Buckland Equine Rescue's Horse Page

Here is the roster and photos of those horses we are lucky enough to be caretakers and teachers for until they are sent to new careers!

FOR ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR HORSES AND OUR PROGRAMS,

PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CONTACT US! 

OUR ADOPTION ROSTER SHOWS SOME BREAKS IN THE NUMERICAL SEQUENCE. SOME HORSES ARE DESTINED TO NEVER LEAVE HERE. THEIR TIME WITH US IS SPECIAL BECAUSE WE ARE THE LAST FRIENDS THEY REMEMBER. GO TO THIS PAGE TO SEE THOSE WE REMEMBER WITH LOVE AND AFFECTION.

MUSTANG SALLY -Horse #00018 STATUS: ARRIVED SEPTEMBER 7th, 2008 UNDER GOING REHABILITATION

ADOTION AVAILABLE!

VOLUNTARY SURRENDER TO THE RESCUE FROM ROBERTSON COUNTY

This fine lady is about 11 years old. A Mustang, she is actually closer to black in color then this picture shows. A BLM auctioned horse, she bears the 'freeze cypher tattoo' on her neck, which can be seen in the photos below. The exact reasons for her delivery here are still vague. Most likely the work of caring for a horse and the upkeep required made her undesired. At any rate, she's an awesome girl. Well trained and very well mannered, she has been ridden in the round pen and displays no ill will toward anyone. She will make a great horse for some lucky person.

Update: September 24. Dr. Kevin Hyde from Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital was here. Sally has been wormed out, vaccinated, and had her Coggins testing done. Jamie Martin, our great farrier, has trimmed out her hooves. She is filling out beautifully and is ready for adoption!

LADY PENELOPE -Horse #00017 STATUS: ARRIVED SEPTEMBER 6th, 2008 UNDER GOING REHABILITATION

RESCUED BY HIGH BID, PARIS AUCTION

Lady Penelope arrived here on September 7th, 2008 -about 10 weeks old. A Kentucky Spotted Mountain  Horse, we're not exactly sure why she was dumped at auction. Penned with three others, she would most likely been left to starve had she not been purchased by BERI staff members. The price to rescue her was less then dinner for two at a decent restaurant. She is in the best condition of the three weanlings we rescued in this buy, but shows some signs of previous abuse, being aloof at times, and trying to bite some of us on occasion. These are easily fixable social problems at this stage, but they give one pause to wonder just what went on at her former home. She will be with us for some time yet, as we bring her back to full health and let her get some maturity and wisdom accumulated before any decisions as to her future will be made.

BUCKLAND'S DIXIE STARLIGHT -Horse #00016 STATUS: ARRIVED SEPTEMBER 6th, 2008 UNDER GOING REHABILITATION

RESCUED BY HIGH BID, PARIS AUCTION

Miss Buffy had to teach Dixie to eat grass, she'd never grazed before!

Buckland's Dixie Starlight arrived here on September 7th, 2008 -just 6 weeks old. A registered Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse, she was stripped off of her mother for some reason, probably for being the 'wrong' color. The photo shows her in her foal colors, the lighter, coarser hair will shed off in time, but her legs will probably remain white. She was one of about a dozen weanlings in an auction lot whom apparently had not been fed for some time. The price to rescue her was less then dinner for two at a decent restaurant, had she NOT been purchased, she would have been left somewhere to starve. She has been a little slow to gain her weight back, but has become a little more alert and active with the introduction of good high quality food and milk replacement to her diet. As of this posting she is hanging in there. She will be with us for some time yet, as we bring her back to full health and let her get some maturity and wisdom accumulated before any decisions as to her future will be made.

UPDATE: September 24. Dr. Kevin Hyde of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital was here and evaluated Dixie. She been put on a slow wormer and is receiving ulcer medication to help relieve the trauma of her recent ordeal with being taken from her mother and sent to auction in a huge stockyard.

She is responding beautifully and is growing by leaps and bounds, filling out as well. We are keeping our fingers crossed.

BUCKLAND'S MOON MAGIC -Horse #00015 STATUS: ARRIVED SEPTEMBER 6th, 2008 UNDER GOING REHABILITATION

RESCUED BY HIGH BID, PARIS AUCTION

Buckland's Moon Magic arrived here on September 7th, 2008 -her 1 month, (yes, just 1 month) anniversary. A registered Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse, she was stripped off of her mother for some reason, probably for being the 'wrong' color. She was one of about a dozen weanlings in an auction lot whom apparently had not been fed for some time. The price to rescue her was less then dinner for two at a decent restaurant, had she NOT been purchased, she would have been left somewhere to starve. She loves physical contact, and has become bright and alert with the introduction of good high quality food and milk replacement to her diet, and as of this posting is doing fairly well. She will be with us for some time yet, as we bring her back to full health and let her get some maturity and wisdom accumulated before any decisions as to her future will be made.

COCOPELLA -Horse #00014 STATUS: ARRIVED SEPTEMBER 5th, 2008 UNDER GOING REHABILITATION AND EVALUATION

SURRENDERED AFTER INTERVENTION INVOLVING KENTUCKY STATE POLICE, ROBERTSON COUNTY

Well, just when we thought we'd seen it all, a coordinated effort between private citizens and the Kentucky State Police saved this Pony from starvation. Found near where her paddock mate had already starved to death and lie decomposing, we weren't sure she would make it. Very sweet and easy going, Cocopella has been named so because of her social manner and friendliness. As of this posting, she has already begun responding well to a gentle but constant dietary alteration. We expect as of right now, that she will recover. Keep checking back.

 BERI Advisory Board Member Kris Pfetzer helps with the arrival and documenting of Cocopella the Party Pony.

CAUTION: The photos in this section may be disturbing to some.

DORIAN HAY -Horse #00013 STATUS: ARRIVED SEPTEMBER 5th, 2008 UNDER GOING REHABILITATION 

ADOPTION AVAILABLE!

SURRENDERED AFTER INTERVENTION INVOLVING KENTUCKY STATE POLICE, ROBERTSON COUNTY

Dorian Hay is a Welsh Cobb, aged somewhere around 11 years old. Named tongue-in-cheek after Oscar Wilde's 'Dorian Gray', this fellow is quite the extrovert. VERY curious, very friendly, very tactile, he was rescued from the same situation as COCOPELLA, listed above. One of two survivors, he was surrendered after his owner was confronted by a private citizen with backing by the Kentucky State Police. Another horse had starved to death in the same paddock, and was still there at the time of the surrender. Sorrel, with a dark band down his spine, Dorian is a very handsome fellow. He is currently on a reconstruction diet, a slow constant feeding, gradually increasing in complexity and volume to restore him to where he should be in regards to body mass and health.

CAUTION: Some may find the following photos disturbing.

UPDATE: Dorian was checked over on September 24th by Dr. Kevin Hyde from Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital. He has been wormed out, vaccinated and Coggins tested. Jamie Martin, our amazing farrier, has done his hooves!  He is filling out beautifully, and is ready for adoption!

SPIRIT -Horse #00011 STATUS: ARRIVED APRIL 30th, 2008 UNDER GOING EVALUATION 

Spirit has arrived! Coming from Somerset, Kentucky, he is a survivor of a distressed farm in Pulaski County. A gorgeous 5/6 year old Arabian gelding, this boy is truly something special. We're not quite sure what we'll train him to do yet. Maybe everything. The photos speak for themselves, although he's still sporting some ragged winter coat.

ACHILLES OF BUCKLAND -Horse #00009 STATUS: UNDER EVALUATION, STILL TOO YOUNG, NOT YET ADOPTABLE.

NEEDS SPONSORSHIP FOR HIS REHABILITATION. PLEASE CONTACT US TO HELP!

Achilles was our New Year's Eve baby. A full blown Thoroughbred Race Horse, he was 8 months old upon arrival here, and came from a thoroughbred racing stable where he had been born with a turned cannon bone in his left rear leg. Therapy was unsuccessful. The staff at the racing farm didn't have the heart to destroy him, but didn't have the space to keep him. He is an AMAZING personality. Loving, inquisitive and ...very, very fast. (did we mention that he's fast?)

He would have excelled as a race horse, but the turned leg may not have withstood the rigors of training for life on the track. He is still very young, and we are evaluating him as to whether he will be able to bear a rider when he turns 2 years old. Until then, he will receive all the ground training any other horse would get, plus hard physical therapy. Our hope is that he will train up well as a hunter/jumper or cross country horse for occasional use. If he's not rider-capable, he will be retired here, and become a 'spokeshorse' for Buckland Equine Rescue like his 'big, bad cousin', Johnny Ringo. He spends his days learning, and hanging out with the 'old man next door', Candle.

Sired by: GRAND REWARD Dam: THAT'S OUR TRICKY (foal #7 out of THAT'S OUR TRICKY)

LORD SILVERBRIDGE -Horse #00004 STATUS: STILL TOO YOUNG FOR ADOPTION.

This guy was born sometime in April or May of '07, and was saved from the kill truck in July '07. A mixed breed, we had at first thought he might be a 'love child' from a rare Bashkir Curly, but now we're not so sure. It is far more likely he comes from a Thoroughbred-Standardbred-Tennessee Walker lineage. His mother is also here at BERI, she is the Lady Glencora. He is so smart, he's frightening. He has mastered removing halters from other horses, picking gate latches, picking pockets and finding weak spots in fences with ease. He gaits in the 5 beat Kentucky Mountain style AND paces like a Standardbred harness racing horse. He was gelded in March of '08 and will begin his hard training for a career in May or June. Like all the horses here at BERI, he has become a very loving, very intuitive young man about the place. He's going to be awesome!

LADY GLENCORA -Horse #00003 STATUS: UNDER GOING ADOPTION EVALUATION!

Lady Glencora was saved as we outbid the kill buyer in July of '07. Black with reddish mane highlights, she is an elegant and experienced lady. Her tail is absolutely huge! We estimate her to be around 12 years old, and she shows no signs of ever slowing down! She is of unknown lineage, but our vets all agree that she is most likely a Standardbred-Tennessee Walking Horse cross. Tall and fast in her gait, she is a perfect horse for an adult rider looking for a smooth trip. Miss Buffy and Mr. Chris have both ridden her, and Miss Buffy has trail ridden her under an English saddle. She was articulate in her motions, and in heavier brush was exacting in her footwork over fallen obstacles and when crossing running water. She is now in her prime and ready for a new job as your weekend pleasure and trail horse.

March '08 notes: Dr. Walker Brown of Hagyard Equine Institute was here at the Buckland to assess our herd's dental work. Lady Glencora's teeth were floated in late March at that time.

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