These horses have lived out their lives after rescue under the care of the Equamore Foundation. Many lived with us for years; a few only for days. They are all missed. Click on each photo to see their pages.
Diamond
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…
Bobby Socks
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…
Chance
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…
Phoenix
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…
Leo the Lion
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…
Ready When You Are (Eddie)
An Accident Means Early Retirement Black Thoroughbred Gelding Entry Date – 5/1/12 Type of rescue – Retirement Reason – Lameness from a bone chip in his left front leg Special needs – None Originally, Eddie was trailered in to the facility for a weekly riding lesson by the woman who owned him at the time. Because of Eddie’s athletic ability and hot nature, the owner soon decided he was too much horse for her and put him up for sale.…
Falcon
Out of Options Falcon – Buckskin Quarter Horse Gelding – Born 2000 Entry Date – 11/12/19 Type of Rescue – Surrender Reason – Chronic Neglect Special Needs – None Falcon, along with Phoenix, 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 levels.…
