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| Mia in 1991 |
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In 1991 we adopted our first horse from the Equine Rescue League in Leesburg, Va. Her name at the time was "Wonderful" but she was anything but. She was a scraggly bay 3 year old mare with a chestnut filly by her side who had little to no experience being handled. As part of a group of horses seized in Stafford County, VA, Mia was amoungst a mixed group of equines all but abandoned to survive on their own with no food or water. Mia is the inspiration behind Hidden Haven Farm. She blossomed into such a beautiful, intelligent and charismatic horse that we cannot help but to want to show her off to everyone we meet as an ambassador of what a second chance can do. In her 20 years with Hidden Haven owner/operator Tara Guevara, Mia has been a constant source of companionship, love, acceptance and inspiration. She has redefined Tara'a outlook on the equestrian community and inspired her to reach out to other equines find their forever homes.
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| Mia in 1995 |
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The Big Purple Barn is a SANCTUARY. This means our horses remain on the farm until their deaths. The vast majority of our horses come from equine RESCUES. Rescues take in horses in need, provide evaluation, medical care, rehabilitation and eventually adoption to permanent homes. We highly reccoment ADOPTION as a wonderful option for horse ownership! We work closely with several rescues in order to provide programs that help send well educated, well prepared adopters to their facilities. Please check out the following websites to view horses in need of forever homes. We will be updating and growing this list. If you have any questions or need adoption assistance, please contact us! Also, if you know of a rescue that should be listed here, please email us so we can add it! www.equinerescueleague.org www.defhr.org www.erri.org
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