Pebbles was born in April of 2002, daughter of Ms. Runner. She was a blessing to be born healthy, considering how starved her mother was in December of 2001. Unfortunately, Pebbles was only with us a short year. She suffered a major case of colic last year and passed away. It truly was a sad day at Blaze's Tribute Equine Rescue. She continues to be missed by us all.

Slim was just a yearling when we picked him up in McClain County, December 23, 2001. He was in the worst shape of any horse I've ever seen and his insides were eaten up with parasites. Slim survived only 5 short days with us. I know deep in my heart that Slim had experienced the best 5 days of his life. Slim was buried by a pine tree overlooking the pond. We weren't able to give him the best life, but he deserves the best after life.

Honey. We are sad to report that Honey has walked to the Rainbow Bridge. Honey's leg was getting exceptionally worse and giving out more everyday. We finally came to the conclusion that Honey could no longer live in pain. She spent most of her final days laying down and barely being able to walk to get water. We decided to have her humanly put to sleep. She is in a much better place and today is able to run and play near the fields of the Rainbow Bridge, where we will meet again one day. We love you and miss you Honey. May you rest in peace.

Pokey passed away on November 26, 2005. Pokey was a wonderful horse that has lived a long, hopefully, fulfilling life. To best of our knowledge Pokey was at least 30 years old. He was missing most of his teeth and had bad arthritis in his legs. He still tried to be a part of everything and loved attention. Pokey will be so missed that we cannot even describe the pain that we feel losing him. Pokey, we love you, may you rest in peace and see in heaven what you didn't on earth.

Cotton We are sad to report that Cotton has crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Cotton is no longer suffering and in pain. We took her to OSU on Friday, April 7, 2006. We had learned that Cotton had previously broken her shoulder and was left untreated. They estimated the wound to be a couple of years old. There was nothing that could be done for her and the pain would only progress and cause further problems for her existing good leg. Cotton also had very progressed Cancer in her left eye, possibly already reaching the bone and slight Cancer in the right eye. All the Veterinarians and ourselves felt that Cotton could no longer live her life in pain. We humanely put Cotton to sleep. She is now waiting for us at the Rainbow Bridge. Someone should have taken enough responsibility for her a long time ago. If Cotton would have had responsible caring owners in the past, then she may still be here today. Cotton only spent a short week here, but I know that she felt more love in that short week, then she has in the past several years. Cotton, we will forever miss you and know that you will always have a special place in Blaze's Tribute Equine Rescue's Heart. May you see in Heaven, What you didn't on Earth!

Baby Our hearts are heavy that we lost this little girl. I can't even imagine what all was dealt to her in her short life, she was estimated to be 2 years of age. She had been severely starved and appeared to be stunted. Baby was improving, gaining weight and starting to grow, until she came down with a very rapid case of Strangles. She was not responding to antibiotics or any treatment that the vet tried, and her immune system was so weak. It truly broke our hearts to lose this little girl. She was just a sweetheart and truly deserved the best life possible. I am sure that Baby knows that everyone at Blaze's loved her dearly - if we could have only gotten her sooner. You are missed Baby! We will meet again someday.

Buford passed away on December 5, 2006. Buford was such a sweetheart and one with so much strength and courage to carry on every day with his bad foot. Buford passed away suddenly after 30 + years of life. He will be greatly missed. Everyday he would talk to us in such a way that it sounded as though he was laughing. I miss that now more than I can ever explain. Buford you are missed and so loved. We will see you at the Rainbow Bridge someday.

Miley passed away suddenly on August 6, 2007. We believe that Miley had a rapid onset of EPM. She went down suddenly and could feel no pain in her legs. We struggled for hours to get her to her feet and our vet did everything possible to save her. Unfortunately, we lost Miley on August 6. She is deeply missed and it is horrible to loose 2 wonderful horses in one week's time. Miley is running happy and free and I am sure that Brandon is chasing her all over the place. We miss Miley deeply and wish that she was still with us.

Brandon 8/03/07 is running carefree and no longer in pain. We had to make the agonizing decision to humanely euthanize Brandon. He became very lame and after taking X-rays, it showed that Brandon's coffin bone was completely eaten away. We knew that Brandon was foundered and hoped that we would be able to allow Brandon to live the rest of his life here and happy. Brandon truly was one of the happiest horses we have ever rescued. He had a strong will, but the pain in his foot was getting the best of him and I couldn't bare to watch him suffer. I miss this boy so much! He taught me so much, he gave so much love and showed his gratitude everyday. He was a remarkable horse, he came back from starvation, but we couldn't beat the damage that was done by his previous owners. I know that he loved his life here and I am blessed that I was able to spend 11 months with Brandon. Of course, I would have given anything to have had more time with him.

Tika We are saddened to report that we lost Tika recently in the horrible ice storm of 2007. She suffered severe injuries to her legs and hoofs. We had to make the agonizing decision to put her to sleep and relieve her pain. We know she is running carefree in heaven with our former rescues we have lost. We miss Tika deeply and wish that she could still be with us today.