ICYMI: The community has rallied to help a horse rescue ranch meet its needs.
Since then, dozens of horses have come in needing nutrition, rehab and love, and have left with a new forever home.
Co-founders, Theresa Warrell and Steve Boice, say none of it would be possible without a committed community of volunteers.“There aren’t a lot of horse rescues like there are dog shelters or cat shelters. So you know, you really need these places,” said Renee Cotti, a volunteer who commutes about an hour from her home in Sonoita.“I mean, this place, to me, is just like magic,” Cotti said. “Every time I come, I can’t wipe the smile off my face.
Many horses come in malnourished, but quickly get back to a healthier weight after grazing on feed and the grasses in the ranch’s wide-open meadow.“Of course you get 60-some odd horses, you get some injuries,” said volunteer Ed Surowiec, who helps horses on their road to recovery. “We’re taking care of a couple that have injuries right now… We use a laser and a massager to help some of the horses that are having their aches and pains.
“We do Christmas, Thanksgiving dinners together. It’s a huge, huge blessing in our lives, for sure,” said mother Jessica Wood of the rescue’s co-founders and volunteers. Since the Wood family—including Jessica and her children Wyatt, Ariah and Ty—moved to Southern Arizona from Utah, the ranch has given them a new family and new skills.“And once you learn more about the horses you realize they have their own personalities and how they respond to you and your body language, was completely different from other animals I’ve worked with,” said Cotti. “They take away your anxiety and just make you so relaxed.”Horse’n Around is still looking for more volunteers.
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