38 Horses Total Have Been Rescued by SERR
Where are they now?
17 ADOPTED | 9 AVAILABLE | 6 FOSTERED | 6 Rainbow Bridge | |
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These are horses adopted out successfully. This number may fluctuate a small bit, based on occasional horses returning to the farm. | These horses await a forever home. Because we want a perfect fit, horses occasionally return to SERR and are helped in finding a new home. | Generous foster families help out SERR by fostering horses, providing food, shelter, love and attention. | Sometimes to rescue is to provide humane euthanization to horses who are suffering. | |
Success Stories
Aug 2008
Stormy
This sweet mini was adopted out and subsequently sold more than once (a violation of 
our adoption contract, our attorney is handling this). We were saddened to see a rescue being used for profit- especially when we willingly take back any horse who does not work out. We found Stormy and brought him home, and Patricia has adopted him as her own- a mascot for our rescue and reminder of the valiant spirit these animals possess. Stormy originally came to us after someone dumped him alongside a freeway, abandoning all responsibility. He is a real character, one that will represent SERR well and the Board appreciates Patricia's commitment to him.
AJ and Promise
An off the track thoroughbred, Promise raced approximately 16 times during her career.
A descendent of Man O' War and War Admiral, she even had a win! We rescued her from PEC. AJ was a training horse for jumpers and is a darling, sweet black thoroughbred mare. These two were so happy to go retire together to a huge farm!
Copper (now Mohave) 
Copper has become one of our favorite horses- his will to live is amazing. He came to us as a sickly horse named Melvin and is showing the true potential for rehabilitation. So much so, we decided to rename him Copper because it is so much prettier.
June 2008
Cinnamon- such a cute older mare, she finally found her forever home. Dear Cinnamon came to SERR almost 30 years old and pregnant- what a tragedy. She delivere.d a healthy cold, Spice, who was adopted (see below)
Roarin- a 2 year old mustang gelding, is going to make his new owners very happy.
Lovey is a sweet, gentle arab mare who is white with a pretty dark grey mane and tail, who now has a forever home with Cabella- A beautiful white arab mare who does well under saddle- we believe her to be about 20. She is friendly, always comes to the fence and has a gentle nature. These two love 'their boys' and the boys are truly gifted natural young horsemen.
May 2008
Sequoia is an approximately 2 year old mare from the Yakima Indian Reservation- you probably saw her BEFORE picture from the news- she was a PEC rescue and was so forgiving to let humans into her heart again after the terrible neglect she suffered. Barbara and the wonderful people at Firecreek Farm are taking wonderful care of her. Here she is galloping free in her big, beautiful pasture at Firecreek in July 2008:
Appy is a gelding just a few years old, he was so fearful when he came to us. His primary health problems were lice, worms, and a terrible stress induced cold/fever. We immediately quarantined him and worked very hard to get rid of all parasites and settle him in to recover from his cold. He was one of our PEC rescues and had been a stallion, housed in a chain link fence run that looked like a dog kennel. It was a sickenng environment for a horse with so much potential. Healthy and sound, he has headed to his forever home.
April 2008
Spice is a young (approx 8 months old) weaned, gelded colt born to Cinnamon. His poor momma mare (Cinnamon) came to us very pregnant at almost 30 years old- what shame. But she delivered this handsome fella and he won our hearts. He has a gentle nature and respected the space of anyone around him from the day he was born. Patricia was there to imprint him and give him all the love he needed. We are thrilled to have had a bit of time in this fella's early life.
Sweet Cinnamon, his mom, is still seeking a forever home to retire to.
Sonny (formerly Lakota) is a 2 year old pony gelding from the Yakima Indian Reservation. He went home with Noelle and Sam (below, the day she took him home), he seemed to know these ladies are horse lovers- he hopped right into the trailer without hesitation. Above is a photo of Sonny who is now under saddle and in training. We thank Sam and her family for the amazing care they are taking of him- already he is like a different pony. Check back for updates!
He was one of the horses featured in the King 5 news story, you see him matted and miserable in a terrible state of neglect. This little guy is going to really shine when Sam gets through with him.
March 2008
Bubbles is about 2.5 -3 years old.Adopted March 2008 and is doing terrific at her new home
Shadow a very sweet miniature horse (approximately 5 years old) with a ton of personality. Adopted March 2008.
February 2008
Serenity - a Morgan mare, 2 years old. Adopted January 2008. We are so happy to see Serenity with her new new mom. They bonded quickly and Serenity is enjoying frequent halter sessions and loads of grooming and attention from her very own girl.
Momma and Baby (a pair of donkeys, mother and daughter)- adopted November 2007. These two little gals got lots of love and care while at Serenity and now live on a beautiful farm.
A Heartwarming Update:  You may remember sweet Sequoia from the news footage- a darling mare from the Yakima Indian Reservation, Sequoia was so sickly when she came to us and completely untamed. At SERR she got healthy and confident, learned to trust people and really became friendly. She was adopted out in May and we were thrilled to get an email and some new photos of her: Good morning Patricia,
I wanted to give you an update on Miss Sequoia. She is doing very well. We've started ground driving her and will be making a custom wooden cart for her this Fall/Winter. She is starting to fill out pretty well. I've got her on full graze. She is such a wonderful girl and has a lot of fun here. We are building a 3 stall extension on our barn this month through next month and she will get her very own 12X12 stall. I've attached some pictures of her in the pasture - her first official day out there. I hope all is going well for you and I do hope that folks continue to support your wonderful and blessed program.
-Barbara
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38 HORSES HAVE BEEN RESCUED BY SERR --18 have been adopted --5 are in foster care -- 12 seek forever homes
Here are the names of all of the horses who have come through SERR and left hoofprints on our hearts.
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Listen for the Bell
There is a field, with two horses in it.
From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you stop your car, or are walking by, you will notice something quite amazing.
Looking into the eyes of one horse will disclose that he is blind. His owner has chosen not to have him put down, but has made a good home for him. This alone is amazing.
If you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell. Looking around for the source of the sound, you will see that it comes from the smaller horse in the field. Attached to the horse’s halter is a small bell. It lets the blind friend know where the other horse is, so he can follow.
As you stand and watch these two horses, you’ll see that the horse with the bell is always checking on the blind horse, and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk to where the other horse is, trusting that he will not be led astray.
When the horse with the bell returns to the shelter of the barn each evening, it stops occasionally and looks back, making sure that the blind friend isn’t too far behind to hear the bell.
Like the owners of these two horses, God does not throw us away just because we are not perfect or because we have problems or challenges. He watches over us and even brings others into our lives to help us when we are in need.
Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by the little ringing bell of those who God places in our lives.
Other times we are the guide horse, helping others to find their way….
Good friends are like that… you may not always see them, but you know they are always there.
Please listen for my bell and I’ll listen for yours.
Live simply,
Love generously,
Care deeply,
Speak kindly….
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