Horses that Help provides FREE horseback riding and horsemanship training to special needs children, at-risk youth, veterans and their families, using rescued and rehabilitated horses.
“Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something”
Max Lucado
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A non-profit 501(c)3 equine rescue and sanctuary. A safe landing for at-risk horses.
It’s a hernia! 🤯 Picked up this little owner surrender this morning and immediately noticed the giant scrotum sack. We knew he was a stallion but this was completely abnormal so thankfully Dr Lopez was able to come and after ultrasound and hands on examination it’s confirmed that he’s herniated and the scrotum is filled with intestines! Poor little guy! After consulting with a surgeon it’s kinda a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t scenario”. He’s been like this for a while and it’s his “normal”. Surgery would cost approx $1500 and there’s always a risk. For now, we’re going to treat him like a regular rescue and do the normal protocols… Coggins, feet, teeth, vaccines and get to know him. He’s truly extremely sweet, active and beautiful ❤️. I’d love to find a potential adopter and assess the best course of action with them. Any angels out there with a heart to help this sweet little guy with two beautiful blue eyes that’s full of love and craving attention?🌸Please share so we can find his angel🌸
If you can help with his bills thus far that would be a huge blessing!
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*please mention that it’s for Picasso, the new pony with the hernia ❤️ Thank you!
Help! Received a call that his elderly owner is in the hospital and his goat friends are being rehomed today so we scrambled to pick up this little dude just now. He was purchased at a yard sale 18 yrs ago as a colt for $150 and had lived in the same backyard for most of his life. He handled the big change remarkably well and is enjoying running around and eating grass. He was never gelded and his sheath area is incredibly swollen. Something definitely wrong in that area 😬. Thankfully Dr Lopez is able to come this afternoon to pull a Coggins (he’s in quarantine until test results come back) and to do a physical and see what’s going on with his sheath. Call already in for the farrier and the dentist is already scheduled for a couple weeks from now so we’ll add him to the roster. Welcome to HTH Picasso! We normally fundraise BEFORE bringing in a new one but this was so rushed so just hoping for the community to rally and help us help him! 🙏PayPal : [email protected]
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Thank you! Will update more once the veterinarian comes to assess him!
If you’re local to Ocala, swing by and shop great deals and help us knock out the rest of Eeyore’s vet bill from saving his life 🙏🌟If you’d like to donate or pre-purchase any items, our Venmo is @Horses That Help
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Thank you sooo very much!!! 🤗
Please join us in wishing our beloved volunteer Sarah a Happy Birthday! We are so thankful for all your help on the farm and the animals adore you as do we! Keep on being a ray of sunshine! ☀️HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT and it’s NOT an April Fools joke! 🦜 Horses That Help has expanded into bird rescue and today the rescue building was delivered! Our youngest daughter and her best friend have been operating out of our home which has been uncomfortable to say the least 🙈. Their dedication to helping birds has pushed them to expand out and these young ladies have been working off site jobs cleaning stalls at WEC all season, dog sitting and bird training to raise funds to complete the build themselves and they’re knocking it out! Special thanks to all the foster homes housing birds for them and huge thanks to Marcos Gonzalez for creating their logo!If anyone local to Ocala would like to help in any way they would appreciate the extra hands and of course, donations of cages and aviaries are extra needed right now. Birds live for a long time and the girls get calls all the time for owner surrenders. The need is great and while I personally am scared of the birds (I know, I know it’s been a hard season for me) I admire the courage and natural instinct these young people have for these birds in need. So here’s the official announcement of the creation of Helping Parrots - A Bird Rescue and Training Center and their soon to be open building that will be accepting volunteers! 🎉
If you’d like to help them financially, that would be AMAZING. Please just note that it’s “for the birds” 🦜
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Our Mission
Using horses to break through physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, and cultural barriers.
Early on at Horses That Help, we learned that everyone needs help in one way or another. Everyone has a story, everyone has a past, a hurt, or tender area and everyone needs love and to feel they belong.
What started as a ministry for special needs children has evolved into so much more. I think in the day and age, most children are “at-risk” and we aim to provide a safe, wholesome, loving environment where these kids can let down their guard and simply be kids. A child lights up when you point out their potential and they rise to the occasion when they are trusted to help. Something amazing happens when you take a kid from their everyday environment and expose them to nature and horses and hard work. They get to groom, ride, and wash down the horses but the best is when they are entrusted to help a special needs child that comes to ride. Now you have a kid that gets to experience the amazing feeling of helping and making a difference in the lives of others and instead of a victim of circumstance, this kid is a hero, an overcomer, a vital part of something special and that’s when the real miracles happen.
As the children heal, their families heal too. And it all starts with a kid and a horse.
Vision
Dream big… there’s a lot of people to help.
We currently serve 80-200 children a month. Kids with special needs, teens that are facing crossroads, youth that are considered “at-risk”, and teens in foster care. In this supportive, safe, caring environment, these kids are thriving and are empowered through each obstacle they overcome. They become family. These kids come to the ranch for mentoring, food, fellowship and learning. Learning not just about horses but life skills as well. But I envision even greater growth… I see mentors in place to teach mechanics and carpentry and sustainable gardening. I see teams fixing the cars of single moms and special needs families. I see teams building tables where families gather to eat the food we all prepare with the organic produce they helped grow.
I see hurting, starved, abused horses being loved on tenderly by kids who’ve been through the same. I see abandoned animals and people being made whole and given a new purpose and hope for their future.
I see good people in bad situations being helped.
I see urban youth going camping, roasting marshmellows, and riding a horse deep into the woods. Healing happens on long, quiet trail rides for both horse and rider and neither return unchanged.
I see kids that feel hopeless rising above their circumstance and becoming leaders and mentors.
I see community support and resources available to help their families and a network of people joining together to help however needed. I see lives changed for generations to come… and it all starts with a kid and a horse.
Horses
Just like people, each horse has a story…
Alvin
Mustang
Color: Bay
Age: 8 Years
Weight: 1200lbs
Moses
Tennessee Walker
Color: Blue Roan
Age: 19 Years
Weight: 1100lbs
Gus Gus
Tennessee Walker/Mustang
Color: Black
Age: 9 Years
Weight: 1500lbs
Pepper
Quarter Horse
Color: Grey
Age: 21 Years
Weight: 900lbs
Icee
American Shetland Pony
Color: Black
Age: 20 Years
Weight: 450lbs
Teddy
American Shetland Pony
Color: Black & White Paint
Age: 25+ Years
Weight: 600lbs
Rosette
American Shetland Pony
Color: Chestnut
Age: 5 Years
Weight: 500lbs
Simon
Mustang
Color: Chestnut
Age: 5 Years
Weight: 900lbs
Frisco (Cocopuff)
Mini Pony
Color: Black & White Paint
Age: 5 Years
Weight: 200lbs
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Help
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Horses That Help is always looking for volunteers to help!
Ocala, FL
(561)281-8599
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www.horsesthathelp.org