Villa Chardonnay Grounds
Enter the property through the tree-lined drive bordering 4+ acre pastures as you make your way into the over 31-acre sanctuary. Among the pepper trees, pines and eucalyptus is a picturesque setting of multiple barns, an arena, round pen and hot walker. The 9-stall barn has an office w/ 16′ stalls; the 7-stall barn has a feed room, tack room, dry storage and 12′ stalls with one stall as an in/out and the 5-stall barn offers additional storage and a bathroom. Other facilities include a vet lab, hay barn, mare motel and many pipe corrals. In addition, a hot walker for rehabilitation and a riding arena are also included in the amenities at Villa Chardonnay. Stalls include surveillance cameras to monitor for better care of the senior and sick horses.
Equine Neigh-borhood
Depending on the time that you visit, you will see horses and donkeys roaming freely within the gated area. At Villa Chardonnay, we feel the importance of turning out the horses and allowing them mental stimulation. Just like us humans, fresh air, light, and exercise can improve your well-being. Their frame of mind, as well as the health, has improved immensely especially for so many horses that come so emaciated and depressed, this simple regime if you want to call it that has improved their way of living. It all started 7 years ago with Kitty Hawk a thoroughbred mare that came to us very emaciated, with a skin condition and she wanted to lay down in her stall or in her paddock consistently without being sick. I tried everything and one day I thought to myself, what if she is depressed and she would like to get some fresh air out of her stall during the day walking by the trees and doing whatever she pleases. We found out that it took her 15 minutes after beginning to walk all over the property to put her tail up and becoming a normal, happy horse. Ever since then I have done the same thing with all the horses that can be left by themselves roaming around.
At Villa Chardonnay, weekly farrier visits and veterinary visits are a must. Dental procedures are done as needed.
AJ is beautiful and sweet, with stunning blue eyes! He is in his upper 20’s and his owner could not longer afford to care for him. They searched everywhere for a rescue that would take him, as he is not adoptable…
Annie is our sweet little mule, she came from Norco. Her previous owner was diagnosed with a serious illness and could no longer care for Annie. Because Annie is not trained and is over 20 most other rescues did not…
Ari is a very gentle soul and very shy. He is a gelding and was abused and tormented by a stallion. When we got him he was cut up pretty badly, as he had to jump a fence to get away from the stallion. Ari is very…
Ballarina used to be a dressage horse and sadly was being given away for free. When horses are advertised as free, you many not realize that this is an invitation for a “kill buyer”. They literally comb…
Yes, just like the football star! Bart is another Tennessee Walker who is a very handsome boy and likes to run the show in the pasture! He used to be a very defiant, but as he becomes more comfortable…
Bashira, one of our beautiful mares who suffers from a neurological disorder, stopped eating and pooping last week. With these alarming signs, Monika started her regime of treatments to get her to eat…
Bella is a Tennessee Walker and she is young and beautiful! She has tremendous emotional/psychological issues and can be slightly dangerous. She became fast friends with Chardonnay when…
Brownie is a chestnut Arabian who was previously abused. She is can be difficult at times and we are working with her and training her for a better future. However, there is one thing she does not…
Buddy is such a sweet baby! He is missing an eye, but he doesn’t really care. Buddy came from another rescue in the area that lost their home to the bank. Buddy came with Oreo, who has since passed…
Chardonnay was our first rescue in California. She is a beautiful 12-year-old palomino, the color of a lovely glass of Chardonnay. She has become our inspiration and our pride and joy. Here is…
Charity and Mandy arrived to Villa Chardonnay about a year ago. Charity was with her new mommy for four months when they found out that she was very lame and couldn’t be riden anymore…
Cher is on of the three horses we rescued from Vacaville, she is also completely blind. Sadly their owner of 20+ years passed away and the property where they have been living has been…
Dakota, a 27-year-old gelding, came to us with Nevada and Ziggy. They are all very close friends. The three horses were abandoned in a stable in the San Fernando Valley. Neighbors tried…
Dante is a sweet boy and very handsome! He loves his friend Chester and has become the object of affection from Bingo. Whenever Dante is turned out, little Bingo follows him around like a…
Miss Duchess is a beautiful 18 year old Thoroughbred! She is the grand daughter of Seattle Slew, the Triple Crown Winner in 1977. Like many horses, her pedigree was excellent and…
Fast Eddie came to us from another rescue in the area that could no longer care for him. He is quite a bit older and came to us with a couple of injuries but is doing much better…
Kekoa is a very sweet young Thoroughbred, he has retired at Villa Chardonnay after a career ending injury on the track. He has a lower spine injury that will prevent him from riding…
Kikapoo is one of 22 orphaned wild Mustangs rescued by Villa from the Fallon, NV mustand round ups. Kikapoo (on the left) cannot be separated from his best friend Pai. You will often see him…
King Arthur arrived at Villa Chardonnay a couple of years ago. He was very emaciated and neglected and with the proper nutrition, veterinarian care, love and care, King Arthur became a majestic…
King David and Sultan were rescued from a defunct Thoroughbred racing farm in Orange County. There were 40 horses on the farm and Sultan and King David were the last two. Both had injuries…
KittyHawk is a beautiful big girl, she is a 24-year-old Thoroughbred. Like many older horses we work with KittyHawk to keep her weight on, we feed her quite a bit of grain and have had…
Little “Moshe” was born at Villa Chardonnay on October 2014 out of “Madame” a mare that was sent to the slaughter pregnant with her daughter “Mademoiselle” pregnant as well. They both…
Mystical arrived at Villa Chardonnay along with her sister Smoke Gray Lady several years ago from the slaughter and both pregnant by the same stallion since both fillies were born 3 days…
Nitro Active is pretty famous around Villa Chardonnay! He is the great grandson of Triple Crown Winner, Secretariat! And he starred on a CNN television interview based at…
Robbie has been at Villa for over 7 years now. He is an angel and very good with children riding him. Robbie is very safe and gentle. He is a sweet heart and will always protect…
Sammy is a big beautiful Hanovarian, he is stunning. We partnered with the Humane Society of the Desert to to rescue him. He has ringbone and some additional leg issues, but he is OK…
Scarlett was removed from a home and rescued by Villa Chardonnay. She was completely emaciated and had been completly neglected for no reason. This family had funds but simply…
Smoke Grey Lady is such a difficult story to tell. She came to us with her sister Mystical a few years ago. She was terribly injured when she arrived with a leg injury that was cut to the…
Smoke Gray Lady arrived at Villa Chardonnay with her sister Mystical both pregnant and on their way to the slaughter. Both fillies were born only three days apart from each other and…
Snoopy is a little pony that arrived at Villa Chardonnay around a year ago. He is little but certainly he is a Romeo and likes to escape from time to time to visit other mares. Yes Snoopy…
Sultan and King David were rescued from a defunct Thoroughbred racing farm in Orange County. There were 40 horses on the farm and Sultan and King David were the last two. Both had…
Little Surprise is adorable. She is a little Welsh Pony, about 27-years-old, who has had a very tough life. She was rescued with her friend Tristen from a farm in the area. They had been left behind…
Pedro is a sweet horse! Very well mannered. He is an ex border patrol horse who has seen a lot of mileage. Pedro was surrendered by his owner who could no longer financially care for…
Vatel is an ex racing horse off the track. He is a beautiful thoroughbred and knows it! He seems to be in love with Lady and it is rare to find them apart. Vatel was injured on the track and cannot…
Ziggy, a 23-year-old Palomino gelding, is such a sweet boy and what a good patient! Yes, that is Ziggy coming out of surgery after he was diagnosed with cancer in March of this 2011…
Teddy came to us from another rescue in the area that could no longer care for him. He is quite a bit older and came to us with a couple of injuries but is doing much better today! Teddy is…
Sonny is a sweet gelding, and is one of the three horses we rescued from Vacaville. Sadly their owner of 20+ years passed away and the property where they have been living has been sold. The…
Rhombi came to us from a children’s riding program. He came up lame several times and could no longer be riden. He was being given away to anyone who wanted him. Villa Chardonnay stepped…
Sam, a 20 year old gelding, is a completely blind horse who came to us in 2013. Its amazing how well he does! He used to be a police horse in Northern California and came to us from San Francisco…
Reggie came to us from Northern California. He has various injuries and can no longer be ridden. He is doing well and improving, he is very sweet and gets along with all the other horses…
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© 2018 Villa Chardonnay – An Approved 501c3 Charitable Organization