Resident Horses — Oregon Horse Rescue

This page shows our sanctuary residents, or horses who are not currently available for adoption but instead will be cared for at our facility for the rest of their lives. Sanctuary horses come to OHR from a variety of backgrounds are generally advanced age horses or horses with medical care or impairments that make them challenging to re-home. Lifelong care for ageing horses in particular can be costly--please consider sponsoring one of our deserving sanctuary horses.

Please see our Adoption page for horses currently available for adoption.

Featured

ALLAH

Generously sponsored by Prudy Z.

♘Birthdate: 1/1/1994
♘Breed: Arabian
♘Height: 14.2 hh
♘Intake Date: June 2022
♘Status: Sanctuary resident

Allah came to the rescue, along with Forest, after her owner developed significant medical issues that left her unable to care for them. Allah had been a show & parade horse in her younger days. Allah is a sweet girl who is enjoying retired life.

CISCO

Generously sponsored by D.M. in memory of her grandmother Martha Bullock.

♘Birthdate: 1/1/1991
♘Breed: Appaloosa
♘Height:
♘Intake Date: May 2021
♘Status: Sanctuary resident

Cisco is a blind white appaloosa; he also has an eye defect called microphthalmia. He came from a loving home that raised him from a young’un; he arrived here after his long-time owner passed away. Cisco’s very comfortable with his blindness, and had a wonderful seeing-eye buddy - Shadow - until Shadow passed away in January, 2025. Allah is now hanging out with Cisco, and they’re enjoying each other’s company.

COUNTRY

♘Birthdate: 1/1/1994
♘Breed: Quarter Horse
♘Height: 16 hh
♘Intake Date: June 2021
♘Status: Sanctuary resident

Country is a very easy-going and friendly horse. He came to us after his owner died unexpectedly. He has significant vision loss, but is pretty comfortable getting around if the terrain and boundaries are not extreme. Due to his very poor vision and his age, he is a permanent resident here at OHR.

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Xena

♘Birthdate: 1/1/1992
♘Breed: Mustang
♘Height: 15.1 hh
♘Intake Date: December 2021
♘Status: Sanctuary resident

Xena is a mustang mare who had been a kids’ riding horse. However, when the kids grew up her owners just let her fend for herself on their forested acreage for about TWENTY YEARS. About a year before we got her, the neighbors discovered this bad situation and lovingly nursed an extremely emaciated Xena back to health. However, they already had several horses of their own and could not keep her permanently. We were therefore happy to welcome Xena into the OHR family.