A Devil’s Choice Grade Bay Mare Entry Date –1/24/2016 at an indeterminate age Type of rescue – Surrender Reason – Starvation due to neglect Special needs – Special feeds and daily medication for lameness Frida came from the same property in Central Point where Arlo was also surrendered during the same week. Two months in Sanctuary have made a huge difference in their body scores and dispositions. They now have “afters” to go with their “before” pictures. Sadly, less than three years…
Bomb Proof Bay QTR Gelding Entry Date – 2/1/10 at 8 years of age Type of rescue – Surrender Reason – Owner lost interest in riding Special needs – None Josey had a very rough beginning in his early training that made him very fearful, jumpy, and even explosive at times. He had been sold as a “bomb proof” horse to a family for a teenage girl to ride. As often happens, his rider lost interest in riding, and Josey’s…
ONCE AN EQUAMORE HORSE, ALWAYS AN EQUAMORE HORSE! Breed – Gray Thoroughbred Mare Born 6/26/02 Entry Date – 12/12/10 Type of rescue – Surrendered Reason – Owner financially unable to care for his animals and surrendered them all Special needs – None For most of the horses at the Equamore Sanctuary, we know very little about their early lives other than the immediate past trauma that brought them to our barns. With Empress Steel, we know a great deal more.…
Home Again POA Mare Entry Date – 12/10 Type of rescue – Surrendered Reason – Owner’s children stopped riding Special needs – None After several years of taking lessons on the roan Pony of the America, Sandy’s young riders outgrew her, moving on to full-sized horses. She was then sold to a family in Washington and in December of 2010 returned to Equamore Sanctuary for retirement. Sadly, while in Washington, Sandy developed a severe eye infection that resisted treatment. In…
The Best of Intentions Gone Wrong Bay TB Gelding Born on 1/11/89 Entry Date – 7/1/06 Type of rescue – Surrendered Reason – Owner financially unable to meet his needs Special needs – Some special feeds “I believe in the healing power of horses,” says Margaret. “I felt that caring for a horse could fulfill my daughter’s need to have something to nurture and care for while I fought my cancer. Margaret’s story continues, “Joe helped Lyric to center and…
A Fairy Tale Gone Wrong Diamond – Grey Percheron Mare Entry Date – August, 2013 at 20 Type of rescue – Surrender Reason – Part of a feral Percheron herd Special needs – Taming/Training Diamond, a feral Percheron mare, was tightly bonded to her mate Flint. Their story before being brought to the Equamore Sanctuary is a fairy tale gone wrong. Named after characters in “The Lord of the Rings,” these beautiful horses were the innocent victims of an owner…
Deputy Stands Up for Neglected Horses Quarter Horse Chestnut Gelding Entry Date – 5/16/18 at Age 25 Type of Rescue – Surrender to Marion County Sheriff’s Department Reason – Chronic Neglect Special Needs – None On May 12th we received a phone call from a sheriff’s deputy in Marion County. He said he was calling to see what the Hay Bank was all about because he was called to a property where two horses have been kept in deplorable conditions…
A Faithful Guardian Chestnut Mustang Gelding Entry Date – December 2011 Type of rescue – Surrender to Jackson County Sheriff’s Department Reason – Severe neglect and starvation Chance was once a wild and free horse. His story is painfully familiar; rounded up, sold, and ending up on the brink of death in captivity. Malnourished himself, Chance stood guard over his emaciated Appaloosa friend, Sassy. Both horses were put in jeopardy when their owner died and they were left with the…
Out of Options Phoenix – Chestnut Quarter Horse Gelding – Born 1997 Entry Date – 11/12/19 Type of Rescue – Surrender Reason – Chronic Neglect Special Needs – None Phoenix and Falcon (also departed) were owned by a prominent local person who was keeping them in a friend’s field. The owner died without making any known provision for his horses and the “friend” wanted no part of them. Law Enforcement was called when the horse’s weight dropped to dangerously low…
Bay Arabian Gelding – Born in 2005 Entry Date – 7/21/17 at 12 years of age Type of rescue – Owner Surrendered Reason – Unmanageable Special needs – Gelding & Training Story catch – Better Late Than Never This beautiful Bay Arabian came to us as a completely untrained and dangerous twelve-year-old stallion. His former owners are nice people, but simply didn’t know what they were doing. They acquired a mare twelve years ago who was pregnant with Leo. He…
