Rags to Rescues Sanctuary

06/29/2025

How cute is Ms Nala?

06/19/2025

Welcome to the herd, Marmalade! We’ll let you get settled and we’ll start school when you’re ready. We think you’re going to like it here.

06/12/2025

A rescue we collaborate with is hosting a wonderful clinic in August.

It is getting close to our August 2025 C**t Starting Clinic, with Anna Twinney Holistic Horsemanship ! We are soooo excited! You can bring your horse (please pre-arrange this with the sanctuary) or you can support one of our adoptable mustangs who will be going through the clinic and receiving their first saddle and maybe even a rider! Throughout this next six weeks, we will be introducing you to the young ones that will be going through this clinic

05/28/2025

Business in the front, party in the pasture 🤘 Fauci heard the 80’s are back in style.

05/24/2025

We think our mini herd would really enjoy afternoon tea with guests.
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05/08/2025

Everyone loves Donkeys, some people just don’t know it yet.

Happy World Donkey Day! It's an annual day to recognize the contributions of donkeys, educate the public about their needs, and promote their well-being. The day also serves as an opportunity to celebrate the strong and wonderful characteristics of donkeys. After all, without Donkeys, there would be no Mules!

We celebrate our long ears every day here.

04/19/2025

Come see our foster filly Annie show off all her knowledge and skills at the 3 Sisters Equine Refuge Summer Saddle Up event.

Join 3 Sisters Equine Refuge for our first Summer Saddle Up event, June 7th in Tumalo! Tickets are now on sale.

We’re excited for warmer days of horsing ahead. And to get ready, we’ve dreamt up a fresh summer fundraiser that we can’t wait to share with you. The Summer Saddle Up event will offer a beautiful, casual atmosphere to meet our adoptable herd, learn about equine sponsorship opportunities, attend an educational session with Dr. Persia, and more!

Even if you’re not looking for an equine companion, we know you’ll enjoy being around horses and connecting with friends, while supporting our mission. The event will feature a thoughtful market place with your favorite vendors, local eats, and curated raffle packages. Lots of opportunities to contribute to the cause while enjoying a summer day on the ranch!

Tickets are available on our website now! Will we see you there?

04/18/2025

Sometimes the hardest choice is the most loving one. There are things worse than death - starvation, pain, fear, and loneliness among them. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DngSkfwSU/?mibextid=wwXIfr

If your horse is unsound, aged, or no longer has a good quality of life and you cannot keep them, the kindest, most responsible thing you can do is euthanize them...not give them away to a stranger who “promises” a good home. Euthanize.

The people who pick up these horses, whether through a giveaway post, a sale ad, or a word-of-mouth favor, don’t love your horse. They don’t know them. They have no emotional history. No context for their quirks, their limits, or their medical needs. That bond you’ve built over the years? The memories, the care, the promises? That dies the second you hand over the lead rope.

From that moment on, your horse is just another mouth to feed. Another vet bill. Another project. And when they get inconvenient: when they can’t be ridden, when the arthritis flares, when the hooves need special care or when the meds cost too much, there is no reason for that new person to keep trying. They don’t owe your horse anything. And that’s the root of the problem.

Too many horses, good horses, kind horses, horses who were once someone’s heart, get passed down the line until they land in a place no horse should ever know. Auction pens. Kill buyers. Backyard neglect. Starvation. Loneliness. Confusion. Pain.

And do you know what I hear every time? "We had a contract." “I thought she went to a good home.” “They promised they’d keep him.” “They said they had a pasture for her to live out her days.”

If you truly love your horse: if they stood steady while you learned, were a shoulder to cry on, nickered when they heard your footsteps, and showed up for you on their best and worst days, you owe them more than hope and a handshake.

You owe them peace. You owe them safety. You owe them a dignified end that is pain-free and fear-free, before the bad days outnumber the good.

And this responsibility doesn’t only apply to the horses who’ve been your partners for years. Even if it’s a horse you’ve just purchased, they still deserve the same compassion. A horse doesn’t need to have earned your love to be worthy of a gentle ending.

All horses deserve that kindness, that dignity, and that final act of selfless care.

It’s not selfish to make the decision to euthanize. It’s not “giving up.” It’s doing what people who truly care about horses do: taking responsibility. You stay with them. You look them in the eye. And you make sure they never have to wonder why the person they trusted walked away when things got hard. Let them go with love, before the world gets to them.

04/17/2025

Just in time! Our irrigation system is up and running, and Evelyn is loving every minute of it!

12/25/2024

🎄✨ Happy Holidays from Rags to Rescues! ✨🎄

As the year comes to a close, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our incredible supporters, volunteers, and followers. Every like, share, donation, and kind word helps us continue our mission to provide love and sanctuary to animals in need.

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Together, we can make the holidays brighter for every creature who calls Rags to Rescues home.

Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful, peaceful holiday season!