Illinois Equine Humane Center

12/16/2025

The bright side to the arctic temps and snow storms 🌅🌄

12/13/2025

Happy National Day of the Horse, we honor the strength, heart, and resilience of the horses who have shaped our lives—and the ones who still need us.

Today we celebrate them. Every day, we fight for them 🐎🐴

12/05/2025

❤️💙Thank You Appleyard Equine ❤️💙

Elizabeth and her team of students work hard on helping our horses but also organizing fundraisers to help even further.

If you’d like to rock some Appleyard Apparrel, proceeds from the fundraiser benefit our ILEHC herd

https://www.bonfire.com/illinois-equine-humane-center-fundraiser/

❤️💚100% of proceeds go to help the horses! 💚❤️

11/27/2025

🧡Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at the ILEHC🧡

📸 Do the Evolution (barn name: Pappy) enjoying life at ILEHC thanks to all of our supporters 🧡

11/23/2025

Who wore it better ..

Santini or Proper Empire

We think they both have their charms!

Come meet these two handsome reindeer ponies along with the rest of the herd and Santa in 2 weeks time for our Winter Open House!

Sat, December 6, 11am-2pm
Free to attend

🎅🏻🦌 Pictures with Santa and our reindeer horse
🎶 beautiful carols performed by the amazing Fa La La trio
☕️🍪 homemade hot chocolate and treats
🛍️ Shop our Tack Shop for gifts and horse/rider items
🐴 tour the barn and meet the horses and kitties