Therapeutic Riding Horse Needs Your Help
The 14-year-old Quarter Horse aptly named Pilot had only been at Hearts and Horses Therapeutic Riding Center near Loveland, Colo., for about six months, but he’d already become a star with his large size (16 hands), quiet and willing personality
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The 14-year-old Quarter Horse aptly named Pilot had only been at Hearts and Horses Therapeutic Riding Center near Loveland, Colo., for about six months, but he’d already become a star with his large size (16 hands), quiet and willing personality, and smooth gaits. But on Dec. 27, 2008, Pilot became gravely ill and was taken to Colorado State University’s veterinary clinic.
Pilot was suffering from a displaced colon and needed immediate surgery to survive. Even though Hearts and Horses didn’t have the money on hand, it elected to save the horse and have the surgery performed.
Pilot not only survived, he is expected to return home today (Jan. 3).
But Hearts and Horses, a non-profit group that was begun in 1997 and serves all types of children and adults in need, including wounded service personnel and veterans, needs help in paying the $8,000 hospital bill
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