Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Draft Horse, Equine, Equine Rescue, Horse, Horse Rescue, PMU
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Dixie on her first day in Georgia
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Dixie’s first night
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- Dixie on her first day in Georgia
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- Dixie’s first night
The Heart of Dixie Equine Rescue is my dream coming true. The road will be long and complicated but the rewards will be 10 fold. I want to document the whole journey through this blog. The name of the rescue “Heart of Dixie Equine Rescue” has a double meaning. The rescue is located in Brooklet, Georgia. We are 45 miles west of Savannah. That puts us right in the heart of Dixie. Then there is the second meaning… Dixie is my Belgian draft mare. She was adopted through The Animali Farm with the assistance of The Blessed Brood Mare Project in 2008. Dixie was a victim of the PMU industry. PMU stands for Pregnant Mare Urine. The highly prescribed hormone drug Premarin and Prempro are manufactured using this Urine. The mares live a less than ideal life and the by-product of the industry is a glut of unwanted foals every year. These foals often end up being sold to “Meat Buyers” who slaughter them in the most inhumane ways so that they may be served as a human meal in parts of Europe and Asia. At one time, Premarin was the number one prescribed drug in North America. When research appeared linking Premarin with increased risk of Breast Cancer, Stroke and Heart Disease, the popularity of the drug began to drop. Many PMU ranchers lost their contracts. With no need for the large quantity of horses, the ranchers began to sell the Mares, Stallions and Foals to the meat buyers. This is where the story of Dixie and me begins. As it is late and I am tired, I will continue our story on my next post.
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We are so excited for Julie and we’ll help her everywhere we can. “Satellight Rescues” are some of our biggest places to send rescued PMU horses and other horses and we’re delighted to see Julie building one. I hope folks will step in and lend her a hand with donations and even equipment as needed. Many blessings, Julie!
Comment by Deb Buckler September 14, 2009 @ 3:23 pmDeb Buckler
Founder,The International Blessed Broodmare Project
Iam glad to see a rescue in Bulloch County,Im sure you will have plenty of help with all the animal lover here.
Comment by Judy Tankersley September 22, 2009 @ 1:43 pmJudy:
I have great hopes that we will be sucessful and able to save many horses from an uncertain future. So far, we are getting a lot of positive feedback.
Comment by julibarnes September 23, 2009 @ 3:27 amThanks for your comments!
Please keep this blog going so everyone can stay informed.I hope you all can obtain a mini before long,I wish to rescue one.I am making a donation and hope to be at your next meeting.I have been excited ever since Holli informed of the program. God loves you for all your doing and so do I.I have 8 horses and most are rescues so I love the cause.
Comment by Judy Tankersley October 11, 2009 @ 6:35 pm