Our primary financial goal continues to be that regular, recurring donations pay for core expenses – feed, vet care, hoof care, utilities, etc. One thousand “Friends of Equamore” each pledging $20 a month (66 cents a day) would assure the ongoing viability of the Sanctuary. Please become a Friend or raise your current monthly donation.
Last month, we lost two of our most beloved horses. Both Johnnie B. Goode and Bader came to Equamore in appalling condition. Both appeared to have recovered, but that recovery was tentative, as it is with most horses who have suffered abuse or neglect.
In 2008 Equamore Foundation created the Oregon Hay Bank to give a helping hand to horse owners in temporary financial crises. The bank stockpiles two kinds of hay: the kind that grows on the ground and the kind that doesn’t grow on trees. OHB is proof positive that a small number of concerned, motivated people can make a difference for those who encounter temporary financial difficulties.
Think of how much better it could have been for Woody and the other horses who finally found sanctuary with Equamore Foundation if their owners had chosen to take better choices for them.
Equine Neglect & Abuse: How to Recognize It & What Can Be Done About It
Saturday – February 28th, 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon
Say “Hello” to Woody, a frightened and sometimes dangerous mustang gelding, whose continuing story will be a regular feature on the Equamore News blog. Stay tuned to see the choices he makes in the future.
Hazel was first rescued from an elderly woman in Williams, Oregon, and brought to a new home in Grants Pass. Unfortunately, while her new owners’ intentions were good, they knew nothing of horse care, and they left Hazel alone to graze in a vineyard fenced with barbed wire, where the resident dog chased her and pulled her tail. When her rescuers noticed that she growing thinner and virtually tailless while her feet were growing longer and longer, they called the…
Raffie arrived at the Equamore sanctuary in September of 2012 after Jackson County investigated a report of two neglected horses. A deputy called Equamore to take in both horses, but at the last minute, the owners refused to surrender the other, younger horse, allowing only Raffie to be taken to the sanctuary. The other horse had to be left behind, alone in the field. Raffie was extremely thin and, despite the fall season, had not shed his thick coat from…
Equamore volunteers are currently trying to re-home a small herd of Percherons located in northern CA. We need your help to manage this process, including gelding of the stallions and colts, transportation, etc. Please donate to the Percheron Placement Fund now using our PayPal account, calling (541) 482-5550, or sending a check to Equamore Foundation, 4723 Hwy 66, Ashland. OR 97520. Please indicate on your check that this donation is for the Percheron Placement Fund if you want to restrict…
