Some of the most amazing horses end up at kill pens. Coco is one of them. In the winter of 2015, Pegasus supporter Sharon Bowden, spotted this beautiful bay mare on a kill pen site. Something told Sharon that she absolutely had to rescue this sweet-eyed beauty. Coco simply spoke to her. Knowing nothing about the mare, Sharon and her husband Jerry, made the 13 hour round trip from Marble Falls, Texas to the Oklahoma kill pen where Coco was housed. Upon arrival, they found a very sick horse. Coco had a shoulder injury and was suffering from a severe respiratory illness. Without Sharon's intervention, Coco would surely have been shipped to her death. 

After months of veterinary care, Coco recovered. Sharon quickly discovered that she had rescued a very well-trained and well-mannered horse. Believed to be in her late teens, Coco proved to be excellent under saddle, with lots of go! Sharon was thrilled with her new trail partner. However, within about a year of saving Coco, personal health issues required Sharon and Jerry to give up their horses. The Bowdens wanted Coco and Chili to be protected forever and to be adopted to only the best of homes. Consequently, they turned to The Pegasus Project for help. 

In April of 2017, Coco and Chili came to the Pegasus ranch. We spent five months getting them settled, acclimated and tuned up. On September 3rd, Coco left for her forever home with Bruce Montgomery of Bullard, Texas. Bruce and his wife, Karen, previously adopted Susie and Jolene (a Pegasus horse and donkey) and Buford (a donkey from Winners Circle Rescue), and so Coco joined a herd of happy, healthy rescue animals!

The Montgomeries are thrilled to have their herd complete, and we are excited to have found Coco a loving, forever home. Blessings to Sharon and Jerry Bowden for saving Coco from slaughter. This lovely horse deserved the beautiful life she now lives. Once again, love wins.  

Coco with her adopter, Bruce Montgomery