Sally Forth (Update: Sally has been adopted!)

Update: Sally has been adopted! Sally Forth is a sweet bay mare who came to MHARF from a large ASPCA humane seizure in North Carolina in early 2016. She stands 15.2hh and was foaled in approximately 2011. We believe she is a Westfalen (a German warmblood breed) due to information from the ASPCA humane case.  At intake Sally had severe trust issues and was extremely shy of being caught. During the summer of 2016 she went into training for our 2016 Trainer’s Challenge of the Unwanted Horse with trainer Derek Kohlhase of Dart Ranch. Sally came a long way by Challenge time and was started under saddle, but because Derek felt it would be best not to push her beyond her comfort level at the time, she competed in-hand during the Challenge.  Sally has continued her training with Derek over the winter thanks to the sponsorship of a kind person who knew it was in Sally’s best interest to stay working at a slow and steady pace. She is doing remarkably well and is proving to be a nice, quiet mare. Sally is also very smart and sensitive so will require a knowledgeable and experienced adoptive home! She shows potential to be a good horse for someone who wants to do both some dressage work and trail riding. She could also do some hunt seat and possibly some lower level jumping.  Sally was recently featured in an article on the ASPCA website: After Lives of Neglect, Two Horses Transition from Terrified to Trusting.

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Breanna (update: Breanna has been adopted!)

Graduate of the 2016 Trainer’s Challenge

Breanna is a beautiful bay mare who came to MHARF from a large ASPCA humane seizure in North Carolina. She stands 16hh and was foaled in approximately 2011. We believe she is a Westfalen (a German warmblood breed) due to information from the ASPCA humane case. She is finer boned than the other horses from this case so may be crossed with a thoroughbred or another lighter breed. Breanna spent the summer in training for the 2016 Trainer’s Challenge but did not compete because of illness. Breanna is an extremely sensitive mare who is still working through trust issues caused by poor handling in the past. She is not yet started under saddle.

Follow Breanna’s journey with the Truhaven Ranch team here!

Patriot

Graduate of the 2016 Trainer’s Challenge

This handsome boy came to MHARF from a large ASPCA humane seizure in North Carolina. He was a stud at intake and has recently been gelded. Patriot stands 17hh and was foaled in approximately 2011. We believe he is a Westfalen (a German warmblood breed) due to information from the ASPCA humane case. All of the horses from this case have severe trust issues and Patriot is no exception. This summer he competed in the Trainer’s Challenge with Andrea Keacher.

Follow Patriot’s journey with trainer Andrea Keacher here!

Cyclone McQue

Cyclone McQue came in from a December 2015 Hubbard County abandonment/neglect case.  She was foaled around 1998 and stands approximately 14.1hh. She has had dental and farrier care and was treated for lice and intestinal parasites. She was quite thin at intake and had severely cracked and misshapen hooves. She has required many months of careful nutrition and farrier care before we can do any training assessments on her. If you would like to sponsor this girl or make a donation to assist with her care, please click here to donate through Network for Good, or click here to donate through Paypal.

Paloma (Paloma has been adopted!)

Paloma came in from a Hubbard County abandonment and neglect case in December 2015. Paloma was foaled around 1996 and stands approximately 14.3hh. She was pregnant at intake and gave birth to a healthy palomino filly (named Loma Linda) on 04/05/16. Loma Linda has been weaned and both mare and filly are now available for adoption. Paloma is a very sweet mare. We don’t currently know anything about her training level under saddle and right now she is in a foster home being a pasture ornament and getting some well-deserved rest and relaxation!