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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.

For more information, photos and updates please visit our discussion forum


 

Tari Sissie (Doc) - 6 yrs.

$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.

For more information, photos and updates please visit our discussion forum.


Trico - 11 yrs.

Under Evaluation

$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.

For more information, photos and updates please visit our discussion forum.


Champagne's Chrystal - 21 yrs.

$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.

For more information, photos and updates please visit our discussion forum.


Key West Kasey - 7 yrs.

ADOPTED

$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.

For more information, photos and updates please visit our discussion forum.


Dylan - 14 yrs.

$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.

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Joe - 16 yrs.

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.

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Chocolata de Furioso - 7 yrs.

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.

For more information, photos and updates please visit our discussion forum.


   

Nettie - 12 yrs.

Adopted

$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.

For more information, photos and updates please visit our discussion forum.


     

Tina - 13 yrs.

$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.

For more information, photos and updates please visit our discussion forum.   


Sundance - 5 yrs.

$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.

For more information, photos and updates please visit our discussion forum.


Dude Bar Deal (DJ) - 27 yrs.

Rescue- In Rehab

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.

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Before (above) - After (below)
  

Grace and Baby - 3 yrs.

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.

  • For more information, photos and updates please visit our discussion forum.


   

Bold Dundee - 11 yrs.

Free to a good home:

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.

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                          Before                                                                            During Rehab                                                        After

Teyha - 4 yrs.

Free to the right home:

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.

  • For more information, photos and updates please visit our discussion forum.


 
     
                              Before                                                                            Before                                                                     After

Limerick - 15 yrs.

Free to a good home:

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.

  • For more information, photos and updates please visit our discussion forum.


    

Figaro - 5 yrs.

Free to a good home:

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.

  • For more information, photos and updates please visit our discussion forum.


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