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 Sabrina
Breed: Quarter Horse
Sex: Mare
YOB: 1985
Weight: 807
Height: 14.3
Location: Hitchcock, TX
Adoption Fee:
In Review
Temperament: Sabrina is very calm.
She is a small little
mare and will make
anyone a very loving
companion. Her color is
very unique, she is
almost all white.
Physical problems / health issues: Prone to
abscesses in her hooves.
Interaction with horses: She gets along well with other horses.
Interaction with people: She is approachable.
History:
Sabrina came to the
ranch as a result of a
seizure. She was very
thin but looks great
now!
Training / abilities:
No riding, only
available as a pasture
mate. Companion only.
Experience level required to work with this horse: Sabrina
is not a first-time
horse owner type horse;
she needs someone who recognizes and knows how to treat abscesses.
Has this horse ever: Bucked? No. Reared? No. Kicked? No. Bitten? No. Other? N/A
Ground handling: Catch? Yes. Lead? Yes. Tie? Yes. Trailer? Yes. Clip? Yes. Trim Feet? Yes. Bathe? Yes.
Special needs: Give special attention to her
feet and hooves.
Other comments:
Sabrina is a
beautiful, nearly white
appaloosa mare in her
mid 20s. She and several
others were purchased at
auction by a disturbed
individual who
considered himself a
"Preacher". He put them
in a paddock, installed
a pulpit and would
preach to them. Any
deemed "Sinner" would be
starved. He eventually
deemed them all
"Sinners", and law
enforcement intervened.
When Sabrina arrived
at HfH, she was
extremely thin &
depressed. With time,
she became much
improved, and became a
mother to a little
buckskin appaloosa
filly, named Madeline.
The family who has
now become Sabrina’s
Sanctuary home heard
about HFH shortly after
losing their own
personal rescue mare to
severe colic. Their
gelding and donkey were
as depressed and
saddened as they were,
and they decided to
adopt.
Some things are just
meant to be. The first
picture they saw was of
Maddy and Sabrina, and
they knew they had to
have them. They were
quite disappointed to
learn that the list was
very long of possible
adopters.
They eventually made
arrangements to take
another horse. When that
didn't work they
inquired about the
status of Maddy and
Sabrina, and were
absolutely shocked to
find that they were
available!
Sabrina and Maddy
arrived at their forever
home in September of
2006. Maddy was adopted
and Permanent Foster
Sanctuary was
established for Sabrina,
who became Brinnie.
Sabrina’s mom tells
this story of the day
Sabrina became truly
hers:
She's had a hard
life. She's got many
scars inside and out.
There's some flexor
tendon issues & popping
in her joints. She was
obviously used as
broodmare heavily, too.
She was very slow to
trust and would turn
away. This spring
brought green grass &
breezes though our
woods. In March I turned
them into the south
pasture for the day.
They all wandered out of
sight & I sat down on a
log just for the peace.
I was there for just a
few moments when I felt
I was being watched.
Sabrina was standing
three feet to my left. I
never even heard her
approach. I stood up and
spoke to her. She looked
me right in the eyes,
walked to me & placed
her head against my
chest!! IT MADE ME CRY.
We rocked back & forth
together under the
trees. I sat back down
and she spent the next
20 minutes dozing beside
me.
She's been My Girl
ever since. She's Home
and Safe.
Are you unable to adopt but would still like to
have Sabrina in your life?
Sponsor her through our
Virtual Foster program.
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