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Aspen day 1 9/28/09

ASPEN .... Came in our gates on Monday 9/28/09. She is around 18 months old,underweight and we were told was not easy to catch and would not let you work with her feet. In the past 3 days she has done nothing but follow us around like a puppy dog and had her feet trimmed this morning (10/1/09) by our farrier, she stood perfectly still and behaved like a lady. She is around 75-100lbs underweight, and is happy to eat all put in front of her. Aspen is being transferred to another equine rescue on Saturday 10/3/09 since we are full and over flowing. She has bonded with Nudge another horse around her age and size, and she will certainly miss him. Update..... 10/12/09. Day 14..... Aspen did not get picked up by the other rescue, so remains here with us. This young lady is a love bug who loves people and the other horses. She was 499lbs when she walked in our gates 2weeks ago, today she is 554lbs a gain of 55 PBS in just 14days... Way to go blondie....

UPDATE .... Dec 18th 09 Aspen is now available for adoption, please read her ad on the horses for adoption page.

Twiglet 18 days old born at this rescue

TWIGLET .... Was born at this rescue on 9/24/09 his mother "Willow" a donkey came in this rescue last November already pregnant. Twiglet is a charming young man, who was imprinted at birth and does not yet know he is a donkey !!! He is a fave among our volunteers and everyone that comes to visit. He is in your pocket friendly, and loves to play games. He will not be available for adoption until he is weaned and gelded.

Nudge parasite belly

Nudge day 1

Arrived 7/19/09 "NUDGE", a very young paint male, very underweight and filled with a belly of parasites. He also has rain rot (fungal skin infection)and a HUGE hernia on his belly needing surgery. He is too underweight at this time to be able to undergo surgery so needs to gain weight, loose the parasite issues and then he can have the repair surgery and be gelded all at the same time. He is head shy and does not seem to have had any training.

....... UPDATE ....10/1/09 Nudge is a true gentleman, he now loves attention, and is learning ground manners, he gets along with almost everyone here at the rescue. He has gained over 156lbs in weight and is now heading for his hernia repair surgery on Tuesday 10/6/09. He may also get gelded that day, depending on if the vet thinks theres enough there yet to take away!!
Nudge has come along way since he walked in our gates two months ago. He's really not the same young shy scared colt he was then. He's now full of beans and confident and ready to learn. He will be available for adoption once he's recovered from surgery and once he is gelded.

Nudge after 2 months

Nudge right side two months after getting rescued

WELCOME to "Creekside", thanks for looking at our site, we hope this will be easy for you to read, please try not to cry too hard over some of the sadder pictures. This is what rescue is about.

BUTTERSCOTCH day of arrival 6/4/08

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Do you have an older horse, hard keeper horse or a rescued starved horse? Want to know a proven way to help put on weight and maintain that weight? Have you ever heard of the feed "One and Only" made by Wendlands Feeds. It's the only free choice (meaning feed as much as you want any time you want) feed on the market that we know of. We have pictures at the bottom of this page of before and after and pictures in our "Before and After page) to show you what this food has done for the horses that have come thru our gates starved and in need. ANY HORSE can eat this feed, regardless of how "Toothless" they may be. Don't let your old friend suffer because you don't know how to help him in his later days. Give us a call or drop us an email and we will be happy to refer you to a store that sells this. No body endorses us, or pays us to tell you about this feed, we do this freely and willing because this feed W O R K'S.

Welcome to our site.



We rescue starved, abused, neglected, old, injured, sick, and unwanted horses, donkeys and mules. We do take in owner surrender equine IF and WHEN we have the room, but our priority is to the neglected and needy first.



We do operate a "Sanctuary" section for aged, injured,lame, blind and other equine who would otherwise have a difficult time finding a life time home who COULD and WOULD meet their special needs.We do not have enough space to take in anymore at this time (Jan 2010).



We are a Private Foundation, we no longer operate as a Non Profit but are a Not for Profit, we are not paid or supported by any agency, company or private organization. None of us are paid a salary to do this work, from our President down to our volunteers.We do this out of our own pocket , because we are passionate about caring for equine and animals who are in need. We work with local and at times national law enforcement, in upholding the laws concerning abuse and neglect. We are also happy to network with any other reputable animal rescue who may need our help.



We are located on a farm in Blue Ridge, Texas (45 miles NE of Dallas). This is also our home. We do not operate "business hours", there is no such thing in the rescue world. So please be respectful, and call ahead of a visit. We do welcome visits from the general public, please call ahead to make sure some is here to take you on a tour and to meet the animals in our care.

Donkeys getting up to mischief

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Dollar the horse in these two pictures, came to the rescue May 3rd 07 he lived with us for 45 days then he quietly passed away in his stall.He was the victim of starvation and neglect,and he was only around 9 months old. Some times by the time a equine reaches our gates its too late, we do all we can to make their last days on earth as peaceful and filled with as much love as we can give.

HELP ME PLEASE My name is "Dollar"

Oosing sores on back

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Madison was purposely starved and ended up in the condition you see in the pictures. She packed on weight and received lots of TLC, and returned to good health. She past away almost 3 years later from colic. Her life was cut short by several years because of her starvation.

MADISON ..... Starved mare

A team effort to save Madison

ARE SORRY IF THE PICTURES ON THIS PAGE ARE UPSETTING TO YOU.



A starved equine is not pleasant to look at, but we want you to see reality for what it is. This is what we work with. Most equine are not healthy or happy when they first arrive here, we jump into action right away and start on the healing process of mind and body. That boils down to, 98% of the equine that come through our gates are in need of medical attention and rehabilitation, this is very expensive. This can take months or even years.

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This is where you can help, by donating some thing, even a little some thing can go a long way.Be it your time, talents, or what whichever way you feel you can help .

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We opened our gates in 2001. We have had over 70 equine be cared for during that time. With an average of 25 here at any given time.

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MR. MUDPIE ....



A 34 year old gelding with no back teeth, he cannot eat hay or grass, don't let anyone tell you an older horse is always skinny, these pictures will prove how wrong that is.. he came here in 2005 as a 31 year old, and looks and acts much younger than his now 34 years.

Mudpie day 1 at rescue ( May 8th 2005)

MR. MUDPIE 8th May 2005

Mudpie 28 days later, eating his "One N Only"

MR. MUDPIE 6 months later NOV 05

Mudd 3 years later Dec 08