Colorado: Rescue woes.

Colorado rescue reports sharp increase in malnourished, neglected horses.

More Horses Being Rescued [link]
Rosie Barresi | Jul 29, 2008

They take in malnourished horses that are near death and bring them back to life. They're called DreamCatchers Equine Rescue. It's an organization that's finding themselves taking in more horses than ever. Founder and president of DreamCatchers Equine Rescue Julie Demuesy believes the sharp increase is because of the struggling economy, expensive hay and because horses are living longer these days. DreamCatchers has been operating for more than seven years. During that time they've only ever had about 40 horses at a time. Now they've got 134 horses. During one rescue in Park County the DreamCatchers seized 32 weak horses from a home that was neglecting them. One didn't make it. Some owners willingly give up their horses. It already costs thousands of dollars to take care of a horse, but with all the horses DreamCatchers has been rescuing they're dishing out about $11,000 a month for food and medicine on the horses. Most of that money comes straight out of Demuesy's pocket.

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