Wolf Hills Horse Rescue
Rescue, Rehabilitation, Education, and Learning
A Certified 501C Non-Profit Organization
Wolf Hills Horse Rescue
Rescue, Rehabilitation, Education, and Learning
A Certified 501C Non-Profit Organization
About Us
Who We Are
Who We Are
Who We Are
Wolf Hills Horse Rescue was founded in 2020 by Toni and Mark Greneaux. Toni is a retired U.S. Army Foreign Area Officer, and Mark is a retired U.S. Navy Seal. They began building the rescue from the ground up in 2020, and each year they grow and build the facilities to enable them to rescue and rehabilitate more horses. Toni has 35 years riding and working horses.
What We Do
Who We Are
Who We Are
We are dedicated to improving the lives of horses.
Through Rescue, Rehabilitation, Education and Learning, we help horses and people live their best lives, bringing people and horses in balance through communication and connection.
The four pillars of our mission are incorporated into our programs.
the horse rescue process
Wolf Hills Horse Rescue - A Safe Place for All Horses
Often people find that they can no longer care for their horses. We provide a safe place for horses of all ages and condition. We receive rescues from people who surrender their animals. We rescue horses from people who are in dire need of help, unable to feed their horses or pay medical expenses. We rescue horses from horse dealers who pull animals from local kill pens. Every horse must have a negative Coggins test before arriving. Upon arrival, most horses need weight and medical attention. New arrivals are restricted to the side paddock, which allows them to begin their physical and health recovery process. The horses are treated for illness, as most of the arrive sick with viral and bacterial infections. They are treated for rain rot, fungal infections, and parasites after they recover from illness. And finally, they have their feet and teeth done. It usually takes three months to get new horses healthy. Once they are healthy, we assess them for behavioral and psychological challenges. I test them on the ground and under saddle. The horses go through behavioral rehabilitation and retraining. The rescue horses will stay with us at the rescue until a perfect family is found for adoption. We've had several horses at the rescue for years, because they are hard to place. Each of our horses is special, and we never rush adoption.
Wolf Hills Horse Rescue: Striving for sustainability
Wolf Hills Horse Rescue: A Carbon Positive Business
We are serious about our commitment to sustainability. We do not use chemicals, pesticides, or herbicides. We use goats for weed control in our pastures. We use manure fertilizer in our hay fields by grazing horses in our hayfields over the winter. We are working toward having sufficient land fenced for rotational grazing. We are gradually integrating tree scaping into our field and pastures to prevent wind and rain erosion, with the final goal of silvopastures. We plan our pastures and hay fields to be bee and bird friendly, keeping blooming wildflowers and bird house habitats integrated into the farm. Our farm also has 70 acres of forest. Our operation is carbon positive, as our 70 forested acres capture 260 metric tons of CO2 annually, and our home and rescue produce less than 70 metric tons of CO2 annually. We consider environmental impacts in every decision that we make.
Nature based Horse boarding
How Horses are Supposed to Live
Nature-Based horse boarding is a method of horse care that simulates how horses live in the wild. This method of horse boarding has been proven to treat and prevent horse behavioral, psychological, and physical problems. Horses who are isolated or spend a lot of time in barns develop problems like cribbing, weaving, wood chewing, pawing, pacing, general anxiety, hoof infections, and increased arthritis. To avoid these problems, it is recommended that all horses healthy enough should be kept in herds in pastures year round. Our horses are housed on large pastures with safe fencing and access to fresh water, grass, and hay year round. Our horses do not suffer from these behavioral and health problems, from the very old to the very young.
Contact us if you think that your horse would benefit from Nature-Based Horse Boarding!
Current full-care board is $400/month. What's included?
- 20 acres of grass pastures, fresh water, and salt-licks (dry-lots available too)
- Free-choice access to fresh hay
- Daily pellet feed, multi-vitamin, and fly-prevention supplements
- Deworming on spring and fall schedules
- Barefoot trim and necessary hoof maintenance
- Annual dental float
- Annual core vaccines and botulism vaccines
- Will fly mask and fly-spray horses daily, if you provide the mask and spray
- Use of 50’x100’ riding arena, 40’ round pen
- Professional equine knowledge and care
NATURAL HORSEMANSHIP HORSE TRAINING
Natural Horsemanship Approach
Discover the art of Natural Horsemanship with our horse training business! We focus on building trust and communication between you and your horse, fostering a partnership based on understanding and respect, not force. Our methods enhance your horse's natural abilities and instincts, leading to a willing, calm, and cooperative companion. Whether you're looking to improve your horse's behavior, performance, or simply deepen your bond, our tailored training sessions will guide you both towards a harmonious relationship. Join us to experience the joy of working with your horse in a way that celebrates their nature and spirit.
Independent Trainer Sessions
Initial Assessment: The trainer conducts a thorough evaluation of the horse to understand its personality, physical condition, and any existing behavioral issues.
Groundwork: Focusing on basic obedience, respect, and trust exercises on the ground. Techniques like leading, lunging, and desensitizing are used to establish leadership and build confidence in the horse.
Riding Skills: Once ground manners are established, the trainer moves to under-saddle work, introducing or refining cues in a gentle, progressive manner. This includes exercises for balance, calmness, and responsiveness.
Problem Solving: Specific issues like spookiness, barn sourness, or herd-bound behavior are addressed with tailored exercises that mimic natural herd dynamics.
Owner-Integrated Sessions
Education: Owners participate in educational sessions learning about horse psychology, body language, and the philosophy behind natural horsemanship.
Joint Groundwork: Owners learn and practice groundwork alongside the trainer, ensuring they understand and can replicate the methods used for consistency.
Activities include joining-up, yielding exercises, and liberty work, fostering a deeper connection.
Riding Together: Owners ride with the trainer's guidance, learning how to apply cues correctly, manage energy, and maintain a calm demeanor. This might involve:
Directed Practice: The trainer gives real-time feedback on riding posture, rein handling, and how to communicate effectively with the horse.
Pattern Work: Simple patterns to work on direction changes, stops, and transitions in gait, promoting better horse-owner synchronization.
Horses for adoption: finding forever homes for horses
Rehoming Horses is Important
Rescuing horses is only part of the job. Rehoming horses is essential to the horses and the farm. We keep our rescues on-hand, and work with them regularly, and provide them the best quality care, until they find their forever home.
We will not rush into a horse adoption, and we price the horses appropriately so that the right buyers will find them.
We know our horses, their strengths and their weaknesses. This expertise allows us to find the right home for every horse.
All adoption fees support sustaining rescue operations.
Dixie's Baby (Adoption Fee $4,500)
Gorgeous Bay Roan Baby Boy! Ready to submit AQHA paperwork. Buyer reserves the right to name the foal during registry. Foaled September 22, 2024.
He’s tall and strong, already eating grain, hay, and grass.
Peppy, Pepto, Doc Bar, Tivio, Three Bars, Native Dancer, Harland, Noholme, Stardust, and Flit lines (Mare and Stallion lines in photos). Five Panel negative by lineage.
Handled every day. Has experience daily with chickens, goats, cats, dogs, and other horses. I will work with him on leading and tying before he leaves.
Contact me to come and meet the foal and his dam. Foal only: $4,500. Foal and dam together $9,000.
Miss Dixie Flitt (Adoption Fee $6,000)
Dixie is the best riding horse on the farm. She is tall, athletic, intelligent, and willing. Dixie is available for adoption. She is fancy broke for western, meaning that she can neck rein and leg steer. She's got all of the buttons for a fancy ranch horse or intermediate reining horse. She's also trained to ride English, with nice movement and talent for jumping. I've done basic jumping and basic dressage with her, and she responds well to cues. She's fearless and independent. She was used as an all-day trail horse and a cattle horse in her previous lives. This mare is the most diverse horse that I've met.
Dixie is a good brood mare, as she takes care of her babies and allows humans to participate with no fuss. She's 17 years old and AQHA registered, and she's got phenomenal lines of both Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred. She's got more names in her bloodline than I can list. Contact me if you want a copy of her papers.
Handsome Ray (Adoption Fee $2,000)
Handsome Ray is a grade quarter horse. He's kind and sweet, and suffers from anxiety. Ray is between 19-21 years old. He is 14hh-ish and stocky. He is very healthy. He has strong feet, good teeth, and he stays fat without grain.
Ray is broke to ride, and he is sound to ride. He's fancy broke to neck rein and leg steer western. I've been riding him a couple of times a week. He does great in the arena. He is nervous out in the paddock/trail. He is insecure, and needs a strong leader whether horse or human. He is buddy-anxious, which means that he acts foolish for the first ten minutes after you separate him from the herd. He is not on any medication, and he doesn't have any lameness issues. He is incredibly healthy and completely sound (which is rare for his age). He is suitable as a pasture mate, or for someone who wants to do some light riding. His adoption fee is set to dissuade horse traders.
Blaze (Companion Horse)
Blaze is a grade quarter horse draft pony cross. He's kind and sweet, and he is still rather nervous around people. Blaze is between 15-16 years old. He is 14hh-ish and stocky. He is very healthy. He has strong feet, good teeth, and he stays fat without grain.
Blaze is NOT broke to ride. I started training him to go under saddle, with basic groundwork, when I identified that he has a significant over-stride. I will not train him to go under saddle, because I don't know if he's going to be able to be rehabilitated from his forging problem. He is not pushy or buddy-sour. He is not on any medication, and he doesn't have any lameness issues. He is incredibly healthy and completely sound, but he does forge. He stands tied, and he's good for the vet and farrier. He is suitable as a pasture mate, or for someone who wants to try to correct his forging, though I cannot recommend him as a riding horse at this time. His adoption fee is set to dissuade horse traders.
Pumpkin Pie (Adopted 2024!!!)
Pumpkin is the cutest little mini mare. She is a mid sized pony, standing around 48" tall at the shoulder. She's delicate and pretty. She is shy and a little afraid of people. She gets along well with other horses.
She has been vet aged at ten years old. She would make a lovely pony brood mare. She is sound and healthy.
She is broke to ride, but she is not a beginner safe horse. She can be ridden by an experienced child rider, and she can ride with a bridle and bit.. We have four volunteers who work with her four times a week, and children who ride her twice a week. We will continue to work with her and ride her until she is adopted to her forever home.
Scarlett's Baby (Adopted 2024!!!)
Born 11 March, 2024. She's a beautiful bay dun quarter horse filly. The dun factor is strong, as she's already showing the dun stripes on her shoulders.
She will be available mid-July. She has been imprinted from birth and handled twice a day. She is as sweet, curious, and friendly as any baby could be. Her dam is registered, her sire was an Appaloosa. She cannot be registered. She is a rescue baby; she was a bonus baby with her mama when her mama was rescued.
She has been through imprint training and natural horsemanship imprinting. She can be handled anywhere, by anyone. Ears, belly, legs, feet? No Problem!
Mr. Nilssen (Adopted 2024!!!)
Mr. Nilssen was adopted in 2022. He was a carnival pony, working endless hours on a carousel. He was purchased from a mini horse rescue. When he arrived, he had a serious sinus infection. I called Dr. Moore, and she said that she believed that he had an infected tooth. She scheduled an appointment to arrive the same week, to discover that he had four infected teeth. We scheduled the dentist to come out an pull his teeth, and put him on a round of antibiotics. Our son spent the next two years teaching Mr. Nilssen to be a personal pony. He taught him how to ride and steer. Mr. Nilssen is the absolute nicest and kindest horse that you'll ever meet.
Buddy and Guy (Adopted 2023!!!)
Buddy and Guy were found deep in the hills of Tennessee, being kept by a couple who loved the horses, but didn't have the means to support them through the winter. Guy was 20 and Buddy was 16. Guy was blind in one eye, and Buddy was fancy broke. I fed them up, had them vet checked, and all of their medical services updated. I did a bunch of riding with them the year that I had them. They are the sweetest dudes, but they couldn't be separated from the herd. We adopted them out to Brushy Mountain Horseback Adventures, where Amanda is taking spectacular care of them. The boys are living their best lives, being spoiled and pampered, and riding a few trail rides a week to Love, NC.
Whinny (Adopted 2023!!!)
Whinny was a mini rescue, completely wild, not broke or safe for children when we received her. We spent a year working on her when my poor son was three. He had the honor of getting up onto her back and holding on for dear life, while she figured out how to be a good citizen. We trained her to carry littles on a lead line. She ended up being a very safe, stable, and reliable mare, standing for hours for kids to brush her and put ribbons in her hair. She was adopted to a family with a small farm and four small children, She's getting all the love and attention that any pony could want.
Meet Our horses online, Meet them in-Person
Phoebe
Peggy Sue
Cinnamon
Phoebe is our baby. She's been with us for a year, and she's absolutely wonderful. She's solid on groundwork, flags, and wearing all kinds of ridiculous gear. She's super gentle and laid-back. I'd like to turn her into a kids' horse when she's old enough to put under saddle. (She is one of our two private horses.)
Cinnamon
Peggy Sue
Cinnamon
Cinnamon has been with us since summer of 2023. She is 20, and the leader in the herd. She is the most kind, gentle, and patient horse. She is gentle with humans and horses alike. She has a generous disposition and is willing to try and eager to please. She is available as a lesson horse for adults. She is also available for lease to qualified riders. (She is a rescue, and she is a permanent sanctuary horse.)
Peggy Sue
Peggy Sue
Dixie Flint
Peggy Sue was purchased in summer 2023; she is nearly three years old. She is very friendly and charismatic, stubborn and a little wild. She is currently working on ground and under saddle, doing cones and cavaletti. She is working under saddle at the walk, jog, and canter. Peggy Sue will be a fantastic horse once she has more hours and rides. She's learning to ride from seat and leg only, and she's very responsive. Her education continues! (She is one of our two private horses.)
Dixie Flint
Handsome Ray
Dixie Flint
Dixie was rescued November 2023; she is 17. When she arrived, she was very underweight, and on her way to starving. She was very anti-social with people, and generally avoided being touched. She has become really friendly and social. We've been working with her and riding her. She is fancy broke, and she has been trained with all of the buttons for western riding. Dixie is a nice riding horse, and she is available as a lesson and lease horse to experienced and qualified riders. Dixie is for sale to a qualified home.
Handsome Ray
Handsome Ray
Handsome Ray
Handsome Ray was donated to the rescue in 2024. He is fancy broke and he makes a really nice western pleasure riding horse. He is over 20, and he has buddy anxiety. But he does great riding around the farm. Ray is sweet and gentle. He is attentive and responsive under saddle. Ray is available for lease for light riding to qualified riders!
Easter
Handsome Ray
Handsome Ray
Easter was rescued Easter of 2024. He was an Amish work horse. He had a severe trauma to his face, which caused permanent damage to his skull and his eye. When he arrived, he was very shy and quite afraid of people. He has adjusted to the attention and love that he receives. He has been giving beginner lessons to our small children clients. He has decided that he wants to stay with us, so we'll keep him, so long as he is happy. He is available for lessons for children and adults. He is also available for lease to qualified riders! (He is a rescue and here on sanctuary status.)
Equine Behavioral Rehabilitation, Education, and Learning
Other Services
Wolf Hills Horse Rescue provides other services, to include behavioral rehabilitation, education, and equine learning (schooling), which is time-intensive and requires a controlled environment, on-site at Wolf Hills Horse Rescue. Please contact us to learn more!