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how do you start a horse rescue farm?

my family and i are interested in rescuing horses in need. with the economy these days, horses are set free into the woods because people cannot afford to feed them. we have 38 extra stalls and plenty of land and are approved to house many horse. my question is, where do i get the horses that need to be rescued? animal control, MSPCA? does anyone know the steps to becoming a rescue farm?

Hey there, I’ve copied an answer I posted to the same Question about 2 months ago. She was already taking on and feeding some horses, and was only on a small block of land.
Any of your animal welfare organizations will be able to put you in contact with other organisations, that either are equine specific or have equine rescue contacts.
So animal control and your local SPCA is the best place to start your inquiries.

The big thing to remember is that all of these groups are run on charity, and charity alone. This means you will have to be prepared to foot all the costs yourself. Most will pass on some funding and assistance in the form of cheaper vet care and some food and donated equipment. But as a rule you need to pay for these things yourself.

Any way I hope this helps….. read on.

October 2009

Your a wonderful person for doing what you are doing! Before going into an official ‘horse rescue’ status you need to look seriously at weather you can handle the heartbreak? Do you have the time to look after seriously ill horses? How much experience do you have handling and rehabilitating mentally traumatized animals?
I have rescued so many and always run at a loss. Most of those I’ve had, have been abused and neglected. The average cost of a rescue horse with minor medical issues for me, is around $500 – $800AU per month for the first 3-6months. I do my own farriery, and have a wonderful vet who supplies drugs and other medication at cost price. Also I don’t pass the horses on till medical, dental, and podiatry problems are either resolved or easily manageable.
I average about 1 in every 3 that I’ve had to euthanaise because of dead gut sections or cancer.
My last mare I had for nearly 5 years till the right person came along for her.

Ask around you may find there is a rescue organisation that would be prepared to take you under their umbrella. This means that they will send you only the horses that you are able to deal with and you wont have to take on those that are above your facilities and experience.

Also it would be a really good idea to spend a few months volunteering at an established equine rescue centre, to see the negative side of rescueing and financing and the obligations with being a charity.

Another idea after you have done this if you still want to go ahead with registering yourself as a rescue organisation, is to try and get other property owners involved. 14 acres is not going to go far if you have 10 or 15 horses at various stages of rehab and disrepair.
If you can get a few other properties involved, you can turn out those horses requiring time and feeding only, while allowing you to have more time for those that need intensive care, and medical supervision.

The other thing that is invaluable is finding a reliable feed supplier. I have a farmer that produces large bales of hay, and I stock up seasonally as it is cheapest at the time of baling, and I can be a bit fussy.
I also have a heavy transport fellow that ships horse feed products all over the state and therefore gets all my other feed at wholesale prices for me.
Personally I decided that the obligation of becoming a charity organisation would actually reduce the quality of individual care I could offer each horse as an individual. Therefore with all the animals I rescue I follow the motto ” It is better to save one animal properly than five animals poorly”

Unfortunately with me not being in the US I can’t help you with contacts, and we see a lot of drought here so everything is very much seasonal.

Goodluck

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