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Bear Valley Rescue GFAS Verified horse rescue and registered charity founded in 2003 and located in Alberta, Canada Bear Valley Rescue has been saving unwanted horses since 2003.

Go to our website - bearvalleyab.org - for more information on what we do and the horses currently under our care and for information on our adoption, fostering, and sponsoring programs.

All the horses got their winter sponsors!
02/01/2025

All the horses got their winter sponsors!

Wishing everyone the best in 2025 - may the new year be kind to you!With the wonderful support we received for our Decem...
02/01/2025

Wishing everyone the best in 2025 - may the new year be kind to you!
With the wonderful support we received for our December fundraiser through both individual donations and a couple of grants (grand total is a whopping $79,714!!) we are heading into the new year in great shape. This money will go a long way towards covering our hay, vet, farrier, and feed costs over the next few months, helping us to care for the 160 horses currently at Bear Valley and the 63 horses in foster homes. We’ll be posting soon with a summary of our numbers for 2024, including intakes and costs.

To close the year on a really great note:We were contacted the other day about a 13 yr old paint stallion with minimal h...
01/01/2025

To close the year on a really great note:
We were contacted the other day about a 13 yr old paint stallion with minimal handling that needed a safe landing. Through our network of supporters we found him a forever home with an experience trainer! We are often working behind the scenes to find homes for horses in need, and this one placement really touched my heart. An older, unhandled, stallion doesn't have a lot of positive options so it's fantastic that this beautiful fellow is now going to be safe! We will also be paying for his gelding surgery - another worthwhile cost covered by your donations!

*Canadian donors - the ability to make tax deductible donations is extended for 2024 tax year from Dec 31/24 to Feb 28/2...
30/12/2024

*Canadian donors - the ability to make tax deductible donations is extended for 2024 tax year from Dec 31/24 to Feb 28/25!

📣 New!

The federal government intends to amend the Income Tax Act to extend the deadline for making donations eligible for tax support in the 2024 tax year, until February 28th, 2025.

Get the details: https://ow.ly/Uxwn50UxYSO

[Image description: Two volunteers wearing navy shirts and vests smile as they hand out meals to a person in a beige jacket.]

Yay, Quincy is sponsored, now it's just Jack, Dallas, Shelby, Samia, and Sylvia!
30/12/2024

Yay, Quincy is sponsored, now it's just Jack, Dallas, Shelby, Samia, and Sylvia!

29/12/2024
Still 5 days to go on our fundraiser and we're doing fantastic, thank you everyone!Poster horses still hoping for a spon...
27/12/2024

Still 5 days to go on our fundraiser and we're doing fantastic, thank you everyone!
Poster horses still hoping for a sponsor are Dallas2, Jack2, Sylvia, Shelby, Samia, and Quincy3!

Liam, now Gabe, was 1 month old when he came to us with his mum Marilyn. She’s a quarter horse, 15hh, most likely a broo...
26/12/2024

Liam, now Gabe, was 1 month old when he came to us with his mum Marilyn. She’s a quarter horse, 15hh, most likely a broodmare who had an horrid sarcoid on her v***a (that was later removed with success); from a horse dealer in November 2020.
Stacie adopted him when he was 8 months old, who could have known that he would become such a big horse!
At 4 1/2yo, he’s standing at 16hh, still growing and already showing with success!

Marilyn and Liam’s story
https://www.bearvalleyab.org/marilyn.html

25/12/2024
We have passed our Christmas fundraising goal, yahoo! The fundraiser goes to December 31st and there are still 8 horses...
24/12/2024

We have passed our Christmas fundraising goal, yahoo! The fundraiser goes to December 31st and there are still 8 horses hoping for sponsors though - Lexie, Bo2, Dallas2, Jack2, Samia, Shelby, Sylvia, and Quincy3. Here's hoping they all get sponsors by the end of the month!

Some year end before-and-afters!
19/12/2024

Some year end before-and-afters!

And another vet day today! Torey, Saxon and Belle had their teeth done today. Belle had her teeth done 2 months ago wh...
18/12/2024

And another vet day today! Torey, Saxon and Belle had their teeth done today. Belle had her teeth done 2 months ago when she arrived but her teeth were so bad she needed a second appointment! Saxon has a loose tooth but we couldn’t get it out this time, it’s still pretty anchored. Torey had 2 teeth that were so loose they just about fell out on their own, so he’s missing 4 altogether now. The 2 boys also got their sheath cleaned.

Odessa got checked for a boo-boo on her knee, (she was surprisingly very good at having it wrapped - treats help a lot ).

The new mommas (Desdemona, Ophelia, and Beatrice) are doing well. They got dewormed, probably for the first time in their lives, and the poor ladies were very wormy. Desdemona is recovering from a minor viral cold that she probably caught at the auction. She’s bagging up a little more every day - we hope she’ll keep baby inside until this cold snap ends.

We're almost at our goal, thank you everyone! Only twelve horses still hoping for a winter sponsor! Best news too, if ...
17/12/2024

We're almost at our goal, thank you everyone! Only twelve horses still hoping for a winter sponsor! Best news too, if the postal strike is over we should be getting the canvases soon so we can send them out.

Here's another great organization that has also helped Bear Valley Rescue through gifts to help care for long term resid...
16/12/2024

Here's another great organization that has also helped Bear Valley Rescue through gifts to help care for long term residents or emergency intakes.
Help a Buddy Fund is holding a gamers online event and looking for gamers to help raise funds!

Check it out! Saving Grace Animal Society has a movie! This is an amazing organization that we've done rescues with (i...
16/12/2024

Check it out! Saving Grace Animal Society has a movie! This is an amazing organization that we've done rescues with (ie Ray -https://www.bearvalleyab.org/ray-rescue.html). See the movie trailer on their website, and a donation to Saving Grace gives access to the full length movie.
ps they're also fundraising for their own medical clinic!

Saving Grace Animal Society was founded in 2015 by Erin Michelle Deems, who left a decade in animal health to make a difference. She invested her entire pension to start the rescue, later joined by co-founder Amanda McClughan. Together, they built a thriving organization that, by 2021, rescued and r...

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15/12/2024

Find all our links on Linktree!

Bear Valley Rescue Society is a horse rescue charity located in Alberta, Canada.

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From last Dawson creek auction; pregnant mare, handled (but very protective of her belly)

Playing with the babies 🤩 Handsome Nero (on the right) is still shy but he takes treats from the hand now! Big win! Benito (left) is doing awesome And Sheldon…being Sheldon 😁 #bearvalleyrescue #youngsters #trust #positivereinforcement #horserescue #horselovers #charity #nonprofit

Yesterday we had the cow farrier out to trim. Yes, cows need regular farrier care as well! Unfortunately both Norman and Bear, the Holstein steers, are too big to fit in the chute, but everyone else got done. Thank you to Black's Cattle Hoof Trimming for coming out! Here is Little Charlotte on the video 🐮

Tipping table farrier is done! 72 horses trimmed this time, and we also had 80 horses trimmed first week of October with our regular farrier. That’s a lot of trimming! Fall deworming has also started, with about 90 horses dewormed this week and the rest will be done over the coming days. As you can imagine, trimmind and deworming over 150 horses is expensive! If you’d like to contribute to the ongoing care of the horses, donations are always very much appreciated. A tax donation receipt is available for your generosity! Donations can be made on our website through Canada Helps or Paypal, or by etransfer to [email protected] #bearvalleyrescue #horserescue #fall2024 #hoofcare #horselovers #nonprofit #charity #donation

Tipping table hoof trimming day 2: We’ve done 60 horses altogether so far, 12 more to do! #happyfeet #hoofcare #deworming #farrier #unhandledhorses #care #fall2024 #charity #nonprofit #alberta

Down to the last 2 trailer loads of horses to bring back home . We did 50 horses in 6 days; 18 just yesterday 😅. The whole main herd will be back in time so those that need to can get their feet done with the tipping table, yay! 🥳 #horses #bearvalleyrescue #fall2024 #winteriscoming #horserescue #horselovers #home #charity #nonprofit #alberta

We are still bringing home horses from summer pasture …😅 Countdown to next week with the tipping table farrier coming Denis Gobet hoof trimming .Thanks Peter for helping with yesterday’s hauling. #hauling #movinghorses #fallishere #winteriscoming #happyhorses #bearvalleyrescue #horserescue #charity #Nonprofit #alberta

We are continuing with bringing back the horses from summer pasture! Yesterday we brought in 7 horses (Romeo, Rosco, Quincy & Dallas on the video). #wintertime #horserescue #horselovers #bearvalleyrescue #charity #nonprofit #alberta

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We can’t do everything, but we can all do something. We make choices every day that have an effect on the world around us. Be kind. Be compassionate. Be gentle.

Everyone at Bear Valley Rescue is committed to caring for the animals here and providing them with the best life possible. It’s not always easy and sometimes there is sadness or anger, but we do what we do because we care. Join us by doing good and making the world a better place.

Bear Valley Rescue was started in 2003 by Mike and Kathy Bartley. Since then, so many wonderful animals and people have passed through our gates. We continue to do what we can to alleviate suffering and to provide a home for unwanted or abandoned horses and other animals. Please go to our website - bearvalleyab.org - to see the current residents of the Rescue.

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” - Jane Goodall