Here we have the next batch of Morgans/Morgan crosses that have found themselves in a dire situation (one hoof on the truck to slaughter), have made it to foster, and are now looking for their forever home. Take a look and see if one speaks to you.
For the month of December we'll be running a holiday special on adoption fees. One of the rescued Morgans below could be waiting for you, and you alone, to take them home for the holidays and ever after.
For more information, and to apply to adopt, contact us at ForeverMorgans @hotmail.com. More information on who we are, what we do, and how you can help, along with an application to adopt, can be found on our website at www.forevermorgans.org.
Forever Dakota and Bella
Barn name: Forever Dakota
Registered name: NA
Registration #: NA
Sire/ dam: Dam: Bella Sire: Unknown
Color: bay
Height:
Age: foaled 6/20/2011
Gender: colt
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Source: Rescued in utero from Enumclaw Auction
Current location: Molalla, Oregon
Comments: Forever Dakota was a surprise! We rescued his dam, Bella, from the Enumclaw Auction, and she smuggled Dakota in on us. Dakota was weaned and Bella has moved on to her new forever home. Now it's time for Dakota to find his! Isn't he something? Ready for you to take home and bring him up right!
Take Me Home For The Holidays Adoption Fee: $250
Mac
Barn name: Mac
Registered name: NA
Registration #: NA
Sire/ dam: NA
Color: Black
Height: 14.1H
Age: Approx. 7 years
Gender: gelding
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Source: New Holland
Current location: Thompson, CT
Comments: Very pleasant, sweet, kind boy, very willing and cooperative. 14.1h. Excellent stall manners, no cribbing, no pawing or kicking. Crossties well, good for hoof cleaning. We are still evaluating him for other training. Lunged him this weekend for a short time, he was very receptive. We each tried leaning over his back from the mounting block, again, no issues displayed. He is not familiar with clippers or electric concepts in general - he's Amish, but learning the non-Amish ways. Has had his first round of shots, and one round of deworming. Sheath and teeth scheduled for tomorrow, along with his follow-up shots.
Getting very attached to him!
Update 12/3/2011: Mac did a fine job this morning. We fitted a bridle for him (took two tries, he's likely cob size), and saddled him. He had been lunged with a saddle last week and leaned over/on but we had not been on him. At his "evaluation" a gentleman was on him bareback but clearly Mac was confused about being ridden. The theory is he was driven as he arrived a the broker pen with "lots of harness marks". It was very chilly in CT and as this was his first outing, Valerie rode him up and down the road with me walking with them and then I saddled my horse and we rode together down the road for a ways and then back to the barn. We decided to end on that note and will likely go further tomorrow.
Take Me Home For The Holidays Adoption Fee: $385
Tony
Barn name: Tony
Registered name: (grade)
Color: bay, back right white
Height: TBA
Age: approximately 7
Gender: gelding
Links to other photos and/ or videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypmJukOdYCY
Source: New Holland
Current location: Pennsylvania
Comments from Tony's current foster: This is our sweet Tony. When he came to us we nick named him "Boney Tony" due to the fact that he was so very thin. Tony had a full set of road shoes on. When hitched to a cart he took off like he was shot from a gun, as he had been expected to do in the past. Tony had three gaits, all of them at the trot, fast, faster and fastest. Tony was traumatized by his experiences and by being shipped to slaughter. He wanted so much to please us. The trouble was he was so anxious and nervous, obviously afraid of being hit, that it took some time for Tony to learn that we were not going to hit him, no matter what he did. In a manner of speaking, Tony tripped over his own feet in his frantic effort to do what was asked of him. He was adopted on his very first day here and returned the next day due to his anxiety. Had the adopters only given Tony a chance and a little time they would have had the perfect horse but they didn't take into consideration that he had been through so much and needed time to learn to relax. After all, the cardinal rules of horsemanship are "calm, forward and straight". Calm comes first for a reason. If you don't have that in both horse and horseman, you might as well forget the rest. Tony drives and rides like the pro that he truly is. He appears to be sound, has no vices, loads, clips, is good with farrier and vet. Tony loves to be loved and has been lavished with attention for the past several months by a fourteen year old girl. He is ready to be the best Christmas present for someone who wants a devoted friend. We age Tony around ten years old. He truly is a wonderful horse and deserves to have a wonderful forever home.
Tony needs help in keeping weight on. He benefits from being fed beet pulp and a flax supplement. He appears to be very healthy and strong but he is a svelte boy. He is good with farrier and vet and pleasant to handle in the barn. Tony is also easy to catch, always the first one to the door when he hears the grain bucket.
Take Me Home For The Holidays Adoption Fee: $600
Cherish
Barn name: Cherish
Registered name: (grade)
Color: chestnut, 3 white socks, star, snip
Height: +/- 15 hands
Age: approximately 14 years
Gender: mare
Links to other photos and/ or videos: http://youtube/Bk1q2Ptnyx8
Source: New Holland
Current location: Pennsylvania
Comments:
Cherish is a darling little mare, somewhere in her early teens, 13.3hh, beautiful chestnut with some chrome and the sweetest face. She is absolutely safe to be around in the stall and on the ground. Cherish loves to be groomed and loved on. The smallest horseperson can pick up her feet with very litttle practice. Cherish is very willing to please to the point of being anxious so she needs a confident rider. For a small mare Cherish is fast at all gaits but obedient. For instance, if you ask her to walk, she will but it will have impulsion, a "can't wait to see what is around the next corner" attitude and a lively, forward step. She worries that she will make a mistake and needs a gentle, reassuring hand. Cherish came to us with a full set of road shoes on her feet. They were overgrown and she had some road founder. We removed her shoes and with regular trimming she is starting to move sound again. Once her feet are fully grown out and with regular attention Cherish will eventually be usably sound. She also had severe muscles spasms in her neck. We have had a massage therapist working on her every week and the spasms have improved but they may never resolve completely. In any work Cherish is asked to do in the future she should not have her head checked up. She doesn't need it to drive and it is detrimental to her well being. My opinion is that this petite mare with the huge heart was asked to pull heavy loads for long distances at a fast rate of speed. Cherish did whatever was asked of her until she was completely spent and then was shipped off to the sale. Her deportment under saddle suggests that Cherish had some english / dressage type training prior to becoming a working road horse. She rides and drives very well but is not for a beginner rider due to her fast, forward go and anxiety. Cherish has no vices of any kind. If anyone has any questions about Cherish please feel free to call me. I will work with any potential adopter to make a happy, successful transition for Cherish in a loving, patient home.
Take Me Home For The Holidays Adoption Fee: $550
Harley
Barn name: Harley
Registered name: (grade)
Color: bay, back right sock, star
Height: TBA
Age: TBA
Gender: gelding
Links to other photos and/ or videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgYHHAffpCc
Source: New Holland
Current location: Pennsylvania
Comments: This is the beautiful Harley. He is well named because like his name sake, the motorcycle, Harley is hot and fast. Unfortunately, Harley met with some kind of accident that caused his ribs to be caved in near the girth area. The area is reminiscent of perhaps a broken shaft that struck him in the ribs or,we hate to think this but it could have been caused by the strike of a hammer. Regardless the cause, Harley has some definite flash backs to something that traumatized him. He has come a long way since his arrival here several months ago but it seems unlikely that Harley will be suited to riding. He might be driven if someone were to work with him patiently to get a bridle and bit on him. Harley has progressed so that he willingly puts his head in a halter and he will ground drive quite nicely in that. We have not had success in bridling but I like to think we would have if I had not broken my leg in September. Harley is a beautiful Morgan with huge eyes, tiny ears, a beautiful face, lovely "up and over neck" and good type and conformation. It is quite likely that Harley has always been "hot" and that temperament coupled with some kind of trauma may have rendered Harley unusable for riding or driving. He has no vices otherwise, is good with the ferrier and can be worked on by a patient veterinarian. He has progressed with worming from being completely resistant to having anything put in his mouth to accepting a wormer with only a little fuss. We have had to use two Power Packs of pyrantel pamoate with Harley due to a heavy load of worms that have been resistant to regular deworming. Whoever gives Harley a good forever home will need to keep a close watch to be sure he remains free of parasites. Harley might have some arthritis in his hocks or hips. Some days he seems perfectly sound but other days he is stiff and sore. That said, when you see Harley put his tail up over his back and take off in that powerful "above level" trot you can't help but be taken in by his beauty. He would make a good pasture pal. He loves to be with mares and does well with only one gelding. He does mix well with mares and geldings at the same time. Harley is about 14.1hh, dark bay and probably in his mid teens. More pictures to follow. Our weather has been horrible and wet so taking pictures is a challenge but we will prevail. Please be patient with us. Anyone who is interested in Harley is welcome to call or write. Harley would make a wonderful, worthwhile project for a knowledgeable horse person who is able to really get into a horse's head and earn his trust.
Take Me Home For The Holidays Adoption Fee: $550
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