10/12/2025
We’ve tried to avoid saying this.
We’ve stretched, rationed, rebalanced, and hoped donations would pick back up. But we’re at a turning point—and it’s time to be honest.
Gentle Spirit Horses Rescue is approaching full capacity. Our ideal number is around 60 horses, but we’re nearing our absolute limit of 75 with the horses currently scheduled for this month. Every stall, every pen, every pasture is full.
And without hay, feed, and farrier care, we can’t take in another horse—not from the auction, not from owner surrenders, not from desperate calls for help. Until our winter hay fund is secured, we have to pause new intakes.
That means no more auction saves, no new rescues—except adoption returns and law enforcement cases.
We hate saying no. But the horses already here must come first.
It costs about $100 to feed two horses hay for a month (prices are low this year, thank goodness for small blessings).
We feed five-six bags of feed a day—that’s $150-180 every single day, before hay, before trims, before vet care.
Our goal is to raise $24,000 to cover winter hay so we can keep the gates open for those still waiting.
We’ve always shown up—for the thin, the broken, the forgotten. Now we’re asking you to show up for them. We're asking you to as much about the daily costs of running a rescue as you do the immediate auction saves. Because saving them is only the beginning. Feeding them, healing them, and keeping them safe through winter is what truly changes their story.
If you believe in what we do, please donate today.
🌾 Hay Fund: https://givebutter.com/2025gshhayfund
💛 Monthly Sponsors: http://gentlespirithorses.org/donate
Other ways to give:
Venmo:
PayPal: [email protected]
Mail: 29571 419th Ave, Scotland, SD 57059
Gentle Spirit Horses Rescue is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Tax ID: 27-4282458
All donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
