H.E.R.O is a tax exempt organization
H.E.R.O was founded to help those that can not speak for themselves....to be a voice for the profound and strong animal we call the "Horse". The image of the equine represents many things to horse lovers of all kinds; freedom, life, strength and friendship. We at H.E.R.O want to preserve that as much as we are able!
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Saying good-bye to Daphne
It is always difficult to say good-bye to a beloved friend, and usually they leave this world too soon. This is the case with our lovely mare Daphne. Daphne came to HERO from another rescue and was from the Fayetteville area. Being a young mare her vet check included a pregnancy test which said she was not bred. She had an issue with a facial injury but other than that was healthy, just thin. As it turned out the pregancy check was wrong and she delivered a colt on Friday, March 13, 2009! She was a very small mare and the colt was quite large. Daphne suffered an injury to a pubic tendon which led to a large hernia. She and the colt were transported to Virginia Tech's Vet School. Her colt has done quite well, but Daphne's hernia was extremely serious with a poor prognosis with surgery. She had to be euthanized on Thursday, April 30, 2009. She will be missed! You can see her with her colt on the "Surprise" page.
Look how far she has come!! Thanks to the gentle hands of Trent Benton, Lily has become quite the little lady. 
Lily was unapproachable and untouchable when she came to H.E.R.O. She had been kept tied in a stall with minimal contact and care.....read more
Trent of Star's Peak Valley Ranch uses the practice of Natural Horsemanship in the training of horses and as you can see from the photos this kind hand has been the turning point in Lily's life. Please visit Trent at www.starspeakvalleyranch.com and let him know just how much we appreciate his work with this lucky rescue.
H.E.R.O is an equine rescue in North Carolina, established by volunteers with the care of equines as our main priority. As we get established we need help from our community to help the equines that need our services. We need volunteers, adopters, quarantine facilities, foster homes, and much more. Interested? Please visit us at our next meeting Link for directions here
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