After her mother's death, Myracle was, of course, upset. Born on August 12, she was only 19 days old when Finayle crossed the Rainbow Bridge on August 31, 2010. Myracle has been surrounded by human caregivers since the moment she was born and naturally found some comfort in the many volunteers who are helping her get through the loss of her mother. On August 31, 2010, the night Finayle died, Judy Henson (who was fostering yiracle and Finayle), wrote on Facebook:
September 1, 2010: "Last night was tough. As you would expect, she (Myracle) was missing mom. Sweet Lori stayed with me and we sat in the stall and tried to soothe her until about 9:00 PM. My husband and son Bobby came home and took one look at me and said go to bed. Bobby went out and sat with her until it was his bedtime and then Brian (my husband) grabbed some cushions and our Dog Sally, and hit the "hay" literally until 2:00 AM (I can't believe that man hasn't left me yet) and then we fed her some more milk and got her to sleep again. She did good and we went out again at 6: AM and started our day. Dawn (Myracle's new adopter) came around 9:00 AM and the decision was made to take her to Cheryl's and see how Sweetie would respond.
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| Sweetie loves babies. Here she is with our newest baby, Patience. |
We put Myracle in the large arena by herself to gt acclimated to the arena and she started calling for her mom. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Sweetie walking towards us. She had heard Myracle's cry. Cheryl opened the gate and Sweetie walked in to greet her. I was waiting for Myracle to deliver a nice swift kick to poor Sweetie (like she did to all my horses) when all of a sudden they kissed, talked and then Myracle tried to start nursing Sweetie!!! OMG I could not believe it. If I had any tears left I would have cried. Amazing things happen at that rescue. I think I may have just witnessed another miracle."
September 3, 2010: "Today Our Baby went to her new and hopefully final home. Zach and Dawn (her adopters) wanted to try her with their Mustang mare who had previously lost two foals (before they rescued her from the kill truck) and see if they could become companions and perhaps their mare might even start producing milk again. We loaded her up and put a little halter on her and took the short ride to their place. Her mare is very docile and we slowly introduced them and everything is just fine so far. Myracle did try to nurse her very quickly and it didn't seem to bother her mare at all. So when I left all was well. Dawn and Zach said they welcome anyone who would like to come and visit as they know Miracle has a lot of our hearts."
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| Farewell Finayle. Rest in Peace. |
We'll be following Myracle's story for quite some time to come. All of us at the rescue, whether or not we have met this beautiful filly, have spent much time worrying about her and her mother. Finayle has left us to care for the baby she could not stay to raise herself and we will honor her sacrifice and watch over Miracle. Although Myracle has a new family, we remain committed to her and will be there if and when we are needed. We wish Dawn, Zach and Myracle lots of joy and happiness together.
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