Good morning VEWS supporters! We are doing an online auction fundraiser to help raise money to support our mission.
Auction opens on May 13, 2024 at 8:00AM and ends on May 31, 2024 at 5:00PM.
Local pickup or shipping options available, more items will be added so bid early and often!
https://www.32auctions.com/vewsmaydayhayday
#vews_horses
🐴OUTLAW🐴 is ready for his forever home!
Outlaw is a 16h, 2004 bay registered Thoroughbred gelding who never raced. This guy is 🤩AWESOME🤩! Outlaw is easy-going, sweet, and playful. He’s a pretty easy keeper and doesn’t require any extra maintenance. He stands well for everything - haltering, grooming, tacking, mounting, vet, farrier, blanketing, fly spray - you name it. Outlaw has been out of work for at least a few years and will need consistent work at the walk/trot to help him build muscle. UTD on Coggins, vaccines, float, and farrier.
Outlaw is currently relearning how to focus on his rider instead of the ground handler. He is smooth-gaited and collected. He seems most comfortable in a round pen under saddle for the time being. He was most comfortably ridden in an English saddle due to his high withers.
Outlaw would probably be best pastured with other geldings. His playfulness comes out with his herd mates, though he’s respectful when they tell him off.
Read more about Outlaw and find his adoption application on our website: https://www.virginiaequinewelfare.org/team-2/outlaw.
Check out 🐴BONNIE🐴 free lunging! This mare has the cutest trot!
Bonnie is a 14 hh, 21-year old non-gaited Mountain Pleasure Horse cross with a great WTC. She is a 🤩superstar🤩 for grooming, hoof care, and hand walking! Bonnie hasn’t been ridden consistently in quite a few years, but she has done great on lead line and still has a lot of potential. Bonnie has a slight aversion to being saddled, but we’ve learned that she’s much better if it’s done calmly and gently. Makes sense, right?
Bonnie will do best with a small rider - up to 120 lbs for now, moving up to 150 as she gets back in shape. She’ll need an intermediate rider, but she’d also be great as a child’s pet with adult supervision if saddling.
Want to meet Bonnie? Fill out an application and email it to us ☺️ The application can be found on her “Read More” page: https://www.virginiaequinewelfare.org/team-2
As 2024 kicks off, we’re taking a look back at all the wonderful horses who found their way to new homes and futures through VEWS in 2023. It was a GREAT year!!!
If you’re looking for a companion pony with character, have we got the pony for you!! 🐴🎁🎄
🐴YOSHI🐴 has character for days and is ready for his forever home! This Arabian cross gelding has so many little quirks, you can’t help but love him! For example, here he is hanging out in his stall sucking on his tongue 🤣 Yoshi is easy to catch, fun to watch, and always ready for a treat. He’s a great companion for your gelding(s)!
Check out Yoshi and our other adoptable horses on our website: https://www.virginiaequinewelfare.org/team-2/yoshi. Fill out an application and this guy could be yours before the holidays are over!
Hi! I’m 🐴Annie🐴! I’m a TWHx filly and I’ll be 4 months old soon! That means I’m almost ready to find a home all my own! (I’m excited, can’t you tell??) I have unlimited potential; you just need to raise me right. If you’re interested, let my people at VEWS know. 🥰🏡🐴 #vewshorses #virginiaequinewelfaresociety #horserescue #rescuehorse #rescuehorses
Hi! I’m 🐴Annie🐴! I’m a TWHx filly and I’ll be 4 months old soon! That means I’m almost ready to find a home all my own! (I’m excited, can’t you tell??) I have unlimited potential; you just need to raise me right. If you’re interested, let my people at VEWS know. 🥰🏡🐴 #vewshorses #virginiaequinewelfaresociety #horserescue #rescuehorse #rescuehorses
3-month old 🐴Annie🐴 (TWHx) is learning to walk between and around obstacles, an essential skill to help her prepare for a variety of disciplines when she grows up. She is also giving to pressure on the lead rope and being respectful of the human on the other end of it. Thank you to our volunteers for working with her! 🐴Annie🐴 should be weaned in the next month and will be available to the right home that will help her reach her potential. Until then, she is available with mom 🐴EVA🐴, a gorgeous 17-year old 16 hand TWHx who we’re still learning about under saddle. Visit our website (https://www.virginiaequinewelfare.org/team-2) or the link in bio to learn more about Annie, Eva, and our other adoptable horses! #vewshorses #virginiaequinewelfaresociety #horserescue #rescuehorse #rescuehorses
Big, beautiful red man 🐴MAJOR🐴 is still looking for his forever home! Due to an old injury, he is no longer rideable. However, he deserves a peaceful retirement after years of being a faithful partner to kids and adults alike 🤗
Major is a 19-year old, 16.1 hh, Tennessee Walking Horse mix gelding, who came to us earlier this year as an owner-surrender. He is just the sweetest! He will generally choose to be close to people when we’re in the field with him and loves being loved on. He’s also stands calmly for grooming and hoof care.
Just like some pets in the shelter may seem less adoptable from a glance, you just need to take a moment to get to know a horse like Major to see how much love he has to give. Please let us know if you have any questions about Major!
https://www.virginiaequinewelfare.org/team-2
This post has been a long time coming and we’re so excited to be writing it!
Beautiful Eva was ridden at VEWS for the first time on Tuesday! Since she came to us heavily pregnant from a kill pen, we had no idea of her history and didn’t want to rush her after having Annie. Eva (17-y/o, 16hh, TWHx) stood calmly for mounting and rode quietly on the lead line with a snaffle, even with her 3-month old filly, Annie, running around outside the pen.
We’re so excited for Eva’s future now that we’re learning more about her under saddle! We’ll continue to work with her and provide updates. Now to find the right person for her… Could that be you?
https://www.virginiaequinewelfare.org/team-2
If you hear “companion” and think “slow poke,” think again!! 🐴REBA🐴 was leading the charge for dinner tonight!
Reba is 15 years young with plenty of pep in her step and is available as a companion. This 14.2 Arab cross mare would be a great groundwork partner and gorgeous addition to your family.
If you’d like to learn more about Reba (or her buddy in the back, Major), complete an adoption application today!
https://www.virginiaequinewelfare.org/team-2/reba
🐴MIRACLE🐴 is still looking for her forever home!
This gentle mare stands quietly for grooming, tacking, and mounting. She’s responsive to her rider and will move forward when asked. If you’re looking for a partner whose potential includes trail-riding and/or showing, then 14.1 hh, 17-y/o Mountain Pleasure Horse cross ✨Miracle✨is the horse for you!
Learn more about Miracle and complete an adoption application on our website: https://www.virginiaequinewelfare.org/team-2
🐴MIRACLE🐴 is now available for adoption!
Miracle is a gaited rider's dream! This beautiful mare is 17-y/o, 14.1 hh, and a Mountain Pleasure Horse cross. She came to us as an owner surrender and hadn’t been ridden in a few years. We’ve worked with her under saddle since then and have no shortage of good things to say about her! Not only is she an incredibly smooth ride, she tunes in to her rider well and stays at the speed you put her in. On the ground, Miracle is easy to handle and is great to groom, pick hooves, and fly spray. She gets along in a herd and while it might take a bit of time for her to warm up, she enjoys and seeks out human companionship. Miracle is healthy and happy and requires no maintenance.
She would be a lovely horse to take out for a nice ride or even do some showing! Please complete an adoption application today to meet her!
https://www.virginiaequinewelfare.org/team-2/
Reba is back at VEWS and we are excited to see what forever home is in store for her! Even though she is available as a companion only, she is an excellent groundwork partner and couldn’t be more gorgeous. (Just look at that trot!)
If you are interested in Reba, fill out an adoption application for a chance to meet her!
https://www.virginiaequinewelfare.org/adoptable-horses-new
Lacey is a rockstar⭐️ under saddle! With a history of hunter/jumper, western and even jumping for fun on her own in the field, Lacey has tons of potential! She is great at the walk and trot. Due to ground conditions, we haven’t cantered her under saddle yet, but she lunged at the canter beautifully. She would need an intermediate to advanced rider who had big plans for Lacey to keep her brain and body working, perhaps as a lesson barn horse or even show horse!
If you think you might be the perfect match for Lacey, check out https://www.virginiaequinewelfare.org/adoptable-horses-new for more about her and how to adopt!
Lacey is a rockstar⭐️ under saddle! With a history of hunter/jumper, western and even jumping for fun on her own in the field, Lacey has tons of potential! She is great at the walk and trot. Due to ground conditions, we haven’t cantered her under saddle yet, but she lunged at the canter beautifully. She would need an intermediate to advanced rider who had big plans for Lacey to keep her brain and body working, perhaps as a lesson barn horse or even show horse!
If you think you might be the perfect match for Lacey, check out https://www.virginiaequinewelfare.org/adoptable-horses-new for more about her and how to adopt!