Auction Horses Rescue

Hip 3634 - “Fighting Hussar,” 2010 multiple-Black Type stakes placed Thoroughbred — appears to have been recently gelded. Recorded with the CTBA as being pensioned from the notorious dumpers BG Thoroughbreds in 2025, after standing him at stud for 10 years. In his racing career, he ran solely at the major racetracks in California at the time.

Guess who we also ID’d tonight? “Legal Authority,” a 2012 Thoroughbred who ALSO stood at stud at BG Thoroughbreds, after a racing career that included 7 starts at Santa Anita. At least they gelded him, like they seem to have with Fighting Hussar. Legal Authority is the chestnut we posted earlier today that we were trying to ID. He is by Distorted Humor and out an A.P. Indy mare.

But that’s NOTHING in comparison to BG Thoroughbreds dumping of a Graded Stakes Winner, yet to be named publicly, a 19 yo Thoroughbred stallion they pensioned in 2024. And at 19 years old, has turned up at a feed lot, still a stallion, unsound to ride, but a sweet boy. [We have been working behind the scenes with some of his prior connections to come up with a retirement solution, which is why we haven’t posted him yet. But now it’s specifically relevant to BG).

Circa 2023, the powers that be in the California racing world told us BG Thoroughbreds had shut down and they weren’t a worry anymore. By that point we were rescuing everything from very young WEANLINGS to elderly, successful broodmares with horrible horse tripping wounds. Yet it seems nothing has changed.

HOW MANY HORSES DOES BG THOROUGHBREDS HAVE LEFT AND HOW MANY MORE OF THEIR DUMPED HORSES ARE GOING TO MEET A TERRIBLE FATE?

Anyhow. Please help us rescue Fighting Hussar, Legacy Account, and for another day we will keep everyone apprised of plans to get the Graded Stakes Winner safe.

Fighting Hussar—and Legacy Account—sell to the highest bidder TONIGHT Saturday, May 2, 2026, at Mike's Auction, located at 10415 Limonite Ave in Mira Loma, CA. Horses start selling as early as 8pm, and as late as 11pm.

▪️ We do not have any further information about the horses (etc) we post at the auction. Everything we state is an educated guess at best, unless otherwise noted.

⚠️ If you want to bid, you MUST attend in person! We strongly encourage seeing the horse before bidding. We try to avoid stepping into that role, as bringing a new horse home—especially one you’ve never met before, and had very little known about it—is a major commitment.

🔹 If you are an approved AHR adopter or rescue partner, email [email protected] ASAP. Unfortunately, there is no way for our rescue to screen applications same day.
🔹 Want to apply to become an approved adopter or 501c3 rescue for future horses in need? We only approve new applicants on a limited basis. Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/AHRapplication

The application is also valid for adopting one of our rehabilitated, vet checked, and evaluated horses, previously rescued by Auction Horses Rescue!

🚨 Important Reminder:
▪️ We are not brokers and have no affiliation with the auction. We attend to rescue horses when we can, and also network horses to safe homes and ethical rescues. Additionally, we post to preserve a record of the horses that end up at auctions and feed lots in order to aid lost and stolen horse cases, often alerting prior owners to the fact the horse they leased out or retired at a sanctuary, rehomed from the racetrack, donated to a recipient farm, etc., is not safe like they’ve been told…or assumed.
▪️ Horses at the auction are sold “as-is.” No guarantees. Please be realistic about your expectations, financials, and skill level.
▪️ Our 501(c)(3) rescue is 100% volunteer-run—nor are we wealthy people. We donate every personal dollar we have to responsibly rescue and rehabilitate every horse we save, too!

Hip 5602 - Unnamed 2019 Thoroughbred mare, by Curlin to Mischief and out of Hadarra (Harlan’s Holiday x Carson City. Bred in California. Needs groceries, sweet face.

Photo at the end is of her dam, Hadarra.

Sells to the highest bidder TONIGHT Saturday, May 2, 2026, at Mike's Auction, located at 10415 Limonite Ave in Mira Loma, CA. Horses start selling as early as 8pm, and as late as 11pm.

▪️ We do not have any further information about the horses (etc) we post at the auction. Everything we state is an educated guess at best, unless otherwise noted.

⚠️ If you want to bid, you MUST attend in person! We strongly encourage seeing the horse before bidding. We try to avoid stepping into that role, as bringing a new horse home—especially one you’ve never met before, and had very little known about it—is a major commitment.

🔹 If you are an approved AHR adopter or rescue partner, email [email protected] ASAP. Unfortunately, there is no way for our rescue to screen applications same day.
🔹 Want to apply to become an approved adopter or 501c3 rescue for future horses in need? We only approve new applicants on a limited basis. Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/AHRapplication

The application is also valid for adopting one of our rehabilitated, vet checked, and evaluated horses, previously rescued by Auction Horses Rescue!

🚨 Important Reminder:
▪️ We are not brokers and have no affiliation with the auction. We attend to rescue horses when we can, and also network horses to safe homes and ethical rescues. Additionally, we post to preserve a record of the horses that end up at auctions and feed lots in order to aid lost and stolen horse cases, often alerting prior owners to the fact the horse they leased out or retired at a sanctuary, rehomed from the racetrack, donated to a recipient farm, etc., is not safe like they’ve been told…or assumed.
▪️ Horses at the auction are sold “as-is.” No guarantees. Please be realistic about your expectations, financials, and skill level.
▪️ Our 501(c)(3) rescue is 100% volunteer-run—nor are we wealthy people. We donate every personal dollar we have to responsibly rescue and rehabilitate every horse we save, too!

🚨 SCULLYISM NEEDS DONATIONS 🚨

We still need to raise $2,726 to get Scullyism to safety.

That means he can be saved. But only if we cover the real cost of getting him from a California feed lot to his safe landing place at Rio's Refuge in Oregon.

Since we first posted last night, we have raised $74. We know this is a difficult time for many people asking you to please help us finish this.

Please donate for Scullyism below:

• Venmo:
• Zelle: [email protected]
• PayPal: paypal.me/AuctionHorses
• Credit card & monthly sponsorships: auctionhorsesrescue.com/donate.html
• Mail: 18034 Ventura Blvd #291, Encino, CA 91316

NOTE: Venmo and Zelle take no fees.

The $2,726 still needed covers:

🔹 his immediate haul from the feed lot to quarantine
🔹 quarantine with longtime volunteer
🔹 basic vetting and paperwork, including the farm call, health certificate, and Coggins
🔹 his long-distance haul from quarantine to Rio’s Refuge in Oregon

This is what has to happen for Scullyism to move from danger to real safety.

AHR has been working behind the scenes with Rio’s Refuge to secure a landing place for him, and we are deeply grateful this path has come together. But before he can get there, we still have to cover the immediate costs of getting him off the feed lot, through quarantine, through the required veterinary paperwork, and onto that final haul north.

Auction Horses Rescue is an all-volunteer 501(c)3 nonprofit. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

If Scullyism’s rescue cannot be completed for any reason, donations may be refunded upon request or reallocated to another urgent horse in need.

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UPDATE 4/28:
SUMMER SOLSTICE has until FRIDAY, 5/1 to make any concrete decisions for his rescue. He is a BEAUTIFUL horse, nicely trained, north of 16 hh, 6 yo, yet there are no serious rescue or private home offers for him. 😔

There is also now a new Thoroughbred mare, believed to be STEPHANIESONTHETEE, who also only has until FRIDAY, 5/1. She was born in 2014 and raced at Santa Anita, Golden Gate Fields, and Sacramento. She appears to be sound and has a very kind face and eye. Est 16 hh.

KADAYA (IRE) also has no rescue prospects, despite a storied racing career from France to across the US, before becoming a lesson horse…and then dumped.

There is a 19 yo Thoroughbred stallion we are urgently trying to reach his former connections before posting publicly. He needs rescue, he needs retirement, and we pray Old Friends can be that place for him.

SCULLYISM has rescue placement with Rio's Refuge in Oregon, with the aid of RACE Fund, Inc. connecting us together! But it’s going to require serious fundraising to make it happen. We need to raise $3500 for his journey from a SoCal feed lot to a beautiful Refuge in Oregon. With quarantine, vet care, and quality transportation being an intrinsic and essential part of his journey.

Please donate:

• Venmo:
• Zelle: [email protected]
• PayPal: paypal.me/AuctionHorses
• Credit card & monthly sponsorships: auctionhorsesrescue.com/donate.html
• Mail: 18034 Ventura Blvd #291, Encino, CA 91316
NOTE: 📝 Venmo and Zelle take no fees.

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🚨URGENT RESCUE NEEDED: 3 TBs 🐎 | 1 DRAFT 🐴 | 1 DONKEY 🫏

There are multiple Thoroughbreds, a Belgian draft, and a club-footed, possibly laminitic donkey that ALL need rescue.

If interested in rescuing any of these souls, for further details please private message us or e-mail [email protected] for further details. Please do not comment home offers. This is because if the home or rescue offer is not realistic, they can discourage good homes and rescues from helping that could get them safe.

Going in order of photos:
❌1. NO LONGER AVAILABLE: Chestnut Thoroughbred gelding, est 4 yo and 16 hh. Video shows he is surprisingly broke to ride, appears to understand neck reining to some degree, and sound. He was gelded on Sunday, and has not been scanned for a microchip. Riding video in comments.

❌2. NO LONGER AVAILABLE: Belgian draft mare, 20+ yo. Has some blue in her left eye, may be vision impaired. Est 17 hh. She was used for farm work (driven) in California at a berry farm, then was retired. A trader sold her to a racetracker a few years ago, when her eyes were clear. Wherever she’s been they’ve been hard on her, and she somehow ended up in Utah and then back to California at an auction this month. She is now on a feed lot. They state she “moves a little off behind, but not badly” but we have not seen what they mean by it. We are thinking she is likely companion sound. Has only been partially scanned. She in particular NEEDS RESCUE. Photo of eye in comments, plus addtl.
UPDATE: Can disappear at any time, without warning. 😞

3. “Summer Solstice” is a 6 yo Thoroughbred gelding (OTTB) by Circumference (IRE), a son of Galileo, and out of a Minister’s Wild Cat x Siberian Summer mare. He raced once at Los Alamitos. He sold through the March auction after coming off of a local guy’s pasture, and in March he sold to two well-off men who make a routine of buying horse at auctions, “play” with them for a month, then bring them right back. He had lost weight by then. We are told he rode “pretty well” at the April auction. Est. “somewhere over 16 hh.” Sweet face.
NOTE: Additional photos in gallery, labeled.

4. “Kadaya (IRE)”, 18 yo Thoroughbred mare (OTTB) that won $84,256 on the racetrack. Her last race was 11 years ago, in a claiming race on the turf at Santa Anita, after a strong series of 5 runs in France before racing in a grade 3 and then Grade 1 Stakes in the US. Bred by His Highness the Aga Khan’s Khan’s Studs S.C, who also bred multiple generations of her damline.
We are told that until this year, she was a lesson horse. Then she, along with a bay Thoroughbred mare, were dumped together. She was reportedly let go because she began bucking at the canter. She is underweight, in poor condition, with very neglected hooves. SHE NEEDS RESCUE, in particular.
NOTE: more photos in gallery and comments.

❌5. FREE TO SCREENED RESCUE: Jenny donkey, club-footed and reportedly has been dealing with laminitis/founder. She can be haltered but does not know how to lead. NEEDS URGENT RESCUE.
NOTE: Video in comments.

6. SCULLYISM is a 12 yo Thoroughbred gelding by Atticus and out of a Smokester mare. He is est 16.3-17 hh and appears to be track broke. He seems to be sound, and honest. Reel here: https://tinyurl.com/Scullyism-rescue
FUNDRAISING FOR HIS RESCUE TRANSPORT TO Rio’s Refuge IN OREGON.

• Venmo:
• Zelle: [email protected]
• PayPal: paypal.me/AuctionHorses
• Credit card & monthly sponsorships: auctionhorsesrescue.com/donate.html
• Mail: 18034 Ventura Blvd #291, Encino, CA 91316
NOTE: 📝 Venmo and Zelle take no fees.

7. Standardbred or Standardbred x mare, reportedly stated by previous owner, said to be 5 yo. She was the skinny black mare that everyone was very upset about, rightfully so. Some blue in her left eye from trauma to it. We found out the mare she was next to was said to be her mother, and a successful Standardbred pacer and ex-racehorse. We did not verify this. The mother is no longer available. 😔 NEEDS RESCUE.
NOTE: Photos in comments.

They are at different private feed lots across California.

Contact us by private message and e-mail [email protected] if interested in giving any of these horses (and donkey) a good home. Read the above post for full information. We are doing this entirely as volunteers, and communications are handled by our physically disabled at that!

All inquiries will be screened through our application, and full references must be provided. https://tinyurl.com/AHRapplication

Auction Horses Rescue does not own these horses, we are volunteering our time trying to help them find homes. This despite the fact our rescue is currently full, and the majority of rescues we partner with. We have been contacted and informed these horses are on private feed lots.

Please contact us about adopting a rehabilitated rescue horse, so we can rescue more!

Due to CA’s unique laws—of which we, AHR, played a pivotal role—although slaughter is technically illegal, enforcement is lacking. Sympathetic authorities advise us it’s better to keep saving these animals than to watch silently as they disappear into a horrific underground market. California remains a hotbed of horse abusers with deep pockets—supplying abhorrent practices such as horse tripping, ramming horses with vehicles, and medieval-style torture as so-called “entertainment.” Thoroughbreds, valued for their agility and ability to run, are especially targeted.

Auction Horses Rescue is an all-volunteer 501(c)3 non-profit horse & all animal rescue (as space & care allows), based in Southern California. Donations are tax-deductible.