Story submitted by Far View Horse Rescue  It is not uncommon to look at the north-east pasture and see two young blue roans tearing down the fence-line, hooves kicking up clouds of snow, manes flying back to show fuzzy white freeze brands. Domino and Cosmo came to us within the ...read more

Story submitted by Hanaeleh  Quixote is a Thoroughbred/Andalusian cross that Hanaeleh took in about four years ago. He was a three-day eventer, and was purchased by a family who quickly became afraid of him, to the point that they were too fearful to take him out of his stall. He ...read more

Story submitted by Horse Help Providers, Inc. We rescued Spirit from starvation when he was a weanling. Spirit has helped a lot of people figure out a lot of stuff. This year he helped Karyne overcome her fears related to a dog attack that she experienced. She was chased and bit ...read more

Story submitted by Riversong Ranch Rescue  At Riversong Ranch Rescue, we take in horses of all walks of life. In doing so, we have the pleasure of healing and being healed by the gentle giants that cross our path. One such horse was not exactly a giant, but he certainly was ...read more

Story submitted by Replaypolo and written by Brittany Halstead  Polo is a very demanding sport that requires an equine athlete to be exceptionally agile and balanced, exhibit a great work ethic and be acutely responsive to the rider’s aids and body language. Eventually these ...read more

For Immediate Release Contact: Amanda Bodkin A Home For Every Horse Project Coordinator 303-253-6385 or ahfeh@equine.com To a rescued ex-racehorse, a warm winter blanket can be a matter of life or death. Just ask Kathryn (Kate) Papp, DVM, founder of PA Racehorse, Rehoming, ...read more

For Immediate Release Contact: Amanda Bodkin A Home For Every Horse Project Coordinator 303-253-6385 or ahfeh@equine.com Program’s title sponsor contributes $150,000 in coupons in eighth year of participation  It’s coupon time again! For the eighth consecutive year, Purina ...read more

Volunteer Spotlight from Allegiance Ranch Allegiance Ranch & Equine Rescue is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization rescuing at-risk horses and offering equine-assisted support programs for veterans, first responders, and their families. Allegiance Ranch was born out of love for ...read more

Story submitted by Horses That Help  Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc on South Florida but she actually saved Teddy's life. The high winds knocked down a tree which knocked down his fence and small shelter. Without the cover of the overgrown greenery and fence, the neighbor noticed ...read more

Story submitted by The Mustang Acres Farm. Cherry arrived at The Mustang Acres Farm in May of 2017 saved from a Pennsylvania. We rescued her from an unforeseen future. By looking at the pictures and videos we were moved by the warmth in her eyes and the elegance of her ...read more

Her mighty battle cry sounds more like an asthmatic trumpet. And her profile does not quite align with the traditional steed leading the cavalry charge, what with the foot-long ears. But Missy Mule blazed the trail in a new program battling America's unwanted horse problem ...read more

Story submitted by Heart of the Phoenix Equine Rescue Facebook | Website Tonks was a neglect case from WV. You would not even recognize her before picture. Her thin body looked like nothing more than skin stretched over a skeleton. Heart of Phoenix Equine Rescue took her in, ...read more

Story by This Old Horse At This Old Horse our number one priority is providing a safe and caring environment for horses. But when life gets busy, as it often does at any horse sanctuary, you lose sight of the rest. For us, it is also about community and the positive effect of ...read more

Story submitted by Spring Creek Horse Rescue Ayden came to us as an emergency when her Mom stepped in a gopher hole and broke her leg. Four weeks old and loading her in the trailer to bring her to us they overshot and ran her into the trailer door and exploded her shoulder. The ...read more

Story submitted by New Mexico Horse Rescue at Walkin N Circles Ranch When Limit arrived at the ranch in April 2017, it tore at our heartstrings that he had such a name. Limit had certainly reached his limit with people who had failed him and basically life in general. He was ...read more

Story submitted by Animal Response Foundation  Holly and her tiny daughter Clara were seized in a joint case we worked with Mississippi Horses Rescue and we took them because they were the most severely starved.  Holly had no milk for Clara so it is a miracle that ...read more

Story submitted by Horse Help Providers Inc.  Minerva was rescued from severe starvation, directly from her owner/breeder, when Minerva was a yearling. She was adopted out but was returned. After a series of foster homes, we decided to give Minerva a permanent home at our ...read more

Story submitted by Animal Response Foundation Henry was one of 2 horses in an owner surrender case involving starvation and lack of care. Close to death when we arrived Henry was down in the dirt and very banged up from struggling for so long to stand. He was too weak to stand ...read more

Submitted by Allegiance Ranch and Equine Rescue These two beauties, mother and son, inexplicably found themselves on a lot bound for slaughter. It was unlikely the colt would be sent to slaughter, but his mare was certainly at risk, and young horses on a lot such as ...read more

Story submitted by Off Track, On Course Thoroughbreds We have been lucky to have a young, 3 year old mare named Call Darling join us here at Off Track, On Course Thoroughbreds. She retired from racing due to juvenile arthritis and was struggling with some soundness issues. She ...read more

Volunteer Story submitted by DoubleHP Horse Help Provider Shauntae is a volunteer/intern here through our Governor's Office / Dept. of Labor program called Career Launch. High School students can intern at places that relate to their career interests. Shauntae has an interest in ...read more

Story submitted by ResQue Ranch  Honeybee is approximately 34 years old and came to ResQue Ranch over 2 years ago. She had been found by a previous owner at another site emaciated, neglected and with advanced Cushings Disease. Her veterinarian suggested she be euthanized and fed ...read more

Story submitted by Off Track, On Course Thoroughbreds I had been tagged in a post on facebook about a tall, straggly older chestnut gelding who recently survived a barn fire and had no place to go. As sad of a story as that is in and of itself, I had no idea the depths of this ...read more

Story submitted by DoubleHP Horse Help Providers We like to update you on HotShot every year. He enjoys 10 pounds of Purina Senior Feed every single day of the year! HotShot will be 29 in 2019! We rescued him directly from his owner/breeder, who was going to send him to ...read more

Story submitted by Rory Ridge Rescue  Bandit story began as Gus who no one wanted to buy. His owner had him as a companion to their mare. Without any success at selling Bandit aka Gus they took him to a small local Texas auction from there is how he ended up as a young unbroken ...read more

Story submitted by Brave Meadows It all began one morning when I was sitting at the allergy doctor waiting on my allergy shots. I was looking on Facebook at a kill pen’s page of the horses they were selling. I noticed a beautiful gray Arabian mare for sale, and hoped she might be ...read more

Story submitted by Pasture Pals Equine Rescue, Inc. About a year and a half ago, I started volunteering at Pasture Pals Equine Rescue. While every single one of their animals is special, Jazzy is a horse that is near and dear to my heart. During our orientation I was asked to ...read more

Story submitted by New Mexico Horse Rescue at Walkin N Circles Ranch Kasi came to our ranch in June 2013. She was very emaciated and weak. As she gained strength and weight, we realized she did not trust people, and we were not able to halter her. At the time, she shared a ...read more

Story submitted by GEVA “All life, regardless of its form, classification or reputation, will respond to genuine interest, respect, appreciation, admiration, affection, gentleness, courtesy, good manners.” —J. Allen Boone, Kinship with all Life I don’t know what it was that first ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Amanda Bodkin A Home For Every Horse abodkin@aimmedia.com (303) 253-6385 Purina and A Home For Every Horse Announce Partnership with Anheuser-Busch Foundation New partnership will assist in the health and welfare of rescue horses. Presenting the ...read more

Story submitted by Sophia's Oasis for Rescues (S.O.F.E) On February 26th 2016, Nattoway County Sheriff’s Department seized 42 horses and 15 dogs from Ravenswood horse farm for reports of abuse and neglect. Sadly, just months before 11 of those horses were part of another seizure ...read more

Story submitted by Horse Helpers, Inc., dba Horse Helpers of the High Country This was an ad Elizabeth, one our volunteers sent me off of Craig’s List with the accompanying picture: pet horse for sale - $500 I have a roughly 4 year old horse he is very tame leads and rides i ...read more

Story submitted by Leilani Horse Rescue  February 2017 we attended the local auction. As we looked at the horses awaiting their fate, a young (boy) auction worker came up to us and said, " If you are going to save one please save this one, he is really cool, the owner had us ...read more

Story submitted by Rory Ridge Rescue  Our rescue would like to introduce you to Biggie and Kate.  This is a twofold story as Kate has been a volunteer for the rescue who works hard for the rescue. Our rescue had pulled Biggie from a Texas kill lot with little time left before he ...read more

Story submitted by New Mexico Horse Rescue at Walkin N Circles Ranch Indigo arrived at the New Mexico Horse Rescue at Walkin N Circles Ranch the first week of June 2013 with several other horses from Southern NM. Char was a new volunteer and just happened to be there when the NM ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Contact: Amanda Bodkin August 3, 2018 (303) 253-6385 abodkin@aimmedia.com A Home For Every Horse Spotlight: Organization Update BOULDER, Colo.—Seven years after its founding, "A Home For Every Horse" (AHFEH) continues to be a labor of ...read more

Story submitted by GEVA (Glen Ellen Vocational Academy) Saying Good-Bye by Anne Koletzke Tiny arrived at GEVA, an Equine Retirement and Rehabilitation Foundation and Sanctuary in Glen Ellen, CA, in 1999 at the age of 14, not too long after a successful career as a Grand Prix ...read more

Story submitted by Warriors of The Rainbow Horse Sanctuary Nameless came home on June 10, 2016. He is a BLM-branded mustang whom I rescued with the help of Tami Augustyn’s BLM Mustang Rescue Network. He dove right into the grass. He's nothing but a pony (measures 12.3 h.h. with a ...read more

Story submitted by This Old Horse  A few years ago, two This Old Horse volunteers had a great idea to start a grooming club. They saw that some of the horses did not get a lot of individual time to be loved on and thoroughly checked over. It started with just four of us ...read more

Story submitted by Second Chance Thoroughbreds Freddo Joel was rescued by an anonymous donor in November of 2017. We were able to offer him a home, and arranged from him to be shipped to a quarantine facility in Pennsylvania. Unfortunately after his month in quarantine, he ...read more

Duane E. Chappell, D.V.M., Merck Animal Health Though the days may be getting shorter and cooler, your time in the saddle this fall can be rewarding. However, this season also brings a host of disease considerations. Complicating matters, horses that have been traveling, training ...read more

Story submitted by Anne Koletzke at GEVA (Glen Ellen Vocational Acadamy)  Over the 10 or so years I’ve volunteered at GEVA, an Equine Retirement and Rehabilitation Foundation and Sanctuary, one of the things I have most enjoyed is that the horses live outside 24/7 in herds of 2 ...read more

Story submitted by Sophia's Oasis for Rescues (S.O.F.E) Sienna and Senora were surrendered by their owner to SOFE. Their previous owner purchased these 2 horses as weanlings for their grandchildren. This owner had very little, if any, knowledge of caring for the horses. Their ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Washington, DC)- The Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) is pleased to announce the creation of the Equine Welfare Data Collective (EWDC), a collaborative effort to accumulate, analyze and apply data to enhance programming for transitioning and at-risk horses. ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  July 3, 2018 Contact: Amanda Bodkin (303)253-6385 abodkin@aimmedia.com A Home For Every Horse Spotlight: Second Chance Thoroughbreds, Inc. Horse racing fans rejoiced when Justify clinched the American Triple Crown, becoming only the 13th ...read more

Story submitted by Animal Services and Assistances, Inc. (ASAP) When Belle first arrived at ASAP from an uncertain future in Louisiana, she was thin, malnourished, and had a foal at her side. Belle was extremely nervous around people and was difficult to catch and handle. After ...read more

Story submitted by Spring Creek Horse Rescue Two years ago La Plata County Animal Protection notified us of 4 horses they had filed charges on. (They don't start proceedings unless we can make room to take the horses in) In the time it took to go through court 2 died. When the ...read more