Horse Rescue

WHAT WE DO

We will always take in an equine in need if we have the room and funds regardless of condition, age, rideability or temperament. Your donation means we can help more horses!

So often we have to turn horses away because we can only care for as many as our finances allow us to, responsibly. Frequently, especially in wintertime when costs are higher, we charge a $150 surrender fee for horses who are not current on vaccines/coggins – we would love to not have to say “No” to these horses if their owners cannot afford the surrender fee, your donation means we can say YES!

As of December 2023 we have rescued 50 horses!

As a 501(c)(3) all donations are tax-deductible.

WHAT WE DON’T DO

We never euthanize a horse to make room for another horse. No matter if the horse is old, toothless, blind/deaf, has cancer etc. if there is quality of life as determined by our veterinarians (in person) we continue to care for the animal with whatever they need.

Any euthanasia is performed solely by a licensed veterinarian and only if the animal is in unsurvivable pain or suffering. The animal is sedated and then peacefully passes. We employ a removal service for any horses who have passed naturally or required necessary euthanasia.

We don’t profit off of suffering horses – some rescues value quantity over quality, and pack in dozens of horses, auction after auction, sharing pictures of distressed and ill equines to tug on people’s heartstrings only for the animal to disappear and no updates made available. We do not solicit donations for horses that are not or will not be in our care.

We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care for the horses at our facility, which we could not do if we packed our fields full. We strongly believe that this care enables the incredible changes in health and attitude we see in the horses that find their way to us.

OUR PROCESS

We first get our horses into quarantine to make sure we can contain any disease, and then begin their core care: vaccines, farrier, dental, deworming and a coggins. If there are other obvious health issues (injuries, breathing problems, radiographs needed, etc) we also address that with our veterinarians.

From there we transition underweight horses onto our high-fat, extruded feed and any supplements that might be beneficial (ulcer preventative, biotin).

Once healthy, we perform basic skills assessment, and potentially a riding evaluation. Rideable horses enter our training program where we do groundwork, desensitizing, and work to make them good equine citizens.

The horse is then made available for adoption, and we continue care and training until they find their perfect home. Sometimes this process can take a year or more! It’s important for us to get a good sense of what each horse knows so that we can match them with the right home. Adopting too quickly risks the horses being returned, which is stressful and not beneficial for rescued horses.