Tuscany: This beautiful 3 year old Saddlebred filly came to Happy Trails after our Executive Director, Annette Fisher, purchased her directly from a meat buyer. He bought her at the Mt. Hope Auction for only $50 - for another $50, Annette was able to purchase the horse from him before he loaded her onto the truck destined for the Canada slaughterhouse. She was terrified, head-shy, and scared to death of people. You can read her story and watch her progress. Tuscany spent six days at Ken Aberegg's, our equine trainer, and in that short period of time, she learned to slowly once again trust her human friends. Tuscany has come a very long way in a very short amount of time. She now looks for us servants at feeding time and puts her head out of the stalls and whinnies to us, she allows us to walk up to her and pet with confidence and no longer throws herself backwards, and she is leading very politely on a lead-line. Once she gains some weight, some muscle, and some more trust in people, Tuscany is going to make someone a VERY nice riding horse. though she listed as a Saddlebred, she appears to be gaited. She will be evaluated at the Equine Specialty Hospital next week, and will receive a thorough medical check-up at that time. More details to come. Adoption applications will now be accepted for Tuscany, though she will not be made available for adoption until we feel that she is well on her way to recovery. An adoption fee will be determined after her medical evaluation.