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Horses needing sponsorship contributions/adoptive homes

Please note Amaryllis is a 501c3, fully audited charity operating on a below 4% administrative expense and additionally holds a USDA approval permit.  Your donations go directly to the horse you request.

   SYO Defenceman 3yrs injured racehorse

   Gabriel and Dude  26+30 yr owner distress

DanAngel 5 yrs now owner turn in, injured racehorse

Trooper 34yrs feedlot rescue

Gideon 24yrs feedlot rescue

Sundance 30 yrs owner unable

Casanova  30 yrs kill pen to owner to us

Comanche 27yrs feedlot rescue

Valentine 22 yrs kill pen resuce

Pilgrim + Nemo tanners rescue

Leo 24yrs+ Momma feedlot rescue

Mayor 22yrs famous show champion

  Jasmine 14yrs feedlot rescue 

Ellie Mae 12yrs kill pen rescue

Heartbreaker 8 yrs feedlot rescue

Sierra 15yrs owner turn in

Jack 7 yrs feedlot rescue watched family ship

"Adopted"

(ages are when saved)

(some reside with Amaryllis, others moved)

Elijah   3 yrs old saved from feedlot

Babe 27yr old abandoned

Chase 14 yrs

Promise 8yrs owner died

Amulet 9yrs feedlot

Freddy Bear 29 yrs owner died

Kix 6yrs old owner turn in

Bella 7yrs abandoned

Lauren 7 yrs feedlot

Binky 3yrs kill pen

Admiral 18 yr old saved from the tanners

Banderos 30 yr old therapy horse saved from slaughter

Flicka  7 mos old saved from euthanasia threat

Halcon 14yr old trainer relinquished show champion with COPD

Button 13 yr old children outgrown owner relinquished

Annie 11 yr old saved from feedlot mare

Secret Fire 9 yr old heading for slaughter mare

Augustus McCrae  3 yr old saved from kill pen

Teddy Bear 21 yr schoolmaster heading for slaughter

Prince Caspian  5 yr old relinquished by owner

Frisco 18 yr old saved from feedlot

Bay  23 yr old abandoned

  Ginger 30 yr old OTTB starved almost to death. 

Ace 22 yr old rescued when owner's hospital report was terminal

Pirate 2 yrs slaughter bound (watched his family ship)

  Sage 8 yr old OTTB saved from kill pen

Pocohantas 2 yr old saved from feedlot

Nitika 20 yr old lesson pony saved from kill pen

 Kiowa 7 yr old pregnant saved from kill pen

  Flash 4 yr old saved from kill pen

Calypso 19 yr old OTTB abandoned

The Pearl 26 yr old OTTB abandoned

  Pegasus 8 yr old saved from kill pen

Sargent 18 yr old saved from kill pen

  Stardust 18 yr old pregnant saved from feedlot

Navajo 11 yr old saved from feedlot

  Cupid 7 yr old saved twice, once from kill pen then from BOGUS RESCUE

  Abraham 20 yr old saved after found tied to fence for year after owner died

Punkin 29 yr old owner relinquished when she moved, then sent for him

Cochise 3 yr old saved from kill pen

Misty pregnant, foaled in kill pen saved her couldn't save foal

D'Artagnan 18 mos saved from feedlot

Maverick 3 mos old saved from feedlot with mother

Nicky 1 yr old saved PMU

Apache 3 yr mustang saved from feedlot

Angel 3 yr old saved from feedlot Returned 5 yrs later. Kid to college. Unsound.

Lucky joint save with another rescue

Trace  11 yr old ottb saved from feedlot Returned 5 yrs later and re-adopted

Star 4 yr old saved from feedlot Returned 5 yrs later and re-adopted

Sir Galahad 19 yr old saved from feedlot

Miami 20 yr old saved from slaughter

Justin 4 yr old blind Morgan saved from killpen

Hope 5 mos old pmu filly saved from kill pen

Faith 4 mos old pmu filly saved from feedlot

Laredo 10 yr ottb saved from feedlot

Red 20 yr old brought in from barn

Gem  saved from feedlot

Will Turner 2 yrs old saved from feedlot

Scoot born her to saved mom

Beauty 18 yr old saved from feedlot

Cherokee saved from kill pen

Prince 20 yr old saved from kill pen

Mirage 11 yr old saved from kill pen

Jewel 18 mos old saved from kill pen

Jed 18 yr old saved from kill pen

Penny 7 yr old OTTB saved from kill pen Repossessed neglected

Spirit owner relinquished, we rehabbed and owner happily took him home

Marshmallow 4 yr old saved from kill pen

Aladdin abandoned in barn  

 Bachi  owner relinquished

"The Helpers"

Butterscotch (saved from slaughter)

Buckwheat (saved from slaughter)

Mikey (famous show champion)

Iroc (discarded, grew too tall for mini)

Arapaho (owner turn in)

Cowboy (discarded, high medical)

 "In Memory"

Dallas  2007     saved from a kill pen as a 5 yr old in 2006 ( had been adopted)

Ben 2007    saved from a kill pen as an 18 yr old in 2006

Captain B 2009   saved from a feedlot in 2007 blind.

Mr. Bear 2009  saved from a kill pen at 8yrs old in 2007 (had been adopted)

Aramis 2009 saved from a kill buyer in 2007

Karma-Snugglebunny  2010 saved from slaughter in 2006

Lucky 2008 (had been adopted) saved 2005

Sir Galahad 2010 (had been adopted) saved 2005

Penny (had been adopted) saved 2006

Red (had been adopted) saved 2005

The Rescuer and the Rainbow Bridge

Unlike most days at Rainbow Bridge, this day dawned cold and gray, damp as a swamp and as dismal as could be imagined. All of the recent arrivals had no idea what to think, as they had never experienced a day like this before. But the animals who had been waiting for their beloved people knew exactly what was going on and started to gather at the pathway leading to The Bridge to watch.

It wasn't long before an elderly animal came into view, head hung low and tail dragging. The other animals, the ones who had been there for a while, knew what his story was right away, for they had seen this happen far too often.

He approached slowly, obviously in great emotional pain, but with no sign of injury or illness. Unlike all of the other animals waiting at The Bridge, this animal had not been restored to youth and made healthy and vigorous again. As he walked toward The Bridge, he watched all of the other animals watching him. He knew he was out of place here and the sooner he could cross over, the happier he would be.

But, alas, as he approached The Bridge, his way was barred, he would not be able to pass. Only those animals who were with their people could pass over Rainbow Bridge.

With no place else to turn to, the elderly animal turned towards the fields before The Bridge and saw a group of other animals like himself, also elderly and infirm. They weren't playing, but rather simply lying on the green grass, forlornly staring out at the pathway leading to The Bridge. And so, he took his place among them, watching the pathway and waiting.

One of the newest arrivals at The Bridge didn't understand what he had just witnessed and asked one of the animals that had been there for a while to explain it to him.

You see, that poor animal was a rescue. He was turned in to rescue just as you see him now, an older animal with his fur graying and his eyes clouding. He never made it out of rescue and passed on with only the love of his rescuer to comfort him as he left his earthly existence. Because he had no family to give his love to, he has no one to escort him across The Bridge.

The first animal thought about this for a minute and then asked, "So what will happen now?" As he was about to receive his answer, the clouds suddenly parted and the gloom lifted. Approaching The Bridge could be seen a single person and among the older animals, a whole group was suddenly bathed in a golden light and they were all young and healthy again, just as they were in the prime of life.

"Watch, and see" said the second animal. A second group of animals from those waiting came to the pathway and bowed low as the person neared. At each bowed head, the person offered a pat on the head or a scratch behind the ears. The newly restored animals fell into line and followed her towards The Bridge. They all crossed The Bridge together.

"What happened?"

"That was a rescuer." The animals you saw bowing in respect were those who found new homes because of her work. They will cross when their new families arrive. Those you saw restored were those who never found homes. When a rescuer arrives, they are allowed to perform one, final act of rescue. They are allowed to escort those poor animals that they couldn't place on earth, across The Rainbow Bridge.