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THIS IS A NEW LIST OF AVAILABLE HORSES. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PHOTOS ARE BELOW THE LIST WITH EACH HORSE'S NAME. WE ALSO HAVE ONE PERSONAL HORSE CURRENTLY FOR SALE - THANK YOU!

1. BUSTER & CANDY - Lease or option to purchase (2) Experienced Trail Horses:
Due to circumstances unforeseen  two of our wonderful horses are for long term lease or sale. Both are excellent trail horses, well trained, sound and healthy. They have been together for at least 8 years and so I will not separate them. They were being leased by a neighbor whose situation changed quickly and she is no longer able to keep them.  They are terrific trail horses and the gelding is a great beginner and/or youth horse.  

Buster is an adorable paint gelding, gentle and easy going. He is a great youth horse, having gone to Kid’s Horse Camp and through multiple levels of 4H, also teaching my daughter to ride.

Candy, is a beautiful bay mare, part QH, part TWH and was my “beginner” horse though I would say she is best for an advanced beginner to experienced rider.  While not gaited, she has a very smooth and wonderful trot and lope.

They are both loving and sweet and enjoy human attention.  They are even tempered and Candy does not exhibit any mare like tendencies though in a herd, she is moderately at the top of the pecking order.  She and Buster get along super well, never a scratch, bite or anything.  

Buster is a mellow gelding and can lunge, trot and lope at liberty making easy transitions.  Candy is simply a good trail horse, very slow and mellow when you’re on the ground but can move out nicely when you’re in a trail situation.   They haven’t been ridden a lot in the last year so they would need a little work if planning for longer trail rides.

Candy is 15H and 17 years old.  Buster is 14.2, stocky, adorable sorrel and white and in his early 20s.  

I would like to do either a long term lease at $75/month or sell them together to a permanent, loving home for $2750 for both.  I also have a wonderful Circle Y Flex Lite saddle that fits both of them and is almost like new.  It is for sale, firm at $975.

I have pictures of them on Craigslist and can email photos if you are interested.
A great home is a must

2. ARGY: Argy is a project horse but boy will he be worth the time and effort. Once the ideal dude ranch horse, apparently one of the ranch wranglers abused him terribly. He was sold at auction and went through six owners, each one seemingly as bad as the last. Finally, he was rescued by a lovely woman who does not have the time or expertise to re-train him. Our assessment is that with time, patience and an experienced hand, Argy could be a wonderful trail horse. He is only 9 years old, grade QH, beautiful head, sorrel with a white blaze. He's a big boy standing at about 15.1 and at least 1100 pounds. He is in need of a wonderful, loving patient home and we'll bet he would give it all back in spades. Adoption Fee: $300 and an extensive home review and interview will be required - See photos below

3. MADDIE - ADOPTED: 15 year old TB Gelding, trained English.  This is a very special gelding, a wonderful horse ready for almost any form of riding.  Well cared for and sound, this beautiful gelding, who is registered, is about 16H, dark bay, gentle and kind.  Very easy going, mellow personality.  He could use a little weight as he has been "out on the ranch," since April lounging around.  He has become available only because of a divorce situation, but is a terrific horse for English or Western though trained English.  Adoption fee is: $1500 (ADOPTED)

5. TAZ - 15 year old TB gelding, trail horse.  previously competed at novice level eventing with junior rider. Injury limits comfortable work to trail riding and potential eventual light riding at working gaits (no jumping, no collection). Easy horse to work around -- loads, clips, etc. Uncomplicated, confident horse. A little hot but if you like to go on the trails, this is your boy! Would make good companion horse or eager trail horse for novice rider."Adoption Fee is: $750

7. CRYSTAL ROSE (AKA: MISS FOXY EASY) - What a spectacular horse for show, trail or ranch work. Crystal is a 2+ year old Medicine Hat registered APHA filly, tobiano with chocolate dark brown and white, halter trained to lead, load, lunge; lifts feet, can be handled anywhere, can be sprayed anywhere, you can put your fingers in her ears, mouth, just a very special horse.  Very fast learner, SWEET, SWEET, SWEET but not pushy at all; enjoys and trusts people. She is currently being started under saddle, learning to take the bit, finish her and you will have a gem.  Adoption Fee is: $750 OBO to the ideal home - See Photos Below

8. CHICA: LEASED: For lease or possible adoption. 5 year old 11.3 Bay Pony Mare ridden extensively by children and small teens. Chica is extremely talented and would make an excellent pony club mount, 4H project, trail horse or show horse. She is spectacular! She can be ridden bareback or with a saddle, in a halter or bridle, will do small jumps willingly and is very, very talented. She gets along well with anyone or any creature (she photos below) and looks like a little thoroughbred. She is an excellent youth horse. With her gentle personality, amazing trust of people and willing and wonderful temperament, this is a winner in every way. Chica would make a fantastic partner for a child or small teen with a little knowledge. Monthly lease $75/month or Adoption to a pre-approved home.

9. COMET: What a sweetheart of a gelding! Parelli trained Levels 1 & 2, Comet was going to be a major performance horse until a lameness problem developed in one of his front feet. He was given up and our goal is to find him a loving, forever home. We are in the process of having the foot assessed extensively but it is a relatively minor and manageable problem and much of the time he shows no lameness at all. The best home for Comet would be with a child or small adult who wants to do light riding on a flat. As long as he doesn't have to spin or turn quickly, he is good for short trail rides, a gentle walk around the arena, he even likes to trot and lope but it should be controlled. Comet is a gorgeous paint gelding, 15H, beautiful conformation and gentle and sweet. You will not find a nicer gelding...well maybe :). Adoption Fee: $250

10. BLACKIE: An ideal trail/mountain horse for an intermediate to advanced rider. Blackie is part QH, part Arab mare, 18 years old, 15H with no health issues. She is a good trail horse but hasn't been ridden in several years and so she would need a tune-up and chance to get comfortable on the trails again. But this is what she has been used for extensively. Other than a tune up, she is an excellent horse, takes the bit well, stands nicely for the farrier, loads easily and pretty to look at. Adoption Fee: $250 - See photos below

Comet - 12 year old gelding

Chica, leased for now

CRYSTAL ROSE

TAZ

Blackie

ARGIE

Please note that adoption and lease fees where applicable, help to offset the cost of care, retraining, advertising, feed and veterinary services for rescues and adoptions. We also feel that this helps to ensure a financial, moral and humane commitment to each animal. Our thinking is that if you make a financial commitment, you understand what is involved in the care of an equine and this further helps to ensure that the horse is not taken to auction or sold to slaughter.

We appreciate your understanding of this philosophy.

For more information, please contact us by email or telephone:

Email is info@horsehavenmt.org or Cell Phone: 406-880-0683

Thank you!

Lucky

Our first "rescue" was Lucky. While she initially needed reassurance that she would not be all alone and left to fend for herself, once we paired her with our mini, she began the bonding process to both horse and human. As she learned that daily feedings would be the norm and not the exception, she began to relax and just live life like a normal horse, a very funny one we might add. Then came some tune up training and riding time in an effort to understand what she knew and what she was capable of.

Happy to report that Lucky is now living a very contented and well fed life on the ranch with her new best friend, a teenage boy who picked her above all others, to be his pal. Joseph told us he loved her personality, “she’s funny,” he said, and now Lucky and Joseph spend lots of quality time together every day in ground work or just "hanging out" having fun. Lucky loves her other equine companions too and will soon be going on trail rides with the whole family in warmer weather. Congratulations Joseph on finding your best new equine gal friend!

Cody

The best way to describe Cody was gentleman extraordinaire. Cody had been extremely well cared for throughout his life but as a wilderness pack-horse and turning 21, he just couldn’t keep up on those long, arduous rides anymore. With a little soreness in his back legs, we knew he could still make a perfect beginner horse and confidence builder and that’s the home he found. With other geriatric equine pals and a mom who is learning to ride with her young daughter, Cody has found the best home for him and his new family has fallen in love!

Angel - Pony

True to her name, Angel is a little girl’s dream pony. An Appaloosa POA, Angel was donated to Horse Haven Montana to ensure that we would find her the best home for her needs and training. We’re happy to say, Angel is living the life of equine luxury and making a 9-year old New Mexico girl very happy. A match made in heaven, Angel and her new human pal named Tiger are getting to know each other on a beautiful ranch with other horses and gentle, slow trail rides, exactly what both the little girl and the little pony were looking for. Happy Trails!