Big Hoof Foundation

26/01/2025

Wish Upon A Horse reached out to us to see if we would be able to help save lot # 77. She’s an 18 year old 15 hand Percheron mare that has an issue with her front leg. She needs a place to retire! We agreed to help and put a hold on her. We are doing a fundraiser to cover her bail, transport and initial medical expenses.
The details of the fundraiser is at www.bighooffoundation.org
We could definitely use your support to save this beautiful girl.

19/01/2025

With an extremely heavy heart, we said goodbye to sweet Fiona yesterday. Fiona was rescued from Bowie Texas Livestock about a year ago and was diagnosed with cellulitis in her back leg. We were treating her with pain meds and acupuncture. She was doing well but the last month or so she was more painful in her back leg and was having trouble standing. Every morning we would help her stand but yesterday morning she could no longer get her back legs under her to stand. We knew it was time and Dr Waggoner came out yesterday to put her down.

We spent the morning grooming Fiona, eating alfalfa and a lot of German horse muffins. Liam helped her eat her alfalfa and stayed by her side along with all of us as she passed. Run free sweet girl, we love you and you will be missed!

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! Thank you for following along on this very special journey and being apart of our family!

14/12/2024

Today we were interviewed by news Channel 10 here in Amarillo! We were so excited to share this with everyone!

When Belgian horses are at risk of slaughter, the Big Hoof Foundation steps in to rescue these gentle giants.

11/12/2024

HAY FOR THE HOLIDAYS! It's time to deck the barn because all the Belgians want for Christmas is HAY! And don't forget the side of Alfa Pro!
If you would like to send the horses a gift this Holiday season they requested feed! Round bales of beardless wheat, square bales of beardless wheat and don't forget the side of Alfa Pro!

Please contact HF&C Amarillo to support our hay drive for the Holidays.

Phone: (806) 622-9800
Mon – Fri: 8AM- 6PM, Saturday: 8AM – 3PM, Sunday: CLOSED

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

HF&C Feeds Amarillo

03/12/2024

Giving Tuesday!
WE are so grateful for all our supporters, donors and followers. This has been an incredible year for the Big Hoof Foundation. Because of your support we have rescued 47 horses and a donkey from shipping to slaughter this year in 2024! Our farm currently houses and feeds 62 horses and 5 donkeys. These animals are living out their lives of retirement. Since August, we have rescued 37 equines! 🤯

This Giving Tuesday we are raising money towards our medical fundraiser to cover all the medical expenses we have taken on for all of these new horses. We have treated pretty much all the 37 new horses for arthritis, 2 with EPM, 3 with eye cancer, colic, heart condition, laminitis, etc. These horses will only receive the best medical care for the rest of their lives here on our farm!
A detailed spreadsheet and copies of all the medical bills can be found at www.bighooffoundation.org The new horses that we recently rescued are not yet in this fundraiser but we will include them as we get them to the vet.

We appreciate your support and could not be rescuing these horses without your generosity!

23/11/2024

Two weeks ago we rescued a Belgian Draft horse mare and a gelding from Wish Upon A Horse. They enjoyed their freedom ride home and the beginning of their retirement life. There was something about these two horses and I just couldn't let them ship to slaughter as with all the horses on our farm.

Last week, we rescued another Belgian mare from Bowie Texas Livestock. This mare was in terrible condition and I was told that this mare shipped all the way to Mexico. When she arrived at the slaughter facility she was lying down in the trailer and wouldn't get off. So...they sent her back to Bowie. We did a quick fundraiser for her and saved her life! This video explains what happened with the pick up from Wish Upon A Horse and the rescue of the mare from Bowie Texas Livestock.

We are working on some facility changes too and we are excited to share the details with all of you! We are expanding the back of the barn to give the horses a place to go in hot and cold weather. This will be a large open area to accommodate all the horses and donkeys. We are also adding additional waterers. Everything is explained in this video along with the plans for the future of our foundation and goals for 2025.

We are also working on rescuing 2 Belgian Draft horse geldings and an old Percheron gelding that needs a soft landing. They are scheduled to ship to slaughter on Sunday 11/24/24 from Bowie Texas Livestock! We can definitely use your support to save their lives!

The fundraiser and all the details are at www.bighooffoundation.org

https://youtu.be/WNOmiIJbJU0

Episode 107Two weeks ago we rescued a Belgian Draft horse mare and a gelding from Wish Upon A Horse. They enjoyed their freedom ride home and the beginning o...

23/11/2024

We are doing a fundraiser for lot # 3881 and 3927 from Bowie Texas Livestock. These two were put on the ship list for Sunday 11/24/24. We need your support to save these two geldings from shipping to slaughter on Sunday!
The fundraiser is at www.bighooffoundation.org
We could use your support to save these two boys lives!

17/11/2024

Yesterday I was tagged in a post for Lot # 8112 at Bowie Texas Livestock. This poor girl is in need of TLC. We have decided to rescue her but we need your support to save her life. She is direct ship to slaughter for Monday the 18th. We started fundraising yesterday but this morning the fundraiser is live on our website. We still have about $800 left to raise for this beautiful horse. She deserves a soft place to land.
Please consider making a life saving tax deductible donation to the Big Hoof Foundation. Even a small donation can be the difference between life and death for these horses.
We appreciate all of your support!
www.bighooffoundation.org

25/10/2024

Episode 105On September 29, 2024, Bowie Texas Livestock posted 27 Belgian Draft horses on their website that were going to ship to slaughter! 16 of the 27 we...

19/10/2024

On October 12, 2024, I was tagged in a post on Facebook about 5 Belgian Draft Horses that were posted on a page "Wish Upon A Horse" 3 gelding and 2 mares. The kill pen is located in McLean, Texas which is only about an hour from us. I have been watching to see if any of these 5 Belgian Draft horses would get a home and as of today 10/19/24 they did not get a home and were put on 72 hour notice to ship to slaughter.
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The reason these 5 horses have been on my mind for the past two weeks is because one of the mares looks like Charlie and her name is Waffles. If you have followed our story, Charlie was very special to us (as are all the horses) but Charlie had a special place in my heart and he passed away in February. He was my Charlie Waffles! I felt this was a sign that we needed to help somehow!
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I have been trying to figure out how to save these horse with all the recent horses we have taken on? We are still working to get the 11 rescued from Bowie to the vet and turned out with the herd.

When these horses came up on the notice list today, I reached out to Wish Upon A Horse and they are allowing me to put a deposit down on the 5 horses to keep them off the truck on Tuesday.

But we need to raise the funds to cover bail in 5 days! We need your help to save these 5 Belgian Draft horses from shipping to slaughter!​​
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The fundraiser is at www.bighooffoundation.org

Any help would be appreciated! Thank you for your support!

11/10/2024

On September 29, 2024, Bowie Texas Livestock posted 27 Belgian Draft horses on their website that were going to ship to slaughter! 16 of the 27 were colts and fillies (4 to 6 months old). The other 11 were older horses with an age range of 2-20 years old. Our foundation (Big Hoof Foundation) raised money to rescue 6 of the older Belgian Draft horses from shipping to slaughter!
A few days after we rescued the 6 horses, a very generous subscriber reached out to us because she didn't want the 4 remaining Belgian Draft horses to ship to slaughter. She offered to pay the full bail for the 4 and boarding till we could pick them up. Of course we said yes! We rescued 10 Belgian Draft horses in total! Until...Thursday night Bowie posted a Belgian filly with an injured leg that was going to ship to slaughter on Monday. She was on the direct ship list and there was no way I was going to let that happen! We rescued her as well!

Last Friday, October 4th, we picked up the first load of Belgian Draft horses along with the additional little passenger!

Baby Belgian Draft horse filly rescued from almost shipping to slaughter along with the other 10!

Episode 103On September 29, 2024, Bowie Texas Livestock posted 27 Belgian Draft horses on their website that were going to ship to slaughter! 16 of the 27 we...

03/10/2024

03/10/2024

THANK YOU all so much for all of your support, kindness, love and generosity on our last fundraiser. Because of all of you 6 Belgian Draft horses are safe from shipping to slaughter!
Today, 10/2/24 a supporter reached out to us and wanted to know if she paid the bail on the last 4 older horses at Bowie Texas Livestock if we would take them as well? We are beyond grateful for this amazing supporter and her believing in what we are doing! Of course we said we would take the last 4 horses and give them a forever home! We are beyond grateful and blessed to have every viewer following our story and supporting our journey!
FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS...THANK YOU!!!!
This video is what is happening with Opal and also a video of the last 4 horses at the livestock yard that were saved today!

Episode 102THANK YOU all so much for all of your support, kindness, love and generosity on our last fundraiser. Because of all of you 6 Belgian Draft horses ...

01/10/2024

Episode 101On Sunday September 29, 2024 Bowie Texas Livestock posted 27 Belgian Draft horses on their website. Out of the 27, 16 are colts and fillies meanin...

26/09/2024

EPISODE 100
WOW! 100 episodes! I never thought that rescuing a donkey almost three years ago now that this farm and our channel would grow to what it is today! We are so grateful for all of you that have subscribed to the channel and continue to watch and believe in what we are doing as a foundation! We are honored to have you along on this journey!

I thought for so long on what to do for our 100th episode and what better way to celebrate then by introducing the 6 new rescued Belgian Draft horses to join the farm. YES 6! I know our last fundraiser was for 4 but sometimes things change!
Find out what happened in this episode! Thank you all again for your support!

EPISODE 100WOW! 100 episodes! I never thought that rescuing a donkey almost three years ago now that this farm and our channel would grow to what it is today...

20/09/2024