Eldorado is an approximately 14-year-old palomino Quarter Horse grade. His story
is one of the sadder ones. He was rescued by a former Foundation student from a Southern Californian feed lot where he was
being fattened for slaughter. The student hoped to use him as a saddle horse.
Unfortunately, he proved to be unrideable. He had been severely abused earlier in
his life, which also resulted in a long-term injury, and had not psychologically or physically recovered. A professional horse
trainer down in California declared him incorrigible and recommended he be euthanized; instead, he was trailored all the way
to Harmony Farm in the hopes that the Foundation could take care of him.
When he arrived, he was treated immediately for the injury, which even now still
inhibits him. Through the love, devotion, and care of one
student in particular, Eldo slowly learned to trust again, though he may not ever be rideable again. He has difficulty interacting
with other horses but has been paired with Mouse, another Foundation horse, and now lives in our Keyport extension with her.
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