Willamette Horse Outreach Alliance

19/08/2024

wrapping for a possible abscess

18/08/2024

Going to new heights for rescued equines?

Jokes aside, rescue is always more than rescue day, and providing sanctuary is the daily devotion to providing the basics for each individual animal depending on you. So when the wind takes a piece of the roof off it’s up to us to scale up there and patch it.

We are by no means fancy, the big old barn gives life and love to the once unloved horses and mules. They are never forgotten here, they are never without. And it’s because of YOU the donors, the volunteers, the supporters, cheerleaders and fosters and adopters who keep this dream alive.

💜Amanda

15/08/2024

Ed, Taffy, Tina and Earl

13/08/2024

Lincoln looking majestic yesterday

13/08/2024

https://deloeste.vet/heaves-equine-asthma/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1jFhadYtHXJcBy02mhb3KYKtUIZHErrQj7O64eZnzaqzG34C3nzblHx4E_aem_fEUxpoJiSziAymwiHQLNZg

Heaves, the common name for equine asthma, is a common ailment here in the Willamette Valley. Here's what you can do for your horse, as explained by Dr. Lengele.

13/08/2024

This mule at the Sunnyside lot could use a loving home. She resembles a mule we saw listed in the May Enumclaw auction and was posted on Craigslist prior to that. Unfortunately we can’t intervene for sanctuary at this time. Sharing to find her a forever last home.

We are not associated with the lot or anyone connected to it, we do not feel she should be allowed to suffer due to circumstances that led her there.

11/08/2024

We try to make every donated dollar stretch as far as we can, and this past week we scored several deals at local feed stores. Total spent was $316 for over $700 in feed.

We love that we’re forging relationships across our community for the betterment of equines.

08/08/2024

I wanted to take a moment to share about this amazing dog rescue and hopefully some of you may be looking for a new canine companion. Jess is an amazing human and does phenomenal work. Go give their page a like and share some of the great dogs (and puppies) looking for homes.

07/08/2024

Farrier care, farrier care, farrier care. 3 days of farrier care this week

Sunday: Cowboy, Grumpa, and Gus
Tuesday: Josie, Rose, Misty, Ely
Today: Molly, Earl, Duke

10 trims at $50 = $500

Earls trims are covered by his monthly sponsor

please consider making a tax deductible donation💰 via website, PayPal, Venmo, or check ❤️

💻 whoasaves.org

💌 PayPal.me/whoasaves

📧 [email protected]

📱 Venmo:

📬
Willamette Horse Outreach Alliance
4325 Commerce St
STE 111 Box 432
Eugene, OR 97402

06/08/2024

So far this year we have helped 11 miniature horses😮 4 owner surrenders, 4 seized by law enforcement, and 3 at a private auction.

Plus we had 4 already in sanctuary. Of the 11 only 3 have been placed in long term foster, which means our sanctuary for tinies has grown to housing, feeding, grooming, stall cleaning, and hoof trimming 12! Mini’s are unique and have special needs requiring a mostly dry lot “play yard”, low sugar/low carb feed, and hoof trimming on a 4-5 week schedule instead of 6-8 weeks. We have a biter, 3 with PPID, 1 IR, 1 with a collapsed trachea, 1 with DSLD, 2 with allergies, and one learning to be touched so we can halter her. 2 of the 3 most recent ones need weight rehab. Half are due for dentals.

We are seeking for you to consider sponsoring a mini for $50/month ($5, $10, $25 really goes a long way too!)

Website, PayPal and Patreon all have the option for recurring monthly donations to make things easy 😍

06/08/2024

Boop 🫵

06/08/2024

https://ul.ink/1JP0NB-MJS4XA

Fireside $1000 Giveaway

05/08/2024

https://wn.nr/KcDp8mR

Let's get the rescue nominated! click the link

OnPoint Community Credit Union is donating to several local non-profits on your behalf! One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive $2,000 and the next closest three (3) organizations will each receive $1,000. Please help us decide!

05/08/2024

Grace: before and now

Your support makes a difference in the lives of the neglected, abused, exploited, and unwanted.

05/08/2024

Have you checked out our Patreon lately? There's free to view content over there. We are hoping to encourage subscriptions/sponsors through Patreon to help with general monthly funds. We post weekly and will begin video series on care, rehabilitation, and other topics as the community grows. Starting at as little as $5.

Sponsor a mini for $50/month
Sponsor a sanctuary horse for $200/month

03/08/2024

Heidi’s rescueversary is today. She was mixed in a shipping pen awaiting her demise being beat up for food and hurting from a club foot. She lives in sanctuary as a queen now all thanks to you, our supporters.

02/08/2024

Stay cool today everyone 💜Lance

01/08/2024

Yesterday was “eyeball” day at the sanctuary. Florie (not pictured) and Ely’s remaining eyes were assessed as precautionary measures due to wanting to catch any signs of SCC reoccurrence immediately, both are clear and doing amazing.

Ed was rechecked from his ulcer, it is healed. The rub on his face is being treated with cortisone.

Josie has little to no vision remaining and being that she isn’t particularly fond of human touch we wanted to assess what if any vision was left, she was diagnosed with uveitis. We will manage the flare and continue with anti-inflammatory process to avoid future discomfort. Josie is a mid 30s super senior

Finally, and not pictured is Diane. When she arrived very emaciated a bedsore developed on her hip, the other day it appeared inflamed (the scab was detaching) so we cleaned and treated and had it looked at. She has Charlie’s old pen that is soft arena sand base with deep shavings on top, the fact that she doesn’t have a tail removes her ability to self protect from flies, she is being cleaned, treated, and fly sprayed twice a day. A fly sheet has been discussed but we fear that it will rub against the wound and cause further damage.

that’s what’s we have going on this week. 5 horses vetted and assessed in one day. We depend on our relationship with Del Oeste Equine Hospital and appreciate their commitment and support to keep our herd as healthy as possible.

More details, images, and information on this will be coming to our Patreon shortly. Subscribe to see behind the scenes and information articles.

please consider making a tax deductible donation💰 via website, PayPal, Venmo, or check ❤️

💻 whoasaves.org

💌 PayPal.me/whoasaves

📧 [email protected]

📱 Venmo:

📬
Willamette Horse Outreach Alliance
4325 Commerce St
STE 111 Box 432
Eugene, OR 97402

31/07/2024

I (Amanda) was reading a post by Polo Pony Rescue this morning, and it said "I've learned a lot about rescue, mostly that my previous belief that if you did a really great job the donations would follow was completely erroneous. Fundraising is a whole different beast, often heavily reliant upon drama, exaggeration, false urgency and emotional manipulation, things that I can't do with a straight face."

and HOO BOY did that stick. hard. because it's true. it's pretty dang difficult to manage a rescue and provide sanctuary to the once unloved AND fundraise for seemingly healthy horses at the same time, we often ask here or there for help, and YOU ALL always rise to the occasion to allow us to give the precious souls who come to WHOA the absolute best of the best in the last stretch of their lives. For that we THANK YOU. wholeheartedly THANK YOU.

I'm not writing this to ask for anything, I just wanted to talk to you all, directly. Let you know that even as it seems we are barely sharing on here, we strive to be dramafree, transparent, truthful, and show you a side of rescue beyond the "saved day". It's true that most of our intakes are battered and in dire need, then we take you along on their journey through rehab which most often has many ups and several downs. We experience losses hard too. The in between is where fundraising it the most difficult. When they're all looking healthy and feeling good. Truth is, they still eat, p**p, get groomed, medicated, and prepared for the weather of the day with fly masks or rain sheets when necessary. Some have disabilities, or require remaining of life specialty care. It's all still there, every day, from beginning to end.

If you'd made it this far into my rambling It's turning into the end of summer and winter will be upon us sooner than we are ready for so we still need help procuring stall mats, 10 foot gates, and some corral panels for updates around the sanctuary barn. also, we're making plans to help a couple senior mini's in a private auction this weekend. A donor contacted us and sent funds if we see/feel it's necessary to bid.

ways to help: Like, share, comment on posts. Set up fundraisers to share with your friends and family. invite others to follow our page. donate: Money, cans, tack, vehicles, barn items etc. If we can't use it ourselves we can sell/trade to help in other places. Ask about Corporate sponsors.

we are an IRS designated 501(c)3 non-profit organization, donations are tax deductible as applicable by law.

30/07/2024

🚨call to action🚨

Winter preparations are set to begin, and with the few additions to our herd we are looking for some supplies. If you have used items locally to donate we’d love to coordinate with you.

We are looking for 10 foot panels and gates. We need 8 panels and 4 gates but will gather what we can as available or funds allow.

Alternative items that could be used are 10x10 outdoor dog runs

29/07/2024

Updates:

Duke is doing great

Molly is also doing great! Nothing abnormal on her blood work and she’s back to eating and p**ping

Ed is still having eye treatments but the ulcer is healed

Florie and Ely have vet checks on Wednesday

Posting and updating the website have been slow, it happens when we’re such a skeleton crew. We would really like to grow our patreon members, Alex works hard to curate articles and updates for us and having more support for as little as $5/month would go along way in helping our monthly feed bills.

24/07/2024

Diane: today vs May. She was purchased off the Sunnyside lot in WA on June 3rd and arrived at our sanctuary on June 15th. She has been a challenge as a picky eater, but has been making progress in her rehabilitation. These cases take time and dedication to not only correct the physical damage but also the emotional and mental damage. The costs in rescue and sanctuary do not end once they gain weight, it’s a continuous obligation to maintain them throughout the remainder of their lives, which can and we hope can be many many years.

We appreciate your support in these challenging times where many are having less dollars to share.

22/07/2024

Duke update: back to normal! We are so relieved.

21/07/2024

Duke update: it’s late, sorry. Duke and Earl spent the day separated from the herd in the small turn out. He seemed to not have any problems or pain at the time meds were scheduled to wear off. They’re in now and having dinner. We will monitor throughout the night, he needs to p**p 💩 so we can know 100% that he is through this. Thank you for all the support and love today, we will update again in the morning.

20/07/2024

Asking for good vibes for Duke, we was down when we arrived, we were able to help him up and called in for emergency vet. He was tubed and checked out, blood shows some possible concerns so it’s watch and wait today to assess if his system will get back to normal or if we will be forced to make the decision to reunite him with Charles: Duke is a respected and loved member of our sanctuary and we will give him our best efforts. He will not be put through trailing to OSU and or surgery as that would not be in his best interests. Please say a prayer for our Duke.

18/07/2024

Ed today vs Ed when he arrived on April 3rd. He is dealing with some eye issues, he was at the vet last week after developing an ulcer (his bill was graciously paid for by a wonderful supporter) and will have several weeks of treatment for that.

Ed will not be available for adoption. He has a pending applicant who had fallen in love and spent every single day feeding, caring, loving, and doting over him. He will be staying with us physically but once his eye is healed he will privately provided for.

18/07/2024

This is for the Oakridge area

**𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲: 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲**

A large animal and livestock evacuation shelter has been established for residents in the Level 2 (Be Set) evacuation area. If you are in this area, you can bring your large animals to the arena at Howard Buford Recreation Area, located at 34901 Frank Parrish Road, Eugene. Upon entering the park, turn left and follow the paved road past the trailhead until you reach the arena.

Please call 541-285-8227 before arriving to inform us of the type and number of animals you are bringing. This will help our staff and volunteers prepare for your arrival.

If you need assistance evacuating your animals or require support to shelter them in place, please contact Lane County Animal Services at 541-285-8227.

For more information, visit our High Prairie Fire information page at www.LaneCountyOR.gov/HighPrairieFire

14/07/2024

Hay hay hay! We are bringing in the annual hay. So far we’ve acquired almost 18 TON of local valley grass with another 8 Ton waiting for us to grab out of our amazing growers barn.

Costs range from free (donated) up to $10/bale (beautiful second cutting for mid winter)

So far we have
80 60lb bales for $560
60 50lb bales donated
4 rounds donated
200 85lb TBD but I estimate to be about $1200 or so

Upcoming:
200 second cutting $2000
100 1st cutting $900

This hat will used at the sanctuary and distributed to several local fosters