We would like to thank each one so much again for your support that made this rescue mission such a success! Prior to going to the auction we monitor Tennessee kill buyer pages because more often than not we see the same horses run through the auction. On one page there was 5 horses that […]
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Story of a horse we saved from an auction
When we go to an auction we never know what we might find. In January we found quite the treasure. He was a beautiful horse that would catch your eye, but when we took a closer look he stole our hearts. Blind horses are a usual sight at the kill buyer auctions, blind horses cannot legally be […]
Urgent Need Update: Help Us Save Horses From a Slaughter Auction
The auction is in 2 days and we currently have raised enough funds to rescue and care for only 5 horses. We have room for 15-20, but can only rescue as many horses as funds allow. We need your help! Every month we rescue as many horses as we can from the horrors of the slaughter […]
Update on Upcoming Auction Rescue, Vet Day and More
So far we have raised enough funds to rescue and care for 2 horses from the upcoming auction. We just secured additional land for an off-site quarantine facility, we would like to a send big thank you to our awesome Vet Team for making this possible! We have room to rescue and shelter 15-20 precious horses from […]
Urgent Need: Slaughter Auction in 5 days – Help!
URGENT NEED: Slaughter bound horses being auctioned in 5 days! Help us save horses from an auction in middle Tennessee in 5 days. Your donation will allow us to pull horses out of the slaughter pipeline. When horses are at auctions they can tell their lives are in jeopardy. They are handled roughly, and when […]
Blog: Donkey Day!
Your probably thinking, “Donkey Day?” Yes, donkey day. Today was dedicated to the donkeys at our shelter. You will get to meet each donkey and see the training they had today. This is Lou, she is a sweetheart. She’s still not sure of people and is distant but we are sure with more training she will […]
Blog: A New Barn and a Baby Donkey
Today was a very exciting day for everyone. The crew arrived this morning to finish the barn we talked about previously. We have decided to call it the Vet Barn as it is the barn where most of the veterinarian work will be done. Our padded hydraulic squeeze chute is already in one area of […]
Blog: Warmer Weather and Longer Days
Blog | 4-12-18: Warmer weather and longer days mean a lot more time outside and a lot more time with the horses. Kristen started her day just sitting and talking to Senna. Senna wasn’t halter trained when she got here and was unsure about Kristen. As the day went on she warmed up to her and soon […]
EPAP Update and More
We are very excited about the progress our Equine Professional Adoption Partners are making! The EPAP program is so successful we had to reach out to another organization to transfer horses to our shelter. Kentucky Humane Society transferred 4 horses to us and within 1 hour 2 of the horses were placed with one of our […]
Construction of a New Barn!
We have a very exciting announcement: the construction of a new barn is complete. We have been saving for a very long time. The materials were delivered and the construction crew showed up. We could hardly wait to watch the barn be built. Having all the crew out like roofers from places similar to Excelroofers.com is so […]