The death of a nine month old neglected, starving colt is being remembered in lessons given to children in northern Wisconsin schools. Mike Simonson reports from Superior.

The WindChill Foundation is dedicated to teach people about neglect, abuse, dignity and respect for animals. They take that message to classrooms and anyone who will listen.

"So here's your first question: Will you raise your hands please? What did Wind Chill need in icy cold weather? Yes? (child) A place where he had shelter where he could stay warm? Oh my gosh yes! Oh, Grandma Carol, you get a WindChill sticker."

Grandma Carol and Paula Moore tell the story of WindChill to this class of second graders at Northern Lights Elementary School in Superior. It isn't a nice story. WindChill was found on a Douglas County field February 9th of last year. It was frigid and windy and Kathi Tucker didn't hesitate to rescue the starving colt.

"He was not going to make it through the night. He was down, he was frozen. It was minus 50 degrees with the wind. When we pulled him out of the pasture, we put him on a little orange sled. We had to drag him. He could not stand up. His legs were curled up in a fetal position the entire time we were dragging him. There was no doubt in my mind. We were taking that horse."

Tucker and her husband Jeff couldn't save WindChill. He died 20 days later. But Moore now tells these kids that they didn't fail.

"We gave him medicine and grooming and lots of love and attention. And because of that, he stood, he walked. He gained strength, he gained weight. His eyes grew bright. He showed us a sweet personality. He showed us his strong spirit. He made friends. He died with dignity and love surrounding him. This word dignity is really important here."

The effort to save WindChill got national attention and thousands of dollars of donations. The WindChill website peaked at 30,000 hits an hour during the struggle. So today, there's the WindChill Foundation that visits nursing homes and classrooms. And the star of the show isn't Moore or Grandma Carol.

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It's an 11 year-old miniature horse named "Magic".

(sound of horse hooves on floor and pflttttttttt)

"She loves to be petted. She loved to be scratched. If you've got really good fingernails. If you want to hug her, she loves to be hugged."

Not everything about Magic is cool to the 15 second graders. Tucker routinely adds a lesson in dental hygiene to each visit.

"You guys want to see his teeth before I bring him around? Yeah. Ewwwwwww."

Brown teeth or not, Kelly Larson and her classmates learned the lesson of what all animals need.

"Love, food, shelter and warmth."

"I learned that WindChill had a spirit inside. I learned that if an animal's in danger you should tell your parents and have them call 911. You should always take care of a horse if it's in danger. I learned that you always have to care for it or else they might die. Oh and you have to love it too. Love it."

"Yeah, it was really cool. (giggles)"

"You can give her a hug. Good, good. (child) 'By Magic."

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