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Get To Know Me – Beau Beau is our resident supermodel. He joined us in September of 2015. Beau was rescue number 10, he is a Belgian gelding, and is now in his low 20’s. When he arrived he was barely able to put any weight on his left front leg. He was more […]
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Get To Know Me – Big Ben Big Ben joined us back in November of 2014. He was the second draft horse that we saved. From the very first day he has been kind and gentle. I can’t imagine how he ended up where we found him because I have no doubt that Big Ben
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Get To Know Me – Charlie Charlie joined us in May of 2019 from the Canandaigua auction in New York. He was in pretty rough shape. He was thin, had old harness sores, bite marks, overgrown hooves, and a swollen knee. Charlie came with a little note that told us his name. Charlie needed what
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Draft Gratitude’s Jetstar Jetstar joined us back in April of 2015. He is an aged Percheron gelding. He arrived late at night, was scared, skinny, and filthy. Over the next few days we worked on getting him cleaned up. He was able to munch on hay and had access to fresh water. Although he was
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By Olivia Belanger Sentinel Staff Jul 18, 2020 https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/two-blind-draft-horses-find-a-stable-home-in-winchester/article_67eec4e9-fb8e-5487-bc99-5125b0a5ff47.html WINCHESTER — After they were both rejected for their disabilities, two blind draft horses recently found a safe and stable home at a Winchester horse rescue. But in order for them to stay at Draft Gratitude, Sophia and Mighty Mike need their own permanent paddock
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Animal rescue operations braced, but haven’t seen a spike in need due to COVID-19 pandemic By Meghan Foley Sentinel Staff May 1, 2020 While area animal shelters had braced for an onslaught of pet surrenders and abandonment due to the COVID-19 crisis, they haven’t experienced this yet. But as the pandemic continues to
Cindy’s story: A rescue at Draft Gratitude Contributed by Rebecca Roy Nov 2, 2017 Cindy, a 20-year-old Belgian mare, joined us at Draft Gratitude a few weeks ago. Although she was in very good body condition, she had swelling in her right hind leg and desperately needed hoof care. She went through an auction in
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Samuel’s Second Chance Contributed by Rebecca Roy of Draft Gratitude Nov 2, 2018 When you rescue an animal, you have no idea what you are getting. We were asked if we could make room for an aged Belgian gelding because he was out of time. We said yes because he deserved to be safe. We
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Making strides towards a second chance By Allie Ginwala Contributing Writer Mar 18, 2017 On a crisp, sunny March afternoon, Rebecca Roy parks her truck at the end of a roundabout dirt driveway. The task at hand is checking on Pearl, the latest addition to Draft Gratitude, a horse rescue that gives retired draft horses
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“I grew up on a small farm in Hinsdale, so we had draft horses as kids,” said Rebecca Roy, founder of Draft Gratitude. As an adult, Roy built a special connection with her Belgian mare, Rita, and after the horse’s passing, began thinking about starting a nonprofit to help aging draft horses. “I’d think about
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