Sanctuary Horses

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Pete was the first horse to be pulled in April of 2020.  Through rehabilitating him we discovered that Pete suffers from navicular disease. Combined with his senior age, Pete now gets to live out his days eating in the pasture and helping kids learn about horses.  

Brandy was pulled from the kill pen on Thanksgiving day 2021.  She had several injuries at the time and we had hoped that she would be sound once healed.  Alas, Brandy has navicular disease in addition to many other old injuries.  Poor Miss Brandy is missing part of her bottom lip and has suffered from a skull fracture.  She is healed now and enjoying being a horse. 

Shadow is one of our most traumatized horses.  He is very fearful and untrusting of people.  When we pulled him in July 2021 he came covered in scars and wounds.  Do to his skittish nature he has not been ridden and is still working on ground work.  He now will let us scratch him and even allow himself to enjoy it!

Jack Jack came to us as a possible 3 month old but upon closer inspection we determined him to be 3 weeks old.  He is our little orphan and is growing by leaps and bounds.  He has a new horse mommy in Lumi and together they love to snuggle. 

Lumi means snow in Finnish.  This big draft cross was a December pull from the kill pen.  She had originally been a trail horse in Yellowstone.  At some point she had suffered a pelvis fracture making her unsound.  From our research she has been a broodmare before and has become our resident adoptive mommy.  

Odette is a 20 yr old Warmblood and probably the tallest horse on the property at about 17 hands. She is truly a gentle giant.   She is said to have some training in dressage and we are excited to see what she knows!

Mama Star was our super senior.  She was pulled in August of 2020 and was determined by our vet to be over 25 years old.  This sweet old lady lived with us until she coliced in Aug 22, when is was determined that the best thing would be to let her pass on the rainbow bridge.  Her sweet knicker is missed ever time we go in the barn. 

Indie was our first pull directly from auction.  She had ringbone which is a form of arthritis in her feet that had caused severe damage, making it hard for this sweet lady to stand or walk without pain.  We believe she had lived most of her life as broodmare but luckily for her she got to spend the last few years as a pampered barn horse. 

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