If you can pitch in, please click the “Donate” button below, or visit our Donations page for all options to contribute.
I know the horses would really appreciate it, digesting hay helps them stay warm!
Gratefully,
Theresa
As we enter 2023, the first round of “Hooficures” has begun! The average cost per horse is $44, so if you would like to sponsor a farrier visit for your favorite Beauty’s Haven equine, just click on the “Donate” button below, or go to bhfer.org/donate for more options. Please note the name of the horse that you wish to sponsor. If you have no preference, please designate your donation to “January Happy Feet.”
Wishing everyone a safe, healthy and wonderful New Year.
Sincerely,
Theresa
Benjamin here, helping Mommy Theresa who is still recovering from something called ‘Covid.’ Mommy asked me to remind you all that we are very close to achieving our ‘End of the Year’ goal so if you would like to make a last minute donation to help all my friends at Beauty’s Haven, it would truly make our hearts sing!
All donations are tax deductible and no amount is ever too small. Just click the button below, or visit our Donations page for all charitable options.
Thank you and have a very Happy New Year!
Love,
Benjamin
“Did you know temperatures are dipping down really super cold for the next few nights?
Did you know Mommy Theresa is sick with something called Covid and she’s really worried about us staying warm? She’s been in isolation now since Tuesday and is anxious to get out.
Did you know that if we have hay it will help us stay warm? It’s not too late for us to make a run to the hay store by tomorrow.
Could anyone help us raise $2,005 for ten bales of orchard hay, one ton of alfalfa, two big half pasture bales as well as some coastal hay?
And guess what? Two of my very special aunties have joined together and will match all donations up to $1,150, so not only will you be helping me and my fiends here at Beauty’s Haven, you will double your donation as well!
We don’t even have to fill up the whole hay storage trailer – if we just get it half full, it will last us until Monday.
So, please help if you can. All donations are greatly appreciated and no amount is ever too small!
Have a very Merry Christmas!”
Love,
Jazzy
We brought Jo to Beauty’s Haven on the evening of October 20, 2019. Time was truly, of the essence, as we did not know how much longer she would have survived. At the time, we were unsure if Jo had hours, days, weeks, months, or hopefully, many years left on this earth, but we did know that she would get the very best of care in her sunset years.
Jo’s initial vetting and bloodwork were performed soon thereafter and revealed that her kidneys and liver were stressed and she was fighting infection. She had a heart murmur, severe muscle atrophy, and was at least 300 pounds underweight with a Body Condition Score of barely a 1. She had a poor coat, patches of rain rot, and she was treated for stomach ulcers.
During her first days at the rescue, Jo received a much-needed bath and spa treatment which she thoroughly enjoyed, and she even seemed to hold her head a bit higher afterward! Her sores were treated and her mane and tail were brushed.
Jo also received necessary farrier and dental care; Dr. Bess Darrow, our equine dentist, determined that many of Jo’s issues arose due to the condition of her teeth. Ulcers were discovered in Jo’s cheeks, gums, tongue, and soft palate due to sharp points.
One sharp tooth point put the palatine artery at significant risk of being cut which could have caused Jo to bleed out. There were large “ramps” and her front teeth were on a slant due to misalignment which physically obstructed the motion she needed to properly chew. Because Jo couldn’t chew, it decreased the ability of her digestive system to extract much needed nutrients from any food she did manage to get down. It also put her at risk for choke and colic. The day after Dr. Bess did Jo’s teeth, it felt wonderful knowing that she could finally use her mouth without the pain and discomfort that she had experienced for quite some time. Jo actually looked brighter and happier!
Jo, thankfully, overcame her most recent crisis, thanks to our amazing care team, coupled with the countless heartfelt prayers offered by our wonderful village of supporters. Jo is now able to graze, once again with Dancer, her very best friend, both experiencing the innate joy of ‘just being a horse.’
Jo’s wish this Christmas is for contributions toward her vet bill, coupled with her much needed supplement, Cosequin.
If anyone would like to contribute toward such, it would truly warm precious Jo’s heart! And, a very special ‘Auntie’ has offered to match all contributions up to $500 in order to help fulfill Jo’s Christmas wish! Just click on the ‘Donate’ button below and note your contribution to ‘Jo.’
Wishing you a Blessed Christmas.
Sincerely,
Theresa
It is so hard to believe that the end of the year is upon us! And, as always, every six weeks or so brings yet another round of hooficures. Since this is the holiday season, we thought perhaps our little village of supporters would like to help sponsor a hooficure for their favorite ‘Velvet Noser!’ The average cost per hooficure is $45.
So, if you would like to ensure that our beloved little herd has ‘Happy Feet‘ for the holidays, you may forward your contribution simply by clicking on the ‘DONATE‘ button below. Please designate your contribution for ‘Happy Feet for the Holidays,‘ or the name of the horse that you wish to sponsor.
All donations are tax deductible and no amount is ever too small.
Thank you for your continued love and support.
Wishing you all a Blessed Holiday Season.
Sincerely,
Theresa
Her body was wasting away after living alone in a small sandlot for many years. Someone saw her and reached out for help. She’s one of the lucky ones. Now, more than ever, we need your help to make all of her tomorrows everything her past should have been.
Authorities recently reached out to us about a case where a very thin horse was to be removed from a small sandlot. The horse had lived there, alone, for many years. While we cannot reveal specific details at this time, we can tell you that we could not walk away without helping her. And, it is only because of the generosity of compassionate people like you, that we are able to help these precious beings when a call comes in. Your donations truly, do make a difference!
Beauty’s Haven Farm and Equine Rescue, Inc., is once again, participating in #GivingTuesday, a global giving movement which connects diverse groups of individuals, communities and organizations throughout the world for one common purpose: to celebrate and encourage giving. #GivingTuesday is crucial for nonprofit organizations like Beauty’s Haven for it assists us greatly in raising the necessary funds which enable us to continue our mission of helping equines and other sentient beings in need.
Our campaign this year will permit us to not only help horses like this sweet mare, but will also assist us with the numerous ongoing expenses involved in running an equine rescue organization, expenses that are necessary to ensure the overall safety, health, comfort and well-being of the 30-plus horses – many with special needs – that comprise our beloved little herd.
Our goal this year is $10,000. All donations are tax-deductible, and please be assured that no amount is ever too small. Contributions may be forwarded via the donation button below, or on our #GivingTuesday fundraiser on Facebook.
Thank you all so very much for your love and support.
Sincerely,
Theresa
Hi Everyone, Benjamin here!
Mommy Theresa is busy taking care of all my horsey friends, so she asked if I could come on here to help with our hay needs. We still need to raise $$529 which is creating much worry for Mommy.
Won’t you please help by sponsoring a large half pasture bale @ $180 per bale?
Your donation is really going to a very good cause and will be so very much appreciated by everyone here at the farm. Just click on the ‘Donate’ button below and please remember that no donation is ever too small.
Pretty please and thank you!
Love,
Benjamin
P.S. I hope Mommy thinks I am a very good boy!
Venus is 37 years young and her best friend, Nadia, has been outside of her stall from the beginning. They are very bonded. Very early this morning, Venus did have a bowel movement, and although it was quite dry, we were ecstatic nonetheless!
We made the decision, however, that it would be in Venus’s best interest to send both girls to the hospital to ensure that Venus receives the very best of what she needs, including having her BFF there.
We estimate that Venus’s hospital stay and treatment will cost a minimum of $2,000, so if anyone would like to assist with this most necessary need, it would be so very much appreciated.
Just click on the DONATE button below, and be sure to note that your contribution is for Venus.
Please keep Venus in your prayers. Nadia would be truly lost without her, as would we all be.
As always, thank you all for your love and support.
Sincerely,
Theresa
Mishka is a 20 year-old Percheron gelding that was headed to slaughter when we intercepted him a few years ago. He was very thin with a condition called Equine Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy (EPSM) which causes severe muscle wasting and weakness. Recently, Mishka has been having issues in his front left foot which was thought to be an abscess. After days of poulticing, the abscess thankfully worked its way out of the coronet band which was a mighty mess, one which flies truly love to feast upon.
It would have benefitted all of us if we could have placed a Silver Whinnys sock on Mishka as it would have covered the coronet band in order to promote healing as well as serve as a barrier for bacteria and flies. However, we couldn’t keep his foot up long enough to put on a sock. We contacted the lovely folks at Sox for Horses who gave us some great advice – to sacrifice a pair of socks we had on hand and wrap/tape it over the wound. Within two days, the wound significantly improved and Mishka is now a much happier and mobile boy.
Unfortunately, the necessary care we provided to Mishka is quite costly. He also has arthritis and skin allergies and he must be sedated once he is placed in the stocks for each farrier trim.
Farrier care, prescription medication and supplements are $750 thus far for the month of October, so we are reaching out to see if anyone would like to help Mishka with his current expenses.
CUDDLY, a wonderful advocate for animals, is assisting us with a fundraiser for Mishka which you can view as well as donate by clicking on the image above. Contributions may also be made here on our website by clicking on the ‘DONATE’ button below (please be sure to note it’s for Mishka).
Thank you all, from the bottom of our hearts.
Theresa