Slaughter transport
When a terrible slaughter transport went wrong, the southern Houston area was shocked to hear of the death of several horses. A 4-horse stock trailer, crammed with 9 horses was only able to unload four at the auction and was sent home with the other five who proved to be in bad shape. Santa Fe Police made a gruesome discovery at their traffic stop. All horses in the trailer were lying on the ground but one that had hung itself. They were covered in blood and either already dead or had to be put down immediately by the local vet. A little foal "Tuff," who was buried under the bodies and pulled out alive, was celebrated as a surviving hero on the local feed store's sign. He was never able to get up though and died a few days later due to internal injuries. The whole ordeal left only two survivors.

No-sale
The two survivors were from the four that stayed at the auction headed for slaughter. However, these two were too thin and shabby looking and were no-sales. The Santa Fe police took the horses to Habitat for Horses, Inc. in Hitchcock, Texas, who also cared for Tuff until he died. The two were named Georgia and Tucker. Georgia was 10 months along in her pregnancy and the baby was alive and visible kicking. While the other two were successfully sold to slaughter, being too skinny saved pregnant Georgia's and Tucker's life.