Source: CBSAtlanta.com “I just wailed and wailed over them. They were like my kids…” BARTOW COUNTY, GA (CBS ATLANTA) -Things just aren’t right at Jon Ellis’ stables. “Now there is no one in here to take care of,” Ellis said. Ellis and his wife Jennifer Short raised and […]
Source: Marjorie Nunez of the Independent Florida Alligator “When you’re sick, to see a real horse — it’s a great thing” Just one week after experiencing devastating loss, survivors of the Oklahoma tornado will be able to take comfort in special visitors from Gainesville: three miniature therapy horses. […]
Source: By Mary Rampellini of the Daily Racing Form “We’ve counted, unfortunately, 150 horses or more that have been found [dead], were killed, or had to be put down,” In a sobering count, more than 150 horses died as a result of the violent tornado that swept through […]
Source: By Mary Rampellini of The Daily Racing Form “People are giving horses water from plastic water bottles,” A representative of the Celestial Acres Training Center in Moore, Okla., said 34 horses had been found alive as of Wednesday following Monday’s tornado, which packed winds of nearly 200 […]
“Those horses are my livelihood and I consider them part of my family,” GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. – From 800 miles away, the images of Mother Nature’s wrath in Oklahoma are breathtaking. From a few blocks, they’re something else entirely. “It’s tough. It’s tough to grasp,” said Minnesota native […]
Source: Horsetalk.co.nz ~ Live Link The station reported that 75 to 100 horses had died in the area and completely destroyed the farm Up to 100 horses are feared dead after a massive tornado ripped through the Oklahoma City area. Authorities say two people are known to have […]
Source: KFOR.com Animals and Humans lost to Deadly Tornado MOORE, Okla. – A man rode out the over two-mile wide Moore tornado in a horse stall Monday afternoon. The man said his knowledge gained from living in Oklahoma was what saved his life. He was outside when suddenly […]
More and more the sad news is coming in of horse owners who have lost all or almost all of their horses in the March 2, 2012 tornadoes, often along with their homes and barns. Many horses who were not already dead had to be euthanized due to severe injuries they had suffered. Injured horses, other pets, and livestock have been keeping veterinarians in the area very busy.
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