Weathering the storm: Pure Thoughts Horse Rescue Recovers from Isaac


Pure Thoughts Horse Rescue is no stranger to adversity. As a non-profit operating on a shoestring in Loxahatchee, Florida, it has faced budget shortfalls and unexpected expenses; it has responded on short notice to requests to save horses. Once, it set out to rescue 25 horses and ended up with nearly seven times that many.

But nothing prepared Pure Thoughts’ founders, Jennifer Swanson and Brad Gaver, for what happened on August 26, when the remnants of Hurricane Isaac paid a visit.

“We had NO IDEA we would be hit like this,” wrote Swanson on her Facebook page. “[We] have opened doors to…stalls so horses can try and find high ground. Hay room and hay has (sic) been wiped out, completely flooded all the hay is ruined.”

Read more at Forbes.com…

About Teresa

A freelance turf writer, I'm the New York correspondent for Thoroughbred Times and the racing blogger for Forbes.com, and my work has appeared in The Saratogian, the Daily Racing Form, the Blood-Horse, Trainer magazine, and the Rail at the New York Times. I'm a member of the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters Association, of the board of directors for the Belmont Child Care Association, and of the voting committee for the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. I teach high school English in Brooklyn, and I'm a Brooklyn dweller and former and erstwhile resident of Saratoga Springs, New York. When not teaching or writing, I'm watching the Rangers at the Garden, playing Scrabble, or rescuing cats.
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2 Responses to Weathering the storm: Pure Thoughts Horse Rescue Recovers from Isaac

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  1. Jarrod Goldberg says:

    Teresa,
    Having been through similar devastation on a much smaller scale with my own horses and farm after Tropical storm Allison I certainly sympathize with these folks. I posted a link to your Forbes article on LinkedIn to hopefully draw some more attention. God bless these people for what they do.

    Thank you,
    Jarrod

  2. Teresa says:

    Thanks, Jarrod — really appreciate that.

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