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Pass Through Our Gates and Find Your Horse!
When you choose to sponsor one of our horses, you’re giving that horse ongoing and reliable monthly support. Your gift helps provide for a horse’s feed, veterinary and farrier care, grooming and tack supplies, as well as any other needs that may come up in their daily care.
How Horse Sponsorship Works
What does your monthly sponsorship give you? You’ll join an exclusive "friendship" club which offers unique recognition for your support. Every sponsorship level receives a welcome package, which includes a letter of thanks, your horse’s story, and a 5x7” photo of your sponsored horse.
You will receive an invitation for sponsorship visits, scheduled monthly, where you and all of the horses' other sponsors will be invited to come out to the barn and celebrate together. A schedule will be created along with a personalized invitation sent to come out and join. This time will allow for up close and personal time, grooming, and information on how your horse, or should we say “friend”, is doing.
Meet the Horses
A Horse Tale’s herd is one that evolves and changes over time with new horses joining our herd and others moving on to their forever home or sadly passing on. Each horse that comes through our gates comes with their own story. While the horses at A Horse Tale can no longer be ridden, some of them would make excellent companions for just the right person. We invite you to spend some time getting to know our herd by reading each of their stories.
Buddy
27 Years Old
Best Friend(s): Rocky
Buddy is A Horse Tale's first rescue. He was originally saved by RR Refuge in Ontario. He arrived at our farm on February 22, 2013 from Hawkesbury, where he had been fostered out. Buddy was 14 years old, and had been very well trained in his past. He was a stallion until a few months before arriving at A Horse Tale.
In his later years, he hadn't been socialized, so interacting with other horses was initially an issue. The stallion mentality made it hard for him, as he had a lot of energy. During the time we have had him, he has been showered with love and affection, and the change in him is unbelievable.
He is loving, gentle, and a real pleasure to be around and he has a remarkable sense around kids.
Eddie
20 Years Old
Best Friend(s): Jilly
On January 18, 2022, AHT welcomed Eddie, a 16-year-old Dutch Warmblood. He was a competitive show horse and won the Canadian Royal in 2019. He is 16.3 hands tall.
Eddie has Cushing's as well as Navicular, a chronic degenerative condition that can cause lameness in the front legs. His former owner purchased him back, fearing he would be forced to continue competing. Unable to keep him, they considered euthanizing him to protect his best interests and prevent further pain. Luckily, they found AHT!
Eddie is very curious, calm, and social.
Goliath
17 Years Old
Best Friend(s): Sheriff
On November 5, 2023, in collaboration with the Montreal SPVM Cavalry Unit, AHT Rescue welcomed Goliath, a 14-year-old gelding.
Goliath is a Canadian but, unlike his fellow Canadian paddock mates, he has not a trace of white.
Goliath’s career included working in many crowd control situations, helping Montreal’s police ensure peace was maintained during various situations.
Goliath suffers from dropped rear fetlock which prevented him from being ridden any longer and therefore having to retire at AHT along with his former comrades Patriote and Sunny.
AHT is honoured and proud to be recognized by Montreal’s SPVM Cavalry Unit to care for their now retired horses.
Welcome, Goliath! We know you will do well at AHT and enjoy your much-deserved retirement.
Jesse
32 Years Old
Best Friend(s): Maya
On June 19, 2023, AHT Rescue was proud to welcome Jesse, a former Montreal calèche horse, through its gates.
The 29-year-old Belgian worked as a calèche horse for 25 years, starting at the age of 4. Although the industry came to an end in Montreal at the end of 2019, Jesse was still being boarded downtown, serving at various private events.
Jesse came to AHT suffering from arthritis as well as hoof and hip issues, which were a result of his years of faithful service, entertaining tourists daily along the cobblestone streets of Old Montreal.
Since his arrival, Jesse has undergone treatments and support to help ease him into a safe retirement. AHT will do all it can to provide the care he deserves after years of hard work.
Welcome to AHT Rescue, Jesse! We know your cuddly, calm, and affectionate demeanour will surely win anyone’s heart.
Jilly
14 Years Old
Best Friend(s): Eddie
On February 7, 2025, AHT welcomed Jilly, who joined the herd after spending a year in the stables of Griffintown, working as a calèche horse at different events in and around Montreal.
This sweet Percheron grey mare originally came from Ottawa’s horse carriage industry and was not able to continue following her move to Montreal.
Though her story is not fully known, we look forward to Jilly's future with AHT.
Welcome home, Jilly!
Maya
26 Years Old
Best Friend(s): Jesse
Maya arrived on February 7, 2021 with her friend Zach at approximately 18 years old. This beautiful Belgian cross mare is now calling AHT Rescue her forever home, after working four years in Montreal’s calèche industry. An extremely sweet girl who will win you over with the bat of her eye lashes or long giraffe like legs. No wonder Zach has fallen for this beauty!
Molly
28 Years Old
Best Friend(s): Ruby
On January 17, 2023, AHT Rescue welcomed Molly, an adorable 25-year-old bay coloured pony mare measuring about 12 hands. Now retired, she came from a stable where she worked for years with kids during their riding lessons. As with most horses that find their way to AHT Rescue, she suffers from a couple of health issues that required immediate care upon her arrival.
On AHT's assessment visits, Molly appeared to get along very well with her paddock mates and was well mannered with our handlers.
Upon arrival, she was very curious about her new herd, as they were about her. She has the cutest little nicker when she’s expecting food or calling for the other horses!
Nelly
25 Years Old
Best Friend(s): Sunny
​On Giving Tuesday, December 2, 2025, AHT Rescue opened its arms to a very special girl named Nelly. She arrived skinny, lacking muscle, with hooves that had grown far too long, and a matted mane with a story we will never know. But beneath all that, one thing stood out immediately, her gentle spirit.
Though her body tells a story of hardship, her eyes tell another: one of hope, trust, and a quiet strength that shines through despite everything she’s been through.
A Horse Tale is honoured to welcome her into the herd, where healing begins the moment a horse is safe, loved, and understood.
Nelly’s rescue was made possible in partnership with the SPCA and their new equine rescue program, a collaboration for which A Horse Tale is deeply grateful. Together, A Horse Tale can reach more horses in need and give them a second chance at the life they deserve.
Nelly’s journey is just beginning, and the AHT staff and volunteers can’t wait to show her what kindness, proper care, and a community of supporters can do.
Welcome home, Nelly!WE
Richy
27 Years Old
Best Friend(s): TBD
From the moment Richy arrived on June 14, 2026, the 27-year-old Dutch warmblood has shown us exactly who he is - a horse full of personality, charm, and power. He’s the kind of gelding that makes you smile the second you meet him, and we already know he’s going to steal plenty of hearts.
Once again, we’ve had the pleasure of partnering with the SPCA, and we are so grateful for the incredible work they do. Richy came into their care after being surrendered by an owner who still very much loves him and wanted the very best for his future!
Now that he’s settling into rescue life, Richy is officially looking for sponsors! Sponsorship helps provide his feed, veterinary care, farrier visits, and everything he needs as he begins this new chapter.
Welcome to the herd, Richy. We can’t wait to share more of your journey with everyone.
Rocky
19 Years Old
Best Friend(s): Buddy
Rocky Bayama raced into the hearts of AHT members on September 11, 2016 at the age of nine years old. Rocky is a Standardbred gelding who stands at 17 hands tall. He is a a Bay, with two white socks on his rear legs.
Rocky spent the first part of his life as a race horse on the track. He was a pacer, and did quite well, but an off-track fracture to his ankle bone signaled the end of his racing career. His owner placed him with a young lady who was riding him for a couple of years. When she could no longer keep him, the owner reached out to us and we agreed to take him.
He has a wonderful personality, loves kids, and is very personable.
Ruby
23 Years Old
Best Friend(s): Molly
Following a two-hour transportation, this beautiful Canadian cross made her first steps into her new home at AHT on November 30, 2022 at approximately 20 years old.
Ruby was very curious and obviously noticed by the rest of herd upon her arrival. A few of the boys took particular interest in this beauty and it’s easy to see why!
Sheriff
16 Years Old
Best Friend(s): Goliath
There’s a new Sheriff in town and he’s ready to trot to the AHT beat!
That’s right, AHT was pleased to welcome our 4th retiree from the Montreal SPVM on May 5, 2025, after it was decided that Sheriff stopped enjoying the work and was no longer able to continue serving the public. He can no longer be ridden.
Sheriff is a Canadian gelding who has been with the SPVM for four years of active duty. He is approximately 15 years old.
As with all new surrenders, Sheriff spent a couple of weeks in quarantine to give him the time he needed to adjust to his new surroundings and to be sure his integration went smoothly. He now shares a paddock with our two other former police horses Sunny and Goliath.
Welcome to AHT, Sheriff!
Sunny
21 Years Old
Best Friend(s): Nelly
On June 5, 2023, AHT welcomed a very special horse named Sunny. Sunny was an 18-year-old purebred Canadian gelding, and much like his former colleague Patriote, he too has been honourably retired from the SPVM cavalry.
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Sunny measures 15.3 hands and weighs approx. 1300 lbs. He joined the SPVM cavalry in 2009 when he was 4 years old and provided continued police service for 14 years. He retired in the summer of 2022 at the home of his police partner after suffering from a ligament injury. Already caring for several geriatric horses on her hobby farm and with insufficient barn space to provide year-round boarding for Sunny, his owner decided to surrender him to AHT Rescue in hopes that he could enjoy some great retirement moments with his old work buddy Patriote.
As with all horses surrendered to AHT, Sunny was in quarantine for approximately 14 days to help with the initial integration period but is now in the same paddock as Patriote.
In Memoriam
If you’d like to know more about the horses who’ve passed through our gates but are sadly no longer with us, you can read about those beauties here.
Disclaimer
Spending of funds is confined to programs and projects approved by A Horse Tale. Each restricted contribution donated toward such an approved program or project will be used as restricted by the donor with the understanding that when the need for a program or project has been met, or cannot be completed for any reason as determined by A Horse Tale, the remaining restricted contributions will be used where needed most.
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