The Transition To Hope
When donkeys, mules, or horses arrive they are evaluated for health and provided the best care possible from rehabilitation or medical treatment to regular farrier care and vaccinations. Equally important is giving them time to decompress and realize they are in a safe place. Transitioning equine not only include those new to Hope, but any who need time for rehabilitation, or recovery, or event the occasional mare who arrives pregnant or with a foal. The equine listed below are in transition and have not completed their final levels of evaluation to prepare them for their new lives.
The time between in-take, evaluations, and final preparations for adoption can take from weeks to months or in extreme cases more than a year. Please note the equine listed below are not currently available for adoption.
Brighty
Gender: Mare
Height: 14.3hh
Year Foaled: 2007
Breed: Paint
Color: Sorrel
Brighty is as sweet as the day is long. A mare that sees the world through kind eyes and with a trusting heart. She is a rare find, beautiful and loyal. She has been a favorite when participating in equine therapy programs. Brighty has much love to share as a pasture companion but cannot be ridden due to an arthritic knee. She is under medial supervision at this time.
Butterscotch
Gender: Mare
Height: 15.2hh
Year Foaled: 2003
Breed: Mule
Color: Sorrel
Beautiful inside and out, that is our Butterscotch. You can loose yourself in her big soft brown eyes. She is a gentle soul, putting up with the youngsters Jazz and Jacoby. Butterscotch loves attention from scratches to a good brushing, she is always up for some “me” time.
Cowboy
Gender: Gelding
Height: 15hh
Year Foaled: 2021
Breed: QH
Color: Sorrel
Cowboy is a handsome, young, energetic, and smart gelding. We are excited to begin his ground work and explore his potential. Watch for more on this up and coming young horse.
Donna
Gender: Mare
Height: Standard
Year Foaled: 2005
Breed: Donkey
Color: Gray
Donna is a sweetheart, once abandoned and neglected she is now on the road to recovery, physically and emotionally. Donna’s feet were sorely neglected and she is undergoing corrective trims. She is quite the talker and still a bit shy when approached.
Fred
Gender: Gelding
Height: 15.3 hh
Year Foaled: 2016
Breed: Arrabian
Color: Bay
Fred is a story of triumph over adversity. He survived the hands of neglect and is thriving under the kind hands of Hope. Fred possesses the heart of a champion and the determination of a warrior. This sweet, gentle, and handsome gelding was starved and seriously injured. The untreated wither injury had affected five vertebrae, requiring surgery to remove the infected tips. Fred is doing well and nearly healed enough to be introduced into the Hope herd. Watch for more on his amazing journey.
Hickory
Gender: Mare
Height: 15.3 hh
Year Foaled: 2005
Breed: Appendix
Color: Flea-bitten Gray
Hickory is a unique beauty with a handsome foal. Coming to Hope pregnant, she was given time to settle in, give birth, and care for her foal. Weaning time is near for Jacoby which will allow for Hickory’s evaluation to begin. We have high hopes for her as we know she has been ridden in the past. She is social and vocal, giving an endearing soft nicker every morning at breakfast.
Lovey
Gender: Mare
Height: 15.3 hh
Year Foaled: 2008
Breed: Standardbred
Color: Bay
Stunning is the only way to describe this impressive mare. Lovey has had a long haul and we are anxious for her evaluation. Once Jazz is weaned (foaled at Hope May 2023) it will be time to experience all that Lovey has to offer.
Maggie
Gender: Mare
Height: 15hh
Year Foaled: 2015
Breed: QH/Arabian Cross
Color: Sorrel
Sweet, shy, and adorable describes our little Maggie. After two years standing alone in a pasture, Maggie found Hope. From the moment she stepped off the trailer her demeanor changed, so excited about having a herd to belong to. Watch for more on this sweet mare as she blossoms in her new world.
