Hazel

1992 black and white Paint mare
Type of Rescue: Owner Surrender
Intake Date: 10/28/20
Adoption Date: 1/28/21
Length of Time with SAFE: 3 months

ADOPTED by Hooved Animal Rescue of Thurston County!

Hazel was surrendered to SAFE after her 70 yr old owner passed away, leaving his 90 yr old mother to handle his estate. Hazel lived out on 20 acres and could not be caught. No dental or farrier care for some time, no vaccination records. Hazel is gentle but a little shy. She has fibrotic myopathy in her right hind that causes a little hitch in her movement. It is just mechanical and not painful.

In 2021, SAFE was contacted by Hooved Animal Rescue of Thurston County (HARTC) who had a younger mare in need of training that they weren’t able to provide. Since SAFE has a robust training program, we felt that we could do a lot for that mare (Kayla) to help her get adopted. So we proposed a trade. HARTC took Hazel and placed her in a retirement home, offering her for adoption if a perfect home came along, but now promising  care for as long as she needs them. 

In the spring of 2023, HARTC let us know that Hazel had been humanely euthanized, due to the pain and discomfort of arthritis. While there are medications that can help an arthritic horse, at some point they are not enough to give a horse a good quality of life, so HARTC made the difficult but kind decision to let her go. Rest in peace, Hazel.