Starry Skies Equine Rescue and Sanctuary

12/20/2024

Look at this handsome fellow!

Paco has no shortage of good looks. He's a mid 20s QH gelding, a big guy at 15.3hh.

He's very friendly and comes right up to you in the pasture. He's not spooky, but can be pushy on the ground. He was surrendered by his owners who did not ride him, but he rode off for us. If your intention is to ride him, a refresher would be a good idea. He is sound with no known issues.

He is Hard To Load. We can load him into a stock trailer (with patience). He would be happiest in a home where he is not expected to load frequently. Of course anything can be trained and improved but that's how it is right now.

Interested? Check him out on our website at www.starryskiesequinerescueandsanctuary.com

12/18/2024

These 2 boys need our help. One is a middle aged pony, the other just a baby. They are headed nowhere good without our intervention. Of course, we had to say yes.

Will you help them? Pull fee + vet + farrier, we probably need at least $1500 to start.

Venmo:
Paypal: [email protected]

Thank you in advance for being their Christmas miracle!

12/18/2024

Indy is the sweetest little fellow (okay, so he's actually pretty big...but he thinks he's just a little guy!).

Indy is a rising 2 year old DHH/Saddlebred. He will be big, probably well over 16hh.

No health issues, lovely movement and oodles of potential. He is still working on his 'big boy' skills like feet handling, tying, lunging, etc - all have been started and will need a intermediate+ handler to continue.

Interested? Check him out on our website at www.starryskiesequinerescueandsanctuary.com

12/17/2024

Holiday pics are in! Thanks to everyone who came to make our event a success.

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Photo collection by White Lotus Farms

12/17/2024

Seriously, this guy would make the perfect Christmas present!

Russel is a standardbred gelding, 2002 model, and 15.1hh. Plenty big for any rider as he is thick. He has some front right arthritis (mild) and is blind in his right eye. Neither bother him much.

Russel is sweet, gentle, friendly, good to ride, and overall a good boy. Safe for any level rider.

Interested in adding this guy to your life? Check him out on our website at www.starryskiesequinerescueandsanctuary.com

12/16/2024

Mater is ready for his forever home!

Mater is a TRUE 18hh Belgian draft gelding. He is about 12 years old.

No health issues. Super friendly. Easy to catch lead load tie and handle. Mater ***requires*** stocks for his feet.

Rides around wonderfully. He has a surprisingly smooth jog for a horse his size.

Interested in adding this big handsome hunk to your family? Check him out on our website at www.starryskiesequinerescueandsanctuary.com

12/15/2024

What do you get for your friend who already has everything? A project pony, of course! (jk, we do require if you're interested that the actual person submits an application, but some peer pressure never hurts!)

Sulley is a HANDSOME, good moving pony gelding. Morgan? Maybe something like that. He's 7 years old, 13.2hh. Sound, no medical issues. He is sensitive and appreciates a calm handler, but rides around walk trot canter and will pop cross rails.

Sulley is a sweetheart, and is so curious and smart. He is flashy with 4 white socks and a blaze and moves like a perfect hunter pony. Take him now, finish him in jumping or dressage over the winter, and show him all summer long!

Interested? Check him out on our website at www.starryskiesequinerescueandsanctuary.com

12/14/2024

Congratulations to Liberty on her adoption day!

12/14/2024

Look at this beautiful girl! Can't believe she hasn't been snatched up yet.

Roz is a 2007, PercheronXStandardbred mare who stands 16hh.

She is overall very healthy with just a touch of age appropriate arthritis in her front left. As long as she isn't asked to jump high or run barrels, she should be just fine.

Roz is sweet, gentle, and easy to handle. Good to catch lead load tie and good for vet and farrier. Nice big feet. She is not buddy sour and will ride out alone.

Roz is best suited to an advanced beginner rider and is safe and fun to ride on trails.

Interested in Roz? Check her out on our website at www.starryskiesequinerescueandsanctuary.com

12/13/2024

Elsa would love a home for Christmas. 🎀

Elsa is a draft mule mare. She is estimated to be 19 years old, and is about 16.2hh. She is a thick built girl. No health issues and is in good shape.

Elsa was a pack mule in her former life. She was used hard and didn't learn to bond with people. Her perfect home would include someone patient, who wants to help her learn to trust and connect and who has time to spend with her. She would make a wonderful trail mule, go back to packing supplies for your overnight weekend trail ride, or be a wonderful pasture pet.

If you're interested in Elsa, please check her out on our website at www.starryskiesequinerescueandsanctuary.com

12/09/2024

Today was a sad day for the rescue.

Nikita is our longest term resident - she was the first official Starry Skies horse. She was a thoroughbred broodmare with a severe wry nose. Despite that she lived a very healthy, long life that most horses can only dream of. Unfortunately last weekend we discovered she had damaged her spine. Whether she twisted just wrong or what, we will never know. We gave her the weekend to try some last ditch therapies - she is a fighter, after all. Unfortunately her condition progressed and this morning the only humane thing left was to euthanize her.

Peter came to us from the Black Friday auction so he hasn't been with us long. He was sold through the ring with severely progressed cancer. No vet or treatment in the world could alleviate his pain. We were hopeful we might be able to help him, but the only way we could was to free him from his body.

Rescue isn't easy, and today is a hard one for us.

We appreciate your support, without which we couldn't do our work.

Hug your horses tight for us today.

12/07/2024

Santa Lilly is ready to help you kick off your Christmas spirit!

12/06/2024

Russel invites YOU to our holiday party TOMORROW, Saturday the 7th from 11-2.

-Free to attend
-Family friendly
-decorate sugar cookies
-hot chocolate bar
-get your early Christmas shopping in with our gift table
professional photographer available to take your picture with Lily and her sleigh from 11-1.

Address: 8133 West Liberty Road Ann Arbor Mi 48104

12/05/2024

Molly! This sweet and pretty girl still is looking for a home.

Molly is 12 years old, 13.3hh, and sound with no health issues.

She is friendly, and easy to catch lead load tie handle. She does paw when tied sometimes. She is not spooky at all.

Molly is a green girl, and though she is currently being ridden 2-3x a week, she would benefit from continuing this schedule! She thrives in regular work.

Molly is forward and likes to go! She is not a therapy horse type...think more like an eventing haffie! Or endurance riding. She loves trails.

She will need an intermediate or up rider.

More info: www.starryskiesequinerescueandsanctuary.com

12/04/2024

We were very fortunate to receive some photography from our friends over at Western Bliss photography - need some horse pictures? Reach out to these people!

This guy is still looking for a home. He's a stout pony about 13.2hh, and is 7-8 years old.

Sulley is fancy - 4 white socks, a pretty mover, and could go in any direction but we see him excelling in jumping. He has no known health or soundness issues.

Sulley is sensitive, and has probably been handled roughly in his past. He wants to trust and has come a long way in his time here. He is a delight to ride, but has some anxieties on the ground that still need to be worked on.

Interested in a project pony? Look at Sulley!

www.starryskiesequinerescueandsanctuary.com

12/03/2024

Hi everyone, we hope you all had a great Thanksgiving surrounded by those you love!
Giving Tuesday is here - one of the biggest fundraising days for independent 501c3s like ourselves, for the year.
Many great organizations are asking for your support, and understandably so. Donations are down - with raising inflation folks have less to give. Unfortunately these are the same times as when more horses need our help, and so we too are hopeful for your support today. We have received huge numbers of requests for taking in surrenders.
A hard thing about organizations like ours is that the scale is big - hay is thousands of dollars a week. The vet bills are always a factor, not to mention pull fees and the expense of quarantine.
We help so many horses - Starry Skies is one of the largest rescues in Michigan in terms of intakes and adoptions. Your donations today help individuals, though. Your $10 buys wormer. Your $20 buys a bag of grain. Your $55 buys a roundbale, which feeds 8 for 2 days. Your $100 covers vaccines, preventing disease. These small things together add up to allow us to say yes one more time, to one more horse. We cannot help every horse who needs it. We cannot help every horse who we are asked to help. But we can help the next horse, and to that horse, it changes their whole life.
Making a difference isn't about fixing everything. It's about fixing what you can, one step at a time.
Venmo:
Paypal: [email protected]

12/01/2024

Standardbreds make awesome trail horses, and Russel is no exception!

Russel is a solid sort of fellow, both physically and mentally. He's 22 years old, but still has plenty of life left to hit the trails and enjoy life. He figures things out quickly, is surefooted and doesn't mind the wind/snow/sleet we've had the past few days here.

He deserves a little girl under his tree for Christmas. Someone who will spend long hours brushing him, baking him birthday treats, and color coordinating his tack. He loves attention and pays you back many times over by being safe and easy to ride and handle.

More info: www.starryskiesequinerescueandsanctuary.com

11/30/2024

Our new 6 are settling in well. We will know more after they see the vet next week, but it looks like 2 fillies and 2 colts(maybe gelding on 1 of them). I will work on finding the identity of the older standardbred gentleman later today. The standardbred/hackney/pony gelding with the sheath issue is in good spirits, but does seem quite old. I will post a picture of it in the comments. It is not for the weak of heart or anyone who is currently eating. But it is the reality of this horse and so many others who have been neglected and then sold through auction when they can't work anymore.

We have had some generous donations and are about 25% of the way through our goal. We'd appreciate your help if you can.

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