10/21/2026
We take labeling a horse a sanctuary very seriously…
Keeping a horse here permanently should truly be the last call we have to make other than euthanasia for a few reasons.
*they don’t get the one on one time they would with a family (most horses are super happy just being a horse and being fed and lazy all day 😂 so this on their end isn’t really a reason they care about)
*they don’t get a “job” which for a sanctuary typically a job isn’t something they could do anyway other then being a pasture p**f to another horse
*extra funds are tied up into a horse that will always be a permanent part of our herd
Belle is a horse we are still very up in the air will ever be adoptable. A little background on this girl:
Belle is a “young” mare approximately 6-10 yrs old based on what we can see by front teeth. She was bailed from a kill lot with her filly at her side by her prior owner. She went from what only they can describe based on how she was at pickup to this summer completely blind over winter. With having no experience with a blind horse they decided to find her more knowledgeable placement.
Belle arrived here in August. We were able to do a full evaluation on her shortly after her arrival. She is fully blind in her right eye and can see at least shadows or movement on her left side. She fully reacts like a newly blind horse.. what does this mean?
She is scared to be touched. If she sees you or hears you moving towards her she be-lines the other direction and if you aren’t careful that includes walking into the wooden fence.
She has to wear a halter at all times because in truth I don’t think there would be anyway to catch her without one and placing her in panels to put one on could result in injuries to not only myself but to her.
In continuous work I have been able to get her down from a half hour to a few minutes to catch her but I absolutely have to clip the lead to her halter without touching her body. The minute a hand touches her she jerks hard and tries to walk away.
In truth..she is scared of initial human contact. Once she realizes who I am and always have gentle hands I can do anything with her during our training sessions.
She loves snacks, stands tied for grooming, picks up all 4 feet for the farrier with no issues unless she gets scared, and doesn’t care much about the lead rope desensitizing. But every session we start from the beginning…with a horse that is scared of initial human contact.
She knows her pasture space however when she gets nervous she can and has walked right into her own fence line. This is a horse at this time that cannot be let out in pasture with tposts or electric fence line because I guarantee she would injure herself possibly gravely in the first 5 minutes.
So we have to do what’s best for her and make that hard determination on if she will ever leave the safe haven we have given her.
Based on everything we know of her and the progress we have made since her arrival I am strongly leaning towards her calling this her permanent home strictly for her safety.
She has made best friends with two of our other sanctuary mares Cinder and Luna both with medical issues that make them sanctuaries.
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