Heartwarming Reunion (Video)

One woman shares her story of how she adopted a horse named Phoenix and then spent the next few years trying to find his mare. Clare Staples, the Skydog Sanctuary president, decided to adopt a wild horse named Phoenix. It wasn’t a random horse, though. Phoenix was a horse Staples wanted to rescue for a long time. After the American Wildhorse Campaign posted a picture of Phoenix trying to jump out of a catch pen, Clare knew she had to give the horse his freedom back. To make things more interesting, Phoenix was in love with a mare called Ghost. However, the two mustangs were separated and Staples thought that Ghost was adopted too.

The only thing she could do was to rescue Phoenix and to take him to the Skydog Sanctuary. Phoenix managed to get out of the pen that day, but he didn’t escape. When she went to where Phoenix and Ghost were being held, Staples was told the caretakers’ plan to let Phoenix and his family go back into the wilderness. Convinced that it was the best possible solution, Staples returned home. The next time she came to visit, she learned he hadn’t yet been released. To make matters worse, Ghost was gone. Staples assumed that someone had adopted the beautiful white mare, so she decided to adopt Phoenix as well.

The two horses ran towards one another

Clare took Phoenix to the sanctuary. At first, Phoenix was shy and kept away from the other horses. Staples said she’ll always remember how Phoenix looked at the sky and grass with so much enthusiasm. As the weeks went by, Phoenix was slowly getting used to his new home. Two years later, Staples stumbled upon the photo of Ghost on the Internet Adoption. She compared the picture she had of her and slowly realized she had finally found her. Knowing that Ghost was the love of Phoenix’s life and that he would be so lucky to have her back, Staples knew what to do. Staples and her co-workers went to go pick her up. Finally, Ghost was about to reunite with her long-lost Phoenix. Their reunion was such a sweet sight to see! Watch the video, as soon as they recognized each other, the two horses ran towards one another. They remembered each other right away, and they haven’t separated since.