Rescue Horses

Lucas the horse was rescued two months ago with his sister, Victoria. There was a viral post on the internet about a man in Houston that had two horses that he needed to re-home because he didn’t have the time for them anymore. The post somehow got thousands of comments and many people tagged Tony and Frances in the post. They talked to the owner about the horses and he was very adamant that Victoria and Lucas stay together forever because they have such a close bond. They are such a blessing to the ranch.

Lucas, who is brown and white, is a very calm and affectionate horse; he is sweet and just wants to be by your side at all times. We have yet to find out his guilty pleasure - we have tried apples, carrots . and he doesn’t like any of those! He does love to be brushed and loved on!

Victoria, a white horse, is a bit more distant but will love on you when you get near her. She is a very good riding horse which was such a bonus! Victoria is now Frances’ main horse and her #1 riding horse.

Fun Horse Facts

Horses can sleep both lying down and standing up.

Horses can run shortly after birth.

Domestic horses have a lifespan of around 25 years.

A 19th century horse named ‘Old Billy’ is said to have lived 62 years.

Horses have been domesticated for over 5000 years.

Horses are herbivores (plant eaters).

Horses have bigger eyes than any other mammal that lives on land.

Horses gallop at around 27 mph

The fastest recorded sprinting speed of a horse was 55 mph

Estimates suggest that there are around 60 million horses in the world.

A male horse is called a stallion.

A female horse is called a mare.

A young male horse is called a colt.

A young female horse is called a filly.