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!