Mission Statement

The Equihab Foundation’s mission is to prevent cruelty to equines, through: direct intervention and sheltering of horses in need, public & owner education, and community outreach programs.

Subscribe now

Email Newsletter icon, E-mail Newsletter icon, Email List icon, E-mail List icon Sign up for our Email Newsletter

Gertie gets a vet exam

Gertie the older belgian mare has been very slow to gain weight.  She arrived during the winter, and she was just skin-and-bones.   She’s an old girl.    Since arriving: her teeth were done by a different vet, she was dewormed several times, she get unlimited hay & turn-out, and she’s getting huge servings of [...]

Today was hoofcare day

Today the farrier came to Equihab’s farms to trim all the horses.

Here are all the horses in the program, all trimmed and photographed today…..

Gertie & Mary Alyce meet the vet

Checking Gertie's teeth for points or other problems

Today the vet, Dr. Moore, came to give the two newest Equihab horses check-up exams.    The vet was running an hour late, so Carol, Eileen, and May spent the time grooming Mary Alyce thoroughly again.     Mary Alyce was in heat and not on her [...]

Santa’s photo shoot with the new horses

Santa visits gertie

Ever wonder what goes into posting a photo or video update?  Or why photo updates aren’t posted more often?   Today is a great example why posting frequent photographic updates is a challenge.

Our goal today: to get some good photos of the two new horses without their blankets, while also brushing and [...]

Gertie meets YouTube

Equihab is experimenting with multimedia.  Here is a short video clip just uploaded to YouTube of Gertie the Belgian:

Gertie and Mary Alyce's first trims

Farrier trims the new horses at Equihab

Gertie the Belgian and Mary Alyce the Morgan received their first hoof trims today.  They just arrived at Equihab earlier in the week.

They were good, but both would benefit from some extra training.   Equihab’s farrier was very patient and worked with them, trying to make their first encounter [...]

Gertie, the $85 mare – coming to Equihab!

Today, a good Samaritan, Carol, paid for the freedom of a sweet Belgian mare.    The mare was dropped off at a nearby auction, where nobody bid on her.  Almost nobody was bidding today, and due to the recent blizzard, attendance was poor.   Finally, a reluctant bidder offered a token amount, likely to ship her for [...]