The Reality of Rescue | Diva's Story

[@randofromiowa]

People who ditch any pet rather than do the right thing are disgusting.

[@marcinnozka1271]

🙏🙏🙏🙏😞😞😞😞😢😢😢😢something has to change.

[@animalcrazee]

This one really made me cry ... probably spent her life working and pleasing, then discarded like trash for a few bucks. Close the slaughter pipeline. Now. 😥

[@joannepantale483]

Poor, poor baby. You could see the pain she was enduring in her eyes. Thank you Dr. Lydia for helping her along her way. ❤️🌈❤️ Jo

[@wolfmare50]

So grateful she didn’t have to trailer thru anymore pipeline. Love your work integrity and kindness.

[@ilovekhemosabey]

I appreciate that you give these beautiful animals names despite knowing that the last act of kindness will be their best option. It shows that they aren't just a number.

[@obiwankenobi6952]

What a beautiful sweet Girl, she seemed happy with the attention and looked for help, very sad that their owners dumped her in the slaughter pipeline instead of giving her a peaceful end….shame on them…😢

[@Catlover53-lu9wy]

Being a prior horse owner, breaks my heart. Our horses lived a happy life and when the time came, we put them down. I miss them every day.

[@lovelolliej]

Seeing her eat some grass, feel some sunshine and love made me tear up. Thank you for taking care of this sweet horse

[@patriciasmith3973]

Thank you for releasing her and others from pain. It takes a toll on you too. Love and support!

[@daisyle1203]

I have such admiration for all of you. I want to think that she was loved by someone once, it shows. 😢

[@SusanWilson-cf8mw]

😢😢😢😢thank you for loving on her before she passed😕 What a beautiful girl.

[@bcgrote]

The way she's "pointing" both her hind feet one after the other, with her weight on the front legs... Poor little old lady.

[@beckyv3369]

Thank you for taking care of her and sending her off with dignity and love.

[@marciahenry3893]

She truly is a beautiful chestnut mare. With so much pain, she appears sweet and gentle. Amazing. Thank you, 🐎 Horse Plus😊❤

[@patriciamuskevitsch8359]

Somebody, probably more than one person, loved this mare. Through all her pain she had a kind sweet eye.

[@VK-qe7if]

But obviously they didn't love her enough to send her to an auction to end up in the slaughter pipeline. So very sad 😢😢😢

[@tracym6297]

I was going to say the same thing. She was loved by someone. I noticed her hooves were even trimmed. She's so lucky she landed at HPHS. Her soft, big, kind eyes killed me. How could she end up in the slaughter pipeline? What was her story? Rest in peace, sweet Diva! You deserved better than what humans did to you. 🌈🐎

[@tracym6297]

​@VK-qe7if it's hard to know what happened to her that landed her in the slaughter pipeline. When I see the old horses like her it makes me think of my 36 year old horse, Laddie. I couldn't imagine letting him go to someone else for ANY reason. He's been my best boy since he was 5. And he'll be with me to the very end.

[@jillp3761]

She had pretty good care in some respects, her feet appear cared for, her body condition not too bad considering her dental problems; so how and why did she end up at an auction where her end was likely to be so horrible ?😢😢

[@mariangrantham8486]

That is not love.

[@75SpeedRacer]

It just breaks my heart that people allow this to happen to the amazing animals ❤

[@denisecaster1251]

💔Absolutely heartbreaking!!!!💔

[@jocelynbryan2215]

I’m happy she was able to have a last peaceful end of life. It’s so hard to watch these beautiful babies face the end but a beautiful end is better to a bitter one. Thank you Horse Plus! ❤

[@Kmd-r1n]

Such sadness for her suffering from those mean humans 🤎🤍🤎🤍🌈🌟✨💫💗💗

[@torodoesthings]

Sweet girl. May her legs take her far in horse heaven, without pain. What a shame that she suffered so much 🥺 I hope her earlier years were better to her.

[@darlenemckay265]

So sad for this beautiful girl!

[@cynthiacarter514]

Thank you for giving Diva the gift of being pain free.

[@healingsprings11]

Rest In Peace Diva. 😢

[@grannieannie1371]

I'm so glad she didn't have to make that trip in the back of a truck down to Mexico. That would have been unbelievably painful for her. At least she got care and dignity before she was put down. Poor girl, it's a shame her owner didn't care enough to have this done at her local refuge.

[@camaleek]

What a sweet heart breaking gentle mare. Thank you for your love, kindness and care at her end.😢 Your vets are truly heroes for the horses.❤❤❤

[@carlahaenni-bm4zj]

It’s so heart breaking to know her last guardian did not do right by this gentle, beautiful horse. True love is keeping a horse until it is time to set them free across the rainbow bridge and being with them at the end, telling them how much you love them and that they were the best. My gut feeling is that poor Diva fell in an overcrowded trailer heading to auction or fell on a cement floor at an auction. Likely scared & confused. No way for a beloved pet to be treated. I have a 27 year old chestnut QH. I no longer ride him, but I will be with him until he tells me it is his time to leave this earth and I will be by his side with my vet for the last act of kindness & love. This videos really made me cry for sweet Diva. Thank you HPHS for ending her suffering.

[@MEGANFROGARNOLD]

At least she didn’t die in horrendous fear. Thank you for saving her from that.

[@francesbuhle9001]

Sure hard to take such a sweet mare with so much going on. She received more attention from you gals than she probably has for some time. It's great to see your love for horses and their quality of life.

[@emmawilde152]

She was beautiful and sweet and she deserved a better retirement.

[@CarrollWilson-r7d]

When i see the abuse and neglect that these poor horses receive from their prior owners i get enraged. I thank God there are caring individuals like you all that help the poor babies. My hat is off to you all.

[@anniesayles5010]

Poor beautiful girl, i hope the former owner sees this and feels ashamed

[@N_v_G]

Run free without pain, gorgeous Diva.

[@milkweeddreams8828]

She was a beauty with a gentle eye, but the pain in her walk was noticeable, so thankful that Horse Plus can relieve her pain with a moment of compassion, light touch and soft words...she was loved...!

[@kimvaverek]

Rest in peace, Diva, your beautiful 😢

[@3232siobhan]

Broken my heart to see such a beautiful, kind and gentle horse just thrown away 💔 I'm glad you have her a soft and gentle end x

[@amydavid1111]

Lovely music and photos of her. ❤❤❤❤

[@starlenekalinski5633]

She was so pretty. Too bad she suffered so much.

[@rodandjudibowen5665]

I can see Diva when she was enjoying her best years. A perfect life in Horse Heaven is exactly what this gentle, sweet girl deserves. Good job, Dr. Lydia and the Horse Plus crew. 🥰🐴❤‍🔥

[@HorseLady1109]

This poor horse! So sweet and suffering. Thank you for doing right by her.

[@lindawise5097]

Bless her 😢😢

[@DebbieAppelhans]

Beautiful horse 🐎 rest 💔 in peace angels 😇 God bless you all angels 😇 🙏 ❤️ ♥️ 💖 💜 😇

[@mikehenry6284]

RIP DIVA ❤ No more pain beautiful girl, nothing but green fields and wide open pastures for you to run and be free. Love and God Bless you all at HPHS for putting this beautiful mare out of her misery 😢. Love and God Bless you all 💜 ✝️ Jennifer

[@lelabarlow4260]

What a sweet beauty. RIP wonderful love!

[@annabaldwin1806]

Thank you for releasing her from all that pain! God Bless you all😢

[@HughLlewellyn]

Thank you for being there even when all you can do is relieve the suffering and prevent these horses from enduring that last agonizing ride to a brutal end in Mexico. Thank you for being the ones who do what these horses' owners should have instead of making a few bucks on the horses they used up. Thank you for your huge hearts and courage to keep fighting the good fight against ignorance and cruelty. Thank you Horse Plus. 💙

[@LaRa-xm3um]

Only tears 😭over the suffering that has been inflicted on Diva. And then thrown into the hell of the slaughter transports...

[@heatherjohn2047]

God Bless sweet Baby Girl Diva ❤

[@claudiadickerman4218]

thanks for giving her kind relief. rip Diva

[@karencook6417]

Thank you for the labeled x-rays with explanations.

[@juliettaLametta5854]

Yes, thank you from me too!! I have waited a long time for this and I really welcome it. 🩻👍🏻🤩

[@sparkyroots369]

You Vet's dedication is so heartwarming every weekend.

[@debbywelchel3893]

I love the way your love shows towards these special horses. Thank you and GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

[@cynthiamcgee4829]

Diva was such a sweet kind mare and I know the Last Act of kindness was probably the best thing for her. How can somebody have a horse and love a horse and then treat them like that and throw them away is beyond me. My horses I have when it is their time to go, they cross the Rainbow Bridge with their head in my lap. And yes that is very hard to do but for all the love and work and pleasure they have given me they do not deserve to die in an auction house a slaughterhouse, they deserve to go with me by their side and with dignity. 💔🙏💕🐎🌹

[@joannepantale483]

Thank you for that Cynthia. ❤️

[@ENiceproductions]

Appreciate the information boxes that are popping up during the video

[@HughLlewellyn]

Yes! Those were a really nice touch.

[@bobbietower7185]

I really liked the x rays enlarged on the screen and parts of the legs labeled....very helpful when trying to understand. Dr. Lydia explains everything so well and I just love her...and then the visual....PERFECT!

[@juliettaLametta5854]

🩻👍🏻🤩

[@lyndawilliams1201]

Rip diva run free beautifull❤

[@mehmetcamc5177]

She was so happy eating the grass, an early decision

[@kennikitty]

This horse was walking on two broken legs. May her beautiful soul rest in peace. 🕊️

[@juliettaLametta5854]

Rest in Peace, yes -- an Run in Peace

[@lesleybunce9848]

Rest in peace sweet Diva 💔

[@atsavvy6.0]

Shame on Divas owners . 😢 Blessings to HPHS.

[@m.gailwieterman1987]

poor love!!!

[@LadyEnyalus]

So sad, you did what was best for her. RIP Diva.

[@douglasshear8168]

Bless you Diva. You were loved at the end of your life. ~Cynthia~

[@UliF.]

Such a beautiful, cute mare! Rest in peace, sweet old lady! ❤❤❤❤

[@andreaciceri794]

Thank you for showing her love and compassion. She once had owners who loved her.

[@missyb7411]

Poor sweet girl

[@lorriewilber8534]

Rest sweet girl❤

[@ElaDudek-m7v]

❤❤

[@teriwatson7920]

I wish her old owners would have done what they needed to do for her. There's simply no reason this mare should have even been considered for travel in her condition. I can't believe she was up in the trailer. Thank y'all for helping her in her last hours alive. She got fresh water, hay, a loving hand, and I'm sure, a bucket of grain. God bless y'all ❤🙏

[@ChantalsCritters]

Rip now in no pain

[@linda2819]

Hello everyone! I applaud you all for all the hard work you do. I need to caution you when taking x-rays of the horses jaws. May I suggest that anyone holding the plate wear a thyroid shield in addition to your regular lead . Many more thyroid cancers in women occur than men...most likely due to mammogram scans! (Although they claim the 'scatter' is less likely in the newer mammogram x-rays)

[@bevkern3858]

Nice horse at one time

[@bevkern3858]

So sad

[@catiep4447]

Question- not a critique i just want to understand better! When your vets find something that would result in requiring the last act of kindness, is there any specific reason the exam continues instead of just stopping there? I was wondeing if it was for like data reasons to share with lawmakers how many horses come to you all with fractures, heart murmurs, bad teeth, ect. Thank you for all that you do for these poor horses ❤️

[@keojiabrown6807]

Definitely, data reasons also sometimes it's to further confirm what they already suspected. For example, in Winston's case, because of what was going on/wrong with him, they sent off testing just to make sure whatever he had wasn't contagious. He had epm and something else but nothing contagious.

[@Corgis175]

Two of my horses, both Appy mares, lived to 28 and a gelding died young at 20 but all in the end had some kind of cancer. I heard from way back that Horse Plus has their own crematory on the property to cremate the horses. Is that true. Better then letting the bodies go to a rendering plant. Two of my horses were cremated and are buried at a friend's retirement horse property and Best Friends in Kanab, UT. RIP Diva.

[@pmc6853]

4 to 8 weeks of fracture pain and no one helped her. 😢

[@pmc6853]

Sold her, shoved her in a truck to try to balance and fight for food and water. Someone loved her for part of her 30 year life! Shame

[@NaunetteMartin]

I like want you guys are doing for the horse Nanette

[@kym7017]

🌈❤

[@sussiemikkelsen1764]

🙏💙💫

[@1clyderider]

😭

[@Kathleen-Wellner]

Have a question!? What do you guys do with all of the horses that you give the last act of kinds ? I believe that if ypu offered this to the public, they would choose this instead of sending them to auction . Most people do not have the means to burry their large animals, so they send them off. I think this would be a win-win situation for all invaded.

[@TinaEnemark]

Poor mare… her legs are as thin as dr. Lydias arms…

[@traceybullard2199]

What method of euthanasia do you use? 😢

[@TheresaDamewood]

I really felt sorry for the horse really. I just watched more of your wanting to kill it instead of helping. With all the better training equipment and medicines you were overwhelmed with alot of horses maybe you should also consider some rescue facilities to help with overload to give chances to live people who have the time patience for those poor babies 👶 😢. Not a attempt to justify killing judging that animals do know you plan to kill them and that mare knew and that was the saddest thing of all. They know when you try to help and when you don't. And believe me it's something that they can't escape when you plan their deaths.

[@jandrews6254]

Not that it was necessary once her other issues were diagnosed but did you spray her right hind leg that she was resting all the time?

[@joannepantale483]

Spray? With what??

[@frenchbulldawg]

You know the last act of kindness is a sweet way of saying that you had to put them down not that she didn't need to be put out of her misery but call it what it is 😢

[@marissanorth85]

Don't know why this is a problem...? Are you new?

[@joannepantale483]

We prefer to call euthanasia the "Last Act of Kindness" bc clearly that's what it is for these rescue horses. Jo

[@helenabiesma5560]

her painful night mare has ended - why not do this when she got hurt of a fall - unreal that these so called responsible people did not do the decent thing - but her night mare has ended and being at 30 years should that not been done by the owners -

[@ErikaDeyzel-yf1ot]

Horse traders should be banned and new laws must be passed to stop all this suffering. 😢😭

[@NaunetteMartin]

This sad horse how any one can do this to a horse it is Wong people don't need to have horse Nanette

[@gabrielastoltz5647]

🙏🙏🪽😇🐶

[@giardinomuro5850]

I understand that Doctor Lydia 's decision is the best, but why don't give Diva the possibility of leaving at least a month in a peaceful place, together to other horses. Doc's attitude was a bit different

[@sunnyseacat6857]

Diva was in great pain and could hardly eat. She is with millions of horses now, free from discomfort and running as she pleases.

[@joannepantale483]

That mare was in excruciating pain! Nothing that the vets could relieve. Would you have honestly wanted her to suffer any longer than necessary??

[@keojiabrown6807]

Lose lose situation. People would complain either way.

[@clDTutube]

Diva was walking around on two broken legs. And you would want to make her do that for another month? Imagine being thirsty and knowing you had to take a couple of steps on broken legs to get to the water bucket? Every day. For 30 days. No. Let her go in peace.