Geronimo's Story:
Geronimo was rounded up from Rock Creek HMA in Nevada. He is said to have been TIP trained and ridden at some point. He was titled to his original adopter on June 17th, 2017. Sometime after, this horse ended up in the care of Bluefeather Horse Sanctuary & Misfit Mustangs who then ran into financial struggles and dumped three BLM mustangs, Sheila, Geronimo, and Buttercup, along with an entire trailer full of other horses, with an obscure California kill pen destined for slaughter on August 12th, 2024.
This lot usually does not work with the public- they usually just ship all of their horses to Mexico without giving anyone the chance to bail them. Luckily, Auction Horses Rescue was able to convince them to let them post several of the horses at their lot on their page to see if homes could be found instead of shipping them straight to Mexico!
Soon after we started fundraising for their rescue, a dedicated advocate recognized the three of their photos from Bluefeather Horse Sanctuary & Misfit Mustangs page! Sure enough, there were many photos of all three horses on their page. It is thanks to this chance sequence of events that we learned that Bluefeather was still taking in donations for a brand new bigger property for their "sanctuary" all the while dumping their current sanctuary residents with an obscure slaughter pen!! If Auction Horses Rescue wouldn't have posted them, Bluefeather would have never been caught doing this atrocious act!
Sheila, Geronimo, and Buttercup were all bailed from the kill lot by an angel donor's contribution, then went to a local vet to get their coggins and health certificates in order to be able to travel home to Nirvana. They arrived home on August 27th, 2024!
Geronimo is absolutely the coolest little gelding! He is the definition of friendly and wants to be involved in whatever you're doing if you're around him, period!! He is very well trained on the ground and actually enjoys partnering with a human for some lunging or a good walk! Since he is so willing to enjoy time with a human, he may be a good fit for our Veteran and kids programs. Time will tell, and we will let him decide what he wants to do!!!
Geronimo absolutely loves the front of his face to be scratched, and will place his neck on your hands for some nec scratches too. He just overall has the BEST personality!
