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Second Chance Stables, Inc

We are a 501c3 nonprofit horse rescue. We recently relocated from Bennett to Dudley NC. We relocated the rescue to Bennett NC - no longer located in Kenly NC
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10/19/2024

Scarlett is a bit of a project but she’s a really good girl and just needs a little refresher under saddle and I believe she will be an outstanding horse. We’ve had her ridden a few times and she gets better each time.

10/19/2024

Legacy is a project but we really saw how much potential she has when Bella rode her today! This girl is very athletic! She recently returned from 90 days of professional training and we’ve paid ladies to ride her 3 times since she’s been back. Her ground manners need a lot of work but she rides pretty decent. She has a lot of speed when you ask now but in the beginning she was more whoa. This very special horse basically lived like a wild mustang before we rescued her. So she has come a really long way.

10/08/2024

ADOPTED 💕
If someone is looking for a safe gaited horse who is most happy just walking and an occasional gait every now and then this is your girl! We’ve had some girls put a few rides on her recently and she is pretty great. She goes on trails and doesn’t seem to spook easily. She’s 16 yrs old and about 15hh tall. $850 adoption fee.

10/03/2024

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10/01/2024

💕ADOPTED💕
Not sure how this awesome trail horse hasn’t gotten adopted yet. Fergie is 15 yrs old and her fee is just $1500

09/28/2024

JW hadn’t been ridden in about 3 months so during his ride the other day he was a little spicy a couple times but he’s young and fun. This boy is super fancy and a 5 yr old registered saddlebred. His fee was recently reduced to $2200 just to find him a good home

09/28/2024

ADOPTED 💕

Cowboy is still available for adoption. This solid boy has so much potential and he’s only 7 years old. This video is from his ride a couple days ago. He’s been started on the pattern and hauled to shows but he will need more work if someone wants him for barrel racing. He trail rides and does arena work. $3k adoption fee

09/28/2024

Legacy got her first ride in since she returned from training. She did pretty good. Was just a little snorty when she was getting saddled but she calms down as soon as they started riding. She’s got a lot of potential. Just needs her person to bond with. $3k adoption fee

09/27/2024

Scarlett got two rides in this week. She is only 10 years old and has a lot of potential! We were told she’s a thoroughbred but I believe she’s a cross of some sort. She doesn’t have a tattoo. Yes she looks pregnant but we did have the vet ultrasound and she said she’s not. Needs a good refresher under saddle but nothing terrible. $2200 adoption fee

09/27/2024

Amelia had an evaluation ride a couple days ago. She needs work on her ground manners and a little impatient but she seemed to ride pretty well. She is more go like your typical TWH so not for a beginner. She’s 16 yrs old 15.3hh tall and we believe she’s a walkaloosa (Tennessee Walker Appaloosa cross). Her gait is pretty comfortable. We had one of her eyes removed but it hasn’t bothered her at all just having one eye. $1300 adoption fee

09/27/2024

ADOPTED 💕

Simone got ridden 3 times this week. She’s more whoa than go but when you do get a gait out of her it’s very smooth. She’s available for adoption for only $850!
16 yr old TWH mare about 15hh tall.

09/24/2024

ADOPTED 💕
Fergies trail riding video

09/24/2024

Legacy’s riding video

09/24/2024

ADOPTED 💕

Here is a video of clips from recent rides on Cowboy.

09/14/2024

Looking for someone brave and experienced who can come test ride 3 horses we haven’t ridden yet and two that need worked but are a bit more spirited that our exercise riders are not comfortable with. Unfortunately Bella has been out with a fractured wrist (not caused by any of these horses) and we have people asking about the newer ones but we don’t know where they are at training wise. We are located in Dudley NC (near Goldsboro) so consider the location when committing to it and send a message with how much you would charge for this service. This is something we might consider doing regularly if it goes well.

09/12/2024

Chimere is a new intake we got from our friend Sandra Duberman who runs a wonderful rescue in Sanford named Healing Acres. She is about 4 years old and an unbroke and unraced thoroughbred mare. She’s 15.2hh tall and moves beautifully! We are working on deciding who we will be sending her for training. She’s sweet as can be and halter broke so far.

09/09/2024

Amelia isn’t completely done yet but I was admiring her progress. Simone looks like a new horse. It’s amazing what a good quality diet can do for a horse. Rehabilitation is my favorite part of doing rescue. 💕

09/09/2024

Legacy is a special girl that we rescued from a situation where she was neglected -basically living off the land and totally unhandled when we started. She had to be roped to be caught when we bought her. We had hopes that she’d make a good barrel horse for our daughter because she was very catty, fast, and did not tire easily when the ropers spent 2 hours chasing her but after 3 months in professional training we realized she may be fast in a pasture but she is a more whoa than go ride under saddle. So we don’t feel she’s going to be a competitive one if someone does teach her barrels. We’ve spent $3k just on her training so we can’t put more into her but she really needs one more month. She is still a bit of a project because you cannot pick up her back feet without a fight, she pulls back when tied but with a pull back halter she quickly stops, and her transitions aren’t always smooth as they could be. She’s been ridden in a martingale to keep her head where it should be. The only thing she does under saddle that can be problematic is if she sees something new sometimes she will freeze or jet forward a little. She gives kisses on cue and loves to bond with someone if you spend the time with her. We love her but unfortunately she’s not going to be able to run at the level our daughter needs. We believe she’s an Arabian QH cross based on the herd that she was living with. We have a lot more invested in her but will allow her to go to the perfect fit for $3k adoption fee

Address

300 Genoa Road
Dudley, NC
28333

Telephone

+19192080587

Website

http://www.secondchancestablesnc.com/

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Bella rode Buddy today while he’s at the trainers. He’s been a perfect gentleman. We brought him home for a day so we can bring him along to the Wild Hearts Show tomorrow. If anyone wants to try him out or meet him feel free to stop by and see us at the show. He’s only been walking and trotting mostly with the trainer so we aren’t positive she’s going to canter him but we will see how it goes.

Chico the king of the ponies. He will stand by their paddock for hours as they groom him and play together. At one point we had him in the pony paddock with them so they are still buddies.

I had a really really sad day today because we had to euthanize Mercy after getting her healthy from a 2 month battle against pneumonia and a couple other bacterial infections and doing multiple procedures to drain the infection she had in her chest cavity with partial collapsed lung all the bad stuff went to her hooves too and caused her to severely founder in one foot and 3 hooves had multiple abscesses. We were hoping with pain meds and mild sedation we could get her comfortable and wait it out but her heart rate was to an unbearable level this morning so we knew we had to let her go. This mare was truly the queen of the rescue and she had so many people who deeply loved her and gave her attention. So her last 2 months were most likely the best moments of her life in spite of her illnesses. Our vet Polaris Equine dedicated so much time and energy to tirelessly help us through this whole ordeal. In the end we accomplished what we fought so hard for but her feet just got too bad that we had to make the hardest decision for her. She was the best momma to Colton and her heart for that baby made her sacrifice everything for him. She gave us a gift when she gave us that healthy boy but she risked her own life to make him healthy. She actually had a rare case of a disease that usually only happens to foals but her immune system was so low due to her emaciated condition and the fact that she had Cushings that she got it and it only has a 50% survival rate so the fact that we made it through that when it had progressed to such a severe level was quite a valiant effort so I will forever be grateful for Dr Freese and her working with us on making payments towards those bills. It took 5 chest tube drains to flush it all out and multiple antibiotics and medications. In spite of her multiple issues she was always a peppy and happy girl up until a couple days before we had to let her go. This video is of her this morning with a 93 heart rate and she was still attempting to fig

Mercy

This is a HUGE improvement for our sweet Mercy! Nearly normal respiratory rate, no coughing up blood today, big appetite for grass (still not interested in any kind of grain, hay or treats due to meds but she’s grazed for 2 hours so far), no fever, and not looking so dehydrated. She’s still very foot sore but no digital pulse which is great! If you haven’t seen her other video we are desperately needing donations to get her emergency vet bills covered. It’s far exceeded what we planned for and so far we haven’t had any donations to help her. Those of you who have watched us for awhile know we truly only ask for help when we absolutely need it. On our own we paid $1400 for her bail, floated her teeth, vetted her, and nearly rehabbed her to a decent weight when all of a sudden after the cold snap and rain storm she came down with pneumonia. We found out today it was because she has a severe case of cushings so she was more susceptible to get sick again with a very low immune system. We started her on Pergolide which will also help with weight gain and her laminitis episode that started during this whole ordeal. This mare has the strongest will to survive so we HAVE to help her but funds are really an issue. Her bill so far is up to over $2k. We need donations! Her white blood cells show we are on the right track & results for her blood and discharge sample we got via scope on Sunday will hopefully be back today so we know which extra antibiotics we can stop or what will work best. Donations can be called into our vet- Polaris Equine or sent to our rescue using the donation button on our website. I’d use Facebooks fundraising but they hold the funds 75 days and time is of the essence right now so we can continue to get her through this. Www.secondchancestablesnc.com

Franklin wrestling with Colby & Butterball

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We are a nonprofit horse rescue that also offers a mentoring program to foster kids. We are well known for taking on the most extreme rehab cases and making them thrive again. Watch our page for some of our extreme rehab results and to find out how you can help! We offer day camps, lessons, quarantine board, horse adoptions, birthday parties, and trail rides to cover the costs of our challenging but rewarding endeavors.