**ADOPTED**. Dude was so loved by his foster home, Green Mountain Curlies , that they decided to adopt him. Congratulations to Dude and the Halstead-Johnson family!

Dude is a straight, 2 year old Curly bred gelding available for adoption. His sire is *Mocha (pictured below), and his dam is *CVC Crescendo ("Honey"). Dude's maternal half-sister, Color, adopted by the Lutes Family.

***Lily has found a new home! Congratulations to Lily!***

Susan emailed us looking for help in finding a new home for their MFT Curly mare, Lily. Susan and her husband will be moving cross-country from Bailey, Colorado. Susan has this to say about Lily: "She was born here.  She is a 15h sorrel, curly, registered foxtrotter.  She has an outstanding disposition, has had 90 days of professional training, and is extremely well gaited.  She has excellent ground manners, is easy to catch and load, and is very well-behaved for the vet and farrier.  She's been on a couple of trail rides and has crossed water.  Thank you so much for any help you can give me.  This move will be so much easier for me if I can find Lily an excellent home.  Let me know if I can give you any more information. "

***Peggy Sue has found her forever home!
Her rescuer, Nancy, has fallen head over heels for this wonderful girl, and just cannot fathom parting with her.

 Here is some of what Nancy said about Peggy Sue: " it finally struck me a couple of weeks ago, I don't want to give her up!  It would take quite an extraordinary person to convince me to part with her.  In short Peggy has already found her forever home, it just took me awhile to figure it out.  She is exceptional, she's been in training and is doing very well, she learns quickly and is eager to please. "
Congratulations to Nancy and to Peggy Sue.

Peggy Sue ~ is a bald Curly currently in California, and looking for a home. She is not the property of CHR, we are listing her here for the owner. 

Nancy says: "Peggy Sue came to me through an acquaintance, who called me to ask if I'd be interested in taking her, as she could no longer afford to feed her. I was hesitant because I don't have my own place, I board my horses. My husband had recently retired and we really didn't have any extra money. However I agreed to go and see this horse whom she described as a bald curly, three years old, by the name of Pegasus. I thought maybe I could help to pay for food for her. Then I met her. She was standing in a filthy little pen swarming with flies covered in a sheet, when her owner took the sheet off I was nearly physically ill. I had never seen a sadder sight. Standing before me was a little skeleton, with the most beautiful inquisitive eyes. She had patches of long hair down her back that would just peel right off. She could barely stand, but those eyes, they had so much life in them. I found myself agreeing to take ownership of her. I asked if I could keep her there at least temporarily as I had no place to bring her. The first thing I did was clean out her pen and get her a fly sheet. I started her off on good quality hay and gradually introduced grain and supplements into her diet. I wanted to get her vaccinated and wormed but I was concerned she wasn't strong enough. I called my vet and Gloria Garland who is a acupuncturist and chinese herbalist to come evauluate Pegasus who I renamed Peggy Sue. Peggy was vaccinated against West Nile which is prevalent in our area and started on some chinese herbs. I also got the OK to worm her. Shortly after I was able to move Peggy to a friends place that was larger and cleaner, and where she could have some horse friends. A few weeks later she had her teeth floated and some weeks after that was able to get her feet trimed. Prior to that I couldn't even lift her hooves to clean them because she wasn't strong enough to balance herself. I guess I should add that I had Peggy a few weeks before I let my husband know. I broke the news to him by introducing him to her, he greed there was no way we could walk away from her. Peggy is the sweetest little thing, even bald she's beautiful. I've done some ground work with her as she's never had any training. She has all those wonderful curly traits, she loves people, is calm and level headed and learns quickly. She needs someone who can teach her and love her, she needs a forever home. I would keep her if I could but I can't. I am looking for that perfect home for Peggy, until then I will love and care for her. This little filly didn't give up and neither will I.

Peggy Sue before

has found a new home! Thank you, Annette, and good luck with your new girl.

Katie has contacted Curly Horse Rescue to help her find a home for her 8 year old mare. Here is what she says about her mare: "She has been a mamma's girl for 8 years until her mamma died.  She was distraught as you can imagine.  She has always been somewhat aloof as she had her mother.  Since her mother died, she has become more affectionate. I really think she would not be that hard to train.  I didn't have anyone to help me when she was born (my daughter became more interested in school and friends at that time) and was just not able to afford to have her trained as I was a single parent.  I did help deliver her (so much for imprinting!).  She retains her curly hair in the summer.  She is a light cream color with speckles.  Her mane is very short as is her tail.  Don't know where that comes from.  The breeder was Nancy Scott who is on the
board of directors for the national curly association.  Also, she always comes when I whistle (I whistle loud) and I feed her grain daily so that she will always come.  She can be at the back of my 20 acres and if it is a quiet day so that she can hear me, she will always come running when I whistle which is fun.  I think she has the potential for a wonderful horse--she just needs someone to work with her.

She would be great for a teenager who is not afraid of horses and can handle an inexperienced mare.  Or if there is a teenage boy (or girl) who is interested in training horses, she would be a good project.

has found a new home! Read update below.

Celenia emailed us looking for help in finding a new home for her Curly mare, Maisey. Here is what she has to say about Maisy:

"Maisie is a Curly Horse, bay pinto/tobiano and twenty years old. When she came to me, she was called Rhea. I have no idea if that was her original name. She appears to keep her mane and tail in summer; she is not an extreme. Not much is known about her past, but she had a year and a half old bay Curly gelding at her side. She carries a livestock brand that is owned by Robert and Carol Ann Clark of Clark's Curlies (Oregon and California) however it appears that no one has heard from them since about 1991 so I am unable to confirm who bred her, whether she was registered and who her sire and dam were.

Maisie is quite underweight and being free fed. She had complete dental work recently, is current on injections, and is now on a worming and psyllium schedule.

I am beginning to work with her on the ground using natural horsemanship methods. She appears to be a fast learner. Her teeth were worn down worn from eating rocks, dirt and wood in her search for food. She is about 13.3-14H tall. I watched a young girl ride her bareback, with Maisie being led and she appeared quiet and easy. I have been told she was used a time or two for packing meat out after a hunt. Other than that, not much is known.

A forever home is sought for Maisie; she deserves to have a family that will care for her in every way. She is in Northern California, greater Sacramento area and is available very reasonably to the right home. "

***UPDATE*** A 12/26/06 email from Celenia:

" My original goal was to get Rhea (now Maisie) healthy, and then play with her and get some solid ground skills and communication going, then place her in a forever home. Well, the forever home appeared faster than I would have anticipated. When I offered Maisie to what turned out to be her forever home, below  is an excerpt from  an email her (now new owners) sent: "Since she is 20 years old and has had some hard, hard times to survive, we are willing to give her a home to grow old in. She doesn't have to be a horse for our grandchild, she can just be a "horse" and live out her life here with some tender loving care. After a few months of rest and weight gain, we could play some Parelli games with her and work on her trust issues and then see where it is that she leads us to go in our relationships with her." I couldn't be happier with the home; these are really good people who keep their animals forever and provide the best of care.  All said and done, though, there was an emptiness in my heart when we drove away with an empty trailer. Maisie is a special horse and a true survivor. She was a delight to live with and learn from, and she has the softest nicker when she sees you coming. And (someone, please hold their hands over Indy's ears) I believe Maisie has the cutest face  I have ever seen on a horse. As we drove back  home , all three horses called and called in greeting, obviously thinking Maisie would be stepping out and joining them. This was a real eye opener since Rita never called to her anytime I took her out of the pasture, and neither did B ronte (B)  and Indy. I felt sad inside. Sometimes doing the right thing for a horse still brings sadness. I keep reminding myself that Maisie is in the best home possible. And that is what is most important. She touched my heart. Maisie came to live with us on Thanksgiving Day, and went to her forever home on Christmas Eve.

Celenia "

 Color

6/06 - Color has been adopted! Congratulations to both Color and Kristina. And a HUGE thank you to Chuck and Adria of Green Mountain Curlies for fostering and loving Color for the past 9 months.

Color's first introduction to Llamas

**UPDATE** Here is a picture of Color and her new buddy with the Lutes family, Christmas 2006

WALDO

6/06 ~ WALDO HAS BEEN ADOPTED!: *Waldo, aka Black Walnut, ABC 463-1/2 ICHO 192-D, was given to us June, 2005. Waldo is now being offered thru the Curly Horse Rescue for adoption. He needs to find a home with love permanant placement only. He is not suitable for riding at this time due to traumatic experience with riding. He should be considered for pasture pal only at this time. If someone had extensive patience and experience with Parelli techniques or similar method he may eventually be suitable, but someone self taught would not be best for getting him over his riding phobia. Waldo had been ridden in the past, he became anxious and would rear to the point that he was said to be nasty when he was brought from his stall for riding. We do not know how he got this way only that from veteranary exam and horse specialist in conformational evaluating, that his riding was very bad for him the way it was done. His back is slightly hollow still, and his underneck is overdeveloped to the point it is obvious that his face was pulled on hard and he had to hollow his back to accomodate his face being wrenched which undoubtedly made him rear to relieve the pressure, somewhere along the line it became habitual for him, and he grew to fear riding. He was in professional training for a month and spent another month at the trainers for trust building, he is a very trusting pony and loving, he just takes a bit of time to get to know someone. He is very good in herd situation, or with only one buddy, he is kind to other horses, very easy to work on the ground, stands well for his feet, worming and shots. I was told by the hauler that brought him to me that he was hard to load and it took a few hours to get him loaded, after I had him here a couple weeks and did just ground work with him, he loaded without hesitation for me on several occassions, he has never refused the trailer. I think he just needs to be able to trust someone. 

 ALL THESE HORSES HAVE BEEN PLACED!

The following horses are not the property of CHR. Their owner needs to get them placed as soon as possible. CHR has agreed to list them here to assit her in finding them all good homes. 

Prince Valiant, 4 year old Curly stallion. Sorrel with Flaxon mane, 14.2H, leads, loads, ties, but needs further training. Hooves are self-trimming.

Odin the Red, 2 year old sorrel minimal colt. Leads, loads, ties, and has tested hypoallergenic for all who have tested him so far. PLACED!

Nature Boy, yearling sorrel colt, leads, loads and ties.

Peggy Sue, 5 year old bay paint mare, in foal to Prince Valiant above, due in Spring, 2006.

CHARLIE HAS FOUND A WONDERFUL NEW HOME!

Charlie is not the property of Curly Horse Rescue, his owner is trying to place him privately. CHR has agreed to list him here to assit her in finding him a good home.

Charlie is a 10 year old, 14.2 dapple grey gelding. His owner says he is current on shots, trailers, bathes and stands for trimming, but he does get sensitive when saddling and jumpy because he is scared he is not sure what is going to happen to him. He has curls inside his ears and his body is all wavy his fetlocks have curls as well. He is a sweet boy. Just needs the right TLC. 

BOTH SUNSHINE & WHIMSEY HAVE BEEN ADOPTED!!

Sunshine ~
Sunshine is a 12 year old ABC-S registered mare (ABC-S 427, by Houdini out of Little Fan E,) and her 5 year old Arab cross filly, Whimsy. They both have an EPSM-like syndrome which requires they be on a high fat, low carb diet. They also both have mold and weed allergies. We live near Austin, Texas ("affectionately" called the allergy capital of the world) where we have year round allergens and long, hot, humid summers.

Sunshine (the mare) has difficulty breathing by mid-summer in the Austin climate. Whimsy is not as bad yet, but has begun showing similar symptoms as Sunshine. They are not symptomatic during the winter. I am sure that they would be sound and rideable year round if they lived in a cooler, drier environment. Both girls will need to remain on a high fat diet and have nearly constant turnout.

Whimsey~

Additional pictures and information can be seen here:

Sunshine's page ~ Whimsy's page

Both girls have been kept barefoot, and are up to date on worming, but not
vaccines. They have been vaccinated for tetanus only due to fear of vaccine reactions, and the fact that they have been pretty much isolated and don’t leave the property. They had dental work last June. Sunshine has a current Coggins, but Whimsy will need to have one pulled.

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