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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Kristina adopted Belle through Heavenly Meadows Horse Rescue when the mare was just a yearling. Belle spent 3 weeks at the rescue battling what could only be called shipping fever. The poor horse had a runny nose and draining eyes, and was depressed and feverish. Belle was ...read more
In August 2012, photos of horses in need of rescue were leaked on Facebook, and Aimee was immediately obsessed with saving them. Countless hours later, the photos had been networked to thousands of people and the local authorities were drowning in equestrian complaints, demanding ...read more
When you look into a living creature’s eyes, you see their soul. Some people, in that moment, decide to take a step of faith for that animal, in the belief others will be there along the journey to see their cause through to the end.Teri Allen founded the TerolynHorse Rescue to ...read more
Faith was our first rescue at This Old Horse. She came from a ranch in South Dakota that had 205 horses and of those 95 were too far gone. You hope, and maybe even pray, that they will recover and often they do just like Faith. Not long after Faith, two broodmares, Dalai and ...read more
I woke up this morning. I wanted to see her. Dottie “Orenda”. My Horse. I have a horse. Beyond my dreams, I never thought this would happen. But it feels so right. A little scary, but so is anything really. I have had some really great support along the way. Chris, Victoria, ...read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 19, 2016Mariah HammerschmidtMHammerschmidt@aimmedia.comA Home for Every Horse (AHFEH) with AIM Studios traveled to Salem, New York on September 8 and 9. We visited Our Farm Equine Rescue (OFER) to continue the series of rescue visits that highlight ...read more
Story told by GraceOreo was adopted from Pasture Pals Equine Rescue, Inc.In January of this year, I met Oreo, a chubby little paint with an adorably disposition. He’d been through a lot in the nine years of life before he met me, but strangely enough all that history is what ...read more
Story told by: Kristi Mitchell - Singing River Equine Rescue, Inc.Sophie was picked up by an animal control officer after receiving a report that her owner moved out and left her behind. She was kept in a small muddy pen with no access to grass or hay. Neighbors had been trying ...read more
Meet Journey, who had truly made quite the Journey in his life. This gentleman was found on the side of a Texas road in Waco. Journey was unclaimed and therefore went for rehabilitation at Happy Horse Haven’s rescue facilities. Journey was a unique story; not only was he ...read more
Ginger Spice, is an aged chestnut pony, and her job in life was visiting burn victim patients to help make them smile. After a successful term visiting burn victims she started giving pony rides. Unfortunately a few months after she started giving pony rides she was found ...read more
Tango is a three year old grade Quarter Horse Cremello gelding that arrived at Ranger’s Legacy Equine Rescue on April 7th, 2013. He was a starvation case. This is his story told by Crystel Denton:On the morning of April 5th, 2013, I received a call from a gentleman that he could ...read more
Knee-Hi is an adorable miniature colt who arrived at Colorado Horse Rescue with his mother, Callie, when he was just 3 months old. A CHR volunteer saw Knee-Hi on Craigslist and although he was too young to be sold away from his mother, a local establishment that can only be ...read more
Story from Anne Koletzke at Glen Ellen Vocational Academy, Inc“You like potāto, I like potahto”Horses are like people – they have different personalities. They can be nice, friendly and hardworking, or awkward, difficult and lazy. If horses were people, some would be on the dole, ...read more
Story written by Megan C. It is a small place that may be overlooked or go unnoticed. That’s where you’ll find me. But, what may look small on the outside is nothing compared to what happens behind the scenes. Bertell Farms is a place where not only animals find hope, but people ...read more