Pasture Pals Equine Rescue

Pasture Pals Equine Rescue Pasture Pals Equine Rescue, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit run by volunteers. We never intended to be a rescue, but here we are, a 501c3 Non-Profit Equine Rescue.

Our purpose is to Rescue, Rehabilitate, and Re-home Equines and to Educate people on their care and upkeep We offer group and Family tours by appointment daily! Come out meets us, volunteer, sponsor, or donate! We love to show off the animals in our care! About us:

1st off, we are not a training facility. Alex grew up with horses and has a strong thirst for knowledge always researching and lear

ning new and better techniques for care and handling. She has years of experience with animal care and training from equine to rodent. We do not have anything fancy here. Everything was built with what we could find, what we could afford, and what was donated. The animals are well fed, well cared for, happy, and healthy. They don't care how it looks, just that we take good care of them. So if you are interested in "fancy" this would not be a good fit for you. We rescued our first horse on May 1st 2012, since then we have rescued hundreds of animals and successfully rehomed over 300. If you click on our albums, we will show you the pictures from when we first brought them home and how far they have come. We have had to turn away more horses then we have rescued, mostly because we just didn't have the people to take care of them. That hurts my heart, but we can only do what we can do with out more help. Hot, cold, rain, or shine; our days start with mucking out stables and making the rounds to feed everyone, and end pretty much the same way. Once they came to live with us they became like our children, and we will do our very best to always make sure they are well cared for. We have round rings and stalls in the yard, Run-in shelters and lots of horses, donkeys, mules. minis, ponies, potbellied pigs, goats and even a couple dogs that need time and attention. We have lots of donated tack, bridles, halters, lead ropes, lung ropes, and saddles available. Most of the animals came from varied backgrounds, most where abused and/or neglected, and many were thrown away by their previous owners. They are all healthy and gorgeous now! We wouldn't care if they were all pasture pets, but they get bored with that, and it would be a waist for such beautiful animals, so they are all in need of training and attention while looking for their forever homes. What We Offer To You:
Volunteer Situations, Community Service Opportunities, " Dedicated Volunteers" or Work trade Leases, Adoptions and Boarding for Adopted Animals. This is a place to care, learn from, and teach and others, while making a better life for the animals in our community.

06/25/2024

124.8K likes, 18.6K comments. “THERE ARE 10 POWERFUL TRUTHS IN LIFE…”

06/24/2024

Riding on a loose rein is not a get out of jail free card!

If your hands are fast and sloppy with contact, guess what, they’re still fast and sloppy on a loose rein. And that feel is still transmitted to the horse, creating a braced back and restricted ribs and shoulders.

Quite often riders are afraid of contact because they worry about pulling. This is admirable; and completely understandable. But the reality is, your hand actually begins at your waist! And just avoiding contact altogether doesn’t solve a rigid back, tight hips or gripping legs- which all affect your hands and how they’re received by the horse.

Learning to ride with subtle, elastic and comforting contact in my opinion is an essential skill - even if you don’t plan to ride “on contact” or on the bit, at some point you’ll likely have to pick up your reins to do something - and to a horse, going from totally loose to a too quick jerk on the reins, followed by a big, sloppy release can sometimes feel more offensive than steady pulling.

To use your hands well, you have to learn a following seat. It means having hands, legs, and hips coordinated in harmony so the feel of your aids isn’t disruptive, abrupt, or confusing. And this means even without a bit, or a bridle.

Don’t forget a horse is so sensitive they can feel a fly land on their skin - so just avoiding the reins completely isn’t fooling the horse at all.

Unfortunately, in riding or in anything, the thing you avoid is the thing you need to work at most. Don’t avoid your hands- learn to slow your pickup, smoothe out your release, and get your body following the body of the horse.

06/24/2024

Bullseye finally got to meet part of his new family in person last night! 😍

06/24/2024

This is what it's like to spend a day at
Pasture Pals Equine Rescue!
Work and Fun included!
Schedule a Family Day
Bring your group out for a Tour
Come to a Volunteer Meet and Greet!
Help Us Help Them!
Adopt, Volunteer, Sponsor, Donate, Share!
Find out more at
www.PasturePalsER.com
Contact us for more information!
[email protected]

06/24/2024

Spirit, TriPaint, Quarter horse, Mare, Foaled 3/13/12
15.3 hands, 1045lbs (2/26/22)

Spirit repossessed 1/24/22 Not available for adoption. Vet will be out Thursday, it is not good.

When we went to get Lady, we found out she had a filly by her side. We could not get them the same day, Spirit came home with us a couple days after her momma. Spirit is high spirited as her name suggests. She is also a beautiful mover with great confirmation. Spirit just came home from over a month of Saddle training at Shady Brook Stables. She worked her first Pony Rides fundraiser and did great.
Unfortunately shortly there after, Spirit jumped the fence out of her pasture and into the woods, where she damaged her leg.
Spirit is recovering for an injury. The vets said she would recover, but that is was going to take a lot of care.
During her time being stalled for her recovery, Spirit kicked her way out of her stall and fractured the already damaged leg. The fracture required surgery. Though Spirit will live and may eventually be able to be lightly ridden, she will most likely never be the beautiful mover or all around horse she was.
Spirit needs a sponsor for her care and a dedicated volunteer!

Help Us Help Them!
Adopt, Volunteer, Sponsor, Donate, Share!
www.PasturePalsER.com
[email protected]

06/23/2024

Check out Katrina Evans’s video.

06/21/2024
06/20/2024

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06/20/2024

It's Heating Up 🔥

Take Precautions When Riding in Hot Weather

- Maryland Horse Council

06/17/2024

Somethin to chew on
Anytime you throw your loop...the goal is to catch... but more important… is how you act when you don’t. Happy Monday!

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10 Colony Ridge Road
Clayton, NC
27520

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Monday 11am - 4pm
Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

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Every animal at PPER has their own album telling all about them and showing all of their photos! Here is the link to the albums: https://www.pasturepalser.com/Adoption-Application.html

We never intended to be a rescue, but here we are, a 501c3 Non-Profit Equine Rescue. We offer group and Family tours by appointment daily! Come out meets us, volunteer, sponsor, or donate! We love to show off the animals in our care! About us: 1st off, we are not a training facility. Keith's father was a horse and mule trainer. He has 30+ yrs of experience with equines and bovine, from working with his father to train "unmanageable mules/horses" to having his own farm. Alex grew up with horses and has a strong thirst for knowledge always researching and learning new and better techniques for care and handling. She has years of experience with animal care and training from equine to rodent. We do not have anything fancy here. Everything was built with what we could find, what we could afford, and what was donated. The animals are well fed, well cared for, happy, and healthy. They don't care how it looks, just that we take good care of them. So if you are interested in "fancy" this would not be a good fit for you. We believe in Natural Horsemanship and I have DVD's and learning materials available for the use of volunteers interested in learning about the methods and using them with our horses or donkeys. We have set up a computer room at our house for watching and studying the videos, so you can learn methods in between working with the animals. We rescued our first horse on May 1st 2012, since then we have rescued over 150 animals and successfully rehomed 110. If you click on our albums, we will show you the pictures from when we first brought them home and how far they have come. We have had to turn away more horses then we have rescued, mostly because we just didn't have the funds and volunteers to take care of them. That hurt my heart, but we can only do what we can do with out more funding and help. Hot, cold, rain, or shine; our days start with mucking out stables and making the rounds to feed everyone, and end pretty much the same way. Once they came to live with us they became like our children, and we will do our very best to always make sure they are well cared for. We have a 50 ft round ring, barns, and shelters that we built in the pasture, a 40 ft round ring and 4 stalls in the back yard at my house, and lots of horses, donkeys, goats, dogs, and even pigs that need time and attention. We have some tack, bridles, halters, lead ropes, lung ropes, and saddles available. Most of the animals came from varied backgrounds, some where abused and/or neglected, and many were thrown away by their previous owners. They are all healthy and gorgeous now! We wouldn't care if they were all pasture pets, but they get bored with that, and it would be a waist for such beautiful animals, so they are all in need of training and attention. What We Offer To You: "Volunteer Situations", "Work For Trade Leases", "On Site Leases", "Adoptions", and “Boarding”. This is a place to care, learn from, and teach and others, while making a better life for the animals in our community.

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