Departed Friends

A Case of Criminal Neglect Bay John – Born 2005 Entry Date – 12/2019 Type of Rescue – Seizure by Klamath County Sheriff’s Department Reason – Chronic Neglect Special Needs – Hoof Care Cotton and Joey along with two horses, three sheep, two bulls, and one heifer were seized by the Sheriff’s Department in Klamath County, Oregon in December of 2019. The man who owned them had them turned loose in a big pasture for about two years. He never…

A Fairy Tale Gone Wrong: Breed – Grey Percheron Gelding Entry Date – At 12 years of age Type of rescue – Surrender Reason – Part of a feral Percheron herd Special needs – Taming/Training His story before being surrendered to the Equamore Sanctuary is a fairy tale gone wrong. Named after characters in “The Lord of the Rings,” a herd of horses were the innocent victims of an owner who dreamed of a tranquil herd of Percheron stallions and mares…

A Case of Criminal Neglect Grey John – Born 2005 Entry Date – 12/2019 Type of Rescue – Seizure by Klamath County Sheriff’s Department Reason – Chronic Neglect Special Needs – Hoof Care Cotton and Joey along with two horses, three sheep, two bulls, and one heifer were seized by the Sheriff’s Department in Klamath County, Oregon in December of 2019. The man who owned them had them turned loose in a big pasture for about two years. He never…

A Gentle Giant Entry Date – 8/11/13 at age 7 Type of rescue – Owner surrendered Reason – Owner acknowledges his fairy-tale dream is a living nightmare for his horses Special needs – Gelding & Training Gandalf’s life before Equamore is a fairy tale gone wrong. Named after the powerful wizard in “The Lord of the Rings,” the young stallion had been the innocent victim of an owner who dreamed of a tranquil herd of Percheron stallions and mares living…

Sweet Pete Bay Thoroughbred Gelding Entry Date – August 2012 at Age 17 Type of Rescue – Owner Surrender Reason – To keep Pete in the home he had known for 10 years. Special Needs – Meds for Insulin Resistance and compromised eye sight because of developing cataracts. Pete lived here at the sanctuary since he was 7 years of age. When circumstances in his owner’s life changed, the idea that Peter would be moved from the property and “put…