Cleo is an eight-year-old hackney-standardbred cross. She stands approximately 15 hands tall and has a very slender build. She is eager to learn and very much enjoys being with people.

Cleo is currently available for adoption and would be best suited for an experienced rider who could help her to gain confidence. She would also make a very pretty driving horse.

She has lived at Open Gates since 2007 when she was rescued from a local horse auction. Had it not been for Open Gates, her next stop would have been a slaughterhouse in Canada.

One of the Open Gates volunteers has been helping her to learn “ground manners.” These are something all horses are supposed to know, but her beginnings are sketchy at best, so this is all new to her. Meanwhile, Cleo enjoys the special attention and does her best to work hard so that she hears “Good girl, Cleo!” as often as possible.
Open Gates Equine Rescue, Inc.
407 Morse Rd.
New Gloucester, ME 04260

207-926-5570
(6 - 9 pm weekdays or anytime on weekend)

Visits by appointment only, call to schedule.

Lwalker7@maine.rr.com

http://www.opengatesequinerescue.com/