Entries by MHARF

Tuskaloosa Checking In

We fostered Tuskaloosa (“Loosa” to us) when he was just three. He was part of the Mille Lacs County humane case and one of the few to be turned over before the whole herd was finally saved. Loosa was thin and injured, but mostly Loosa was afraid. He was afraid of people, afraid of the herd, of swinging gates, the open door, the closed stall – he had no sense of safety anywhere. We nurtured Loosa through his fears,

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Honeybear Update

honeybear1 My name is Honeybear and I am a beautiful palomino pony. I’ve been living with my family for a few years now and we have a great relationship. They say I am ‘ornamental’ which must be a good thing. Sometimes I have to remind the boys, Rodeo and Buddy, who is in charge in our paddock but when I toss my mane and stamp my front foot, they remember that I am special.

I used to have a lot of trouble with my hooves;

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Charlie Update

joy-and-charlieA few years ago, I had to make the hard decision to put my 29 year old mare, Sugar, down due to a chronic illness. I had adopted Sugar through MHARF for a pasture mate for my Arab. When I called Drew to let her know, she suggested I take a look at a quarter horse named Charlie. She thought he would be perfect for me. Drew assured me that if it didn’t work out,

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Tahopeka (now T-Ko) Update

tahopekaHi, It’s been 18 months since I adopted T-Ko (formerly Tahopeka) and he’s doing awesome!! He’s filled out so well and really muscled up!

We’ve done lots of arena work and patterns, some light gaming and trail riding – even along the road! He’s no longer spooky and has learned to trust me so much!

He’s curious and we’ve really “clicked” in the last few months. It’s pretty cool to witness!

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