It isn’t unusual for us to bring in a horse that has been so starved, beaten, and abused that they have given up on the will to live. They are some of the hardest cases to bring back from the edge of death. There is...
During the first quarter of this year Habitat for Horses brought in around 40 new horses. Most of those were from a major seizure of 17, which included quite a few pregnant mares. The estrays are a different story. Those are the horses and donkeys...
This story not only touches the heart, it expresses the true bond between horses and humans - the love. If you ever wish to make that turn - go down that other road, like Kelsey and her Mom did, contact Habitat for Horses. The connection...
At the end of June 2015, a Texas judge awarded 207 horses from Calico Dairy Farm into the care of the Houston SPCA. Herman Hoffman and his wife Kathleen Hoffman, owners of Calico Dairy Farm in Conroe Texas, are facing animal cruelty charges with a...
Gina, a 6 year old beauty of a Quarter Horse, was surrendered to Habitat for Horses underweight and pregnant back in January 2015. She has given birth a wonderful little colt - we call him Ty. Both his mom, Gina, and Ty are available for...
The images are shocking. Horses with hooves that have never been trimmed, hardly able to walk because they are in so much pain. Horses hardly able to stand, their bodies reduced to skeletons. Not just one or two horses … over two hundred. Fortunately, justice...
Yesterday we posted on Facebook a cute picture of our latest rescue - Bongo the Baby Donkey. He came to our Manvel, Texas location just the other day. A bit fearful of leaving the trailer, Lorie and Chucky coaxed Bongo out. Bongo was curious about...
She was found wandering lost and hungry. The sheriff's department kept her for 15 days at their stables, giving her owners plenty of time to realize that their horse had gone missing and contact them. No one did. Habitat for Horses was contacted by the...
Unfortunately one of the 28 horses that Habitat for Horses was awarded by the courts yesterday has passed on over the Rainbow Bridge. Medical care had been given but too late for this one. Jerry Finch, Habitat for Horse's President stayed along side until the...
While this story is not new, it is worth repeating. As Jerry has said before - the quality this woman shows - to be willing to give everything when a horse is in trouble - is what it takes to work at a horse rescue....