memorial

Monday morning (3/29/10), he died from an apparent aneurysm. He played in the mud puddles with Wally as they had done so many times before. Captain appeared to have died quickly and with no struggle whatsoever. The Veterinarian said nothing could have prevented or saved him from this fate. I believe there will be thousands of Captain's fans that will mourn him. Captain was responsible for attracting Internet visitors from all over the world and the United States to the Circle P Sanctuary.

We all miss him dearly.

Horse Info: Captain hadn't been so lucky in the first 12 years of his life. He was found in a field with two other mares and a stallion. They literally terrorized the poor guy and the owner did nothing to give Captain any relief. Some kind citizens stopped and expressed their concern for the terrible situation the battered horse was in. The owner replied, "He's useless, you can have him if you want". They located someone to help transport Captain that day. It took a full month to drain the abscessed area over his shoulder. He also had terrible bites and cuts on his legs and hind quarters that had not been tended to for so long, there were actually maggots in the wounds. Captain was nursed back to health and his rescuers loved him dearly. They were in a difficult position though because they really couldn't keep him long term, so they loaned him out to a farmer for a few years, which he did use him to drive. He came back for some reason, I'm not sure exactly why. The original rescuers kept him for about 15 months trying to find another alternative before they found the Circle P Sanctuary. We were moved by their story and took on the promise and responsibility to find Captain a great new forever home. When Captain came to us, he had not had his hooves trimmed for 14 months. Since Captain has been with us, he had regular farrier care, no more than 8 weeks apart. His hooves were better, and he did not exhibit any long lasting trouble. Captain was extremely passive and got along with all other horses well. It was an awesome sight to watch this big guy play with the foals. He was so gentle.

We want to invite you to participate in our Memorial Page. For a donation of only $15.00, we want to invite you to send in up to 4 photos and 400 words about your cherished animal friend who has passed and we will celebrate their life with you on our Memorial Page for 30 days! Click here to join in the celebration!

Once your donation is made, simply e-mail your photos and 400 word celebration to info@circlepsanctuary.org and we will be post your information right here on our Memorial Page!

Trooper came to us very recently as a rescue and sadly, passed away on August 8th. We have set up a special Healing Help donation fund to help offset the vet bills that grew while we desperately tried to save him and this fund will help offset all of our vet bills for all of the animals in need at Circle P.

We couldn't help as many animals as we do without the ongoing assistance of the wonderful veterinarians who work so hard on behalf of these animals. We know that our veterinarians would work for free if they could afford to do it, but even vets have bills to pay!

If you love animals but don't have the time to volunteer to feed, water, foster and care for these animals, your donation to our Healing Help fund can make all the difference for an animal in need!