It starts with Daisy, who was born in my arms in a snowstorm in December of 2007.
When she was 4 months old it was determined she had cerebellar abiotrophy and would never be rideable – to most horse people that means she would be useless. Some told me to put her to sleep, others said to sell her before we could prove it… neither of which I could do. At the time even the horse rescues I reached out to, told me they couldn’t take on another horse that was hard to rehome. This made it clear that there is a need for a sanctuary for “useless” horses.
Horses have so much more to give than just a ride or a race or an event! So, my sanctuary would give them a job, horses do love a job. 53000 “useless” horses were shipped in crowded trailers to Canada and Mexico to be inhumanely slaughtered last year. I’d love to save as many of these horses as possible and bring awareness to this horrible practice.