Equines for Adoption Through GERL
(Please Note:  We do NOT adopt outside the state of Georgia.)

If you have any questions regarding our adoption program, please contact Donna Pieper
(404-797-3333).  If you have questions regarding a specific horse listed for adoption, please call the person listed as the contact for that horse.

Also, do you have it in your heart to adopt a POA pony, or companion donkey, or that special needs companion horse? We have other animals available that are not posted below. Please contact Donna Pieper at gerldonna@bellsouth.net.

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Lobo 15 year old Arabian Gelding

Sha 23 year old Arabian Mare

Tyree 15 year old Arabian Gelding

If you are interested in any of these Arabians please contact Donna Piper at (404) 797-3333 or gerldonna@bellsouth.net

We will be posting a more details on these horses real soon so please check back!

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Stormy

Stromy is a Welsh/TB cross, 14.1 hands, 7 years old, recently gelded, gentle to handle with good basic manners. Has not been ridden to date. He will be a wonderful horse after training for a smaller adult or an experienced youth rider. He is a lovely mover with a ground covering trot and canter. Looking for a good home.
 
If you are interested please contact Donna Piper at (404) 797-3333 or gerldonna@bellsouth.net

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Rusty
By Anne Ensminger 

Sue Vetch wrote about Rusty for our newsletter last month.  She and her daughter, Danelle, did a great job of rehabilitating this colt after he was almost starved to death when he was very young.  They taught Rusty to lead, load in a trailer, stand for foot trimming, love people, and to enjoy a good brushing. What more does a two-year-old colt need to know?  Rusty now lives with me and will be here until a permanent home can be found.  He is quite a character and I am enjoying taking care of him.  It makes me chuckle to watch him carry a small rubber pan around in his mouth and throw it over his back. As you can see from his picture, he loves to run.  Fortunately, there is plenty of room here for him to do that as often as he wants. My friend, Sylvia Mooney, says Rusty is “lanky”.  I have to agree.  That is a good word to describe most two-year-olds.  He is now in full winter coat and looks like a tall, skinny bear.  I will be anxious to see the lovely liver chestnut coat that Sue Vetch promises will emerge in the spring. Rusty is healthy, energetic, and has a good mind.  I can only imagine the satisfaction, which will come from continuing his education and making him into a willing partner.  If you are interested in meeting Rusty, please contact Donna Piper at (404) 797-3333 orgerldonna@bellsouth.net.

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Nieko is an aged gelding.  He has a very gentle disposition.  His adoption fee is yet to be determined.

Please contact Jo Ann Hitman
for adoption information on Nieko.

770-536-4858

 

 

 

    

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Spice, A Quarter Horse Mare Needs a Home
By Patty Livingston
 
We humans are all very aware of how life situations can change for the worse, in the blink of an eye.  It is the same for horses but, sadly, they are helpless to find their own solutions.  This certainly applies to “Spice”.  She is a 10-year-old Quarter Horse mare, which has been, more or less, a pet for most of her life.  That is, until her owner began her struggle with terminal cancer.
 
First, Spice’s long time pasture mate left to go to a new home.  Now alone, Spice must have wondered where her friend was and why she rarely saw her owner.  Hay quickly thrown over the fence and her water tank filled each day, was adequate to keep her alive but what had happened to the frequent brushing and kind words from her owner?  How could Spice possibly understand? After months of this new way of living, her owner’s brother realized that another home must be found for the mare.  This very caring man had no knowledge of horses, knew no “horse people”, and had no way to transport a horse.  Thankfully, he called GERL.

When I first saw Spice, I thought that I would have died 10 times over to have an opportunity to work with a horse like this when I was a teenager.  I found her in good flesh and the examining veterinarian pronounced her in good health.
How rewarding it would be for someone to see this mare respond to some kind, human interaction. We are told that Spice has probably never been ridden but it is obvious that she is very curious and starved for companionship.  That seems like a good start for any approach to training a horse. If you, or someone you know, would be interested in taking on this wonderful project and giving Spice a home, please contact Donna Piper at (404) 797-3333 or gerldonna@bellsouth.net

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Saving Ms. Greenway
By Diana Kelsey and Harriet O’Rear  

Ms. Greenway is very low key. Nothing frazzles her, neither cars, tractors, deer, 250 lb. hogs, nor noises.  She looks like a standard bred horse, a tall bay with only a star of white. She loads, halters, and loves to be gently groomed. At 12 years, she should come along quickly and will probably be suited for someone who wants a gentle mount. We suspect she is broke to ride, but will wait for a few months to try her. 

If you, or someone you know, would be interested in giving this wonderful horse a home, please contact Donna Piper at (404) 797-3333 or gerldonna@bellsouth.net

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“Nadia” Needs a Home
By Anne Ensminger

As occasionally happens, the GDA Equine Division asked GERL to help find a place for several horses a little over a year ago.  These horses were starving and living in terrible conditions. Both GDA Impounds were full. GERL is always willing to help the GDA when possible, so arrangements were made to place a mare, her foal, a young colt, and a long yearling filly.  The mare and foal were quickly adopted but the filly and the colt, both in very poor condition, went to separate GERL foster homes.  Both of these young horses were wild and could never have been transported if not for the help of GDA Inspectors to get them loaded onto stock trailers. After a year of foster care and rehabilitation by some wonderful, caring, GERL members, these two horses are now ready for adoption.  The filly, lovingly called “Nadia”, is now about three years old.  I saw her for the first time last week and was amazed at her beauty.  She is obviously of Arab decent.  She is fully rehabilitated but remains shy as she has not been handled.  For this reason, GERL has arranged with Ed Huey, a fine horse trainer in middle Georgia, to work with Nadia for about 30 days and get her gentled so that she can be adopted and begin her training.  This is a great opportunity for someone interested in natural horsemanship to adopt a beautiful young mare and make her into a true partner. If interested in giving either of these young, healthy horses a home and a job, please contact Donna Pieper, GERL Adoption Coordinator, at gerldonna@bellsouth.net.

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Banjo Needs a Permanent Home
By Patty Livingston
 
The term “sweeny” refers to an injury of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles on both sides of the spine at the scapula.  Denervation of these muscles produces atrophy.  Loss of muscle volume and shrinkage of tissue results in a characteristic prominence of the ridge-like spine. Not many people are familiar with this term.  I have been around horses most of my life and I have never heard of it until I met Banjo.  The veterinarians have diagnosed her physical limitations as being due to “sweeny”.  Fortunately, her symptoms are slight and she requires no medication. 
 
I would like to tell you about Banjo in hopes that one of our readers might find room in their pasture and in their heart for this lovely mare.  We are told that she is 16 years old and her breeding is obviously part, if not all, Arabian. Impounded by GDA Inspectors some time ago, with a body score of one, Banjo has remained at the Impound in Mansfield. Over the months, she has been lovingly rehabilitated, along with her yearling filly, taken at the same time. The filly has since been adopted. Their former owner, was charged with animal cruelty, and found guilty.
 
The name, “Banjo” assigned by GDA personnel, just like the names of hundreds of other horses that have passed through their pastures, is perfect.  We feel that Banjo would do well as an only horse as she seems to enjoy being a loner.  She keeps herself apart from the others, perhaps because of her physical limitations.  She is unable to move quickly enough to avoid aggressive behavior of other horses.  However, when she finds herself in a heard, she is near the top of the pecking order and is quick to let the others know that she is “boss mare”.  Although Banjo is no longer a riding horse, she has excellent ground manners, is otherwise healthy, and deserves the chance to live the rest of her life in peace.  She is a favorite with Inspectors and volunteers at the GDA Mansfield Impound and they are desperate to find a loving home for her.  If interested, please contact Donna Piper at gerldonna@bellsouth.net or (404) 797-3333.