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| Name: |
Ares
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Age: |
Two years old
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| Gender: |
Male
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Kind: |
Tennessee Walker mix
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| Home: |
West Virginia, USA
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Ares
was rescued from a terrible situation. His "owner" tied him on a 20-foot
rope to a tractor with no food, water, or shelter. Desperate for water in the
July heat, he pulled the tractor into a creek. Upon discovering where his
tractor was, he beat the baby horse in the head with a metal pipe. The man
was reported*, and Ares was removed from the premises by local animal
control. They gave him the name "Ares" because even though he was frail and
injured, he put up a fight to be caught and rescued. He was named after the
Greek God of War.
But Ares's story isn't the only thing that makes him special. Mine does too.
Not long after bringing him home, I left a two year abusive relationship, after
battling depression through much of it. I began focusing my energy on working
with Ares. For hours a day, I would simply stand and talk to him, at first.
Then he let me pet him, then, I lead him. I gained his trust. All that time,
I thought I was training a horse. But no, he was teaching me.
That's why my Ares is so special to me.
*As a follow-up, the man who abused him had all his animals taken away, and is barred from owning animals ever again.
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