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Hope For Horses To improve the quality of life and end suffering for at-risk horses in Western North Carolina We work with animal control groups in several WNC counties.

Hope for Horses is a non-profit equine rescue located in Leicester, NC. Hope for Horses was established in 1998 to provide permanent placement alternatives for the equine population of Western North Carolina. The need became more apparent as more and more horses were left abandoned, neglected and abused. Hope for Horses was given life largely due to the services of Dr. Ann Stuart and Dr. Ted Wrigh

t of Appalachian Equine Veterinary Service, located in Weaverville, North Carolina. Their never-ending support provides the necessary medical care for horses donated to the program. The additional support of approximately sixty-five dedicated volunteers and numerous local contributors enables this dream to continue. Hope for Horses also offers solutions for equine owners in need of help through our HorseMatch Program. Many of these horses are in excellent condition, but in most cases due to their ages or certain limitations and their owners are just wanting good homes for them. While we believe there is a time and a place for euthanasia, we are steadfast in our belief that every horse deserves a safe and happy retirement whenever possible.

⭐️HORSE MATCH LISTING⭐️ This is a courtesy posting only. All inquiries must go through this horse’s current owner. Pleas...
17/03/2025

⭐️HORSE MATCH LISTING⭐️

This is a courtesy posting only. All inquiries must go through this horse’s current owner. Please do not reach out to Hope for Horses about this listing. Hope for Horses cannot guarantee the veracity of the descriptions of these horses, and will NOT be held responsible for the actions of the horses or their owners.​

❤️Meet Tuffy (grey) and Rocky (brown with grey blanket), both are 21 year old, 15 hand, Appaloosa geldings. These sweet boys have been together their whole life and are in search of their new forever home. Neither are ridable but both are lovable and still have plenty of life to live and love to give. These guys are good on pasture, great in a herd and lovely lawn mowers! Do you have room to help these two forever friends live out their lives together?❤️
If so please reach out to:

Rebecca Rowe
City: Connelly Springs
State: NC
Phone: (828) 994-1420

E-mail: [email protected]

Hope for Horses Presents: The Barrel Room Saloon Fundraiser and Gala!!!Saturday March 22nd, 2025 from 4-8pm Highland Bre...
15/03/2025

Hope for Horses Presents:
The Barrel Room Saloon Fundraiser and Gala!!!

Saturday March 22nd, 2025 from 4-8pm Highland Brewing Company

Grab yer cowboy hat and dust off yer boots! 🐴
It's time for a fabulous fundraising night of food, drinks, and horse-tastic fun!🤠
Your ticket includes:
-Food
-Drinks (alcoholic & non-alcoholic options)
-Music & Line Dancin'
-Photo Booth
-Merchandise Table
-Silent Auction!

Tickets: $50/person with one drink included, adults only

Go to the link below to reserve your tickets now:

https://tinyurl.com/barrel-room-saloon

We can't wait to see you there!! 🥳🤠

⭐️ This is a courtesy posting only. All inquiries must go through this horse’s current owner. Please do not reach out to...
11/03/2025

⭐️ This is a courtesy posting only. All inquiries must go through this horse’s current owner. Please do not reach out to Hope for Horses about this listing. Hope for Horses cannot guarantee the veracity of the descriptions of these horses, and will NOT be held responsible for the actions of the horses or their owners.​⭐️

❤️Vanity is a 20+ year old, Buckskin, Paso Fino, mare. She is good with other horses and prefers the pasture pal life. She is not ridable due to past founder, age and lack of training. Vanity has been with her current owner for almost 20 years, she has always been shy of people and would do best in a home that has horsemanship experience and the willingness to take the time to work with her to earn her trust. Her owner is no longer able to care for her and the farm she lives at is closing. Can you help Vanity live out the last chapter of her life and give her the forever home that she deserves?❤️
If so please reach out to:
CONTACT

Alice Culbertson


City: Black Mountain
State / Province: NC
Postal / Zip Code: 28711

Phone(828) 7757922

E-mail [email protected]

❤️This big, handsome, gentle giant has landed himself a forever home with our good friends over at Horse Sense of the Ca...
26/02/2025

❤️This big, handsome, gentle giant has landed himself a forever home with our good friends over at Horse Sense of the Carolinas!
Samson instantly became a farm favorite amongst our awesome volunteers at Hope for Horses. It was hard to let him go, but we all know that a forever home is our ultimate goal for the rescue horses we bring in. He will absolutely be cherished at his new home and continue to spread his BIG love! ❤️

Welcome to the farm family, Katie! Katie was in desperate need of a safe place to land. She has been a yard horse and ha...
23/02/2025

Welcome to the farm family, Katie!
Katie was in desperate need of a safe place to land. She has been a yard horse and hasn’t been with other horses in over 10 years. Her owner is in hospice care and wanted to do best by her. After getting some much needed catch up medical care and hoof maintenance, she is now surrounded by other horses on each side of her pasture and will soon be making new friends and get her very own small herd. We will keep you posted on her progress as we get to know her better, so that we can accesses who would be best to become her forever home. For now she gets to be loved on by all our wonderful volunteers at Hope for Horses❤️

This organization has done so much for WNC in their rescue efforts. What a terribly sad update. Our hearts go out to the...
10/02/2025

This organization has done so much for WNC in their rescue efforts. What a terribly sad update. Our hearts go out to them❤️
If you are able please pass along a donation their way.
⬇️
https://missionmules.org/ways-to-give/donate-now/?

💔It is with a heavy heart that we are sharing the news of the passing of our good friend, Ginger. She was a very sweet o...
03/02/2025

💔It is with a heavy heart that we are sharing the news of the passing of our good friend, Ginger. She was a very sweet old lady that enjoyed the company of her human friends. She lived out her final chapter loved and living her very best life at Hope for Horses. Thank you to our friends at the University of Tennessee large animal hospital for helping us with Ginger. She is missed. Enjoy the big green pasture in the sky sweet girl!💔

Our friends at Hoof and Horn could use some help! If you’ve got the time they sure could use some team work to get their...
01/02/2025

Our friends at Hoof and Horn could use some help! If you’ve got the time they sure could use some team work to get their stalls put together for their sweet horses. The biggest perk is all the sweet four legged friends that will be supervising…horses, minis, donkeys, goats and I’m sure a few others! Come on out if you can💜
Contact Lauren for more info:
(828) 337-7672

Hoof and Horn Farm
389 Dillingham Rd
Barnardsville NC

CALL for Volunteers!
Our stall panels are arriving on Monday, February 3rd.

We have rented a skidsteer with forks to unload them off the trucks. But we would love to get some people to help us bolt them
Together. I have never done this before and will really appreciate any help.

Also THANK YOU TO EVERYONE that donated to our gofundme. Buying these stall panels and the materials for our replacement barn is where the bulk of our gofundme money went. So, if you contributed you made this possible!

Another 300 plus bales of hay added to our hay bank! Many thanks to Poes for Peace and Kat Markham for helping raise the...
28/01/2025

Another 300 plus bales of hay added to our hay bank! Many thanks to Poes for Peace and Kat Markham for helping raise the generous funds for this hay. Thank you also goes out to Joe Switzer for delivering and suppling such lovely hay! Hope for Horses continues to help those farmers in need through this harsh winter! Thanks for the continued support that allows us to help keep the horses of WNC warm, happy and healthy!🥶💙🥶

This is an amazing CA equine rescue organization helping out during the wildfires. Please if you are able to donate to t...
13/01/2025

This is an amazing CA equine rescue organization helping out during the wildfires. Please if you are able to donate to their cause, it is a good one. The country has been so supportive to WNC over the past few months, let’s help CA get back on their feet. The horses and their people need our help.❤️

11/01/2025

We hope everyone is getting a chance to play in the snow…like these party animals!
❄️🐎🦃🐎❄️

💪🏽Closing out the year getting another 100 plus bales of hay for the horse community in need💪🏽 Many thanks to Taylor Pre...
31/12/2024

💪🏽Closing out the year getting another 100 plus bales of hay for the horse community in need💪🏽
Many thanks to Taylor Presnell, our Hope for Horses volunteer extraordinaire! Taylor has been volunteering with Hope for Horses since 1999!!! That is dedication❤️



🩵Happy New year to all!🩵As we say goodbye to 2024 we’d like to recap a few of our happiest memories!We are thrilled to s...
31/12/2024

🩵Happy New year to all!🩵
As we say goodbye to 2024 we’d like to recap a few of our happiest memories!

We are thrilled to share the wonderful success of our Horse Match program, which has helped connect unwanted horses with new and loving homes! This year, we’ve also seen some of our cherished equine companions find their forever families—Jody, T-Bone, Ponch, Lionheart, and Toto have all embarked on their new adventures! As we welcomed these success stories, we also brought in Mae and Jake, who arrived in desperate need of care. Mae, with a troubling body score of one, was a walking skeleton, yet her spirit remained bright alongside Jake. Thanks to our dedicated refeed program, both are thriving and soon will be ready for adoption into loving homes. Together, we can continue to make a difference for these amazing animals.

🩵Your support and dedication have made a significant impact, and we want to say thank you to ALL the helpers for your invaluable contributions.🩵

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Hope for Horses is a non-profit equine rescue located in Leicester, NC. We work with animal control groups in several WNC counties. Hope for Horses was established in 1999 to provide permanent placement alternatives for the equine population of Western North Carolina. The need became more apparent as more and more horses were left abandoned, neglected and abused. A long-term dream of founder Whitney Wright, Hope for Horses was given life largely due to the services of Dr. Ann Stuart of Appalachian Animal Hospital, located in Weaverville, North Carolina. Their never-ending support provides the necessary medical care for horses donated to the program. The additional support of many dedicated volunteers and numerous local contributors enables this dream to continue. Hope for Horses also offers solutions for equine owners in need of help through our Horse Match Program. Many of these horses are in excellent condition, but in most cases due to their ages or certain limitations and their owners are just wanting good homes for them. While we believe there is a time and a place for euthanasia, we are steadfast in our belief that every horse deserves a safe and happy retirement whenever possible.