Lumpy is a 1999 pinto pony gelding who was taken in by MHARF in March of 2024. He has a lump on his side for which we are awaiting biopsy results. He is also missing his lower front teeth and his top teeth were very overgrown. He has now had dental care and that issue is resolved.
Snickerdoodle is a 10.1hh 2009 pony mare who was picked up at an auction by our friends at Save the Brays Donkey Rescue in March of 2024. After her quarantine period she came to MHARF where she had a good grooming session before going to have her intake veterinary work done at Anoka Equine Veterinary Services. Snickerdoodle had very bad dental issues, including large hooks which caused her mouth to be ulcerated. She also needed two teeth extracted that were so dead the mucosa had grown up into the socket under the teeth and healed. It’s likely this little mare was mishandled in the past because she is wary of being touched, but once she knows you are not going to hurt her, she gives a big sigh of relief and melts. She loves being gently brushed (still shedding out) and she was very good for her recent farrier care. Fly spray is obviously a new concept for her, but she is learning to put up with it. She also has an atrophied left hindquarter from an old injury which will keep her from being rideable.
Renae is a young bay mare (foaled in approximately 2022) who came to MHARF in a February 2024 Mille Lacs County humane case. She’d had very little handling in the past and needed some time to become accustomed to being approached and handled before she could have her intake veterinary work done. Thanks to our friends at HH Stables, she has come a long way and is now much more comfortable being caught, handled, groomed etc. She has also gained weight and is looking great. She is up to date on her vet work and is available for adoption to someone with the experience to continue her training.
This gelding came to MHARF from a February 2024 Mille Lacs County humane case. He was foaled in approximately 2005. He is missing the tip of his tongue and has a severely ulcerated mouth due to very sharp points on his teeth. He has been gaining weight steadily now that he has had proper dental care and eating no longer causes him pain.
Downtown is a quarter horse gelding (foaled in 2010) who cam to MHARF in February 2024 because his owner could not give him the care he needed.
