Rescue, Retrain & Re-Home Horses to Heal People

Rescue, Rehab, Retrain & Re-home – these are the four cornerstones of the EQUUS Foundation and at the heart of our mission to ensure the well-being of horses and enable the therapeutic use of horses for people with special needs. Since the beginning of civilization, horses have been vital to human survival....

Eliza came to Hoofbeats Therapeutic Riding Center in Lexington, Virginia, more than 10 years ago with Down Syndrome and started the program with someone leading her horse while two walkers flanked her sides as she rode. Eliza was immediately drawn to Blueberry when he arrived in 2005. Blueberry was not in need of a new...

Royal came to Days End Farm Horse Recue in Woodbine, Maryland, in April of 2011. He had been locked in a stall in Prince George County, Maryland, surrounded by three feet of urine-soaked manure. Thanks to Days End, there is now hope that Royal may be lightly ridden some day. Royal continues to recover while he awaits his...