Cheyenne’s Haven “Home”

11/05/2024

Let me tell you about a few extraordinary humans that grace our rescue everyday.

Our Treasurer battles severe ongoing health issues. He was just diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer. He will begin intensive treatments soon. Appointment after appointment. He also works a part time job. Still, he serves.

Our second barn Manager offered her personal property/barn so we would be able to give more one on one care to the rescues. She is raising 5 children, a wife and works more than a 40 hour week at her job. She too has battled health issues the last year as well as a serious diagnosis of glaucoma. She will begin school in the spring through Purdue University to receive a specialized degree in Vet Technology. Still, she serves.

My right hand person at the main barn shows up everday after working as an educator at a maximum security prison. She has more degrees than I can list. Her husband has cancer. She goes with him to multiple appointments. She could retire and take it easy. Still, she serves.

Our knowledgeable "about all things medical for horses" girl keeps us educated and thinking clearly in a crisis. She is calm, cool and collected when we need that level headed thinking. She is a highly educated computer guru that works continuously at her career. After work, she manages a training facility of approximately 30 horses. Most of the time, 7 days a week. Still, she serves.

My mini me handles the meltdowns. She owns her own training business. She has up to 30 horses and clients to please daily. She comes "home" to whatever the rescue needs. She makes the hard choices. She trailers rescues to vet appointments or is the designated freedom ride from the kill pens. She steps in when donations are zero. She comes home from her 10 plus hour day exhausted from the physical work of riding and caring for the horses. She had several months of a health scare. Still, she serves.

As founder, I can not do this without these phenomenal people.

The good LORD sure has blessed me with beautiful horses and beautiful souls.♥️

https://www.paypal.me/CheyennesHaven

11/03/2024

The braided pieces of tails on the fireplace mantel represent heartbreak and great loss. They are tearfully placed there immediately after helping one of our horses crossover.
Today, it was time to remove them and place them with the countless others in a safe resting spot. I guess we are always trying to hold on to a piece of each horse the only way we know how.

There is a saying. The best horses enter heaven missing some of their tail. Grieving loved ones gently cut and save it so as to always have something to hold on to.

BUT, I say all horses who enter paradise with or without a tail are good horses. Some just blessed on this earth to meet a human who treats them with respect and loving care. Sadly,more suffer in life, never becoming special to anyone💔

Cheyenne's Haven is a rescue/sanctuary dedicated to giving our hearts and working hands to secure a safe, loving place and peaceful end of life for horses who have been victims of human laziness and greed.

In less than a week apart, we lost two tired but very content and happy spirits. Arlo, our beautiful black movie star and Torrance , our majestic and handsome gentleman. Although we all love and care for them, each of these boys had their own person who gave those extra kisses and loving pats. Trisha and Sheila are two of the most devoted volunteers that have ever graced our barn.

There isn't much time for the rescue team to grieve. We continue on and shed tears during chores. We can't even take a few days off to just breathe because there are horses to care for just hours after an end of life event.

Thank you Arlo and Torrance for the grace and beauty you so freely gave to our home. Thank you for teaching us that we can move on and enjoy life in the moments we have left. They never held a grudge or selfishly treated others with hate because of what had been done to them.

We as humans can learn a lot from these magnificent creatures.

Join us in the blessing of being allowed to care for the horses at Cheyenne's Haven.

Checks may be sent to:
Cheyenne's Haven
9650 S Meridian Line Rd
Cloverdale, Indiana 46120

Or use the convenience of our PayPal:
https://www.paypal.me/CheyennesHaven

10/17/2024

💔Torrance💔

The rescue family said their tearful "see you laters" to this incredible horse. Torrance taught us all about forgiveness and learning to love and trust. After a life of loyal obedience, hard work and standing harnessed for hours just waiting to be used, he was ditched and ended up waiting to load onto the trailer for the agonizing trip to the slaughter house. When the girls left on the 20 hour round trip to pick him up, they were not prepared for what they witnessed. Even though they have been at the kill pens a few times, this specific place was cruel. They refused to allow the girls to halter and lead Torrance onto the trailer. Instead, they used long handled paddles to force him through the horses and up the chutes into the trailer. He was scared to death, banged up and not able to see well enough to know where he was going.

He was almost completely blind, arthritic and suffering from a condition known as DSLD. His legs were no longer able to support him correctly and he eventually would not be unable to walk or lay to rest and rise again.

The good LORD gifted us with almost 2 full years to love and care for him the way he always deserved. He is already missed, but will never again bear the burden of a heavy work collar, harness or bridle. No more standing in all weather, pounding paved roads or suffering the pain of an overloaded work day. He was used in his condition until they could get nothing else out of him.

It was an honor to care for him, although our time with him wasn't long enough.

You are forever "Home" Torrance🙏🏻♥️🙏🏻♥️

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10/15/2024

🌻Praising the good LORD for the noble horses that HE has entrusted to our care🌻

We need team members, both physically and monetarily. We pray that one day, there will not be a need for rescues. Until then, we will humbly care for those that cross our path and call Cheyenne's Haven "Home".

Checks are graciously accepted at:
Cheyenne's Haven
9650 S Meridian Line Rd
Cloverdale, Indiana 46120

Or please utilize our PayPal:
https://www.paypal.me/CheyennesHaven

09/05/2024

Social media silence...for the rescue that means a lot is happening. We are still here, putting the horse's needs first, sometimes above our own. We, along with much of the nation, just made it through a record breaking heat wave. That required a lot of work, hours and constant care for the horses. They are as individual as humans. Some suffer and some seem to fair well. With just 2 caretakers at the main barn and only one at our second location, we can get easily overwhelmed. All three work other jobs outside of the rescue barn commitment.

One thing stands strong, our faith that our gracious LORD will see us through even though we feel quite forgotten. We need physical and financial help.

We will be starting a fundraiser for winter needs and also for much needed fencing maintenance and shelters. Details to come soon.

As always....please remember the horses♥️🙏🏻♥️

https://www.paypal.me/CheyennesHaven
Checks can be mailed to:
Cheyenne's Haven
9650 S Meridian Line Rd
Cloverdale, Indiana 46120

06/19/2024

"Forever Home"
The miraculous sunset over the rescues of Cheyenne's Haven.

06/09/2024

Cheyenne's Haven is only as strong as the people who commit to the rescues that call this sanctuary Home. This same team believes wholeheartedly that the love and care of the horses are a top priority.

Katie Stewart, Trisha Engel and Shelby Cheyenne Winsted are the foundation here. A foundation built on loyalty, commitment and self sacrifice. They have selflessly given time, supplies, hay, paid bills and given monetarily when things have gotten dark. It's is such a relief to see each of them arrive during a crisis. All three of these horsewomen work full time jobs and have other responsibilities but have never failed to offer hope, a genuine heart, muscle and comfort when needed.

They come when a call for help is sent out, they stay up late and make multiple trips to the barn during a crisis. They research needs and provide support. When all of our efforts fail, these girls assist during the private and spiritual moment of a horse crossing over.

Thank you is not enough. You keep my head above water and remind me that I am truly blessed with the relationships we have and the horses we are honored to care for.

We are family...we are Cheyenne's Haven.

06/01/2024

You change the world far beyond the words you speak, it lies in the example you set.

Please join with us in caring for our magnificent rescues. Volunteers are crucial and needed at our second barn in Bainbridge, Indiana and the main site at Cloverdale, Indiana.
Monetary gifts may be sent to;
Cheyenne's Haven
9650 S Meridian Line Road
Cloverdale, Indiana 46120
Or use our convenient PayPal;
https://www.paypal.me/CheyennesHaven

04/20/2024

We thank you dear LORD for the course you have laid before us. We pray that we may continue this labor of love. A good work that rises above the inhumane and heals the victims.
Become part of a unique rescue team that dedicates their lives to restoring horses who silently suffered and ultimately faced certain death. Team members who are willing to commit time, supplies or finances. The work at the rescue is ongoing through holidays, extreme weather or even sickness. It will change you. In a world that needs to understand what commitment and serving truly mean, we offer this challenge.
The rewards are great...caring for our remarkable horses and meeting some of the most genuine, hardworking people ever.

If physical work is not an option, we have many other ways of service. Contributing financially is our greatest need. The rescue needs approximately $2,500.00 monthly to provide for our horses.

Checks may be mailed to: Cheyenne's Haven
9650 S Meridian Line Road
Cloverdale, In 46120

Or PayPal us at:
https://www.paypal.me/CheyennesHaven

04/13/2024

You know you are blessed when you have views like this💞🙏🏻💞

04/10/2024

Spending the eclipse with the horses proved to be a phenomenally peaceful few moments. Although we did look skyward some, the view in front of us was breathtaking. The light fading into shadows turning into darkness framed with a sunset glow and back to light, all encompassing our regal rescues.

Wow, thank you LORD for this blessed life♥️🙏🏻♥️

04/07/2024

We are Cheyenne's Haven...a horse rescue that offers healing and sanctuary for some of the worst cases of abuse, neglect and horses who have no where else to go but to slaughter.
We do not have millions of followers or paid staff. Our work and needs reach very few on social media. We don't have professional videographers to follow us on a daily basis. We have to fundraise between the care of the horses. We are ordinary people giving what we can, our time after working full time jobs, our money to pay bills when the rescue account is empty, and the rescue's water, electric, trash removal are paid by us personally with barn/shelters/pastures costing the rescue nothing. To operate the rescue takes more than a 40 hour week. It's before dawn and after dark, multiple trips to check horses throughout the day and sometimes night, seven days a week no matter if it is a holiday or terrible weather. It is planning and arranging deliveries of hay, feed and supplies, vet and farrier services.
🙏🏻We need help, big help🙏🏻

The horses have been supported by a handful of giving hearts but we still run dangerously low on funds. We can never thank those who have reached out over the past few months, for those who give everytime they are able.
Below is the face of a horse who was starved, neglected and ready to load on the semi trailer for the Mexican slaughterhouse. Two of our rescue family had compassion on his fragile state and carefully trailered him Home to Cheyenne's Haven. Here, he received his name. Darby flourished under the love and care he so desperately needed and deserved!
We need serious donations to continue our work. We whole heartedly want to give the horses of Cheyenne's Haven sanctuary for the rest of their beautiful lives.

Checks may be mailed to:
Cheyenne's Haven
9650 S. Meridian Line Rd.
Cloverdale, In 46120
PayPal Account:
https://www.paypal.me/CheyennesHaven

03/31/2024

♥️If only we could love as HE loved us♥️

03/01/2024

And then we have support from amazing humans like this♥️

When the good LORD lays a purpose on your heart, it absolutely does not mean that it will be easy. There will be those who smirk, judge and secretly hope that you fail. Those who promise to always be there will leave. Those who promise donations will "forget". When they remember, they will tell you, "Sorry! We spent that but we can send you a little something."
The horses have no idea how close to zero the bank account is. They have no clue that the few volunteer staff left to care for them, schedule their entire lives around their needs. Jobs, sickness, holidays, weather...it makes no difference.

We strive to give them peace, love and happiness every single day. Full bellies and happy herds. We lift over 3 ton of feed and hay a month between 3 people.

And yes! We are seeking volunteers!

Make 2024 a year of serving the LORD and making this world a better place for those who have suffered enough.

If you are not physically able to be a part of these majestic horses daily routine, please help us monetarily so we may continue this special work.

Checks may be mailed to;
Cheyenne's Haven
9650 S. Meridian Line Rd.
Cloverdale, IN 46120 

https://www.paypal.me/CheyennesHaven

03/01/2024

In Christ alone, there is deliverance.
This rescue is...a sanctuary, a place to heal, to breathe and enjoy life in peace. For both horses and humans.
A week ago, I had a visitor from the past. I remember him as a 12 year old boy, but now he is a 37 year old man. The moment I laid eyes on him, I just knew. He is the face of addiction and desperately grasping for deliverance, forgiveness and strength. He humbly asked if we would allow him to complete his community service with the horses. It was an immediate "YES!"
This I know, he is loved by his family. His father is one of the good ones, he is an amazing example and spent tons of quality time in the barn with his son. Unfortunately, addiction can invade any family at any time.

Within 2 days, there was a fast connection between him and our newest blind rescue, Abby. Her other senses have become very keen, and she took an immediate liking to him.

The LORD has a plan for everyone, even those who are in the midst of turmoil. It is our job to LOVE, not judge. Just love.
We will take this one day at a time, together praying that the LORD guides us to the next step.

To continue this rescue, we need ongoing financial help. That can be sent in the form of a check or using our PayPal.

Cheyenne's Haven
9650 S Meridian Line Rd
Cloverdale, In 46120

Or PayPal
https://www.paypal.me/CheyennesHaven

02/25/2024

☀️Thanking the good LORD for a sun kissed day at Cheyenne's Haven☀️
Partner with us on this mission of providing a safe haven for horses that have experienced unthinkable neglect and betrayal. We promise you will benefit more than the horses! A place to unwind and breathe while giving of yourself. If working physically is not possible, helping us financially enables us to provide for their needs.

Cheyenne's Haven
9650 S Meridian Line Rd
Cloverdale, In 46120

Convenience of our PayPal
https://www.paypal.me/CheyennesHaven

02/22/2024

♥️🤍💙Style is a stunning Mustang, a living American legend🇺🇸

Rounded up from the wild, she was selected for the Extreme Mustang Makeover competition. Never being touched before, she would have 100 days if intense training to prepare her for the event. After arriving at her trainer's facility, things just seemed "off". She had severe edema in her back legs among other things. The trainer was given the option of sending her back to the holding facility and trading her in for another horse. That meant certain death for a Mustang with her problems. She would be among those whose fate was the kill pens and then on to slaughter. The choice was easy for this specific horsewoman, even though that meant being out of the competition.
Style looks to be a Belgian/Halflinger/Quarter Horse cross. She has a severe autoimmune disorder, possible heart defect as well as extreme heat cycles. This sweet mare struggles from late spring until the first frost of every year. We work diligently to help ease her discomfort due to any and all bug bites. Her body itches, swells, bleeds and she suffers hair loss and scabbing. She takes a seasonal daily medication to help control her hormones as well. She wears an armour of fly sheets, covering her from head to tail and spending most of the day inside her stall. She is soothed with salves, fly sprays and any ointments needed. At the worse stages, she receives shots to make her life bearable. Still, with all of our efforts, she struggles.
Her relief comes in late fall through early spring. She can enjoy life just like the rest of her herd mates. Her sweet nature and Mustang dynamics make her very unique. She teaches us about the real horse. The way horses were born to be. Her protective nature and survival instinct are impressive. The girl does love domesticated life too! Stalls, summer sheets, winter blankets,cool baths, pedicures and treats!😂
She blesses us with her "Style".
Always slightly out of reach but giving herself once haltered. We believe it's her way of reminding us that she is truly from the wild.

It takes a bit more to care for one that has so many special needs. We are willing and able with the help of caring hearts that give to our purpose.

🇺🇸She is an American icon, a symbol of freedom and grace. We are proud to care for such an extraordinary horse♥️🤍💙

Please help us to continue caring for the rescue horses at Cheyenne's Haven.

Checks can be mailed to:
Cheyenne's Haven
9650 S Meridian Line Road
Cloverdale, Indiana 46120

Or use our easy PayPal:
https://www.paypal.me/CheyennesHaven

02/17/2024

🩵❄️The breathtaking views at Cheyenne's Haven🩵❄️

Cheyenne’s Haven offers healing and a forever Home to horses who have endured the hardships of neglec