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Owner to Owner Listings

Horses listed on the Owner-to-Owner page are privately owned equines in need of a new home and are listed as a courtesy through our Maine Horse Matchmaker program. The MSSPA has not evaluated these horses. Owners listing horses agree to not charge a fee for rehoming. Please review program disclosures at the bottom of this page.

Meet Alarming Affaire!

Meet Alarming Affaire, AKA Grey Mare, a 17 year old, 17hh thoroughbred mare. For inquiries about this mare, please reach out to her owner, Donna by phone or email:
Call/text: (207) 312-4887
Email: [email protected]
Grey Mare is a former race horse, turned lesson horse. She is currently looking for an experienced handler and rider who is able to set boundaries and give her the connected partnership and leadership she needs. Her current person is unfortunately facing some medical issues and can no longer provide the best situation for Grey Mare, who is still young and full of adventures to be had!
She knows all the ground work and rides beautifully English or Western. She is very willing to work and play with anyone that has knowledge, experience, and patience.
She is great with the vet and farrier and is UTD on vet and dental care (due for vaccines in August). She is due to have her feet done.
Her current owner is unable to physically give Grey Mare the care and exercise she needs and is seeking someone who will love her as much as she does.

Meet Paris!

Meet Paris, a 14 year old palomino mini mare who is cute as a button. Please direct inquiries about Paris to her owner, Irene, via email or phone:
Phone: (207) 754-3285
Paris is a sweet mini mare who is seeking a soft landing in a home with experience managing insulin resistance. She is not trained to ride or drive, and is looking for a companion home.
She has been dealing with laminitis and insulin resistance for 2 years. Her person has run many tests, acquired x-rays, and is doing all the right things in terms of management. Her current owner is elderly, on a fixed budget, and Paris has become a financial and physical challenge (soaking hay is difficult).
Tests have shown her condition to be hereditary, not weight-related, and her cushings test came back normal. She needs a dry lot, and her hay must be soaked. She’s on a strong medication to maintain her sugar levels, and needs to be tested twice a year plus x-rays to maintain the laminitis.

Meet Lexi!

Meet Lexi, a 15.3hh, 21 year old OTTB mare. Please contact Lexi’s person, Molly, by email at [email protected] for questions about Lexi.
Lexi is energetic, green, and smart, with a racehorse mentality! For the most part, she has been a pasture pet for the past 10 years, though she has had some intermittent work with her person over the years. She is looking for a strong, experienced leader to be her new partner. She could also happily continue being a pasture pet / companion.
She is an easy keeper (as far as TBs go). She has been healthy with no apparent lamenesses. She does best with shoes with angle pads.
Family circumstances and age are forcing her rehoming. All of her tack and blankets can go with her if desired.

Meet Chica and Dancer!

Meet Chica and Dancer, two of the sweetest grey mares on the planet! They are looking for a new home together. Please reach out to their person, Emily, by phone for questions or with interest in these two lovely mares.
Phone: (207) 479-4484
Dancer (1999 – flea bitten grey) and Chica (2006 – grey) are looking for a new home, as their people have retired and moved off the farm and soon, no one will be living there to take care of them. Dancer is a Quarter Horse/Connemara cross and Chica is a QH, both about 15hh.  Both girls were lightly trail ridden last summer and are likely able to continue doing light trail rides. They both pony well, so if you like to ride out alone, you can ride one and pony the other!
Dancer does very well in the ring WTC and is very easy going. She has been with her current family for over 15 years, which makes rehoming very emotionally difficult for her family. She has a hard time trailer loading, but it otherwise a very good girl.
Chica was a barrel racer in her past and knows less about ring work but does her best and is a good girl. She recently hurt her back leg out in the paddock – the vet did x-rays and didn’t find anything – they are hopeful she just tweaked something being a horse with her friend and will heal up in time.
Both girls are UTD with the farrier and will have their spring shots. They have not seen a dentist in a couple of years.

Meet Metro!

Meet Metro, a 16hh, 12 year old OTTB gelding. Please contact Metro’s owner, Kim, for inquiries about this special boy.

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (978) 702-7303

 

** Please note, this horse is located in southern New Hampshire **

Meet My Man Metro, a sweet chestnut gelding who is looking for a new place to call home. His owner successfully showed him on the NHHJA circuit for 3 seasons, took home ribbons, and had a lot of fun. Their fun came to an abrupt halt late in 2023 when he tripped at the canter and his neuro status was called into question. Long story short, a trip to UPenn/NBC and he has definitive compression in his C5-C6 vertebrae with osteoarthritis in C6-C7, making him unfit (read: unsafe) to ride. He is not a danger to himself (i.e. falls unexpectedly) or to handlers from the ground but he is a companion only placement, no riding.

 

While his owner would love to keep him, it just isn’t a viable option in the long run. He is the heart horse for his owner and rehoming will come with a contractual agreement and first right of refusal to his current owner.

 

He is a very special goober gelding…sweet, snuggles, dopey and cute – a boy, through and through. The ideal home would be with one or two other geldings and with someone who is willing to love on him (he will get into your heart, 100%). His owner knows that special person, home, situation with friends is out there for him. Are you that someone?

  • Currently living in a 24/7 turn out with free-choice hay and a run-in
  • Does well in a herd of geldings = middle of the herd
  • Loves mares over the fence, but is not currently turned out with any
  • Does well in quiet or busy barns – is good around dogs, chickens, cats, etc.
  • Trailers, clips, bathes, blankets
  • Good for the vet, UTD on vaccines
  • Good for the farrier, Barefoot and comfortable
  • Allergic to oats but can tolerate occasional treats with oats in them
  • Loves carrots! 🥕

Meet Fab!

Meet Fab “KN Fabulous Profit,” a 2019, 15.1hh QH gelding. Please reach out to Fab’s person, Kate, with questions or for more information.

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (207) 653-7769

Fab is a very well-bred QH who was intended to be a barrel racing star, but unfortunately, a right stifle issue ended his career too early. He is currently suitable as a companion horse (no riding).

**He is an absolute lovebug 🐞
**Enjoys attention
**Is easy to handle
**Has been good in ANY herd we’ve put him in
**Great for the vet and farrier – is great barefoot
**Ties and has good ground manners
**Good in a stall or out 24/7 with a run-in
**Easy keeper – no special feeds or supplements
**UTD on vaccines, teeth, feet

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