Sawyer and Paris: a perfect couple!

We received these beautiful photos of MHARF alumni Sawyer and Paris. Sawyer was adopted by Kathleen in 2010 after he came to MHARF as a weanling from a humane case. Paris (formerly known as Pink) came to us just this past September as an owner surrender. It wasn’t until volunteers Janette and Craig arrived to pick her up that we knew how extremely lame she was. She was taken to Anoka Equine Veterinary Services where they confirmed she had a severe case of stringhalt. She underwent tendonectomy surgery to correct this condition (which was most likely due to an old injury, as indicated by the amount of scar tissue on that leg). And though Paris will still never be a riding horse, the surgery did make her a lot more comfortable and allow her to move much more easily. Kathleen reports that Paris moves even better when she is out in the pasture relaxing and playing with Sawyer. Kathleen also says, “Paris and Sawyer are the admired ’neighborhood couple!’ I let them out into the big pasture today. That Paris is quite the explorer and Sawyer is quite the guy in love! It’s delightful. It’s sweet: she has a left blue eye; Sawyer has a right blue eye.”
Sounds like a perfect match!

Max Fits Right In!

Thank you to Jessica for these photos of her adopted MHARF mini gelding Max (formerly called Shadow) and his mini buddies. Jessica adopted Max in 2020 and he fit right into his great new home!

“So much fun ahead for all of us.”

A nice update on Piper (now named Lakota) adopted by Susan in September:
“She is enjoying her new pony friends and is very sweet and smart. So much fun ahead for all of us.”

“She’s an absolute sweetheart.”

Thank you to Kem and Ben for this update on Dove who was adopted from us in September:
“Dove, now known as Cincinnati (Cinci for short), is pictured here with her adopter Ben. She is receiving tons of love, not just from her owner, but from all of us at the barn. She is an absolute sweetheart, very calm and affectionate. Ben reports she’s also been a great trail horse!”

“Noel is Gold”

Thank you to Mary and family for this update on their adopted Pony, Noel: “Have I mentioned lately that Noel is gold? She was a dinosaur for Theo’s birthday. She made so many kids happy. In exchange she got to eat some grass, which she thought was agreeable.”😆