Wiregrass Horse Rescue & Sanctuary

01/11/2025

If you or someone you know would be interested in a donkey that desperately needs a home, please contact Deb at 334-389-7454. This donkey has always been out with a herd of cows. This is all of the info that we have. Please contact Deb for more information.

01/11/2025

If you are on TikTok, follow us! We are working on our page there but we try to post our horses stories or just silly things they do during the day. Each like, comment, and share on social media helps us get monetized by Meta. It isn’t a lot, I think this month we earned around $20 but that is one bag of feed and we will always be grateful for every dollar donated. With TikTok, we need 10K followers before we can apply to get monetized. So here’s how you can help without donating money:
*Like our posts
*comment on our posts
*share our posts
*follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok

.horse.rescue 117 Followers, 17 Following, 2539 Likes - Watch awesome short videos created by Wiregrass Horse Rescue

01/11/2025

Looking to adopt a horse? Check out our website to see our residents and a link to our adoption application!

https://wiregrasshorserescuesanctuary.org/adopt-a-horse

01/10/2025

$5 Friday!! Please don't forget to share this post. We do get a small donation for each share, like, and comment on our posts!

How to donate:
Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1373133
GiveButter: https://givebutter.com/L6NzdJ
Venmo:

01/09/2025

The sponsorship program is where an individual, business, or group makes an annual or monthly gift which provides us with the support that allows us to continue rescuing horses and focus less on fundraising. Your commitment creates a happy ending for the shattered lives we rescue.

Click Here to learn more about our sponsorship program: https://wiregrasshorserescuesanctuary.org/sponsor-a-horsehttps://wiregrasshorserescuesanctuary.org/sponsor-a-horse

01/08/2025

Will you be a junior or senior in high school for the 2025/2026 year and love horses or simply want to learn more about them? We would love to have you on our board!

The board will run from June 1, 2025-May 31, 2026. We have 15 slots available! We will work with your schedule!! This is a perfect opportunity for those community service hours!

Please apply here: https://form.jotform.com/241555466841159

Responsibilities include:
-Attend quarterly meetings held at the rescue
-grooming and feeding our horses
-volunteering at events
-fundraising

Contact us if you would like more information.

01/08/2025

Scarlett’s eye surgery has been postponed to Feb 5th. We aren’t sure if it is the weather or just anxiety but we did not feel comfortable trailering her with the amount of anxiety she had this morning. After consulting with our vet, we decided to postpone and try medication for the next time.

01/07/2025

OUR ONLINE YARD SALE IS LIVE! PLEASE SHARE!!

Place your bids NOW! https://givebutter.com/c/WHRSyardsale/auction

All pickups will be by Wallace College. The address will be given to the winner! SALE ENDS JAN 18TH!

01/07/2025

If you can help, any donation is very much appreciated! She will have surgery tomorrow!

Scarlett needs our help! We took Scarlett to Abbie Creek Animal Hospital in December for dental work and eye exam as her eye starting swelling. Scarlett was diagnosed with glaucoma and she is not able to see from this eye. This eye is also causing her pain with continuous swelling. Our vet decided that the best option for Scarlett at this time is to remove the eye. Scarlett will be admitted to Abbie Creek Animal Hospital on Jan 8, 2025 for her eye removal surgery. The estimated cost is $450.00. Depending on how she recovers, we hope to bring her home on Jan 9, 2025 but she may need to stay a few days. Your donation will go directly to her vet bill. If you would like to contribute to her vet bill, you can do so here:
**https://givebutter.com/WHRSScarlett
**Venmo:

01/07/2025

When Aunt BeBe gets you a XL dog blanket because we can’t find any to fit a dwarf mini, you stand perfectly still and give her kisses.

01/06/2025

If you would like to send some goodies to our herd, we do have an amazon wishlist! You can find it here:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1ZZ3THUTB0PNP?ref_=wl_share

Other ways to help:

Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1373133
GiveButter: https://givebutter.com/L6NzdJ
Venmo:

01/06/2025

Rumor has it the cold weather is arriving soon! Here are some things to keep in mind:

💦 Offering warm (not hot) water can help encourage horses to drink who may find cold water aversive this time of year. Sneaking in water through soaking feeds (as pictured below) can give additional sources of hydration as well. Just be sure to remove promptly what isn’t consumed to avoid it freezing over. Check for frozen layers on the water sources and break those up, removing the ice chunks. Some horses will break the ice on their own, some horses will wait for others to break it often reducing the consumption of water.

🧂 The use of electrolytes or salts can be helpful for some horses. Do not contaminate the main water source with the electrolytes or salts, always be sure to offer in an additional bucket of water (or add to feed if they will eat it). Commercial brands of equine electrolytes or equine salts offer directions on their tubs/bags for appropriate administration. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9696292/

🏡 Shelter where the horses can take a break from the wind and wet weather is crucial. Be sure that fellow pasture mates aren’t blocking the use of the shelter for horses that may need it.

🧥Blanketing: Many healthy and happy horses that are maintaining solid winter coats and weights often don’t require blanketing during this time, providing they have full access to shelter and quality forage. If your horse needs a blanket, blanket them. If not, don’t blanket. Blanketing is an individual decision and based on your horse’s weight, health condition, and husbandry. Refer to our previous post on blanketing considerations.

🌾Provide access to quality forage! The body temperature raises due to the fermentation through the digestion process of hay in the hind gut and aids in keeping horses warm. Fly masks can offer protection from eye irritation in round bales (for those horses who love to shove their heads as far inside them as possible) and blowing snow, just be sure to continually check under the mask for any changes to the eye structures themselves and remove as needed.

https://www.extension.iastate.edu/equine/increase-hay-intake-winter

https://veterinarypartner.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=19239&catId=102906&id=4952134

🚶🏻‍♂️🚶🏿‍♀️Movement is good to help keep things in motion, but turnout options may be limited for stalled shod or stalled show horses. Consider hand-walking or some turnout time in an indoor arena for light exercise (if appropriate AND safe based on your horse’s individual needs).

🍲 Keep your feeding routine consistent. Avoid sudden changes of brands or feeds during these extreme temperature swings.

⏰ Don’t change routine now. This isn’t the time to alter your horse’s established schedule or add in new training. Changes cause stress.

https://vetmed.tamu.edu/news/pet-talk/cold-weather-colic-in-horses/

If your veterinarian must visit your horse due to an emergency:

- Provide warm water. If they need to administer enteral fluids, warm water is appreciated this time of year.

- Have an accessible route to the horse.

- Give your veterinarian as much advance warning as possible. If you notice symptoms of colic or choke, discuss with your provider and determine a plan. ‼️

- Have your equine pharmacy available and out of the cold so it’s ready to use at the direction of your veterinarian.

Most horses have the ability to weather the winter cold better than we give them credit for…. however, by observing your horse, you can help witness stress related changes and update your veterinarian for any concerns for appropriate intervention! Stay warm!!

01/05/2025

Scarlett needs our help! We took Scarlett to Abbie Creek Animal Hospital in December for dental work and eye exam as her eye starting swelling. Scarlett was diagnosed with glaucoma and she is not able to see from this eye. This eye is also causing her pain with continuous swelling. Our vet decided that the best option for Scarlett at this time is to remove the eye. Scarlett will be admitted to Abbie Creek Animal Hospital on Jan 8, 2025 for her eye removal surgery. The estimated cost is $450.00. Depending on how she recovers, we hope to bring her home on Jan 9, 2025 but she may need to stay a few days. Your donation will go directly to her vet bill. If you would like to contribute to her vet bill, you can do so here:
**https://givebutter.com/WHRSScarlett
**Venmo:

01/04/2025

OUR ONLINE YARD SALE IS LIVE! PLEASE SHARE!!

Place your bids NOW! https://givebutter.com/c/WHRSyardsale/auction

All pickups will be by Wallace College. The address will be given to the winner!

01/03/2025

It's $5 Friday!! These $5 donations do add up and help us SO much! Did you know that by sharing, liking, or commenting on our posts generate funds for the rescue, too?

Here's how you can donate:

Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1373133

Venmo:

01/02/2025

It's National Motivation & Inspiration Day! May we all get motivated and inspired to brave the cold, icy, storming, or hot weather we endure to take care of our equine partners:) As we all know, they somehow know exactly what time it is and judge us if we are late.

01/01/2025

Happy New Year! Thank you to each person that has supported us in 2024 by donating, volunteering, sharing our posts, and praying for us. As we enter our 12th year, we are grateful that we have our community support to continue our mission to help abused and neglected horses in our area. If you would like to donate towards the care of our horses, you can do so here:

* Paypal https://www.paypal.com/US/fundraiser/charity/1373133

*Venmo: