There is currently a flood of abused, neglected and abandoned horses in the Happy Trails equine rescue programs in desperate need of a loving, caring home.
Click on each horse's name below for their photo, some general information about the horse and their adoption fees. If you are interested in adopting or sponsoring one of the rescued horses, click on the phrases below, and also please feel welcome to contact us with questions, either via email on this website or by calling (330) 296-5914.
All horses available for adoption are:
updated on spring shots
have had their hooves trimmed every six weeks during their residence at Happy Trails or while in a foster home
are updated on de-worming, and have been dewormed with a paste wormer every eight weeks
have been vet-checked and any health issues addressed
have had their teeth floated
WHAT IS A PASTURE PAL?
A "Pasture Pal" is a wonderful horse in need of a home where it can "retire", due to either health issues, old age, arthritis, or a host of other reasons. Pasture Pals cannot be ridden or worked. If a horse is in the Pasture Pal category, it is not going to ever recover to a point where it can be ridable or worked in any way. Sadly, most of these horses are now at this point due to their ill-treatment by people however, now that they may have an injury or health issue that prevents them from being used, not as many folks have a big enough heart to want to adopt them. Like many unwanted domestic animals, they now fall into the category of throw-aways. Won't you please consider adopting or sponsoring a Pasture Pal horse today?
WHAT IS CONSIDERED RIDABLE?
Horses that are listed as ridable have been given the A-OK by the attending veterinarian to work as either a riding horse or in some cases as a cart horse. Their level of training will be listed with each horse. It is not realistic with the shear number of horses that go through our program for us to train each and every ridable horse. With some basic effort and additional training on the part of the new owner, many of these horses will make wonderful trail mounts. The Standardbreds have been fantastic when it comes to being re-trained from being a buggy horse to being a trail horse especially the retired Amish horses. They are very well mannered and always very polite to work with.
HOW TO ADOPT
This articles talks you through the adoption process, and explains the basic criteria for adopting a horse through Happy Trails.
HOW TO SPONSOR
This article explains the importance of our animal sponsorship program, and how you can play a major role in the care of the rescued horses. Sponsors also get to visit the horse they are helping out during our special sponsor days throughout the year. Gift sponsorships are also available for that special occasion such as a birthday, graduation, anniversary, or other important event.
NOW AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION
DRAFT HORSES (BOTH ADOPTED)
Ruby Benson black Percheron mare, from the Sugarcreek Auction
Alpha-Bette black Percheron mare, from the Sugarcreek Auction
DONKEYS (BOTH ADOPTED)
Jane and Janice Bond the Bond girls, must be adopted together
MISC. GELDINGS
Koda brown and white Paint (ADOPTED)
Houston chestnut Arabian
Leopold tan and white Paint, has skin cancer,
Romeo dark bay Standardbred, diagnosed with cancer
Ziggy bay Thoroughbred (ADOPTED)
Migisi (pronounced Mee gee see it means freedom of the Eagle in Cheyenne) Palomino Quarter horse (ADOPTED)
MISC. MARES
Tuscany 3 year old black gaited, sound but not trained
Queen Victoria Palomino
Solera & Ariel two Arabian mares, need to be adopted together
Anya red roan
Evita chestnut Arabian
Sophie bay Standardbred
Peppermint brown and white Paint Quarter horse
Polaris brown and white Paint Quarter horse
Callie chestnut Arabian mare
Kai (pronounced Ki it means survivor in Navaho) pregnant sorrel Quarter horse, baby due any day now, picked up at Sugarcreek going for meat (how sad...)
Click below for additional horse categories, such as the Retired Amish Horses; Ponies; Horse In Recovery; and Permanent Residents!
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