Their Stories  Herbie was Horse-Angels' most special resident, and he is still SO missed since his euthanasia at about age 40 on July 20, 2007. We were blessed to have had Herb to love for 5 years. If you visited Horse-Angels during Herbie's stay here, you knew him as Herbie the Greeter, as he was never fenced and was free to visit his friends (he knew all the horses here) or take a nap in the thickest clover. Many visitors arrived to find him standing in the drive to greet them, as you see him in the picture to the right. Herbie never lost his love for children, and allowed himself to be climbed on, hugged, and sprayed with a hose for hours on end. His only fears were of flash cameras and fireworks. He left a huge hole here at Horse-Angels when he journeyed home to Heaven, and that hole cannot be filled by any other. Herbie is buried in his favorite place on the property, where he could see cars come and go, and had a good view of the paddocks and barn. We sure miss Herbie! Another Horse-Angels rescue was Foxy. She was adopted at age 35 to a family who had a three-year-old boy who bonded with Foxy. The adoption was on the condition, due to Foxy’s restricted ability to carry weight, that no one but the little boy would ride her. Things went well for awhile, as Foxy was quite protective of the little boy, and they enjoyed each other very much. However, the boy’s parents allowed Foxy to be ridden by an adult who weighed far more than Foxy’s meager weight limit of 45 pounds, and Foxy fell down with the rider. After this incident, Foxy was taken back to Horse-Angels, and Dr. Whitman decided not to allow her to be adopted again. Foxy did very well at Horse-Angels until recently, when her arthritis got so bad that she had to be euthanized at 38 years of age. The very day Foxy was euthanized, Dr. Whitman got a call from someone who had an old horse they couldn’t take care of any longer. It turned out that the old horse was Foxy’s daughter! Needless to say, Horse-Angels had a new inhabitant in no time at all!   Faith was a rescue that didn’t make it. She had been on pasture board, and her owner was unable to check on her very often due to poor health. Faith was in her 20’s and suffered from bad teeth, as well as a heavy parasite load, so she became emaciated. She was brought to Horse-Angels in the winter, and was shivering and had collapsed in the trailer when she arrived. It was just too late, and she died two days later. Cherokee has been at Horse-Angels for 2½ years. She is 34 years old and is blind and has arthritis in both front legs. She was rescued initially by a woman who saw her in a slaughter house lot. She was being attacked from all sides by the other horses and was bitten, bruised, and hungry. The woman borrowed a trailer and took her home, but really had no safe housing for her. A friend told her about Horse-Angels, so Cherokee was taken to live there. Finding herself at last in a safe, warm, and non-threatening environment, she regained her zest for life and shows an affectionate and loving personality. She is appreciative and smart, and loves visitors that will overlook her faulty eyes and give her a scratching and a hug. Horse-Angels Inc. Operated and Managed by                                                                  Sue A Whitman D.V.M.                                                                  8262 Switchboard Road                                                                                                                                                                            Spencer, Indiana 47460                                                                  812-876-0711                                                                                        Contact Us                                                                  a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization