The horses and mules rescued last September from the flooded stables of Charbonnet Mid-City Carriages helped usher in Valentine’s Day in Baton Rouge and Mardi Gras in New Orleans to the delight of many residents in Katrina- and Rita-stricken Louisiana. Business is much slower for the company than it was before Hurricane Katrina, and the stables aren’t what they used to be, but a series of little successes have kept the Mid-City family hopeful.

Horse people around the world were captivated by harrowing rescue of the horses and mules from floodwaters in New Orleans, La., last fall. The Horse received hundreds of e-mails from concerned readers who wanted to know how they could help. (Click here to read “Saving the New Orleans Carriage Horses