Just this past week, the People's Silver Telly Award was given to Willie Nelson's video "The Love of Horses". As shown in the video, Willie Nelson met Jerry Finch and other members of Habitat for Horses several years ago while they were all working to...
Lariat is a lovely white Quarter Horse with a whole lotta GO! Not for the beginner or the regular rider, Lariat does have fine ground skills. She will load, lead, tie and saddle with no trouble. This beauty does respond to neck reins & to...
Yesterday we posted on Facebook a cute picture of our latest rescue - Bongo the Baby Donkey. He came to our Manvel, Texas location just the other day. A bit fearful of leaving the trailer, Lorie and Chucky coaxed Bongo out. Bongo was curious about...
Caspian is a mix of Quarter Horse and Arabian, a handsome flea-bitten grey fellow. He is easy to load and rides in trailers well, maintains weight, has great ground manners and has enjoyed being ridden by our trainers in the past. Caspian is 14.2 hands...
Moms provide the glue that keep a family or herd together. Their strength and caring is the first major life imprint we receive. Here are some "Mom" moments we experienced here at Habitat for Horses. Recently at our ranch in Manvel, Texas, we were...
This is indeed good news - and a long time in coming for these horses who are being pushed by humans into a smaller and smaller area. ~ HFH From: The Columbus Dispatch As the tourist season approaches on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, there’s a growing hope...
Habitat for Horses is a great place to get your next horse. We adopt out horses with a wide variety of skills: from companion horses, donkeys & minis, to barrel racing, to work horses and of course horses for pleasure riding. Our horses were rescued...
Not only is this white spotted Chestnut colored Quarter Horse gorgeous, but spirited too! Nora really needs to be someone's special 4 legged friend or workmate. She will make a great pleasure horse and is smart enough to work with cattle. She is 14.2 hands...
Bay horses can be so gorgeous. That deep reddish brown coat with those dark lower legs and mane. Allegra is no exception. At 8 years of age, this beauty of a Quarter Horse recently received high marks on her ground manners and riding skills. Our...
A friend of mine knows I work with Habitat for Horses on their website asked me this question a while back - "Why adopt a donkey?". I just about stamped my feet when I answered "Because they are awesome.". Here are some reasons, better articulated...