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Our Equines - Rescued Horses

Showing 1 to 15 of 22 Equines

Anstar
ANSTAR, born and raised in Great Britain, had his multi-thousand dollar racing career ended because of a broken seismoid. He arrived at Heaven Can Wait after a year long wait. His primary exercise rider ...more details

Beatrice
All one has to do is to look at her “before” picture to understand why she is here at Heaven Can Wait. She had been neglected for well over a year as her feet will attest. She is unsure of people and sometime...more details

Blossom
BLOSSOM had been bought and sold 4 times in less than a year. Not because there is anything wrong with her; she just ended up at the wrong places at the wrong times. Reasons for the moves were family illnes...more details

Calvin
CALVIN, aka Sandy Flyer, a 14-year-old Thoroughbred, was born and raised to be a racehorse. He ran 7 races never placing in the top three. As with many unsuccessful racehorses, he was given away to his then n...more details

Carter
One of the very first rescues taken into the Sanctuary when he was only 7 months old, Carter, named for his surgeon, and also known as "Lil Man," needed surgery on all 4 legs because of epiphysitis (crooked le...more details

Gryphon
GRYPHON, a 7-year old Thoroughbred, had a bone chip removed from his hock. He was 4 years old at the time and had pretty much been sitting in pasture for those first 4 years. He was bought by a young lady who, ...more details

Kahlua
Kahlua was rescued with 2 other horses that were both older and skinnier, but all 3 needed their feet done and veterinarian care. The 2 older ones found wonderful new homes. Although much younger than most of...more details

Legend
Along with Snickers, they were much loved by their elderly owners, but illness and disability made it impossible for the humans to give them the daily care they needed. We feel both Legend and Snickers will so...more details

Lucy and Velvet
Lucy and Velvet came to Heaven Can Wait together. The family that owned them had quite a collection of animals that they no longer had the time for because the kids had moved out and the animals were spending ...more details

Missy
MISSY was picked up in Sacramento over Labor Day Weekend, 2005. She was being advertised as a “free donkey”. As the e-mails continued and questions answered, she became a rescue instead. We learned that Missy...more details

Mr Zimmerman
This is "Mr Zimmerman," a 20-year old horse we are trying to save - he was starved through neglect and ignorance when other horses chased him away from communal meals and nobody did anything about it...Hoping w...more details

Ortega
Ortega is the son of Chili. Mother and Son could not be separated and needed a new home. To keep them together and keep them safe, ...more details

Pair-O-Docs
PAIR O DOCS is a grandson of the legendary champion SECRETARIAT. He ran and lost 3 races before his race track career was ended. All we know of him is, at some point along the way during his journey from the...more details

Red
RED, a Quarter Horse, perhaps in his late teens, was a “string” horse for a boarding facility that also offered trail rides. A young girl who had become attached to him was convinced by the dishonest and unscr...more details

Rolo
ROLO arrived from the same YMCA summer riding camp as Ruby (see in memorium). Suffering from Navicular Disease and without the benefit of medical treatment or proper shoes and pads, Rolo was expected to do the...more details
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