Senior Rescue Animals
We're happy to introduce you to the 17 rescue animals who live on Nakoma Farm.
Horses
Cooper (right) was our founding pony. He came to Nakoma Farm in 2012. He was a Haflinger pony who had been severely beaten and starved before he was rescued by H.O.R.S.E. of Connecticut. Though he was the youngest and the smallest, he ran things in the paddock. He was stubborn but over time came to trust the humans and horses he lived with on the farm. Due to his past abuse, Cooper suffers from health issues that made him unrideable. Cooper is now in Heaven. He was humanely euthanized on April 13, 2018. He suffered from laminitis and the pain was no longer manageable. We will continue to keep his photo on all of our farm material out of remembrance for the pony who started the farm.
Beau (right) is a 32-year-old Quarter Horse who suffered a spinal injury from competitive jumping before he was rescued by H.O.R.S.E. of Connecticut. Though he was adopted years ago within a short time of his arrival, Beau came upon hard times in his later years when his companion horse died and he was returned to H.O.R.S.E. of Connecticut. He came to the Nakoma Farm in 2013 when he was 25 years old and has been going strong ever since. Though he has retired from riding, he does enjoy a good walk.
Rabbits
Butterscotch (left) is a 25-year-old Draft/Quarter Horse cross who was a premarin mare before being rescued by H.O.R.S.E. of Connecticut. Premarin mares are kept pregnant in straight stalls nine months out of the year and hooked up to machines that collect their urine for hormone replacement therapy. They are not allowed to move around. "Butter" as we call her, came to Nakoma Farm in 2012. It took a few years for her to trust the humans who care for her but today she Today, Butterscotch enjoys walking in the woods and down the road.
Nakoma Farm is home to 12 rabbits who were rescued from the stew pot and a life in small cages. The bunnies have free run of the farmhouse basement and their manure is used to fertilize the lavender plants as well as vegetables grown on the farm for the humans who live there.
Cats
Three rescue cats also live on the farm. Tiger Lily (left) is an 13-year-old feral cat who was rescued from the streets of Bridgeport, CT. Despite years of love and care, she remains terrified of people except for the ones she lives with. Lucky (center) is 8 years old and was abandoned by his former owners. He was severely underweight when he came to the farm. Tux is 12 years old and is a cancer survivor. When he was 2 years old, he came down with an aggressive form of cancer in his ear and in his later years he had a urinary track blockage. He has had five surgeries but is now in good health.
