Bayard (Adopted)
Bayard is a grade Arabian gelding who came to MHARF from a December 2017 case. He was foaled in approximately 2010 and stands around 14.2hh. Bayard came in with a stifle injury. He has needed some rehabilitation time to regain musculature that leg. He has been receiving wonderful care and therapy (including massages!) at his foster home. We would love to find him a permanent home as a companion horse.
Cherries (Student of the 2019 Trainer’s Challenge)
Cherries has been ADOPTED!
Cherries is a nice bay mare who came to MHARF from a May 2017 humane case. She was foaled in approximately 2015 and stands around 13.2hh and is still growing. She is half sister to Laylee who came from the same case. We don’t have a lot of information about Cherries’ breeding but believe she is an Arab/paint/pony cross. She spent the summer with trainer Brenda Boyd for our 2018 Promise of the Future Training Competition. (Please note: the POF competition is for horses 3 and under who are too young to start under saddle. It is an in-hand competition only.) Brenda and Cherries competed successfully and brought home the Grand Championship! Cherries has now been placed with trainer Sarah Lemke for our 2019 Trainer’s Challenge. She will spend the spring and summer in training and will compete under saddle in the Challenge on Sept. 7th. For more information on how to adopt Cherries or any of the other horses at the Trainer’s Challenge, please visit our Adopting a Trainer’s Challenge Horse page!
You can follow Cherries and Sarah’s journey on Cherries’ Facebook Page!
- Cherries and Sarah May 2019
- Cherries and Sarah May 2019
- Cherries: 2015 Arab x paint mare standing approximately 14.2hh. (Photo Credit Becca Berg Photography)
- Cherries May 2018
- Cherries May 2018 with Brenda Boyd
- Cherries May 2018
- Cherries Winter 2017
Brando (Brando has been adopted!)
Brando is a bay grade Arabian gelding who cam to MHARF from a December 2017 case. He was foaled in approximately 2011 and is approximately 15hh. He is not broke to ride and he has been placed in our 2018 Trainer’s Challenge of the Unwanted Horse with trainer Jessica Amundson. Because Brando will be spending the spring and summer in training and will then compete in the Challenge on 09/22/18, he will not be available for adoption until that day. For more information on becoming preapproved to adopt Brando at the Challenge, please see Adopting a Trainer’s Challenge Horse. You can follow Brando and Jessica’s Trainer’s Challenge journey on Brando’s official Facebook page HERE!
- Brando and Jessica 2018 Trainer’s Challenge
Blitzen (Update: Blitzen has been Adopted!)
Blitzen is a chestnut colt who was likely foaled in early 2017. He came to MHARF during a December 2017 humane case. He was extremely thin, dehydrated, and had a very bad infestation of both internal and external parasites. Blitzen remains in our rehabilitation program and as you can see form the photos, he is doing very well! We will have updates on him soon.
- Blitzen at intake December 2017
- Blitzen
- Blitzen mid-January 2018
- Blitzen January 2018




















