That is probably the most frequent question asked to any organization, and for our organization it involves a lot of crazy math, which I will try to explain.

We are a registered Charitable Organization operating as a non-profit horse rescue, and as such; our rescue is 100% self- funded by your donations & the activities/products that we offer to the community. We receive NO Government funding & little to no grants as we are not a 501C3.

PATREON is a subscription based service that will allow you to set & forget, until you get you receipt letter in the mail.

PayPal is great for those one time or recurring donations if you don’t feel comfortable with Patreon.

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Where does your donation go?

Horses – feed, hay, vet, farrier, etc.

Property Maintenance- to ensure a safe environment for the horses, through the replacement & repair of fences & shelters as needed & as funds allow.

Our commitment to the community is that 100% of all donations go to the feed, hay, farrier, veterinarian care, etc of our horses.

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The Horses

Ava & Dad require a low NSC grain which makes it a little more pricey than a normal bag of grain. The method used to create this grain makes it very easy to chew which is important for Dad & the low NSC is important for Ava as she has PPID (cushings). This grain costs $120/month at the recommended feeding rate Ava & Dad eat about 6 bags a month (each bag is 17.50 + tax). Ava also requires Prascend (Peroglide) which is $150 + tax & shipping every 60 days, we also added Equicoxx which is $105 every 60 days. Both Ava & Dad are on MSM which is another 16.99 + Tax once a month.

Clever & Turtle are probably the easiest 2 to maintain they eat a ration balancer in the summer and pending winter body condition might migrate to grain, but otherwise they tend to eat a bag a month of Enrich Plus ($32/bag)

Zepper & Puddin are the youngest 2 both are only 4 but due to medical issues are not rideable at the moment (surgery’s can fix both medical issues each surgery will be about $2000). Both are currently on a growing grain for young horses, a bag last the 2 of them about 4 days, it is locally blended and is very reasonably priced at $10.30 + tax a bag.

We try to budget 1 bale of hay per horse for the colder month (normally November thru April), the sanctuary horses use about 36 bales a year (6 horses for 6 months; 6×6=36). We currently pay $62/bale delivered.

The herd also receives farrier care every 6 to 8 weeks depending on weather this cost $25/horse each visit, as we have 6 horses thats $150/visit total.

The normal Vet visit for shots, coggins, dental and general exam tends to run about $300/horse. This comes out to about $1800/annually & doesn’t provide coverage for emergency visits which we occasionally experience.