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Bud
Bud is a retired carriage horse from Philadelphia. Bud is our mascot at Blue Star Equiculture. No longer able to work because of his idiopathic epilepsy, Bud loves to be the center of attention--in fact, he demands it! More about Bud...
SPONSOR BUD
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Carter
Carter comes from 76 Carriage Company in Philadelphia, PA. He arrived July 21, 2010. More about Carter
SPONSOR CARTER
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Charlie Daniel
Charlie Daniel arrived July 21.2010. He comes from a New York Carriage Company. More about Charlie Daniel
SPONSOR CHARLIE DANIEL
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Chyna
China is Duchess's sister and best friend. They have spent their whole lives together, have seen and done a lot together, and continue to do everything together: parades, tours, hay rides, and more! You can tell it's Chyna because she always wears red! (Red China?) More about Chyna...
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Cupcake
Cupcake thinks he's one of the big guys! He has no idea he's a miniature horse; he thinks he's one of the big draft horses. His ancestors were little draft horses who worked in the coal mines as pit ponies. More about draft horse rescue resident Cupcake...
Cupcake partially sponsored by Paula T. Thank you!
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Daisy is Kelly’s sister. She came to Blue Star Equiculture when her owner could no longer afford to feed them (they were down to their last few bales of hay, and because of his financial situation, her owner did not know how he was going to get any more food for his horses).
More about Daisy
SPONSOR DAISY
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Dakota
Dakota is Petey's best friend. Dakota's distinguishing feature is his one blue eye and one hazel eye. Dakota also likes trail riding and is especially fond of rolling in the mud. He prefers to be near Pete, but he's learning to be brave on his own.
Thanks to Lisa & Kaite Rousseau of Ware, MA for their $50/month sponsorship of Dakota starting March 1, 2010.
More about draft horse rescue resident Dakota...
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Duchess
Duchess is Chyna's sister and best friend. They have spent their whole lives together, have seen and done a lot together, and continue to do everything together: parades, tours, hay rides, and more! You can tell it's Duchess because duchesses are blue-blooded aristocrats, and she always wears blue.
More about draft horse rescue resident Duchess...
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Hope
Hope was rescued from the kill pen at the Camelot Auction in New Jersey by Blue Star volunteer Sarah Hull. At the time, based on descriptions and photos, it was believed that Hope was an 18-month-old Percheron or Percheron cross filly. More about Hope
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Huey Khan
Huey Khan is an Oldenburg horse. Most people ride Oldenburgs these days, but the Oldenburg was originally called the German Coach Horse. Huey is unsound because someone tried to ride him too young. He is undergoing treatment for his lameness, and has made great strides (literally) since he arrived at Blue Star Equiculture.
More about draft horse rescue resident Huey...
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Iceman
Iceman is one half of our big Belgian team. He came to us from John Conkey, of Conkey Lumber Company. Iceman was bred at the Rocking Horse Ranch in New York and has even been in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, but nowadays he hates being without his teammate, Tony B.
More about draft horse rescue resident Iceman...
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Jesse
Jesse is a retired carriage horse from Connecticut. Although he is 30 and has to eat a mash because he has few teeth left, Jesse has plenty of strength and joy left. Jesse loves taking "Bud's" carriage out and marching in parades!
Thanks to Carolyn Szklarz of South Hadley, MA for her $50/month sponsorship of Jesse
More about draft horse rescue resident Jesse...
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Kelly is Daisy’s sister. She came to Blue Star Equiculture when her owner could no longer afford to feed them (they were down to their last few bales of hay, and because of his financial situation, her owner did not know how he was going to get any more food for his horses). More about Kelly
SPONSOR KELLY
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Mark
Mark came from John Conkey, Jr. to be with his old friends Iceman and Tony B. Mark and a teammate used to compete in shows with Iceman and Tony B. as a four-horse hitch. Since Mark’s teammate passed away, he had been living by himself and was rather lonely.
More about Mark
SPONSOR MARK
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Mike
Mike is a retired carriage horse from Philadelphia. Mike doesn't "work" pulling a carriage anymore; he works hard as a pasture ornament, soaking up all the love and attention he can get!
More about draft horse rescue resident Mike...
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Peg O' My Heart
Peggy is our baby girl. She's an Irish Sporthorse--her two granddaddies are Irish Draught horses and her two grandmoms are thoroughbreds. Peggy has already overcome a lot in her short life--salmonella and a coyote attack--and we hope she'll one day learn to pull a carriage like her "great-uncles" Jesse, Bud and Mike.
More about draft horse rescue resident Peggy...
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Pepper’s adventures have taken him from Massachusetts to Ohio and back again! Pepper belonged to Peter Hanifin (yes, the same Hanifin family featured in our slideshow on our homepage), who trains and competes with pulling horses. Pepper was in the process of being trained for his sport, and so he was lent out to a “friend” who promptly disappeared with poor Pepper!
More about Pepper
SPONSOR PEPPER
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Pete
Pete is quarter horse who loves attention. He likes going for trail rides, especially bareback. He doesn't quite get what the fuss is about the big horses who pull things instead of carrying people on their backs.
More about draft horse rescue resident Pete...
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Pumpkin
Pumpkin is a spotted Belgian draft cross. She's the youngest of our draft horses, and came to us because she's allergic to pine trees. She used to live with her family on Cape Cod, but all there is on the cape are pine trees! Pumpkin loves little kids and is a well-mannered lady whether in harness or under saddle.
More about draft horse rescue resident Pumpkin...
SPONSOR PUMPKIN
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Sabra
Sabra was rescued from the kill pen in New Jersey by the Sullivan family in January, 2010. She is green broke to saddle, and is very friendly. She is continuing her education in riding. Sabra is one of the “Jersey Girls” (with Peggy and Hope) who have spent a lot of time hanging out in the “New Jersey” paddock, plus she came from Camelot Auctions in New Jersey. She is good friends with Hope. Sabra is an unusual “black chestnut” color particular to Morgans and a few other breeds – note her reddish highlights!
More about Sabra
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Snowman
Snowman is a grey standardbred boarded at Blue Star Equiculture by Melissa Guerrero. She rescued Snowman after he injured himself as a 2-year-old in training to be a standardbred racehorse.
More about Snowman
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Tom
Tom is a retired carriage horse from Philadelphia, where he held the title of "The Tallest Horse in Town." Tom has chronic lymphangitis, which sometimes flares up in his left hind leg. Exercise is the best medicine, and Tom now gets plenty of it marching up and down the Zadock Paddock as he grazes.
More about draft horse rescue resident Tom...
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Tom Too
Tom Too is a retired competitive pulling horse. He foundered in his front right foot however, and the strain of pulling on his front feet caused his sole to drop and his coffin bone to rotate dangerously close to puncturing the bottom of his hoof.
More about Tom Too
SPONSOR TOM TOO
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Tony B.
Tony B. is a grand ol' man! At 30 years of age, he's been out of work for more than 4 years. Eager to please and to work when he arrived at Blue Star, it soon became clear that Tony's age was catching up with him and he is now retired. Tony B. was donated to Blue Star Equiculture by John Conkey, of Conkey Lumber Company.
More about draft horse rescue resident Tony B...
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Tristan
Tristan is a large appendix quarter horse rescued off the truck to New Holland. His previous owner was unable to pay his board, and he came to us dramatically underweight, and would not have fared well at the auction. He gained his weight back almost immediately, once we started feeding him.
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SPONSOR TRISTIN
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Zookie
Zookie, a 33-year-old Appaloosa gelding, has made Blue Star Equiculture his new, permanent retirement home. His mom, Lisa, wanted a place where Zookie, who was recently diagnosed with Cushing's disease, could have a quiet retirement with older horses.
Zookie's retirement is provided for by Lisa.
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