With all that comes with horse rescue, one of the most frustrating issues actually are when we get horses back from foster or adoption homes. The reasons vary; circumstances may change in someones life, financial or health issues may arise, they are relocating to a home that won't allow horses, etc.
But then there are times, when the adopter or foster home realize that the horse is not perfect. As John Lyons will tell you, it's usually not the horse, but the people. I do understand that a lot of rescue horses, through no fault of their own, come with baggage; whether it be trust issues, health issues or just plain being irritated with people. We don't blame them; I'm sure there are reasons for this.
We strive to be very honest when we are placing our horses in foster or adoption homes; we do our very best to make sure that a horse is suited to the correct environment and handler. That may be why we still have so many seeking homes; it can be very difficult to place a horse who is aggressive towards people or other horses, they may crib, they have health issues, etc. We can only hope and pray that the right person will come along for a particular horse.
We are now facing the problem of having excess horses with no where to put them. I will post each horse for the next few days in hopes that someone out there can help us out.
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