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Sep 13, 2008 10:18 am US/Central

Impaled Horse Adopted, Given Care

Reporting
James Schugel
(WCCO) After a freak accident, a horse is now getting the care that it so desperately needs.

Its owners couldn't take care of it themselves, so they took the injured animal to a woman who could. She's helping helpless, unwanted animals, and injured ones, too, get better.

March to Glory is the latest Drew Fitzpatrick has started helping on her farm in Sherburne County. It's a paint horse that impaled itself on a sharp fence post nearly two weeks ago. The post went all the way in 1 and 1/2 feet and back out another part of her body.

"This is a nice horse, she's letting me do this," said Fitzpatrick, giving the horse a bath. "Of course, I am being very, very gentle."

She and a veterinarian are giving the 6-year-old horse medical care, including medicine.

She has spent a few hundred dollars on the horse already on drugs and emergency calls.

Fitzpatrick has seen far worse cases the last 15 years she's been helping animals, including abuse. For example, 19 horses found dead on a farm in Todd County just this summer.

Investigators rescued other horses from this farm that were week and malnourished, and Fitzpatrick kindly took them in.

"I think the people that are neglecting and abusing the animals honestly don't know any better," she remarked.

Fitzpatrick blames the economy for some of the cases that she's seen. She said when people can't afford to take care of themselves, they can't afford to take care of their animals.

The work she does is all volunteer, and she relies on contributions.

She thinks the horse will be healed by the end of November.

Minnesota Hooved Animal Rescue Foundation

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