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Drifter's Hearts of Hope

HORSES AVAILBLE FOR ADOPTION​

Our horses range in age and ability from young and competitive sport horses, to older quiet trail-mounts. Some of our horses have special needs, but most just had an unfortunate run of bad luck and need a new change at a loving forever home. Our efforts are supported solely by donations, adoption fees, sponsorship and A LOT of volunteer sweat.

Our horses are categorized as appropriate for beginner riders (rider who is new around equines, comfortable at a walk and maybe a trot), intermediate riders (rider who is comfortable at all gaits, specifically can post the trot, and can handle equines in various situations and environments), and advanced riders (rider who is comfortable handling difficult or green equines in various situations and environments). We also have several horses that are not rideable, but would be great companion horses, as well as young soon-to-be started horses and a few in rehabilitation! Make sure to check back with us frequently for updates on available horses. We do our best to keep the available horse adoption gallery up to date as changes occur.

Horses may be visited by appointment only. Please contact us to schedule a time to come meet them. You will need to have filled out an Adoption Application prior to making an appointment.  
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BEGINNER RIDER/KID HORSES AVAILABLE
*We define beginner rider's as those who are new around equines, comfortable at a walk and maybe a trot.

GRANDE

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Pending Adoption
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​​Profile:
Age: 20's
Height: 13.2 hh
Gender: Gelding
Breed: Grade
​Required Rider: Kid only

Weight Limit: 100 lbs
Limitations/Maintenance: All mash diet
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Info: Pony alert! Mr Grande came to us from a dude ranch where he carried around the kiddos majority of his life. Adorable, safe, and fun sized - what more could you ask for! 

Adoption Fee: $700

SAMPSON

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Available for Adoption

​​​Profile:
Age: 25
Height: 14.1 hh
Gender: Gelding
Breed: Grade
​Required Rider: Kid Only

Weight Limit: 100 lbs
Limitations/Maintenance: All mash diet & cushings medication
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Info: We are currently working on Sampson's rehabilitation due to a sarcoid removal. DHOH “Sampson” is now available for adoption! He’s an adorable #AnnieProject graduate from C Lazy U Ranch, where he was a beloved kiddo horse! He’s about 25 years old, approximately 14.2 hands tall, and absolutely to die for! He’ll need a mash diet and is started on Cushings medicine, but is sound and you can’t put a price on your kid’s safety! 


Adoption Fee: $700

ROSIE

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Available for Adoption
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Profile:
Age: 20's
Height: 14.1 hh
Gender: Mare
Breed: Grade
​Required Rider: Kid Only

Weight Limit: 100 lbs
Limitations/Maintenance: N/A 

​Info: We quite honestly didn't think this day would come as we've been considering keeping this perfect unicorn to ourselves as our new DHOH mascot, but ultimately she deserves her own forever home with her very own kid to spoil her rotten. We have finally decided to list one of the most beloved horses in the barn as available for adoption - sweet DHOH "Rosie". This amazing girl came to us from auction looking extremely defeated and has turned out to be the best babysitter EVER to the kiddos around the barn. Miss Rosie is in her 20's, stands around 14 hh and is sound! She loves to putz around the arena, absolutely crushes obstacle courses and trail rides. Her adoption fee is $700 to the perfect home as Rosie is very near and dear to our hearts.Take a risk on the older horses at auction, you might just find they change your life in the most fabulous of ways.

Adoption Fee: $700💕

ANNA

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Available for Adoption
​​Profile:
Age: 20's
Height: 15.1 hh
Gender: Mare
Breed: Grade
​Required Rider: Advanced Kid

Weight Limit: 130 lbs
Limitations/Maintenance: All mash diet and wears front shoes
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Info: This mare has plenty of personality and a pep still in her step! She is best suited for a more advanced kiddo and would sure be fun for them to ride.


Adoption Fee: $500

MUCHACHO

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Pending Adoption
​​​Profile:
Age: Late teens
Height: 15.3 hh
Gender: Gelding
Breed: Grade
​Required Rider: Advanced Kid/Beginner

Weight Limit: 200 lbs
Limitations/Maintenance: N/A
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Info: Coming soon! Retired dude and guest ranch horse :)


Adoption Fee: $1,500

STEVIE

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Available for Adoption
​​​Profile:
Age: 25
Height: 15 hh
Gender: Gelding
Breed: Mule
​Required Rider: Advanced Kid/Beginner

Weight Limit: 150 lbs
Limitations/Maintenance: Soaked feed
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Info: He’s absolutely adorable and has been doing a wonderful job gaining weight. He has a few more pounds to gain, and is looking forward to gaining them! He’s about 25 years old, 15 hands tall and just darling! He’s quite well behaved for tacking up and enjoys a good trail ride!


Adoption Fee: $800

INTERMEDIATE RIDER HORSES AVAILABLE
*We define intermediate rider's as those who are comfortable at all gaits, specifically can post the trot, and can handle equines in various situations and environments

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RIO

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Available for Adoption
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Profile:
Age: 19
Height: 14.3 hh
Gender: Gelding
Breed: 
Registered Arabian
​Required Rider: Intermediate to tack up, Advanced Beginner to ride
Weight Limit: 150 lbs
Limitations/Maintenance: N/A

Info: This cutie patootie is looking for his forever home! 19 years young (no-one told him though) and a registered Arab who still has quite a pep in his step. He is tried and true on the trails and is also more than happy to go around in the arena. We have him listed as needing an intermediate handler to tack up as he doesn't love it (nervous and dancy, not dangerous) but is getting better ride by ride! Once you're on him though he's really quite easy to ride.

Adoption Fee: $900

SILVER

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Available for Adoption
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Profile:
Age: 20 (but nobody told him!)
Height: 15.2 hh
Gender: Gelding
Breed: 
Grade
​Required Rider: Intermediate
Weight Limit: 175 lbs
Limitations/Maintenance: Daily Equioxx & Front shoes

Info: The most handsome DHOH "Silver" is available for adoption! He is best suited for an intermediate rider who is comfortable posting the trot. Retired dude and guest ranch horse and turned into a roper, he just is fun!! He is approximately 20 years old and 15.3 hands tall. He will make a great forever horse for someone - definitely someone's dream horse!

Adoption Fee: $1,200

CHICA

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Available for Adoption
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Profile:
Age: 20s
Height: 16 hh
Gender: Mare
Breed: Registered T
horoughbred
​Required Rider: Intermediate (preferably English)
Weight Limit: 175 lbs
Limitations/Maintenance: N/A

Info: This pretty girl is officially available for adoption. DHOH “Chica” is a 20 year old, OTTB (“Principal Chick”) ....she won $30,000 in prize money back in her day. Chica is one of the quietest horses we have come across in the way of standing tied, tacking up, standing for farrier, etc. She’s unflappable. She continues to be awesome under saddle, though can get a bit quick if you let her. She prefers the English “hunter” ride... quiet hand, quiet leg, etc. she would suit a kid that wants to do some English stuff as long as they can ride a little bit. She is sound but is wearing front shoes for her typical thoroughbred feet. She is a bit of a hard keeper and will require grain to hold her weight. This special girl is looking for her perfect home.

Adoption Fee: $900

TAHOE

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Pending Adoption
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Profile:
Age: 19
Height: 15 hh
Gender: Gelding
Breed: Grade
​Required Rider: Confident Advanced Beginner/Intermediate

Weight Limit: 175 lbs
Limitations/Maintenance: Daily equioxx & club front foot (manageable with shoes)

​Info: DHOH “Tahoe” is available for adoption! This unique looking, grade gelding is a retired guest horse from Cherokee Park Ranch. Tahoe is about 19 years old and 15.1 hands tall. He was used for faster rides on the ranch and can be a little fresh in the beginning of season. He soon remembers his job though and gets down to business. Tahoe has a little arthritis (don’t we all) from his working years but is doing really well on equioxx. He would suit a confident advanced beginner or an intermediate rider and would love nothing more than to spend his retirement years on the local trails with his special person! Tahoe’s adoption fee is $800 to an approved and awesome home!

Adoption Fee: $800

ELF

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Available for Adoption
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Profile:
Age: Mid-20s
Height: 16.1 hh
Gender: Gelding
Breed: 
Mule
​Required Rider: Beginner for riding, will need an intermediate handler
Weight Limit: 175 lbs
Limitations/Maintenance: N/A

​Info: The most awesome mule that ever lived. DHOH “Elf” is officially available for adoption! Elf is over 16 hh and is in his mid 20’s. He is fabulous on the trails! His adoption fee is $1200 to a home that with smother him with affection

Adoption Fee: $1,200

ADVANCED RIDER HORSES AVAILABLE
*We define advanced rider's as those who are comfortable with handling difficult or green equines in various situations and environments.

TAOS

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In Rehabilitation
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Profile:
Age: 15
Height: 14.3 hh
Gender: Stallion (soon to be gelding)
Breed: 
Grade
​Required Rider: Intermediate
Weight Limit: 160 lbs
Limitations/Maintenance: Old injury - will require light riding

Info: Taos was a transfer from a New Mexico humane society who saved him from neglect. This 15 year old stallion (soon to be gelding) is broke to ride and we are so excited! Taos heads to Littleton Equine Medical Center to be gelded under general anesthesia (due to his age). Once he has recovered he will be looking for a light riding home (he has a previous injury that will prevent him from working too hard). This is a nice horse and we are quite excited for his future!

Adoption Fee: Coming Soon

CLOVER

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In Rehabilitation
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Profile:
Age: 18
Height: 16 hh
Gender:
Mare
Breed: Gaited Shire Cross
​Required Rider: Intermediate rider, will need an Advanced handler

Weight Limit: 200 lbs
Limitations/Maintenance: N/A

Info: We are currently working on Clover's rehabilitation due to a removal of a sarcoid on her girth line. Have you always dreamed of a Gaited horse? How about a half draft? Paint? Well, here is your chance to have all three in one horse! DHOH “Clover” is officially available for adoption. This 18 year old, 16 hand mare is a Gaited shire cross. She is well broke and is great under saddle. To be honest, being on her back is better than handling her from the ground as she is a bit pushy. She is good for the farrier and all that good stuff. Clover has a sarcoid on her girth kind that we are treating... so hence the bareback riding currently! Good thing is.... she’s great to ride bareback! Clover is sound and needs to be with an experienced horse person to handle her on the ground.

Adoption fee: $1,500

DAKOTA

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Available for Adoption - Green Broke
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Profile:
Age: 5
Height: 13.3 hh
Gender: Mare
Breed: Connemara Cob Pony
​Required Rider: Advanced/Trainer

Weight Limit: 160 lbs
Limitations/Maintenance: N/A

​Info: This little girl is finally available for adoption. DHOH “Dakota” is a 5 year old, 13.2 hand, cob Connemara pony. She was saved at auction as a brand stray early in the year. She was a reactive little thing but always wanted to do the right thing. She was professionally started under saddle by Ruben Mendiola (60 days) and then her training continued at home with Jess Lyons. Dakota has graduated from the arena to the trails and is doing well! However, she needs a lot of miles... a lot of miles with a handy rider. She is athletic as they come and this pony can go in any direction whether it’s ranch work or jumping cross country or endurance. She is sound as a pound, ties, loads, etc. She needs to be in the right home for her and we believe we will know the right match when we see it. 

Adoption Fee: $1,500

YOUNG UNSTARTED HORSES

SCOOBY

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Available for Adoption
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Profile:
Age: Yearling
Height: Still growing! We think he will mature to be around 15.2 hh
Gender: 
Gelding
Breed: Grade
​Required Rider: N/A

Weight Limit: N/A
Limitations/Maintenance: N/A

Info:DHOH “Scooby” is officially a gelding and is available for adoption. This good looking youngster is 13 months old and we expect him to mature right around 15.2 hands. He is well put together and has a great mind also.... he’s going to make somebody very happy! He’s been handled since the day we got him and he’s very well behaved.

Adoption fee: $850

COMPANION ONLY HORSES AVAILABLE
*Please note, our companion horses are non-rideable due to various reasons, but they still deserve all the TLC! 

LADY

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Companion Only - Available for Adoption
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Profile:
Age: Late teens
Height: 15 hh
Gender: Mare
Breed: Grade
​Required Rider: Companion Only

Limitations/Maintenance: N/A


Adoption Fee: $200

KALISPELL

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Companion Only - Available for Adoption
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Profile:
Age: TBD
Height: 14.2 hh
Gender: Mare
Breed: Grade
​Required Rider: Companion Only

Limitations/Maintenance: N/A


Adoption Fee: $200

INDIA

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Companion/Lead Line Only - Available for Adoption
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Profile:
Age: 20's
Height: 14.3 hh
Gender: Mare
Breed: Grade
​Required Rider: Suited for lead line/ponying as well

Limitations/Maintenance: N/A


Adoption Fee: $200

PARIS

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Companion/Lead Line Only - Available for Adoption
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Profile:
Age: 20
Height: 14.1 hh
Gender: Mare
Breed: Grade
​Required Rider: Suited for lead line/ponying as well

Limitations/Maintenance: N/A


Adoption Fee: $200

JET

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Companion Only - Available for Adoption
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Profile:
Age: 18
Height: 15.1 hh
Gender: Gelding
Breed: Grade
​Required Rider: Companion Only (due to lameness challenges/old hind fetlock injury)

Limitations/Maintenance: Front shoes & daily equioxx
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Adoption Fee: $200

FLANNERY (APPENDIX RACEHORSE "OCEAN FRONT")

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Companion Only - Available for Adoption
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Profile:
Age: 15
Height: 16 hh
Gender: Gelding
Breed: Appendix
​Required Rider: Companion Only (due to lameness challenges)

Limitations/Maintenance: Wears front shoes

Adoption Fee: $200


BOURBON

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Companion Only Available for Adoption

Profile:
Age: 13
Height: 14 hh
Gender: Mare
Breed: Grade
​Required Rider: Companion Only (due to an old back injury)

Limitations/Maintenance: Daily Equioxx

Adoption Fee: $200

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