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Wishes and Eddie

Our two remarkable blind horses spend their days in the outside arena while the finishing touches are put on their new field.     Wishes has been blind for a long time, but her guide horse Shane passed away soon after they came to the Sanctuary.   Eddie has recently lost his sight and is adjusting with the lovely Wishes as his tutor.   These horses cannot be in the larger herds, as they do not recognize normal communication and warning signs from other…

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Ah, Magic!

Magic and I have become best of friends these last months.    Our stalls are next to each other—he has Hoover’s old stall with the great turnout.  We graze together; we roll in the mud together; when the fields are too wet, we hang out in the arena together; and we go to the cross ties together to have our feet cleaned.   While he teases me a bit about my crush on Bo, he understands my love of grey horses with…

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Celebrate National Horse Protection Day!

Friday, March 1, is National Horse Protection Day — a holiday created to raise awareness about the abuse, neglect, homelessness, and slaughter  of horses in America and to promote public education about how people and communities can help. To celebrate this year’s National Horse Protection Day, join Equamore staff and volunteers at the Ashland Art Center, which will host a special exhibit of paintings by Ashland artist and Equamore volunteer Dana Feagin. The First Friday exhibit will feature five of Dana’s horse…

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Bryant

Update on Bryant

January 28, 2013 Bryant has made so much progress since he got his special shoes.  Other than of course being more comfortable and energetic, Bryant is starting to interact with other horses.  He joined in Buckley’s favorite game of nip and scream, and raced around the arena in a game of chase with Pete, Mowen and Josey.  Perhaps Bryant has stayed to himself all this time because he didn’t feel sound enough for horse play with the guys.  Perhaps he…

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Meet Equamore’s horses: Hazel

Hazel was first rescued from an elderly woman in Williams, Oregon, and brought to a new home in Grants Pass. Unfortunately, while her new owners’ intentions were good, they knew nothing of horse care, and they left Hazel alone to graze in a vineyard fenced with barbed wire, where the resident dog chased her and pulled her tail. When her rescuers noticed that she growing thinner and virtually tailless while her feet were growing longer and longer, they called the…

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Meet Equamore’s horses: Raffie

Raffie arrived at the Equamore sanctuary in September of 2012 after Jackson County investigated a report of two neglected horses. A deputy called Equamore to take in both horses, but at the last minute, the owners refused to surrender the other, younger horse, allowing only Raffie to be taken to the sanctuary. The other horse had to be left behind, alone in the field. Raffie was extremely thin and, despite the fall season, had not shed his thick coat from…

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Meet Equamore’s horses: Bryant

Bryant is a beautiful Appendix Quarter Horse whose Rogue Valley neighbors noticed his neglect. After Jackson County Animal Control intervened, he was brought to the Equamore sanctuary in 2007. As you can see in this photo, he was terribly thin, and his hip bones were completely devoid of hair and full of scabs. Despite his poor condition, Bryant eagerly went into his trailer and nickered to each person who came to greet him at Equamore. “He’s such a gentle guy,”…

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Happy Anniversary to Sara

It was a treat to be at Equamore last week for this very special event: the one-year anniversary of Sara and her “person,” Equamore board vice-president Ruth Kennedy. Being a “person” to Sara means walking, grooming, and visiting her — as well as proffering treats (Sara and Ruth share an apple at the end of nearly every day). After Sara was rescued from severe neglect by Equamore back in 2008, she was placed twice in adopted homes and twice returned. In February of 2010, the sanctuary became her…

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