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Red Feather Equine Sanctuary making the world a kinder place for horses

Sundance had a few special visitors this week ✨ One of her sponsor families came to meet her in person and give her a li...
02/08/2025

Sundance had a few special visitors this week ✨ One of her sponsor families came to meet her in person and give her a little extra love (and treats!)

🐎 Monthly sponsorships are a great way to support your favorite Red Feather animals, and options start at just $25/mo.

It costs us an average of $300/mo to care for one sanctuary horse, and of course that does not include unexpected medical needs like what Sundance is experiencing. As the saying goes - "Many hands make light work" - and when multiple people come together to support our program, we can create magical outcomes for the animals who need us most ❤️‍🩹

Our sponsors receive special gifts and goodies as a thank you for their support! To learn more or become a monthly sponsor, go to:

https://givebutter.com/redfeathersponsors

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Grateful to be part of this powerful day with our friends at Equuvation, Bushel Barns, and Triad Restorative Justice. Th...
30/07/2025

Grateful to be part of this powerful day with our friends at Equuvation, Bushel Barns, and Triad Restorative Justice. These teens showed courage, curiosity, and heart, and the horses met them right where they were. 💛

Sundance update, The Little Mare Who Could 💛Dr. Miley is happy with the wound's healing and has cleared us to take over ...
29/07/2025

Sundance update, The Little Mare Who Could 💛

Dr. Miley is happy with the wound's healing and has cleared us to take over bandage changes with her or Dr. Thrift coming out once a week. Our goal is to transition Sundance from stall rest to a small paddock turnout next week, but it will be a while before this injury is completely healed and she can return to the herd. We'll take slow, positive progress any day!!

Her kiss paintings have been very popular and we can't thank you enough for your donations and support toward Sundance's veterinary expenses as we navigate this very unexpected and scary injury. Being able to offer ❤️‍🩹 gentle, individualized training, 🩺 comprehensive veterinary care, 🐎 and lifelong sanctuary is a precious gift to horses, but it comes at a cost. You guys are the village that makes all the magic happen.

If you'd like to snag your own, custom painting by Sundance, contribute $25 or more to our fundraiser and message/email your mailing address. 💌

-Venmo (under Charities):
-PayPal: [email protected]
-Secure Donate link on our website: www.redfeatherfarmnc.org

THANK YOU from Sundance!We have a special gift for anyone who donates $25 or more toward Sundance's veterinary expenses....
26/07/2025

THANK YOU from Sundance!

We have a special gift for anyone who donates $25 or more toward Sundance's veterinary expenses... She has created custom "horse kisses" as a sign of our gratitude for your support ❤️

In the last photo, Valor demonstrates the process. We place prepped canvases with paint in a ziploc bag and sprinkle some of their favorite feed on top. Their nibbles aka "kisses" spread the paint around and create a custom keepsake!

💌 All $25+ donations to this fundraiser are eligible - please contact us directly with your mailing address

🐎 Here's the latest update: Sundance received the final doses of two different antibiotics on Thursday and Friday. One of these is long-acting and will provide coverage for another 4 days. We are still giving an NSAID pain medication, as well as an ulcer preventative plus lots and lots of special attention. Sundance is hand walked every day to promote wound draining, and will continue to receive bandage changes from our vet every few days.

💸 The total bill is currently $2,525 and will continue to increase with each bandage change. But this is a small price to pay for the Little Mare That Could, who has her whole life ahead of her. Sundance has already survived some of the worst of humanity in her past - we are dedicated to showing her the best.

Thank you again, from the bottom of our hearts 💕

Venmo (under Charities)
PayPal [email protected]
Secure donation link on our website: www.redfeatherfarmnc.org

I’ve yet to meet a horse I didn’t like, but it’s become clear to me over the years that I am a mare person, through and ...
22/07/2025

I’ve yet to meet a horse I didn’t like, but it’s become clear to me over the years that I am a mare person, through and through.

There’s something about them... they don’t just listen: they respond, they show up, they speak back, and sometimes they argue with you 😂 Honestly, I love that.
They’ve got opinions, instincts, and boundaries that deserve to be respected.

Pictured here is Willow, Biscuit, and Sundance. Each of them carries their own layers of trauma, shaped by a world that has made demands of them that went against their emotional needs.

At Red Feather, we don’t just provide sanctuary, we challenge the systems that make sanctuary necessary in the first place. That’s why we speak openly about the harms of forced breeding, of separating foals from their mothers far too early, of treating these deeply emotional animals as nothing more than tools or inventory.

When we say we’re working to make the world a kinder place for horses, that's not just a tagline. It is a call to look deeper, and to ask questions. To always seek the truth, even when - dare I say, especially when - it’s uncomfortable. Their wellbeing depends on it. And the more we recognize their needs, their grief, their voices… the more we recognize our own.

Not every horse gets to teach the next generation of healers, but ours do. 💙We regularly host high school and college st...
15/07/2025

Not every horse gets to teach the next generation of healers, but ours do. 💙

We regularly host high school and college students who are exploring careers in equine medicine, giving them hands-on experience with real-life cases: hoof abscesses, spinal injections, behavioral rehab, castration — and everything in between.

It’s one more way our horses give back. And it’s part of the bigger vision we have for Red Feather: a place where education, sanctuary, and community all come together.

✨ Learn more about our vision for the Red Feather Experiential Learning Center:
www.redfeatherfarmnc.org/futurevision

Dream with us!It’s been five years since Josh and I started Red Feather, not knowing much but ready to answer the call f...
12/07/2025

Dream with us!

It’s been five years since Josh and I started Red Feather, not knowing much but ready to answer the call for horses who needed us. This journey has taken us down a different path than the one we started, and we have faithfully navigated every unexpected twist and turn—which there have been many!

We never anticipated that we would become a national resource for unrideable horses with behavioral or training needs. And we certainly didn’t start out understanding how many horses would need assistance, rescue, or sanctuary placement right in the backyard of our own state.

But we’ve learned enough to know where we can create the greatest impact, and that’s by being a resource for the equines who are too often forgotten... horses who aren’t rideable, who’ve been labeled “difficult,” who still deserve safety and purpose.

And now, we have a vision to take this to the next level.

We’re working to build the Red Feather Experiential Learning Center—a public-facing space that blends rescue, education, and advocacy. A place where horses continue to teach, and people come away changed.

To do this, we need land.
We need project partners and funding support.
We need the right people in our corner to help bring this vision to life.

If this mission speaks to you, please reach out!!
We’re ready. And we know we’re not the only ones.

🔗 https://www.redfeatherfarmnc.org/futurevision

Remi and our Volunteer Coordinator, Becka, share a special bond... and lots of apples 🍏We love seeing these moments of c...
12/07/2025

Remi and our Volunteer Coordinator, Becka, share a special bond... and lots of apples 🍏

We love seeing these moments of connection between our team and the horses. Because these aren’t just our horses… they’re all of ours. That shared sense of love and responsibility is what makes this place so special.

Photos by: Lora Needham

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