Exhausted, overworked and with obvious signs of abuse, Clearchos wandered the streets of Aspropyrgos, among factories. Dehydrated, with wounded hooves, he was a victim of a ruthless reality that considers animals to be mere tools. When they needed him no longer, they drove him away, to a life of indifference and neglect, to fight alone for his survival.

 

Clearchos’ story is not unique. Since 2006, we have rescued over 60 horses from abuse and abandonment — including Eliza, Elpida, Nero, Kalissi, Phaedon, Nadia and many more. 30% of these rescues come from Aspropyrgos, an area just a few kilometers from Athens, where sensitivity seems to stop where civilization begins.

 

The fight against abuse and abandonment is tough, but we will not give up. Clearchos's past cannot be changed — but we can give him a better future.