Departed Friends

Still Waters Run Deep Breed – Black Grade Gelding Entry Date – January 2016 in his mid-twenties Type of rescue – Seizure Reason –Starvation due to neglect Special needs – Special feeds We reported over the years about a situation in Central Point where numerous animals, including horses, were kept in horrific conditions. We removed the last of the surviving horses in 2018. Arlo was one of the survivors. He arrived with Frida 300 pounds underweight and lame. At Equamore he…

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…