Our Belgian pair, Ruthie (left side both photos, thinner blaze, slightly lighter color) and Nick (right side both photos, wider blaze and slightly darker golden brown), are both available for adoption!
These gentle giants are 20 years old, friendly, sweet, soft, calm, not anxious, and easy to halter and handle. They are currently used to being trimmed in stocks, but did fine for the farrier with them. Both the farrier and vet were impressed with how healthy and happy they are, and their foster mom is head over heels in love with them.
As far as we are aware, we believe they were driven at some point, but it has been years, possibly over a decade since that point. We are not super experienced in driving at Horse North, and also do not have the gear to try them out, so we cannot make any assertions one way or the other as to their training in harness. They would likely pick it back up, but we definitely recommend a quick training restart by someone with driving experience to make sure they remember everything and are ready to safely begin again.
We would also happily consider a pasture pet home to anyone needing some big beautiful pasture ornaments. They have not been trained to ride to our knowledge, that is something they would need to be taught if an adopter was interested.
While they are not required to be adopted together and we will consider all adoption applications filed for either Ruthie or Nick, we would certainly love to see them go together if it is possible!

Our handsome red headed boy is ready for adoption! Briar has finished his rehab, been checked out under saddle, and is looking for his new family. This stunning boy is 26 years old, though you would never believe it to see him move, and he is tall fellow, standing just over 16 hands. He is a sweet boy on the ground who loves attention and naps in the sun.
Under saddle, Briar clearly knows how things work and he has been a gentleman for us, no evidence of any vices, nice walk/trot (the ground has not been conducive to test his canter yet, but we will be doing that asap on the next thaw!), calms easily from a trot back to a relaxed walk, stands well for mounting, loads great in a trailer, and does very well on trails, a good level head. At the moment he is not comfortable going on trails alone, though he also doesn't completely panic or anything, it is certainly something a future owner could work on.
He will be looking for at least an intermediate rider, however, as he is an energetic, forward mover, and occasionally he has his own opinions. He needs someone who will not be nervous about his fast, forward walk and have the confidence to remain consistent with him where necessary. A confident beginner working with a trainer could also be appropriate.
This sweet boy has so much love to give!

Lilly is a sweet, beautiful gray Arabian mare about 14.1 hands and 14 years old. Lilly is a darling and a barn favorite, and would do even better with a person of her own, but she does have specific needs due to a sensitive personality and a difficult past. She has come a huge way from a neglected, abused, and terrified girl to the friendly beauty that she is today, but needs the right rider/handler to continue to bring out the best in her.
Lilly was started under saddle with us slowly and patiently, and she did very well with the whole process. She can ride saddled or bareback both in paddock and on trail, and has super light cues in her sidepull (we are working on getting her comfortable with a bit). Up until about last year, the rescue really only had one volunteer trainer on a regular basis, and due to her more complicated nature and limited time, working with Lilly was often paused to be able to prepare other horses for adoption. However, she is smart as a whip and every time we start up with her again, she retains everything and is exactly where she left off. In the past year we have had a couple more wonderful trainers/riders join the team, so we are looking forward to hopefully having the personnel to keep her moving forward more consistently.
With our recent move to our new property, Lilly is learning some new skills - such as crossties and being saddled in a barn, and she is rebuilding some confidence after such a big change. She has been taking it slow and we have not been pushing to ride (especially since we have been in the less than ideal winter months anyway) but we will be getting back under saddle with her soon.
When she is relaxed and at her best, Lilly is incredible, handling hikers, bikers, and dirt bikes with no fear and taking the lead with ease. However, when she does get worried, she is very much in flight mode and completely checked out. In those situations, she needs a person who is an experienced horseman/woman, understands she is acting out of fear and not misbehaving, and remains a calm and confident refuge for her to help her relax. Because of this, we suggest she needs a relatively advanced and experienced rider/handler with knowledge of relation based training for the time being. A very confident intermediate with good direction and resources might also be suitable depending on the circumstance. As she is a horse needing a very specific person, being approved for adoption does not necessarily mean you will be approved specifically for Lilly.
Lilly gets better and better, and will become more adept at self-regulation the more time she spends under saddle, but she will always be a horse who needs relationship first no matter what. Her person will need to earn her trust and build a relationship for her to be able to reach her potential. Feel free to reach out if you have more specific questions and our board members and/or trainer will be happy to chat about more details.
Her health overall is fantastic, but she does require a couple of specific management techniques due to mainly dust allergies. She does just fine with general riding as long as she is fed well baled square bales in nets and kept out of any heavily dusty enclosures. HNR has her allergy test information and full recommendations on management for any potential adopters.

Ozzie is an approximately 15 year old grade gelding standing about 15.2 hands. He is a friendly, energetic guy with a lot of potential but he will definitely need someone who can work with him to get him to that place.
Ozzie has had some poor experiences in his past that have lead him to have some high anxiety and a lot of insecurity. He needs someone who doesn't just understand training, but also has some understanding of equine psychology and can offer him kind, consistent boundaries and a productive way to release his anxiety while working through a reset and restart to help him find his comfort back with working and riding.
He responds very well to a calm, confident individual who can offer him guidance, and the more he works with someone and sees their consistency, the better he becomes with them.
Unfortunately Ozzie does have some arthritic bone changes in his front left fetlock, our vets believe due to an old injury, that requires proper maintenance and management. We ran a loading dose of Adequan which improved him, he gets an oral arthritis supplement, and per our vets' recommendations he gets daily Equioxx if he is being exercised regularly. However, under that he should still have lots of exciting adventures left doing lower impact disciplines w/t/c - no jumping or heavy turning. After his slow restart, he would be suited for trails, sports and showing involving straight, mostly natural movements, or basic western or English riding all under proper monitoring and management.
Ozzie would do best in a personal home or quiet stable situation, and he is not at all comfortable being stalled. We will be continuing to work with him on his anxiety and his restart, and hope to see him make good progress. We will update this post as he improves, but this is where he is at this moment and what he needs from a potential adopter now.

Beautiful Rohan is a lovely, well-built grade mare. She came to us essentially unhandled and with feet in rough shape. Her hooves are now shaping up well and just about finished with their rehab, and she has really warmed up to people and interactions. She still has a lot of training to go to be settled into life in the human world and also learn to ride, but she has a very cool, down to earth personality and a very confident, independent spirit. She never gets overly attached to other horses and is always happy to wander off to do her own thing. She will make someone a fine trail horse someday!

Candy is a beautiful golden palomino Quarter Horse mare, approximately 18 years old. She has had a tough life in her early years, being pushed hard and very rushed, which has left her with mild shut down and low level anxiety. She is such a sweet girl and desperately wants connection, but she struggles with complete trust and overcoming her underlying nerves. She is making good progress slowing opening up and learning that we will listen to her and work within her comfort zone, and it is a pleasure to watch her slowly blossom. Keep an eye open for updates as Candy continues to improve and feel more comfortable.

Atira is a lovely little POA mare, approximately 10 years old and 13 hands tall. She came to us to finish rehabbing a nasty wound above her withers, that happened after a fence malfunction at her former owners. When they found her and her pasture mates, Atira had two deep punctures on either side of her withers.
Her former owners nursed her for several months through a nasty infection, but were unable to continue, and so they contacted us. Her wound has made excellent progress so far! But she will certainly be with us until it is fully healed.
She is a sweet, spunky little lady who loves scratches and rolling.

Phoenix (sorrel) and Grace (gray), a pair of Arabian mares that came to us from a private rescue situation. They were in a large herd and mostly neglected. Luckily a couple of independent horse lovers put a lot of time into helping rescue and distribute the herd to caring homes that could see to their needs. Horse North offered to take in two. These beauties are essentially unhandled and, though they are engaged and curious, are still wary of humans and of being touched. We will be working with them to gain their trust and start their training for this new world that they are now joining!

Chloe is an approximately 21 year old Quarter Horse mare. She is a big girl with a great heart, enjoys cuddles and attention and the occasional selfie.
Unfortunately, Chloe has PSSM1, a genetic muscular disorder that requires dietary maintenance and consistent light exercise for the horse to remain comfortable. We are currently still working to find the diet and exercise regimens that will be best for her. She will be available for adoption once we have more solid recommendations for her needs.

Boomer, Munchkin, Douglas, and Marissa

This little family of minis came to us skittish and with feet extremely overgrown in horrible condition. They have already come a long way, are warming up slowly but surely to human interaction and gaining in trust, and their feet are also making slow but steady progress.

Boomer is quite comfortable and enjoys attention and grooming. His rear hooves have finished their rehab, back at the correct shape and angle, and his fronts aren't that far behind. He is the closest to being ready for adoption.

Munchkin has always been the most fearful of the group, though he is beginning to show better interest in people, and allows scratches on the nose. His feet have improved massively, but he still has a ways to go.

Douglas also still has some fear to overcome, though like Munchkin he has learned a lot. His rear hooves are doing well, but his fronts still have reshaping to do.

Marissa is less fearful, but still learning to trust that people won't be unpleasant to her and to rekindle her interest in interaction and grooming. Her rear hooves were the absolute worst of the group, so overgrown and twisted. Considering that, she has improved so much! Three of her feet are looking much better, and only one is still being worked on to fix it's shape and angles.

These little ones will be with us for a while longer, as hoof rehab is a long, slow project, but so far it is looking promising for all four of them!