Ellie (LE Forever)- registered standardbred filly. Suffered a broken pelvis from a track accident. We're not sure if she will be sound for riding,neither the vet or chiropractor can give a definite answer. She was a little wound up when she arrived from having been stalled for a year. She's really calmed down and warmed up to people! We had our farrier shoe Ellie on the shorter rear leg to try to level her out a bit. The injured side hip slants off and that leg is shorter. A pad with a shoe build her up. She gets around great! Free to companion only home! Adoption agreement still required.
Arrived 12-01-07 - Duchess -7 yr old Hackney mare, starvation/abuse case. She's in better physical shape than we expected, but has been abused (neighbors witnessed beatings). She is very fearful of people, kicks first & thinks later (this makes cleaning her stall quite tricky). Definitely not one to keep around children until she's had a lot of work. She's supposed to be trained to pull a cart, but I certainly wouldn't want to try to get behind her to get her harnessed. 6-30-10 Dutchess is still not interested in being handled, she's not mean, just scared.We have turned her out into one of the larger pastures with full sized horses, she seems to be mellowing a bit, she's actually approaching me in the barn, she'll take grain from my hand! Free to good home, adoption agreement still required.
Arrived 6-10-09 Stella (App cross mare) arrived due to health problems of her owner. Stella is in good health, she has an old injury to her lower lip, broke to ride but owner recommended a confident rider. Stella is doing much better under saddle with more consistent work. She is always on the lean side, even on great pasture she's staying the same size. She carries herself and is built like an arab. ADOPTED!
6-9-10 - Sarah - Older Arabian mare. She came from another rescue approx. 2 years ago. She was adopted immediately, her owners are now unable to keep her due to their health issues. She is sound, broke, and great looking! We were told she was around 15 yrs old, adopters vet thinks she's older. She has no arthritis, is a little on the heavy side right now just from pasture. Easy keeper on Sr. feed! I haven't ridden her yet, but Mary says she rides like a dream.Pictured here running with the mini's, will get a better one soon! ADOPTED!
Dutchess pictured here with mini Mocha.
12-6-09 Blaze. Approx. 5 year old QH gelding, stands just over 14H. Very quiet horse, unloaded and walked into the lot like he'd been here for years. Let me brush him all over, handle his legs and pick up his hooves. I wish they were all this mellow. Broke to ride, but we'll let him settle before riding him here. He's a little thin, but not bad. Has been kept current with teeth floating and farrier care. As with many we are seeing the last couple of years, owners hours at work were cut, need to downsize on the number of horses. 12-13-09 I rode Blaze yesterday, as quiet under saddle as he is on the ground, he doesn't know much but is willing. 2-8-10 Blaze has gone to his new home
Juicy Secret - arrived December 2009. Juice is a registered 3 yr old TB gelding, he arrived from the same group Falcon and Brazen Lady came from. He's been growing and picking up weight since his arrival. He's looking much better since shedding his heavy winter coat. Juice has not been handled much, he is timid and has to be handled with a gentle hand. I've finally gotten to where he will let me brush him everywhere, but still jumpy about it. He's had one visit with the farrier before he arrived here, he didn't do great with that but hasn't had any experience, I'm sure he'll come along, he isn't very tall, right around 15H now but growing. 7-9-10 The farrier was able to trim Juice last visit, Progress!
Arrived 2-13-10 Brazen Lady. TB mare expecting a foal in April. She was one of the group bought at a slaughter sale in December. We have 2 others from that sale here already (Paper Falcon & Juicy Secret). Lady, and Paper Falcon will remain with us until they deliver & wean their foals. She's a sweet mare, but not very tall for a TB. Has been a broodmare only, she isn't broke to ride. Lady delivered a healthy filly on Saturday, May 15th.
5-9-2010 -Titan pictured being ridden by a potential adopter. He's coming along quickly with more consistent ground work, we've only ridden him twice since he returned, he's doing very well. He's a 16 H Tennessee Walker gelding, broke to ride but due to blindness in one eye, needs a confident rider to keep him concentrating. He hasn't been ridden for about a year. Titan has found a home with Eric and Jessica!
Paper Falcon - 7 yr old Registered TB mare. She came from an auction in Michigan via the efforts of another rescue. We took 4 horses over the winter from a Toledo rescue to help out. Falcon has been used as a broodmare, was supposed to be in foal but is not. She is not broke to ride. We have had a saddle on her once, but no rider yet. She is pretty easy going on the ground. We'll work on getting her started under saddle.
6-9-10 - Jenny passed away very suddenly 3 days after going to her new home. She had been with us almost exactly a year with no issues. We think the stress of the move or perhaps eating something she wasn't used to caused her to colic. Very sad, but no fault of the adopter. He called 3 days after we had delivered her & said he didn't think she liked his Jack, so we planned to pick her up Monday. She passed quickly Sunday morning. RIP.
7-10-10-TRYING TO LOCATE HORSES ABOVE!! A family that adopted broke their contracts and either sold or gave away the horses they adopted. We want to locate them and make sure they are safe. Teka, 14 yr old Arab mare with paint arab Taro, her colt. Also Lilly, 3 year old TB mare. We will be taking legal action, they read & signed the adoption contract, horses changed hands that very month but I continued to get updates & photos after they had already let them go!
