| Hollow Creek Farm’s mission is to help stop the abuse and neglect of animals. It’s also to provide shelter and find Forever Homes for animals in need. Adopt today: http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/hollowcreekfarm.htmlHollow Creek has a group of unadoptable horses and livestock that due to health or behavior issues have found Forever Homes on the Farm. This group is our “core pack” and they have a job and a purpose on the farm: show new animals how to behave and that humans are OK. Hollow Creek horses are professionally trained to assist in permanent adoptions. The Farm matches an adopters’ experience with a horses’ temperament and training. All horses, pigs, goats and chickens will receive a lifetime of free follow-up training at their Forever Home. If an animal doesn’t fit its new home, Hollow Creek Farm requires its return. It’s OK. Transfers of ownership: not OK. No breeding of any animal on or from the farm is allowed. |
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Tucker – 2005. Resident HCF turkey. Tucker does an exceptional job of teaching our visitors about turkeys and always enjoys a good chin scratch and petting from the kids who visit. He is a Bronze Turkey.
Captain Tater – 2005. Tater was an owner surrender who was purchased from a pet store. He enjoys being with our core pack of dogs and will line right up and greet visitors with all the rest of the dogs. (Shhhhh…he thinks he is a dog – please don’t tell him anything different).
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| Godot Perch – 2002. Perch was headed for slaughter for human consumption overseas and came to HCF with five other foals born to PMU mares. PMU mares are made pregnant to provide urine used to produce replacement hormones for products including Premarin and Prempro. Perch was quite a handful and not ready for adoption until he started a rigorous training program. He now enjoys playing soccer, tag, fetch, responds to voice commands and actually has problem-solving skills. He stands about 16.3hh and is gentle as a lamb. His training will continue and he is our PMU Ambassador. He helps teach other horses that humans are not scary things. He is a Percheron X TB and is by far one of the smartest horses we have had the pleasure of spending time with. |
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Lola and Chewy the Chickens – 2006. Lola is a Rooster. Pull in for a visit and these two crazy chickens will be the first to greet you!!! Lola was thought to be a hen – thus, named Lola. Well, it turns out that as he grew he became a rooster. The chickens in the barn that came from animal control picked on Lola (perhaps his name caused this) so he ended up at the house being a companion to Chewy. Lola and Chewy have a tendency to jump into visitors’ cars. On more than one occasion they’ve been retrieved after stowing away in vehicles. Chewy enjoys watching TV and will try to get into the house whenever she can sneak through the door! Chewy often takes rides with the HCF director into town – invited of course. Both chickens are instrumental in teaching our HCF canines how to interact with other species. |
| Sequoia – 2004. This roly-poly mare came in a snorting beast and now is gentle enough to plop any child or adult on her back. Laid back and lazy, she gets along with all the new horses. She has done a wonderful job to help socialize the orphan foals that come in and is a companion to the senior and special needs horses. She never turns down a treat. She stands approximately 15hh and is a Clydesdale-Arabian PMU foal that was heading for slaughter for human consumption overseas. |
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Moses – 2004. HEE-HAWWWW! Moses is a travelling kind of guy. He was actually a gift to an exotic animal breeding farm. Moses is smart. He can figure out how to get under/over/through ANY fence. Moses actually loves dogs and his best buddy is Captain Tater the Pig. He will play tug-of-war with the dogs although his function here is to travel to schools and other organizations as an educational ambassador. His small size makes that much easier than bringing along a full-sized donkey or horse. Pull into the farm and you will be greeted with a very, very loud HEE-HAWWWW! |
| Murphy – 2004. This little miniature horse was so ill upon arrival that he actually had to be brought into the house and slept in the bed for three days. Oddly enough he seemed to enjoy having the TV on. He is now the pasture companion for Moses. His function is to be a friend…all herd animals need a pasture companion to be truly content. |
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Orville and Irving – 2001. These sibling goats have been part of Hollow Creek Farm since they were youngsters. Both were headed for auction where they would have ended up on a dinner plate. They enjoy going hiking with people, they come when called and love attention. They help to rehabilitate the feral goats and timid goats who come to HCF from time to time. Without their help we would not be as successful teaching new goats that humans will not harm them. |
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Sir Loin Porter Haus and Carlos Moogoya – 2007. These calves were rescued from a farm that was raising them as veal where they were held in confined pens and fed for human consumption.
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Timmy and Bonnie – 2007/2008. They came from veterinarian clinics where citizens had brought them. Unfortunately, because of extensive human contact and contact with dogs, neither is suited for release. Both deer will come when called, enjoy attention from visitors and meander around the farm. They have helped people learn about the handling of more timid creatures and have taught us about prey animal behavior and are indeed favorite furry friends of visitors. |
