I used to be so worried about how the world views our rescue. I’d spend hours drowning in thoughts of negative opinions and the perspective of the outside world. But I decided…why does it matter?
WE are the ones dedicating our lives to them. WE are the ones saving them from their situations. WE are the people doing everything we can to improve their wellbeing. WE are the ones who are “on call” 24/7 no matter what we’re doing.
So why does it matter? Why waste time trying to prove to others that we’re doing the right thing when WE KNOW we are. Its pointless.
If you can’t appreciate what you’re seeing, then move on. I know we’re doing what’s deserved of these animals. I know they are living their best lives here with us. I know they get the proper care and attention they’e always craved. So I decided there is no point in worrying about what hateful people have to say.
I know the truth. I refuse to waste one more minute concerned about others thoughts and words. My animals are happy and that’s all that matters to me.
Thank you to those who support us. Who send kind words. Those who encourage us to continue when it feels impossible. I see it. I absorb it. I thank you. 🤎
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I think a lot of people underestimate the healing power of horses. They have a certain energy that can instantly flush out all painful feelings when you’re near them.
I’ve had a lot of traumatic experiences in my short 22 years of life and sometimes I feel hopeless. The daily reminders float around in my thoughts throughout every single day. But the second i’m with my horses it all just disappears. They remind me that life can be kind. After all, our horses have suffered in ways we may never know. They carry their own trauma and sometimes it can’t be fixed. But I like to believe that together we can help each other cope. We can push through the difficult days and try our hardest to see the beauty that life does have to offer.
I can’t explain it. If you’ve had a chance to love a horse, or simply just hug one, you know exactly what I mean. There’s nothing like it. It’s so easy to get caught up in the negatives of this world. But they remind me it’s all going to be just fine. <3
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Trivia: Who is this? 🐴
Gypsy has come so far. This beautiful girl was passed through several auctions, purchased simply for her AQHA papers and buckskin coat. Only to find out she wasn’t “useful” when the painkillers wore off. Here she is now thriving as a pasture puff. A horse doesn’t need to be “rideable” to live a perfectly happy life. They all deserve a chance. Just like Gypsy.
How am I supposed to get anything done with these two? Figgy is learning how to be a big brother and it’s the sweetest thing. The tiny baby takes so many naps throughout the day and he’s always there with her. I love them so much🩷
like mother like son. spot the difference.
their movements are identical as Dolcetto grows ! #furvivors #rescue #animals #horses #sanctuary
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I’ve always wanted a unicorn and now I have one:) Thank you @ellabjane for helping me transform Acoustic into his true self. 🌟 🌈
More beautiful footage coming soon. 🦄
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Had a Red Bull?
These two always keep things interesting around Furvivors Wonderland 🥰
Strawberry & Duke 🐴
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Hi Furvivors family. Mama JoJo here with a quick story about our monthly Wonderland Workday today 🚜It was perfect! The sun was beaming, the horses were extra happy and Matt delivered yummy vegan donuts from @wanderlust.doughnuts to keep our farm family energized 🍩 💚 We are spoiled with these donuts & look forward to them every WW (Wonderland Workday) 💖Several new volunteers joined us & one guest shared that their grandparents owned the property & shared many fond memories at the farm over 25 years ago. 🥰So many great moments about today! My heart is full. The “baby train” being led by our amazing horse-lovin family of volunteers, with Gio & Brian bringing up the caboose really got me 🥹We’d love you to join our family. No experience necessary. Consider these upcoming events to visit with us for a day & talk about all things Furvivors 💗🐴 Next Wonderland Workday, Saturday April 13, 10-noon🐮Earth Day Volunteer Project Day:Monday April 22 (come out & help with earth day farm projects) 🐾 BVSPCA Walk for Paws, @bvspca #walkforpawsFW vendor booth Saturday April 27♥️🤍💙 Kennet Square Memorial Day Parade(volunteers needed for float decorating & parade day)#furvivors #horserescue #farmanimalsanctuary #farmanimals #farmlife #horselover #cutebabyanimals #volunteerwithhorses #volunteerwithus #lancasterpa #chestercountypa #oxfordlife
Acoustic here, wishing ya’ll a Happy spring 😎 He is so excited for the warmer days ahead. It’s about time, right? Bring on the sunny days & bright rays. We’re ready 🌸🌿🌼 #furvivors #rescue #horses #sanctuary #horserescue #ottb #tappit #racehorserescue #horselife #springishere
Harry is one of my favorite seniors at Furvivors. If you aren’t familiar with this lil monster, he was a victim of Ashley Defelice. Yes. A victim.
Two summers ago we rescued him from the Twist of Fate hell hole.
Tracing his history, I believe I found him as a 1990s roping horse out west. He had an injury and end up in a feed lot where Ashley “saved” him.
This man has a lightning bolt shaped scar from his navicular surgery on the front of his leg. Hence the name, Harry Trotter.
I’ll never forget loading him onto the trailer that day. Everyone screamed his name as we walked out of his nightmare and you could tell he knew he was saved.
It’s been a few years and he’s finally showing his personality. He never fully whinnies, just whispers to let you know he is there. He wiggles his lip at everything, sticks his nose through the stall water bucket window, and loves hats. Something about watching a horse come out of their shell is so rewarding. Especially ones who’ve been let down so many times. They finally see hope and it’s so impactful.
For Harry’s sake, never forget Ashley Defelice and the horrors she committed. Animal abusers deserve hell. ⚡️💛
Meet Kittie 💙 He literally appeared out of nowhere last Thursday night as we were tucking everyone into bed in the barn. He sat outside the garage door and cried and cried and cried. We finally encouraged him inside the barn and offered him some much needed food, which he gobbled up in seconds. He finally allowed Steve to pick him up when we realized it was an in-tact HE and immediately quarantined him. Yesterday, one week later, he was neutered and fully vetted. He’s about 6 months little and SUPER affectionate. He needs a safe forever home. Immediately. 🙏🏻 If you are interested in adoption, please reach out. Time is of the essence❣️ Kittie has so much love to share and needs his cuddle person yesterday. 😻 PLEASE help Kittie and share this post
Horse Lovers Needed❣️ 🎉 Join us for our monthly open farmday, “Wonderland Workday” tomorrow, Saturday 2/17, 10am - noon. Or stay longer if you like. 🍩Complimentary coffee & vegan donuts & various snacks will be offered. 🚜 We have 4 spaces available. ✏️ Registration is required by completing the form on our website:www.Furvivors.org/volunteer No experience necessary. Just a love for horses, and a positive attitude where dirt under your nails means you had a great day! 🐴
Who said 6” of snow is on the way, allegedly⁉️
Then we heard 2” ❣️
That could all change in the next 12 hours 🤷🏼♀️
Regardless of the weather, our kids Billie 🎀 & Dolcetto 💙
and their entire Furvivor farm family, don’t care if theres 2” of snow on the ground or 9000 degrees of sunshine. ☀️
They need fed, loved & cared for in wind snow heat & rain. There are no holidays in rescue. A weekend vibe, what is that 😆 And what (they say) does TGIF mean 🤣
🎉 Join us for our monthly Wonderland Workday tomorrow, Saturday 2/17, 10am - noon. Or stay longer if you like.
🍩Complimentary coffee & vegan donuts & various snacks will be offered.
🚜 We have 4 spaces available.
✏️ Registration is required by completing the form on our website:
www.Furvivors.org/volunteer
No experience necessary. Just a love for horses, and a positive attitude where dirt under your nails means you had a great day! 🐴
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If you’re coming tomorrow, let us know with a comment
2️⃣ Who do you want to see featured ln our story tomorrow; Gio, BoJack, DiDi, Bubbles, Holland, Blu, TukTuk, or any of their 21 farm friends 🤍
💖 Comment below & you will be entered in a drawing for a Furvivors car magnet. We’ll choose the winner tomorrow at noon. 💝
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🐴 Calling all Horse lovers 🐴 This Saturday is our next open Wonderland Workday. If you love horses and the great feeling of giving back, join us this Saturday. 10am -noon. No experience needed. Registration is required. Send us a message or register on our website : ➡️ www.Furvivors.org/volunteer 🐴 If you can’t join us, please consider sharing this post. 🐴
💓 Save The Date 💗This is a 20 second glimpse of our recent Wonderland Workday at Furvivors. Our first event of 2024 was a huge success and we are so very grateful for the 18 horse lovers who came out to give their time for horse rescue. Many of them staying hours longer than the 2 hour event. 💗Thank you to @matt & @kathleen for the surprise birthday celebration for our intern @lily. Thank you @evangelinasvegandesserts for the beautiful vegan birthday cake. (go watch our story for a close-up pics) Thanks to KHM-Kyler Heiney Motorsports for personally delivering 4 surprise pizzas for lunch, generously gifted from Vinny and ThozeGuyz Pizzeria 💝 Mucking stalls & scrubbing water buckets means So Much More than you think. To the humans it was a day of teamwork, giving back, serving. To the resident Furvivors, it was another gifted day at a second chance of life with lots of nurturing, cuddles & trust-building exercises. How you ask? Why with carrots, apples & ginger snaps. Yes. Lotsa treats 🍭🍬If you love horses and want to volunteer your time to a worthy cause, we’d love to have you join us for our next event:💞 Wonderland Workday at Furvivors Wonderland 💞💘 Saturday, February 17th 💘💞 10-noon 💞🐴 No experience necessary 🐴 Registration required (via our website) 🐴 Minors over 10 welcome; -must be accompanied by an adult🐴 Space is limited #horserescue #volunteerday #horselovers #helpahorse #horsesanctuary #dobetter #giveyourtime #giveback #fortheanimals #horses #farm #animalsanctuary
Downhill what? Finneas, Acoustic & Gypsy are injured horses who show no signs of going downhill. Well, unless we want to fetch them. Finneas is in treatment to correct his DSLD & is making great strides to a recovery. You may remember Finneas was our first of three horses surrendered by the Twist of Fate Case. He is a young standardbred who was absolutely in the p1peline. Acoustic, aka Q is a retired Thoroughbred race horse who was then on his way to being a Steeplechase contender until arthritis and bone spurs were suspected. He’s been retired and saved from euthanasia. Q is living his best life running at his own pace. Gypsy is a young American Quarter Horse who has ringbone in both fronts. Ringbone is a type of arthritis characterized by bony proliferation on the coffin joint and pastern. (ankle areas) While permanently retired, we suspect she was once a very successful barrel horse. Now she tries to run circles around the boys. 🐴🤍Gypsy is 6. Finneas is coming 7/8 and Q is in his prime at 11. They are on individual pain management programs costing hundreds each month per horse. Average horses live into their late 20’s early 30’s. Do the math and you’ll understand why it’s so important to support what we do at Furvivors horse rescue. Each of these sweet horses need a sponsor. If you’d like to sponsor Finneas, Gypsy or Q, or any of the Furvivor residents please send a DM. You can also sponsor a resident right on our website by choosing your sponsorship level under their photo. Patreon is also an excellent way to support and sponsor a resident. #furvivors #horsesanctuary #rescuehorse #farmrescue #ittakesavillage #rescuerehabrise #americanquarterhorse #aqha #ottb #thoroughbredhorse #standardbredhorse #harnessracing #retiredracer #steeplechase
Snow angels 😇🫶🏼
Contrary to popular belief, some horses love this cold weather. Lots of our horses love to roll and play in the snow instead of being inside the entire day! They all want their snow day, as long as they get tucked in for the night. 🩷
*Halters are breakaways.
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