BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—For Sarah Hall of Moncks Corner, she’s always had a love for horses.
“I have grown up my whole life around horses. What I most enjoy about them is you learn something new every day from them,” Hall stated. “It never gets old, and they are great teachers.”
It’s because of her love for those beautiful creatures that got her interested in recently getting involved with ‘Helping Hands, Hearts, and Hooves (H4).’ The Ellenboro, North Carolina organization rescues horses in desperate situations, such as abuse, starvation, neglect, and slaughter.
“I believe most people are unaware that this is a problem. The economy has made this worse because some people can no longer care for their animals,” Hall explained.
Recently, the organization was enlisted to help a herd of more than 60 wild horses roaming freely on over 150 acres of land in North Carolina.
“They must be removed from their current situation, or they will be seized by animal control,” organizers recently stated on their website. “Since they are unhandled and have never been vetted or cared for, they most likely will not end up in a safe place.”
To save the horses, the organization is hosting a training competition called the ‘H-4 Leap of Faith Horse Makeover.’ Hall is taking part in the 90-day-makeover challenge and recently traveled to North Carolina to pick up one of the feral horses she’s since named Miles.
“He is a 13-year-old possibly Arabian, Quarter, Welsh cross. He was a stallion the day I went to get him and very dominate compared to the rest of the herd,” Hall stated. “When I first got him, his fear came out very aggressively.”
Hall now spends hours a day with Miles at Heritage Hall Stables off of Old Hwy 52 in an effort to get him used to human contact, so he can hopefully be adopted into a loving home.
“We have really bonded, and he’s starting to really trust me, and I enjoy working with him. He is not as aggressive any more as we are learning to trust each other,” Hall explained.
Hall will have to return Miles to the organization on November 8th in North Carolina. There, she will also take part in the competition and the auctioning off of the horses
“All of the horses will be up for adoption with a fee including Miles—whom I hope to adopt,” stated Hall.
To help her adopt Miles, she has set up an account on gofundme.com. She has also set up a Facebook page where she regularly posts updates on the progress she’s making to tame the horse.
North Carolina is one of the very few places in the country where wild horses have continued to roam freely for about the last 500 years.
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