Help Provide Veterinary Care for Vulnerable Horses

by Sound Equine Options

Summary

Bonus Day Goal - $10,000 (Increase Project Lifetime Donations to $18,595) In addition to unplanned veterinary care horses will need throughout the year, our current herd of 54 has an assortment of ongoing veterinary care needs over the next 6 months. From recently arrived stallions in need of castration, horses needing daily medications to heal their livers or manage discomfort, to getting teeth back in shape after years of neglect, veterinary care is a huge part of getting horses healthy.

$25,000
total goal

$16,355
remaining

28
donors

1
monthly donor

1
year

Challenge

Lack of basic care is often extremely hard a horse's body. When a horse's intake does not meet their energy needs, they are forced to use up other existing tissues in their body. This can lead to extreme fatigue, decreased blood flow, decreased organ function, structural weakness, poor hoof quality, and lowered ability to fight off parasites and infections. When law enforcement steps in and allows us to get the horses to safety, they often have a long road to recovery ahead of them.

Solution

By supporting this project, you can be part of a team of people who come together to help remove neglected horses from horrendous situations. To say yes to helping law enforcement, SEO needs to have the finances available to responsibly care for any horses we agree to rehabilitate. Once funds are secured, we can agree to take on additional horses in need.

Long-Term Impact

In order to help reduce the numbers of neglected horses, it is important the potential offenders know that animal neglect laws will be enforced in our community. With city and county budgets continuing to be reduced, they need our support to continue to respond and act on animal neglect calls. Our long term goal is to make clear that horse neglect and abuse will have serious consequences in our community and our hope is that fewer horses will have to suffer.