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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.

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❤️

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.🩵

31/12/2024

❤️Hope for Horses would like to close out the year by honoring a woman who also helped horses. Her family would like to match donations up to $3,333. Let’s help honor Janna Kloss’s final wishes❤️

Janna (Overman) Kloss was a passionate and skilled quarter horse barrel racer as a young woman.

Her passion for horses never left her as she cared for 3 horses the rest of her life (before the disease that ultimately took her life, Multiple Sclerosis):

Julie, Sienna and Sugar.

One of the greatest joys of my mother’s life was sponsoring abused and neglected horses. Her sponsored horse, Sugar brought her great joy in one of the best times of her life.

As a tribute to the best mother who ever lived, her son, Israel Kloss, committed to donate a matching gift to a horse therapy and horse rescue organization as a tribute to her life and love for the horses who’s lives brought her so much joy.

Janna (Overman) Kloss

December 17, 1952 to December 20, 2024

24/12/2024

❤️🌟🕯️🎄🕯️🌟❤️

11/12/2024

❤️Ok, all you folks that have been reaching out asking, “where can we help?”❤️

Our friends at Hoof and Horn farm, in Barnardsville NC need our help, this Friday the 13th at 9:30. It’s time to move their temporary round pen panels into their new barn! Let’s help them get their ponies moved in! Winter is here…❄️🥶❄️

Contact Lauren with any questions:
(828) 337-7672

Where:
Hoof and Horn
389 Dillingham rd
Barnardsville NC, 28709

When:
Friday 13th at 9:30

What to bring:
Muck boots
Work gloves
Landscape rake if you have one
💪🏽muscles💪🏽
and a smile! 😊

04/12/2024

Let’s help our Furry Friends get the care they need this season❤️🐾❤️

♥️ This Holiday season please consider donating to our Furry Friend Fund ♥️
WNC has been hit hard this year and we have seen the struggle many of our clients are facing since the hurricane. That is why we have established our Furry Friend Fund! The donations from this fund go straight to the care of our community’s companions, furry, hooved or winged, to make sure they can get the care they need. You can donate to this fund via cash, check or card, in person or over the phone. Please give our office a call at 828-658-8989 or swing by the office to donate ♥️ and if you are not in a position to donate this season, please give this post a share, it helps so much to get the word out!Thank you for helping us help our community, we are so grateful for your support!

28/11/2024

Happy Thanksgiving from all the horses and humans at Hope for Horses!!!🐴 🍁🦃🍁🐴

❤️We are so grateful for all of our volunteers and amazing donors, we couldn’t do what we do without your support. Thank you❤️

27/11/2024

What a great article by Eric Barton. Give it a read and share. Let’s continue to support WNC through these hard winter months, Hope for Horses plan to.

https://www.theadventuristmagazine.com/western-north-carolina-hurricane-helene-horse-crisis

26/11/2024

🚚Thank you, Hapag Lloyd, for this very generous donation! 🚛
The shipping container is being filled with grain for our horses and for our horse community that was devastated by Hurricane Helene. We are grateful for this safe storage space where supplies can be protected from weather and rodents. We plan to continue these relief efforts through WNC’s future winter months.

25/11/2024

🎉Another happy adoption day!🎉
Toto landed in his fabulous forever home, with his new human friends, Dr. Kady and her husband, Wes. He will also share a home with many fur baby friends, and of course his new miniature pony friend, P***y Brewster.💞

17/11/2024

We are so very grateful for the continued support of all the amazing helpers!

13/11/2024

✨💜💞💜✨
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
-Aesop

🧡November 13 is World Kindness Day. Here are some easy ways to spread everyday:
▫️Send an uplifting text to a friend, family member, or colleague.
▫️Let someone go before you—in line, merging on the highway, or participating in something at school.
▫️Find a way to make someone else smile.
▫️Share a compliment with a co-worker or friend.
▫️Reach out to someone whom you have not spoken to in a while.
▫️Treat someone to a cup of coffee or a meal (a friend, stranger, or even yourself).
▫️Volunteer for an hour at a food pantry or animal shelter.
▫️Say thank you to someone who has done something nice for you.
▫️Paint a kindness rock for someone else to find.
Accounts to follow:

🖊️ If you wish to share other ways to spread kindness that are not on this list, drop them in the comments!
💕”No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” // Aesop
and

13/11/2024

🦁❤️Happy Adoption Day, Lion❤️🦁

Thank you to Jason and Ashley Whitener! Lion Heart will be a pasture mate to "Goldie" a 27-year old mare who also has Cushing's and has foundered. There was no hesitation with the adopters providing the care that Lion will need, not to mention their 15-year old daughter fell in love with him and will be spoiling him rotten. Another special adoption and amazing family willing to take on a horse that has special needs💞

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Toto wanted to be sure that you all knew that you can sponsor not only the sanctuary horses but also the adoptable horses too! Check out our sponsorship program, it’s a great way to get a chance to love on and support one of our sweet horses while they patiently wait for their forever home♥️ ⬇️More info here⬇️ https://www.hopeforhorses.org/sanctuary-horses #hopeforhorses_wnc #rescuehorses #supportnonprofits #adoptdontshop

❤️🤗We are so grateful🤗❤️ Thank you to our amazing volunteers for helping make today go smoothly and for the time and dedication that you all put into caring for our sweet horses! Thank you to our generous donors and for everyone who showed up to celebrate Jackson and Hope for Horses! Thank you to Mary’s Mountain Cookies for the yummy cookies! Thank you to the Ada Khoury Band and Solaris band of Asheville for the entertainment! It was a wonderful turnout! 🎉We passed our goal of raising $7000 and hit over $9000! 🎉 The horses will put that to good use! 🐴🐎🍎🥕🌾🥕🍎🐎🐴 #supportnonprofits #hopeforhorses_wnc #hopeforhorses #horserescue #horseadoption

Jackson and his Momma

It was a special day. Not many dry eyes when Jackson and his momma had this sweet moment. If you’ve been lucky enough to love a horse then you know💖

The party has begun! Come on out! The weather is lovely🤗

Already a blast at Jackson’s birthday party today at Hope For Horses!! Amazing live bands, burgers and hot dogs, Mary's Mountain Cookies - Downtown Asheville and the beautiful horses. Come wish Jackson a happy 50th birthday! Hope for Horses 848 Turkey Creek rd Leicester, NC 28748

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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.