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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.

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Jed The Horse speaks

Hi, my name is Jed the Horse.

At least that’s my new name.   Nobody knows my real name.  I was dropped off at a New York auction and nobody bothered to share my information.

I don’t know why my former family didn’t want me anymore.  I just ended up on day being put on a trailer. [...]

looks like #508 is coming to Equihab!

This nice girl was almost doomed.

If you show me photos of needy animals or people enough times, I end up softening and ending up help.  It’s so hard for me to say “no” to a sad face.    My name is May but sometimes I think it’s “sucker” because how easily I give in when [...]

Request for help: 30+ nice horses going to slaughter on Monday

one of the many horses slated to be killed

A friend of Equihab, Sharon Crumb, informed Equihab that there are over 30 horses in a pen, waiting for the slaughter-bound truck.   The owner is a broker, who is left with the horses.  He doesn’t want to see them go there, but he can’t keep them [...]

Indirect horse re-homing services

Due to budget limitations, Equihab cannot always accept every single horse directly.  Equihab operates under “no kill shelter” guidelines, i.e.  horses aren’t put down to ‘make room’.     The acceptance criteria for an incoming horses is selecting those in most immediate danger (severe cruelty/neglect, animal control seizure, healthy horse about to be killed unnecessarily, immediate [...]