Journey (Adopted)


Journey has been Adopted!

Journey is a registered quarter horse gelding (Little Star Journey) who was foaled in 2002. He was surrendered to MHARF by his owners in August 2022 because they could not give him the care he needs. Journey is extremely thin, but we were lucky to get him in time to save him. He was put on a careful ,refeeding program and as soon as he gained enough weight to handle the procedure, he was scheduled for dental work. On 09/16/22 Journey had his dental surgery at Anoka Equine Veterinary Services to remove a broken molar. He was reactive, and the tooth must have been very painful because even with sedation and nerve blocking, he couldn’t tolerate the work being done in his mouth. He had to have general anesthesia in the surgery suite, which was much more expensive but definitely worth it because it was successful and the broken pieces of tooth were removed. He had a difficult recovery but is now bright and eating well.

Update 01/18/23: Journey is now doing very well and is available for adoption. He does still require grain twice a day. He has not yet been assessed for training level but is in line as soon as we have an opening.

 

Lacey (Adopted)

Lacey has been Adopted!

Lacey is a Tennessee Walking Horse/ Paso Fino  mare who was foaled around 2009. She stands approximately 14.2hh. Lacey is a nice mare who is a little more on the nervous side temperament-wise. She did not have much handling at all before she came to us and she had some trust issues. She is currently in training with Anna Hill of Longstocking Stables where she has learned to ground drive, tie, load, stand for saddling, bathe, and stand for bug spray. She has also learned to be good for the vet and farrier. She is now also started under saddle and is doing really well. Lacey is available for adoption to a quiet and confident experienced rider who would like to continue this sweet and beautiful mare’s training.

Video of Lacey Under Saddle

Vide of Lacey Doing Groundwork

 

Ola (Adopted)

Update 07/16/22: Ola has been ADOPTED!

Meet Ola the circus pony. Ola, who was part of a traveling circus touring Minnesota in May 2022, came in to MHARF as an owner surrender because he was in need of surgery for scirrhous cord (a bacterial infection and fibrosis of the spermatic cord remnant which can be a complication of castration surgery). There was no way for Ola to have the surgery and stall rest and recovery time he needed if he remained with the traveling circus. He has now had the surgery at Anoka Equine Veterinary Services where they removed a mass of infected tissue the size of a Nerf football!  We would like to thank his owners for having his best interest in mind and making sure he gets the care he needs. Thank you also to Dr. Nancy Peterson for her assistance in helping Ola.  If you’d like to make a donation to help pay for Ola’s surgery and recovery, we would greatly appreciate any help! You can use this link to give through PayPal Giving Fund paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1696087

Ola won’t be available for adoption until after he has had plenty of time to recover with stall rest. Ola is a Welsh pony cross gelding who was foaled in approximately 2012.

Update 07/10/22: Ola has recovered well from his surgery. He still requires some aftercare to keep the swelling down, but he is now ready to go to a new home.  We already have several applicants to adopt Ola, so he should be placed soon.

Dove (Adopted)

Dove is a roan mare who was foaled in approximately 2008. She came to MHARF in an April 2022 Kanabec County humane case. Dove has put on some weight and she is now in a foster home where she is being assessed for training level. So far her foster person/trainer Jenny says she is very calm and stands well for everything. She has been ridden in the arena, on the road around the farm, and has traveled off the farm to go out on the trails. She was excellent on the trail, even leading for awhile! Dove is a really nice mare with an excellent temperament and is suitable for a confident advanced beginner rider and up.

 

Piper (Adopted)

Piper is a 2020 POA (Shetland Pony x Appaloosa) mare who came in during an April 2022 Kanabec County humane case. She is a 2-year-old and is not started under saddle. She is available for adoption and should go to a home with experience with young horses.