Dreamchaser Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (Form 990) dedicated to rescuing horses at risk of slaughter from feedlots,

abuse, and abandonment, as well as other animals and placing them with qualified families. Dreamchaser is an Accredited American Sanctuary and United Way Charity.


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Resident PMUs - Sponsors Needed!

These resident PMU horses will, in all likelihood, spend the rest of their days at the Dreamchaser ranch. They still need love and care and are available for sponsorship. Sponsors are welcome to visit their horses at anytime and take as much of a role in the lives and training of these horses as they are able and willing. If this sort of activity interests you, contact us to talk further and to visit the facility and the horses.

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Essence
She is a gentle and loving
mare with very special needs.
She is still very attached to
Koda, her foal that stands
behind her.

Miakoda
(power of the moon)
Because of past injuries,
Koda must be handled
very carefully.  We hope
to be able to lightly use
him under saddle.

Illusion
Illusion is a grand
Percheron stallion. An impressive animal, this
gentle giant loves to be brushed and groomed.
     
Gold Rush
Rush arrived at the ranch
on February 8, 2004. She is
now under saddle and will
be used in our programs
for ‘city kids’.
Dusty
Dusty is one of the original
crew that came to us in 2004.
 She is a beautiful buttermilk
 buckskin and is now
being ridden.

Goldy Jay Dee Bars
Jay Dee, standing, arrived
October 13, 2006. She is
 quite nervous and will
 probably never be trained
for riding.

     

Speckled Cash
Cash is 16 years old, and
arrived at the ranch on
October 13, 2006.
Cash has
 severe stifle problems and
cannot be ridden.

Skippy’s Glory
(with foal, Ty)
Glory arrived on November
28, 2006. Glory will be ridden
 and has a sweet and loving
 personality.

Ebony
Ebony is a stunning black
 mare that was rescued from
 slaughter in 2006. She is
 sound and is being trained
 under saddle.
     

Classy Quick Charge
Classy was rescued in 2006. 
 She is a stunning palomino
 buckskin who has quickly settled
 in and become a gentle,
 personable mare.

Veri Picapride
Pride is 10 years old and is
a registered solid paint. 
She has also spent her life
as a broodmare, and is now
 being trained under saddle.

Annie
Annie is a registered Arab
 who is 20 years old.  She has
always been a broodmare,
and is now re-experiencing
being lightly ridden.
     
Taylor

Taylor is a 13 year old gelding saved from a Canadian feedlot.  He is now an excellent riding and pony horse.

Trumpet Keeper
When TK arrived she literally
was skin over bones. She still
 needs more weight, and she
 needs exercise to help build
her muscles back up.
Yogi

Yogi is an off the track thoroughbred who has hoof issues as a result of being ridden on hard surfaces.  He is an excellent kid's horse, but needs much special treatment and medication to be kept reasonably sound.


Essence: Essence came to us pregnant in 2004. Her foal, Miakoda, born in the spring of 2005 stands behind her.

Dusty: Dusty is one of the original crew that came to us in 2004. She is a beautiful buttermilk buckskin and is now being ridden.

Rush: One of the first two horses we brought from Canada. She is beautiful and gentle, and with some work, she could be ridable.

Illusion: Illusion is a grand Percheron stallion. An impressive animal, this gentle giant loves to be brushed and groomed.

TK, AQHA 23 year old mare rescued from killer with Will at her side

Cash - AQHA 16 year old mare, foal at her side

Taylor

JD - 8 Year-old AQHA Mare and foal, Mariah

Glory - AQHA 16 Year-old Mare, Foal at her side.

Classy; an AQHA registered Buckskin/Palomino

 

 

Saving Wakina

"On Father's Day, The Cox family went out for breakfast.  Before leaving the house, Bruce told his two girls that he wanted to go on a road trip after breakfast.  In spite of the persistent questioning, he would not tell the destination of the trip.  He drove north on Interstate 17 and took the New River exit.  The rustic and rugged terrain puzzled the girls, and the questioning continued.  After a few wrong turns and a long drive down a dirt road, they turned a corner and saw a field with several dozen horses grazing.  A sign told them that the ranch was home to Dreamchaser Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation.  Kathy asked, "are we here to see the horses?"  Bruce replied, "No, we are here to adopt one."  Kathy screamed in disbelief.  What she didn't yet know was that Bruce had planned this trip for weeks.  The founder of Dreamchaser welcomed them with the hospitality that only a horse rancher could give.  Bruce had a list of horses he wanted to see, but the rescue group founder knew that they wouldn't be right for us.  You see, we are novices when it comes to horses. 

 

Dreamchaser does not normally allow a novice to adopt one of their rescued family, but they made an exception based on our own rescue background and love of animals.  The founder wanted us to see Wakina.  When we did, we knew that it was a perfect match.  She was now fully saddle trained and ready to go to a loving family.  We happily adopted her!  Wakina is now part of our family, and we have been back three times since Father's Day to visit and bond with her.  Bruce and Kathy have ridden her with ease.  She will be delivered to us on July 17.  We do not have horse property, so she will be boarded at a wonderful facility only a mile from our home.  We will be able to see her every day, to walk, ride, and care for her like she should have been since her birth.  Her rescue and rehabilitation will soon be complete.  Wakina has found her final home."

-Bruce and Kathy

June 2010

 

 

 

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“In a perfect world every creature has love,

care and safety. When man intervenes, these basics of life become 

secondary to the comfort of humans.

 

When does it become acceptable for an animal to suffer and often

die to give balance to the hormones of humans?”

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