Crane Mountain Valley Horse Rescue, Inc.

Crane Mountain Valley Horse Rescue, Inc. Award-winning not-for-profit equine rescue and rehabilitation organization. Crane Mountain Valley Horse Rescue, Inc.

Platinum status on Candid, formerly known as Guidestar, placing us among the top tier of charitable organizations nationwide for our commitment to openness and integrity. was founded in 2003 after we received our certificate of incorporation, approval by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) to serve as an animal welfare examination, and our recognition by the Feder

al Government as a 501c3 public charity. We receive no federal or state funding and no support by the ASPCA. We are funded by donations from individuals, corporations and foundations and adoption fees. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Crane Mountain is eligible for employer matching gift programs. To double your donation, check with your Human Resource Department to learn more.

With gratitude to our donors, volunteers, staff, partners, visitors, followers, friends, and family, we wish you all a w...
12/31/2025

With gratitude to our donors, volunteers, staff, partners, visitors, followers, friends, and family, we wish you all a wonderful wrap up to 2025 and all the best in the year ahead. May 2026 be filled with kindness, compassion, joy, love and peace.

Today's edition of "For the Love of Animals" is all about ice. We woke up to about 1/4-1/2 inch of ice covering everythi...
12/29/2025

Today's edition of "For the Love of Animals" is all about ice.

We woke up to about 1/4-1/2 inch of ice covering everything. Fortunately, there was still enough snow in the horse, cow and sheep paddocks for them to walk safely. But for the humans to get to the animals to feed and clean, that was a skating rink!

The county declared a state of emergency and the roads between our staff, Dede, and the farm were closed due to multiple accidents, so it was just Eddie and Nancy today. Safety is paramount.

Nancy did the AM feeding and the cleaning, while Eddie de-iced everything. We did the PM feeding together. We are exhausted! It was 8 straight hours (and almost 10 miles of walking) with a bathroom break on occasion. Dinner is going to taste really good tonight! And sleep, no problem.

Grateful for an employer that understands my other life (Nancy). For those who don't know, Eddie and Nancy are volunteers at the farm, not paid staff. This is a labor of love. Fortunately, we live here so the commute wasn't an issue.

All-in-all, it was a tough day but a good one. Everyone stayed safe. The animals have full bellies, plenty of water, and clean, fluffy stalls. Thank you to our donors who make that possible. Gratitude abounds.

A sub-zero day that started with caffeine and banamine (for a colicky horse*), with lots of beauty scattered throughout ...
12/28/2025

A sub-zero day that started with caffeine and banamine (for a colicky horse*), with lots of beauty scattered throughout including a "fire rainbow".

* (colicky horse) Poncho ate his grain and a flake of hay this morning, but when we went to bring him out of his stall, he was shaking like a leaf and breathing rapidly. He was freezing, scared, and clearly not feeling well.

He threw himself on the ground once he was out, so Nancy got him some banamine (an anti-inflammatory/pain medication), got him up and walked him for 15-20 minutes. Fortunately, the banamine made him feel a whole lot better pretty quickly. The sun coming out helped, too. Once he pooped and started drinking and eating again, we knew he was going to be okay.

The weather warmed throughout the day and now we're expecting freezing rain, rain and ice accumulation tonight into tomorrow morning. Weather whiplash! We don't get the benefit of hunkering in the house by the woodstove when the weather is crazy outside. The animals need care in all weather conditions, and even more so when the weather is this crazy. One day at a time...

Here are a few photos from a cold, challenging, busy, yet beautiful day. Enjoy!

You may have heard the saying; "look for the signs". At our farm/home, that has its own special meaning. We collect them...
12/26/2025

You may have heard the saying; "look for the signs". At our farm/home, that has its own special meaning. We collect them. Here are a few just for fun. Enjoy!

A HUGE shoutout to one of our most dedicated volunteers, Mike. Mike has been volunteering for 10 years and comes faithfu...
12/25/2025

A HUGE shoutout to one of our most dedicated volunteers, Mike. Mike has been volunteering for 10 years and comes faithfully on weekends to help Eddie and Nancy, and on holidays so our staff can have the day off with family. Thank you, Mike! We appreciate you and your friendship more than you can imagine.

To all who celebrate Christmas and to those who do not, may your day be filled with joy, love, peace, good friends, and memorable moments.

Avalon (formerly known as Grey) checked in from a holiday parade. Avalon was adopted in 2023. His name was changed to Av...
12/24/2025

Avalon (formerly known as Grey) checked in from a holiday parade. Avalon was adopted in 2023. His name was changed to Avalon in honor of his time at CMVHR - a "place of magic and healing".

We LOVE getting updates from our adoptive parents. Avalon is living his best life.

To our donors, thank you! This beautiful and joyous moment belongs to you. Happy Holidays to all!

The snow is just starting to come down. Beautiful, fluffy flakes ❤️❄️
12/23/2025

The snow is just starting to come down. Beautiful, fluffy flakes ❤️❄️

She wears it well. You are just too cute, Marley.
12/22/2025

She wears it well. You are just too cute, Marley.

Before the heavy rain yesterday and flash freeze after the storm, Dede removed some blankets to groom the horses. Here a...
12/21/2025

Before the heavy rain yesterday and flash freeze after the storm, Dede removed some blankets to groom the horses. Here are some photos of Bailey enjoying getting her itches scratched. She was actually showing Dede where it itched the most and where to brush. So cute.

Bailey was enjoying it so much, Jillie came over to ask Dede if she could have a turn.

LBJ and KC, two peas in a pod 🫛❤️
12/19/2025

LBJ and KC, two peas in a pod 🫛❤️

Commitment to service and community. Dede, CMVHR Rehabilitator and Trainer, is also a volunteer firefighter. Last night,...
12/17/2025

Commitment to service and community. Dede, CMVHR Rehabilitator and Trainer, is also a volunteer firefighter. Last night, her crew and multiple departments responded to a structure fire (a home). Thankfully, they were able to extinguish the fire and save the home, and no one was injured.

Dede got home at 1:00am and likely from adrenaline, couldn't fall asleep until after 2:00am. She was up before the sun with only a few hours of rest to care for her own animals before coming to work at CMVHR, arriving promptly as she always does at 7:56am.

Dede has been a CMVHR staff person since 2019, starting as a youth volunteer some 20 years ago when she was a wee one. She returned to CMVHR after graduating from college to lead our team caring for the animals, working with our volunteers, managing most of our social media, creating and updating our wish list, and so much more.

In addition to her work at CMVHR and her leadership at the North Hudson Volunteer Fire Department, Dede started North Hudson-Schroon Lake Feral Cats, a cat TNR and rescue program. Before coming to work today, she packed up three kittens to be taken to the vet to be spayed, vaccinated, dewormed and treated to prevent fleas. We cut her loose a little early today, thanks to one of our volunteers from Mountain Lake Services, Jeff Lang, who helped us with afternoon feeding so Dede could pick up the kitties from the vet and get home for a well-deserved rest.

Dede's commitment to community, to animals, to service, and to all that is good is unwavering, and always with a smile. Thank you, Dede, for all you do. It doesn't ever go unnoticed and today, needs a huge shoutout for our followers to know what an amazing person you are and the many hats you wear.

On this National Day of the Horse, we celebrate the boy who started it all. He was a registered Half-Arabian and his na...
12/13/2025

On this National Day of the Horse, we celebrate the boy who started it all. He was a registered Half-Arabian and his name was Gingo. This is Nancy writing.....(and in the photos).

Gingo was my partner in crime from the age of 3 to 26 (me -- he was a little older). He lived in the house until my mother got tired of "hoofprints in the linoleum", so she paid my brothers to build him a barn. He still came in to watch TV on occasion.

One day he followed the school bus eleven miles to look for me in high school. The police helped my dad get him home. He then went to college with me and was a school mascot. Professors often held class outside so he could hang out with us and graze on the grass.

This boy was by my side through every trial and tribulation in life. He rescued me from my own thoughts, my own concerns, my own growing pains.

Eddie also has a lifelong love of horses, working at Belmont and Aqueduct as a kid, caring for the horses in the stables. He found great peace being around them.

The day Eddie and I met over 25 years ago, we knew we never wanted to be without each other. That saying; "You had me at hello"....that was it. Then, we learned that we both had a lifelong love of horses. And so we made our childhood dreams come true.....to start an equine rescue to pay it forward to the very animals who rescued us.

Happy National Day of the Horse in heaven, buddy. I'll always love you.

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7556 Nys Route 9N
Westport, NY
12993

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+15189628512

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Mission Statement: Crane Mountain Valley Horse Rescue, Inc. is dedicated to equine rescue and rehabilitation and to restoring horsemanship, the heritage and humane treatment of the horse.

Founded in 2003, Crane Mountain Valley Horse Rescue, Inc. is an award-winning not-for-profit organization for equine rescue and rehabilitation located in Westport, New York. We're proud to have been featured in the June 2005 issue of Adirondack Life magazine in an article entitled "Horse Heaven", in NAFE magazine's member profile: "The Horse Rescuer", the Fall 2006 EMMA Bulletin, "Second Chance". Awards include a Humanitarian and Distinguished Alumnae Award from Emma Willard School in 2006, ASPCA lifetime achievement award nomination in 2008 and the Local Philanthropic Heroes Award in 2016.

Earned media includes a story featured in the Winter 2009 issue of ASPCA Action and listing in Bill Heller's book After the Finish Line: The Race to End Horse Slaughter In America. We are also the inspiration for the character, Rachel, in the novel Never the Light of Day. Author, Michael Kaye wrote to us; "Yours is a truly noble cause, and I wanted the world to know, through Rachel, a little slice of what you do each and every day. I'm sure I didn't get all the horse parts right (it is called fiction for a reason!), but I truly tried to convey her deep passion, and her determination to do even more. As I've said, you were the inspiration, pure and simple..."

We receive no state or federal funding, but rely on private philanthropy from the kind hearts and generous spirits of people like you. As a 501c3 not-for-profit organization, donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. As long-standing members of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, integrity and honoring donor intent are our compass. Our administrative costs are less than 10% of our expenses, meaning that 90 cents of every dollar of your tax-deductible donation goes directly to the care of the horses. You can truly mean the difference between life and death.