Support Travellers Rest Farm Sanctuary's Mission
Meet Our Residents
Travellers Rest Farm Sanctuary has given permanent homes to many horses over the years. Our sanctuary horses never leave the farm and remain with us until their passing. Some only stay for a short time, while others stay with us for many years. During their time with us, they receive 365/24/7 access to hay, shelter, and water. They also receive medical and farrier treatment as needed, along with daily feedings. All the horses bring something unique to the farm and leave imprints on our hearts despite how long they stay. We remember and miss each one. #inmemory
Surrender A Horse
We accept owner surrenders when space allows. Owners understand that they are giving up all rights, titles, interests, and possession of said horse, regardless of the delivery or non-delivery of registration papers, to this horse voluntarily and without coercion or threats of any kind and with reliance on any representations, guarantees, or warranties of any kind from anyone, whether verbal or written. The Owner further understands that all future decisions regarding this horse's care and treatment will be at the sole discretion of TRFS. All surrenders are final after the Owner's relinquishment. You will no longer be responsible for the horse in any way nor have any legal claim to the horse/animal.
OUR BLIND RESIDENTS
Knight
Cupcake
Cupcake
Breed: Thoroughbred
Age: 2000
Arrived: DEC 2021
KnightAtTheCasino "Knight" is a California-bred Thoroughbred with 17 starts to his resume. He was found at a broker lot near Pittsburgh, PA. He is 100% blind and resides with his seeing eye mini, Fox. Little is known about his past.
Cupcake
Cupcake
Cupcake
Breed: Mini
Age: Aged
Arrived: SEP 2022
Cupcake was an owner surrender. Her family was no longer able to care for her "special" needs and medical necessities. She is 100% blind, is aged, and has cushings. She requires special grain, spring full-body clippings, and frequent farrier care. She resides with her seeing-eye donkey, Rosie.
OUR RESIDENT MINIS & PONIES
Amelia
Amelia
Amelia
Breed: Mini
Age: Teens
Arrived: DEC 2021
Amelia is a young lady with lots life in her. She is always the first up for dinner, and loves to be petted and take treats.
Athena
Amelia
Amelia
Breed: Mini
Age: Aged
Arrived:
Thea is best friends with Jonah. Even with his health failing she never leaves his side. She happily shares a field with him, but is weary of people.
Dash
Amelia
Ellie
Breed: Mini
Age: Teens
Arrived: FEB 2021
Dash is hesitant to trust people so it has taken us some time to earn his trust. He will happily come up for dinner, and loves his best friend Odi.
Ellie
Amelia
Ellie
Breed: Mini
Age: Aged
Arrived:
Elsa
Hotshot
Elsa
Breed: Mini
Age: Aged
Arrived:
Sponsor: Roxanne
Elsa was pulled from the local Amish auction. She was run through with no bidders other than the meat man, so we bought her and brought her home. She is a wonderfully vocal girl that will carry on a conversation especially at dinner time.
Fox
Hotshot
Elsa
Breed: Mini
Age: Teens
Arrived:
Fox is the seeing eye bestie for Knight. He has an old hind leg fracture but gets around with no problems.
Hotshot
Hotshot
Hotshot
Breed: Mini
Age: Aged
Arrived:
Hotshot arrived with Sally. His weight has been holding steady but recently his health has declined so he's been put on a supportive diet and requires specialty care.
Kringle
Hotshot
Hotshot
Breed: Hackney
Age: Aged
Arrived:
Kringle was a Christmas pull. He was loaded onto the scales and weighed for shipment that night when we got a call to help. He isn't a fan of being messed with, but he lets us pet him. We make progress daily.
Minnie
Minnie
Minnie
Breed: Mini
Age: Aged
Arrived:
Nutmeg
Minnie
Minnie
Breed: Mini
Age: Aged
Arrived:
Odi
Winnie
Rosie
Breed: Mini
Age: 5
Arrived:
Rosie
Winnie
Rosie
Breed: Mini
Age: Donkey
Arrived:
Tater
Winnie
Winnie
Breed: Hackney
Age: Teens
Arrived:
Winnie
Winnie
Winnie
Breed: Hackney
Age: Teens
Arrived:
oUR RESIDENT MARES
Belle
Eclipse
Belle
Breed: Standardbred
Age: 2007
Arrived: MAY 2021
Rose Run Belle is by ARMBRO LASER out of SPEED TRACKER. Her owner lost her farm in Maine and had to relocate. She and her sister Raven made the trip south and now they share their days with their herd mates Harley and Sam.
Della
Eclipse
Belle
Breed: Thoroughbred
Age: 1999
Arrived: JUL 2023
Della Belle is a Texas bred by DEPENDABLE. She was dumped at an auction and bought by a dealer. She has a dental disease that resulted in having all her front teeth pulled to alleviate her pain. Her grain has to be soaked. She is currently underweight and requires specialty care.
Eclipse
Eclipse
Eclipse
Breed: Appendix
Age: Aged
Arrived: MAR 2021
Eclipse was pulled from the kill pen very sick and emaciated. She is very sweet and gentle. She spends her days with her best friend Bodhi.
Halo
Eclipse
Eclipse
Breed: Thoroughbred
Age: Teens
Arrived:
Luna
Raven
Luna
Breed: Appendix
Age: Teens
Arrived: NOV 2020
Luna was pulled from the kill pen severely underweight. She arrived just in time to lift Scooter's spirits after he lost his previous field mate, and bestie - Decade. She is fiercely protective of him and never leaves his side.
Nana
Raven
Luna
Breed: Appaloosa
Age: Aged
Arrived: OCT 2020
Nana had to be someone's pet at one point. Sadly, it didn't spare her a trip to the kill pen and a battle with an illness. She won and is happy and healthy. She resides with Luna, Scooter and Dewey.
Raven
Raven
Raven
Breed: Standardbred
Age: 2004
Arrived: MAY 2021
Cranmeadow Raven is by ARMBRO LASER out of SNORES. Her owner lost her farm in Maine and had to relocate. She and her sister Belle made the trip south and now they share their days with their herd mates Harley and Sam.
Sally
Raven
Raven
Breed: TWH
Age: Aged
Arrived:
Sally was an owner surrender with her companion mini, Hotshot. She was said to have behavioral issues, but we have yet to see it.
Summit
Tequila
Tequila
Breed: Quarter horse
Age: 1995
Arrived: OCT 2022
Summit Hills Especia is a purebred Paso Fino mare. She spent some time in a couple foster homes but ultimately, we just brought her home so he wouldn't have to be shuffled around just when she needed stability the most.
Tequila
Tequila
Tequila
Breed: Thoroughbred
Age:
Arrived:
Turbo
Tequila
Turbo
Breed: Quarter horse
Age: Aged
Arrived: APR 2021
Turbo was an owner surrender that is still 100% sound and rideable, but decided she was done with that job thereby forcing her retirement.
Our Resident Geldings
Bammer
Bammer
Bammer
Breed: Standardbred
Age: A1998
Arrived: May 2024
Bammer was pulled in Dec 2019 from the Shippensburg kill pen. In 2020 he was placed in what we hoped was a permanent home. On May 11, he was dropped off at the farm no longer wanted because he couldn't be ridden. He is a very sweet horse and loves people and attention. We are sad for him, but will give him a home as long as he needs it.
Bettis
Bammer
Bammer
Breed: Standardbred
Age: Aged
Arrived: 2006
Bettis was an Amish cart horse that had fallen on the asphalt and hurt his left knee rendering him no longer useful to his family, so he was sent to auction. Bought by a kill buyer he was tagged and loaded on a truck bound for Mexico. He fell in the truck leaving him bruised and battered. Pen owner
Breed: Standardbred
Age: Aged
Arrived: 2006
Bettis was an Amish cart horse that had fallen on the asphalt and hurt his left knee rendering him no longer useful to his family, so he was sent to auction. Bought by a kill buyer he was tagged and loaded on a truck bound for Mexico. He fell in the truck leaving him bruised and battered. Pen owners decided he wasn’t worth the trouble and were “going to take him out back.” He was discovered standing in a corner, and we were called and asked if we would get him out and give him a safe landing. He's been with us ever since and his fully recovered from his ordeal.
Bodhi
Bammer
Bodhi
Breed: Quarter horse
Age: Aged
Arrived: MAR 2021
Our "poop pony" arrived at the farm with his best friend Eclipse. He was pulled from the kill pen covered in caked on manure (he must have been living and sleeping in it). Under his matted coat was oozing sores. He is 100% and happily spending his days with his best girl.
Bond
Bammer
Bodhi
Breed: Standardbred
Age: Aged
Arrived: DEC 2021
Bond was in the kill pen and posted for networking on another site. We found out he had been tagged and was scheduled to ship for slaughter so the panic set in and frantic calls were made, but we managed to keep him off the truck.
Boone
Eighty Bucks
Chesapeake
Breed: Standardbred
Age: Aged
Arrived:
Chesapeake
Eighty Bucks
Chesapeake
Breed: Quarter Horse
Age: Aged
Arrived:
Dutton
Eighty Bucks
Eighty Bucks
Breed: Dutch
Age: Teens
Arrived:
This Dutch harness horse was sold at auction and bought by a good Samaritan that found themselves in over their head with his care. He arrived several hundred pounds underweight and requires specialty care.
Eighty Bucks
Eighty Bucks
Eighty Bucks
Breed: Thoroughbred
Age: 2015
Arrived: FEB 2020
We welcomed "Eighty Bucks" into our farm family. Tragically his owner was hit by a car, was sent to shock trauma in Baltimore, and still recovering from her ordeal. His owner is a long time friend, and the family graciously agreed to let us oversee his care. We couldn't be more honored.
Emmett
Frankie
Frankie
Breed: Standardbred
Age: Aged
Arrived:
Frankie
Frankie
Frankie
Fred
Frankie
Freedom
Breed: Thoroughbred
Age: Aged
Arrived: JUL 2023
Fred's true identity has yet to be revealed but we know he is several hundred pounds underweight and requires specialty care.
Freedom
Frankie
Freedom
Harley
Harley
Harley
Breed: Standardbred
Age:
Arrived:
Jonah
Harley
Harley
Breed: TWH
Age: Aged (30YO)
Arrived: JUL 2021
Jonah was dropped off at the kill pen with a note about how well he served his family. He is neurologic and was driven like that, but he gets around and he's happy and healthy.
Moose
Harley
Norman
Breed: Appaloosa
Age: 14
Arrived: FEB 2024
Norman
Harley
Norman
Breed: Warmblood
Age: Aged
Arrived:
Red
Tanner
Red
Breed: Quarter Horse
Age: Aged
Arrived:
Rip
Tanner
Red
Breed: Standardbred
Age: Aged
Arrived:
Sam
Tanner
Tanner
Breed: Thoroughbred
Age: Aged
Arrived:
Tanner
Tanner
Tanner
Breed: Quarter Horse
Age: Aged
Arrived:
Tanner was purchased through a collective effort and retired at the farm. He was working 8 hour days as a lesson and paid trail horse. He has no teeth and wasn't being fed property so his weight and condition were poor. He is now on a high fat, high fiber soaked diet and gaining weight.
Winston
Winston
Winston
Breed: Standardbred
Age: Aged
Arrived: JUL 2018
Winston is a retired Amish horse that served his family until he suffered a fall on the asphalt. They were going to shoot him but ended up taking him to auction instead. His large right front knee along with his scars from his harness reflect all the years be put in. He was a pen give away beca
Breed: Standardbred
Age: Aged
Arrived: JUL 2018
Winston is a retired Amish horse that served his family until he suffered a fall on the asphalt. They were going to shoot him but ended up taking him to auction instead. His large right front knee along with his scars from his harness reflect all the years be put in. He was a pen give away because he was too skinny to ship and the pen owner just wanted him gone.
Our Resident GOATS
Angus
Big Boy
Big Boy
Breed: Nubian Dwarf
Age: 6
Big Boy
Big Boy
Big Boy
Breed: Nubian Dwarf
Age: 4
Blackie
Big Boy
Blackie
Breed: Nubian Dwarf
Age: 2
Bryce
Big Boy
Blackie
Breed: Boer
Age: 7
Gerald Jingle
Gerald Jingle
Gerald Jingle
Breed: Nigerian cross
Age: 6
Girlie
Gerald Jingle
Gerald Jingle
Breed: Nubian Dwarf
Age: 2
June
Gerald Jingle
Lightning
Breed: Nubian Dwarf
Age: 4
Lightning
Gerald Jingle
Lightning
Breed: Nubian Dwarf
Age: 2
Mira
Lucky
Lucky
Breed: Nubian Dwarf
Age: 4
Lucky
Lucky
Lucky
Breed: Boer cross
Age: 7