Note: We were contacted by the ranch manager who said that all of these lovely horses have found new homes! Thank you to everyone who helped share them! There are four horses on a ranch in Bakersfield, CA. The woman who owned them unfortunately passed away and they now all need homes ASAP- by the end of the month if possible. We were told that these horses were all brought to the ranch earlier this year, but haven't been ridden in several months, although they have all been treated well, … [Read more...]
Update: Gypsy (August, 2020)
Gypsy is our resident wild Mustang, even though she was rounded up and separated from her family at three years old in 2006. When she was wild, Gypsy was living in California and Nevada before her family was herded up and thrown into holding pens, then separated from one another. If Gypsy's experience was like most wild horse roundups, several of her fellow herd members, including foals, were killed. Hanaeleh intervened when Gypsy's owner posted her as a "free horse." Her owners had … [Read more...]
SAFE! Joshua Tree, CA: Several Horses Need Good Homes
Update: We received word from the owner and from the president of Far From Perfect Mustang Rescue that all horses are going to go there! The rescue is going to deliver hay to the owner to get her through the end of the month, and then they will coordinate transport. Many thanks to everyone who helped to share these horses! They are all safe! We received a call from a woman who has been struggling financially for a while now and needs help with her horses. Due to medical reasons, she and her … [Read more...]
Vacaville, CA: 3 y/o Mustang Filly Needs Home ASAP
Hanaeleh was recently contacted by a trainer who has been working with a three year-old Mustang filly, from the Three Fingers Herd in Oregon. The filly has been in training since September. She had some basic ground work and desensitizing training and was beginning to be worked under saddle when she began to come up lame. They stopped riding her and working her, and the lameness issue went away. When they tried easing her back into work, however, it came back. The lameness seemed to be … [Read more...]