by tucsondog | Apr 30, 2019 | Horsin Around
Story by Kelli Van Nuys Photos courtesy Wildhorse Ranch Rescue Inside the Grand Canyon, near Havasu Falls, hikers are shocked to find horses in dire conditions. The horses are clearly mistreated and forced to work in 100-degree weather. It is clear that they need...
by tucsondog | Feb 28, 2019 | Horsin Around
Story By Kelli Van Nuys Photo Courtesy of HoofsnHorns HoofsnHorns Farm Sanctuary is not easy to find, but it is more than worth the trip. After winding through seemingly endless dirt roads, Kia and Nia, two staggeringly large Great Pyrenees, stand ready to greet...
by tucsondog | Dec 27, 2018 | Horsin Around
Story & Photos By Kelli Van Nuys In July of 2018, the Pima County Sheriff’s office found a group of 6 horses and 1 donkey criminally abused, neglected, and starving. The group included two pregnant mares, fighting for their lives and the lives of their unborn...
by tucsondog | Nov 1, 2018 | Horsin Around
Story by Christine Staten, DVM • Adobe Veterinary Center, Tucson, AZ The days of 100-plus degree temperatures appear to be behind us, and we all seem to be enjoying the fall and dreaming of winter. Here in southern Arizona, we don’t have to hassle with heavy snow and...
by tucsondog | Aug 29, 2018 | Horsin Around
Karuna Horse Rescue: A Fresh Approach to Equine Rehabilitation Story by Bonnie Craig, Photos by Bonnie Craig & Karuna Horse Rescue Originally from the largest city in India, Candace Kratzer could never have guessed that she would end up living on the rural...
by tucsondog | Jun 28, 2018 | Horsin Around
Miniature Ponies, Big Impact Story and Photo by Emily Dieckman What could make the giggling, sillystringed, balloon-popping wonder of an eighth birthday party any better than it already is? How about a pony? When Nancie Roahrig, the president and founder of Step Up...