1999 "Dunaloosa" Mustang gelding
We originally adopted Chief in 2001; sold him in 2006 and thru some unfortunate
circumstances, he fell into some wrong hands. Subsequently, the man who bought
him employed the use of another man to help haul him to the sale yard. I found out
and tried to stop it but couldn't. The night before the sale, the man who was going
to haul him roped Chief, snubbed him to a tree and proceeded to beat on him with a
pipe and board until he collapsed. Then he tied him on the ground and proceeded to
kick him repeatedly in the head and stomp on his head. A kind soul came along
that night and cut his ropes and got him to his feet. He was pretty beat up and sore
and stiff. The next morning, the guy comes back to haul him and is mad that he's
loose; he planned on leaving him tied all night. So he ropes Chief again and runs the
rope thru the trailer and proceeds to beat on him to get him in the trailer. I found out
all this AFTER the fact. He got sold to a meat buyer; I promptly bought him back
from the guy and brought him home, where he is recovering and I am pressing our
local Sheriff to press charges against the man who did this to him.
This is what Chief looked like a few years ago:
And last year:
This is a recent picture, after he came back home to live with us again:
For pictures of Chief's wounds, click on the links below:
Back legs
Rope burn on neck
Front leg injury
Left side of face
Right side of face
Rope burns on back of back legs
Check back to see Chief's progress and for an update on the Sheriff's office!