If you've ever heard the story of Cinderella, you know it speaks of a girl who sacrificed herself for others. Of course in the storybook version, the girl didn't have a choice, but in this horse's story, she did. Cinderella sacrificed herself to keep her babies alive and well as they fought for survival amonst the wild horses of the Arizona desert. It was a rescue that brought that horse to the happy ending of the Cinderella story, and that's where her name came from.

Cinderella came to the Farm with ribs jutting out and hips that looked like "daggers scabbed over from the areas that scraped the ground every time she got up and down". Her rear suspensory ligaments were pulled to the point that we weren't sure she'd be able to walk much longer. Because of that, there will never be more than the weight of a blanket put on her, and it has paid off. Her ligaments, while still stretched, are holding up just fine, and it's amazing to see her gallop across the fields without pain or fear.

Today Cinderella is one well-fed and happy horse with a gentleness that can calm the anxiety out of anyone who comes near to her. She loves to be touched, held, painted on, anything. If you want to see what horse rescuing is all about, come visit Cinderella!