PENNY ~ born in 1999
Penny is a sweet old soul that we rescued from Moore’s kill pen in PA. While we were supposed to focus our mission around rescuing Mustangs, there was something that led us to this broken soul. When we heard that the shipping trucks were coming and she was the last horse left on the auction lot, skinny and lame, we had to do something. Our hearts breaking over this broken horse, we made the decision to save her. We had a great contact on the ground at these auctions, and we secured this sweet girl’s fate through this special angel. Our Angel on the inside pulled this special horse from the kill pen and brought her to safety where Penny was quarantined and treated for all her past injuries done by hands she was supposed to trust. Her shoes had been left on for years, causing her great pain with every step. She was starved from love and basic care. When she arrived at Unbridled, there was still this pain and sadness you could literally feel from her soul. No matter what we did, she seemed stuck in this sadness. Our hearts broke at the fact that Penny seemed to have lost all hope, she was completely numb. We are big believers in our great earth, yet we were genuinely lost on how to help Penny. It was during this time when a woman named Elizabeth came into Unbridles life.
his woman, much like Penny was broken inside. Her eyes too, were sad, you see, Elizabeth’s husband was dying at home and while she came from a privileged life with horses in Brazil and a very prosperous career as a show jumper, at this time in her life she was a shell of who she once was. Elizabeth came to Unbridled with a breaking heart. As humans, we wanted to ease her pain, but as we have learned, sometimes there are no words to ease one;s suffering. We welcomed Elizabeth in with open arms and watched with amazement as Penny and Elizabeth instantly connected. Through her own pain, Elizabeth was able to see something joyful and full of life inside of Penny. And just the same, Penny was able to see the beauty in Elzabeth’s broken heart. What transpired was simply beautiful, these two lost souls gravitated towards one another. Through the months these two changed each other organically allowing the true essence of their souls to shine. Penny was there for Elizabeth and gave her the love and nurturing only a horse can give. As Elizabeth’s husband neared the end, Penny became stronger, she had a purpose, and that was Elizabeth. Intuitively, this horse understood this pain, and with love she was able to ease the suffering that can only come with death. Penny found her true self, and I like to believe Elizabeth did too. This sweet mare now happily resides at her forever home in Allendale. She will only know love. While she is safe with us, she still bears the bruises of a hard life once lived where her humans failed her. Because of this her care is costly. She requires a special feed and has a slew of problems stemming from her previous life, but she is the definition of resilient. She is always making us laugh and when it comes to another living being that is in some sort of pain, she is as intuitive as ever, offering herself to those in need. We are always amazed at our rescues and their ability to have empathy, she is another example of pure love.