Departed Friends

Lonely and unwanted, Henry lived in a field alone for over eight long years. In Sanctuary, he and Buckley quickly became friends, seldom leaving each others’ side until Henry’s death in 2013.

The Face of Neglect . . . and the Hips and the Barrel and the . . .

Rescued and fully sponsored by an Equamore volunteer, Destiny was able to enjoy her retirement at Equamore Sanctuary until she succumbed to a series of whole-body inflamations in 2012.

Down On Her Knees Chestnut QTR Mare Entry Date – 3/15/11 Type of rescue – Surrendered Reason – Could not be ridden Special needs – Previcox daily A Quarter Horse mare named Kizzy was surrendered to us in 2011 thin and with teeth needing serious attention. Her owner said that every time she put a saddle on the mare, Kizzy would fall to her knees. And it’s no wonder as both Kizzy’s front legs are very bowed and extremely “over…

The First Equamore Horse Chestnut Arab Gelding Entry Date – from the beginning when Equamore was founded in 1991 Type of rescue – Surrendered Reason – Spared from euthanasia Special needs – Special feeds Snoopy was the first official Equamore horse! After an accident severing a nerve in his neck, his owner was unable to afford treatment and rehabilitation and he was scheduled for euthanasia. Equamore’s executive director intervened and Snoopy subsequently became the first Equamore horse when it was…

On a scale of 1 to 10, the condition of Hoover’s feet at rescue was a 0; all the rest was a 10.