Please check in with us at info@equiculture.org for updated information on all of our horses. We are in the process of updating our system on our horse profiles so as to better describe them in an updated fashion. This may take some time so don't be afraid to ask if you are interested in someone!

Blue Star Equiculture is the permanent sanctuary home for several horses whose age or health means that they are retired. We are also home to several teams of working horses who help support the Herd through their work, and who educate the public about what working horses (especially older working horses) can do!  We have a number of horses that participate in our riding and driving lessons. And we have horses that are rehabilitating from illness or neglect.  For some of our residents, Blue Star Equiculture is their forever home; for others, they are searching for their special forever home.

If you are interested in adopting any of our resident horses, please contact us.  We are always eager to make the perfect match for the horses in our care!

Are you not quite ready to take a horse home with you or to your boarding facility?  Horses in residence can be "adopted" yet remain at the farm through a sponsorship.

Billy came to Blue Star with his half brother Bob in June of 2011. Billy is the younger brother, around 6, and also the shyer of the two. A handsome black Percheron gelding, he stands at a little under 17 hands and was severely underweight and scared when he arrived. As with all the BSE horses, a little TLC goes a long way, and all BSE horses get a lot of it! Read More About Billy...

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Buford is an 19 yr. old gelding who arrived in terrible shape. He has recovered as best he can. Part of Buford will be lost forever....but what is left is sweet, quiet, well mannered and easy going.

 Read more about Buford...

SPONSOR BUFORD

Chyna 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! The girls are fully retired now getting massages, walks and grooming and all the food they can eat! Chyna has lost practically all of her teeth..but she loves her mash!

More about Chyna...

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.

 More about Cupcake...

Cupcake partially sponsored by Paula T. Thank you!

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 so,  but quite possibly their most favorite thing to do together is to eat their breakfast and dinner in their litte stall (that they claimed) that has a window that looks onto the middle floor of the barn. With this view they can see everything! You will find them both there every morning and evening enjoying their buckets full of mash..(both the girls have lost most of their teeth now and have mash made especially for them)  Read mote about Duchess...

Fanny was born in Sutton, Massachusetts, at Hillock Farm, on May 16, 1988. She has royal Morgan breeding, with many ancestors from the cream of the old-style Morgan show horses.  More about Fanny

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Foxy came to the farm in late August with his brothers (five other Shires). We were able to place 2 teams in forever homes. Foxy and Merlin have remained. A couple of years ago Foxy got stuck in a mud bog and during the rescue and the stress of freeing himself from the mud he sustained some injury to his shoulders and back end. These structural injuries were not noticed and he has now developed in a way that has mildly crippled him. We are exploring different ways to help Foxy adjust to his growing and developing body. We hope to bring him to specialists soon who can evaluate his xrays and plan out a long term rehabilitation treatment for him. He is good boy and very loving. He gets plenty of exercise in the fields with his friends, he also gets essential oil treatments and accupuncture, along with a high quality diet with supplements. He is very close to his brother Merlin and you will find them both at the fence hoping to greet new friends. Both boys will spend their foreseeable futures here with us as we get Foxy on track and have Merlin join us in teaching the community about our potential relationships with our working horses!

Gracie is two and a half yr old filly about 13hh. Gracie was born at BSE, from her mother who saved out the Camelot kill pen. She has been adored her whole life. She has been started in riding and has decided that she does not like driving. Gracie was one of Sally Sorel's babies, along with Peg and has been handled and taught impeccable manners. She is a very very special little horse and is waiting for her special someone to come and take her home. She is a super easy keeper in every way. She has never had a health problem.   More about Gracie...

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  If you are interested in Gracie please Complete Our Adoption Form

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 Huey...

Iceman is one half of our big Belgian team. With Mark, he does a lot of work for the farm.  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 former teammate, Tony B. More about Iceman...

Iron Mike, aka Mikey, came to BSE in Feb. 2012. He was a gift from Jackie Holman of Brimfield to Blue Star Equiculture. Jackie loved and kept Mike since he was a yearling. She raised him to young adulthood and realized that he needed more than she would be able to give him. Jackie decided after a long and thoughtful process to bring Mikey to BSE in the hopes that he could somehow serve the mission of BSE and at the same time find his true purpose as a horse in harness.  Read more about Iron Mike...

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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

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

Magic the Clydesdale horse stands over six feet tall atthe shoulder and literally weighs a ton. He’s on the move, though, from the hot desertsun to the cool of New England. Magic has left his home at the Phoenix Zoo, where he spent several years pulling acarriage, this past weekend, and is making a 3,000-mile journey to his new home atBlue Star Equiculture Draft Horse Sanctuary in Palmer, MA. Read more about Magic...

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Merlin is one of the six Shires that came in late August. You can see some of their story in this video attached. We were able to adopt out 2 pairs of his brothers Jim and Jude and Ben and Tom. Merlin lives  here with his brother Foxy. It was the former owners wish that they remain together for life. Merlin will be here with us as figure out what are his brother Foxy's options. Foxy is dealing with structural handicaps and may need long term care and rehabilitation. Merlin is being trained and will become one of the BSE Ambassador working horses, whose job it is to go into the community and share his beauty and power, with the hopes of inspiring folks to get involved in understanding our historical shared pasts and the current issues facing horses at risk. 

Merlin is loving and gets along with all kinds of people. He is perfect ambassador and will always remain alongside Foxy even if they do their jobs differently!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWsVTMu_nKg

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 Peggy...

Piper is one of the four Registered Percheron horses that were gifted to BSE by Cliff and Kathleen Jackson of Maine. The Jackson's intended on keeping their horses for their whole lives. They built a magnificient barn with every amenity. They have their farm on the top of a glorious mountain, this farm was once a thriving Apple Orchard that operated for over a hundred years..Read more about Piper...

SPONSOR PIPER

Re-Mix is a beautiful, healthy 5yr. Percheron gelding. He is one of the four Percheron geldings that were gifted to BSE by Cliff and Kathleen Jackson of Maine. The Jackson's intended on keeping their horses for their whole lives. They built a magnificient barn with every amenity. They have their farm on the top of a glorious mountain, this farm was once a thriving Apple Orchard that operated for over a hundred years.  Read more about Remix...

SPONSOR RE-MIX

Rosie was born in 1991 Vermont as "Salisbury Rita," a registered Standardbred.  After a short racing career, she was sold and was bought by a carriage owner in New York City.  Rosie worked for her first owner for well over a decade. In February 2010, she was sold to another carriage owner, Anita McGill, who retired Rosie to Blue Star in October, 2010.  More about Rosie...

SPONSOR ROSIE

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...

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