Future Horses of the Month

June 2008


BJ (before and after) from Misfit Acres, Minnesota

BJ arrived at Misfit Acres on April 29, 2007 in the condition shown in his before photo.
By Fall, he became the after shot. He is 25 years old.

BJ was stressed out from mares chasing him around at his prior home and was a mess upon his
arrival. A few months later, he was the picture of health with his new pasture mate, a 33 year-old
gelding named Montana. BJ is a very kind horse with a little mischievous twinkle in his eye.

For more information on BJ and Misfit Acres’ other horses, please visit
http://www.misfitacres.com.

July 2008


Skyboy (before and after) from All American Ponies, Inc., Pennsylvania

Skyboy was rescued by All American Ponies, Inc. when he was in danger of going to a kill pen.
Once rescued, he was given plenty of food, tender loving care and a lot of training. Skyboy now
excels at everything he does. He loves trail riding, barrel racing, team penning and playing
tug-o-war with his best buddy, Chubby. He has gone from rags to riches!

For more information on Skyboy and All American Ponies, Inc.,
please visit http://allamericanponies.tripod.com.

August 2008


Rosebud (before and after) from Appalachian Horse Help and Rescue, Inc., Pennsylvania

Rosebud is a 3 year-old Quarter Horse cross mare who had been abandoned two years ago.
She was transported over a long distance to Appalachian Horse Help and Rescue, Inc. and
arrived hungry, covered with scars and rain rot. All four of her pasterns were so weak that
she walked flat-footed at first.

Rosebud is an extremely sweet mare. She loves everyone, and lights up whenever she sees kids
around. Rosebud is in good health now; she’s put on a lot of weight and her coat is beautiful.
The rescue is proud to report that she was adopted in April 2008!

For more information on Appalachian Horse Help and Rescue, Inc. and their other rescue horses,
please visit http://www.ahhr911.iwarp.com.

September 2008


Guinevere & Quinn from High Sierra Wild Horse Sanctuary & Gentling Center, California

Guinevere is approximately 20 years old. Last March, she was bred to a Friesian stallion,
even though her owners did not express any interest in keeping the foal. Afterwards, she was
put in a pasture and occasionally fed hay. In the summertime, in San Diego, grass doesn’t grow
unless you water it, and there was no sprinkler for her pasture.

In October 2007, a wildfire burned through much of San Diego county. The people who owned Guin
opened up their pastures to other horses evacuated from their homes. It was at this time that
a good samaritan noticed Guin and her pasturemates. Seeing that Guin especially was severely
underweight, the woman brought feed and hay for the mare to eat and Guin slowly started to put
on some pounds.

The owners refused to provide Guin with grain and only threw her hay once in a while. In December,
the owners mentioned that they had bred Guin earlier in the year. The woman who had helped care for
Guin immediately offered to pay for a complete vet check—only to find, much to everyone’s amazement,
that the skinny 20 year-old horse was in foal. The owners then said that they wouldn’t pay for vet care
if the mare or foal needed it during or after delivery. When High Sierra Wild Horse Sanctuary & Gentling
Center got involved, the owners also insisted that if they took Guin, her pasturemates needed to go with
her as well.

In February 2008, Guin arrived at the rescue facility in Ramona, CA. All of the horses were put on a regular
feeding schedule, and a special diet was followed to add on weight to both the mare and unborn foal. Guin was
put in a three sided stall, blanketed at night and received regular grooming (no more standing out in the cold
rain in mud past her fetlocks).

On March 12, 2008, Guin gave birth to a beautiful colt named Quinn. Despite the lack of care that Guin received
during most of her pregnancy, Quinn arrived in perfect health.

Guin has endured three uterine flushes because of retained placenta, mineral oil tubing to help her system move,
and shots and medicine. Throughout all of this, she has remained a happy, good-natured horse and is the best mom.
Guin has survived a lot and at the same time still gives so much to those around her.

For more information on Guin, Quinn, or High Sierra Wild Horse Sanctuary & Gentling Center, please visit
http://www.HSWHS.org.

October 2008


Angel from HorseNet Horse Rescue, Maryland

Angel is an Arabian cross, about 7-9 years old and currently pregnant as of March 2008.
The rescue still has no idea when she was bred or what she was bred to. Her demeanor
has improved greatly and she is getting friendlier by the day. Angel has never been taught
to ride, but the rescue learned that she was trained to drive. She will be available to a
new home once the foal is weaned.

For more information on HorseNet Horse Rescue and Angel, please visit
http://www.horsenethorserescue.org.

November 2008

Now taking nominations!

If you have or know of a rescue horse that should be Horse of the Month,
please email me at lunar_aradia@yahoo.com. Thank you!