We were recently contacted about a 3 year old gelding that was in a kill pen in McLean, Texas. We were told he had just raced a few weeks earlier. Once he was identified, we reached out to his trainer and learned that he was injured in his race and that his owner came to pick him up to turn him out so his injury could heal. We reached out to the owner to let him know where Arthur was found but didn't hear back from him. We reached out 2 more times, but no contact was made.
We then reached out to The Paddock Foundation through their Ring The Bell Program and requested emergency funds to get Uncle Arthur out of the kill pen, transported to Remember Me, and help with his quarantine and vet expenses. They granted our request and immediately sent help.
Uncle Arthur is safe, but he has a long road to recovery. Thoroughbreds who are race fit do not carry a lot of fat and can loose weight extremely quickly. Their metabolism is used to a high calorie, high fat diet and quality hay and when that is abruptly taken away any weight they had and their muscles deteriorate and they wither away to nothing.
Update!
Uncle Arthur is doing amazingly well! He has put on lots of weight and all that hair he lost has grown back. We could not be more pleased with his progress. He will be available for adoption very soon. He still has lots of muscle to build back, but this boy is a legend and will just continue to improve from here on out.
Uncle Arthur 8/9/2025
Uncle Arthur 8/9/2025
Uncle Arthur's recovery will be expensive. We appreciate every single dollar that is donated for his care. We couldn't continue to save these horses without the help of our generous donors.
