Give Health & Purpose to a Neglected Horse

We wanted to take a few minutes to thank all of you who donated to Sound Equine Options. Monthly recurring donors are vital to our programs. They make it possible for us to take the time needed to change the lives of horses like Tyson. Without patience and time, his life would have been uncertain at best. Here’s his story.

 SEO was one of three rescues that came together to help with a situation in Powers, Oregon, that had gotten out of hand for a variety of reasons, including divorce, lack of income and reduced physical ability. Fences where down and a herd of horses had basically gone feral. 

Although the horses had food, they were untouchable. They never had farrier or veterinary care. They never had been dewormed or vaccinated. And they were breeding at will. In order to stop the breeding of more unwanted horses, SEO agreed to take one of the stallions.

Because our taming and training program has become well known, SEO was asked to take the strongest and most difficult one. We named him Tyson after he knocked the other stallion unconscious in a fight.

 Tyson came to us 1000 pounds of muscle and fear. He had learned to fight to defend his mares in a herd environment. He had never been touched by a human and has a strong defensive instinct.

After he was gelded, Tyson was brought into the training barn where countless volunteer hours have been spent building his trust and learning what a peaceful life with people can be like. Without training, Tyson would most likely have gone to auction.

Tyson suffered a fractured splint bone from the fight, so we had to progress very slowly with him. He now appears to be sound, and thanks to the SEO volunteers, he is starting to turn the corner to becoming a ridding horse.

Without your generous donations, we would ever have been able to give Tyson this chance.  We cannot thank you enough!  One more horse’s life forever changed.

Thank You!