RPC Stables Rescue

07/30/2024

My horsie peeps if anyone is effected by the flooding and needs a pasture or help moving animals to safety let me know i will do what i can and i have a empty pasture and round pen if needed.

07/29/2024

05/31/2024

I would like to nip a few things in the butt, the rescue is going to be giving up its 501c3 status this expensive "title" that we have paid for out of pocket so far has not been worth it. As for the horses i will always hold up my promise any horse we adopted out will always have a home with me. ALWAYS! and the few we have left I will keep the old to live out his days and Deputy will start training and if a good fit comes along awesome if not looks like I have another horse of my own. I'm not "giving" horses away, I'm not "giving" up what I promised to these horses. I'm just doing it for me now and without state, politics and people.

05/06/2024

After a lot of discussion we have decided to dissolve the rescue. Since opening in 2021 we have taken In and rescued 19 horses. We are so thankful for the donations we have received but the majority of this adventure was funded by Brian and myself. The defeating blow is having my next 2 entire paychecks spoken for to restock the hay shed and pay the vet. I couldn’t get enough help so I could make it to Tennessee at the end of the month for the horse plus $15,000 circle of life grant opportunity. This grant could have saved us but there is no way for me to make it possible. I’m waving my white flag. Thank you all for the adventure.

05/02/2024

Is there a cause for celebration because the Big Lick is finally outlawed?
The USDA has issued a final rule outlawing action devices, pads, self-inspection, and a whole lot more. To our understanding, on February 1, 2025 pads (unless therapeutic under the direction of a veterinarian) and action devices such as chains etc will be outlawed! This would be such a tremendous win for the horses and finally put to rest the cruel, barbaric practice of soring horses!

Clant Seay, aka BillyGoBoy - Citizens Against Big Lick, who championed for many years to end Big Lick abuse, is unfortunately no longer alive to see his work become such a tremendous success, but if, and we caution that it is a big if, this final rule is allowed to stand, February 1, 2025, will go down in history as the day Tennessee Walking Horse abuse is no longer over looked.

We are cautiously optimistic this time will be successful. The Big Lick industry is very wealthy, is very politically connected, and has a lot of lawyers. They are, as you can imagine, panicking that this year’s celebration will be the last show that is allowed to show Big Lick. They have retained a large legal group to fight this new rule, so we are, again, cautiously optimistic. The horses deserve a win, and this would be a huge win.

Learn More: https://bit.ly/3wtqnHM

04/30/2024

The Store Leadership Team has selected RPC Stables Rescue Inc again as a Shaw's GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS Bag Program Nonprofit Partner! This time, RPC will receive $1 for each $3.00 reusable GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS Bag sold during the month of June 2024

04/23/2024

This is my last plead for help! Not only do I need to come up with $1500 for hay delivery this coming weekend, I also need to come up with another $1500 at least to go to this opportunity. Obviously my first priority is the hay but this grant could be a life changing opportunity for the farm. After this trip our goal is to be able to pull more needy horses from the pens with our new found knowledge. Please help up anyway you can and share!
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🌟$15,000 Grant Available!🌟
Our Full Circle of Life Horse Shelter Network Grant application is OPEN!
25 organizations (two people per organization) will be chosen to attend 3 days of intensive mentoring workshops with Jason and Tawnee Preisner co-founders of Horse Plus Humane Society, along with other horse rescue professionals, including veterinarians.
In the horse rescue community, networking and working with others can be difficult, this is a great opportunity to put opinions and differences aside and work together for the good of horse welfare within the United States and beyond.
One of the organizations attending the intensive mentoring will be the winning organization of the $15,000 grant to help improve their organization and 6 months of mentoring with the founders of Horse Plus Humane Society! Don't miss this amazing opportunity fill out your grant application now!
Learn More: https://horseshelternetwork.org/join/
Grant Deadline February 28, 2024

04/19/2024

Its $5 friday! We could use your help more than ever right now we need to order a skid of grain AND a load of hay of coarse around the same time so it makes it a little harder to spread the bills out. All help is greatly appreciated. Also please share!

04/15/2024

04/14/2024

We could use your help! We buy senior feed in bulk to help the skinny and old fella out but it can add up quickly! All donations are greatly appreciated!!!
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04/10/2024

We made the front page! Thank you so much Teresa Russo for the amazing article!

04/05/2024

Hitting the road with your horse, either for pleasure or for business/competition?

Most horse owners know that a negative Coggins test is a must-have for crossing state lines or entering competitions (or even boarding at someone's barn). But let’s not forget that even homebodies need it!

A "Coggins" is a blood test that checks for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA), a serious blood-borne disease. EIA is transmitted by biting flies, particularly horseflies, so your horse is at risk even it never leaves the property or lives in a closed herd.

The clinical signs of the disease can vary dramatically, from an acute infection to an inapparent form that presents mild to no symptoms. No treatment or vaccine exist for EIA at the moment, and infected horses become lifelong carriers. Therefore, to ensure that large outbreaks of the disease don’t take place, horses that test positive for EIA must be quarantined and isolated for the rest of their life or humanely euthanized.

Get your horse tested annually, regardless of travel plans. To learn more about EIA, consult your veterinarian or visit our website at https://aaep.org/horsehealth/equine-infectious-anemia

04/04/2024

Thanks to some careful planning, we managed to fit in both the dental and spring shots ahead of schedule - right before that pesky nor'easter made its appearance! If you would like to help replenish the farm funds please share and donate.
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04/01/2024

So my big news that I've been holding onto is we have been accepted as a finalist to go compete for the Full circle of life horse shelter Network grant. In May I will be traveling to Tennessee for the conference and meet and greet! If you would like to help towards the trip I would greatly appreciate it! we also have the vet coming Wednesday so other bills first!
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checks made out to RPC Stables Rescue and mailed to 442 North rd Lancaster, NH 03584

🌟$15,000 Grant Available!🌟
Our Full Circle of Life Horse Shelter Network Grant application is OPEN!
25 organizations (two people per organization) will be chosen to attend 3 days of intensive mentoring workshops with Jason and Tawnee Preisner co-founders of Horse Plus Humane Society, along with other horse rescue professionals, including veterinarians.
In the horse rescue community, networking and working with others can be difficult, this is a great opportunity to put opinions and differences aside and work together for the good of horse welfare within the United States and beyond.
One of the organizations attending the intensive mentoring will be the winning organization of the $15,000 grant to help improve their organization and 6 months of mentoring with the founders of Horse Plus Humane Society! Don't miss this amazing opportunity fill out your grant application now!
Learn More: https://horseshelternetwork.org/join/
Grant Deadline February 28, 2024

03/31/2024

Happy Easter everyone! It’s been a busy but bittersweet weekend. Tony went to his forever home! He had a little cowboy very excited for his arrival.

03/29/2024

We have some large expenses coming up soon. Sunday the farrier is coming each horse cost $50-$80 depending on care needed and April 3rd the vet is coming out for spring shots and Dentals which will set the farm back over $1000 easily. Any and all help is appreciated!
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03/29/2024

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03/28/2024

Things have been a bit crazy around the farm I have some exciting news to share you just gotta give me a couple days to get it all together. I am also looking for help at the rescue! If you know someone that is a facebook/marketing guru or knows grants and fundraising send them my way. I would gladly take volunteers or if there is a horse person that wants to barter. Please share the heck out of this post so people can come back for the news and possibly find fun activities to help me with!

03/24/2024

*** PLEASE DO NOT GIVE AWAY/SELL YOUR OLD and/or UNRIDEABLE HORSES ***

Today I did one of the saddest euthanasias I have done in a long time. This wasn’t a client of mine, and to be fair, it actually wasn’t this person’s fault. I don’t normally go out to non-clients, but I wasn’t going to say no when I was told the horse had collapsed and couldn’t get up.

I arrived to find an emaciated 20+ year old, riddled with lice. The client had been sold the mare 7 weeks ago, and told she was a 7 year old. The old mare was gobbling away at feed, so she genuinely was just too weak and emaciated to stand. With some really good, strong help, we tried twice to get her up, but she just didn’t want to. So I made the quick decision to let her go.

No horse should end his or her life like that. She was scared, and whickered at me when I came back with the catheter and Somulose. She went with no dignity, in a place she had been for just a couple of months.

I want to cry when I see these awful posts on social media, offering a 20 year old horse for sale “as a companion”, for £50, or “free to good home”. I want to cry even more when I see posts on social media, with people in complete and utter shock and disbelief that the “beloved/much loved etc” horse, that they gave away just two months ago, was now being sold as a ridden horse.

I’m sorry, but wake up. Not many people really want to take on an old horse and the associated vet bills. I do appreciate there are exceptions, but if you are going to give your old or unrideable horse away, do NOT expect to then be able to take the moral high ground when he’s advertised two weeks later. He’s not your property at that point, and, unless your circumstances drastically changed, you didn’t care enough about him to now be “devastated” and “appalled” that he’s being moved on again. I do understand that circumstances can change, but the kindest thing in most (not all) cases at this point, is to let your horse be put to sleep with you, at the home he has known for many years.

A horse is as expensive to keep as a companion as it is a riding horse, so not many people want to take on old or unrideable horses. Or if they do, they don’t have the money to be able to look after the horse properly.

It is obviously completely different if you have known that person for many years, and know the home the horse will be going to, and I know several old horses who have been successfully rehomed to friends, or at least acquaintances.

You could also try a reputable rescue centre, if your financial circumstances changed, but many of these are full to bursting. Rescue centres normally ensure that if the home doesn’t work out, the horse is returned to them again, and therefore won’t be passed around.

If you can’t look after your old and/or unrideable horse, then do the responsible thing, and if you can’t rehome to a person you know extremely well, have them put to sleep at home, with you by their side. Don’t let someone you don’t know, have the horse for free, and sell him two weeks later as a lot younger, or ‘buted up as a ridden horse. Your horse deserves better.

Photo of my old man, Harold, who is rising 22 this year! He hasn’t been ridden for a few years now, and is just an expensive field/stable ornament….as is Molly….as is Mojo….as is William 🤦‍♀️😂

03/14/2024

We have some new items to help support the farm and hay coming this weekend! If you see anything you would like please message me! We also are accepting donations to help towards hay.
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03/03/2024

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03/02/2024

Anybody else apart of the heat gun club after this cold snap?

02/28/2024

Want to join our app? Click the link you can check out pictures, updates and our storefront!

02/26/2024

VOTING ENDS SOON! please help us out by voting and sharing!

Vote during the month of February to help local nonprofits win a grant!

02/20/2024

Voting will be ending soon please help us win some grants by voting for us! When prompted we are in the New Hampshire tab and under Coos County. Type our name in the other spot! super easy.
https://www.bangor.com/the-bangor-savings-bank-foundation/community-matters-more/cmm/?fbclid=IwAR3lI792U_klvzQ_f5szJx-hQsjR_vF_RYgZy_dLhrVz_e6-5gtdjKOI08w

Vote during the month of February to help local nonprofits win a grant!

02/20/2024

Thank you all so much that had helped with the hay funds! It makes it easier to sleep at night knowing we are not going to have to scramble to find hay.

02/16/2024

Tomorrow is hay delivery day and we are still super low on funds! If you would like to pitch in it would be greatly appreciated.
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