Slim’s Journey

[@LornaWhitmore-jr3bp]

My goodness! Such a heartwarming story. Love and appreciation to all who were involved in his recovery. God bless the beasts and the children. May the remainder of his days be filled with peace, love and joy.

[@Sherralyn]

Refeeding an emaciated horse is a huge undertaking for the first month or so it's kind of round the clock. It's hard work, but very rewarding. Definitely not for amateurs. Fantastic job.

[@blazingmyway]

@@Sherralyn thank you! The first few days were very hard, it’s difficult not to dump food in front of a skinny horse but I had some wonderful dietitians that helped me gain access to some super high quality feeds that were designed for the refeeding process. It really made the transition smooth!

[@richardgreen1383]

There is a special place in hades for abusers of horses and dogs. Both are so in touch with humans. And a special place in heaven for the rescuers and those who work to restore them to there rightful condition.

[@judycraxton6455]

Got lovely paces…what an all around great horse…How lucky you are to be able to offer him such a great transformation.

[@GPC-tu7ti]

This is so wonderful. It's sad and scary to think that such a good horse got into such a bad state. One would hope that a good-minded, broke, nice horse like Slim would never fall victim to neglect, but it obviously happened. And if you hadn't intervened, he would have died for no reason at all other than people had failed him. You kept telling him he was "a good horse" and he truly was. I have to believe he was loved at one point in his life and then fell into the wrong hands. What a shame it would have been for him to die and never have the chance to be someone's "good boy" again. That's all he wanted to be. Thank you for what you did for him. You're a good person!

[@noreneriveroll1360]

This a beautiful video. Thank you for saving Slim and preparing him for his new life.

[@brendabecker8990]

Wonderful the way you show his journey to recovery

[@Deana-s8m]

Even skinny that horse looks like something special.

[@blazingmyway]

@@Deana-s8m YES! He had the kindest, calmest and sweetest eyes, even when they just stared blankly. He was a stallion up till the 5 month mark and was still the most gentle horse ever.

[@lunaandstella825]

That is what I wanted to say. He’s so skinny but he’s still gorgeous with such shiny skin. He will look so amazing when he’s back to a normal weight.

[@shirleyroaden7917]

This makes me so sad. How can anyone treat an animal like this? You are a wonderful person to rescue this horse. I’m looking forward to his progress.

[@gilliangreen2920]

Well done. You are a true ' Rainbow Warrior ' . May Slim, strengthen and bloom everyday and live the life of love and peace that he deserves. 👍😊🦄.

[@mauvibauer1828]

Re feeding a horse is an enormous project. Nutrients plus mash in multiple meals. Well done. Good luck to all md blessings.

[@jenisecoronado5555]

Congratulations on caring enough to save this precious horse's life! I don't know if you've ever watched the "Clever Cowgirl". She has successfully saved many horses from starvation and she follows a very careful protocol in the refeeding process, and also in determining when they are strong enough for a farrier or to manage a trip to the vet. This greatly helps to avoid the risk of them dying from the refeeding or a vet visit etc. If you have a vet that's pretty invested in helping starving horses, they may be willing to come to your place for that first visit. So glad that everything turned out for the best!

[@blazingmyway]

@@jenisecoronado5555 that is incredible! Yeah the 2nd vet visit was with a new vet that cares enough to come out to the ranch, he is incredible and the only vet I’ll ever use again! After I told the first vet Slim was peeing red and I needed a vet to come out to test him immediately, they basically told me I was out of luck, so I either had to get him down there or figure it out. The 2nd vet, north Texas veterinary hospital, goes out of their way to make sure all my babies are comfortable

[@Ncogneeeedo]

Even as thin as he was he was still beautiful. What a happy ending, a precious little girl to love him 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻💕

[@guinness770]

Another wonderful happy ending.

[@nancycascino6577]

He is a very beautiful horse. Congratulations on getting him back to health ❤He will live a good life now he found you ❤

[@blazingmyway]

Thank you so much!

[@toriwolf5978]

Hope that is his forever home so beautiful ❤

[@blazingmyway]

@@toriwolf5978 It’s been the greatest thing to happen to him! Every horse deserves a little girl to rebraid their mane and tail every day! He gets treated like royalty and I love that for him!!

[@JosieB2017]

Long ago I heard about two starving geldings on a fancy breeding farm. When I arrived we took the golf cart way in the back swampy pen. My friend took one, I took the other. John was so thin and weak when he came off the trailer he went down and I thought that was it. 32 years he lived a better life then his first 3 years.

[@lisaeaker9064]

Absolutely beautiful story with two amazing beings with a beautiful outcome

[@equine2020]

Blessed are the recusers. Pray this precious boy has found a loving forever home.

[@adamenanytatuhaha4400]

Omg 😢😢😢 tears running over my cheeks. Some humans are so evel. Love you little one, your on the right spot overthere . What a beautifull horse and so so sweet🙏🙏🙏

[@bellis8204]

Job well done. WELL done! Great care, great horse, and great happily ever after.

[@terrishepherd3266]

You are a True Horse 😇 Angel! God Bless you🙏

[@beckybell3264]

Slim is a magnificent Horse. So Joyous that he was saved 🙏💜😊👍

[@madfaith777]

Thank you!!God bless you in every way!!Your an angel ❤

[@bevkern3858]

Thanks for giving him a home ❤

[@wb8517]

What a beautiful horse. Thank goodness you saved him.

[@cytobl98]

Amazing, you ans Slim did an amazing job getting his body and mind back!

[@bondart5728]

This was absolutely heart touching. You are such a natural born healer. Thank you for sharing this wonderful journey. God bless Slim.....hes such a warrior.

[@blazingmyway]

Thank you so much! He is the strongest horse I’ve ever known

[@katherinebosse5706]

He’s beautiful!! I’m in horse envy!! Bless you for bringing him to his best life! Tears of joy.

[@dianabrown833]

Love that 'horse envy'! Sweet. Me too!

[@blazingmyway]

@@katherinebosse5706 I always say when I die I want to come back as one of my horses🤣 Sounds conceded but sometimes I stop and say to myself “did you even brush your hair today?” While literally putting baby powder in their armpits🤣🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@belengarcialopez9746]

❤❤❤❤ este pobrecito caballo se recuperará muy pronto con tanto amor tan bonito gracias por el vídeo y cuidar siempre de este precioso caballo ❤❤❤❤

[@lgreen4479]

You could tell on death's door he was a beautiful animal. TG you got to him and saved him. Where ever he came from, those people deserve the worst karma. Thank you for Slim's recovery and getting him the life he always deserved.

[@SonjaRajnauth]

He is a good looking boy. Thank you very much for sharing. ❤

[@kenomack4104]

Thanks for doing this❣Thanks for your time, care and love your are giving to him. It takes a special person to do this 🧡❤💫

[@bevkern3858]

Hes a good looking horse but even better soon ❤

[@Nancy-1249B]

I would have liked hearing more about him. He looked to me like he could be registered something ( purebred ) and it appeared he was a stallion. I've seen documentaries where valuable papered horses are abandoned for various reasons. Really enjoyed your story. Thankyou.

[@blazingmyway]

@@Nancy-1249B thank you! I actually go t DNA on him and had AQHA check to see if there was any DNA on file close to his. Unfortunately there wasn’t :( He was a stud up until the 5 month mark! He was a cryptorchid and the odd testicle made him uncomfortable, so I decided it was best to have them removed. Being able to go loose in a pasture with other horses and have that freedom really made him happy it seems!

[@MrSimbo65]

Well done to all of you; you did a fantastic job. (UK)

[@noellemcclain]

He is so handsome. And such an intelligent face

[@blazingmyway]

Very very smart and sweet horse. When his little rider gets on he changes his whole demeanor. He is one of a kind

[@jimmychua381]

Amazing love! Good job!

[@Froby2378]

Man he’s a fighter ! ❤🐎

[@janetrodriguez914]

Who allows a horse to get into this condition? This is so heartbreaking. He’s still beautiful even in that condition. Thank you for helping him

[@jillp3761]

How can a horse be that thin yet have such a healthy looking coat surely someone must have been trying to take care of him......

[@blazingmyway]

@@jillp3761 that’s the part I wonder about too. His gut health was exceptional. His coat immediately shined after his first bath! I wonder if someone was stopping and giving him food because there is no way he went a year without hoof care but a year without food entirely. He survived off something!

[@bru1015]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a horse this skinny. It’s hard to watch. 😮

[@blazingmyway]

@@bru1015 he was heartbreaking. Around the time he started looking like a bald little seal and his body was growing faster than the hair could fill in, I knew he was going to thrive. That’s when I could kick back and really enjoy him and feed him like a normal horse!

[@tashasylvia3313]

Amazing ❤well done ❤❤❤ your smile says it all ❤❤❤

[@deborahflack9958]

Just ❤❤❤❤ the way you cared for this boy.

[@jillhartline3919]

He’s beautiful!

[@janisp-d6545]

Amazing job you did! Kudos to you!

[@toniweston4330]

When he wanted to finish that food in the trailer it broke dam of tears!

[@blazingmyway]

@@toniweston4330 oh my gosh I know, I was apologizing profusely pulling him out of there. I kept saying “I have food in your stall, I promise!!” Had to let him take a grass break

[@claverton]

A very special video and a special horse

[@myronschabe]

What an amazing story here. Truly a sweet horse, and the commitment and love shown to him is inspiring. I hope you are still in touch with his new family, the young girl seemed like a wonderful partner for him. He was also a beautiful mover. May blessings flow for this horse.

[@blazingmyway]

@@myronschabe he is a gorgeous mover now! I loved hearing about how she dotes all over him and put braids in his hair the first night. Makes me remember when I first got my old boy!

[@angeloddrev]

I'm so glad he landed in the right homes! Thank you for caring for this sweet lil guy ♥

[@SusanMcMillan-to4vg]

Well done! This is a beautiful story .

[@appylover5283]

Love stories like this

[@ShebaCactus]

He is looking more beautiful all the time. When is farrier coming

[@Nadi-w7y]

Amazing job, amazing horse 🐎🎉❤❤ I hope they bought him a fly mask and rug. Those flies are brutal.

[@blazingmyway]

@@Nadi-w7y I sent him with all his gear!

[@kathykelly1332]

Beautiful story❤

[@noellemcclain]

I loved this!! Subscribed and shared.

[@bevkern3858]

Gd job ❤

[@dianabrown833]

I missed previous videos that would tell his age and breed. Do you have links? Very touching and interesting. Thank you!

[@blazingmyway]

@@dianabrown833 hello! I don’t have any previous videos on him, this video was made mainly for the supply donators and the new owners and I didn’t expect it to be seen by so many! The vet and dentist aged him around 10-15 and he is a quarter horse but the AQHA couldn’t find DNA on file to try and find his papers

[@peterstevens6555]

Kia Ora & Good Afternoon from NZ ...

[@jillp3761]

Wgat colour is he, he has a dorsal stripe, red dun ? Thank you for all the loving care needed to get him healthy 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@blazingmyway]

@@jillp3761 he is a really low contrast red dun! You have to look really hard to see the primal markings on the legs, from far away he just looks chestnut!

[@Vovo-zx4ql]

You and your team have done a fantastic job with Slim. I’m curious about him. How old, tall and what breed is he please? I’m not a horse owner just a horse lover from my childhood till now. Well done. ❤Love from Australia.

[@blazingmyway]

@@Vovo-zx4ql thank you! He is a 10-15 year old (according to both the dentist and the vet) red dun quarter horse!

[@stevegreat7193]

Thank you..

[@blazingmyway]

I would do it all over again, and I hope to find another in need like him soon!😊

[@stevegreat7193]

@blazingmyway it's the familiar battle between good and evil... Keep on being good ☺️,..

[@bevkern3858]

Poor baby on bees 😅❤

[@sarahhelliwell]

what a wonderful job you have done. Is he a Tennessee walking horse. and what are yellowjackets, .I’m from England

[@blazingmyway]

@@sarahhelliwell thank you! he is a quarter horse! Yellow jackets are like nasty little stinging wasps/ bees. They’re small and they made a nest on one of my windows on the side of the house. Slim would sometimes wander that way and I think one day he got too close. Still aren’t 100% sure how it happened but the vet confirmed it to be an insect sting, and I found the nest that day trying to figure out what happened to him

[@1clyderider]

Did you get him at an auction? He will miss you too!

[@blazingmyway]

@@1clyderider I actually found him in a Facebook group, I made a post and someone messaged me privately about an abandoned horse, so I went and bought him off the owner

[@marianneschacht3799]

Whoever starved that animal should be held responsible.

[@jillp3761]

A problem with his teeth ?? Some other problem ?? His coat looks so good, does anyone have an explanation ???

[@blazingmyway]

@@jillp3761 his teeth were great actually, and I had them done in August. The owner literally told me his extended family just left, and forgot this horse. I don’t know how much of the story I believe because it’s hard to just forget a horse, but nonetheless, he wasn’t fed properly for a very long time

[@GeogriaPeach]

His feet!

[@MARYAMCassem-i7s]

How did get like that?

[@blazingmyway]

@@MARYAMCassem-i7s what I was told is he was forgotten about on a dry lot, but I can’t be sure. All we knew is how he was when we bought him in this condition.

[@MARYAMCassem-i7s]

@blazingmyway awww heavens you did the right thing and picked him up, you will be rewarded because they adore company. Thank you ♥️

[@MARYAMCassem-i7s]

@blazingmyway this horse is on the road to recovery and new homies 🤠👍 I adore and thank Shanias team of clever cow girls, ⭐ thank you 🦕✌👌👍🤠👍🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵💪

[@blazingmyway]

@ he was the best company ever. Especially when he got to be loose in the front yard. He’d hang out at the window to nap and I had to get a sunshade and Jimmy rig it up so he had shade🤣

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

HOPE his previous owner was charged with criminal neglect/cruelty!!! he was SO exhausted from the effort of standing up in the trailer coming to your stable, he didnt even have the energy to raise his head enough to pull hay from the haynet! good idea putting it in a bin so he can just bury his face in it! hope he got a nice warm beet mash to start with his tiny tenacious tummy on!!!

[@blazingmyway]

@@Lauren-vd4qe I was like a mad scientist mixing all the fun things to help him lol! He had mash all over his face every morning and I had to keep a washcloth down there to wipe him up🤣

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

@@blazingmyway an excellent job for the rehab. plenty of horses this far gone just dont recover no matter what you do.

[@mauvibauer1828]

How old is he?

[@blazingmyway]

@@mauvibauer1828 The vet and dentist aged him to be around 10-15

[@idellbrown1825]

How are his teeth??

[@blazingmyway]

@@idellbrown1825 they were floated by Prickly C Dentistry August 1st. His teeth were actually pretty good, but since he cribbed when he was starving, the front top teeth are short

[@cmuir6757]

Is he gaited?

[@blazingmyway]

@@cmuir6757 he’s not, he was just so wobbly and lame when he first came in

[@befunkrn]

At 16:20 he looks lame in the back at the trot.

[@blazingmyway]

He was not muscled up at all at that point. He’s right as rain now, and moves fine out in the pasture. That was the first ride for him in who knows how long, so I expected it to not be perfect.

[@syvet_]

Wie kann man so einem Pferd Heu im Netz anbieten? Das Heu sollte leicht erreichbar sein.

[@shirleyrice7093]

You could ride him without a bit, or at least one without a shank.

[@blazingmyway]

@@shirleyrice7093 could have, but if he ran off with me I would be out of luck. Turns out, he rides fine in a halter and a bridle

[@sunnylam5430]

You should just keep him instead of giving to another person. I am afraid they're abusing him again.

[@blazingmyway]

As I stated they are a family friend and I will still be very involved with them, which is the only reason I even considered letting him go! They also signed saying they would release him back to me if they’re unable to care for him or if they want to retire him.

[@cindyferguson8855]

Keep those kind of remarks to yourself.....terrible thing to say to someone who has done a most excellent job of equine rehabilitation.....and certainly would not allow the horse to go anywhere but the perfect home. Shame on you.