Hunter Performance Horses

04/17/2025

04/16/2025

I spent this beautiful day celebrating a new home for one of my best horses . I could not be happier for this pair, and I know Jack's previous owner, Sindy, would be equally as excited! He was gifted to me, and after many years of teaching riders, and winning ribbons, he's earned a break in his senior years to bring more smiles to someone very special to me. So today I paid it forward. Congrats Zoe!

04/14/2025

Spring is finally here at the farm and everyone is feeling good today!
I still have a few well-broke horses looking for homes. $3k-$7k. All have been shown.
1 spot available for boarding and training. (Until November)

03/22/2025

We will be buying and selling tack and supplies today at the Winterset Sale Barn

03/15/2025

The methods and process of slaughter is brutal. I hope someday there is a better answer for the sake of all animals. These numbers seem to be the latest stats. I'm curious to see how tariffs will effect future numbers and overall outcomes. There is always a trickle down effect.

Animals' Angels Annual Update of the State of the Horse Slaughter Industry.

At the start of each new year, Animals’ Angels conducts an in-depth investigation into the state of the US horse slaughter industry and prepares an annual update for our supporters.

This year, after analyzing the available data and reviewing the latest developments, we can confirm that the industry’s downward trend continued in Mexico but saw a slight uptick in Canada.

The total number of US horses shipped across the southern border into Mexico decreased by a total of 789 horses -falling from 17,997 horses shipped in 2023 to 17,208 shipped in 2024. The country also showed a substantial decline in the amount of horse meat exported out of the country. Mexico exported only 1.1 million USD worth of horse meat in 2024, compared to 1.5 million USD worth of horse meat exported in 2023.

2,912 horses shipped to Canada in 2024 compared to 2,373 horses in 2023 - a total increase of 539 horses. 3,265 live horses have been flown from Canada to Japan intended for slaughter, compared to the 2,438 horses flown to Japan in 2023, an increase of 827 horses.

Although live slaughter horse exports have risen, horse meat exports out of Canada have continued to decline dramatically, decreasing from $21,588,000 in 2023 down to $12,180,000 in 2024. That’s a drop of over 40%!

Read the full report with all the information here:

https://www.animalsangels.org/investigations/horses/state-horse-slaughter-industry-annual-update-2025

02/13/2025

I don't use heated buckets. I haul water several times a day to animals- no matter what!
Not worth the risk

Please note, there are updates on this post on our page. If you would like the whole picture, the first addresses folks questions and the second is the amazing response from Farm Innovators. Worth the time to read.

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So scary!

The ups and downs and daily challenges of life on a working farm certainly keep us on our toes.

It goes without saying that there are daily twists and turns when it comes to running a sanctuary, especially in Winter, but the other morning we certainly did not expect to find this. Oh boy! We are sooooo lucky!

Frigid Northern New England temperatures mean frozen water buckets even in the barn (an absolute no for animal health) and so, like so many other farms, we have long used heated flatback buckets to provide our Rescues the “warm” water the need to stay hydrated. We have never had even the hint of a problem, even in my many years of farm chores long before Tomten - that is until this.

Known for keeping water ice-free during below zero conditions, these buckets have a built in thermostat, a hidden heater (it is in the walls of the bucket) and a storage area for the cord (we run the cord out of the stall through a hole to a plug that sits directly on the other side of the wall).

Of course, we are well aware they are plugged in and we check the plugs constantly as well as handle and get our eyes on the buckets regularly when anyone is in the stalls. These buckets are dumped daily, not to mention they are topped off several times a day and if anything looks off they are immediately replaced. But in this case, there was nothing to see until morning when we walked in the barn. Thankfully, the bucket had been topped at night check and we suspect the water is what led to a charred wall and not a full out barn fire. Thank goodness! Likewise our outlet did its job and shut itself off as well as flipping the circuit breaker for the entire aisle. Phew.

Wren, who was in that stall is thankfully fine although I am certain, a little leary of her bucket now and as for us, we’ll we are just sighing with relief and we are all so ready for Spring.

Update- our electrician has been here and our outlets are fine, up to code and worked as they should.

01/09/2025

Friendly reminder, if you have a pond, please make sure your animals don't fall through the ice. I am willing to trespass to save your horse...or dog or whatever.

12/21/2024

I hope future generations learn to speak the language of the horse before they own a horse, for the sake of the horse. There is nothing you can't do when they trust you.

12/17/2024

I didn't know Facebook had the "top followers" notification. I opened this page in 2011 and I literally just discovered it lol. Thank you Maxine Schulz 🙏 144 points/visits to my page as top follower this month !