Thursday at Shiloh...

A busy day as we try to get ready for the Holiday weekend. Shiloh WILL be open to volunteers and visitors all weekend from 8am until 1pm.

We moved some horses around today, made a bigger Gummie pen and changed Little vacation Village a bit. We try to keep like horses together to help us streamline the work caring for so many horses...

The guys and Ed helped us move horses and they dragged (I think it's dragged, not drug) the pastures...

Our new improved and larger Gummie pen, looking out toward easy Street...

Old Gummie members, Laramie and Canyon under one of the shelters...

The rest of the Gummies, that's little Jack in the middle...

We incorporated the Corner Pen into the new Gummies so Maverick and Falcon were moved to what was Super Gummies...

Little Vacation Village...

Back in the Gummies, the goats were happy with the change...

So was Melvyn!

Another view of the larger area...

Seemore was moved into Little Vacation Village...

So was Poker. Both horses are at a great weight and graduated...

We are trying to see if little Levi wants to become an official Wanderer. We let him loose and he headed off to explore...

On her way back to her Barn stall after some fun in the turn out, little Florecita jumped up the brick ledge by the Barn. She is doing so wonderfully!

Donkey Otie- the best donkey west of the Pecos...

Jack is looking great...

Clouds over Shiloh...

The dogs hung out in the shade of the Barn aisle...

One of four white doves that live wild at Shiloh...

Keller is looking good...

Osbaldo our Farrier trimmed horses out in the pasture...

Breakfast in Big Pasture...

Trace in Big Pasture. He has a small wound on his shoulder, probably from wandering back in the Mesquites. Since it is minor, I just treated him out in the pasture instead of bringing him into the Medical Area. The white stuff is Swat, an ointment to keep flies off of sores...

Belmont and Meadow, Big Pasture...

Blahnik, Okay Corral...

Weekend at Shiloh...

A very busy weekend as always- lots of volunteers, visitors and potential adopters looking for horses.

Some photos from Saturday and Sunday, enjoy!

Well, look what greeted us first thing early Saturday morning. Mojo, did you break that water pipe? Most likely...

The Wanderers took advantage of the situation and had some fun in the cool mud puddles and then rolled in the warm sand. Left to right: Charm, Huckleberry and Cortez.

Eric and Farrier Osbaldo worked on Iceman's hooves...

Okay, now for the creepiest thing ever!!! This was crawling in the arena when I was giving a lesson. It's a Vinegaroon and super gross! It gives me the creeps just looking at this photo!

Sue and Sully braved the arena flood and took a riding lesson...

Look at Jimmy Dean, cooling in the pig pool...

But, Jimmy, we have a problem- you don't fit!

Slash and his new owner, Vanessa spend a quiet moment together under City Center...

Big Pasture...

More Big Pasture...

Our new row of trees along the fence line to our new homes. HUGE thanks to the Hickeys and the guys who trenched and helped plant them...

Sunday morning, Trigger shared some morning hay with Storm Cloud in the Medical unit area...

Okay Corral, Sunday morning...

From Okay Corral looking toward Big Pasture...

Wild Child, Apache, in Okay Corral...

Okay Corral breakfast hay line up...

More Okay Corral...

And still more Okay Corral...

Good friends, Moses and City Slicker, in Okay Corral...

Mojo enjoyed a nice roll in the sand after a hosing off...

We brought Hawkeye in from the pasture to treat his reoccurring Habronema on his sheath. He will remain in the Medical Area while we treat him...

Sally cleaned Storm Cloud's face wound. She is all healed up and will head back out to pasture in a day or so.

A view of the Medical Area. Roy is on the left, Dynamite is on the right...

Sadler and Jill 6/24/11

Gentry and Jill 6/24/11

Donkey Otie Eats a Mint...

Super Hot Thursday...

Very hot today, but that's summer in Vegas.

I often have people ask me how the horses handle the heat- I always have to joke and say better than we do! It's the people who have to do the work- feeding, watering, cleaning, all the daily chores in the 110 degree heat- the horses get to hang out. Of course, all of the real activity, the horses who are being worked for adoptions, riding lessons and turning out is all done in the early mornings and later in the evenings. The heat does obviously affect the horses though, especially the more compromised ones- those who are very elderly, have health issues, the very young, etc. For example, little Florecita has three fans in her indoor stall to help keep her cool. We work hard to make sure all the horses have access to clean water at all times and all have access to a shelter.

One of the things that really gets to me is when people do not have adequate shelters for their animals. I imagine the people sitting in their air conditioned horses or under their porches (after all it's too hot to be outside) while their animals have to endure the sun. The excuse of "well, even if I did have shelter for them, they prefer the to stand in the sun". It doesn't matter- animals, like people, MUST have access to shade- whether they choose to stand under it or not- it MUST be provided.

Anyway, off of the soap box for now, enjoy these photos of today at the rescue:

HUGE thanks to Mike of Las Vegas who donated this beautiful three horse aluminum horse trailer! It is in brand new condition and is wonderful! Our little gray rescue trailer has seen better days, this new trailer is going to work so perfectly. It will be put to work rescuing horses, bringing adopted horses to their new homes and bringing sick horses into the vet clinic...

Speaking of vets, it seems we have our own Shiloh Vet Tech- Mojo loves to lick wounds on other horses. I know, he's weird. Here he is "helping" Sally clean Roy's leg wound under City Center...

Clementine, our old blind Mule is starting to fail. We are watching her closely but she is having a difficult time keeping her weight up and adjusting to losing the sight in her one remaining good eye...

Cute little Jack in the Gummies. This older pony recently returned from his foster home and is enjoying hanging out with his Shiloh friends...

Whitey and Florecita spent time in the turn out this morning. In photos, it's difficult to see just how small she really is. She doesn't even reach up to my knees...

Dayton, Okay Corral...

A peaceful Okay Corral...

I am in the process of taking updated photos of the recently returned adopted horses. This is Puma...

All looks normal on this side...

But the other side shows huge scars from a Mountain Lion attack when she was very young. As her former adopter, Linda, told me, "She is a very interesting horse with a heart of gold. She needs someone who will look past her exterior and see her gentle and loving spirit." Linda loved Puma very much but had to move across the country and could only take one horse with her. Puma will be re-evaluated for adoption very soon...