CHIEF

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 recovered physically but not 100% trusting of humans. The man who beat him never faced charges.

The photo above is what Chief looked like when we first adopted him. He has since roaned out considerably. For more photos of Chief, see the SLIDESHOW.