Manakin Equine Retirement Association

09/13/2024

We need to short-circuit the "Kill Pen Economy." If you have an older horse to retire, ask about our special retirement board program. It offers superior care that's much less costly than you might think -- and you won't have to worry that your old friend gets sent to slaughter.

The farm is considering implementing an age limit for its sales consignment, and opening its in-house retirement program to client mares

09/13/2024

Thanks to Powers Up Electric, Dominion Energy, Luck Stone, and our barn family of supporters, we have upgraded the footing and lighting in our indoor riding ring. So, no matter what the weather, everyone’s comfy here!

07/13/2024

I haven’t had to deal with such an extended dry spell since I’ve been making compost with any sort of urgency. All that rain that we’ve had recently did almost nothing for my compost piles. Only the outer inch and a half got any water. I’ve now created basins at the top of each pile to collect any future rain. We’ll see what happens. 

06/14/2024

Big shout out to Joe Powers of Powers Up Electric and Plumbing for helping us with a leaky toilet!

Powers Up Electrical & Plumbing offers reliable electrical and plumbing services so you can keep your home running smoothly. Call for a free estimate!

03/05/2024

So nice to come into the barn in the morning, all ready to start work, and find that the Stall Fairy was here last night so there are a few fewer stalls to clean! We have a wonderful group of people here at MSEC/MERA!

02/19/2024

Finn has no respect for photographers 😂

02/14/2024

Kitty nest! She does this all the time. The horses just eat around her.

01/26/2024

One more big shout-out to all you wonderful people who donated to our fundraiser for the arena groomer. It's now paid for, but for the record, between Facebook and PayPal, it took until today for us to actually receive the funds you donated last month.

01/24/2024

The new footing in the indoor ring is so awesome, no one wants to ride outside anymore!

01/13/2024

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12/21/2023

Someone got a new toy!

12/15/2023

We are over-the-top excited about the new footing in our indoor riding ring. This would never have happened without the support of our barn family and community. A special shoutout goes to the fine folks at Luck Stone, who donated 200 tons (yes, you read that right) of sand for the footing materials.

This was quite a project. The contractor, Steve Meadows, leveled the entire area then removed 3" of the old dirt footing, packed down the base, and laid in the new manufactured sand footing. Now we need to begin a new fundraiser to purchase an arena groomer since we are not supposed to use the old chain drag on the new footing. :-) https://www.luckstone.com/

12/09/2023

Myrtle and Winkle, the unridable pony chowing down.

11/07/2023

Need to move your horse? We can help with our 4-horse or 2-horse gooseneck trailers. Message us for pricing.

10/11/2023

I love this camera!

10/10/2023

Good morning! That’s actually just moonlight, but my camera’s really good at using the available light!.

10/05/2023

The footing and lighting in our indoor riding ring have needed upgrading for quite a while, and we are finally moving forward to have it done before the cold weather and short days set in. But we need your help.

The budget for the footing project is $13,000, and Luck Stone has kindly offered to donate $5,000 worth of material, which leaves us with $8,000 to raise. We’re currently more than halfway there! While we don’t yet have a final cost for the lighting upgrade, we expect it to be in the $2,000 range.

Our mission at MSEC/MERA is to provide a dignified retirement or second career for older and unwanted horses, ponies, and donkeys. We do that through revenues raised by horse boarding, our riding lesson programs, and kind donations from the community. In view of this, the IRS has granted us 501 (c) (3) non-profit status. This means any donation you make is tax-deductible as a charitable contribution.

You can donate by check payable to the Manakin Equine Retirement Association (MERA) or by our website's Make A Donation button. Thanks so much for your help!

Manakin Sabot Equestrian Center is home to the Manakin Equine Retirement Association, Inc a 501 (c) 3 where your board and lesson fees help to support retired and unwanted horses

09/15/2023

I can’t claim credit for this, but I have to share it.

09/09/2023

We are really lucky! Gigantic branch came off an oak tree in our front yard last night. Missed the house by inches. This morning, some friends came by and we cleaned up the whole mess in 45 minutes!

09/03/2023

If I sound out of breath narrating this video it’s because I actually ran here this morning. It’s about a mile away from our farm.

07/23/2023

Huge thanks to our volunteer crew today! Amani, Brittany, Eric, Sean, Stephanie, Danielle, Sophia, and Sofia. We got the office cleaned, stalls de-webbed, lots of brush clearing, fence repairs, and a new gate installed by the pond! Tomorrow’s day 2 of our July work weekend, ping me or Kim if you want to join the fun!

03/20/2023

We're looking for a volunteer with some artistic talent to repaint our sign for us. As you can see, it's looking a bit rough. Please message me if you can help.

12/23/2022

12/12/2022

The stall fairy was here last night! I came down to the barn to do my morning chores and found that someone had already cleaned four stalls for me! We have a wonderful bunch of people around here. Thank you very much, whoever you are!

12/01/2022

OTTBs make great sport horses, here's one who's also begun a sport horse breeding career.

When Prince of New York arrived at Morning Line Equestrian in Paris, Ky., in the spring of 2021, his new owners needed to come up with a barn name.

09/26/2022

New York State Police rescues horses and retrains them as Police horses.

Many New York State Police horses are rescues that were just days away from slaughter.

08/17/2022

While our Boarding and Riding Programs provide much of the revenue to support our retirees, we still depend on you, our friends and supporters, to help maintain the care of these wonderful creatures.

So far this year, we've received donations of equipment, cash, appreciated corporate stock, and even hay. Volunteers help with fence repairs, woodcutting, mowing and barn chores. Contact us today to see how you can help.
https://www.manakinequine.org/donate

The Horses Appreciate Your Support! Make a Donation While our Boarding and Riding Programs provide much of the revenue to support our retirees, we still depend on you, our friends and supporters, to help maintain the care of these wonderful creatures. After facility costs and feed / hay, our biggest...

08/08/2022

We have such a great family of supporters here at MERA. Many thanks to Heather Lachlan Paoloni for donating a new air conditioner for the tack room, and to Austin Booth for running the wiring, installing the outlet and hooking up the A/C! Now let's all remember to keep the tack room door shut!

07/12/2022

07/12/2022