Dharma Farm

12/10/2024

We have several horses available for adoption - and more coming so we need to make space! Please check the listing below on this page, as some adoption fees have been reduced. We also currently have another lovely mare, 12 yrs old, approx. draft/light horse cross, currently in training (arrived last year completely untrained). She is sweet and kind - and we hope to have her under saddle in the coming weeks .... so stay tuned for more info on Bailey as training progresses. Experienced riders/trainers welcome to inquire!

11/19/2024

Thanks so much to those who have inquired about adopting a horse. Please note - to expedite the process we require SCREENING questions to help us provide the best match for you and our horses. Please submit answers (and photos) to [email protected] - alternatively you can use our Google Docs form pinned at the top of our page - but please send me a message as I do not get notifications when a form has been filled out. Thank you for your patience - this is a volunteer position and I am doing my best to get back to everyone as soon as I can!

11/08/2024

UPDATE: We've got more horses needing rescue/rehab so we've got to make room. We are lowering our adoption fee for our beautiful boy Ben to $1800 for a limited time (he is currently back in training) to an approved home. For an experienced rider/trainer, the sky is the limit for this guy - dressage horse, hunter/jumper, perhaps even western pleasure - videos in the comments ... DETAILS: Ben is a stunning, jet black, Reg'd Appendix gelding, 16 hh and 20 years young (no signs of age on this guy). Ben started his life on the Quarter Horse racing circuit and was quickly converted to a barrel racing horse and unfortunately experienced some rough training/equipment/humans in his early years on the rodeo circuit that caused him a lot of anxiety - he bounced around a lot (16 owners in his first 17 years of life), but latter half of his life he's been exposed to better experiences and a gentler way of life. Ben has been ridden English for the last number of years and is a total gentleman in and out of the barn (handled easily by kids, no vices no health issue) but is not a beginner riding horse - he carries a lot of tension under saddle and requires an experienced rider to help him work through it. Ben is a very athletic horse and is available for adoption to an experienced rider only. He is NOT available to homes that are looking for a western games type horse or penning. Ben has been enjoying some down for the last year (due to no fault of his own) and he is now back in regular training.
We do everything we can to ensure we match the right horse with the right family (and vice versa) so if interested, please send an EMAIL to [email protected] with details, including:
Name, address, contact info, age (if under 18), what you are looking for (what type of horse are you looking for and what are you looking to do with your new horse - companion/pet, pleasure/trail riding, dressage, endurance etc); your experience/background as it relates to horses/animal care and a FULL description of your farm set up including barns, stalls, run ins, paddocks/pastures, fencing type, water source(s), other horses/animals owned or on the property, feed/hay type/routine etc. Pictures are required before adoptions are finalized.

11/08/2024

Fonzie and Cher are a senior 'couple' - perfect for trail riding and/or driving. Fonzie and Cher are both draft/pony crosses, standing 14.3 and 15 hh respectively. Fonzie is 29 and Cher is 24 and these horses are the picture of health - solid legs, feet, lungs ... no issues and with many great years ahead of them. These horses came from a loving home where the owner was no longer able to care for them - they had spent their lives both driven and trail ridden (have been in parades, etc) ... these horses are unflappable - no spook, easy rides - Fonzie would easily pack a child along on the trails behind a parent who is on Cher .... these are two amazing animals. I would like to see them stay together. They is available for an adoption fee of $2600 (for the pair). May consider separately to the perfect homes (with other horses for companionship), $800 for Fonzie and $2000 for Cher.
We do everything we can to ensure we match the right horse with the right family (and vice versa) so if interested, please send an EMAIL to [email protected] with details, including:
Name, address, contact info, age (if under 18), what you are looking for (what type of horse are you looking for and what are you looking to do with your new horse - companion/pet, pleasure/trail riding, dressage, endurance etc); your experience/background as it relates to horses/animal care and a FULL description of your farm set up including barns, stalls, run ins, paddocks/pastures, fencing type, water source(s), other horses/animals owned or on the property, feed/hay type/routine etc. Pictures are required before adoptions are finalized. (first pic is Fonzie, second is Cher)

11/08/2024

We have a number of horses coming available for ADOPTION to forever families. We do everything we can to ensure we match the right horse with the right family (and vice versa) so if interested, please send an EMAIL to [email protected] with details, including:
Name, address, contact info, age (if under 18), what you are looking for (what type of horse are you looking for and what are you looking to do with your new horse - companion/pet, pleasure/trail riding, dressage, endurance etc); your experience/background as it relates to horses/animal care and a FULL description of your farm set up including barns, stalls, run ins, paddocks/pastures, fencing type, water source(s), other horses/animals owned or on the property, feed/hay type/routine etc. Pictures are required before adoptions are finalized.
Horse #1 is FIONA. Fiona is a senior gal - rescued from the slaughter pipeline in Pennsylvania in 2022 (right before Hurricane Fiona). She was reported to be 18 when we rescued her - but I'd put her closer to mid to late 20s ... we suspect she spent her career as an Amish buggy horse (she's dainty and maybe 14.2 ish) ... she took a saddle with ease when she arrived and she is as sweet as they come but ready for an easy life as a companion/pet, EAL horse or leading the grandchildren around on (may require shoes for hard/rocky ground). Fiona is available an adoption fee of $250. This is a special girl seeking a special home.

09/13/2024

UPDATE! Joe (aka Same Old Story) is on his way to PEI thanks to New Start Standardbreds- Maritimes Community and some amazing donors who assisted with his bail from a kill pen in Oklahoma and transportation costs. Joe has some injuries and ailments that need tending but he's already looking much better after a few weeks of groceries and TLC. Joe is also an important reminder that selling retired racehorses to Amish communities only defers their path to the slaughter pipeline (and means years of toil and suffering until they outlive their usefulness). These horses do everything that is asked of them - and they deserve a better fate. We must call on the racehorse industries to implement programs/services/incentives that provide rehoming and/or retirements for horses once their careers have ended.

08/14/2024

We are so grateful to North Mountain Animal Sanctuary for agreeing to provide Fern with her forever home at the end of the summer. While we love her and try to shower her with attention, there is no substitute for having a fellow pig companion like Sugar Bear. These animals are so smart and so active and inquisitive, the need for stimulation and same-species interaction cannot be over-stated. Please consider sending a tax-deductible donation to this amazing organization to allow them to continue to do the great work that they do. https://nmas.ca/donate/

05/23/2024

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05/11/2024

So excited to see the Pet Care coloring books brought to Cuba shared with local children! Thank you so much Indira Rionda for bringing Animal Welfare education to Cuban schools - this important work will have an indelible impact on the future of dogs and cats in . Thank you also to Valerie Ingram of Lakes Animal Friendship for creating these wonderful coloring books and for all your work on animal care and compassion!

05/08/2024

Thank you to everyone who donated for our Cuban and mission, we were able to deliver more than $3000 CAD worth of medicine, flea and tick treatment, and food and treats to Tania Amaro who cares for more than 120 animals in her home in Cardenas - many of whom have special needs.

05/08/2024

There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a (hu)man. -Churchill.

05/07/2024

04/26/2024

Heading to animal shelter in Veradero tomorrow (Friday) to drop off supplies! Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen! ❤️🐶❤️

04/21/2024

Friends - many of you may have already heard about the horrific torture of a wolf in Wyoming at the hands of Cody Robert’s - there is a petition circulating to demand he face felony charges (he got a $250 fine). Meta won’t let me share the link (ugh) but please head to www.change.org and search his name in the petitions and sign …. Lawmakers need to send a message this type of behavior will not be tolerated. I’ll try attaching the QR code as well.

04/20/2024

Thanks to the West Prince Veterinary Hospital and some very generous donors, we were able to secure an additional 40 cat and dog flea/tick and 36 deworming treatments at cost! This brings the total flea/tick treatments for to nearly 90!

04/18/2024

Thank you to Colin Scales and Katie (shown) and everyone at Blue Ribbon Pet Supply for donating $800 worth of flea and tick meds for dogs in Cuba! That’s enough to treat almost 50 dogs!!! Colin also donated the suitcase this will be filled with supplies for a rescue in Veradero!