Texas Equine Veterinary Association

Page 18 | The Remuda | SPRING 2024 EDITION Left to right: Scott Collier of the Matador Ranch with Deana and Tim Washington and Peaches. just wonderful people, wonderful places. First class operations." Tim and Deana are thankful for the community for supporting them through their traumatic experience. "The people here at the [Matador] ranch have been overly generous—the whole community has been overly generous," Tim said. "We came back from the hospital, and there was a thousand people working around this town, cleaning up. The generosity of everyone, and the generosity of the people I work for—they put us up in the house on the ranch—we'd be living in a tent if it weren't for them." Deana was moved to tears to see her husband's beloved gelding back to full health. "We are so thankful for those vets, for taking care of this horse. He means so much to my husband," Deana Washington said. If you would like to learn more about the work of the Texas Equine Foundation please visit www.texasequinefoundation.com. Donations are accepted at all times and help us to continue our work like this. here with us, they became more comfortable. They started acting like normal horses again. After we were able to get them back to healing, they both gained some weight, started looking healthier, and started showing their personalities. That process of getting them back to feeling safer, and more comfortable, was fun to be a part of. And I got to send them home—that made me really happy." Ben made her a rope halter in thanks for her work with Feather. "I have some horses, and every time I use it, I think about him," Dr. Brock said. The Washingtons and Grundys are grateful for the veterinary care their horses received, and for the costs being taken care of. "Going through the tornado, I had a zillion things going through my mind, but I was also wondering what it was going to cost to treat that filly," Ben said. "But when I talked to Dr. Canaday, he said 'don't you worry about that,' and I spoke with Dr. Abbi, and when they told me it was no cost, I just don't know what I felt. I don't know what the total bill would've been, but it would have been high." "I've never been around a better bunch of people who did more for us than the Four Sixes and Dr. Abbi Brock," Ben continued. "They're

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