Program Horses

Tempo

Running with friends while fostered on a ranch I’m a beautiful 1987 purebred Arabian granddaughter of *Bask. When I came to the rescue in 2007, I was pregnant and very thin. I was being used as a broodmare, but even then the pregnancies took too much out of me, even with pelleted feed and supplements. [...]

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Blizzard

I am a 15-year-old Arabian/Welsh Cob mare. I came to Fresh Start after my loving owner’s homestead was lost in a fire. I have always known love, and am great with children and people with special needs and disabilities. For the past three years, I have been a “Program Horse” for the informal empowerment program [...]

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Coco Poco

I’m an adorable little Shetland gelding. I’m depended upon for outreach, the Empowerment Program for youth and adults, and volunteer education. Facts about me: Breed: Shetland Gender: gelding Color: chestnut Age: 19 Height: 10.3 When I first came to Fresh Start, I had been facing euthanasia because of my feet. FSHR’s farrier met me on [...]

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Program Horses

Program horses are special souls that have shown an affinity to connect with human souls who are hurting, and  those who are challenged with addictions, mental illness, and developmental disabilities. The horses and people enjoy reciprocal relationships of mutual empowerment, tailored to the abilities of individual participants. These relationships are built slowly, through smell, touch, [...]

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Angel

    I’m a really sweet girl who is fun to be with. And now I have my own family!  I live with Melissa, Kit Kat, Aleece, Shayden and Allen.  They are the answer to my life long dream, and I am the answer to Melissa’s!  Perhaps it took so long because God was giving [...]

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