Proud Spirit

Neglected, abused horses find sanctuary in the mountains

By: Lori Dunn - Texarkana Gazette

Staff photo by Christena Dowsett Melanie Sue Bowles spends quality time with one of 58 rescued horses living at Proud Spirit Sanctuary in Mena, Ark.

Staff photo by Christena Dowsett Jim Bowles greets a neighbor’s hunting dog who wandered onto the Proud Spirit Sanctuary in Mena, Ark. The Bowles have about a dozen rescued dogs and two pigs, along with their rescue horses.

Staff photo by Christena Dowsett A rescued horse feeds on hay at Proud Spirit Sanctuary in Mena, Ark.

Texarkana Gazette

MENA, Ark.—Named Journey, for the many difficult roads he had traveled, the stocky young mustang must have thought he had found a little slice of heaven when he reached the Ouachita Mountains.

Rolling hills, flowing streams and s...

Published: 01/03/2012