry, whose origin is unknown,
came to me because no one wanted them or could take three stallions. They
came from a place where two of them were in a sea of mud with nine other
horses. Raven, was never let out of his stall in the barn and he was seen
eating the manure in the stall because that was all there was to eat.
Henry, the smallest, did not have any mane or forelock of hair because the other horses ate it for nourishment. All three were on the verge of starvation and exposure to the elements. They would have never survived the Ohio winter that we had this year.
When the sheriff went into the barn there was not a bag of feed - empty or full - not a piece of straw or hay. No one knows how long it had been since they had been fed. We had a drought in the summer , so there was not even grass to eat.
With a lot of love, good nutrition and Healing Touch for Animals, the boys are now doing well. When the Humane Society and our local veterinarian came to inspect and weigh the boys, they were overwhelmed by the change.
They had gained the most weight of the group (with the exception of an adult Percheron). Their personality and behavior had changed as well. They went from scared, nervous and misbehaving boys to confident, secure, handsome gentlemen. Henry has lots of mane now - time for a haircut in fact. All of them have beautiful slick coats.
I believe that keeping the horses energy balanced was instrumental
in their recovery process. This recovery process continues as does the
energy work with them. Appie had an eye problem that was healed in one
day utilizing HTA Techniques. I didn't even have the chance to use the
antibiotic ointment from the veterinarian.
