June 19, 2013

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Galloping to the rescue

NW volunteers among those saving animals

Galloping to the rescue

Galloping to the rescue

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Former Miss Arizona Daria Sparling watches as one of the ranch hands works with a horse that was once uncontrolable but is now tame enough to wear a saddle and be walked around a corral.

Galloping to the rescue

Galloping to the rescue

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Aside from the daily routines, Daria Sparling faces challenges each day, from dealing with broken equipment to working with new animals.

Galloping to the rescue

Galloping to the rescue

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Daria Sparling goes through her routine of feeding the horses at her rescue ranch in Mammoth.

Galloping to the rescue

Galloping to the rescue

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Kirby Rhoades pets a horse that broke a containment fence when it first arrived. Now it is tame enough to wear a saddle and be led around.

Galloping to the rescue

Galloping to the rescue

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Along with being malnourished, some horses arrive at the ranch with skin diseases that need hourly treatments and care.

Galloping to the rescue

Galloping to the rescue

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Kirby Rhoades works with a quarter horse that was rescued from likely slaughter. The house and many others have been rehabilitated and later adopted out by the Arizona Rescue Ranch near Mammoth.

Galloping to the rescue

Galloping to the rescue

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, ChrisAnn Montana puts a leash on a rescue dog in preparation for a walk around the Arizona Rescue Ranch. Along with horses, the ranch cares for dogs, goats, cats, sheep and even parrots.

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