Ellie (LE Forever)- 4 year old registered standardbred filly. Has 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.
7-17-07 Lucky - TB who spent 5 yrs not leaving his barn. He had only been moved from stall to stall, conditions were very poor due to elderly owner not being able to care for him properly. He needed medical attention & getting used to being handled & going out. 12-30-07 - He's recovering well since surgically removing the undropped testical, he's gained approx. 250-300 lbs since surgery.Vet fee's for surgery & farm calls was $1665!! 12-03-09 ~ RIP Lucky ~ His weight and arthritis were not improving, with winter coming on, he was already having trouble with the cold (even blanketed & with lots of feed), his age didn't help. Tough decision, but we had to euthanise to keep him from suffering. We're glad he had opne good year of just being able to graze, eat and enjoy being a horse.
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. 6-30-09 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, still can't touch her! Free to good home, adoption agreement still required.
6-10-09 Stella (App cross mare) & Jenny (donkey) - arrived due to health problema of their owner. Stella is in good health, she has an old injury to her lower lip, broke to ride but owner recommended a confident rider. Jenny has foundered in the past leaving her with the characteristic "neck roll" and fat deposits on her rump. She's very friendly, loves attention. Will post more info once we get a chance to saddle Stella up. We'd love to place these two together, Stella loves her donkey! 9-1-09 Mike riding Stella, she's high spirited but hasn't been ridden for over a year. She settled quickly and I think with a few regular rides would be even better.
Teka- Bay Arabian mare. She was purchased out of a bad situation while in foal in March. She delivered the little paint colt (Taro) mid-April. She arrived from West Virginia 5-30-09. Her current owner cured her rain rot, started working on her poor hooves & ensured she delivered a healthy foal, but needed to find them a new home. 01-02-10 Teka & Taro have gone to their new home! We got her hoof as good as we could with trimming, then added a special shoe & wedge. Two vets looked at her and agreed the farriers work was the best treatment, surgery would not help. I finally got to ride her after 7 months, sweet little mare.
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
12-13-09 Rory: 2007 sorrel TB cross filly – vet and dentist place her at approx 2 1/2 as of July. Adopted from Westwind last fall as a future hunt/jump prospect – was a neglect case prior to coming to the rescue. Good ground manners, good for vet and farrier. Cute mover – more English than anything. Would make a nice project for experienced teen/4H. Typical young horse – needs someone that knows horses to make sure she remembers her manners. Not broke to ride – just starting to get her used to a saddle and bridle with loose O-ring bit. UTD on shots and feet. Rory has found a home!
1-01-10 These are the 3 TB's who arrived from the MI rescue effort of 28 that were at a kill auction. Left is Paper Falcon (mare) & Monster Baby (gelding). Monster has been adopted. To the right is Juicy Secret, a 2 yr old gelding. All 3 were in pretty good shape, a little thin. Neither Falcon or Juice were raced, she was a brood mare & is in foal for an April baby, we will be keeping her here until she delivers. Juice has been easy to handle, 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.
Travis - 19 year old App/draft cross. Not located at our rescue, taken in by someone to get him back into good health. He's broke to ride with a hackamore. Please contact 740-803-3990 for more info!
Sunday - 4 year old registered Arabian filly. Broke to ride, just a little too much horse for her first time home owners. For sale or they would be willing to trade for 2 older, well broke trail horses. Asking $350. Please contact Angela at 937-441-3966.
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. We'll work on that after she delivers.
Chevy - 2007 APHA gelding. 15H, not started under saddle but has good ground manners. Low in the pecking order, what a looker! Owner needs a taller horse, wants to find him a PERMANENT home, so no traders please. She will require a contract. Price negotiable to the right home.
