June 23rd, 2011

In 2006, Jim and Sherry housed two formerly slaughter-bound horses from the Yakima Feedlot, rescued by way of the now-defunct Columbia Basin Equine Rescue. Floppy and Matisse recouperated at Hytyme in its early days, and then Jim and Sherry delivered both horses to new owners as they drove across the country. Matisse, a beautiful paint went to Eileen in Long Island, New York. Floppy, a sweet older Quarter Horse gentleman, went to Christine outside of Chicago.

Here are some pictures of Floppy and Matisse as they recovered from their time at the feedlot, and as they embarked on their incredible journey to their new homes across the country.

For the last five years, Floppy lived a perfect life with Christine, and was sleek, shiny, and happy--even for an old horse with a rough past. She loved him very, very much. His presence enriched her life, and she was very happy to have rescued him from what surely would have been a terrible fate.

We learned recently that Floppy was put to sleep after a colic episode. Our hearts go out to Christine. As Jim says, Floppy was one cool dude. He always took everything in stride and blended in to whatever was happening--like a 3,000 mile road trip, for one. Floppy probably made a lot of people happy in his long life. That's just the way he was.

Thank you, Christine, for giving Floppy the best years of his life.