WELLINGTON - For three weeks Jennifer Swanson, co-founder of Pure Thoughts Horse and Foal Rescue, has had to travel from Loxahatchee to Wellington four times a day to administer several types of medications to Billy, a horse she had rescued. Because of her efforts Billy went from having a 10 percent chance at surviving to a 70 percent chance.

That's why she was so disheartened when on Saturday, Sept. 6 she stayed in Wellington in a friend's guest house so she wouldn't have to travel back to Loxahatchee. When she left at 6 a.m. she found that someone had broken in to her truck and stolen her laptop along with valuable medical records.
"I'm very angry because it was obvious they knew who they were stealing from," she said. "You don't steal from the horses. Everyone works so hard for the horses. This will cost some horses their lives."
Besides her laptop, the blood work from 40 or so horses was stolen as well. The blood work is mandatory so it must get redone. Stored inside the laptop was the organization's tax information and 990 form. Swanson said she will have to redo those forms, which will cause some delay in funding.
In total she said the break in will cost the organization about $4,000.
The Loxahatchee-based organization rescues horses that have been neglected, abandoned or are destined for the slaughterhouse. Visit www.purethoughtshorserescue.com for more information.
Jason Parsley can be reached at jeparsley@tribune.com.