Elsa

Elsa

Elsa 1/1/2000 Belgian Draft Mare Rescued August 2018 Height- 16.2hh Weight-1800lbs Elsa was used as a PMU horse until 2006 then the previous owner rescued her while she was pregnant, Elsa is the mother of Kody. She is branded on her hip because she was only ever known as a number. Her owner wanted them to go to the same home and stay together forever, She loves trail riding so is apart of our trail program! She has multiple health conditions we make sure they are correctly taken care of so they don’t affect her! Monthly Sponsorship- DCHR Sponsorship Program Form  (every month) Farrier Sponsorship-DCHR Farrier Sponsorship (every 6 weeks)...

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Tommy

Tommy

Tommy 3/31/2004 Quarter horse/ Draft Gelding Rescued in June 2010 Height 13.3hh Weight-1000lbs Trail Horse/ Sanctuary Horse Tommys owner rescued him but could no longer afford, so we took him in. He has severe fly allergies that require constant care. He enjoys trail riding & swimming! Monthly Sponsorship- DCHR Sponsorship Program Form  (every month) Farrier Sponsorship-DCHR Farrier Sponsorship (every 6 weeks)...

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Chance

Chance

Chance 1/13/2009 Arabian Gelding Rescued in October 2009 when he was only 9 months old! Height- 14 hh Weight- 850lbs Chance was Rescued in 2009 at only 9m months old. He was given to the previous owner as a gift but she did not like him because he wasn’t what she wanted and was only 99.8% Arabian(he was supposed to be born as a paint) Chance is ridable but only by an experienced rider as he is a “typical Arabian” but when ridden by an experienced rider he is absolutely stunning! He has been to horse shows and done well!   Monthly Sponsorship- DCHR Sponsorship Program Form  (every month) Farrier Sponsorship-DCHR Farrier...

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Chester

Chester

Chester 11/15/1992 Tennessee walker Gelding Rescued in September 2009 Height- 16 hh Weight- 1300lbs Chester was a neglect case taken in by Lake county animal control in 2009, he was emaciated and abused. When we took him in we got him back to health and taught him how to trust humans again. He has enjoyed years of trail riding over the years and has also done mounted patrol training and parades, he is one of the bravest horses I’ve ever known! Now Chester is older he only does trail riding but you would never know he is as old as he is because he acts like a young boy!   Monthly Sponsorship- DCHR Sponsorship Program Form  (every month) Farrier Sponsorship-DCHR Farrier Sponsorship (every 6 weeks)...

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Belle Star

Belle Star

Belle Star 2002 Mammoth Mule Mare Rescued in April 2016 Height-  16.1 hh Weight- 1600 Belle was an owner give-up that arrived with Molly mule. She is half female horse and half male donkey, they must be bred this way to be a mule as the opposite way is called a Hinny (Mules and hinnies are sterile and cannot reproduce) Belle has a severe allergy to flies that we are constantly treating and preventing with specialized medicine. Belle loves to go on trail rides with our guests and especially loves going into the lake!   Monthly Sponsorship- DCHR Sponsorship Program Form  (every month) Farrier Sponsorship-DCHR Farrier Sponsorship (every 6 weeks)...

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Madison

Madison

Madison 3/11/2008 Pony of the Americas (POA) Mare Rescued in March 2016 Height- 12 hh Weight- 550lbs Lesson horse/ Sanctuary horse Madison was at a kill pen auction and only known as a number(418), you could just see how terrified and defeated she was! She had untreated uveitis that caused partial blindness, Now she is maintained with eye medication when needed. She was previously abused causing trust issues but she now loves teaching children how to ride!   Monthly Sponsorship- DCHR Sponsorship Program Form  (every month) Farrier Sponsorship-DCHR Farrier Sponsorship (every 6 weeks)...

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Trixie

Trixie

Trixie 10/31/2021 Welsh Pony Mare Rescued in October 2014 Height 12hh Weight- 500lbs Lesson horse/ Sanctuary horse/ Trail horse Trixie was a former show pony competing in some of the biggest hunter/jumpers shows in the country! but owner could no longer afford and outgrew her so she was donated to DCHR. She now enjoys lessons and trail riding!   Monthly Sponsorship- DCHR Sponsorship Program Form  (every month) Farrier Sponsorship-DCHR Farrier Sponsorship (every 6 weeks)...

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Spirit

Spirit

Spirit 8/15/2004 Paint Horse Mare Rescued in August 2013 Height- 14.2 hh Weight-950lbs Trail horse/ Sanctuary horse Spirit was rescued from a slaughter house in Michigan, she actually ripped off half of her hoof in a trailer on her way to the auction. Unfortunately she has many issued with her tendons in her legs and hoof, so is only sound for light riding so she only goes on trail rides with light weight children   Monthly Sponsorship- DCHR Sponsorship Program Form  (every month) Farrier Sponsorship-DCHR Farrier Sponsorship (every 6 weeks)  ...

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