ADOPTED!!
Oct. 17 ~ Bentley has an approved adoption application, he'll be moving to his new home the end of Nov. He is at an optimum weight these days, could use a hair more, but that will come. He's sweet and comes trotting over when called by name. He is quiet under saddle, though a bit green. Very willing and kind though. Bentley is baby-sitter Extraordinnaire, Chance loves him and Dante adores him - - he calls when we take Bentley from the field!
Some fun stats: He's over 18 hh tall, will wear at least a 7" bit. Is currently a size 87" blanket and will probably hit the 90's once he gains his missing weight. He will easily eat 12 qts of feed a day and when the grass is not so lush, a bale of hay a day. His feet are enormous and we are told that his toes need to be kept long or he will come up lame. Right now he is perfectly sound. I intend to have radiographs taken of his front feet to ascertain the "why" of this information.
So, this guy will be a 'high end' keeper - -we will be taking into consideration the potential adoptor's ability to cover the cost of caring for him properly and completely. IN addition, most farriers won't do horses this big and the adoptor will have to make arrangements with a farrier that specializes in drafts. We just want to make sure that any potential adoptor gets past the 'novelty aspect' and understands & is able to take on the full responsibility of this special boy.
Thurs. - 4/16/09 - Clydesdale Bought for Slaughter is Now Safe with HHER
I was alerted to this horse last week. Went over today to see him when I heard he was still there--The transport truck with Canadian plates was pulled up to the trailer ramp . . . .
He's big and he's thin, about 10 yrs old, must be 16.3 hh!!
We've named him "Bentley", and he's a gentle giant. He needs about 300+ lbs, his teeth floated, Spring Vaccinations, Coggins, Etc. Bentley could use some Sponsors!! Big Boy will be eating A LOT!
Meet Benji's 'brother', Franklyn: - - Oct. 15 - Adopted by Loril H!!! Renamed Griffin, he will be boarding at Chestnut Ridge Eq. Center.
When we met Benji in the KP, this guy was hanging out with him too. They are so close to identical and so attached, they must be siblings.
He was terrified and wouldn't let us catch him, had to run several horses inside to 'trap' him, he stood trembling in a corner with his head jammed thru the pipe fencing - - that was the only way we could get his halter on. Now that he's 'home', he's settled nicely and seems as friendly as Benji. . . He's only 4 yrs old and may only be green-broke --- stay tuned.Oct. 20: Angelina is permanently adopted!!!!! Thank You Jean F.
Too Emaciated for New Holland . . . . Who would have thought . . . .
Aug 11: Mary and I were on our way to the New Holland Auction yesterday to pick up Pride's Tagger. Christy (from AC4H) called and asked if we were en route. She explained that the New Holland vet had called --a mare had been brought in too emaciated to run thru the auction. Did we have room? NO, but when has that stopped us before?
Upon arrival, we met with the vet and met the mare. Wow . . . very, very thin. Took one look at that cut up face, skinny dirty body, crappy pieced-together halter and said YES, of course we'll take her home. Once we got her situated, we met up with Darla for the hand-off of Tagger. Sooo, we came home with TWO yesterday. Thankfully, one of our wonderful volunteers, Jane B., had already offered to house Tagger for a few weeks at her lovely farm; and so we drove him there and then headed home with yet another, emaciated, flea-bitten grey. . . . 
iin the parking lot of NH. Mary held her by the trailer while I waited for paperwork. A woman and her 3 young daughters kept going by Mary & Angie, looking horrified. Finally, as they were leaving the lot, they stopped the car, leaned out the window to say something . Mary quickly interupted to explain that we were a rescue and taking the mare to safety. The woman was quite relieved, I understand.
Pride's Tagger - 27 years young - Sept. 6 - Tagger has arrived at his final home!
- - Aug. 21 Great News!! Tagger will be going to Rain Hill Equine Rescue & Sanctuary in Bowling Green, KY. http://www.rainhillrescue.com/
Their "specialty" is vision-impaired and blind horses, though they provide permanent sanctuary for any abandoned or unwanted horse. Thank You KarenThurman for offering Tagger a final home!! We will be arranging transport in the next 2 - 3 weeks. Contributions toward the 13 hr trip to his final home are encouraged and appreciated.
Sept. 17- He's received his fall shots and his teeth were floated.
Sept. 3: Tagger is getting lots of TLC with Jane. She asked her vet to come out and conduct a routine vet exam. She had some questions as he arrived nervous/worried and tends to toss his head The vet reports the vision loss as bilateral vision loss, it's comensurrate with his age, but it's a bit worrying, it also explains the headtossing he's been doing. The written exam report states "bilateral nuclear sclerosis with some cataract formation. Has some sight deficit". Vet says it's like looking thru a dirty window for him. Despite that, He's got wonderful ground manners. He's shown that he's not used to be out to graze. He's in a run-in situation where he can come and go from his stall to a grassed paddock. He initially just stayed in the stall, now he's coming out to graze more.
Pride's Tagger (A23166) is 27 years old - - loaded and unloaded like a champ and is ADORABLE!! He's a solid, big-boned gelding, still has shoes on, though grossly overgrown. 
First things first, a good roll in the fresh grass 
Doesn't look 27 does he? You should have seen him trotting up and down the paddock, stretching his legs and checking out his surroundings. It's a lovely set up, nice-sized grass paddock, he has the choice of going into his stall or into a open-air shed with shaded roof. Jane has TWO fans running in the stall for his comfort. He's lively enough and in great enough condition that he can have an active semi-retirement. Light driving or riding would be super. From what we saw yesterday, he moves quite sound!
Aug. 6: Received a phone call on Sun, 7/26 from Lisa Amarino during our on-farm dressage show (See, A LOT happened that day!) A group from the Alex Brown Racing Forum had organized a fund-raiser to pull a 27 yr old Standardbred from a Broker's Lot near New Holland, PA. They had raised the funds but the horse had no-where to go. Since we had just lost Summer earlier that week, I agreed to take in Tagger. Moments later, I received the call about Gulliver and the need for him to come in THAT day. I called Lisa back and a two week quarantine with Christy of Another Chance 4 Horses was arranged - - giving us time to get Sweetie to HER new home to make room for Tagger. THEN, 3 days later Finnigan arrived--there went that stall. I spent a week wracking my brain and then an Angel left me a phone message yesterday. One of our volunteers, Jane B., called, offering space for a rescue-in-need at her private farm with paddocks and 2 stalls.
Sept. 12 - Sunny has found a home. She has quickly become a favorite of our volunteers and students. Soooo, arrangements have been made for her to stay at Chestnut Ridge. In addition to being loved by Chris M. and Kathleen B., she'll also be teaching the finer points of horsemanship to a select group of dressage students.
Pearl~ Aug. 14- Wonderful News - Pearl has transferred to Peaceful Acres in Pattersonville, New York. She'll be there for 2 months more rehab and TLC and then will be taken in by her new adoptive "Mom", Diane. Working together for the good of the horses. Thank You Nanci! www.peacefulacreshorses.com
August 29: Pearl has moved to our home farm today, now that Ginger went home with her new "Mom" yesterday. We tranq'd her, pulled her shoes and trimmed her feet. Her teeth were done 2 weeks ago - -she was aged at approx. 25 yrs. She's now out in the 'big boy' field and doing well. Anyone have room in their hearts for a sad mare who needs love and TLC?
July 17: Received a couple phone calls yesterday -- one from a friend,Carol W., who saw a thin grey mare run thru the auction and sell for a whopping $30!! The auction-owner then called me in the afternoon, offering us the mare for $50. That's all al ife is worth--a horse so thin due to owner neglect that she's not even suitable to ship to slaughter.
THANK YOU CAROL, for bailing this mare out and bringing her to your field for quarantine and rehab. Yes, "Pearl" only cost $50, but she needs vet care - - bloodwork, vaccines, Coggins, Deworming, dental and farriery. Oh, and let's not forget feed and supplements to get her back in pristine condition. Pearl is an aged Perch or Perch-X mare, 15.2+/-hh. Sound.
I have Helping Hearts:
~ Carol Wingerter (Thank you for housing me!)
~ My "Equine Steward"
~Spirit Conley
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ADOPTED - THANK YOU LEE Q. - Finster is renamed "Iraquois Chief". A proud name for a proud pony.
Pulled from Camelot kill pen on Sept. 2. Med Chestnut/white pony, is very thin, walked away when we approached, wouldn't let me touch him, is supposed to be a Chincoteague, is 18 yrs old, 12 hh. I'm told that a kid had western tack on him and rode him all over the place during the auction. If someone had a western saddle on my boney back and sat on me all night, I'd walk away too. "Finster" has had his teeth done so he can eat and had a Coggins pulled-- we are feeding him soaked hay cubes and Equine Senior.
Update on Finster from Lee-
Sept. 19 - The little boy is doing great and today I taped him for his weight as it has been just a week. He has gained 12 pounds, I know that doesn't sound like much but to apony it is adding up. He was just 420 pounds last week and he had his first lunging to get the muscles toned up. He did so terrific and trotted on command and walked on command, It was fun working him a little. I think he rather enjoyed it. He is just loving the attention and he is a little gentleman.
Ginger ~ Adopted by Chris S - - Went 'home' Aug. 28, '09.
"Hi Lisa,I did not sell this horse,a associate in the wedding carriage business bought a white team ,and had no use for this mare anymore.. . . .Her name is Ginger,she is as quiet as they come and drives wonderful and rides too.She is super gentle .She loaded and transported well for us.WE gave a man there $10 to ride her and she went well.I wanted her to have the best advantage for getting a home.That would be so ideal if she could get a good safe home.Her previous owners always had good times with her.We transported her for them and from what I saw of her she is a very kind mare not pushy at all."
Feb. 23, 2009~ Ginger was examined by the vet as she was not coming around from what we assumed was a bruised sole/abcess in her left front hoof. Xrays were taken of her hoof/fetlock area and we discovered arthritic changes -- Ringbone, an arthritic condition, can occur from heavy concussion/working on a hard surface. This is NOT the end of a career, the ringbone will be manageable, but we are considering Ginger suitable for light/mostly walk riding and as a companion. We want her to have a home where she will be cared for and loved - -She has been started on MSM and Glucosamine to see if the supplementation helps alleviate the lameness. The vet said that judicial use of Bute would also be helpful.
May 25~ As expected, the warm weather has relieved the symptoms of the ringbone, though if she plays hard in turnout, she does come up short. I've recently been told about a supplement, Cetyl-M, which is supposed to be quite effective in some 'tough' cases and I'm going to order it for Ginger.
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Sweetie ~ Arrived April 13, '09 - - Owner Surrender, Under Evaluation, Stay Tuned . .Adoption Application Approved ~~ Went to her new home Aug. 7 -- Thank You Robin M.
Sweetie is 18 yrs of age, and is now current on Coggins, Vaccines, farrier, deworming, dental. She is proving to be slow to put weight on, but is living up to her name. Is very child friendly and is lovely to handle and ride.
May 26 - Unless/until a super home becomes available, Sweetie will be working in the lesson program of Chestnut Ridge Equestrian Center.
I have a Helping Heart!
~ Pat & Chris Davis (1 yr)
~Jane Bunting
Picking Mason up from the horse dealer's on 9/25. He had been put in a grass paddock to await my arrival. I had paid for him a couple days earlier but had to wait to pick him up 'til found a place to quarantine him. Mason quarantined at a wonderful neighbor's farm and he's now joined Bruce at our home farm.
Mason is a Belgian Draft Gelding,approx. 21 years young. I received an email from a friend alerting me that he was in the local kill pen. Went to see him and brought him 'home' to safety on Sept. 26. He has harness scars which we suspect are from years of service with the Amish. He also hacks out under saddle. After quarantine and care, he will be available for adoption. (Pull fee $350, fall Vaccines $75, PowerPac $55.) Adoption Fee $450 -- Photos: Under Saddle w/Katie Keenan
SEAL April 15, 2009 ~ On his way to Out2Pasture.
Update: April 6, '09 ~~ After a couple of months of rehab which included veterinary care, massage, chiropractic and accupuncture treatment, it's become clear that Seal's shoulder and back pain has become a chronic condition. This sweet, in-your-pocket 9 yr old TB, thru no fault of his own, can no longer be ridden without pain. I have arranged to send him to our friends, Robin March-Hurst & family who run Out2Pasture retirement facility in Missouri. You will recall that Rose, our pregnant Standardbred, mother of Chance, is now living out there. Seal will be leaving next week. It's a bittersweet ending to his trials and travails - - It's now been 15 months since I met this guy, working with his previous owner to assist him and her, helping to place him last summer; and now upon his return from an unsuccessful situation; we are ensuring that he will always be safe and have a good home.
We helped Seal's former owner place him in a new home in August of '08. Seal was returned to us on 2/12/09 due to a sore back. He is a gorgeous 10 yr old, 16 hh TB gelding, Seal is extremely sweet, has super ground manners and is a pretty mover. He was shown hunters in the fall by his previous adoptive home and earned good ribbons. He is currently under veterinary and chiropractic care to alleviate his discomfort which seems to have started w/a soft-tissue injury to his shoulder. He will be available for adoption to a dressage, flatwork home. He is suitable for an intermediate rider.
Robinson & Radar Adopted Together!! Robinson will continue to be Radar's Eyes.
Congratulations and Thank You Liz & Ed
April 13- Settling in to their new home today.
Robinson ~ Arrived August, ’05, adopted out October ’06 – See Robinson's "Back Story" toward the bottom of the "Adopted" Page. Robinson was my first "broker pull" 4 years ago. Sadly his adoptive mom has hit some economic snags and could no longer keep him. When he arrived 4 years ago, he was suffering from starvation and neglect with front end lameness. Vet exams showed extensive cartilage, ligament & joint damage in both knees, especially the left. I attempted joint injections, IV adequan/legend, supplements to get and keep him working sound; and it worked for a while. Teri adopted him as a light trail riding horse. Now that he's back from Teri, vet exams have confirmed that the knee has calcified quite a bit more & he's got a permanent head-bob and so will be available as a companion horse.
Radar ~We're ready to re-name this guy "boomerang". No sooner did he return from Riding High Therapy Program after 8 months with them at the end of January than he was adopted to be a companion to a QH who's senior friend had passed. Unfortunately, his new 'buddy' decided that he was not over his mourning and was NOT going to accept a substitute friend. Soooo, Radar returned to us before he was injured.
March 4, '09 - Our Valentine's Day rescue last year is back. He got a little too 'ticklish' to be handled by children in the therapy program who adopted him; since his return, he's has a flare-up of uveitis in his right eye, he now appears totally blind in it. I'm guessing that diminishing vision was probably a big cause of his naughty behavior. He's been 'adopted' by our TB gelding Logan to the point that they even share a stall. Weird, but, what the heck.
Feb., '08~ This 15 yr old, 12 +/- hh pony was pulled from the Kolona, Iowa auction on our behalf: Monday February 4th. 2008- there will be over 300 head of equines going through auction (Kolona, Iowa) and approximately half (1/2) will be purchased for slaughter by a buyer contracted from a Canada slaughter plant. . . . . at the last sale there was 310 and 125 were sold to slaughter buyers. We first learned about this several years ago when a truck load of mini's with Federal slaughter tags were at a local livestock auction being held for pickup. We are calling this the "Valentine rescue". (from Christy of AC4H).
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BRUCE - Congratulations Lauren C!!!! (2/1/09)
~ Bruce - Pulled from a NJ Kill Pen on July 3 ~ 
Bruce is a drop-dead gorgeous Draft Gelding. I spotted him in the local KP, awaiting a one-way trip to the New Holland slaughter pipe-line. Bruce's only 'crime' to wind up there was to have an injury to his stifle. the stifle is slowly healing, he is being treated topically and with bute. He may need to have the ligaments running over the stifle joint injected. Otherwise, he is sweet and Gorgeous. (Pull Fee: $650)
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Rose - Now Home - Out2Pasture Retirement Farm, Missouri
Rose arrived at Out2Pasture on 1/10/09. She was pulled from the New Holland Kill Pen April 21. We arrived to meet Christy from AC4H and found her back at the pens. She pointed out the pregnant mare and asked if we had room. My response was "No, but we'll take her" . She gave birth to 'Chance' one month later on May 28. Rose had been an exemplary Mom, but now Chance is weaned and Rose is getting a fresh start and hopefully, a happy life. The mare's lip tatoo was traced for us, M4315, identifying her as 15 yr old Standardbred mare -- Becky Lane. We've kept her name "Rose", a new name for a new start.
Lisa, our girl continues to amaze and amuse me: our new routine is: Rose presents herself at a gate (signaling that she has decided to go into this herd or that); I open the gate and allow her to go explore whichever herd she has “chosen”. When she is done (sometimes a matter of hours; sometimes days); she presents herself at the gate and I let her back in with Mya. In general, the boys just leave her alone, besides a late-gelded guy once in a while joining up with her; but otherwise, she comes and goes as she pleases and it doesn’t seem to be a problem. Mya is a bit pathetic when she leaves on her excursions; I feed her by the nearest fence to where Rose is located and Rose checks in on her periodically when she is on tour. I think Rose is destined to be one of those who must be allowed to live on her own terms and I don’t have any problem with that. I guess I shouldn’t always insist that others fit into my square holes. Thought you’d like to know your instincts were right about Rose. xoR
(Note: Mya is a blind mare that Rose became very protective of upon her arrival at Out2Pasture)
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Home for the Holidays!
Congratulations Andersen (now "Mitten") and Lauri - Home on12/17/08
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~See Andersen long-lining on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=034mlDj0e0Y&feature=email
Andersen is a 15 yr old American Saddlebred gelding, 16 hh, drop dead gorgeous and sweet, sweet, sweet!! He is trained to drive is in under saddle training. He was an Amish roadhorse prior to our rescuing him 2 days before he was scheduled to be transferred from the horse broker to the meat-man at New Holland. (Pull Fee $600)
Patty was adopted on 11/21/08. Thank you Debbie of MD for adopting Patty into your band of Chincoteague ponies!!
Peppermint Patty is a purebred Chincoteaugue pony. She arrived at Helping Hearts on Aug. 20. She is only 5 yrs old, has already produced 3 foals. Owner was considering selling her to the New Holland meatman as this year's foal has loose stifles, like his mother. Instead she was offered as a giveaway and a good samaritan picked her up and brought her to us. Patty needs some TLC and a permanent, loving home as a pet/companion. She is sweet and affectionate, good around children.
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We have found an adoptive home for Missy. Thank You.
I've been contacted regarding this lovely 28 yr old palomino QH mare. The owner has had her for 14 years, she is current and has always been up to date on everything - - dental, farrier, Coggins, vaccines, routine vet care, etc. The woman used to do some trail riding, the last few years the grandkids would bebop around on her. She has not been ridden in the last couple years - but would probably be fine for therapeutic/light riding once she's legged up. I saw her on Saturday and, WOW, she does not look 28, if I didn't know any better, I would have said 10-12 yrs. She is approx 15 hh, might be a bit smaller. In her younger years with a previous owner, she was a western pleasure champion. This mare will be adopted out with a Helping Hearts Lifetime Lease Agreement with a requested donation to Helping Hearts. Due to her age, we would like to keep her local to the NJ area. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ADOPTED!! ~~ Congratulations Tracy on adopting this Gorgeous Girl! "Hi Lisa, I just wanted to take a minute to thank you once again for Holly. She is doing wonderfully. Everyone at the barn absolutely loves her. Everyone says they cant believe how well behaved she is and what a lovebug, she is so affectionate. I really can't thank you enough. Take care of yourself and we will be back in touch.-Tracy"
"Holly", 4 yr old, 15 hh, Arabian/Saddlebred cross (National Show Horse). Pulled from broker, she was headed to slaughter on 4/17, we picked her up on 4/21.
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Logan - then . . . . and now (Arrived June, 2006 & at dressage show May, 2007.) Logan is an 8 yr old off the track TB that arrived 2 days before due to ship to meat-buyer. He was so emaciated and weak, that, until Oliver arrived, my husband had never seen such a boney horse. He could barely walk, the tendons in his legs were collapsing and we coudn't keep the flies off of him. He proved to be a sweet,loveable, playful boy and he has earned a permanent home at Chestnut Ridge.
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Bailey (racing name "Pogolotti Hill")
From this: To this: To THIS:
This is Bailey. He too was a TB that wound up in the kill pen, after earning $97,112 in 15 lifetime starts for his owners, the partnership of John/Marilyn Guerrera and Carmine Telesca. He was bred by Hall of Fame Trainer, John Nerud. When he broke his elbow, he was disposed of. He subsequently 'blew out' his hind suspensory ligament trying to keep weight off of the broken elbow while being 'rehabilitated' by an individual that he was given to. Once that occured, he wound up in a NY kill pen and was subsequently rescued by Another Chance 4 Horses. We offered to foster him and we took him in~~ cared for his injuries, rehabbed him physically and found him a retirement home in Missouri. Sadly, the long-term effects of his injuries did lead to his humane euthanasia April, 2008. However, he spent his last year peaceful, loved and well-cared for, avoiding the horrific death to which he was headed.
Gweneviere –Arrived Feb ‘07, 14 yr old Wmbld/TB-x mare, purchased from PA broker. Gwen arrived incubating strangles (fun!) In time, I tracked down her last owner, who had owned her 4 yrs shown her dressage, bred her, still had her colt, etc., but ‘had too many horses’ and sold her to a broker who “promised not to send her to slaughter”. Gwen’s papers were forwarded to me. Gwen was Rehab’d and put in a training program. She was transferred outright to her new owner, a 16 yr old junior event rider in Nov., ‘07
(Gwen and her new owner, Brianna)
Rowan, - ’06 - -Gorgeous Strawberry Roan Clydesdale-X Gelding – Victim of extreme abuse, extremely fearful of people, hands, etc., would lung with bared teeth if felt threatened. Initially behaving very dangerously, we considered humane euthanasia, but decided to try working with him and after a couple of weeks he did improve and begin trusting. With a couple months of rehab and handling, Rowan was adopted out to a couple who had experience with equine abuse victims for rehabilitation/companion home. Agreement that he would be returned to me or to Another Chance 4 Horses (the rescue thru whom we pulled him) if they ever could not keep him.
Star – Sept. ’05 - Unwanted weanling Percheron filly - - - arrived with contracted tendons all 4 legs, swollen joints. Rehabilitated under veterinary and farrier supervision, permanently adopted out as a yearling.
Photo of Star w/adoptive “mom” Fall of ’07 – first time wearing tack.
Robinson ~ Arrived August, ’05, adopted out October ’06 –
My "first rescue" after Butch & Buddy. Purchased from a New Holland horse broker, he arrived suffering from starvation and neglect with front end lameness. Once he regained his weight he turned out to be a gorgeous well-built dun QH (we thought maybe he was a TB-X!). Vet exams showed extensive cartilage, ligament and joint damage in both knees. We attempted joint injections, IV adequan/legend, supplements, etc., to get him ‘working sound’. After carefully screening potential adoptors, he was adopted out to a lovely couple for occasional walk-only trail riding, companion/lawn ornament. this photo is of "Rocky" with his Mom, Theresa Burns.
In February of 2006 Lisa was awarded the ESDCTA (Eastern States Dressage & Combined Training Assoc) 2005 Larry Landy Memorial Award ('The Sunshine Award'). The criteria to be considered for this Award is "The winner of this Award is an ESDCTA member who is chosen because of generous and significant contributions to the long-term care of horses, our faithful partners in this wonderful sport". Lisa was chosen for her hands-on efforts in securing a safe and permanent home for the Monmouth County Park System's retired workhorses, Butch and Buddy. Without intervention, these horses were destined to be sold at auction via a New Holland, PA. horse broker.
Butch & Buddy working at Longstreet Farm, Holmdel, NJ, a living museum owned and operated by the Monmouth County Park System. The Park System's intent was to trade in this aged team to a PA horse broker for a younger, sounder team. "Retirement to Green Pastures" was promised by the Park System. The reality would have been much different.
Butch and Buddy waiting to load onto the trailer to travel to the Retirement Home for Horses in Alachua, Fl.
