Lovey girl is a 20+ year old Arabian mare. She ended up in a kill lot with a halter grown into her head. She was so underweight they did not think she would make it, so they cut the halter out and put her in a stall.

Well, Lovey did make it! She started gaining weight at the kill lot and they decided to post her instead of shipping her right away. When I saw the video it absolutely broke my heart. Her eyes were dull and her head low.

We reached out on YouTube to see if anyone could help us rescue her. Many different people were touched by her video and took action. Within just 3 hours her bail was paid and we were getting the trailer ready to give her the ride of her life — her freedom ride HOME!

Lovey was immediately seen by our vet. She had strangles and was touchy around her head but she was eating and drinking! The following days were difficult. Love was very sick, and she was so thin that we could see her back bone and ribs. Our vet told us which signs to look for and we watched her improve every single day. We started a feed program to help her gain weight — she enjoyed every meal!

In Spring of 2026 we had a very unfortunate mishap. We believe Lovey had trauma with dogs in her past. She always disliked our dog, but we had no idea what she was capable of. Unprovoked, she attacked our livestock dog and shattered her pelvis. We made the decision to send Lovey to Pony Tales Rescue in Colfax Wisconsin.

Tag #7409 — Lovey