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It is
with broken hearts that we say this... last
night between 9pm and midnight, February
29th, 2008, one of
the bravest souls we have ever had the Honor of
knowing crossed over the rainbow bridge.
He passed quietly in his sleep, surrounded by
his two sisters, Kisses and Sunday, at the only
real home he had ever known.
There
are no words to describe the loss and
emptiness that we feel.
Earlier
in the evening he had his weekly check up and
blood work done, with normal temperature, normal
heart rate, and lots of weight gain since his
last check up.
We don't
know where to start.
On
Saturday, February 9th we rescued a 9 month old
Walkaloosa (Tennessee Walker - Appaloosa cross)
at a farm in the area. Frigid conditions (-10F) mixed with high
winds (30mph, wind
chill of -50F) finally
overcame the little guy's already weakened
condition. Suffering from dehydration,
malnourishment, hypothermia and frostbite, we
loaded the colt we've been calling Wind Chill
into one of our horse trailers and raced for
home.
 "
Windchill's Care Team"
"Ivan"went to heaven at age 17
"Tegra"
crossed at age 10.2000
"Moocha"
went to heaven at age nine,
2005
"Lupie" left her beloved Mom
May,05
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Windchill Last his
fight...
Feb,29.2008
Raindancefarms
Two Souls united....Jeff
& Windchill
If It Should Be
 Windchill's last
Ride
After
cremation, he will be brought home for a proper
burial. Once the tears have eased up and we can
think clearly again, we will be starting a
Foundation in his Honor . His brave fight will
not have been in vain.
Kathi Davis, Jeff Tucker
and Windchill's
Careteam
Background on Wind Chill's Story:
All
picture's by Raindance Farms
The Cruelty towards the
most vulnerable inflicted by humans,
leaves me speechless.
"Majic" has gone home,and
is truly missed
July 12,200
The story of my friend
Spencer
TAZ
Was called back home in March -
2007
but remains forever
in his Moms
heart.
"Tiffany Atkins"
was
called back in Sept.05
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The experts warned us from
the beginning not to get our hopes up, because
the odds were just overwhelmingly stacked
against him. We never told Windchill that. We
accepted each day with him as a gift, we watched
his progress in awe - as did the entire nation.
This little horse became a beacon of hope for so
many who had lost their faith in
humanity.
He taught us that no matter
what happens in your life, no matter how unfair,
you can still have faith and you can find love
to carry you to a better place. He found the
good in the world.
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Please
signe Windchill's book ...
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The
WindChill Legacy
Many have asked about
Windchill's foundation. We know what it's
mission will be and we know in general who we
will be working with but it's too soon to have
begun the work. We began developing the
idea for his foundation as Windchill mentored us
in the belief that there is power in hope and
that one soul can cause change. And if one 9
month old soul can unite a world and bring
together strangers from all walks of life - we
figured he could lead all of us to change the
world a step at a time. Just like he did. And
just like his spirit will do. We have a
restricted fund set up for him.
"Smooch" went to heaven at age 16
"Freddycat"went to heaven
and was about
14 years old..
July,2005
"Kara-Marie"went to heaven
Dec 27,2004 at age 10
"Kara-Marie"went to heaven
Dec 27,2004 at age 10
"Sadie" crossed the Bridge
Nov,05
about 10 years old
"Byonce"
Represents all the horses who died
of neglect
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