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Our Sanctuary residents are equine who because of health, age or other disabilities remain with us under our care here at
the rescue for the rest of their days. These equine will not be available for adoption.These are equine who would be very
hard to place in a new home. Or because of health issues it would cause undo stress by doing so. We count these equine as
pure blessing's, and we feel honored to have them here with us, as we care for their special needs. All these horses are available
for monthly sponsorships.
Regular horse @$50 month, Donkeys $40 month, miniature horses and donkeys @$30 month.
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| SPOTTIE DOTTIE (L) & LEVI (R) |
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| LEVI eye socket area (no eye) |
Levi and Spottie Dottie are mother and son. They came to us Aug 03. Spottie (mom) had been brought at an auction by a horse
trader who though he could make himself a fast buck re-selling Spottie and her unborn but very soon due to be born foal. His
plans fell through when Levi was born blind. In fact he was born with no eyes,he has sockets but nothing in them. The trader
could not sell Spottie due to Levi, so he decided he would just "get rid" of the foal and his problem would be solved.
His idea of "get rid" was not by selling him on. We were told of this situation and went to visit Mr XXXX We knew
we could never take a 4 week old blind baby away and hope for him to survive, so in order to save his life, we purchased his
mother (he was thrown in for free), which of course made the trader very excited to be "rid of the problem" and
earned himself a buck in the bargain. Levi was just 4 weeks old, we trained him to respond to a bell and
my voice. He gets around real well, but always stays within smelling distance of his mother. He does panic if she gets too
far from him. She is his eyes and safety net. He does play with other donkeys and miniature horses. He can smell his way to
water. Because of his handicap he lives in a pasture of no climb wire fencing and covers on all T.posts for his own protection
since he does walk into the fencing daily. Levi and his mother are the mascot of our rescue, and welcome visits from the public.
Don't forget the carrots.
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| Freckles |
FRECKLES ..... Came into the rescue 1/27/08 ... An elderly lady in her 20's. She has an old fracture to her left front knee,
it has a some what "bubble" look to it, and she swings it out as she walks on it. This causes her to have to walk
on an angle and will require her foot to be always trimmed at an angle that will make her feel comfortable and help her balance
better.She walks with a limp, but seems to have no pain or trouble getting about. She has a funny little "Hop skip jump"
when she runs. This is a very sweet mare, and causes heads to turn when pastured out in the front by the road. She has many
many beautiful leppard ginger spots.
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| Mr. Baxter 7/24/06 |
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Mr. Baxter is a very special donkey, he is about 8 years old. He is 38 inches tall and is the second set of eyes for our blind
donkey Levi. Mr. Baxter often "babysits" Levi giving his mother a break. He will lead him to food and water and
play with him. If anything ever happend to Levi's "mom" we know Levi might have a chance to survive with Mr.Baxter
around.
Mr. Baxter is a total love bug, I doubt there is a sweeter donkey anywhere else in this world. He loves human contact
and often comes to supervise our projects, he will stand guard making sure we are doing things "right" !! He will
also give little tots bareback rides.
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| Apollo 8 year old crippled gelding |
APOLLO .... Is an 8 year old paint gelding of around 14.2 hands tall. He came into the rescue in Aug 03, and has been here
ever since. He was available for adoption 6 months after he came here, after putting on weight. In all that time, nobody offered
to give Apollo a home, we think because he has such special needs and cannot be ridden.Today 2/7/08 we have decided that Apollo
no longer needs to wonder if anyone will ever give him the loving home he has been looking for, we have moved him into our
"Sanctuary" section, his home is now here at Creekside for the rest of his life.
Apollo came in with "rickets" in his front legs, he had never received the right kinds of foods as a baby, and
thus he has a somewhat "twisted look" in his front legs. His legs have straighten out a lot since being here at
Creekside. But he is forever lame and can never be ridden. When he is walking towards you, he always looks like he's about
to turn left. He had received a lot of head abuse in his early life, before he came here and is very hard to catch and work
with. He usually needs to be sedated to receive vet and farrier care. He is a wonderful boy who just needs some special time
spent with him one on one to earn his trust and to help better meet his needs.
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