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Want to know more about horse rescue?
What Horse Rescue IS:
Simply put, helping horses and their owners during hard times.
Horses come into rescue several ways....
- Owner Surrender, which could mean they need to find a home for many reasons (including those listed below), OR are encouraged to find a home by law enforcement and humane intervention. These animals need a home, and usually have a lower adoption fee (but much higher expenses for the rescue).
- Seizure, which means a humane investigation by law enforcement has determined that the owners will not improve their situation, or cannot care for the horse. For the safety and health of the animal, it is removed from the owners custody. Usually legal action and court appearances follow. These animals need a home, and usually have a lower adoption fee (but much higher expenses for the rescue).
- Retirement, which is the case where the animal no longer can serve the purpose of it's owners and they are unwilling or unable to continue caring fore the animal. A perfect example is off the track horses, or hunter-jumpers who's owners skill surpass that of the horse. These animals may have excellent skill sets, and may have a higher adoptive value.
- Donation, which means the owner supports the rescue, and gives it a horse that has value as a method of fundraising. These horses have excellent market value or are in demand, and will run higher for adoption fees.
Simply put, helping horses and their owners during hard times.
Horses come into rescue several ways....
- Owner Surrender, which could mean they need to find a home for many reasons (including those listed below), OR are encouraged to find a home by law enforcement and humane intervention. These animals need a home, and usually have a lower adoption fee (but much higher expenses for the rescue).
- Seizure, which means a humane investigation by law enforcement has determined that the owners will not improve their situation, or cannot care for the horse. For the safety and health of the animal, it is removed from the owners custody. Usually legal action and court appearances follow. These animals need a home, and usually have a lower adoption fee (but much higher expenses for the rescue).
- Retirement, which is the case where the animal no longer can serve the purpose of it's owners and they are unwilling or unable to continue caring fore the animal. A perfect example is off the track horses, or hunter-jumpers who's owners skill surpass that of the horse. These animals may have excellent skill sets, and may have a higher adoptive value.
- Donation, which means the owner supports the rescue, and gives it a horse that has value as a method of fundraising. These horses have excellent market value or are in demand, and will run higher for adoption fees.
What Horse Rescue IS NOT:
Horse rescues are NOT the answer to all of the horse world's problems! Most rescues are not a group of people looking for "free" horses, or trying to steal horses from their neighbors by manipulating the system. Rescues are not the answer to your poor business and training practices, or overproduction.
So, here are some examples of what OUR rescue doesn't like to do:
Market foals you haven't been able to sell from the past breeding season (or past 5 in many cases!). We WILL help you reduce or eliminate your breeding stock herd, and find homes for all your mares that include non-breeding clauses. Naturally, if you are in over your head and your "mares all look a little thin because they are nursing" we will try educating you on the importance of adequate nutrition in a breeding program, and help you with permanent herd reduction. And that mean stud that never throws color....please, let us help find a vet that can geld him!
Save you money each fall by finding homes for your trail horse. We WILL help you find a home if you cannot financially care for your animal, and do not plan to replace it! We will also help you learn to budget for your needs, and learn to understand the true cost of ownership.
Fix your training mistakes and give you back your horse, or take the horse you injured due to your unusual training methods (sometimes every year). We WILL help direct you to a trainer who actually knows what they are doing! RIDE believes there is a lot owners can do on their own, but acknowledges that good results come from the professionals who work at the horses pace with appropriate, industry standard training methods.
Clean up all of the back-yard breeders. SORRY, the entire horse world needs to work on this issue. We CAN help promote the cure, via education, education, education!
Horse rescues are NOT the answer to all of the horse world's problems! Most rescues are not a group of people looking for "free" horses, or trying to steal horses from their neighbors by manipulating the system. Rescues are not the answer to your poor business and training practices, or overproduction.
So, here are some examples of what OUR rescue doesn't like to do:
Market foals you haven't been able to sell from the past breeding season (or past 5 in many cases!). We WILL help you reduce or eliminate your breeding stock herd, and find homes for all your mares that include non-breeding clauses. Naturally, if you are in over your head and your "mares all look a little thin because they are nursing" we will try educating you on the importance of adequate nutrition in a breeding program, and help you with permanent herd reduction. And that mean stud that never throws color....please, let us help find a vet that can geld him!
Save you money each fall by finding homes for your trail horse. We WILL help you find a home if you cannot financially care for your animal, and do not plan to replace it! We will also help you learn to budget for your needs, and learn to understand the true cost of ownership.
Fix your training mistakes and give you back your horse, or take the horse you injured due to your unusual training methods (sometimes every year). We WILL help direct you to a trainer who actually knows what they are doing! RIDE believes there is a lot owners can do on their own, but acknowledges that good results come from the professionals who work at the horses pace with appropriate, industry standard training methods.
Clean up all of the back-yard breeders. SORRY, the entire horse world needs to work on this issue. We CAN help promote the cure, via education, education, education!
Who does rescue:
We are your neighbors and your friends, your farrier and your vet, educators and kindhearted souls. We are people without horses who want to learn more, and those who just want to contribute money and help. WE ARE VOLUNTEERS!
We are your neighbors and your friends, your farrier and your vet, educators and kindhearted souls. We are people without horses who want to learn more, and those who just want to contribute money and help. WE ARE VOLUNTEERS!
How do you pay for it all:
Luck? Horses are expensive animals to care for even when healthy, and many rescue horses are NOT healthy when they arrive on our farms. Foster families are our backbone, and often provide all the feed for animals in their care. Sometimes we have big donations from corporate sources, or the generous local business. We are always looking for grant sources, and actively solicit donations and are working on our 501c3 paperwork to fruther these options.
Want to help? Send us whatever you can. We accept:
- feed and hay
- pre-paid vet, farrer, dental and therapy services
- training services
- printing and business services
- farms and buildings
- trucks and trailers
- tack, blankets, buckets, and brushes
- wormer and medicinal supplies
- and CASH to help pay for all of the above!
Luck? Horses are expensive animals to care for even when healthy, and many rescue horses are NOT healthy when they arrive on our farms. Foster families are our backbone, and often provide all the feed for animals in their care. Sometimes we have big donations from corporate sources, or the generous local business. We are always looking for grant sources, and actively solicit donations and are working on our 501c3 paperwork to fruther these options.
Want to help? Send us whatever you can. We accept:
- feed and hay
- pre-paid vet, farrer, dental and therapy services
- training services
- printing and business services
- farms and buildings
- trucks and trailers
- tack, blankets, buckets, and brushes
- wormer and medicinal supplies
- and CASH to help pay for all of the above!
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Horse rescue?
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