• Melanie

    Melanie

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    Melanie, a Belgian Draft, was born at the sanctuary in the spring of 2004 to PMU mare Peggy, who was in foal at the time of her rescue. Melanie shares her pasture with Peggy, another rescued PMU mare named Annie, and a rescued Philadelphia Carriage Horse named Mark in the area we call “Field of Dreams.” Melanie is absolutely gorgeous with the most beautiful, flowing mane.

    Melanie is proudly sponsored by supporters from Troy, Michigan; East Chatham, New York and Seattle, Washington.

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  • Monty

    Monty

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    Monty, whose racing name was “Honor Mountain,” is a striking Chestnut Gelding born on May 18, 2002. After racing from 2005 to 2007, he was sent to be part of an equine studies program.  However, in 2010 after he was no longer needed, Monty, along with two other Thoroughbreds also used in the same program, were consigned to auction in December of that year where they could have been sold for slaughter. When we were alerted about this situation, we contacted the school and purchased the three geldings privately for $300 each on the very day they were to be auctioned off. Monty is a wonderful horse whose life is as rich and meaningful as ever, as are the other two Thoroughbreds rescued that day, Tim and Denny, who reside in another part of the sanctuary.

    Monty is proudly sponsored by supporters from Silver Springs, Maryland and Farmingdale, New Jersey.

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  • Nemo

    Nemo

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    Nemo is a Chestnut Quarter Horse Gelding whose estimated birthdate is June 14, 2001. He worked for twelve years as a camp horse at a now-defunct upstate New York dude ranch where conditions were cruel and pathetically substandard. He and the other horses at this ranch were reportedly tethered and tacked up for hours in the hot sun during the summer months. Nemo has permanent scars on both sides of his mouth from the severe equipment he was forced to wear during trail rides. It is not known where most of those other horses went when this dude ranch shut down in the spring of 2022, but we were told that some ended up at a low-end horse auction where horse dealers and killer buyers could bid on them. Nemo’s life was saved due to the kindness and compassion of one individual who got him out of there, thus saving him from ending up on the auction block. He arrived at the sanctuary on December 18, 2022.

    Over the years, Equine Advocates has rescued and provided sanctuary for many camp horses. Every spring, we revive our campaign urging parents to thoroughly research summer riding camps, dude ranches, riding academies, national children’s organizations, and resorts that offer horseback riding, as well as school and therapeutic riding programs to make sure that none of these places lease their horses from killer buyers and other nefarious individuals who send horses to auction and into the slaughter pipeline. There are very good riding programs out there for both children and adults, but one must take the time to do the research and ask the right questions so that the unethical and inhumane treatment of horses is not supported by unsuspecting parents who just are not aware of how some of these places operate. It is also a serious safety issue for children who ride horses who are not fed and cared for properly. Rescuing a camp or school horse is one of the best and most rewarding experiences one can have because they generally are wonderful and safe to ride for both kids and adults.

    Fortunately, Nemo will spend the rest of his life here at Equine Advocates Rescue & Sanctuary. His story will be a way to educate visitors and the public about the sad fate of equines used at many dude ranches, summer camps, and riding programs. It is part of our mission to better inform people on how to avoid the bad places like the one Nemo came from and locate the reputable ones where horses receive good care and are not disposed of at auction when the summer season is over or simply outlive their usefulness.

    Nemo is proudly sponsored by supporters from Sun Lakes, Arizona; Wellesley, Massachusetts; New Paltz, New York and Rensselaer, New York.

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  • Onaqui

    Onaqui

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    Onaqui (pronounced O-nah-kee) is a beautiful Grey Wild Mustang Mare who arrived at the sanctuary on June 4, 2022. She had been rounded up and captured by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on July 16, 2021, on the public rangelands of Utah in the Onaqui Mountain Herd Management Area (HMA) located 60 miles southwest of Salt Lake City. During that brutal 5-day roundup, more than 300 wild horses lost their freedom and their families. The Salt Lake Tribune published this report about the roundup.

    Because we want everyone to know exactly who this mare is and where she came from, we decided to name her in honor of the Onaqui Mountains where she once ran free, and for the famous herd she came from of the same name.

    The BLM estimated Onaqui’s age to be 16. She had given birth during her lifetime and has a brand on her rear left flank indicating that she had been darted with the PZP fertility control vaccine. She had been sold at an online BLM auction to someone in this part of the country who was not able to work with Onaqui and consequently no longer wanted her. This was no surprise as wild horses and burros do not belong in captivity, especially a mare of Onaqui’s age at her time of capture. It was cruel and inhumane to remove her from the range. She should have been released back with the remaining members of her herd, but that did not happen.

    Luckily, we were able to have Onaqui come to the sanctuary where we are taking our time to work with her and gain her trust. Like so many of America’s wild equines who have been chased, captured, uprooted from their homes, and separated from their herds, Onaqui has been traumatized. It is our mission and commitment to do everything we can to provide her with lots of love and TLC with the hope that she will be able to adjust to sanctuary life.

    Onaqui is proudly sponsored by supporters from Marina del Rey, California; Lee, Massachusetts; Osterville, Massachusetts; Averill Park, New York; Beacon, New York; Bearsville, New York; New York, New York; Philmont, New York; Spencertown, New York; Valatie, New York; Gearhart, Oregon; Austin, Texas and New Braunfels, Texas.

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  • Pedro

    Pedro

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    Pedro is a Standard Donkey rescued in August of 2018. His estimated birth year is 2008. Pedro and several horses had been abandoned on a property in upstate New York. Initially, we were alerted to the plight of the animals by one caring individual who then put us in contact with two others who lived in the area and who also became involved. In a wonderfully orchestrated group effort, all the animals were saved! Equine Advocates got the donkey and we named him Pedro. We immediately shipped him to Cornell University Hospital for Animals where he was gelded and treated for various stages of neglect. He remained there for a week and then came to the sanctuary. Pedro is a very sweet and shy guy. While we probably will never know a lot about his history, we can be sure that his future is a bright one. He hangs out with Nelson in “The Wild Ones” pasture.

    Pedro is proudly sponsored by supporters from Canandaigua, New York; Hudson, New York; New Paltz, New York and Troy, New York.

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  • Peggy

    Peggy

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    Peggy, a Belgian Draft born around 1996, is a former PMU mare from Canada who was in foal at the time of her rescue in 2004. She arrived at the sanctuary in spring of that year. Peggy has a freeze brand #157 on her side, which represented the stall number at the PMU factory farm where she came from. These factory farms don’t even give them names—how sad! Happily, she is now with us and shares a pasture with her daughter Melanie, another rescued PMU mare named Annie, and a rescued Philadelphia Carriage Horse named Mark in the area we call “Field of Dreams.” Peggy is a very beautiful, sweet, and shy horse!

    Peggy is proudly sponsored by supporters from Glencoe, Illinois; Herzilya, Israel and Cold Spring, New York.

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  • Pensacola Pete

    Pensacola Pete

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    Pensacola Pete, born around 2011, is a Standard Donkey who was abandoned along with three female donkeys in Pensacola, Florida. Sadly, this is not uncommon in the farmlands of the state where, according to law enforcement, donkeys are used and then abandoned all the time by ranchers. The females were adopted in Florida but no one wanted sweet Pete. Two friends of the organization asked us to help as it seemed likely he would otherwise fall through the cracks. Together we rescued Pete, who arrived at the sanctuary on August 14, 2015. Pete is a real sweetheart! He spends his days with his friend Tina, a rescued filly, in our “Odd Couple” pasture!

    Pete is proudly sponsored by supporters from Great Barrington, Massachusetts; Hudson, New York; New York, New York; Queensbury, New York and Slingerlands, New York.

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  • Perla

    Perla

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    Perla is a Registered Grey Standardbred Mare who once raced under the name “Ms. Bellagio.” She was born on June 14, 1997. During the fall of 2023, we were contacted about a cruelty case concerning three horses in upstate New York and Perla was one of them. The owner voluntarily surrendered her to us on November 20, 2023, and at the request of the State Police, we assumed the care of the other two. We immediately sent Perla to a local equine hospital where she was evaluated and treated for 24 days before coming to the sanctuary. Since arriving here on December 13, 2023, Perla has taken to sanctuary life. She loves being turned out in the pasture where she gets to run and play with her longtime friend Vince, a Grey Appaloosa Gelding who was also one of the horses involved in that case. He and another mare, Bea, were both surrendered to us by the same owner on February 13, 2024. Perla really enjoys hanging out in her stall which she can do at will and then go back outside whenever she pleases. She is a lovely mare to be around and has a very sweet and kind disposition. She also enjoys making the rounds with Vince each day and visiting with their equine neighbors. They have access to a huge pasture and have alternate turnout times with the other horses who live there. Perla loves to eat, be groomed, and receive lots of love and attention.

    Perla is proudly sponsored by a supporter from Valatie, New York.

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  • Plato

    Plato

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    Plato, born May 16, 2000, is a Registered Thoroughbred formerly known as “Platitude” who had a very consistent record on the New York racing circuit. He sustained several serious injuries while racing and finally ended up with a cracked knee. Equine Advocates took him to the sanctuary in 2005, had him gelded, and allowed him to recuperate from his injuries in a stall for several months. Now “pasture sound,” he will never be ridden again. Plato lives his life with other Thoroughbreds in a section of the sanctuary we call “A Few Good Men.”

    Plato is proudly sponsored by supporters from Granby, Connecticut and Cold Spring, New York.

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  • Press Exclusive

    Press Exclusive

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    Press Exclusive, born on May 5, 1996, is a Kentucky-bred Registered Thoroughbred Mare who raced 48 times in Canada and won more than $436,000 for her owner, then gave birth to nine foals before ending up on the Canadian version of Craigslist where she was purchased by a killer buyer. On her way to slaughter, she was trampled on the truck and was near death. Press defied the odds and survived unimaginable pain and suffering. That was back in December of 2012 when Mindy Lovell, who runs a Canadian rescue organization called Transitions Thoroughbreds, took in Press and nursed her back to health. On September 10, 2013, we welcomed Press to the sanctuary where she is retired for life!

    Press Exclusive is proudly sponsored by supporters from Los Angeles, California; Davie, Florida; Beacon, New York; Buffalo, New York; Niverville, New York and Eugene, Oregon.

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  • Reggie

    Reggie

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    Reggie, born around 1998, is a cross between a Miniature Donkey and a Poitou, a rare donkey breed from Europe. He was rescued by Equine Advocates in October of 2006 from an auction at a New York animal park. He has a winning personality and loves attention, which he gets endlessly! Reggie spends his days on “Pony Hill” with his long-eared buddies Casey and Franklin, as well as other miniature horses and ponies.

    Reggie is proudly sponsored by supporters from Troy, New York.

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  • Rocket Man

    Rocket Man

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    Rocket Man is a Miniature Appaloosa born in 2009. He arrived at the sanctuary in May of 2012 after we learned that he was living in a field with full-size horses – a very dangerous situation where he could have been seriously injured. He was still intact at the time and had apparent soundness issues. We immediately sent him to an equine hospital where he was gelded and had surgery on both of his hips. Thankfully, he is now pasture sound.

    Rocket Man is proudly sponsored by supporters from Bolton Landing, New York; Queensbury, New York and Rockingham, Virginia, as well as by two corporate sponsors from Albany, New York.

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