MEET OUR HORSES
Save a life - ride a rescue!
All our horses are located in Corvallis/Montana, unless otherwise stated!
If you are interested in adopting any of our horses, please call Jasmin at (406)493-4978 to start the process!
CHARLIE
Status: IN TRAINING
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Belgian/cross gelding
16.3hh
Age: approx. mid teens
1600sh pounds
]Adoption fee; n/a
Location: Corvallis/Montana
Health: no special needs.
What we know: Charlie has been "untouchable" for the longest time with an unknown past. This poor soul must have been so traumatized in the past. He has been turned out with the herd, which has done him well. Even though extremely people shy, he loves treats and will stretch his head super long just to get one. He especially likes them over the fence where you can't get too close to him ;-)
He seems not halter broke and even when run in the chute and haltered, he is extremely nervous and will try to get away from you every chance he gets. Charlie gets heavily sedated for his trim on the farrier table. He has a club foot, but is sound and is a very top of the pecking order horse. He seems to want to trust, but has a very hard time with it so will need someone with a lot of time and patience! We are currently working with him on becoming more approachable and we hope he will warm up to humans some! We have a halter on him and we are working on clipping a lead rope on and off so we can walk with him, but it remains a challenge!
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MONTANA
Status: in training
Percheron gelding
17hh+
Age: approx. early twenties
1700sh pounds
Adoption fee: n/a
Location: Corvallis/Montana
Health: no special needs
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What we know: Montana came to us with a severe bladder infection but is fine now. He takes some time to warm up to you. We have no history on him and have not evaluated him in riding or driving as of yet. We are currently working with him on catching and haltering and becoming a better citizen!
BRAVEHEART
Status: *** only available for adoption as a
companion horse***
Belgian gelding
17hh
Age: approx. 3 years
1808 pounds
Adoption fee: tbd
Location: Corvallis/Montana
Health: wobbler/neurologic in hind end
What we know: as per previous owner,
Braveheart got his head stuck in a feeder in the fall of 2023
and has shown neurological signs since.
Since coming to the rescue, he has had chiropractic, cranio sacral and acupuncture treatments. He has gained control of
his hind end since, but he is not 100%. We have gelded him since coming to the rescue and performed the procedure on our trimming table, which allowed us to get him up right away! He is a sweet, sweet boy who loves attention, treats and being groomed. He still needs to learn to pick up his feet, which might be tough for him, given his condition. He has been trimmed on the trimming table while being with us and may very well always need this accommodation.
We believe it might be too dangerous to train him as a riding horse, definitely as a driving horse, so if you are looking for a great, lovable, drop dead gorgeous draft horse to love and spoil, Braveheart is your man!
DAWSON NOT DAWSON
Status: ***available for adoption***
Currently in training as of August 2024
Percheron gelding
17hh+
Age: approx. late teens/early twenties
1700sh pounds
Adoption fee: tbd
Location: Corvallis/Montana
Health: no known issues
What we know: Dawson was sold as a former
6 hitch horse, which by DNA test turned out not
to be true. We have no other history on him. He turned out to be "too much horse" for the people who purchased him - and clearly not who he was sold as - so they donated him to the rescue and asked us to take good care of him and find him a good home.
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Dawson came to the rescue where in the meantime he has gained 300+ pounds to put him at a good weight. We have worked with him a lot on gentling, haltering and leading as well as picking up his feet. He just recently left for driving training and we are excited to see his progress!
HENRY
Status: available for adoption
***Companion horse***
Percheron/cross gelding
16.3hh
Age: approx. mid teens
1966 pounds
Adoption fee: $750
Location:Corvallis/Montana
Health: no special needs
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What we know: Henry is a former bucking horse who was sold due to not being the best bucker. He was purchased by a "Cowboy"
who trained him to ride, for 30 days and sold him at an auction "green". Our trainer did well with him and he was adopted, but the adopter and her trainer "could not get anywhere with him" so they returned him. Henry was purchased at auction for $5100 and donated to the rescue. The purchaser wanted to ensure he would find a good home!
He has been turned out with the herd since coming back and enjoys his time with the other horses. He is super sweet on the ground and likes to be groomed and eat treats. He is easy to catch, but needs to learn yet how to pick up his feet and has only been trimmed on the table. Henry is drop dead gorgeous but during a recent animal communication session, he expressed that he does not trust himself NOT to buck and therefore and for the safety of all, does not want to be ridden. He does, however, want to be loved and cared for and there are other ways to spend time with your horse aside from riding and driving! Do some groundwork, some liberty work, brush him and love on him, take him on walks - he will so enjoy that!
DOUG
Status: available for adoption as a
companion horse
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​Belgian gelding
17hh
Age: early twenties
1600ish pounds
Adoption fee: tbd
Location: Corvallis/Montana
Health: Doug got a pretty clean bill of health, besides the usual "I am older and have some arthritis and some missing and expired teeth" type of thing
What we know: He is a sweet, yet very shy boy who loves attention but is scared once he actually gets it. He is presenting to be a bit of a challenge when it comes to putting on weight, which is "normal" with older drafts. Given his age, Doug might best benefit from retirement and just being loved on while he is living out his days. He has been trimmed on the trimming table while at the rescue and as so many others, has a hard time standing for the farrier.
GUNNER
Status: available for adoption
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Percheron gelding
16.3hh
Age: 19yrs
1823 pounds
Adoption fee: $500
Location: Corvallis/Montana
Health: dust allergies, receives daily Zyrtec currently/during the summer months.
Gunner is a gorgeous late teenager who came from a big ranch pulling wagons. But they described Gunner as very sensitive to noise and rather reactive, so he was surrendered to the rescue. He is a stout, stunning, true black Percheron who would benefit from a lot of one on one time and desensitizing! He is curious and will come up to you in the pasture for treats, but can quickly turn around and run away if he feels pressured.
We have put the harness on him and ground driven him and he did beautifully!
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Gunner does pick up all four feet, yet we trim him on the trimming table. What a beautiful partner he would make for someone who would want to do some light driving. Gunner is not broke to ride as far as we know, hence we have not ridden him.
FRANNY
Status: ***recovering from a stillborn in
May, enjoying life in the pasture for now***
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Belgian mare
17.1hh
Age: tbd
approx. 1650 pounds
Adoption fee: tbd
Location: Helena/Montana (at trainer's)
Health: Franny has gained weight nicely since coming to the
rescue in November of 2023. She was a broodmare in Canada and was sold at auction due to "too many horses". She was reported to just having had a baby weaned off of her. Franny is extremely shy and untrusting of humans, and just started training in February of 2024. We hope she will learn that humans are not all that bad and we hope she can become someones partner!
OLIVER
Status: ***igreen broke to ride,
available for adoption to experienced home***
Belgian cross gelding
16.3hh
Age: approx. mid teens
1500sh pounds
Adoption fee: tbd
Location: Corvallis/Montana
Health: no known issues
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What we know: Oliver came from an auction and we have no history on him. At the end of 2023 he went through two months of training and deemed "untrainable", which made us really sad. He is thought to have been driven with a jockey-stick. Friendly on the ground, but takes of running if you come with a halter. Will take treats from you all day though!
So we sent him to a different trainer in April of 2024 where he spent four months and he can now be haltered and led, and he has been ridden. He is green broke at best and still needs someone to work with him quite a bit on getting more comfortable.
Oliver is a stunning horse and we would love to see him make someone a beautiful partner!
SADIE
Status: ***available for adoption as pasture pet only,
broke to drive, but has hock joint problems***
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Belgian mare
16.3hh
Age: 18yrs
2005 pounds
Adoption fee: tbd
Location: Corvallis/Montana
Health: Sadie is a local owner surrender who use to pull wagons, but she was getting up in age and started to have some arthritis in her hocks and fronts. Our vet determined the best course of action will be Bute as needed for this sweet girl, who gets around just find, but should not be pulling hard anymore!
Belgian Gelding Bo
Status: ***available for adoption***
Belgian: approx. 12 months
Adoption fee: $1000
Location: Corvallis/MT
Health: he is just a baby and has been vet checked, no issues
that we saw. He came in with dropped pasterns, but after his first good trim with us, he already straightened out some and we are
hopeful that good trims and regular foot care will take care of that! Bo was castrated May 17th and has recovered beautifully. He will need training from the ground up and we hope he will come around quickly! We don't have any info on his dam or sire so we don't know how tall and big he is going to be, but he will sure be beautiful! Adopt him, love him, and turn him into a beautiful
riding and/or driving horse!
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FRANK THE TANK
Status: ***in rehab. Won't be availabe
for at least a year, if at all***
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Mini gelding
Approx. 30 inches
Age: 5ish
Approx. 207 pounds
Adoption fee: tbd
Location: Corvallis/MT
Health:Frank the Tank sadly seems to have been neglected for quite some time with all of his feet being in terrible shape. He has had two trims so far with the next one being scheduled for early April and will be done at the vet office and with radiographs. We hope to be able to correct his feet but will assume at least a year for rehab! Little Franky gets around well, however, and remains feisty and a bit frightened, but is slowly but surely learning to love treats!
KARLA & BLYTHE
Status: ***in rehab, can be adopted together
or separately once available***
Percheron/QH cross mares
16.1hh ish
Age: 11 yrs
Karla: 1628 pounds
Blythe: tbd
Adoption fee: $2000 each
Location: Corvallis/Montana
Health: these girls were broodmares in Canada until they were sold at a Montana auction on Nov 25, 2023. They were said to be confirmed pregnant.
However, Karla had a discharge that was already noticeable at auction, so we had her checked out right away and it turns out she is not pregnant, but had a severe uterus infection, which we are still dealing with now, in March of 2024. Once healed up, Karla will be able to find her very own person who wants to work with her and train her. She is very sweet, a little hesitant when being caught, but willing. She still needs to learn to lead properly but does better every time we work on it and she is loading like a champ after a few vet visits! Someone can make her a nice riding or driving partner, we are sure!
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Blythe was finally confirmed pregnant in March of 2024 for a May baby! Blythe will have her baby at the rescue and the baby will be weaned around 4-6 months of age. Blythe will not be available for adoption until then.
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Both girls were said to be pretty much unhandled, but turned out to be super curious and "want to be in your space". They both love treats and have learned to take a halter, lead and load.
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I am finding that they are NOT bonded, even though they are said to be sisters, but they both seem to be fine without each other and are also fine with other horses. While they make a nice matching team, we are willing to split them and adopt them out separately.
Who else do we have?
- Ron, a John mule in foster in Billings
- Alex & Ava, a Clydesdale mare and gelding in Colorado
- Archie & Flo, black Percheron Geldings
- Tucker, Belgian gelding
- Blacky, 1 yr Standardbred gelding in Texas
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Pictures and descriptions to come!