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.
This is Kelly who is in her late teens. Kelly was very successful at the racetrack winning 8 times, two of them stakes. Kelly won her last race at Del Mar however in the process suffered two fractures to her front right foot which ended her racing career. Kelly is living out her well-earned retirement at Castleton’s sanctuary. We hope to find a sponsor for this brave and beautiful horse.
This is Lenny , a 6 year old Appaloosa gelding. Lenny was born at our ranch after we rescued his mother while she was pregnant. Lenny has a few tendon issues with his front legs and he is taking life easy in a large paddock with his best friend where he can move at his own comfortable pace. Lenny loves playing with horse toys, food buckets and anything else that he can throw around.
Amber is in her mid teens Appendix mare who came to Castleton Ranch after injuring the ligaments on her front legs. Amber shares a paddock with her friend Poppy who is also recovering from an injury. Amber is a very sweet horse whio will let you groom her all day if you have the energy. I hope we can find a sponsor for Amber.
Rodney is in his late teens Thoroughbred who came to Castleton Ranch from the racetrack. Rodney sustained a very severe bowed tendon during a race. Although he bowed the tendon someway before the finish line, he kept racing and almost won. He is a very brave horse because he must have been experiencing much pain. Rodney is permanently retired at Castleton Ranch and has a very happy life with his friends. We hope that we can find a sponsor for this brave fellow.
Hello my name is Teddy Bear. I was rescued by Castleton Ranch from an auction. The person who was trying to sell me said that I was a 6 year old quarter horse. However the freeze mark on my neck told a different story. Lucky for me Castleton Ranch were at the auction and knew something was not right. They made sure that they purchased me. After getting me back safely to the ranch, Castleton set about to try and discover who I actually was. After some time they did. I was not a 6 year lod quarter horse everyone had been told but I was a 10 year old Standard Bred pacer who had been racing in Canada. I had been sold to someone on New York, then to someone in California and then I was sent to an auction. After examination by a vet, it was discovered that I had been winded and could not breath properly when moving faster than a walk. I have now been at Castleton for 10 years and enjoy my life here very much with my best friend Elliot.
Teddy Bear is sponsored by Noelle Jones Allen. Thank you somuch Noelle. Your support is greatly appreciated.
This is Trudy in her mid teens Thoroughbred mare. Trudy came to Castleton Ranch from the racetrack after she badly injured a fetlock joint. Although the joint has healed sufficiently for her to roam around her paddock, our vet has said that she can never take the weight of a rider and should be retired, which she happily is. Trudy is a very sweet mare indeed and we hope that she can find a sponsor.
