These horses have lived out their lives after rescue under the care of the Equamore Foundation. Many lived with us for years; a few only for days. They are all missed. Click on each photo to see their pages.
General UC Davis
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…
Rose
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…
Dancer
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.…
Wishes
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…
