Rosie & Frosty

Rosie, Frosty & Ginger were given to FPF in the Fall of 2006. Their owner had bone cancer and was no longer able to care for them. These 3 saddlebred mares had been together and on the same farm all of their lives. They took the move pretty rough, but soon caught on to the routine and learned to love us, as we did them. Frosty was the first of the girls to be euthanized. She spent a year under a strict feeding regimine to help put the weight back on that she lost from the stress of the move and her uphill battle with heaves. It turned out that she had congestive heart failure. The decision was made that her quality of life was quickly disappearing. She was euthanized in May of 2008. Rosie was the oldest of the three. She made it to the young age of 33. She eventually got to the point that it was getting harder for her to get around with her old legs, and weight was getting harder and harder to keep on. She was euthanized on a warm, sunny fall day in 2008. Ginger was clearly upset when Rosie was taken away and didn’t return, so we walked her down to where she lay before she was buried. Ginger sniffed her, nickered and has been content ever since being able to say good-bye. We miss these girls everyday, and sometimes it isn’t the same without them, but fortunately their old pal Ginger is getting along great without them and has made many more friends! RIP ladies.

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DISCLAIMER: We are in NO WAY, nor have we or will we EVER be affiliated with Drafty Barn Rescue located in Lore City, OH. The operator of the Drafty Barn Rescue organization has tagged the phrase "Frog Pond" on her website, used a portion of our trademarked slogan for her organizational name, and has placed frog pictures all over her pages. Additionally, she seems to be overly concerned about the length, content and requirements of our adoption application and contracts. This is a small part of her efforts at causing issues for our organization. One very good reason this "rescue" should be watched is shown in living color from Channel 3-Cleveland News Footage. The photo of the operator of the Drafty Barn rescue is shown on the still shot in the video. You will hear her own words and feelings on horse slaughter by watching the link.

There is also a 2008 USDA/Ohio Dept of Agriculture citation against them for Non-burial of Livestock after they left a horse lying in a ditch for days unnoticed by anyone that resides at the farm -- only the children who ride the bus past the farm daily to school. We received numerous phone calls from parents requesting assistance. Should you wish to see this document, please feel free to email us and it will be forwarded.