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Over 70 rescue horses roam Willie Nelson's hill country ranch
https://www.ksat.com/news/luck-ranch-over-70-rescue-horses-roam-willie-nelsons-hill-country-ranchLuck Ranch: Over 70 rescue horses roam Willie Nelson's hill country ranch
'They're the luckiest horses in the world,' Nelson says
By Paul Venema - Reporter, Misael Gomez - Photojournalist
Posted: 9:25 PM, March 24, 2019
Updated: 3:56 AM, March 25, 2019
BRIARCLIFF, Texas - A world away from the stage, and with the steering wheel of his old pickup truck instead of a guitar in hand, Willie Nelson loves few things more than to go on a drive around his 700-acre chunk of the Texas Hill Country near here.
He calls his ranch "Luck" and smiles as he explains, "When you’re here, you're in Luck, and when you're not, you're out of Luck."
Over 70 horses roam Nelson's ranch, most of which he rescued before they could be sent to slaughterhouses.
"They get hand-fed twice a day, and they were just ready to go to slaughter is probably the last thing they remembered, so they’re happy horses."
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Willie is comfortable in his own skin - with good reason. 
That's only 45 years ago - when we were all young 
Willie made me have a rethink about some Country music - his version of Always on my Mind has a special place in my life
true hero! 
