SPONSOR A HORSE

Nina is a lovely and shy Thoroughbred mare in her late teens. She lives happily in a large paddock with her best friend Harmony after they were both rescued in 2018 from a breeding farm that suddenly closed down and did an online auction to relieve themselves of all the horses. Nina enjoys eating Mrs. Pastures Cookie for horses and snoozing under her paddock’s shade trees.N

This lovely lady is Nikki, a Paint mare who came to Castleton in November 2021 after a good Samaritan rescued her from a most horrible situation. Nikki’s story has been well documented on our Facebook page. Nikki made such a wonderful recovery from her life-threatening injuries and now lives happily and safe with all her new friends here at Castleton.

Harmony is a lovely and kind Thoroughbred mare in her late teens. She lives happily with her best friend Nina after they were both rescued in 2018 from a breeding farm that suddenly closed down and did an online auction to relieve themselves of all the horses. Harmony enjoys eating carrots and snoozing under her paddock’s shade trees.

Aria is a Thoroughbred Mare in her early twenties and one of the six pregnant mares rescued in the fall of 2018. Aria lives at the ranch with her son William who was born at the ranch in April 2019.  Aria is super sweet and loves attention. She lives happily in a large paddock with her friend Mary.

Aria has various old injuries that she obtained from her racing career many years ago that have begun to give arthritis problems, but she gets about well with the help of her daily supplements.

Meet Blue and Dusty who arrived in April 2021 from another rescue that could no longer afford to care for them.

Blue is a 10 year old half mustang half Quarter Horse gelding who was rescued from a very abusive man who thought it was a great idea to just whip him to get him to do what he wanted. He also carved a brand into Blue with a knife! Eventually this person abandoned Blue, because he was difficult to ride and always tried to buck him off. After examination by the vet it seems Blue has pinched nerves and a damaged  vertebrae and should never have been ridden.

Dusty is a stunning and charming 11 year old Quarter horse. Dusty has suspensory tendon disorder in his back legs making his fetlocks slope down to the ground. He is in no pain or discomfort this early in life, but the vet said no riding, to preserve his comfort and allow him to live as full a life as possible. The condition will some day cause full lameness but with proper care he can easily live happily into his 20’s

This is Karina. She is in her mid twenties. Karina was rescued from an auction in 2015. She is a very nice little horse with a wonderful disposition. She is always glad to spend time with you especially when getting groomed. We hope that Karina can find a sponsor.

This is Spirit. She was rescued in early 2018 from an Auction. Spirit is in her late twenties.  She is such a sweet horse and spends all of her time close to her friend that was rescued from the same auction, Lucy. We hope that we can find a sponsor for Spirit.

This is Dakota who lives in a paddock with his best friend Lenny. Dakota is in his mid teens and was rescued from an auction in 2016. He is very sweet and friendly and loves to play with his jolly ball. Lets hope that we can find him a sponsor.

This is Simona who is in her mid teens. She is such a super sweet little horse and very pretty. We hope that we can find someone who would like to sponsor her.

This is Oro and he lives at our ranch. He is in his early twenties. Oro was an owner surrender who could no longer care for him due to ill health. We were happy to provide Oro with a permanent loving home. He sure is a beautiful horse and is super sweet to match. Let’s hope that we can find a sponsor for him.

This is Indy and he is in his early twenties. We rescued him from an auction which was taking part on the day after July 4th 2016. This is why he became to be called Indy. He gained his independence when we rescued him. He is such a super sweet little guy and is loving his new life at our sanctuary. We hope that he can find a sponsor for this lovely little horse.

We would like to say a big thank you to Melodee from Norco in California for sponsoring Indy. We had to say goodbye to Indy’s best friend James recently and he has been a little down in the dumps. We rescued both James and Indy from the same auction and they were inseparable. We are very grateful that Melodee is helping to care for Indy.

Nancy is in her mid teens, small Quarter horse who lives at our ranch in a paddock with her friends Cindy and Patrick. Nancy has never been able to be ridden due to a neurological condition and likes to live life at a slower pace with older friends. She is however rather bossy when is comes to meal times and keeps moving the other horses away in search of remaining senior feed. Nancy is very sweet and loves attention, she would love to find a sponsor.

Kiera is in her early teens Thoroughbred mare who lives in a large paddock with 5 other friends at our ranch. Kiera is not able to ridden due to a hind leg injury suffered at birth. She is able to get about fine though and can sometimes manage a good run and buck if the feeling takes her. Kiera has a lovely nature and just likes to hang around with her friends all day. She would love it if you could sponsor her.

Isabelle is in her early 20’s Thoroughbred Mare that was used by a breeding farm and then, when she could no longer get pregnant was given away. She has been with Castleton since December 2015 and lives with her friends Trudy and Brooke. Isabelle is a very sweet lady and loves attention and other horses.

Violet is in her early 20’s and was rescued from our Christmas 2015 Auction Rescue where all horses that night were saved. Violet is a quiet and easy to get along with lady and likes to spend her days relaxing and strolling around her paddock with her friends. Violet would love to be sponsored she is so sweet.

Carson is in his early teens, 16 hand Thoroughbred gelding. He is super sweet and extremely high spirited. He loves to run and play in his paddock with his lifelong friend Colorado. He is such the comedian with his antics and loves to keep everyone entertained. We hope that Carson will find a sponsor.

Colorado is a very sweet but shy, in his early teens Thoroughbred gelding. He shares a paddock with his best friend Carson. Colorado always runs away when you first go into the paddock but then slowly edges his way towards you to let you pet him. He loves to play Jolly Ball with Carson but sometimes runs away from that too. It would be great if you would like to sponsor Colorado.

Courtney is in her early teens Thoroughbred/Quarter horse mare. She shares a paddock with her friends Shay and Jacqueline and likes to spend her days eating, snoozing and relaxing with a sudden burst of energy in the early afternoon where she enjoys a group run and buck for a few minutes. Courtney is fairly easy going and would love to be sponsored.

Harry is in his mid teens Thoroughbred gelding who lives at our ranch in a paddock with his friends Tristan, Beau and Wayne. He is very energetic and loves to run fast with his friends around his large paddock and then go for a nice long roll.

Harry is a good boy and loves attention. We would love it if you would like to sponsor him.

Tristan is in his early 20’s Quarter horse gelding who was rescued from the Christmas 2015 auction and now lives at our ranch. Tristan has 2 bowed front tendons from being used to “Match Race” when he was younger and was likely used as a breeding Stallion for the same purpose up until arriving at the auction in December. Tristan is now safely at home and loves playing in his large paddock with his friends Wayne, Beau and Harry. Tristan would love to be sponsored.

Louis is a 9 years old Thoroughbred gelding who arrived in early December 2015 at Castleton’s sanctuary. Louis was part of a large rescue by one of our partner groups in Northern California when the breeding farm he was at closed due to insolvency. Louis received extensive training by our partner group over a period of one year however he could not make the transition to become a safe riding horse.

Louis is a very sweet and handsome horse and we are happy that he will be spending the rest of his life at Castleton Ranch. Louis is named in honor of one of our donors who recently passed away.

We hope that Louis can find a sponsor.

Joan is a super sweet Thoroughbred mare in her late teens who was rescued from a breeding farm that suddenly closed down in 2009 whilst pregnant. Joan gave birth safely to her son Beau and both horses live at our ranch. Joan lives in a large paddock with 5 other mares and enjoys spending her days relaxing under the shade trees with her friends.