Willie Nelson To The Rescue

Guest Blogger Cheryl Hanna

For Immediate Release:


June 27, 2008Palm Beach Gardens, Florida


The Rolling Stones once wrote, "it's the singer and not the song", but for Stormy, a 16 year old former PMU stallion it was a singer who came to his rescue.

Five years ago, Stormy had been a stallion on a Canadian PMU farm. When the Women's Health Studies appeared and connected a prevalence of cancer, stroke, blood clots and other related conditions to the menopausal drugs, 60% of the farms producing the drugs from the urine of pregnant mares ( Premarin, Prempro, etc. ) closed ,and horses who could not be homed quickly wound up in slaughterhouses to be inhumanely butchered for the plates of wealthy Europeans and Japanese diners.

As luck might have it at that moment, horse lovers throughout the US had been bringing in many PMU mares and babies as well as a few stallions. Not too many people were able to handle stallions, but Stormy's beauty caught many an eye and through various horse rescue groups, the money was raised and Stormy was saved. He was able to stay at a farm in Canada temporarily, but soon his options would run out. Another Chance 4 Horses, www.anotherchance4horses.com a PA non profit, 501 C3 horse rescue, placed his picture on their website hoping to find someone willing to help Stormy, and luckily a private horse rescue who had successfully placed nearly 70 PMU mares and babies offered Stormy a home. Flash ahead 5 years, and Stormy was in need again; he had never been gelded and once again was in danger. The private rescue failed, and all of the horses needed new homes.

It was time for a miracle. Stormy is a tri-color paint and Willie Nelson loves paint horses and provides a sanctuary both in Texas and South Carolina for them. So a call from Another Chance 4 Horses to Jerry at Habitat for Horses, an explanation of the problem, and an invitation to Stormy was immediately extended. Stormy is now an official Willie Nelson horse. He will be gelded, thanks to an emergency grant offered by Front Range Equine Rescue, http://www.frontrangeequinerescue.org/ as a part of their backyard breeding deterrent program.He will either find the perfect home or be welcome to stay as an honored guest of Luck Farms, South Carolina, the latest foster farm for Habitat for Horses under the "Willie Nelson Signature Series" adoption program.

Stormy's story is not over yet; he still needs his feet and his teeth done to bring him back to optimum health. We now look to the generous donors who enable so many horses just like Stormy to be rescued. It happens every day, but to each horse, it makes a difference. Please help us help Habitat for Horses to continue their amazing work.

All donations for Stormy can be made to Habitat for Horses http://www.habitatforhorses.org



Best regards,Cheryl Hanna
Fundraising and Publicity
Another Chance 4 Horses, Inc
www.ac4h.com

Welcome

I started a blog once before but can't find it so I am starting over. I have been away from writing for way to long. This blog is going to cover all aspects of our Equine World, from the upcoming Olympics to Horse Rescue and Equine Welfare. Each and everyone of us who loves and enjoys horses whether it ia ever day or on the weekends have a responsibility to make a marked difference for our National Herd.
So thanks for checking out my first entry. I can't wait to get going full steam!!