Forty-six Thoroughbreds that wound up on a feedlot in Phoenix, Ariz., are on their way to being rescued, according to the president of a Southern California horse retirement farm who has spearheaded the effort to save the animals.

“I’m feeling pretty good today,” said Priscilla Clark, president of Tranquility Farm in Tehachapi, Calif. Aug. 6. “It’s looking pretty well handled at this point.”

Clark said the Phoenix man who has the horses, Dave Quinn, has “given us his word that he would not sell these horses for slaughter” and would “deal fairly” with Tranquility for their purchase. She said she hopes to begin removing them to safe locations Aug. 7.

“We believe that with all the adopters we have that we should have enough (funds) to buy all the horses,” she added