Saving Sammy

After more than a decade, Denny and Sammy are returning to the track.

Sammy is seen at the Truro Raceway in Truro, N.S., on Oct. 1, 2022.

Saving Sammy Returns: Part 2

Friends step up to help Denny and Sammy make the trip to Prince Edward Island.

Denny and Jayson Baxter are seen with their beloved horse Sammy.

Saving Sammy Returns: Part 4

Sammy takes a well-deserved day off, while Denny takes a familiar detour, as the big day draws near.

Sammy is seen in Toronto in May 2009 with Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Famer Randy Waples driving.

Saving Sammy Returns: Part 3

Jayson returns to P.E.I. as Denny and Sammy hit the track to train for their big day.

Sammy and Denny Baxter hit the track at the Red Shores Racetrack in Charlottetown in October 2022.

Saving Sammy Returns: Part 5

It's the big day for Sam and Denny and many people helped get them there.

From the race track to a kill pen, a beloved horse finds his way home.

My favourite photo of Sammy: all four of his legs off the ground, flying. May 31, 2009, with Canadian Horse Racing hall-of-famer Ron Waples driving. (Photo: Jayson Baxter)

Saving Sammy: Part 2

Samspace’s success on the track, to his decline and disappearance.

Sammy spending a peaceful moment alone in the field at Serenity Acres.

Saving Sammy: Part 4

From an emotional reunion, to becoming leader of the herd

When Sammy was rescued his biggest issue was dehydration. In the first 15 hours after he was picked up, he drank gallon after gallon of water. (Courtesy: Kim Sloan)

Saving Sammy: Part 3

From facing certain death in a kill pen, to recovering on a Pennsylvania farm

Denny and Jayson Baxter are seen with their beloved horse Sammy.

Saving Sammy: Part 5

From overcoming adversity, to helping others heal from their own traumas


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