A Home For Every Horse Editors

Story submitted by Sophia's Oasis for Rescues (S.O.F.E)The story of Lilly is one I will likely never forget. My daughter saw a plea online for a beautiful 12 year old Arabian mare. She was said to be a former broodmare. With tears streaming down her face (and her father ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Sarah Williams, Filament swilliams@filamentag.com, 608.310.5335 ext. 59Video for linking: https://youtu.be/sjAalUQkIM0FindYourOldFriend.com uses social media to help riders reconnect with former horses.Shoreview, Minn. [June 8, 2018] – Every horse ...read more

Story submitted by Old West Special TrailsI would like to introduce you to Speck. He is 34 years on and has been retired for a few years now. During his time at Old West Special Trails he meant a lot to many riders. Speck was taken all over Tennessee for small children to have ...read more

Story submitted by Pasture Pals Equine Rescue, IncWhen my husband Ron and I first began volunteering at Pasture Pals Equine Rescue we had no intention of becoming horse “parents”. In fact, we wanted to have a few goats at the little farmhouse we planned to build. Pasture Pals ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 2018Contact:Amanda Bodkin (303)253-6385 abodkin@aimmedia.com A Home For Every Horse Spotlight: Happened by Chance Horses "Having a special-needs child has taught me to never give up," said Linda Nemec of New Braunfels, Texas. "Just ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 25, 2018Contact: Lynn Coakleymail@equusfoundation.org203-259-1550After more than a week of intermittent rain and thunderstorms, the sun came out on Sunday, May 20th, not only for the always exciting $130,000 Empire State Grand Prix at the Old Salem Spring ...read more

For the seventh year in a row, Purina Animal Nutrition has pledged up to $150,000 in free feed to horse rescues and shelters in partnership with A Home for Every Horse (AHFEH). This program is not only dedicated to finding homes for horses in need of adoption or fostering, but ...read more

One of the hardest parts of taking in malnourished horses is the process of putting weight back on them. When Fortuna arrived at Happened by Chance Equine Rescue she was severely malnourished and with the help of Purina Senior she has started to put weight back on and is on the ...read more

Story submitted by Horse Helpers of the High Country Around the end of April 2016, we received a call from a supporter about a horse rescued by her friend. Could we take her? The call came in a flurry of other requests to take horses, and we had agreed to most of them. There were ...read more

For Immediate ReleaseMay 11, 2018Contact: Erin Harty eharty@retiredracehorseproject.org (410) 798-5140The Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) has announced that 15 teams have been accepted to take part in the new Team Competition, presented by Starting Gate College Consulting, at the ...read more

At Happened by Chance Equine Rescue in New Braunfels, Texas one of the goals is to educate the public and potential adopters on what is required to take care of a horse and what Responsible Horse Ownership truly means. Education is one of the most powerful tools we have to create ...read more

Story submitted by Second Chance ThoroughbredsIn June of 2017, we were called about a local thoroughbred in need of a home. He had recently from the Finger Lakes Race Track, and the new owner was having second thoughts and no longer wanted him. Luckily, we had a stall available ...read more

A Home For Every Horse visited Happened by Chance Equine Rescue in New Braunfels, Texas to highlight what this rescue is doing for the equine industry by rehabilitating, training and rehome horses from all walks of life. Visit Happened by Chances website here ...read more

April 26, 2018Media Contact: Maureen Linehan646-706-4602 / Maureen.Linehan@aspca.orgASPCA launches national “Raise the Barn” campaign on #HelpAHorse Day to raise awareness about vulnerable equines NEW YORK—Today, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to ...read more

For Immediate Release March 6, 2018 Media Contact: Cindy Gendron: 757-932-0394; cindy@homesforhorses.orgAre you a stakeholder in an equine rescue, sanctuary or safety-net program? Are you thinking of starting one? Are you an equine welfare advocate? Join us at the ...read more

Story submitted by Gentle Spirit HorsesOur farrier posted a quick "first trim vs now" about Rachel's hooves that made me want to share quickly what we see, and what we do. Sometimes it's easy to forget where we started and how much of a difference we can make with your ...read more

Story submitted by Horse Helpers of the High CountryViolet is a white miniature mare that today lives in a stall with her own chandelier, wears Build-a-Bear shoes, and wears a crown. She gets everything she needs to continue healing. Violet arrived at the rescue spring 2017 so ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 13, 2018Amanda Bodkinabodkin@aimmedia.com303-253-6331A Home for Every Horse in partnership with the Colorado Unwanted Horse Alliance has wrapped up the 2018 Equine Comeback Challenge at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo. A total of 21 horses competed in the ...read more

Natural disasters can have a profound effect on everyone and for horse rescues it can pose an even more difficult situation. When Hurricane Irma hit the southern coast of Florida, the South Florida SPCA had to evacuate over 40 horses of their own while continuing to help the ...read more

Horses have an amazing effect on all of us but rescues horses especially because they will never forget what they have been through and being able to make a small change is what Purina Horse Feed and A Home For Every Horse are glad to be apart of. ...read more

The South Florida SPCA is the only horse rescue in Dade County, they work hard everyday to rehabilitate and care for their horses. With Purina's help they are able to give these horses another chance at a great life and to find their forever homes. ...read more

Trevor Allen is a native of Colorado. He started to pursue his talent for horse training at an early age. Trevor was born and raised around horses and as a teenager started to develop the necessary skills to understand and communicate with the animals he loved. Trevor has been ...read more

Since A Home for Every Horse (AHFEH) launched in 2011, WeatherBeeta has been the official blanket sponsor. The 35-year-old horse clothing brand has faithfully supported Equine 501(c)3’s by encouraging people to provide forever homes for rescued horses. They have also provided ...read more

Jayce has been around horses since she was born and training horses for as long as she can remember! Growing up her mother was a trainer and colt starter and owned numerous horses. She remembers spending much of her time loving on the new foals once they were born. Jayce started ...read more

Growing up in Colorado I always dreamed of someday owning one of my Uncle Ted’s Morgan horses. Ted Willrich, my dad’s brother, owned a ranch called Lone Pine Farm near Elizabeth, Colorado, where he raised Saddlebreds and then Morgans. I remember them as beautiful and ...read more

Tiffany Angus grew up on a ranch in Nevada where she learned to ride at a very young age. Her step dad inspired her interest in training horses and helped her develop her horsemanship skills. Since then, she has always trained her own horses for roping and running barrels. Now, ...read more

Levi is 31 years old and grew up in Cedar Fort, Utah and has deep roots there. He now lives in Mona, Utah. Levi works at National Vinyl Products as their production manager and trains horses on the side. He has ridden horses his whole life and learned how to rope off a horse at ...read more

Redwings Equine Rescue and Sanctuary has a unique Foster to Adopt Program. This process helps make sure that the rescue horse and their foster family are a perfect fit, and that the horse’s future adopter is ready for the responsibility of horse ownership. ...read more

Cori Hoody grew up in Southern California, in the mountains of San Diego County. She first rode a horse when she was five years old as a birthday-surprise lesson. She discovered her passion, and has been riding ever since. She trained her first horse when she was 14 and bought ...read more

Lauren Duncan has been riding horses since she was 13 years old and started her horse career with natural horsemanship. She has worked with many disciplines including barrel racing, western pleasure, hunt seat equitation, horse racing and has even traveled with a circus. After ...read more

Zen Greenlee lives in Olathe, CO, and has been riding and training horses for more of his life. But it has only been within the last ten years that he realized it was the horses that were teaching him. Every horse has their own individual story, way of life, and attitude. Zen ...read more

Born and raised in Colorado, Taryn Hillman graduated from CSU with a degree in Equine Science and Agricultural Business. She has had a passion for horses from a young age and has been actively involved in therapeutic riding for several years. Taryn became a PATH Certified ...read more

Tara Bartolome was born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii. And as far back as she can remember she has always been horse crazy for the difficult horse. Feeling like she needed to help them; Tara got her first horse, an Arabian cross when she was four years old. Every weekend ...read more

Spencer Bruce grew up south east of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Spencer spent summers as a kid working on his granddads ranch along with his mom and dad. After high school Spencer enlisted in the Air Force and was in for a few years. After that he returned home and began working ...read more

Samantha Wilson grew up showing and training horses on the beautiful island of Maui, Hawaii. She moved to Colorado in 2009 and started training mustangs in 2015 where she competed in her first Extreme Mustang Makeover. She won the overall Champion which then got her hooked on ...read more

Mike Brashear developed a passion for horses at a very young age. He sought out every piece of education and experience possible to allow him to make working with horses his livelihood. In his quest for knowledge, he was afforded the honor of riding with some of the horse ...read more

Jessica graduated from CSU in 2003 with a degree in Equine Science and started teaching riding lessons. She’s always had a passion for working with “project horses” and competed in her First Mustang Makeover competition in 2010. Since then, she’s competed in 15 mustang makeovers ...read more

Christa Dunlap was born and raised in a rural Colorado town east of Colorado Springs. It was in the wide open spaces of the eastern plains that her love for horses flourished. Having grown up on the back of a horse it is where she is most comfortable and has the most jubilance. ...read more

Calista was born and raised in Black Forest, Colorado, her family had a small farm where they raised livestock to feed their family. She was involved in the care of the animals since before she can remember. Calista doesn’t know the first time she sat on a horse but she can’t ...read more

Bryson is a United States Army Veteran who started working towards his Equine Degrees after being honorably discharged. Bryson's pre-college horse experiences centered around 4H, Rodeo, Ranch Work and Colt starting. After graduating with his degree in Equine Management, he ...read more

Born and raised a Colorado native Brittnee Woodward has been starting horses for the past 12 years. Born September 1985 Brittnee grew up in Elizabeth, Colorado. Her first job was working for a neighbor’s ranch in Elizabeth mucking stalls and learning as much as she could about ...read more

Brittany, better known as B, has studied, worked, and observed many trainers, breeders, judges, and athletes to create a well-rounded approach to her program. Through focusing on consistency, trust, and respect, a solid foundation can be established through ground work as well as ...read more

Brent Winston Horseman, clinician, and cowboy poet Brent Winston has dedicated the better part of his life to the horse. His life dream and passion is helping people help their horses. In pursuit of this dream, Brent studied as an apprentice to such great horseman as Johnny ...read more

Growing up in the city of Denver never stopped Ben from fulfilling his dream of working with horses. Ben first began riding in the Westernaires at age 15 and through the rest of his high school career continued to learn how horse’s think. After graduating high school Ben went to ...read more

Alecz Adams has been working professionally with horses for over 30 years. On the West Coast, she was a successful competition and professional rider in English equitation, jumping and dressage, Western pleasure, reining, trail, and many gymkhana events. During those years, she ...read more

Potato came to Cortney in August 2015 as an untrained youngster from a feedlot in Idaho. He was underweight and had a severe case of strangles. For the first week, it was touch-and-go, and no one was sure that he would make it. Being in quarantine and isolated from other horses ...read more

As horses age, they require different feed and forages. At Redwings Equine Rescue and Sanctuary, Purina assists in providing the best nutrition for senior horses and helps make sure that these horses enjoy their golden years. ...read more

Indy the gorgeous geriatric Morgan gelding was surrendered to Refuge Ranch Ministries in 2014 because he was aging and had developed a thyroid condition & heaves. He has been "dieted" to an alarming 1 flake of hay a.m./p.m. and 1 "handful" of feed. He developed further ...read more