Welcome to the Rescue Residents Page

These are horses and other animals that are, for now, permanent residents of the Rescue Farm for various reasons. Some horses are just unadoptable, some very hard to adopt since they have special needs most people don't want to deal with, other horses have proven to be therapeutically suited to help us help humans who need understanding and therapy both physically and mentally. We do have an interesting array of 'characters'. I hope you all get to visit the farm someday but for those animals lovers too far away, please visit them on our website often and enjoy them as much as we do here.

Trudy is a sweet Appaloosa mare. She was rescued by a veterinarian in North Georgia in 1994 to 96. She's lived at the rescue facility since 1996. Trudy is the most physically and mentally abused horse on the farm. She was bound in barbed wire then dragged behind a tractor. Trudy has much fear of humans and deservedly so. Her safest place in surrounded by horses, she trusts them. As you can see in the picture, she is behind a bay TB named Charlie because I am taking her picture. She does not kick or strike even though she can easily get revenge for her horror and pain. All she does is blow very loudly and hard through her nostrils and looks for a way to escape. She needs to be in a corner to halter her or she will run in fear but once haltered, she will lead or load in a horse trailer without a problem. Trudy will also tremble at her shoulders and arch her neck as if to hold all the fear in her neck muscles. It is heartbreaking to be near Trudy and not to get her to understand that we will never hurt her or let her be hurt again. She doesn't believe us, we're humans. Why should she trust us? It breaks your heart when you feel the fear in her heart. It is so unfair but it cannot be taken away, by anyone, just eased a little.

Trudy was lucky enough to be 'joined-up' with Monty Roberts when he was in Conyers, GA a few years ago. Monty worked with her for about 25 minutes. It started out with Trudy trembling and fearful but she put up a good fight not to get trusting with him. He patiently waited for her to change her mind and she finally put her nose on his shoulder. When that moment happened, woman as well as men in the audience broke out in tears, it was emotional for everyone there and felt by everyone. Monty rubbed her and comforted her. She has been much better ever since. Monty Roberts explained it this way...If you took a piece of paper, then folded it in half, ran your thumb down the fold...then open the paper it would have a cease in it. Rub your thumb down the crease..it will never be uncreased, it is deep into the paper now. Trudy's emotional wounds are too deep. We can offer kindness and give her understanding. She'll accept what she feels she can.

Trudy will always be a permanent resident of the rescue farm. It's been her safe place for 8 years. Change would only frighten her. She could use someone to sponsor her, help pay her feed and hay bills. A monthly donation will help Trudy even though she isn't capable of giving back by being ridden. Some horses need us to help them and get nothing in return.

Lacy is a QH mare that was used as a roping horse and brood mare. Her owners moved to GA from another state and found boarding so many horses to be financially troublesome. Lacy was donated. She is used as a therapy horse. She is so patient with any person, she's wonderful. We did have her for adoption but once we tried her for therapy, we decided she is here to stay.

We had a young man who was a pedestrian in a hit-and-run accident. He had therapy for 5 years but when his Medicare ran out, he was forced to quit physical therapy because his family couldn't afford it. It's a sad story for many disabled people. He came here 6 months after not having therapy. His arms and legs were very tight and difficult, and painful, to move. It took 2 hours to get him out of his wheelchair and onto Lacy. Lacy patiently stood as he moaned and several caring people worked to get him on the horse. She was a trooper. The young man worked his muscles and finished with 2 laps in the ring on Lacy's back.

Summer is a Thoroughbred gelding. He started his early career as a race horse. He was purchased with a high price tag in Florida by a Cumming family as a Grand Prix jumper for their daughter. She competed on Summer for about 5 years. After all the competitions, Summer started to become sore and reacted by bucking when he was ridden. His bucking continually got worse until the owner was injured and Summer was headed to the Hwy 20 horse auction sale. The rescue purchased Summer. He was difficult to handle and hard to walk to the pasture without a chain over his nose to control him. He was definitely a handful.

Summer was examined by Dr Ron Dawe, DVM, Veterinarian and Chiropractor. He diagnosed Summer with soreness as well as a ‘hunters bump’. The term is use by many describing a rear hump on the back from excess jumping but it is acceptable to many horse owners. It isn’t acceptable to a horse since it causes pain and discomfort. Dr. Dawe adjusted Summer a few times then the bump disappeared.

Summer is now a very quiet pleasant horse. He is ridden by beginner riding children and adults. He competes at local shows and wins ribbons for his happy riders. He would have been thrown away as a bad bucking horse had we not stepped in. He is not available for adoption right now. He is used for able and disabled riding here at the rescue farm.

Lump
Sponsored by Denise Bobick

Lump was a school horse in Alpharetta/Roswell for many years. He was retired and given to a good, loving home, at least that's what they thought when they gave home away. Six months passed and the trainer decided to visit Lump. There he was standing in a pasture, skinny, dirty and not loved at all as promised. The trainer called and asked me to please help Lump and she brought him to the rescue farm. We fed him and volunteers fell in love with his quiet kind nature. He was adopted and cared for for the past 4 years. The family is now traveling and cannot feed Lump and give him the extra care he needs so he is back at the rescue farm and looking for a quiet home to spend his life. He needs a senior feed, a little extra supplements and chopped hay. He looks 15 years old and would love to give you some grooming time to relax and relieve your stress.