Fenix was severly neglected along with 55 other horses. A veterinarian contacted Rainbow Meadows to ask for help. Rainbow Meadows was able to have the owner relinquish Fenix and a mare/foal pair. Once they arrived Rainbow Meadows immidiately started refeeding. Fenix was unable to get up of 3 days but she was a fighter. With help from Rainbow Meadows staff she was able to get up on the 4th day. She was gaining weight and strength. after 30... more
Available for Adoption
Flynt was simply too much horse for his owner and yet she wanted to ensure his safety by asking that Rainbow Meadows accept him into their program. He was adopted and with his new family for nearly two years when the grandkids began to grow up and head off to school and he was not being ridden so he was returned to the rescue. Flynt is a truly nice guy. He can be a dominant and opinionated but behaves well with a qualified rider/handler.
Freska spent most of her life in a barn by herself with very little human contact. Rainbow Meadows was contacted and asked to take her. With work and care Freska has come to enjoy human contact and is starting her ground/saddle training. She is an opinionated mare but learns quickly.
Frost and two pasture mates were discovered by Oklahoma authorities as being underweight due to neglect. At the same time, Frost’s owners were being investigated for neglect of their numerous dogs. The authorities notified them that they would have to rehome the horses or face possible charges. Rainbow Meadows medical director, Jan Johnston, DVM, was present at the time of the investigation and recommended that the horses be relinquished to... more
Gemma and her 2 pasture mates were in dire need. Numerous calls from local residents finally generatd adequate interest from the sherrifs office but only after one of the horses had died due to starvation. Gemma and the surviving pasture mate were relinquished to a veterinarian. That veterinarian contacted Rainbow Meadows for assistance and provided care for the 2 horses until both could be admitted to the rescue. Both horses were severly... more
GiGi is a very pretty little Saddlebred mare who was nearly 150 pounds underweight upon her arrival and was quite frightened and suspicious of humans. She was initially rescued by a caring individual in 2006 from a neglectful situation involving 12 other horses and nearly 100 goats. She was later sold, and sadly found herself again in harm’s way as she was essentially abandoned by her new owner. After time spent with volunteers and care at... more
This lovely paint mare was running at large for well over a month in southeast Kansas, where she was regularly spotted in the evening at one particular location. In 2014, Kansas experienced a brutally cold winter, and her ability to fend for herself of compromised. Rainbow Meadows was contacted by the property owner of Gypsy's regular evening stop, who was concerned about Gypsy's safety and the risk of her being hit by a car on a... more
Halle was orignally purchased at a feed lot in KS and shortly after that a loving family brought her home. Unfortulately they did not have the knowledge or resources to have her trained.The family began looking for a rideable horse and contacted Rainbow Meadows. The family asked if we could take Halle, along with 2 others, to ensure they have the best future possible. Rainbow Meadows agreed to take them in. Halle is a social butterfly who... more
Born in a hospital to a critically ill mother (see Lyricks story) which had been purchased from a kill buyer and placed on a killer feed lot, Honour has been spared the horrors of sale barns and killer pens. Once he and his dam were well they returned to a loving home in central OK until his owner requested that he be rehomed, along with his mother, to Rainbow Meadows until a forever home is found. Honour is currently learning all that a... more
Her dam, Lovie, an Appaloosa mare was purchesed in OK as a result of a social media post. As the horse was being loaded onto the trailer the purchaser was advised that she may have been bred by their paint stallion. Jayd was born a few months later in KS and has simply been a pasture pet. When her owner fell on hard times, she contacted Rainbow Meadows to take Jayd and her 2 pasture mates. Jayd is friendly and enjoys attention.
Pages
TEMPERAMENT SCALE
|
Totally laid back Dead quiet, not much forward desire. Good for a totally novice handler with someone with more experience guiding them. |
|
Not in a big hurry Slightly more forward desire. Requires a beginner handler with some experience around horses. |
|
Pretty chilled out Quiet, rarely offers to spook, horse wants to get along. Requires an advanced beginner handler. |
|
Cool as a cucumber A bit more energetic, but sensible horse which does its job congenially. Requires an intermediate handler. |
|
Friendly and Cooperative Forward and sensible but may spook on occasion. Requires an advanced intermediate handler who is alert to the horse. |
|
Has An Opinion A bit spooky, tense or hard to work with. Requires an expert handler. |
|
Opinionated Getting increasingly more spooky, tense or hard to work with. Requires an expert handler. |
|
Really Opinionated Very edgy, tense or hard to work with. Requires an expert rider/handler. |
|
Willing to Argue Horse checks out on a regular basis. Requires a professional handler. |
|
Watch your back!!! Horse can be explosive at times. Requires a professional handler. |
