The process of adopting a horse from MHWF
is simple, print out the application. Send that in along with a $10.00 processing
fee and photos of your farm. Once it is received we will get in touch with you
via telephone and will answer any questions you might have, whether they be
about our program and policies or a particular horse in our program.
If after that phone call both parties feel like one or more of the horses is a
possible match, we will set up an appointment for you to meet the horses. If the
horse is a match, you may choose to adopt it and take it home after a little
paperwork.
1. You must have an application on file to inquire about adoption horses, no
exceptions.
2. You must call during our posted hours and not on off hours.
3. You must set an appointment via telephone with us before planning on coming
to the MHWF farm. Calling or emailing to let us know you are coming is not
setting an appointment and will not be honored.
4. You must be at least
18 years old to inquire about adoption horses or to file an application.
We try our best to make adoption as easy and fun as we can make it. It is for
that reason that we have set these policies. Everyone at MHWF has a regular
daytime job and we must make good use of our limited time as this is a volunteer
job and the people who take their time off to spend with the horses and
potential adopters do it because they love it and believe in it.
This page is always
current and updated immediately after an adoption takes place.
Ruby - 18yrs.
$600 - Ruby
is an 18 year old Appendix mare. She stands at 15 hands tall and is current on
everything. Ruby is also broke to ride and a veteran trail horse. She has no
special needs and is a nice looking, trustworthy ride. She has been in an
adoptive for for the past 3 years or so and has had excellent care. Sadly, due
to some major health issues, their herd needed to be a little smaller. Knowing
that Ruby had a safe place to come back to, Ruby was the one that came back.
This is a nice horse and has all the things going for her that most people hope
to find. Ruby is sound, healthy and ready for the trails today!
$500 - Ares
is a 15 year old TB gelding that has been part of MHWF for the past few years.
He was hogging the pasture shelter in his last home and keeping his buddy out in
the cold or sun, so Ares is back at MHWF. He stands at 16 hands tall and is as
well broke as they come. He is a horse just about anything with a little sense
can ride and enjoy. He never does anything wrong and is super sweet and very
laid back. His only special need is that he should be kept shod on his front
feet year-round. We are not even going to go into too much detail here on Ares
post because we do not think he will be here for long. He is that kind of horse
that everyone wishes they had.
$600 - Moses
is an 18 year old Arabian gelding who stands at 15 hands tall. He is sound,
healthy, current on all of his shots, de-wormers, trims and Coggins. He is super
sweet, very easy to deal with and has excellent manners. He is also broke to
ride and has been ridden in the arena as well as on the trails. Moses has no
special needs. He gets along with everyone in the herd, leads, loads, ties, and
is good for the vet and farrier. He is at the lower end of the totem pole in the
herd and that seems to be his personality, happy-go-lucky with no interest in
drama. He was a true rescue about 2.5 years ago, was fully rehabbed and is now
ready for his last and forever person. While he is not a horse for a new or
green rider/handler, someone with some common sense, a soft way of working with
their horses and a little experience will have no problems with him at all. We
do not have a ton of history of his life before he was rescued, but whatever he
went through, he seems to have come out of it a very sane and likeable horse. He
even comes when called and is a pretty easy going guy.
Update: 6-9-2022
Moses is a
little bit shy until he gets to know you a bit, but it always very sweet and
always polite. Tonight he got his first test ride and he did pretty well. He did
what was asked of him and did not offer to act up, bolt, rear, buck, none of
that. His only real issue was that he does not like his mouth touched, so he was
not very cooperative about getting the bridle put on, but he did take it and
ride well. He also did not like contact on his mouth from the rider and tossed
his head a bit. We tried riding him without a bit and he did much better, but
still did some head tossing. Moses is sound and healthy and broke to ride, but
will require an advanced beginner or intermediate rider who can work on the head
tossing. Other than that, what a nice horse and we really like him a lot.
$400 - Ziplogic is an 12 year old registered APHA gelding. He was a
stud until 4/30/2021. Zip is part of a group of horses that came to MHWF that we are
calling the Lucky 7. This is a situation with 7 horse, 3 geldings, 2 mares and 2
stallions. Their owner had emergency heart surgery and could no longer
care for them. He allowed MHWF to take them in. They
came to MHWF needing absolutely everything. Besides feed, hay and trimming, all
7 of these horses needed to be vaccinated, new Coggins,
teeth floated, de-worming and then training, since only a couple of them have
ever been ridden and none of them have been ridden in about 12 years, not to
mention that we will had to geld and give after-care to the 2 stallions.
This is a huge project that will take a lot of time and money. They
are good horses and deserved better than ending up in a bad place. Stay tuned for updates as we get to know them better and make progress on
their needs to make them adoptable. Ziplogic has been temporarily kept with Kara
and Kristal (Thank you!) and is headed to a trainer on June 10.
Update: 7-4-2022
Zip has been back from training for quite a
while now and yesterday he got a test ride after sitting for months. He did
exceptionally well. Not once during his training did he offer to buck, bolt, kick or rear
and after sitting all these months, he was perfect again yesterday. We are
making him available as a trail riding horse only though. Zip has high ringbone
in front right pastern, which is slowly fusing. He is sound at the walk and trot
and any lameness still there is very subtle, but you can see it from time to
time. With some luck it will evetually full fuse and he will be 100% but you
never know for sure if that will happen or not, so in the meantime short trail rides, no
jumping, lessons with lots of circles and patterns, etc. He is super sweet, easy
going, willing and has no special needs.
$400 - Kelly
is a 23 year old Saddlebred mare that has been part of MHWF for 15 years. She
came back to MHWF today (6/5/2022) after being gone since 2007. We do not know
where or what she has been up to since her adopter got ownership of her 10 years
ago, but she was found by someone who recognized her, then contacted us to see
if she had a spot here. Of course, we always make sure to have room for any
horse that has been through the MHWF program.
She needs a
trim pretty badly and needs to put on a lot of weight, but she will get a fresh
trim and vaccinations this week, got de-wormed today and has a brand new Coggins.
She is still the same Kelly we have always known, super sweet, always polite,
and as far as we know so far, is sound. She was always a great riding horse and
we have no doubt she still is. We will get her evaluated as fast as we can and
will update right here. Kelly stands at about 15.1 hands tall.
$750 for the
pair - Hermoine, or Harmony as she is called, and Shaggy are a pair of Jenny donkeys.
Harmony is 19 and Shaggy is 23 years old and they have been together almost
their entire lives. We will not separate them. They have been part of MHWF for
the past 13 years and have been in the same adoptive home ever since. Because of
a family change that has nothing to do with either of these two, they needed a
safe place to come back to. This was really hard for her adopter and we really
appreciate her trusting us to take them back and find them their next home. The
kids even wrote a letter for the new adopters.
Harmony is a
mini donkey, big for a mini donkey, but still a mini. Shaggy is a standard
donkey and stands at about 14 hands tall. We love her massive ears that are
almost 2 feet long!
These two
have had excellent care their entire lives and are are about as sweet and easy
to deal with as they come. They lead, load, tie, are good the vet and farrier
and get along with everyone in the herd. Neither of them has any special needs
and they are both current on everything for the year. Shaggy has even given the
kids rides around the yard and both have done a ton of things over the years,
including being a part of a living Nativity scene for a church function these
past few years. There are tons of photos and updates on them on their forum
thread, so we hope you will follow the link below to read and see all the
photos.
$750 -
Felicity is an 18 year old registered Percheron mare. She stands at 17 hands
tall and is sound, healthy, current on everything and is broke to saddle and
harness. Her nickname is Phil, short for Felicity, and she is a beautiful mare
who has always had very good care. She has done a little of everything over the
years, but the past 10 plus years, her experience has been under saddle, on
trail rides and giving rides to the kids around the property. She has not been
harnessed in a long time. When riding, she does best with blinders on. That is
what she is used to and it keeps her calm and focused. Felicity has no special
needs and is an easy keeper. She is big and knows it and for that reason only,
she is not a horse for a timid or green rider/handler. Felicity has been in the
same home for the past 13 years and lived with 2 donkeys (Harmony and Shaggy)
all these years. Because of a family change, she also needed a safe place to go
and we cannot thank her donor enough for trusting us with her future. We know it
was very hard for her to give Felicity, Shaggy and Harmony up. She always took
excellent care of them and the kids every wrote a letter to be shared with their
new adopters.
$400 - Quest
is an 11 year old Appy mare that was rescued by MHWF back in 2017. She was in
terrible shape, feet straight out of a horror movie, abused and was as wild and
as terrified of people as we have ever seen. Over these past 5 years we have
consistently worked with Quest, giving her as much time as she needed to get
through her issues and she has slowly but surely gotten better and better over
time to the point where we could and still can always catch her, trim her feet,
vaccinate and de-worm her, etc. Those were all huge feats for her and they took
a long time for her. Last fall we felt like she was ready and we sent her to a
trainer who has worked with her the past 6 months. We are happy to say that
Quest is now also broke to ride!
We very
strongly encourage you to go to Quest's forum thread and read all about her long
journey since coming to MHWF by clicking the red link below.
Update: 6-6-2022
Quest is
sound and healthy and is current on everything she needs. The next and final
steps in her story can now start and we can begin to look for the right home for
her. This is not your average horse and her adopter will not be an average
adopter. Whoever does adopt her will need to be someone very experienced,
someone with the skills to continue her training and someone who can always be
soft-spoken, gentle, patient and take as much time as she needs.
We cannot
wait to see her in her new adoptive home, taking those final steps to becoming
the horse we always hoped she would be, even after being told time and time
again that she was beyond help. MHWF has 5 years and thousands and thousands of
hours and dollars into this horse and we are going to make sure her new home is
the right one and her last one.
If you have
the time, skills and patience to give this ultra sweet mare, we are hoping to
hear from you. You can be the person who writes the final chapter in Quest's
long saga.
$400 -
Snow is a true rescue that came to MHWF from a
sad situation. She came in with two other horses, Peanuts and Ginger. All three
of these horses were kept together, in the remains of a collapsed dairy barn, no
pasture, no handling and no veterinary care for quite some time. Clark County
authorities stepped in to deal with the situation, calling us to help. We went
to the location with a trailer yesterday (1/7/2021) and brought them back with
us. Snow is a BLM Mustang mare. Snow was gentled many years ago but has not been
has not been handled since, so he is a true wild Mustang. She stands at just
over 14 hands tall. She is going to need absolutely everything, shots, Coggins,
de-worming, trimming, dental work and a ton of training. She also looks to have
some kind of edema on her belly. Of course, there will be a lot of work to do
before we can even address her health needs. On the positive side, she seems
sound, with big inquisitive eyes. Other than that, we have our work cut out for
us for sure. We will be looking for a trainer for her, someone with experience
training wild BLM Mustangs.
In the meantime, if you would like to make a donation to one of
these new rescue horses, which will surely cost a small fortune to make ready
for adoption, we can sure use every penny. This is the hardest and most
expensive time of the year to rehab and evaluate horses and at a time when
incoming funds are at their lowest. All you have to do is click on any of the
"donate" buttons here on our website or mail a check. Thank you in advance for giving us the
means to help horses like these!
Update: 6-22-2021
Snow and Peanuts are now back from the trainers where they were both worked with
daily for 120 days. Both are now gentled, can be caught, lead, load, tie and can
be handled and trimmed. That is a lot of progress considering their ages and
history of neglect. Snow is now broke to ride, but is still very, very green. We
can now make her available for adoption, but anyone inquiring about her should
be someone with a lot of experience and training experience. Other than being
blind on one eye, she is sound, healthy, current on everything and ready to go
to her new home where she can continue to learn and trust.
$500 - WWA
Talag, or Bullet as he is known, is a 19 year old registered Arab gelding.
Bullet is sound, healthy and current on everything, Coggins, shots, de-wormers,
trims etc. Bullet is broke to ride, but needs someone who is patient, gentle,
and can be his confident leader. He is not a horse for someone who just wants to
hop on and tear around. Years ago he was owned by someone who was rough on him
and because of it, he lacks confidence under saddle. He has not offered to buck
or bolt, but is timid under saddle and needs to trust his rider. For the right
person, Bullet will be the horse of a lifetime.
Bullet does
have a condition we call locking stifles. He will occasionally step a little
funny in the back end. Most of the time you won't notice it at all and it does
not affect his soundness. Bullet is a super polite, very sane boy who loves
people and attention and is always a joy to be around. Can you tell we like him
a lot already? We really want to do right by this horse and we know the right
person will really like and appreciate this guy and bond well with him. If you
are the kind of person who loves a horse with personality, smarts and needs to
build a strong bond with your horse, that right person might be you.
$600 - How
many of you remember the Lucky 13 horses? Well, actually there were 14, but the
14th horse got a home with someone who already knew her. Meet Jasmine, who was
just a few days old at the time. Jasmine is now 4 years old and the person who
took her in as a newborn filly could no longer care for her and chose to bring
her here to MHWF. Jasmine is now a sound, healthy 4 year old mare. She is now
current on her shots, de-worming, has a fresh trim and a brand new Coggins. She
is now about 14.2 hands, but is still growing and maturing. Jasmine is broke to
ride and has been in constant training for the past year or so. She is only 4
though, so she is still considered fairly green and not a horse for a green
rider. She needs someone who can take her the rest of the way. She is easy
going, gets long with everyone, easy to catch, leads, loads, etc. Her riding
training has gone very well and she has not done anything dumb or dangerous
through all of it. Her ground manners still need a tiny bit of work as she likes
to get in your space, but she is not rude or naughty at all. Here is a chance to
get a really nice, sound, healthy horse with a lot of very good training and her
entire life ahead of her. Most of her training has been with the goal of doing
dressage, but she has been on a couple of trail rides as well. Her sire was
Henry, a full Arabian from the Lucky 13 and her dam is Belle, a 3/4 Arab/Paint
cross, also from the Lucky 13, so Jasmine is about 7/8 Arab. She looks all Arab
too.
Lacy is a 20
year old QH mare. She came in along with her pasture mate Buck (below). Her
owner recently passed away and MHWF was contacted by family members seeking
help, since they were not horse people. We are told that both horses are broke
to ride, but other than that, we had no information to go off of.
Since coming
to MHWF, both horses have brand new Coggins, both have had their teeth floated,
were given all their vaccinations and were de-wormed and trimmed. We still need
to test them for soundness and then for training. So far both horses seem very
well behaved, easy to deal with and are in decent shape.
Update: 7-4-2022
Besides
getting everything they needed, such as dental work, shots, new Coggins, trims,
deworming , etc., we have had a chance to get to know them a little bit and
evaluate them. It appears that is has been many years since either horse has
been ridden and instead of working them hard to retrain them, we have decided
that it is ok to let them retire from work and become someone's pets and pals.
These two have been together for years and years and we are only going to offer
them up as a pair. They are current on everything they need and are very low
maintenance, no special needs. If you can offer these two a good home, we want
to hear from you!
Buck is a 20
plus year old QH gelding. He came in along with his pasture mate Lacy (above).
His owner recently passed away and MHWF was contacted by family members seeking
help, since they were not horse people. We are told that both horses are broke
to ride, but other than that, we had no information to go off of.
Since coming
to MHWF, both horses have brand new Coggins, both have had their teeth floated,
were given all their vaccinations and were de-wormed and trimmed. We still need
to test them for soundness and then for training. So far both horses seem very
well behaved, easy to deal with and are in decent shape. Buck needs to lose a
few pounds and we suspect he may be navicular, but that has not yet been
confirmed.
Update: 7-4-2022
Besides
getting everything they needed, such as dental work, shots, new Coggins, trims,
deworming , etc., we have had a chance to get to know them a little bit and
evaluate them. It appears that is has been many years since either horse has
been ridden and instead of working them hard to retrain them, we have decided
that it is ok to let them retire from work and become someone's pets and pals.
These two have been together for years and years and we are only going to offer
them up as a pair. They are current on everything they need and are very low
maintenance, no special needs. If you can offer these two a good home, we want
to hear from you!
Montana is a 21 year old gelding. We are told that he is a QH/STB
cross, but do not know that for certain. He is sound, healthy and is broke to
ride, although it has been about 4 years since he was ridden or worked. Montana
stands at about 15 hands tall and is current on his shots, de-wormers and trims.
We need to collect a little more information about him and give him some time to
settle in here at MHWF, then work with him to evaluate where he is at with his
training. We will update his listing here on our website as we get to know him
better.
Update: 3-21-2022
Montana has been with us for quite a while now and we have gotten a lot of
questions asking why he is still not listed as available. We would like to
address that here. On Friday, (3-18-2022) he was fully vaccinated and his teeth
were floated. They needed to be floated badly, so hopefully now he will be an
easy keeper. One tooth had to come out as well. On Wednesday he will get a fresh
trim. The reason we have not made him available besides needing some dental
work, is that he has some pretty serious buddy sour issues. Montana spent quite
a bit of time alone and now that he is part of a herd and has buddies, he panics
and becomes very aggressive when taken away from his buddies. Our thought was
that just needs some time and he has shown a lot of improvement, but he still
has a long ways to go. We cannot put a timeframe on this. It will take him as
long as it takes him to get past this issue. Once we feel like he is completely
past this and is safe to take out of the herd we will update his listing and
make him available.
Update: 7-4-2022
Montana is ready to move forward and was sent to a trainer for some refresher
work. We hope to be able to make him available for adoption as a sound, healthy,
well broke trail horse in the next month or two. Stay tuned.
Lucky is a grade QH gelding. We are told that he is 18 years
old, but believe him to be more like 22 years old. He is sound and healthy
as far as anyone knows and stands at 15.2 tall. Lucky was a true rescue from a
kill pen a few years ago. He was nursed back to physical and mental health then
used as a lesson horse for beginner riders and eventually on to trail rides, and
some low level jumping and dressage. He recently had two major blow-ups with
lesson kids on his back and because of this he had to be retired from his
lessons to make sure no kids got hurt. MHWF offered to take him in to get him
fully evaluated and to give him some time off. We will not make Lucky available
until we know for sure there is no pain issues and he has had the time he needs
off to get past whatever made him blow up during lessons. Hopefully we will get
him figured out sooner rather than later and can make him available once these
questions have been answered. In the meantime, Lucky seems like a very sweet
horse, very easy going, polite and sweet. Keep your eyes open for updates on him
as we get to know him better.
Update: 3-21-2022
On Friday (3-18-2022) Lucky got his teeth floated, nothing terrible, but they
did need to be floated. Hopefully this will help him maintain his weight a
little easier and we hope to get him his first test ride in the next couple of
weeks.
Update: 7-4-2022
Lucky seems to go up and down in weight and is a cribber as well. It is very
clear that he has had a lot of stress in his life and needs the time to work
through it. He also needs to be treated for ulcers as we are certain that is a
big part of his problem. We cannot put a timeframe on all of this, but we will
not make him available until we know he is 100%. It will take as long as it
takes and we will update as there is new info to share.
$500 - Ernie, or Ernie the Super Mule as we call him, is a 18 year old
John mule. Some of you may remember when he wandered onto our property one day
back in 2019 and how it took us 3 weeks to figure out where he came from. In
those 3 weeks, we fell in love with Ernie and he has been part of MHWF ever
since. We finally felt comfortable adopting him out in the summer of 2020 where
he was going to be working at a theraputic riding program, but Ernie is now back
with us because his adopter had to sell her farm. He has been back here for a
couple of weeks, but we simply did not have the time to list him or show him, so
we held off listing him on our website until now.
Ernie is crazy smart, super sweet and looks great. He stands
at 14 hands tall and is sound, healthy and current on everything, shots, dental
work and a brand new Coggins. We never had much history on him as far as
training, so we truly do not know if he ever was ridden or driven, but he is fun
to have around either way and has a way of becoming your buddy pretty quickly.
He is always polite, never has a care in the world and has no special needs. He
also gets along with everyone really well, mares, geldings, minis, donkeys or
drafts. We are listing him as a pasture buddy, but only because we do not know
his history, If the right adopter came along and wanted to train him to ride or
drive, we think he would be good at that too. He may even already have that
training.
$500 - Lightning is a 22 year old American Saddlebred gelding. He
stands at 16 hands tall and is sound and healthy. He is broke to ride and drive,
but it has been many years since has done any real work. He started out as an
Amish horse then was sold to come local folks to be their pet. We assume he will
need some refresher work, but are sure it is all still in there. Some of you may
have seen Lightening before. A few weeks back he was running down the highway,
not too far from MHWF. His owner came and claimed him, but she is also moving to
Canada and cannot take him with her, so she asked if we could take him in. He is
a sweet horse and so far has been well-behaved, he leads nice, loaded great and
is going well out in the herd. Before we can make him available, we want to get
his feet trimmed, get him a new Coggins and get him vaccinated, de-wormed and
get his teeth done, which will happen very soon.
Update: 11-27-2021
Lightning now has his teeth floated, his feet trimmed, he has been de-wormed and
has his shots and a brand new Coggins. We have not yet had a chance to work with
him, but he is very friendly, a big strong boy and seems healthy and sound. We
know he has been ridden and driven, but also know it has been many years since
he has done any work. We can make him available now, but anyone inquiring about
him should be experienced and confident enough to get him back into work. We
will eventually spend some time with him to see what he knows and will update
his listing once we know, but until that time, we have to assume he will need
someone willing and able to put the work in to get him where he needs to be.
Update: 7-4-2022
Lightning is a horse that stresses out whenever anything about his daily routine
or anything in the herd changes. When stressed he will go off his feed for a few
days then go back to his normal routine. Because of that, his weight goes up and
down. This is another one of those situations that will take time and we will
give him the time he needs. He has improved a great deal, but still gets himself
worked up now and then. He is a super sweet, sensitive horse and he will work
though it eventually. Until then anyone considering adopting him needs to have a
small, stable herd and should be willing to feed senior feed to him once or
twice per day.
$400 for the pair, to the right
home that will keep them together
Cosby is a 26 year old Arab/SB cross (National Show Horse)
gelding. Has has been part of MHWF for many years and was adopted 17 years ago
and has been in the same home all this time. Due to some serious family health
issues, his adopter could no longer keep him and opted to have him come back to
MHWF, along with his sister, Skylark. Cosby is 16 hands tall and is still sound
and healthy. He has had excellent care his entire life. He is current on
everything and is a big, proud boy with a lot of good training and looks to
match.
Skylark and Cosby have been together for a very long time and
are very tightly bonded. MHWF always tries to do the right thing by the horses
we take in and we simply do not have the heart to split them up. Neither horse
would do well without the other. Finding a home for two older horses is going to
be really hard, if not impossible. Because of that, we are waiving any adoption
fees in the hope that the right person comes along and is willing to offer these
two a safe place to live out their lives together. Neither of them has any
special needs other than a little grain and to be together. They are beautiful,
well-behaved and very sweet. Any pasture will be a better place with them in
it.....maybe that is your pasture? Offering these two your home and care opens
up two spaces at MHWF for two other horses who need a safe place to go.
Skylark is a 23 year old Arab/SB (National How Horse) mare
and is the half sister to Cosby. She has had excellent care and is current on
everything she needs. She is also about as easy going and sweet as they come.
Due to some serious family health issues, her owner could no longer keep her and
opted to donate her to MHWF, along with her brother, Cosby, who she adopted 17
years ago.
Skylark and Cosby have been together for a very long time and
are very tightly bonded. MHWF always tries to do the right thing by the horses
we take in and we simply do not have the heart to split them up. Neither horse
would do well without the other. Finding a home for two older horses is going to
be really hard, if not impossible. Because of that, we are waiving any adoption
fees in the hope that the right person comes along and is willing to offer these
two a safe place to live out their lives together. Neither of them has any
special needs other than a little grain and to be together. They are beautiful,
well-behaved and very sweet. Any pasture will be a better place with them in
it.....maybe that is your pasture? Offering these two your home and care opens
up two spaces at MHWF for two other horses who need a safe place to go.
$100 - Bobby is an 18 year old pony gelding. He was originally
a true rescue from a few years back when MHWF was called by the county to help
in a situation that required some help. Bobby came with an older pony mare named
Sassy, who was in really tough shape, but bounced back and did very well until
her recent passing at the ripe old age of 30. Bobby was not in as bad of shape,
but was a bit thin and was foundered. Bobby is now back at MHWF due to personal
reasons that we do not feel comfortable disclosing at the moment. His return has
absolutely nothing to do with him. He is foundered however and will need someone
with a true dry lot and a good farrier, who can keep him trimmed every 4 to 6
weeks. Bobby is super sweet and easy going, but is just a pasture pet. Other
than keeping a good eye on his feet and his diet, Bobby has no special needs and
is a pretty healthy and very likeable guy.
Update: 8/13/2021
When we rescued Bobby 4 years ago, we were told that he was
20 years old. Somehow we never questioned that and never really looked to
confirm it. This week we did and we are really happy to say that Bobby is no
where near as old as we thought he was. Bobby is actually 16 or 17 years old. It
is a little embarrassing that we had it wrong all these years, but now that we
looked and got it confirmed by the vet, we are really happy that he is younger
and in his prime.
On 8/9/2021 Bobby got his feet trimmed and on 8/11/21 he got
a brand new Coggins, got de-wormed, his teeth floated and we did x-rays of his
feet. Bobby has been foundered for most of his life and the past year or so his
feet were not taken care of at all. While he is foundered, he has a ton of tough
sole between his coffin bone and the ground, so he moves pretty well and does
not seem to be in much, if any pain. He will need to be in a dry lot or at least
a semi-dry lot and will need to be trimmed every 4 to 6 weeks, but is a sweet
guy and does very well. He will make someone a wonderful pet.
$400 - Rose is a 23 year old Percheron mare. She stands at 16.2
hands tall. Rose has a brand new Coggins, had her teeth floated in December 2020
and will be fully vaccinated within a few days of her arrival. Rose has very
good ground manners and is a sweet, laid back gal. She is a nice looking horse
as well. We do not know much about her history or training since she was a true
rescue in fall of 2020. We will work with her to find out if she rides or drives
and get her evaluated to make sure she is sound. So far she seems sound and
healthy. She does have Cushings, so anyone considering her should be prepared to
give her one Prescend per day, which she takes willingly and works well for her.
She came to MHWF with a 6 month supply of the Prescend. Her adopter will also
have to keep a very good eye on her weight and be able to adjust her pasture
time as needed. The only reason we are not making her available for
adoption right away is to see if and how she rides and drives and to make sure
she is sound. Once we know the answers to these questions, we will make her
available immediately and will update her listing.
Update: 7/29/2021
Rose got her first trim here at MHWF since she arrived. We
were told that she is very hard to get trimmed. That is the absolute truth. It
is very clear that she is used to being trimmed in a stock and trimming her
without one is no less than an act of bravery and heroism. She is super, super
sweet, ultra-easy going and mellow and has near perfect ground manners. All of
that is out the door when it comes to trimming. So, anyone considering adopting
her must be prepared to put the time in to get her taught how to stand to be
trimmed. Having done this ourselves many times, we want to say that it is hard
and takes a lot of time and effort. It is not your farrier's job to teach her
either. Anyone considering her should be prepared to work with her on it, teach
it to her, put the time and lumps and bumps into it and get it done.
Having said that, we also got to work with her for the first
time today as well. It turns out that she does ride and drive. She is a bit
rusty, but did very well and did not offer to do anything other than what was
asked....no bucking, bolting, kicking or anything stupid. She did very well.
Being that she is a big girl and is a little rusty, no green riders or handlers
please. She knows she is big and powerful and her rider must be someone who is
not easily intimidated and can work through any rust they might run into with
her training.
Rose is sound, healthy and does very well with her one pill
per day. No worries as far as her health is concerned.
$200- Reba is a 24 year old QH cross mare. She stands at 15 hands
tall. While she looks all QH, we are told that she does gait, so it is anyone's
guess as to what she is crossed with. She has had excellent care, is current on
absolutely everything she needs as far as trims, shots, etc. and is broke to
ride. Reba has been diagnosed with Navicular, but this seems to be very
manageable and the only reason why we are not yet making her available. We need
some time to evaluate her and make any adjustments to her feet that might be
needed and can then make her available, once we know what her limitations and
needs might be. She is super sweet, very well-behaved, nice looking, put
together well and is super easy going. Once we get her ready for adoption we
think she will be a real gem for the right person willing to give her that
little extra hoof care in trade for a very nice, solid, reliable horse. Stay
tuned!
Update: 4-25-2021
The horses that needed anything for the year (Coggins,
vaccinations, trims, dental work, de-wormers or hoof trims) all got that done on
Spring Vet Day on 4-24-2021. Everyone here at MHWF is now 100% current on
everything they needed. Reba also got a second shot of Oshpos and we will wait a
few weeks to see if it helps her Navicular at all.
Update: 6-22-2021
On 4/24/2021 we gave Reba a second and final dose of Osphos
to see how much it would help her Navicular before making her available for
adoption. This takes time to work and we wanted to know exactly what she could
and could not do before letting her go to a new home. Her Navicular was pretty
advanced when we first met her and we were not sure if she would respond to
treatments or not. At this point we are ready to make Reba available for
adoption with a few simple caveats. Reba can be used by light riders (under 150
lbs) for very light riding, if she is kept shod on her front feet 24/7 and 365,
or she will make an excellent pasture buddy for another lonely horse. She is
very easy to get along with, easy to work with, a veteran riding horse and other
than her Navicular, she is a very healthy, sane horse. A front pair of shoes is
a very small price to pay for a horse like Reba who will take great care of her
handler/rider if you take care of her.
$400 -
Peanuts is a true rescue that came to MHWF from
a sad situation. He came in with two other horses, Snow and Ginger. All three of
these horses were kept together, in the remains of a collapsed dairy barn, no
pasture, no handling and no veterinary care for quite some time. Clark County
authorities stepped in to deal with the situation, calling us to help. We went
to the location with a trailer yesterday (1/7/2021) and brought them back with
us. Peanuts is a BLM Mustang gelding, picked up at the Marshfield, WI sale back
around 2006. He has not been handled or touched before or since, so he is a true
wild Mustang. He stands at just under 14 hands tall. He is going to need
absolutely everything, shots, Coggins, de-worming, trimming, dental work and a
ton of training. Of course, there will be a lot of work to do before we can even
address his health needs. On the positive side, he seems sound and is cute.
Other than that, we have our work cut out for us for sure. We will be looking
for a trainer for him, someone with experience training wild BLM Mustangs.
Update: 6-22-2021
Peanuts and Snow are now back from the trainers where they were both worked with
daily for 120 days. Both are now gentled, can be caught, lead, load, tie and can
be handled and trimmed. That is a lot of progress considering their ages and
history of neglect. Peanuts was not yet ready to have a person on his back, but
he has come a very long way. He is also blind on one eye, but is sound, healthy
and current on everything he needs. He will need someone willing to put in the
time to get him to trust even more and work toward riding. This is a little,
stocky guy, but he will need someone with a lot of experience, willing and able
to train, along with a lot of time and patience.
He's A Hot Superstar, or Victor as he is known as, is a 14 year old QH gelding.
Our guess is that Victor is probably the tallest QH you have ever seen. He is
definitely the tallest we have ever seen. He stands at a full 17.1 hands tall.
Victor is broke to ride both English and Western and has been used for trail
rides and for a while as a therapy horse. Sadly, he is no longer a sound horse.
He had surgery for string halt that was unsuccessful years ago. Victor cannot be
made available until he puts some weight back on and builds some muscle, then we
can think about what he can or cannot do under saddle and can make him available
when that time comes. In the meantime, we will be working to make Victor the big
bulky horse he should be. Once that is complete, we will put some rides on him
to see what his limitations are. What we can tell you about Victor so far is
that he is a very sweet horse who loves attention and to be doted on once he
knows and trusts you. For now, he seems very happy here, getting good meals and
hanging out with the rest of the herd.
Update: 3-1-2021
Victor has been here at MHWF and we would like to think that we have gotten to
know him pretty well and can now make him available for adoption to the right
home. Victor is very tall, as you can see, so he will need someone who likes
them super tall. He is also a bit of a hard keeper, so he will need to be given
grain daily. He also has string halt, so he can only be considered as a pasture
pet or for very light riding only. By light riding we mean putzing around the
yard or arena, no trail rides, no jumping, etc. Other than that, Victor is very
sweet, not a mean bone in his body, loves people and attention and needs a
person of his own. He is current on everything and was just trimmed today as we
post this update, so he is ready to go for the season. Do you have a little room
in your heart and in your herd for this gentle giant, if so, let us know!
$200 - Majalita is a 20 year old Paso Fino gelding. He stands
at a hair over 14 hands, but has a very strong, stocky build. He is sound and
healthy and is current on everything, shots, trims, de-worming, Coggins, etc. He
is also a very easy keeper, like a lot of Pasos. As far as hot gaited horses go,
this guy is pretty chill and we really like him. He has that "something" that is
impossible to explain. His ground manners are near perfect, easy to catch, great
for the vet and farrier, loads and ties like a pro, all the things a good horse
should know. Majalita is broke to ride, but until he came to MHWF he had not
been ridden in 8 years. We did get a chance to test ride him though. He stood
perfectly next to the mounting block to be backed and although he was very, very
nervous, he did not do a single thing wrong. He is sound, gaited of course, just
needs some refresher work to build his confidence back up. He is very, very
trusting once he knows you are ok. He really relies on his handler/rider for his
confidence. Super sweet and very nice looking too. While whoever adopts him does
not need to be a trainer, his adopter should be a person who instills confidence
and experience with horses and someone who knows, or is willing to learn about
Paso Finos and how to treat and ride them. This horse is really a gem and one of
those horses that draws you in for whatever reason. If you are not an
excellent rider with a lot of experience, this is not the right horse for you.
Update: 3-7-2021
Majalita is
not the same horse that came to us all those months ago. Today was his 4th time
being taken from the herd and ridden and you would not think this was even the
same nervous horse we saw all those months ago. He rode with energy, like a Paso
should, but was much more relaxed and even seemed to enjoy being ridden today.
This is not and will probably not ever be a horse for someone who is timid or
green, but for those people that understand and like the spunk and spirit of the
breed, he is a really nice horse and will make the right person a once in a
lifetime partner. He needs someone soft-spoken, gentle, patient and confident.
The payoff is a great nicely gaited horse who will work his butt off for you
once he knows and trusts you.
Update: 8/13/2021
After all this time and all the work and rides that were put
into him, we honestly thought Majalita's issues under saddle were behind him and
that he was ready for his new home/rider. Sadly that is not the case and
although he is sound, healthy and a fun horse to work with and have around, we
do not know if he will ever be that trustworthy horse people are looking for. He
has an all-out blow up under saddle this week and for what seemed to be no
reason at all. Because of this, we are making him available as a pasture pet. He
is 19 years old now and it's ok to retire him. He is easy to deal with, has no
special needs and is beautiful to watch move out in the pasture. Unless there is
someone out there who thinks that can get him past his blow up issues under
saddle, we will call him a pasture pet only.
Dylan is a 11 year old Shetland gelding. He is sound
and healthy.
Dylan made his way to MHWF on 3/28/2020, in need of a place to go
and someone to teach him how to trust and show him that humans are good. We
don’t know a whole lot about him yet, other than he had been loose and running
wild for about a week, wandering around out in some fields. Some kind people
were finally able to get him contained. We are told that when his owner was
tracked down, the owner wanted nothing to do with him (and wanted him destroyed.
A very kind person took this guy in and had him for a few weeks, but she could
not keep him and didn’t have the time to put into him that he needs. She also
wanted what was best for him and contacted MHWF for help. We have the perfect
spot here for this guy that is just what he needed.
Update: 4-27-2020
This past Saturday Dylan got worked with a bit and
evaluated. He got his 2020 vaccinations, de-wormed, his feet trimmed, and is all
set to go for 2020. It is very clear that he has been terrorized more than just
a little bit. He is terrified of people and we think he will come around pretty
quick with some kind and decent handling. Right now he is super hard to catch
and kicks out of fear, but he is sound, healthy, and has been letting us feed
him treats by hand, so there has been a little progress. He is blind on one eye,
but you cannot tell by looking at him and it does not affect him at all. For
someone who wants to work with him and show him the right kind of care, here is
that little guy who needs someone. If that person does not step up soon, we will
work with him and get him where he needs to be.
Update: 5-11-2021
We have not felt as though Dylan was making any
real progress in all the time he has been here with us. Even after all this
time, he is still terrified of people and will kick out if cornered. So, we
opted to take him to Ray Ainsworth and let ray work with him for a week to see
where it took Dylan. Ray spent some time with him each morning and each night
working to get Dylan to trust. He did make some headway and after the week we
picked Dylan up and have been building on what Ray started. We are starting to
see a little progress now, it is slow, but Dylan is by far the most traumatized
horse we have ever met, so tiny steps forward are what we are getting and we are
happy with that. We have heard time and time again that he is dangerous and
needs to be put down, but every experience he has had with people has been a bad
one, until now. That is not his fault and he is not a bad or mean pony. He is
scared. He deserves more than just a chance, and we will continue to work with
him until he is where he needs to be. Thank you ray Ainsworth for getting us a
good start....we will get there, slowly but surely.
Update: 3-2-2022
Dylan is now back from a few months more
training with an MHWF adopter and supporter. Dylan has gotten quite a bit of
training here at MHWF, then a full week with a nationally known trainer, then
another few months by an experienced MHWF supporter. While he has made a lot of
progress, he is still nowhere near being a horse that is easy to catch or safe
to handle. Sadly, is is also now losing sight in his other eye, so it will not
be long before he goes completely blind. We will keep him here at MHWF and see
where this all takes Dylan over the next weeks and months. Until then we cannot
make him available for adoption.
$400 - Scotch Lace is a 24 year old double registered APHA and AQHA
mare. She stands at 14.3 hands tall and so far seems sound and healthy. Lace is
part of a group of horses that came to MHWF that we are
calling the Lucky 7. This is a situation with 7 horse, 3 geldings, 2 mares and 2
stallions. Their owner had emergency heart surgery and could no longer
care for them. He allowed MHWF to take them in. They
came to MHWF needing absolutely everything. Besides feed, hay and trimming, all
7 of these horses needed to be vaccinated, new Coggins,
teeth floated, de-worming and then training, since only a couple of them have
ever been ridden and none of them have been ridden in about 12 years, not to
mention that we will had to geld and give after-care to the 2 stallions.
This is a huge project that will take a lot of time and money. They
are good horses and deserved better than ending up in a bad place. Stay tuned for updates as we get to know them better and make progress on
their needs to make them adoptable.
If you can and would like to make a donation toward their
care, we can certainly use your help. Simply click on any of the PayPal "Donate"
buttons here on our website or send a check or money order to our address,
posted on our Contact page. Thank you again for giving us the opportunity to
help horses like these, who simply needed a safe place to go.
Update: 10-17-2021
It took us long enough, but we finally got some answers in
relation to the bleeding from Lace's nose. The bleeding was a small drip here
and there, but she came in with it and we could not make her available until we
had some answers. it turns out that Lace has a huge ethmoid hematoma deep in her
nasal cavity. Luckily this is very treatable, but it will take some time and
work. She will need 3 injections of formaldehyde, each one month apart. This
will kill the hematoma and she will once again be a normal healthy horse. Being
that this is a 3 injection process, we have to find a place where she can stay
in the Oregon, WI area for about 2 months while she gets those treatments. We
should have her cleared up and ready to be adopted in early 2022.
Update: 3-22-2022
Lace is now back from her treatments and is looking and
feeling much better. The issue with the tumor in her nasal cavity is now
resolved and the tumor is gone and not expected to come back. All we need to do
now is get a test ride or two on her and we can make her available for adoption.
She is a sweet mare, very friendly and a joy to have around and we are very
happy that everything went so well with her treatments.
Update: 4-4-2022
Lace has now been evaluated in regard to her training and we
can now make her available for adoption. Her treatments are done and her health
issues are now behind her. She is sound, healthy, current on everything and in
great shape. She is also super easy going and a joy to be around. She looks like
a horse half her age.
Years ago Lace was ridden and shown and even earned points in
Western Pleasure, but that was many years ago, so we needed to see where she was
at with training and riding. She stood ok to be tacked and mounted, but once the
rider was on her back, she got very nervous and started backing up. She did not
blow up, did not buck or rear, just was confused. So while we are ready to make
her available, she will need someone able and willing to work with her to get
her back to riding. This is not a big project and she is not a crazy mare, it
has just been a very very long time since anyone has ridden her. Everything else
is in place. She is good for the vet and farrier, leads, loads, ties, an all
around nice horse to be around. She is also super sweet and still very athletic
for an older gal.
Boston Scotch is a 11 year old registered APHA stallion. He stands at 15.2 hands tall.
Boston is part of a group of horses that came to MHWF that we are
calling the Lucky 7. This is a situation with 7 horse, 3 geldings, 2 mares and 2
stallions. Their owner had emergency heart surgery and could no longer
care for them. He allowed MHWF to take them in. They
came to MHWF needing absolutely everything. Besides feed, hay and trimming, all
7 of these horses needed to be vaccinated, new Coggins,
teeth floated, de-worming and then training, since only a couple of them have
ever been ridden and none of them have been ridden in about 12 years, not to
mention that we will had to geld and give after-care to the 2 stallions.
This is a huge project that will take a lot of time and money. They
are good horses and deserved better than ending up in a bad place. Stay tuned for updates as we get to know them better and make progress on
their needs to make them adoptable.
So far Boston seems be behave really well and has kept his
manliness reasonably under control. He is of course separated from the herd with
two rows of heavy duty panels between him and the other horses, just to be safe.
he is scheduled to be gelded on May 20th. Right now he is lame on all 4 feet,
but his hooves are a mess and we are hopeful that a decent trim will make all
the difference. We will post updates as we go along.
If you can and would like to make a donation toward their
care, we can certainly use your help. Simply click on any of the PayPal "Donate"
buttons here on our website or send a check or money order to our address,
posted on our Contact page. Thank you again for giving us the opportunity to
help horses like these, who simply needed a safe place to go.
Update: 5/20/2021
As of today, Boston Scotch is no longer a stallion. He got a
new Coggins, got his teeth floated and was gelded today. last week he got his
vaccinations and de-wormer and yesterday his feet were trimmed for the first
time in what looked to be a really long time. He was already super sweet and
well-behaved, but after some quarantine time, he will be ever sweeter and can
finally be part of a herd, free to run in the pastures. That is a big deal and
we have our supporters to thank for that. Thank you!
Update: 7/4/2022
It has been a very long road for Boston. When we first met
him, his feet had basically rotted off and he was super sore in all 4 feet, but
especially in both fronts. It has taken a little over year, but Boston is now
looking good and looking pretty sound. It is not uncommon to see him running
full speed across the pasture now, something we never though would be possible.
He is also one of the sweetest, most easy going horses you will ever meet. We do
not believe he has ever been ridden, but we will find out and give our honest
opinion as soon as we can. He is ready.
$250 - Cowboy is a 14 year old registered APHA gelding. He stands at
16.2 hands tall and so far seems sound and healthy. Cowboy is part of a group of
horses that came to MHWF that we are
calling the Lucky 7. This is a situation with 7 horse, 3 geldings, 2 mares and 2
stallions. Their owner had emergency heart surgery and could no longer
care for them. He allowed MHWF to take them in. They
came to MHWF needing absolutely everything. Besides feed, hay and trimming, all
7 of these horses needed to be vaccinated, new Coggins,
teeth floated, de-worming and then training, since only a couple of them have
ever been ridden and none of them have been ridden in about 12 years, not to
mention that we will had to geld and give after-care to the 2 stallions.
This is a huge project that will take a lot of time and money. They
are good horses and deserved better than ending up in a bad place. Stay tuned for updates as we get to know them better and make progress on
their needs to make them adoptable.
If you can and would like to make a donation toward their
care, we can certainly use your help. Simply click on any of the PayPal "Donate"
buttons here on our website or send a check or money order to our address,
posted on our Contact page. Thank you again for giving us the opportunity to
help horses like these, who simply needed a safe place to go.
Update: 4-25-2021
The horses that needed anything for the year (Coggins,
vaccinations, trims, dental work, de-wormers or hoof trims) all got that done on
Spring Vet Day on 4-24-2021. Everyone here at MHWF is now 100% current on
everything they needed.
Update: 7-4-2022
Cowboy is now fully rehabbed, looking good and is one of the
nicest, most likeable guys you will ever meet. He is also current on everything
he needs. Cowboy is as sound as he is ever going to be. He has some arthritis in
his hocks. He is pasture sound and loves to run and play, but we do not think he
will ever be a riding horse. If he can carry a rider, it will have to be short
rides around the neighborhood at a walk, maybe an occasional trot. Don't
overlook Cowboy simply because he cannot be ridden for lessons and up and down
hills. He is a joy to be around and never seems to do anything wrong. You will
like having him around as much as we do.
