Shannon's Companions

IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ BEFORE ASKING ABOUT OUR ADOPTABLE HORSES!!!

We have had numerous emails from people asking us to lower our adoption fees.  We usually tell them "Sure if you pay the vet bill, the hay bill and the feed bill".  If you are looking for a cheap horse this is not the place!  It costs quite a bit of money to rescue a horse.  We do this out of the kindness of our hearts, it isn't a paying job nor do we get reimbursed for the expenses.  If we were paid by the hour for the time we put into rescuing, caring for, training, maintaining and finding homes for the rescue animals we would all be rich beyond belief.  It isn't something that can be done 9 to 5,  we are with them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  The adoption fees we ask don't even cover the cost of the expenses that have incurred over the course of recovery.  Yes the adoption fees are more than the "market value" of horses these days.  The price of horses may be in the dumps but the cost of caring for them is going up and up and up!  If you are truelly looking to adopt a horse in need contact us.  If you are looking to try to talk us down like this is some kind of yard sale we suggest you find somebody who is looking for a good home for their horse, believe me they are everywhere!

All horses are dewormed, immunized, receive hoof care and dental work if needed.  They are given quality hay and grain with free access to fresh water.  Depending on the physical and mental status of the horse it can take up to a year for rehabilitation.  They may come to us simply hungry or as bad as severely abused and neglected.  Our trainer has years of experience training horses as well as an education in Equine Science.

Adoption fees will vary with each horse depending on the care needed.

If you are interested in adopting a horse please use our online application.  You are welcome to ask questions about an adoptable horse, however we will not consider an adoption until you send us your application.

NORA IS A 10 YEAR OLD QUARTER HORSE WHO IS GOING TO BE WHAT WE CALL A "LIFER", A PERMANENT RESIDENT AT THE RESCUE.  SHE IS BLIND WITH CATARACTS AND IS IN DIRE NEED OF SPONSORS AND DONATIONS FOR HER TREATMENT AND CARE.  THE COST OF EYE SURGERY, TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND OFFICE VISIT COSTS WILL BE AT LEAST $5,000.  HER EYE SIGHT IS NOT GUARANTEED TO COME BACK BUT SHE HAS A GOOD CHANCE AT PARTIAL VISION WHICH WILL ENABLE HER TO BE IN A HERD WITH THE OTHER HORSES AND GRAZE.  RIGHT NOW SHE HAS TO HAVE HAY YEAR ROUND.  MOST LIKELY SHE WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO GET VISION RESTORED IN ONE EYE, THE OTHER SEEMS TO HAVE TOO MUCH PERMANENT DAMAGE.  CURRENTLY SHE IS IN A TEMPORARY SAFE AREA.  WE ARE IN NEED OF SPONSORS FOR NORA.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A SPONSOR PLEASE CONTACT US.  BELOW SHE IS PICTURED WHEN SHE ARRIVED HERE, THE SECOND PICTURE IS HER CURRENTLY.  IF YOU WILL NOTE THE DIFFERENCE IN HER APPEARANCE, WE SEEM TO HAVE SUCH A CALMING EFFECT ON THE HORSES THAT COME HERE.  NORA HAS A MUCH KINDER EYE AND IS MORE SERENE.  WE TRUELLY BELIEVE IT IS OUR HEALING ATMOSPHERE HERE.

 

 

 

 

 

                                 

 NEWEST PIC

NAME: DUF (PIC 1 & 2 ARE FROM DAY 1, PIC 3 ONE MONTH LATER, PIC 4 LAST MONTH, LAST PICTURE TAKEN 4/17/09, DUF IS NOW A BLUE ROAN!  LAST TWO PICS TAKEN 6/2/09.  LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE! AN AMAZING TRANSFORMATION, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE BELIEVED THEY WERE THE SAME HORSE)

BREED: STANDARDBRED/QUARTER HORSE CROSS

AGE: 3 YEARS

HEIGHT: 14.2 HANDS

TEMPERAMENT(1-10):3

TRAINING: GROUND ONLY

PROSPECTS: RIDING, DRIVING

RIDING EXPERIENCE NEEDED: EXPERIENCED

REGISTERED: NO

ADOPTION FEE: $500

HISTORY: DUF IS ONE OF THREE YOUNG HORSES THAT WERE ABANDONED AT AN AUCTION.  WHEN THE OWNERS OF THE AUCTION ARRIVED TO OPEN THEY WERE RUNNING LOOSE IN THE BUILDING.  DUF IS IN HORRIBLE CONDITION.  HE IS NOTHING BUT SKIN AND BONES.  HE IS UNDER INTENSIVE CARE AT THIS TIME AND WE WILL POST MORE AS WE LEARN ABOUT HIM.  DONATIONS TO HELP REHABILITATE DUF ARE APPRECIATED!

UPDATE****

DUF IS DOING GREAT.  HE IS UP TO HIS CORRECT WEIGHT AND IS HEALTHY.  PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO BE A GELDING, ONCE HE STARTED TO GET HEALTHY WE DISCOVERED HE IS STILL INTACT.  HIS ADOPTION FEE REFLECTS THE COST OF GETTING HIM GELDED.  IF YOU HAVE A VET THAT WILL GELD HIM FOR A LOWER PRICE WE WILL ACCEPT ARRANGEMENTS.

 

NAME: DREAM (FIRST PICTURE TAKEN JULY 19TH, 2009, 2ND PICTURE TAKEN AUGUST 20TH, LAST 4 PICTURES ARE CURRENT )

BREED: QUARTER HORSE/FOXTROTTER CROSS

AGE: 2 YRS.

HEIGHT: 14 HANDS

TEMPERAMENT: 2

TRAINING: GREEN BROKE

PROSPECTS: TRAIL

RIDING EXPERIENCE NEEDED: INTERMEDIATE

REGISTERED: NO

ADOPTION FEE: $400

HISTORY: DREAM CAME TO US BECAUSE HER OWNER COULD NOT AFFORD TO FEED HER. 

****UPDATE

DREAM IS GAINING WEIGHT AND IS DOING WELL.  WE WILL BE DETERMINING HER TRAINING LEVEL SOON.

****UPDATE

DREAM HAS BEEN SPRAYED WITH FLY SPRAY WITHOUT A FLINCH, BRUSHED ALL OVER, SADDLED AND BRIDLED WITHOUT HER PAYING MIND AT ALL.  SHE HAS BEEN LINE DRIVEN AND DID WELL.  SHE IS A GENTLE GIRL, WE THINK SHE IS GOING TO MAKE SOMEONE A NICE RIDING HORSE.  SHE KNOWS LEFT, RIGHT AND WHOA.