UPDATE: 75 Registered Quarter Horses Abandoned and in Desperate Need of Homes

UPDATE:

We recently received some pedigree information on these horses from HARPS. Scroll to the bottom of this page to view screen shots that include some registered names, as well as some sire and dam information. This is not intended to be a comprehensive list, as some horses may have already been re-homed. This is simply to give the public an idea of the quality of animals that can be adopted.

Some of the sire information made available on the list includes: Self Employed, Kid Clu, Touchdown Kid, The Package, I Do Impress, Mighty Deluxe, Diversified, A Classical Mister, May I Decide, Concention, Obvious Conclusion, Spanish Array, Continentalclassic, Celestial Jack, Recognized, Im Poppers Kid, Pickmeplease Mr, Deck Of Stars, and I Go Just For You

By: Brittany Bevis

Two Illinois-based non-profit horse rescue operations have joined forces in an effort to find homes for 75 registered American Quarter Horses that were surrendered after their owner fell on hard times.

According to a release sent out by Hooved Animal Rescue and Protection (HARPS), the owner of the horses was once a leading AQHA breeder that achieved many National Champion halter titles at horse shows across the country. After the unfortunate death of both her husband and daughter, she lost the family farm in Harvard, IL in 2012. Since that time, the horses have been residing at a leased facility in Hampshire, IL. that doesn’t have nearly enough space to sustain such a large herd.

“For the past two years, 30 horses have been confined to their stalls with little or no turn-out, while the remaining horses were left outside in four small paddocks with insufficient shelters, excess manure, and very limited human handling,” HARPS reps say.

“We have less than a month to get 75 of these horses off the leased property and into permanent homes,” says Donna Ewing, founder and president of HARPS. “In addition to daily feeding, cleaning and turn-out, the horses need veterinary care and farrier work.”

Because of the large size of the herd, HARPS has partnered in rescue efforts with Hands & Hooves Rescue of Chicago, IL. Ewing estimates the cost to care for all 75 horses well exceeds $30,000. As a result, the organizations are turning to the horse community to ask for donations and possible adoptions.

Those interested in donating to the Hampshire Quarter Horse Rescue Fund, or adopting one of the horses, should contact HARPS at (847) 382-0503, P.O. Box 94, Barrington, Illinois 60011-0094. Be sure to visit their website at www.harpsonline.org in order to fill out an adoption application.

Adoption Application: http://www.harpsonline.org/HARPS_Adoption_Form.php

After filling out an Adoption Application, interested parties will need to email photos of their current property, barn, fencing, stables, and horses currently under their care to info@harpsonline.org.

The herd of 75 registered Quarter Horses range in age from 6-27 years. They are not broke under saddle, however, they are halter-broke.

If you can’t adopt a horse, but would still like to help, a PayPal account has been set up. 100% of the proceeds will go to the Hampshire Quarter Horse Herd Fund to assist in purchasing feed, paying for veterinary services, and sustaining daily care.

Hampshire Quarter Horse Herd- https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=YUM9QFC9VXFLJ