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HI! My name is CASPER
I am the luckiest horse, I get to live...at Wheeler
Ranch & Feed!
Everyone here treats me so nice and they feed me the best
Nutrena Feed!
The nice lady at Wheeler Ranch & Feed rescued me from
a place that was not very nice to me. They did not feed me
or pet me and made me very sad. Now I am gaining lots of weight
and feel like running and playing. My coat is getting very
shiny and the nice people here brush me and give me baths!
They even give me treats and tell me I’m a good boy.
I hope you come back soon to say “hi” to me and watch how
I get better every day.
Love, Casper
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Casper’s Info
Casper is a 20 year old Arabian gelding.
We rescued him on Feb. 28th 2010. Casper was very
badly starved and was on the brink of death. He still had a
sparkle in his eye that told us don’t give up on me! He has
proven that to be right. Everyday he makes big strides to survive.Casper
“eats like a horse”! He has put on over 400 pounds and is
still gaining everyday.
Love and kindness and the best Nutrena Feed
has set the path of recovery for Casper.
Casper’s Diet
Life Design
Senior Feed - 12lbs per day
All in One Hay
Blend – 1/3 of 50lb bag/day
Rice Bran –
1 cup per day
G Gain it
or Weight Builder supplement
Electrolytes
and Vitamins in water
Love and Treats
– every single day
CASPER THE WONDER
HORSE
Casper is
a 20 year old Arabian horse that has been through more sadness
than most horses have ever endured. For many years Casper was
neglected and abused, he was tethered to a rope to graze on
nothing but an occasional weed and given very little water but
enough to keep him alive. His life was very sad and lonely.
No one ever came to pet Casper or brush through his tangled
and matted mane. Casper's coat was very thick and dirty from
lack of worming medications and basic hygiene. The person that
housed Casper had many other horses just like him, basically
discarded. Casper was unfortunately one of the most neglected
because he was on the bottom of the feed chain and let all the
other horses eat first.
Luckily a Northern California horse rescue organization caught
wind of the abuse Casper and the other horses were going through.
They tried very hard to rescue all the remaining horses including
Casper but incurred legal problems in doing so. At this point
Casper was hanging on by a thread and the group offered to buy
Casper knowing that there would be a place to take him for rehabilitation
in Biggs Ca. All parties agreed and Casper was loaded up in
a horse trailer heading for Wheeler Ranch & Feed in Biggs
Ca. When Casper arrived, Kari Wheeler, who has been around horses
her entire life had never seen a horse in such horrific shape.
Casper was very weak and had hardly any life left in him but
there was something in his eye telling Kari; dont give up on
me.
From the very first moment Casper arrived at his new home, the
entire staff at Wheeler Ranch & Feed treated him like a
King. Casper received his medications, electrolytes and quality
Nutrena Life Design horse feeds.
They started out slowly and soon had him eating unbelievable
amounts of horse feed. Casper cleaned up his plate every feeding
and in between feeding with the occasional horse cookie given
by the many admirers
that came to visit Casper. Its been 5 months now since Casper
arrived at the Ranch and he has tugged at our heart strings.
He still remains very kind, which is amazing for all the abuse
he went through. He frolics and plays in the arena and that
sad eye is now full of life and happiness.
Casper is still on the road to recovery and is almost a completely
healthy horse. The staff at Wheeler Ranch & Feed has been
rewarded with watching this once sad emaciated horse turn into
a beautiful Arabian.
You can
come by and visit Casper at Wheeler Ranch & Feed in Biggs
If you would like more information please use our
contact us page or call 530-868-1717.
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