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Belle - 16-year-old Registered Thoroughbred Mare
Belle is sired by the popular Thoroughbred stallion, Meritable, and
her pedigree reads like royalty. She came to Sunny Acres from a
large Thoroughbred breeder and trainer who was downsizing.
Belle was a broodmare and pasture pet for several years, so we had
to start her under saddle again. She is fantastic! She has a slow
Western jog to die for, a gorgeous extended trot, and will try her
heart out for you. She has a very sensible mind, willing attitude, and
a very nice horse to be around.
Belle has already formed a good bond with her new owner, and they
enjoy each other's company. Her new family loves her so much,
they found and purchased one of her half-sisters as well.
Splash - 17-year-old Registered Quarter Horse Mare
Splash is cute, cute, cute! She came from a home who had to
board her at a
barn where she was kept in a stall for 23 hours a day.
Splash was very
unhappy, depressed, and was losing weight. When she
arrived at Sunny
Acres, she was about 150 lbs under weight.
Splash is one of the nicest, sweetest horses I have ever
rescued and
rehabilitated. I liked her so much that I would have
kept her for my own
personal horse, but the absolute perfect home came along for
her, and
it was truly love at first sight. .
Splash will be a trail horse and partner for her new owner,
and she has such a
huge stride (for such a small mare) that she is easily
keeping up with the big
Thoroughbreds that her new owner trail rides with.
Finding a perfect match
like this is what makes it all worthwhile.
Tessa - 14-year-old Thoroughbred Mare
Tessa is a daughter of the popular Thoroughbred stallion, Tough Knight. She is a HUGE
mare with substantial bone and muscle mass. Tessa has been used as a broodmare for
several years, so she is getting a refresher course on the basics. She likes attention, stands
for the farrier, leads, and loads in trailers.
Tessa is current on hoof trims, de-worming, and dentistry. She is ready to start another
career with the right person guiding her. This mare has amazing bloodlines for someone
interested in eventing. With some time under saddle, she will easily become an incredible
investment for her new family for many years to come!
Tessa has been adopted and will be living "the good life" with a wonderful family in Oregon.
Ginger - 23-year-old Quarter Horse Mare
Ginger is a wonderful and kind mare who also happens to be very well trained under saddle.
She is 15 hands and approximately 1100 lbs. She is easy to catch, leads perfectly, ties, loads,
bathes, and gets along great with other horses. In fact, she has been a companion horse for a
crippled gelding at times.
She stands politely for the vet and farrier, and is doing great barefoot. Under saddle, she is
very responsive and light to reins and leg cues. She will back, sidepass, and can do a pretty
good roll back. Ginger has tested positive for Cushing's (similar to Diabetes in humans). She
requires no medications for her condition, and keeping her off of grain and alfalfa seem to be
working well for her. Ginger had her teeth done by a Certified Equine Dentist in August,
2007. He was happy to report that her teeth are in good shape, and she has a lot of good
years left.
Ginger has been adopted and is teaching a young boy to advance his riding skills.
Dallas - 14-year-old Buckskin Pony Gelding
Dallas is a darling little guy - 13.2 hands - large pony size. He is another horse that was about
to be sold to a kill buyer and headed for slaughter. When he arrived, he was about 100 lbs
underweight, and had a raw spot on his nose where a nylon web halter had been left on so long.
Rehabilitating Dallas was fairly simple. It just involved getting his weight back up to normal and
applying some wound salve to his nose. He healed up quickly and put his weight on just as fast.
Dallas is a very nice pony who leads nicely, ties, loads, bathes, and even though he is very
athletic, he is also very obedient. He was ridden Western and worked cattle before he came here
and while here at Sunny Acres he went into training for huntseat and jumping with an 11-year-old
rider - (pictured). You can see what a little superstar he became!
Ashlie - Quarter/Paint Filly born May 7, 2007
Ashlie (or Callie's Midnight Ashlie if you want to be formal) is a "Paint that ain't". Her Mom is
Callie, a black and white Paint mare also listed on this page. Ashlie is pictured here at 7 weeks
old. Since Callie was rescued from a feedlot about to be sent to slaughter, I had no idea what
her foal would look like when it arrived. I was stunned at how classy and beautiful she was. It
is amazing to me that someone would breed a nice mare like Callie to an evidently very nice stud,
by the looks of Ashlie, and then send them to a an auction or feedlot.
Ashlie has a beautiful and feminine baby doll head, great conformation, and a huge set of
hindquarters that will turn and burn with the best of them when she is grown. She is so sensible
minded and friendly too. In less than 4 months, she was halter broke, leading, picking up her feet
and allowing me to handle her anywhere, including her belly and udders.
Callie - 12-year-old Black/White Paint Mare
Callie is a beautiful mare with a quiet and easy to be around disposition. She came to the ranch
from a feedlot where she waiting to be shipped to slaughter. She arrived at the ranch in 11/07,
and I noticed immediately that she looked pregnant. A lot of people may not know that
pregnant mares can be shipped to slaughter in the U.S. as long as they will "probably" not foal
during the trip.
I had no history on Callie when she came to me, so there was no idea what she had been bred to.
She finally gave birth to a long legged filly on May 7, 2007. She has been a very good Mom to
Ashlie, and they were both adopted together in August, 2007. It is hard to believe that someone
let such nice, quality horses go to a feedlot.
Drumo - 8-year-old Registered Thoroughbred Gelding
"Mo" is a 17 hand dark brown gelding that was sired by Bertrando. He was raced successfully
as a 3-year-old, but bowed a tendon and was retired. He spent at least 2 years in a stall after
that, and was only taken out for daily walks. We learned recently that when his tendon healed, he
was loaned out as a lesson horse. His owner then decided if someone didn't take Mo, he would
send him to a kill pen. A friend of mine was contacted, and she offered to pay his shipping from
California, so Mo was brought here to rehabilitate until he could find his forever home. Mo is a
wonderful example of what an Off-The-Track-Thoroughbred (OTTB) can be. The poor guy had
no idea what to do out in a large pasture when he had spent his life in a stall, but he quickly figured
it out.
Mo is now the proud owner of a 13-year-old girl who has hung pictures of him on her
bedroom walls, took him on a trail ride, and is taking riding lessons on him. I am so happy to have
met Mo, and wish that all horses could have this fairy tale ending.
Frisco - 15-year-old Paint Gelding
Frisco came off of a feedlot where he was going to be sent to slaughter. He had some definite trust
issues, and at first he could be hard to catch. As he spent a few months here, he learned that humans
were not going to hurt him, but they did need to be respected. He tended to be a dominant type, and
if he got scared or felt too pushed, he would just try to take charge and do things his way. He is a
very sweet boy who will try his heart out for you once you gain his trust though.
Frisco is now a California boy, and he is teaching manners and setting a good example for a 4-year-old
gelding. His new owner just loves him dearly and has taken him to a Parelli clinic, a Bryan Neubert
clinic and on trail rides.
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