Zorro’s Crossing Horse Sanctuary

13/11/2024

Hay all! We could sure use your support! Our 1991 utility vehicle is officially broken. We are raising $8K to secure another vehicle to help transport grain and hay to the horses, as well as medicine, staff and volunteers to the pastures, program members with special needs, and much more!

Right now we are using an old fashioned wheelbarrow. We'd love to have our vehicle as soon as possible before the winter weather sets in.

Please donate to our Go Fund Me campaign below.

Our 1991 utility vehicle used to transport grain and hay to the eleven h… Jessica Maney needs your support for Help Zorro's Crossing Replace Broken Vehicle

11/11/2024

We need your help! Five weeks ago, we had our 1991 utility vehicle serviced. And, this weekend we received the the devastating news that it cannot be fixed.

We use our utility vehicle to transport hay and grain to the horses, medication supplies, our team and volunteers to the pastures, and program attendees who have special needs.

Right now, we are using a wheelbarrow to assist with the essential needs of our eleven horses!

Please help us in raising $8K so we can secure a utility vehicle, especially before the winter months set in.

Any dollar helps to make a difference! You can donate at our Go Fund Me page https://bit.ly/HelpZorros or directly on our website at https://www.zorroscrossing.org/donate

Thank you! Please share the love.

07/11/2024

Last chance to schedule Holiday Mini Family Photo Sessions for this Saturday, November 9th! We have a few remaining slots, but they will go quickly.

Please email [email protected] for available booking times. Advanced registration required.

Can't make it this Saturday? We are also offering sessions on November 17th, Sunday. Email us for more details.

🎄November 9th, 10:00 am - 12:45 pm
🐴Zorro's Crossing | 8655 Sardis Rd, Chat Hills, GA
⛄️$75 per 15 min session, 3 edited photo proofs for you to print.
✨Book at https://www.zorroscrossing.org/events

Photography will be taken by the talented Allison Adair Walters who resides in Serenbe. For over 30 years, Allison has been providing a means for visual storytelling through capturing what speaks to her heart; animals, people, nature, and places near and far.

🩷Proceeds will benefit the rescue horses at Zorro's Crossing.

05/11/2024

We still have a few Mini Holiday Photo Sessions available with the rescue horses this Saturday at the sanctuary! Please reach out to [email protected] to schedule your session. More details are listed below.

Reservations are now open for Holiday Mini Photo Sessions with the Rescue Horses at Zorro's Crossing!

Portraits will be taken at the sanctuary, providing a unique and heartwarming backdrop for your family's special moment. The barn will be beautifully decorated for the occasion, and the rescue horses from the sanctuary will be featured with you in the portraits, including stall and pasture photo opportunities.

Advanced registration required.

🎄When: November 9th, 10:00 am - 12:45 pm & November 17th, 2 pm - 5 pm.

🐴Where: Zorro's Crossing | 8655 Sardis Rd, Chat Hills, GA

⛄️Price: $75 per 15 mi session, including 3 edited photo proofs for you to print.

✨Book at https://www.zorroscrossing.org/events

For available times on November 9th and 17th, please email [email protected].

Photography will be taken by the talented Allison Adair Walters who resides in Serenbe. For over 30 years, Allison has been providing a means for visual storytelling through capturing what speaks to her heart; animals, people, nature, and places near and far.

🩷Proceeds will benefit the rescue horses at Zorro's Crossing.

Want more than 15 minutes? Please feel free to book two sessions back to back and our photographer will be happy to accommodate your request! Reach out to Jessica for more details.

04/11/2024

Thank you Susan Miller McGowan for teaching us about essential oils and the healing powers for humans and animals.
You have such vast knowledge about so many ways to heal using these oils from natural plants.
We give our herd various oils based on their specific needs with Susan’s guidance.
Zorro loved learning too and his favorite is still peppermint which helps with his anhidrosis.

03/11/2024

Come join us at 4pm today for a free class to learn about natural ways and essential oils to heal humans and animals.

27/10/2024

Join us at Zorro's Crossing Horse Sanctuary on November 3rd for a FREE event to learn more about natural health solutions for animals and their humans!

19/10/2024

Such a sweet and fun day

Wish we had captured more pictures of our special day at Read to the Rescues.
So many wonderful people showed up and read books and bonds were formed with our rescue herd.

We love our amazing staff and volunteers who helped get everything ready 💕🐎🙏. We are so grateful.

17/10/2024

Reservations are now open for Holiday Mini Photo Sessions with the Rescue Horses at Zorro's Crossing!

Portraits will be taken at the sanctuary, providing a unique and heartwarming backdrop for your family's special moment. The barn will be beautifully decorated for the occasion, and the rescue horses from the sanctuary will be featured with you in the portraits, including stall and pasture photo opportunities.

Advanced registration required.

🎄When: November 9th, 10:00 am - 12:45 pm & November 17th, 2 pm - 5 pm.

🐴Where: Zorro's Crossing | 8655 Sardis Rd, Chat Hills, GA

⛄️Price: $75 per 15 mi session, including 3 edited photo proofs for you to print.

✨Book at https://www.zorroscrossing.org/events

For available times on November 9th and 17th, please email [email protected].

Photography will be taken by the talented Allison Adair Walters who resides in Serenbe. For over 30 years, Allison has been providing a means for visual storytelling through capturing what speaks to her heart; animals, people, nature, and places near and far.

🩷Proceeds will benefit the rescue horses at Zorro's Crossing.

Want more than 15 minutes? Please feel free to book two sessions back to back and our photographer will be happy to accommodate your request! Reach out to Jessica for more details.

15/10/2024

Come join us for Read to the Rescues this Saturday October 19th from 10-12.
Bring your favorite book or borrow one of ours and read to our rescue herd.
Costumes are welcome.

14/10/2024

Join us at the sanctuary this Saturday for a spooktacular event where families and children can read their favorite books to our eleven rescue horses. This is an experience you won't want to miss!

📖October 19th, 10 am - 12 pm

🐴Zorro's Crossing, 8655 Sardis Road, Chat Hills, GA 30268

👻Halloween Costumes Encouraged

Learn more 👇
https://www.zorroscrossing.org/read-to-the-rescues

As this is a free event, donations are always welcome to help support the rescue herd.

10/10/2024

Spooky season is here! Are you looking for something cozy to wear as the temperature drops? We've got you covered.

Please help us reach our goal of selling 50 shirts to raise funds for healthcare supporting the rescue horses at Zorro's Crossing.

👻Shop at https://www.bonfire.com/support-rescue-racehorses/

From sweatshirts to hoodies and kid's sizes, there is a little something for everyone who wants to give back to a good cause.

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09/10/2024

08/10/2024

Today was a very special day at the sanctuary. We had a group visit from Arbor Terrace Assisted Living.

It is so enlightening to hear their stories of their lives and how each one had experiences with horses.

At the end of the visit, a woman said “whenever I am around the horses, I can feel my blood pressure lower”. There is so much truth to that statement.
We are so blessed to share these amazing horses with such a special group and witness the bonds formed.
Thank you to our amazing staff and volunteers for making this time so special.

08/10/2024

October is here!🍂🐴

Baby is curious to know your favorite thing about fall. She's looking forward to Zorro's Crossing's Read to the Rescues on October 19th at the sanctuary and would love to have you join us!

What's your ultimate fall indulgence—the vibrant colors of the leaves, the crisp air, or the irresistible pumpkin spice lattes? Baby is all ears, so drop her a line and share your fall favorites!

07/10/2024

Yoga with the horses .caples even though a little bit hot outside, everyone found some shade in the corners with Baby and Sham.
We are convinced Baby was participating in the class 🤣
Thank you .caples for a beautiful class 🐎🙏🧘‍♂️A great way to end your week or start your week.

04/10/2024

We will miss our water loving girl. Alicia, you taught us about love, compassion, and resilience. We know you are frolicking in the lake over the Rainbow Bridge. Until we meet again, lovely one.

Alicia's Song loves water

04/10/2024

Our hearts are broken as we have lost our beloved Alicia’s Song. She was the epitome of strength. Her strong spirit as an elderly horse made us smile daily and warmed our hearts whenever we saw her.

When approached by those who loved her, she whinnied. She was as beautiful on the inside as she was on the outside. No one could believe she was as old as she was, and her coat was always shiny.

She loved being hosed off and playing in her water trough. She loved being groomed, and whenever you stopped, she would move towards you to continue. She loved to walk fast to and from the barn like she was on the race track. She loved to run in the arena with Rose, and she never showed her age. She loved to be loved on and scratched behind her ears. She had a tiny, perfect white spot on her forehead.

Our trainer, Liza, was with us. We laughed about how strong-willed she was. The first day Liza met Alicia she was declared retired.

We know she was raced because of her lip tattoo, and we know from her DNA test that her father was a famous stallion, “American Standard,” purchased in 1987 at Keeneland for $1,00,040.00. We will probably never know how she ended up sold to a meat broker at the Unadilla Auction, tied with her best friend Rose, and starving with all her bones protruding. The day she arrived at our sanctuary, we told her she was safe forever.

We contacted the woman who saved her at auction - Susan Kayne - when we found out that Alicia’s prognosis was not good. She helped us to remember our mission and to do everything out of LOVE for these beautiful souls that we are lucky enough to care for and give them a loving and lovely rest of their lives, no matter how long or short, and a beautiful and dignified exit from this earth.

Alicia died peacefully with her pasture mates and best friends Diva and Rose watching. Rose is very codependent and usually whines if Alicia is on the other side of any fence. She watched quietly.

We let them come to her body and smell her to help process her death. We braided a snippet of Rose’s hair into Alicia’s mane to symbolize their connection. We were blessed and honored to care for her in the last years of her life. Whenever we feel tired or defeated, we will remember Alicia’s strength. She taught us so much.

We know she is at peace with her parents and with all of the other horses she knew in her life. She is with God and without any more pain.

Thank you, Alicia. We will love you forever.

Because of you, our supporters, we can continue rescuing racehorses with nowhere else to turn. You helped us bring Alicia to our sanctuary, care for her, and give her a second chance at life. It is because of you that Alicia knows what true love feels like, and for that, we are forever grateful.

If you would like to donate in honor of Alicia and the horses within our care to help us continue our mission, please visit https://www.zorroscrossing.org/donate.