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Horses are fully vaccinated and
come with a current Coggins test and halter.
Horses adopted out within the US
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Lucy -
13 yrs.
$400 - Lucy is a 13 year old Tennessee Walking Horse mare.
She stands 15 hands tall and is sound and healthy. Lucy is current on all her shots, wormers and has just
had her feet trimmed. Lucy has wonderful ground manners and is a gentle and laid back as they come. She is in
good weight and can be trusted around even the smallest of kids. She load,
leads, ties and is great with the vet and farrier as well. Lucy hates being in a
stall and should be kept out to pasture. Lucy is also very well broke to saddle
and has been ridden both English and Western and is a veteran trail horse. Lucy
likes to go and should have a rider with some experience and confidence, but has
never bucked, reared or kicked. She also tends to be tender footed on her front
feet on hard or rocky surfaces and might need to be kept shod on her front feed
during riding season, depending on the amount of riding and the terrain. Lucy is
a wonderful horse and is certainly going to make someone a wonderful trail horse
and companion.
$400 - Tari Sissie, or Doc as he is known as, is a registered
6 year old QH gelding. He is very sound and healthy and is a beautiful boy that
stands about 15 hands tall. Doc has all of his shots and wormers. He leads,
loads, ties, is good for the vet and farrier and is an all around nice guy, no
aggression in the pasture and easy to get along with. Doc has had 60 days of
professional training and has about 25 hours under saddle right now, so he has a
great start but will need a little more time under saddle. Doc came from an
abusive background, but since being rescued a little over 2 years ago, has had
great care and is now a pretty well adjusted horse with a world of potential. He
will need someone who is soft spoken and willing to take their time with him and
turn him into a veteran trail horse or just about anything you want to use him
for.
$300 - Trico is an 11 year old Peruvian Paso gelding. He
stands at 14.2 hands tall and is as well broke to saddle as they get. Trico is
current on all of his shots, wormers and trimmings. His ground manners are near
perfect and is loads, leads, ties and stands for the vet and farrier like a pro.
Trico is a very safe horse and a horse just about anyone can ride. He has
recently had some tenderness and in his legs and we are evaluating his condition
and limitations.
$300 - Champagne's Chrystal is a registered 21 year old
American Saddlebred mare. She is also Grand National recorded. Chrystal is sound
and healthy and is a very well broke horse, standing at 15.3 hands tall. She is
current on all her shots and wormers and is a beautiful mare. Besides being
broke to ride, she loads, leads, ties and is great for the vet and farrier.
Chrystal is blind in one eye from a old injury when she was young, but has been
blind in that eye for a very long time and has no issues with it. Chrystal has
been ridden countless hours in both the arena as well as on trails. She does
very well under saddle. Occasionally she will test her rider a bit and do a
small spin or two. We have been told that she has never bucked, bolted or
reared. She will make someone a wonderful ride, but her rider should be someone
with a little confidence and riding experience.
UPDATE:
We have found out a little more about Chrystal and what she
has done in the past. It turns out that she is 5 gaited and when she was
younger, competed and won as a 5 gaited mare. Once established as a champion,
she was retired and used a brood mare. She had two foals. Since then she has
been used exclusively as a trail horse and will make someone a wonderful
companion with many years left of riding to go.
$500 - Key West Kasey is a 7 year old Arab/QH mare. She is
very sound and healthy and has had excellent care her entire life. Some of you
may remember Passion Lady, a beautiful horse that was adopted a few months
ago. Passion Lady is Kasey's mother. Key West Kasey is current on all her shots
and as you can see from the photos, is a beautiful horse. She is well broke to
saddle and has been ridden in the arena and trail rides. She has been out on
weekend camping trips as well and has always been a great and reliable ride.
Being that Kasey is just 7 years old, her rider should be someone with some
riding experience and not a beginner. She leads, loads, ties and is great for
the vet and farrier. Kasey's ground manners are excellent and she is quite the
looker and mover out in the pasture.
$300- Dylan is a 14 year old Standardbred gelding. He is a
veteran trail horse and is current with all his shots, wormers, trimmings and
has recently had his teeth floated. Dylan is great for the vet and farrier. He
leads, loads and ties like a pro and is a pretty easy going guy, very laid back.
Just about anyone can ride Dylan and not have to worry about bucing, bolting or
rearing. He is a safe and dependable ride. Dylan does have some mild arthritis
in his front left pastern and is a horse that should be kept at walk under
saddle. A sweet guy that will be perfect for the beginner rider or someone who
wants to do some shorter trail rides.
Joe is a 16 year old Morgan gelding. As you can see, Joe is
in pretty rough looking shape right now. The first two photos are current photos
of Joe, the third photo was Joe when we last say him a few years back. Joe is
now fully vaccinated, wormed and just had his feet trimmed and will gain the
weight back quickly now and start to look like his old self. Other than being
thin and scraggly looking and probably wormy at the moment, Joe is a sound horse
that has been ridden and driven in the past. He has been known to rear under
saddle and in harness. Anyone interested in him once he is back in shape should
be willing to put the time in to break him of this habit. The reward is a very
sound and beautiful horse with a little time and effort. We will keep Joe here
for a few weeks until Joe puts on a few pounds and sheds out his ugly winter
coat.
UPDATE:
Joe's teeth were in terrible shape and we got them floated on
5/19/2009. We expect Joe to start looking a lot better soon.
Surgery to remove ovaries needed: Not yet available
Collected for surgery to date: $1850.00
Surgery Goal: $1800.00
Chocolata is a 7 year old Paso Fino mare. She is broke to
saddle and is current on all her shots, trimmings, wormings and has also had her
teeth floated recently. Over the past 2 years Chocolata has been having some
major issues with her heat cycles, which is causing her many problems, from sore
and tight muscles to weight loss to almost stud-like aggression.
Update:
After ultra-sounds it has been determined that Chocolata has
a growth on one of her ovaries. In the next few weeks she will be going to Fond
du Lac for surgery to have her ovaries removed which will help her become the
horse we know she can be.
$400 - Nettie is a 12 year old STB mare. She is very sound
and healthy and is broke to ride as well. Nettie is a little smaller at around
14.2 hands tall, but is super athletic and outgoing. She is really a looker too!
Nettie leads, loads, ties and stands very nicely for the vet and farrier. She is
broke to ride, but is a horse for someone with at least some riding experience.
She likes to lead on trails and has a little get up and go. We will be updating
her description as we get to know her better.
UPDATE:
While Nettie's ground manners are not perfect, she settles in
a little more every day and is really starting to look and feel like a very nice
horse. We finally had a chance to test ride her and were blown away at how good
she was under saddle. She went from walk, trot to canter and never so much as
questioned a single cue. A wonderful well broke horse for someone.
$300 - Tina is a 13 year old registered paint mare. She is
sound and healthy and is also broke to ride. Tina stands at about 15 hands tall
and has beautiful color. She is very sweet and laid back and is a dream for the
vet and farrier. She leads, loads, ties and has good ground manners. The only
issue with Tina is that she was born with some fused bones in her neck, just
behind her head which limits her the range of motion in her neck. This does not
give her pain and does not affect her soundness. She is still a great riding
horse. She just isn't going to be a performance horse. Tina will make someone a
wonderful trail horse, very sweet and full of color! We will update her listing
as we get to know her better.
UPDATE:
Tina is as sweet as they come, but when it comes time to
saddle her up and ride her, she becomes a cranky mare. She lays her ears back
and just generally gives you the feeling she will put on her act to get out of
work. Under saddle she did pretty well. She never bucked, bolted or reared, but
should probably have a rider who has ridden before. She is probably not the
right horse for the brand new or very green rider.
$150 - Sundance is a 5 year old Hackney pony cross. He is
100% sound and healthy and is put together very nicely. Sundance stands at
around 12 hands tall and has an outstanding trot. He would make someone a very
flashy cart pony. He is green broke to saddle, but needs some more time and
work. He is easy to catch and easy to handle, but his ground manners could use a
little more work. He has been saddled and ponied around with the kids and
grandkids on his back. He has done well and should be an easy learner.
UPDATE:
We got to spend some quality time with Sundance now, and wow,
what a fantastic little pony. Now only is he easy to catch, trim, vaccinate and
worm, he is super laid back and guess what.....rides pretty darn good as well!
We honestly had no idea. He still has a little way to go under saddle, but you
couldn't find a more willing, laid back and unflappable little pony....what a
wonderful surprise we found in Sundance and someone is going to get a heck of a
little guy here.
Dude Bar Deal or DJ as he is known is a rescue from Vilas
County. He is a 27 year old QH gelding and as you can see he needs to put on a
lot of weight. Until he is back to normal weight we cannot make him available.
We will also need some time to evaluate his needs and what he can and can't do.
At his age he is most likely going to be a sweet old pasture buddy for some
other lonely horse. So far he does seem sound and might work out for very light
pony rides for the kids or grandkids, but it is too early to tell. We will post
updates as time goes on and as we get to know DJ a little better.
No adoptions
fees and looking for new homes, separate or together.
Most of you are already aware of the
rescue we were involved with in Trempealeau
County. Baby and Grace are being rehabbed and it will be a very long
road for them both. Until their arrival here, they were not getting any food, very
little water, no vet or farrier care and were unhandled. They had never been in
a shelter and had never seen green grass at all. They are the size of yearlings,
maybe smaller, but are actually almost 3 years old. They are untouched,
anemic, terribly thin and sick little mares who have been though living
hell. They will remain here throughout their rehab and we will update you on
them as often as possible through our discussion forum. Their rehab is not going to be only of
body, but of mind and soul as well and it will almost certainly be a long road ahead.
UPDATE
Both Grace and Baby have come a long way
in the past 8 months and we now finally feel like we can begin the search for their
new homes. They are now both
healthy, sound and current on shots and wormers. Baby is the more outgoing
of the two. She is a quick learner and not a shy horse at all. She could
still use a little more work on picking up her feet, but she is getting it and
we are confident she will be easy for the right person to handle and work with. Grace, the larger of the two is looking
great and has come around to the idea that people are ok. She is showing
improvement every day. They are both very sound and intelligent and we will continue to work with them while we search for their new
homes. If you can provide a good home for one of these two horses who have been
though hell, and can continue their development, please give us a call.
We have done out part, spent a lot of
time, money and resources to get these horses out of the situation they were in
and to get them healthy. It is now time for someone to take over from here and
do their part. We are always asked to help out in situations like the one these
horses came from. The problem is that when we do, there is an outpouring of
support at first, then after some time, nobody willing to step up and take on
the horses that were rescued. That is exactly what we are asking for and looking
for now. If we cannot find homes for the horses we
rescue, how can we continue to help in these rescue situations? Their journey is
not complete without you and our efforts are in vain if we cannot find them good
homes.
Bold Dundee is an 11 year old registered QH gelding. He has
been part of the MHWF program for many years and his adopters got ownership of
him last year, after having him almost six years . Due to family changes, Dundee
needs a new home. He is a big boy at just under 16 hands
tall. Dundee is current on all of his shots, wormers and trimmings and is
looking good. He's a
nice horse, good looking and well behaved.
After some time for evaluation, we have determined that
Dundee is not 100% sound. He is best suited as a pasture buddy or for occasional
very light riding (pony rides in hand for the kids). Hopefully someone will come
along with a big heart that can offer Dundee a new home and a place to retire in
peace.
Teyha is a 4 year
old filly who also came to us as a rescue from the local authorities. She came
to us very wobbly, thin and anemic. Upon her arrival to MHWF she was given
something she never really had before, access to shelter, food and water at all
times. She also was getting about 8 pounds of grain a day. We had her on a daily wormer along with Red Cell, a vitamin E supplement as
well as
Ana-Tech
Pro Form Gold. Teyah has gained all of the weight she needed now. Her hooves
stay
trimmed and she has been wormed on a regular rotation. She also got a current
Coggins test and was vaccinated.
Teyha is no longer the broken down horse
we first met and is looking and feeling much better. We can now look
for her forever home with someone who wants to open their hearts to a horse that
had a rough start and needs a safe and healthy future. Teyha is only
going to be a pasture buddy, but that's ok. She is safe and happy, looking for
her new family.
Limerick is an 15 year old Trakehner mare.
By looking at her photos, you can easily see that she is in pretty rough shape.
She has now been here a few weeks and the pictures posted here are from the day
she arrived. We are not sure
how much we will be able to get on her and keep on her. Limerick has a pretty
bad case of heaves and that is most of what is causing her to be so thin. We are
controlling her breathing pretty well, but she still has good days and
bad. She is now current on her trims, worming and shots and also
has a brand new Coggins. Only time will tell on the rest. She is about as sweet and easy to deal
with as they come and at one time was an accomplished dressage horse as well as
a lesson horse. We will continue to work on her and do our best for her and will
keep you updated as we go. We just do not know how much she is going to bounce
back.
UPDATE:
Limerick has been here with us for a while now and we feel
very good about her recovery and her health. While we know that she is a horse
with heaves and will always have some issues here and there with her breathing,
she is looking and feeling good and can now be made available to the right home. She is as sweet and easy to deal with as they come and has surprisingly
few special needs. She will need to be grained every day. She does not cost a fortune to feed and care for
and is a joy to have around. For someone with a big heart and some extra space, Limerick will do well. She has now gained back all of her weight and
only has minimal bad days in regard to her breathing which are easily kept under
control. If you can provide Limerick with some love and a new home, please let us
know. She has much to offer. Limerick is best suited as a horse that can give
the grandkids rides around the yard and should be kept to very light work.
ADDITIONAL UPDATE:
Limerick has now been with us for quite some time and has
made quite a recovery. As you can see from the photos, she came in deathly thin
and really broken down from heaves. She is now actually a little overweight and
her breathing has cleared right up with almost no sign of her previous breathing
problems at all. It appears that Limmy has her issues with her breathing in the
winter when she is eating hay. In the summer when she is out grazing her
problems go away completely. This is a pretty simple solution. In summer, Limmy
needs 24 hour turn out on pasture. In winter, instead of hay, she will need to
be fed either alfalfa cubes, Chaffhaye, senior feed or a combination of
two or more of these feeds. Kept on that diet in the winter will keep her
feeling and looking good and there is no reason at all she can't be ridden. She
is still sound and is very well broke to saddle. We are told that at one time
Limerick was a lesson horse and also a 4th level dressage horse. Don't overlook
Limerick.....with a little bit of a special diet in winter, she will be a
wonderful horse for some lucky family.
Figaro is a 5 year old Bashkir Curly gelding.
Figaro stands 14.3
hands tall and is a sweet guy, super friendly and easy to work with. He stands
nice for the vet and farrier and gets along well with the entire herd. He leads,
loads and ties and is current on all his shots, wormings and trimmings. We are sad to say that Figaro will never be a
riding horse. He is going to have to live out his years as a pasture
buddy. Figaro went into training. Shortly after his training began, it was
discovered that he was sore after workouts and his training was stopped. X-rays
were taken. The
x-rays showed that the cartilage in many of Figaro's joints never formed
properly and because of it he will never be able to be ridden. He is doing well out on green pasture
with no extra grain or supplements and we feel his is ready to look for his new
home. He has no special needs and is not a lame horse when you see him move, but
we do know that he cannot be ridden. Hopefully someone will come along and offer
him a nice retirement as a pasture buddy. You can't ask for a
sweeter horse, very respectful of his handlers with no
special needs other than to be fed and loved. If you can provide this home for
Figaro, please let us know and we will be happy to have you meet him.
