Dream Horse Training

DREAM HORSE HAVEN
A place were horses are treated better than people.
Information to Save a Horse in Need

One thing I have never lost is my love for any kind of horse.  I like all horses as I have said but the one I like best is the thoroughbred.  Not because they have racing speed or appear to be a more noble steed but because they have a heart that will not quit.  They just keep pulling on the bit.  It makes no difference if they are lame or thin that just don't keep a thoroughbred from trying to win.  They are an example of what we should be. The best part of them you will never see. it's a heart that's true, sticks to the end. That's why I'd want a thoroughbred for a friend. W.J. Wilde 1935

Tis better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all.  W. Shakespeare

 

This page is for those we've touched and loved since 2005

We all know what it's like to see a horse pushed aside and left to fend for itself.  If you haven't it is not something you'd want to see. The owner neither caring nor concerned about the welfare of the horse entrusted to their care.  We often come across some of these lonely creatures and can't resist the rescue.  CORRECT horse care is a costly business.  These rescued horses take time, extra care and money.  We do what we can with what we've got and help find better homes or ease them across the bridge.  It's a never ending battle but we keep going because they keep coming.

We have dedicated our lives, time and money to make sure horses are treated better than they deserve and always more than any other place we've been to. We have vets and farriers that know if it makes it to us we'll do everything possible to help it.  We are not in it for the monetary gains ONLY for the love of horses.

Our wish is to teach others that there is a better way of taking care of the many horses that need us.  Chantal starts with the kids that love horses and shows them how to DO IT RIGHT.  Her ultimate goal is a school that doesn't just teach you how to ride but how to CARE for a horse completely.  She has seen and been to many equine schools where the money is worth more than the horses they are caring for.  This stops at our barn door.  EVERY horse has a better life than it did before it came to us.

So I've decided this page is for all those that have passed through, some on to better homes and others to cross the bridge to greener pastures and waiting at the gates for us to join them because they were never alone and always loved with us.

This list is of the many we have rescued, purchased, some out of hell holes or simply found us along their way.

THEY CANNOT EVER BE REPLACED AND WILL NOT EVER BE FORGOTTEN BY US

PRESENT through 2009  works of Love in progress
More and larger pics found at DH Photo Album page

Firefly 13yr AQHA  
sorrel mare in foal for 09 came in under weight by 300+ lbs not fed grain and this was her second foal.  She had no muscle tone, wobbly from lack of nutrition feeding this in utero foal, sweet docile and loves the extra attention she's getting now

Chyna 11yr AHA
bay mare Came in under weight and  with a horrible unknown wound on her stifle draining gross yellow puss, gapping open and sore to walk on but is slowly healing, no canter work  with her as it still reopens the wound for time to time.

Rainy 7yr APtHA
sorrel n white mare Came in under weight and not broke completely, but doing great, now a little over weight but sassy and riding

Joy 28+ morgan 
shaded chnt brood mare Was a brood all her life, broke to ride at age 24, arthritis and string halt flare-ups but went to her first 4-h show in 08, did wonderful for her young owner

Taz 4yr arab in front in purple
bay geld. Rescued from pure neglect with 2 other arabs all starved nearly to death,, he was the worst and vets didn't think he would make it.  We've brought him around gaining weight steadily and young owner has broke him to take equipment and has been backed a few times, with lots of help and instruction.

Cowboy 34 yr  in back 
bay qhmix geld. Owner brought him to us dying to help save him.  Under weight from not fed and no water at a boarding place, severe leg swellings and copd breathing problems. Now up to weight, fat but not able to take rider for very long. Super sweet guy

Faith  8yr qhmix 
bay mare Rescued twice owner couldn't get out to see her at first boarding place and was starved there, then second boarding place let loose studs in field, got her preg twice, lost first foal but moved out before second was due

Dee yrlg   
sorrel filly Out of faith mare, a second oops baby out of a paso, mustang, tennwlkr or halflinger stud don't know who. Doing great soon to be getting ready to break lightly this coming year

2008 Works of Love
Rockett qh
sorrel mare 200 lbs underweight but sweet and easy and willing to do anything, gaining weight and riding trails before her new home

Echo 11yr JC 
grey tbred geld. Given to us stating he was child safe, wasn't.  had crosstie issues, saddling issues and rears up and over and proud cut can't be around mares or geld.

Chance 8yr qh
sorrel geld  Got him for lesson but had proud cut issues and not safe for kids

Scooter 17 AQHA
liver chnt geld  Given to us for lessons, super sweet well behaved guy with a lot of motor under him. Could cut, rein, cows, trails, show and barrels. way to much for our youngins, found him a nice home with teenage kids who just adore him.

Rio 5yr qh
bay mare  Purchased but previously used as embryo transfer brood sweet quiet and just needed polished up on her riding skills, found a great college girl looking for hunter prospect

Valentine 6yr tb
sorrel mare  Purchased but previously used as embryo transfer brood very quiet and needed brushed up for college  girl for jumping prospect

Glory 8yr qh
chnt mare  Purchased but previous owners scared of her which made her more scared of everything, settled but pushy but made a girl a great barrel horse for 4-h

Zano 17yr paso
red dun geld  Super sweet manners great to tack but a fireball to ride not suitable for kids. way to forward a runaway, found a endurance lady that loves him to death

Kira/frosty 10yr BLM mustang  on left
grey mare  Great for kids trails shown jumps carted but had severe summer sweet itch raw open wounds and couldn't medicate to help

Ellie 5yr JC tb
bay mare  Never seen the track but was abused before she came to us nervous, cribbing and pacing and not stallable, put time riding her and went to one 4-h shown, did well for never being there but too easily upset

Desi  8yr paint
bay n white mare  Sweet  girl rides nice came in with severe leg wound could not get it to heal found out she had immune disorder

Prince 4yr arab  no pic
bay geld  Rescued from severe starvation with 2 others bounced back the quickest and found home with kids to love on him

Rylie 2yr arab no pic
sorrel colt  Rescued from severe starvation with 2 others bounced back quick very sweet soon to be gelded found home with kids to love on him

Rose  23yr arab no pic
bay mare  Spent her entire life in a stall never turned out with arthritits flare-ups, was shown in early yrs, now not catchable in field but sweet to ride
Spirit* 34yr arab
grey geld Shown when young, well trained, loved kids, used for lesson horse for 4 yrs till his no teeth gave him choke and had to be put down. we'll missed him the most

2007 Works of Love

Skywalker yrlg AHA arab
steel grey colt  purchased along with his mom who was preg again, this guy was small sweet and all arab typy but as we later found out due to lack of proper care and no wormings he developed degenerative eye complications from parasite infestation and was going blind

Arielle 10yr AHA arab
seal bay mare  purchased with 6mo colt on her side and in foal again, this is to be her 6th foal with no breaks in between, we later found out that she was almost completely blind as like her son was not cared for properly and not wormed and because of infestation of parisites had degenerative eye complications.

Chloe 10yr arab
grey mare  was given to us because she had behavioral issues with her previous owner, kicked, charged, pushy, and just did not like people in general

Willow 8yr arabmix no pic
grey mare  purchased for lessons previous owner stated they rode her the whole yr before dropping a surprse foal on them, under weight, rode a few times but had behavior issues with other horses, kicked one horse causing rider to fall off, reared, bucked, not suitable for kids

Klua* 23yr AHA arab
bay mare purchased for lessons came in with a bow front tendon fixed her up and she was great for the kids, one of those real solid gold cadillacs, had a 5yr old girl on her and took her trail riding for the day and came back beeming the biggest smile ever, later severely rebowed same leg and vet said it was not coming back again so we gently put her down-she will greatly missed.

Holiday 6yr ApHC, CRHA, PHA
palomino appy mare  purchased out of a backyard breeding place, never out of a stall, had 2 foals and lots of behavioral issues, under weight and neglected, got her weight up and working under saddle on to new home

Molly 3yr pintopaso
bay n white mare was an oops baby came in under weight and very small, put weight and saddle training on her and found a lovely little girl who is now training her for the cart and taking her to 4-h shows

Ivy 6yr JC tb
bay mare got her in right off track pulled her racing shoes and found out all 4 of her legs had been jacked for the trackracing and she could barely walk, found her a nice pasture to retire in

  Paige 6yr APHA
sorrel n white mare purchased out of a backyard breeding place under weight and neglected, never been touched reared in crossties, reared over backwards on farrier, worked with but had impressive tendencies, never be safe to ride

Ali 8yr JC tb
chnt mare purchased for lesson girl but came in with fractured ankle and not ridable, pasture pal now

Rosie 14yr AQHA 2nd from left
chnt mare purchased for lesson girl, came in with aggression issues and not catchable in field, worked with and now a great trail horse

Trinity  9yr JC tb
bay mare  rescued twice, first from a back lot after racing owner died and left no one to care for them, then another owner maliciously starved, she was over 400lbs underweight and cigerette burned her for over a yr, our 3 different vets, farrier and equine dentist didn't think she would make it, within 4mo had her weight going right and trailriding, then she showed signs of a possible jumper and put her in jump training, did wonderful, found a very loving lady that loves her dearly

Lyric 11yr JC tb
bay geld  previous owner called and said his pasture buddy had died and he coliced 3 times over that week, then got severe heat stroke fell down and fractured his shoulder, brought him in and worked with him, trails beautifully now, new gentleman loves him to death

Isabeau  12 yr JC tb
grey brood mare used for apx babies, purchased her but found out she had a severe leg injury, fluid swelling and never be sound, found her a nice pasture to retire in

Cassie 3yr APHA
sorrel n white mare brought in for training but found out she had a severe club foot, vet recommended she's not weight bearable, so out to pasture

Babydoll 5yr arabmix
bay mare first owner couldn't handle her, just overly sensitive and scared, so we put training and ride time on her and found her a home

Lucky  8yr AQHA
red roan mare came in severely underweight and neglect, left in pasture with 4 studs had a 3mo foal on her side with no milk and preg again, we tried to put weight on but owner decided that she would abort second pregnancy and throw mare into a severe colic from her malnourished state, and wouldn't separate the foal from her and nearly killed her.

Dakota 3mo qh/halflinger mix
red roan colt came in with neglected mama  owner just didn't know anything and almost kill him and mama

Starheight 22yr halflinger
palomino stud came in severely underweight, left in pasture with 3 other studs fighting over mares, had  injury on leg and open wound on neck, owner just had no clue about horses, got him up to weight and found a new retirement home for him

DeeDee APHA
black n white mare came in to be trained from a rough cowboy style breaking, scared, limping and jumpy, took to training beautifully, found a lovely home with a 4-h girl

2006 Works of Love

River yrlg AHA 1/2 arab
bay filly purchased, found her a backyard mini breeding place were she was locked in a stall, tiny and underweight but full of fire, put time and work on her, new 8yr girl showed her in 4-h show and did wonderful

Liz*  6yr tb
bay mare  found her in a backyard breeding place, supposed to be bred neglected, vet checked, uterus full of infection, and had the wobbles peacefully put her down

Hotrod 14yr AQHA
sorrel geld purchased for lesson horse, used a few times but noticed a heavy limp, found out old injury from barrelracing couldn't be used often, so found a lovely home with kids just to love on him

Savannah* 24+ qhmix no pic
sorrel mare came in underweight and sore feet from standing in stall and never let out, found out she had severe foot rot and peacefully put her down

Shania 22yr AHA
grey mare purchased for lessonhorse, came in underweight, tried her out a few time but had problems, found out she was almost totally blind, found a retirement pasture for her

Jayda* 22 yr arab
seal bay mare purchased her for lessonhorse, came in with gapping chest wound from trailer issues, got her fixed up and used for lessons for a yr, noticed her having balance issues and fainting occasionally, vet confirmed cushings, peacefully put her down- she will be missed greatly

Rabbit 3yr AQHA, AQPA, APHA
sorrel geld came in underweight, and pushy manners, was halter shown and we worked with him, got him under saddle and found a new show home for him

Gunner* yrlg AQHA, AQPA
liver chnt geld  came in underweight and had stalling issues, was shown halter but found out was blind in one eye and had immune disorder found him a home but later died of immune problem

Lady Di 8yr tb
chnt mare came in with food agression problems due to lack of proper feeding, was worked under saddle and found a home with a 4-h girl doing barrels

Star AHA 1/2 arab, NSH 2yr
bay arab mare came in small and under weight now in a show home, currently showing

Jazzy 5yr arabmix
bay mare came in for training, tail eater and some pushy issues,  now working under saddle, found home with lovely lady for trailriding

Breezy yrlg paint
black n white filly came in frisky but nice, an oops baby worked with and found home with lady who loves her


* = They have passed over the bridge.  At each we wished them on to a better place and we'll see them soon.