quarter horses & Paints - weanlings & YEARLINGS

At Palomino Ridge Ranch Horse Rescue, we have a huge soft spot for the youngsters! While it is horrible that any horse gets dumped at auctions and kill pens, we feel it is absolutely awful that human beings would dump the very young ones  in such awful places. We try to rescue as many as donations will allow. We love to be a part of their story - to love them, to nurture them, to meet their needs and to teach them that there are nice humans in this world. In return for all that we do for these young ones, they bring us joy watching them grow and develop into happy, well adjusted, content young horses. Hugs from the little ones are the best!  Each young horse will stay with us until we feel they are ready to go on to loving homes. Please follow their progress and watch them grow!

Charity is a cute, inquisitive buckskin filly who was one of 5 frightened weanlings we were alerted about at Kaufman kill pen.  We absolutely hate seeing little ones at kill pens, whose only motivator is the money they can make off of bleeding hearts rescues like us. The saddest part is, if rescues do not step in and rescue these babies, then they either die there or are taken back into the slaughter pipeline of auctions or are sent to slaughter.  We reached out to our followers to help, and you did not want a single baby left behind.  Within 2 days, we had all 5 weanlings purchased and on their way to a quarantine pasture together.

Thankfully all five weanlings remained healthy and were able to come to the rescue.

Sabrina began working with Charity and the other weanlings and taught them basic halter training.  

Charity is now a year old. She has been turned out with other horses her age in the yearlings paddock. She is happy and healthy and awaiting her forever person to find her. 

These two little girls sadly found their way to an auction. Their breeder clearly did not care about their well being because he brought them there. These two were only said to be 5 months old, and they stuck together like glue in the auction ring. They were said to be unhandled, run onto a trailer by a cattle chute and taken from the ranch where they were raised. The auctioneer said they had Haythorn Ranch breeding, but we always wonder if what is said is true . We felt really sorry for these two girls and decided to step up for them, to keep them from going to numerous auctions in the slaughter pipeline or to a kill pen. They came to us very frightened and not wanting to be touched. They stayed in our double sized isolation stall for quarantine since it was February and we wanted them out of the cold weather. They developed a runny nose but thankfully did not get very sick. While in isolation, we tried to make friends, but they were so frightened, they just ran and tried to injure themselves in the 20' area. Once they were cleared to be removed from quarantine, we were able to start handling them some. Little Honey has taken to human interaction better than Goldie. Honey is more curious and will readily take treats.  We turned Honey and Goldie out with the other weanlings and they have spent the last 9 months at the rescue enjoying their lives just being horses. Both girls are beautiful, healthy and sound. These girls are very bonded and we will be seeking a permanent home that will keep them together.

Adoption is available to a loving home to someone with young horse experience.