Meet Our Residents
Currently in Rehabilitation or Ready for Horse Adoption
While some are just beginning in the People Helping Horses program and others are ready to find their forever homes, all of the horses listed below are presently in our care. Full of love, life, and a desire to connect with their very own person, these horses are waiting to meet you!
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Autumn
One of six horses seized from a property by Skagit County Animal Control, Autumn is a mild mannered mare who arrived at PHH emaciated with severe rain rot, dental problems, and overgrown feet. In her time at the barn she’s put on weight, her hooves are on the road to recovery, and her teeth are [...]
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Permanent ResidentBaylee
Baylee was seized by local Animal Control officers after a horse was found dead on the property – it was discovered that Baylee had been abandoned in a round pen with no food or reliable water source for over three months. This sweet, quiet mare has worked with our trainers periodically during her time at [...]
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In Foster CareBoukra
A flashy Arab gelding with plenty of spirit to match, Boukra came to us with a lot of emotional baggage as a result of being kept as a stallion in a stall with a small tournout paddock for the first seven years of his life. Our trainers have taken their time to make sure his [...]
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Adoption PendingCandy
Candy is a five- year old QH mare that PHH acquired with plans to start a lesson program. That program morphed into therapeutic riding and while Candy is a great horse, she did not quite have the temperament required for such a calling. Candy has over two years of professional training. She has given lessons to [...]
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Charm
To say that Charm caught us by surprised is an understatement. Lucky, her Thoroughbred mother, came to PHH after being found shot in the head and left for dead at a trailhead. She was put into training and was doing quite well until it was discovered that she was pregnant. Charm came along a few short months [...]
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In Foster CareClifford
Clifford is one of eight horses that were abandoned and left to run wild in Skagit county. Initially thought to be a two-year old based on his size, evaluation of his teeth revealed that he is actually coming four! Spooky upon intake, PHH trainers worked with Clifford on his ground manners and then he was [...]
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Ready for AdoptionCody
Cody is a seven-year old Arabian gelding that came to PHH from a woman with a terminal illness who wanted to find a caring home for him before it was too late. Not yet started under saddle, we’ve been focusing on honing his ground manners and teaching him to be a polite horse. He can [...]
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Comet
Comet is one of eight horses that were abandoned and left to run wild in Skagit county. He was thought to be a yearling but on examination of his teeth we discovered he’s over two. He’s spent the majority of his time with us growing up and getting used to just being a horse. He’s [...]
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Crystal
Crystal is one of six horses seized by Skagit County Animal Control in March 2010. All of the horses were severely underweight with rain rot, bad feet, and teeth that were in desperate need of floating. Despite the rough circumstances she came from, Crystal is a curious and loving horse! 2011 Fall Update: After being [...]
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Diva
Diva is one of eight horses that were abandoned and left to run wild in Skagit county. She’s a very smart horse who soaks up instruction like a sponge, and her ground manners are impeccable. We look forward to having the funds to start her as we’re sure she’ll turn out to be a superstar! [...]
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Ready for AdoptionDoxie
Part of a three horse seizure from Skagit County in January 2009, Doxie’s former owner is currently being investigated for animal abuse and neglect. Doxie enjoyed some quality time in a loving foster home where she gained some much needed weight and learned the ins and out of ground work. When we started her under [...]
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Ginger
A lovely young Thoroughbred, Ginger and her best buddy Mary Ann came to PHH from a breeding barn that was going out of business. Still young and growing, this darling girl has her ground training in place and has even started under saddle. Unfortunately, donations are down and we cannot afford to continue with her [...]
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Jack
Jack is one of six horses seized by Skagit County Animal Control in March 2010. All of the horses were severely underweight with rain rot, bad feet, and teeth. The first order of business for Jack was to geld him, which has been done. He recovered nicely and is now out on pasture with several [...]
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Permanent ResidentJoJo
JoJo is a precious miniature mare we took in as an owner surrender. In foster care until recently, we worked to get her weight down to a more manageable level. She is also totally blind in one eye, after having sustained an injury from a tree in pasture years before. In spite of this, JoJo [...]
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Ready for AdoptionLacey
Lacey is a Quarter Horse mare that came to PHH through Skagit County Animal Control in September 2009. She was reportedly green broke, but her fear and sensitivity makes it very clear that more harm was done than good when it came to her training. Lacey almost immediately went into full training and much work was [...]
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Penny
Penny is one of six horses seized by Skagit County Animal Control in March 2010. All of the horses were severely underweight with rain rot, bad feet, and teeth. Penny arrived with the added challenge to her health of being pregnant and delivered what seemed to be a healthy baby boy on April 28th. However, [...]
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Ray of Light
Ray is one of three babies born at People Helping horses in May 2009. He is currently living with our other two babies out on pasture. Though it is our policy to not adopt out fillies and colts until they’ve undergone training—typically around the age of three—if Ray steals your heart, please contact us today [...]
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Ready for AdoptionRoxy
Roxy was originally a member of our Leg Up For Kids Therapeutic Riding Program. Roxy was a hit with the riders and volunteers due to her friendly and personable nature and her trusting and willing demeanor. Prior to joining the therapeutic riding world; Roxy was used as a lesson pony. She also loves getting outside of the [...]
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Sid
Sid is one of the eight wild horses captured in February 2009. Hesitant and extremely introverted, this beautiful gelding began to slowly come around with the help of our trainer and Dr. Susan Seelye. He’s made an amazing amount of progress in the time that he has been with us. But it was clear to [...]
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Simba
Simba is one of three babies born at People Helping horses in November 2009. He is currently living with our other two babies out on pasture in California. Simba will stay with us until he is mature enough for us to start under saddle. Though it is our policy to not adopt out fillies and [...]
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In Foster CareSundance
Sundance is one of six horses seized by Skagit County Animal Control in March 2010. All of the horses were severely underweight with rain rot, bad feet and teeth. Unfortunately, Sundance has not recovered as quickly as her herd mates. Visible scars on her withers from an ill-fitting saddle as well as a horrific indention [...]
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Sunshine
Sunshine is one of eight horses that were abandoned and left to fend for themselves in Skagit county. We were able to work on Sunshine’s ground manners before she gave birth to her darling little colt Ray. After spending a substantial amount of time with Ray and then recovering health-wise from multiple pregnancies and the [...]
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Thumper
One of eight horses that were abandoned and left to run wild in Skagit county, Thumper was skittish and standoffish when she arrived at the barn. We gave her the time she needed to relax and it has really paid off. Her ground manners are impeccable and she’s always one of the first horses to [...]
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Tia
Tia is one of eight horses that were abandoned and left to run wild in Skagit county. After a month under saddle, we began to wonder if Tia was pregnant. A vet check confirmed that she was and this lovely mare was taken out of training in order to rest up in preparation for giving [...]
