{"id":572612,"date":"2010-05-20T19:51:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-20T23:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28943539.post-4592372052610034559"},"modified":"2010-05-20T19:51:04","modified_gmt":"2010-05-20T23:51:04","slug":"kindred-spirits-sanctuary-horses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/572612","title":{"rendered":"Kindred Spirits Sanctuary: horses!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #474b4e; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\">The following is a photo account of my trip to Kindred Spirits Sanctuary in Ocala, Florida.<br \/>\n&#8220;Kindred Spirits is a non-profit farm animal sanctuary that helps neglected, abused, unwanted, or displaced farm animals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nThis will be a 6-part series broken down by animals because each animal deserves their own spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>Part <\/span><\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\">four is <span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: red;\">horses!<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: red; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_s4Y_IdQv9aM\/S_XIavacw-I\/AAAAAAAABoI\/rFn0pAlSh10\/s1600\/DSCN3540.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_s4Y_IdQv9aM\/S_XIavacw-I\/AAAAAAAABoI\/rFn0pAlSh10\/s320\/DSCN3540.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: red; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s4Y_IdQv9aM\/S_XIhUBL3iI\/AAAAAAAABoQ\/H8UhnYXSeVw\/s1600\/DSCN3541.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s4Y_IdQv9aM\/S_XIhUBL3iI\/AAAAAAAABoQ\/H8UhnYXSeVw\/s320\/DSCN3541.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_s4Y_IdQv9aM\/S_XIlZJSMqI\/AAAAAAAABoY\/bmsSGjUF0yI\/s1600\/DSCN3542.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_s4Y_IdQv9aM\/S_XIlZJSMqI\/AAAAAAAABoY\/bmsSGjUF0yI\/s320\/DSCN3542.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s4Y_IdQv9aM\/S_XIqmfCntI\/AAAAAAAABog\/kqXsZFDRJmM\/s1600\/DSCN3543.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s4Y_IdQv9aM\/S_XIqmfCntI\/AAAAAAAABog\/kqXsZFDRJmM\/s320\/DSCN3543.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s4Y_IdQv9aM\/S_XIxaI_knI\/AAAAAAAABoo\/B0Qf5Qq96b0\/s1600\/DSCN3544.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s4Y_IdQv9aM\/S_XIxaI_knI\/AAAAAAAABoo\/B0Qf5Qq96b0\/s320\/DSCN3544.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_s4Y_IdQv9aM\/S_XI5oKrEMI\/AAAAAAAABow\/PS-z_MZ2Z-w\/s1600\/DSCN3545.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_s4Y_IdQv9aM\/S_XI5oKrEMI\/AAAAAAAABow\/PS-z_MZ2Z-w\/s320\/DSCN3545.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;\">Does this not look like a unicorn??<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_s4Y_IdQv9aM\/S_XJAaMMcVI\/AAAAAAAABo4\/GwsriXc7wvU\/s1600\/DSCN3559.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_s4Y_IdQv9aM\/S_XJAaMMcVI\/AAAAAAAABo4\/GwsriXc7wvU\/s320\/DSCN3559.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_s4Y_IdQv9aM\/S_XJHNJWzKI\/AAAAAAAABpA\/A0jrya3QSTc\/s1600\/DSCN3561.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_s4Y_IdQv9aM\/S_XJHNJWzKI\/AAAAAAAABpA\/A0jrya3QSTc\/s320\/DSCN3561.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;\">Some of the horses at KSS were rescued from being euthanized only because they were no longer able to be ridden by humans. Apparently it happens all of the time.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">These guys were rescued from a starvation case. They were waiting to see the doctor, hence why they were not our running with the others.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_s4Y_IdQv9aM\/S_XJN07n_hI\/AAAAAAAABpI\/53WtH9NKBmw\/s1600\/DSCN3577.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_s4Y_IdQv9aM\/S_XJN07n_hI\/AAAAAAAABpI\/53WtH9NKBmw\/s320\/DSCN3577.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_s4Y_IdQv9aM\/S_XJUo65ykI\/AAAAAAAABpQ\/pfG66JCGLRw\/s1600\/DSCN3578.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_s4Y_IdQv9aM\/S_XJUo65ykI\/AAAAAAAABpQ\/pfG66JCGLRw\/s320\/DSCN3578.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_s4Y_IdQv9aM\/S_XJbe5R-jI\/AAAAAAAABpY\/8Lig-sz8aZQ\/s1600\/DSCN3580.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_s4Y_IdQv9aM\/S_XJbe5R-jI\/AAAAAAAABpY\/8Lig-sz8aZQ\/s320\/DSCN3580.JPG\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 11px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 11px;\">Want to help a horse live a happy, free life?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 11px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 11px;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #474b4e; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #474b4e; font-family: Times, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;\">From KSS website:&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><i><b>Sponsoring a farm animal through Kindred Spirits Sanctuary is a win-win situation! People who care about these animals and their stories, but don\u2019t have the time or space to adopt a farm animal, can still give a needy farm animal a great life! Sponsorships cover the cost of feed, shelter costs, and routine veterinary care for a particular animal for the duration you choose. You can sponsor an animal for an annual, bi-annual, quarter, or month duration. Each sponsorship is prepaid and does not renew automatically. By sponsoring a Kindred Spirit, you are assisting Kindred Spirits Sanctuary in providing the best care for each animal that makes his or her home here.<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #134f5c;\"><b>One year: $900<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #134f5c;\"><b>Six Months: $450<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #134f5c;\"><b>Three Months: $225<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #134f5c;\"><b>One Month: $75<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\"><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 18px;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/kindredspiritssanctuary.org\/shop\/product_info.php?products_id=29&amp;osCsid=749760858d5d2874792f87904862ff89\">Click here to sponsor a horse! Or choose another animal.&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #474b4e; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: normal;\">Donate through paypal!<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #474b4e; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 18px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #38761d;\">(As a side note, I was NOT asked by the sanctuary to provide this information on my blog. I&#8217;m only doing it because after my visit to the sanctuary, I truly believe in what they&#8217;re doing, and I know if my blog readers could visit that they would feel the same way. All of the information I&#8217;ve posted here is from my own personal account with visiting the sanctuary, and information from their website.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img width='1' height='1' src='https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/28943539-4592372052610034559?l=www.raspberrystethoscope.com' alt='' \/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/23uQthdcxHbchhoMl7UY_IKv4os\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/23uQthdcxHbchhoMl7UY_IKv4os\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/23uQthdcxHbchhoMl7UY_IKv4os\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/23uQthdcxHbchhoMl7UY_IKv4os\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/RaspberryStethoscope\/~4\/SOTKBaElZr8\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is a photo account of my trip to Kindred Spirits Sanctuary in Ocala, Florida. &#8220;Kindred Spirits is a non-profit farm animal sanctuary that helps neglected, abused, unwanted, or displaced farm animals.&#8221; This will be a 6-part series broken down by animals because each animal deserves their own spotlight. Part four is horses! 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