This is a very weighted question and one that we could probably write an encyclopedia length answer to, but here is our answer in a nutshell. When you see a nice story about a horse that was rescued, it gives you all the feels right? You see the before picture of an emaciated, abused horse,...
I saw a social media post recently where someone was trying to rehome a companion horse, and someone commented “Rescues only want horses that they can adopt out”. My first reaction of course was to reply back with a snide comment, but the logical side of my brain kicked in, and I started to think...
This year I have been getting many questions from potential adopters about our rescue horses, but they are not the “right” questions. We all know the list- the questions you need to ask the seller before you buy a horse. But these are not sale horses- these are horses looking for their forever home. I...
As we get closer to the end of the year, it has always been my tradition to look back and plan ahead. This has been a year of incredible growth; we have learned so much more about the horse world, both good and bad; we continue to struggle to find our place in it. We...
We have been overwhelmed with requests this month to help out owners who have suddenly decided they can no longer keep their horses. The kill pens are overflowing with horses that truly should not be there. What is going wrong? Why do people wait so long before making this decision and why is it always...
August 2019 We bailed our first mini-mule yesterday. His name is Frodo. And what do I know about mules or donkeys? Pretty much nothing, except that he is only a year old. We have a lot to learn every day-it never really stops. What have we learned since we started this rescue? · Horses can...
Its hard to believe that summer is just flying by! We have seen so many horses come through our doors and go off to their new forever homes. Since January, 23 horses have found their new forever family. We have some who are still waiting. Liam is absolutely the perfect guy for just about anything;...
#203 came to the Santana Center from Moore’s facility in PA early in January 2019. She was underweight with severe rain rot. She went through quarantine where she ate constantly and was a bit aggressive about sharing but Penny Parker took good care of her! We named her Clara as a way to show our...
We made it!! Winter is finally over and we can once more think about grass and trail riding and finding new homes for our rescued horses. In some ways, we had it easy- not much snow but lots of rain and mud. But we were busy and managed to place 15 horses in their new...
Resolution #1: We started off Christmas day with tears of sadness- a fellow rescuer had lost a mare and foal that morning and was now looking at a significant vet bill. But we ended the day with happy tears as we watched a video from a proud dad of his daughter getting her surprise pony...