Lulu (the Super Pony)
Discarded at a board facility by her previous owners, Lulu had been kept in 10′ x 10′ stall for over six months with very little time outside. The boarding facility contacted us as she was becoming increasingly difficult to handle. We picked her up and began consent-based training, giving her choices but boundaries. She learned quickly and soon became a fantastic little riding pony. She was eventually adopted by a lovely family and is now excelling at jumping with the family’s two young children. While we all miss Lulu terribly, we know she is in safe hands and get regular updates on her achievemenets.
Clara
Rescued in 2022 as part of a seizure by Santa Clara Animal Control, Clara came to us as a practically unhandled two-year-old. We didn’t know much about her history but what we quickly learned is that she was one smart cookie. She was so trusting and willing that it didn’t surprise us that she was snapped up by a then serving member of the military and his wife. Clara was originally placed with her new people in a boarding facility close to Monterey for continued training, but has since moved to the family’s ranch in Oklahoma.
She is still living with her original adoptive family.
Dakota
A transfer from another horse rescue, Dakota was originally bought from a kill pen. She came to us as her previous rescue were having trouble training her to ride. Dakota spent about 6 months with us and ultimately went on to be adopted by a young girl and her family.
She is still with them today and we believe became a great little barrel horse.
Maria
Described as a “beautiful disaster” Maria was found abandoned in a pasture without the company of any other horses. She had a broken tail bone and was deemed dangerous. She spent about a year with us, learning to trust, and given all the care she needed. We started to ride her and although hesitant at first became a wonderful riding horse. She was adopted by a lovely lady and her family and has never looked back.
She is still living with her adoptive family in California
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Cleo – An Older Wild Horse
Rounded up by the United States Forest Service from Devil’s Garden in California, Cleo came to us as an older mustang (10-years plus). She arrived with a companion horse, Ruby Tuesday, and was untouchable, extremely scared but in overall good health. We worked on gentling Cleo for almost three-years before she was adopted by one of our very own volunteers. Cleo is now living the good life in a local pasture with a sweet pony for company. Her adopter lives right round the corner and visits her every day. Although she is not (and likely never will be) a riding horse, she is very friendly and appears to love the attention of humans. We couldn’t have wished for a better placement for Cleo. (Cleo is pictured on the right)
Little Miss Maya
Maya came to us as one of a pair of orphaned wild reservation babies. She was small, scared and ragged. Given she was so young we were able to gentle her quite easily and when she was almost four years old she was adopted by a lovely lady. Her story is all too familiar – wild horses that roam onto reservation land become the property of the reservation and their fate is uncertain. Maya was lucky. She found us, and we were able to find her a wonderful home with a lady who adores her.
We think you will agree they make quite the pair!
