Hopeless to home, rescuing horses from kill pens

Hello!

My name is Shannon and I am the CEO/Founder of Hillside Horse Rescue & Rehab. We are a for-profit horse rescue and we specialize in taking horses out of kill pens and rehabbing them so they can find forever homes. Most of the horses we "bail" out are malnourished, sick, and in desperate need of farrier, chiropractic and veterinary care...not to mention KINDNESS. 

The kill pen business is thriving, especially in this market of inflation. You often see people unable to provide for their horse anymore sending them to quick auctions. At auction, kill buyers may bid on horses the same as anyone else. If they win, the horse is shipped to Mexico in crowded, hot trailers to be killed and sold per pound for meat. Horses are extremely intelligent animals, and their entire journey is filled with fear, hopelessness, and inhumane conditions. 

Along with my business partners and husband, we have successfully purchased and rehomed eight horse in the past few months! We are extremely careful when rehoming, and ensure that they will never be sent to auction again. Finding the perfect match is our top priority, even if we must hold a horse longer and pay more for their care first.

I am starting this campaign so we can build our own facility. Boarding all of these horses on someone else's ranch is costly and limits what we can do financially. On our own property, we would be able to take in horses with more difficult conditions, quarantine them, and hold them longer without being financially crippled. We would also love to start educational classes and offer lessons on our rescue horses!

Thank you so much for your consideration