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DREAMCHASER PMU RESCUE ANDREHABILITATION
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September 29, 2012
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I first became aware of Dreamchaser thru an article in our local paper, featuring the "Lean On Me" Program. Dreamchaser rescues and rehabilitates horses that have been abandoned, abused, used in the drug industry or just plain neglected. The animals arrive wild, scared and hurt, many cannot even be touched. With patience, good food, a clean place to live and lots of love, these horses becaome loving, healthy creatures and end up giving back to their community. Dreamchaser brings children from various county programs out to he ranch to learn from the horses. It is a beautiful thing to watch a previously abused horse teach a child to trust again. They are so patient & kind, some will just stand and be quiet if a child is frightened or sad. They let the child make the first move and I have even seen children fingerpaint on these beautiful creatures! The children learn to that it is possible to grow again, that there is someone that loves you and that you are respected and loved simply by virtue of your being. Bravo to Susan Thompson and the Dreamchaser family! From petting zoo events and pony rides at various community functions to the regular day at the childrens library, this organization certainly gives more than they get. Not only are the horses rescued but also other farm animals, pigs, goats, chickens, ducks, peacocks, all rescues from horrible situations amd all are equally loved and cherished at the ranch. Please give what you can to this wonderful organization, every little bit helps. Or stop by the ranch and see for yourselves, the public is always welcome and you will make so many new friends, both 2 and 4 legged!
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my heart fills with joy seeing these poor abused creatures become loving healthy IMPORTANT members of the community. Seeing them go from straring with dull lifeless eyes, beaten and hurt, to prancing around everytime they see a human, knowing that they will be petted, loved and respected.
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provide them enough money for a new well. They have to haul water every day, sometimes as many as 4 tankloads, to provide drinking water and enough to keep all the animals clean and healthy
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Life-changing
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2012
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an article in my local paper and also saw them participate in the Veterans Parade in Anthem, AZ.
September 29, 2012
This organization provides outstanding services to unwanted, neglected and abused animals. They go above and beyond their duties to ensure great care for all of them. It is a costly mission that most of us today cannot afford. Finding this organization has been dear to my heart and i have donated and followed them on facebook ever since. They are people making a difference and have inspired me to want to do the same. Please keep working and fighting for this cause as the Lords work is never done.
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September 28, 2012
Dreamchaser steps in to assist those beautiful but neglected horses. They provide full care from love to medical attention. It is a wonderful gift to these suffering animals to receive a second chance at life.
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September 28, 2012
We have attended fund raisers at the rescue. They are doing a wonderful job for a very important group of horses needing help as well as helping to educate the public about the horrors of the PMU industry. What a dedicated group of volunteers! God Bless them!
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June 1, 2011
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Wakina was born into a herd of 27 wild horses that wandered freely on the Texas range, living off of the land. Only two of the horses, the stallion and mare that started the herd, knew the kindness and love of the human heart. To the others, humans were a threatening predator. The herd’s owner had watched it grow, but lost interest in the welfare of the magnificent horses. With no remorse, he made the decision to sell the herd for slaughter. Word quickly spread among rescue groups in three states of his decision. Pooling their resources and the donations of countless others, these groups were able to save the herd from slaughter and find homes for all of the horses. Four young horses, three fillies and a colt, were placed with Dreamchaser Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation. Wakina was one of the fillies. The stallion of the herd also stayed at Dreamchaser. When Dreamchaser’s founder Susan Thompson and her daughter Jamie first entered the pen holding the five rescued horses, the stallion was the only horse that immediately accepted the human presence. He freely approached them and placed his head lovingly on Jamie’s chest. The other four horses ran away in total fear whenever humans entered their turnout. The challenge for Susan and her staff of Dreamchaser volunteers was to provide security, bonding, and human leadership to the four young horses. Their goal was to guide each horse toward full acceptance and trust of the human environment and then to place them with caring people who would continue to nourish the horses through endless love. But they knew that gentling totally unpredictable wild horses was dangerous. From the beginning, Wakina was more accepting of human presence and touch. After eighteen months of gentling and learning that humans would not hurt her, Wakina’s fear of humans was replaced by trust, and her instinct for the herd’s security was replaced by acceptance of human association. After several more months of training, Wakina was ready to find her forever home. On Father’s Day in 2010, our family visited Dreamchaser with the hope of adopting a horse. Susan greeted us when we arrived and took us on a tour of the ranch. One by one, she showed us many of the sixty rescued horses in her care. But Susan’s heart told her that our family would be a perfect match for one special horse that we had not yet seen. Susan turned to her partner and asked him to bring in Wakina. When he did, everyone knew that it would be a perfect match. Wakina approached our family and lovingly placed her head on my wife’s chest, just as the herd’s stallion had done 2½ years earlier when the frightened and lost horses had first arrived at Dreamchaser. Tears flowed freely as we realized that after all that Wakina had been through, she reached out and chose us to be her forever family. We adopted Wakina that day.
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Wakina and her sister Niyaha never experienced human interaction for the first 18 months of their lives. They are now 5 years old and are calm and loving members of our family. We are forever thankful that there are rescue groups like Dreamchaser that perform miracles each day in rescuing and rehabilitating animals. They are the guardian angels for the animals that humanity discards, unselfishly opening their hearts to gather in the throwaways and give them a new chance at life.
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Dreamchaser is efficiently run using only volunteers under the leadership of Susan Thompson. The ranch is always immaculate, and the horses and other sanctuary animals receive unconditional love and care. Nothing should be changed.
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