Departed Friends

Given A Second Chance To See Chestnut Feral Gelding Entry Date – Spring of 1999 at 2 weeks of age Type of rescue – Abandoned by his herd Reason – Blind and caught in brush Special needs – None The General was just two weeks old when a rancher found him abandoned by his herd. Tangled in brush and blind from bilateral cataracts, there was no way he could keep up with the other horses. The rancher brought the young…

My People Love Me! POA Mare – Born 1992 Entry Date – May 2024 Retired by Owner Special Needs: Pergolide to manage her Cushing’s Disease Special shoes for chronic hoof condition Rose was a POA (Pony of America.) It is an American pony breed where Appaloosa horses are crossed with ponies to get a small horse or pony with color. She grew up in Montana and likely had a hard life in her early years. Rose was seven years of age…

Unwanted, Unloved, Underfed, and Misunderstood Bay TB Mare Entry Date – 2/27/2013 at approximately 20 years of age Reason – Unwanted Special needs – None In February of 2013, Dancer became one of the many aged horses whose owners no longer see them as useful. This petite and energetic Thoroughbred mare’s story is heartbreakingly common. Having lost the friendship and support of her family, despite her years of service, Dancer was without alternatives for her care. She needed a friend.…

Blind but Living Large! Dark Bay Mustang Mare Entry Date – December, 2012 at 20 years of age Type of rescue – Surrendered Reason – Blindness, and companion was starving Special needs – Appropriate facility for a blind horse Wishes, a sweet and blind Mustang mare, lived at the Sanctuary for 13 years and passed away at 33 from colic. She arrived with Shane, her seeing-eye horse, and bonded with companion horses: Cash, Eddie, and Ladybird. Ladybird stood by her…

Still Waters Run Deep Breed – Black Grade Gelding Entry Date – January 2016 in his mid-twenties Type of rescue – Seizure Reason –Starvation due to neglect Special needs – Special feeds We reported over the years about a situation in Central Point where numerous animals, including horses, were kept in horrific conditions. We removed the last of the surviving horses in 2018. Arlo was one of the survivors. He arrived with Frida 300 pounds underweight and lame. At Equamore he…