Another rescue underway!

We have been watching lot#2424 from Bowie Texas Livestock this week. She is a Belgian Draft horse mare that came in with a group of horses from an Amish farm. She was the last horses in the group that was not rescued. Her ship to slaughter date was 4/24/24. We couldn't watch her ship to slaughter so we decided to rescue her!

We have secured her bail to keep her off the slaughter truck but we need your help as we were not planning to save any more horses at this time. She is going to need medical treatment and a surgery because it looks like she has a tumor in her left eye. Welcome to the family sweet girl!

Once we pick her up we will have more information about her!

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Fundraiser for Lot# 2424 will include...

Bail: $2,200

Transport: $400

Fence panels for quarantine area: $2,098

Initial vet exam: $250

Initial Total (not including feed): $5,000

We were not planning for another rescue and the new horse will need to be quarantined away from the other horses until we know she is healthy. This fundraiser will include the cost for us to purchase temporary fence panels for a quarantine area.

After we take the new horse to the vet for a consultation on her eye we will do another fundraiser for the cost of a possible surgery.

Thank you everyone for your support!

Update on the 3 new Belgian Draft Horses saved from slaughter

Back a few weeks ago, with the support of all our followers, subscribers and friends we were able to rescue 3 more Belgian Draft Horses from shipping to slaughter from Bowie Texas Livestock. We rescued 2 mares and a gelding (Maisie, Grace and Will). If you didn't see our last post, one of the mares was in horrible condition. She is blind in her right eye, has a sever sway back and is underweight. The gelding from the original livestock yard video was extremely underweight and was having an issue with his back left leg as you could see him limping while walking. The third mare seemed to be in good condition until we got her back to the farm. She came down with a cough and a runny nose.

Our priority over the last few weeks was getting these horses the medical treatment they needed along with letting them get settled into their new home. Our days have been filled with veterinarian appointments, bonding with the new horses and getting these three on the road to recovery so they can live out a happy retirement life after so many years of working.

This video is everything that has been happening and how the 3 horses are doing after going to the vet and receiving some love and care.

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After going to veterinarian with all three new rescued horses we were not expecting the medical bills to be as much as they were. Grace was also diagnosed with EPM.

EPM is a neurologic disease that horses get from eating infected opossum feces.

EPM causes incoordination; stiff, stilted movements; abnormal gait or lameness and Muscle atrophy, most noticeable along the topline or in the hindquarters. Treatment for a 30 day supply is $1700. As of right now we don't know how many rounds Grace will need.

This fundraiser will cover our recent medical bills for all 3 of the new rescued horses and Grace's first round of EPM medication. Freya, Hercules and Zeus were also to the vet as well.

Medical Bill March 2024.pdf

Equines Saved since 2022

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With your support, we have saved 33 Belgian Draft Horses, a quarter horse and 6 Donkeys from shipping to slaughter and have given them a loving retirement home.

Help save " Big Hoof " Horses

The Big Hoof Foundation is dedicated to saving Draft Horses that have spent their entire lives working only to be neglected or abused when they can no longer work and are eventually sold to slaughter or abandoned to perish.

Our dedicated volunteers and board members work to rescue, rehabilitate and if possible re-home these beautiful gentle giants to nurturing pastures while advocating for more humane treatment of the draft breeds through information and enlightenment.

By saving abandoned Draft Horses we are providing them a loving, humane environment free from pain and suffering as well as restoring their trust in humanity.

Our orginization will do everything we can for the horses we rescue. Most of the horses we have rescued have medical conditions and can not be re-homed. They will receive the best medical care and alternative treatments we can offer them with help from our amazing veterinarians.

Our Mission

To rescue, rehabilitate and rehome Draft horses.
To provide a facility where no animal will endure the pain and suffering caused by a life of abuse, neglect or abandonment by giving the horses the proper medical care required to live a healthy life.
To sponsor or host events that promote awareness of the neglect and abuse of the Draft Horse Breed.
To create an equine therapy program to assist people suffering with mental illness.
To bring awareness to the community about horses being released into a slow feral death or dropped at a dealer who sends them to auction then slaughter.
To form relationships, share information and work towards a collaborative effort to solve problems that lead to the inhumane treatment of these big hoofed gentle giants.