Rock'n Star Rescue
Silver Star Stables
A home away from home...

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Silver Star Stables... where a horse can be a horse and their humans can learn to be their compassionate, knowledgeable caregivers.
Our mission: To provide the best quality of care we can offer each of our rescue horses in order to help rehabilitate them on all three essential planes: mind, body and soul.

Because our mission is "to provide the best quality care we can offer to each of our rescue horses," we are painfully aware of the need to keep our numbers down.  Although rescuing a horse can be an incredibly expensive endeavour, the finances are only part of what is needed to fully rehabilitate a horse (or any other animal for that matter).  Aside from the great deal of money needed to purchase medical supplies, provide veterinary care, high fat or specialty grains, rich hay and whatever else they may need, a great deal of knowledge, experience and an enormous amout of time and emotional dedication is needed.  Because of this, Silver Star Stables will only take on one to two rescues per year and will not take on another until the previous case has been successfully adopted out. 

In order to finance our Rock'n Star Rehab Center we run fundraisers, rely on volunteers, accept donations, and reach deep into our own pockets.  We would greatly appreciate any help you can provide. To find out more about how you can help, please
contact us!
Last update: 10/12/2011
The Rock'n Star Rehab Center's Current Residents
At the moment, we have only one horsey member of the Rock'n Star Rehab Center herd!  A five-year-old Standardbred filly off the track by the name of Casino.  She is tall, big boned, beautiful and will make a great trail or pleasure horse.  She's been helping out with ranch chores and building muscle for the past few months and is now looking for a new partner!
Here are some pictures of our past Rock'n Stars!  We do not have before and after pictures for all of them, but more often than not, it's the inside of the horse that makes the largest transition and that's not visible from a photo anyway.
Rocky The Donkey - aka Don Quixote. Rocky has a long and devastating story of neglect, auctions, accidents, illness and fear... We prefer to focus on his story of success! He has come a long way from the 6-yr-old feral stallion that was given to me by Linda Ann Bowling and he will be staying!Now my recently gelded stallion's best friend, Rocky is a fat, happy, friendly donkey. He still has emotional baggage but has unpacked a lot of it already.Misty was a young Reg. Arabian broodmare who had been retired from breeding due to a traumatic foaling. She was re-homed to become a "babysitter" to a small group of weanlings.After less than 6 months in her new home, Misty looked like this... Many of the other horses living with her were in a similar condition. We politely reclaimed Misty and reported the condition she was in to the SPCA.Twelve horses were siezed from Misty's so-called home. After about 6 months home, Misty has become Callista (which means Most Beautiful) and has been adopted by Carol Dymond! Congrats Carol and Lissy!In late Dec. 2008, Bella found herself on the way to an auction. At 20 years old, being a "typical hot Arab" her future was not looking good. Bella came home with us hopefully to find a place in our school horse herd. This was not the right place for her but...not long after she had moved in, she was adopted by one of our students, Skye. Now happier than ever and competing in games days, Bella has found her soul-mate. Congrats Bella and Skye!
Saige: Beautiful and reliable, Saige was found in the interior, working hard. Her owner loved her dearly but without the knowledge to care for her properly, Saige had health issues and problems with her feet. She is now an amazing partner to Sue Harris!Angel: Standing in mud up to her elbows and underweight, Angel was rescued by Kim Matheson. Kim could not afford to rehabilitate her herself and so she came to us. She has now been adopted by her forever home "mother" Stephanie! Chief: Diagnosed with chronic lameness, Chief found a second chance in our Rock'n Star Rehab Center's herd. After more than 6 months of physio, Chief became a reliable school horse and was eventually adopted by a student. He has recently returned due to his owner's health complications.Midnight (aka Jupiter): Adopted from a dedicated young woman who originally rescued him, Jupiter was meant to be a companion to our then stallion, Starfire. Being too dominant to live with a stallion, Jupiter's future was unsure until he was adopted by Callista's rescuer, Carol Dymond!Strawberry: Once a ride-along companion for a transport company, Strawberry spent much of his time inside a trailer rolling across the land. After bringing a horse to Silver Star many years ago, he found himself a forever home with one of our boarders and staff members, CJ Quo VadiRio: One of our first Rock'n Star Rehab residents, Rio was high-strung, under-fed and over-stimulated. After some quiet time and gentle guidance, he has become a therapy horse at Healing Heart Sanctuary with Linda-Ann Bowling and a trusted trail horse for her friend Faye!Sierra: Eliya Finkelstein's horse was brought in with Rocky The Donkey. She was well fed but emotionally starved. She is now a reliable school horse and Eliya's best friend.
Ginger: Now Pinto's horse and a trusted school horse, she was brought in as a neglected 2-year-old filly, in need of attention, love and training.And of course, Christa's greatest teachers, her own childhood horses, Oliver and Carlotta were both rescues. Oliver, her saddlehorse and partner in training over the years and one of Silver Star's greatest school horses...and of course, Christa's beautiful equine soul-mate, the bright and spirited Carlotta: inspiration for Christa's bitless invention, The Carlotta Noseband.
These are only a few of the stories belonging to so many horses.  Adopting a horse is a VERY serious responsibility, but can be the most rewarding thing you've ever done.  If you think adopting a horse is right for you, please contact us for more information.