Thank You for Supporting AAE on Big Day of Giving!
Save the Date for Boots & Bling
Updated Adoptable Horses
Volunteer Corner, Volunteer Needs
AAE Friends, Supporters, & Service Providers
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Together, you gave $30,146 during Big Day of Giving to help horses-in-need! It was a BIG day indeed!
Thanks to you, we met our match, and we surpassed our overall BDOG goal! Once again, our amazing AAE community showed up for the horses and gave with their heart.
Thank you to the Sacramento Region Community Foundation for hosting this monumental Big Day of Giving to raise funds and awareness for so many wonderful organizations.
Together, we are making better lives for for horses like Stormy, but also our community.
Stormy’s owner passed away unexpectedly, and his family did not have the knowledge or resources to care for him. His and his mom lived quietly in a pasture. She found a home quickly; he sat waiting in alone in a pasture. Stormy was a 5-1/2 year old Quarter Horse stallion, and not only a stallion, but a cryptorchid (only one descended testicle). The family had a difficult time trying to rehome him, so they contacted us for help. Another horse-lover met Stormy shortly thereafter, and she offered to sponsor his needs so we could take him in. Besides needing castration, he was thin, his hooves were long, and he needed dental work. He didn’t know much about a halter and lead, either. Thankfully, he was well-mannered and good-natured, and we were able to get right to work. He progressed well at AAE. His basic care was updated, and he was gelded. He didn’t have to wait long before he found a new home; his sponsor adopted him, and now this sweet gelding has a wonderful family!
Your generosity and support is what gives horses like Stormy a second chance. Thank you!
Your donations, volunteering, adopting, and social media shares & likes really do make a difference; it’s what makes all of this work possible!
A call came in this morning. Can we take a trailer load of 7 mustang kids? 5 MIlk babies and 2 older babies.
Of course I am running on Faith as always, so I said YES!.
HOWEVER, we need serious help!
We need approximately $3500, JUST to get them to Chilly Pepper.
It will cost OVER $2000 for 5 babies for EACH MONTH of milk powder.
We will need foal lac pellets, grain, hay, wormer, meds and to get them vetted.
With seven on the way, we are looking at needing alot of help.
I am also having to hire help for feeding, cleaning and taking care of everyone, thanks to my goofy leg.
I put up the pix of my knee so folks understand why I need the help. I am not allowed to lift any weight, and am supposed to be on crutches at the very least. Doc said the original x-ray actually looked better, so that wasn’t real happy news.
I should find out next week if there is any improvement.
So far the bone has NOT healed and it is looking like this is the new me until it breaks. They are seriously talking about amputation if it does break, so I am being extremely careful. However, I know God put these in front of me because He wants me to help.
Help is an additional expense._ So please give generously.
You, my Chilly Pepper Family are just plain awesome. Together, we have saved so many lives.
Let’s help find these precious souls a home and give them the life they deserve.
If you want to donate directly for milk, please call Basin Feed at 509-773-4648.
I put in an order for 5 buckets of milk powder this morning.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FROM THE “TRAILER KIDS”
I also appreciate prayers that I don’t get kicked lol.
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
With BIG thanks to two special, anonymous and generous horse-loving supporters, donations to AAE from now through 11:59:59 pm will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $6,000!
Donate now to double your donation and help us create brighter futures for horses-in-need!
1) Set up a bill pay with your bank for a one-time (or recurring) donation.
(2) Mail a check to:
All About Equine Animal Rescue, Inc.
2201 Francisco Drive #140-174
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
**If you plan to send a check, please send us an email and let us know so we can count your donation towards the match.
(3) Drop off your donation at:
AAE’s Used Tack Store
4050 Durock Road #6
Shingle Springs, CA 95682
(4) Donate online using a credit card, Venmo, or PayPay by clicking here.
(5) Text AAEBDOG to 53-555.
(6) Venmo your donation to @allaboutequine
(7) Check with your employer to see if they offer matching funds for your donations (another way to double your impact!).
Other Ways to Support AAE
· Give your time and become an AAE volunteer! We are always in need of volunteers and have opportunities at the ranch, the AAE Used Tack Store, remote roles (such as our outreach, grants, fundraising, or events teams), and more.
· Adopt! We have some wonderful horses looking for a forever home
· Sponsor a horse! Donate in honor of a specific horse and make a monthly donation to help cover his/her costs for basic and maintenance care while he/she awaits his/her forever family. Become a hero for a horse! Learn more about our sponsorship program here.
· Shop at the AAE Used Tack Store in Shingle Springs! There you can purchase tack, clothing, boots, and other items to benefit AAE’s rescue operations. The store also accepts donations of gently used tack, ranch equipment, and other ranch related items.
· Join us at Boots and Bling. Sponsor the event, purchase tickets, or donate to our auctions. Celebrate our 15th Anniversary this year on September 28 at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds.
· With our partner, FreeWill, you can include a gift to All About Equine in your will or revocable living trust without spending anything today. It’s a powerful way to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome horses…today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Begin your legacy with All About Equine.
· Turn your car, RV, truck, boat, trailer, motorcycle, and/or other vehicle into support for AAE! Learn more through our partner: CARS.
· Donate art, jewelry, coins, or similar items.
· Follow us on Facebook and Instagram then like, share, and comment on our posts!
It’s the Big Day of Giving, and we are so grateful for your ongoing support and dedication to helping horses-in-need! This is a very important funding day for AAE that supports our cause serving horses-in-need throughout the year.
Your gift this Big Day of Giving will helps provide funding for feed, veterinary care (basic and emergency), hoof and dental care, and all the other basic care and maintenance needs throughout the year.
You are why we are able to help horses like Miles, Monroe, Liza, and Lola!
Miles, Monroe, Liza, and Lola came to AAE as the result of a collaboration with another rescue organization. This is a group of young reservation mustangs. Miles and Monroe had been with a foster who didn’t have experience with mustangs, and Liza and Lola had been with another foster who didn’t have adequate facilities for gentling mustangs. They were unhandled/unhalterable, and as a result, they hadn’t had any dental or hoof care, vaccines, or deworming. Hooves were long, and Miles was intact and needed to be gelded. There was no adoption interest, and no other fosters available to help. They were not making any progress in furthering their gentling to get them the care they needed. We were asked to assist and the group was transferred to AAE. Monroe and Miles came in December 2023. Lola and Liza came in January 2024.
Did you know? Big Day of Giving is Thursday, May 2, and early giving starts TODAY! Big Day of Giving is a very important funding day for AAE and ALL of the horses we care for every day throughout the year. This year is as important as ever, as the need is extremely high!
Help us kickstart this year’s event and assure we reach our goal by making a gift anytime from today until midnight on May 2.
You can also raise the bar for horses-in-need by pledging matching funds! Inspire giving, and you can make your impact twice as BIG!
To learn more about starting your own matching funds campaign for the horses and AAE, send us an email. We would appreciate that in a Big DOG way.
(1) Set up a bill pay with your bank for a one-time (or recurring) donation.
(2) Mail a check to:
All About Equine Animal Rescue, Inc.
2201 Francisco Drive #140-174
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
(3) Drop off your donation at:
AAE’s Used Tack Store
4050 Durock Road #6
Shingle Springs, CA 95682
(4) Donate online using a credit card, Venmo, or PayPay by clicking here.
(5) Text AAEBDOG to 53-555.
(6) Venmo your donation to @allaboutequine
(7) Check with your employer to see if they offer matching funds for your donations (another way to double your impact!).
Other Ways to Support AAE
Give your time and become an AAE volunteer! We are always in need of volunteers and have opportunities at the ranch, the AAE Used Tack Store, remote roles (such as our outreach, grants, fundraising, or events teams), and more.
Sponsor a horse! Donate in honor of a specific horse and make a monthly donation to help cover his/her costs for basic and maintenance care while he/she awaits his/her forever family. Become a hero for a horse! Learn more about our sponsorship program here.
Shop at the AAE Used Tack Store in Shingle Springs! There you can purchase tack, clothing, boots, and other items to benefit AAE’s rescue operations. The store also accepts donations of gently used tack, ranch equipment, and other ranch related items.
Join us at Boots and Bling. Sponsor the event, purchase tickets, or donate to our auctions. Celebrate our 15th Anniversary this year on September 28 at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds.
With our partner, FreeWill, you can include a gift to All About Equine in your will or revocable living trust without spending anything today. It’s a powerful way to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome horses…today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Begin your legacy with All About Equine.
Turn your car, RV, truck, boat, trailer, motorcycle, and/or other vehicle into support for AAE! Learn more through our partner: CARS.
On March 25, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its 2024 wild horse and burro population census numbers, estimating that 73,520 wild horses and burros remain free in the wild compared to the estimated 82,883 last year.
Using these numbers, the BLM is doubling down on its mass roundup plans, targeting 20,000 wild horses and burros for capture and removal from the wild this year. The agency’s ultimate goal is to drive the population down to fewer than 27,000 animals – the number that existed in 1971 when Congress protected them unanimously because they were “fast disappearing.”
Over the past three years, the BLM has spent $401 million rounding up 50,000 wild horses and burros, with the captive population now exceeding 64,000 and set to rise to over 80,000 this year –meaning that, for the first time in history, the number of wild horses in confinement will exceed the number that remain free on the range!
This waste of taxpayer funds and animal lives serves one purpose: to prioritize commercial livestock grazing on public lands over conservation of our federally protected wild horses and burros.
We believe in a better way. At American Wild Horse Conservation, we’re fighting to reform the BLM’s inhumane practices and offer humane and sustainable conservation solutions.
We’re acquiring habitat through our Land Trust, fostering public-private partnerships, and demonstrating the efficacy of humane fertility control as an alternative to costly and traumatic roundups. Recent peer-reviewed science affirms the success of our Virginia Range fertility control program in Nevada and its feasibility in managing a large wild horse population in an expansive habitat area.
We’re also working with Congress to enact stronger legislation that compels the BLM to prioritize fertility control and prevents the agency from ignoring Congressional directives as it has done in past years.
And we’re raising awareness to counter the influence of the powerful livestock lobbying groups that relentlessly demand more roundups. By harnessing the power of the people, we can ensure that the voices of the 80% of Americans who want to protect our iconic wild horses and burros are heard.
Join us in safeguarding the future of our magnificent wild herds. Our commitment to their freedom is unwavering. Will you stand with us?
AAE Friends, Supporters, Service Providers, & Boots & Bling Sponsors
March was an incredibly busy month at AAE with several law enforcement intakes, and together we have been able to help so many horses-in-need. Before we could introduce two new horses to you, we got the call regarding the big seizure. While the group of 12 is wrapping up their quarantine, we’re taking a few minutes to introduce the two new kids.
TRINITY AND RIMES
AAE welcomed Trinity and Rimes last month after they were seized by law enforcement in a cruelty case. (More applause for law enforcement!) These two were thin and not so trusting when we arrived to pick them up. Despite being hesitant to be haltered, they both loaded into the trailer without issue.
Trinity
Trinity is about a two-year old filly. She has swelling above one of her front fetlocks, and from radiographs and a vet exam, it appears to be scar tissue from an old soft tissue injury that was likely untreated.
After quarantine, Trinity received dental care, vaccines, and deworming, and she got a microchip. She’s been terrified of anyone touching her legs, let alone trying to pick up her hooves, so hoof care is a work in progress until we can handle her hooves safely and our farrier can work safely. Fortunately, her hooves are in fair condition.
Trinity is starting to enjoy people more and more (as long as they aren’t touching her legs or hooves), and we know she’ll make someone a wonderful partner. She will be available for adoption, soon!
Rimes
Rimes is an estimated 2013 mare with a beautiful, icy blue eye. Upon arrival to AAE, she was lame with swelling over her right rear pastern, and her long hooves (especially the right hind) caused more pain and discomfort. Pain meds and a quick trim to the long hind provided her with immediate relief.
Rimes’s basic needs were updated: dental and hoof care, vaccines, and deworming, along with a microchip. Additionally, we needed radiographs to better understand what was going on with her hind pastern. We learned this poor girl has two older, unhealed fractures in her hind pastern. A fracture at the bottom of the bone is almost fused, but the second at the top of the bone is not healing. She is currently on stall rest and daily medication in hopes the upper fracture will heal with some quiet time. Rimes will be re-evaluated in two to three months to see if the fracture has healed. If not, surgery will be considered. If the fracture has healed, she will be available for adoption as a non-riding companion.
Despite her current condition, Rimes seems more comfortable and more trusting than when we first met. She is a sweet mare, and we are hopeful she will heal so she can find her special human and have a special relationship for the rest of her days. Keep your fingers crossed for this sweet gal.
Most new intakes have had little to no basic care, and often other issues or injuries go untreated like Trinity and Rimes. New intakes generally need, at minimum, hoof and dental care, vaccines, deworming, and a microchip. Often times, they need more, like diagnostics (e.g. lab work, radiographs, etc.), various treatments, or even surgery (e.g. castration, etc.). Most are thin to emaciated and it takes time and extra feed for their body conditions to return to normal.
Your support today and every day assures we can assist horses-in-need, including these coming in through law enforcement, to help them transition from rescued to rehomed.
AAE has a very heavy population right now, and it’s especially important we have the resources to support law enforcement when asked. If you can donate to help support the care costs for these two sweet girls, please do. Your support makes this work possible, and it makes a difference in the lives of horses-in-need.
I just got a call for 2 orphan foals. (Pictures just to remind us of how much milk they drink and how much care they need.) I have NO idea what these babies look like, but they will need TLC!
We need money for bail, transport, Foal Lac Powder, Foal Lac Pellets, baby grain, meds, etc. etc.
PLEASE HELP so I can say YES!!! It’s been awhile since Chilly Pepper had a fundraiser. Funds are extremely tight, and in addition to funds for the baby, we currently need hay in NV and WA.
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
Foals’ safety and their ability to live free is no joke. Here at AWHC, we work hard to reform the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mass roundup and stockpile system through boots-on-the-ground conservation initiatives to ensure that wild foals have a chance to grow up wild. But we need your help to make sure these babies and their families don’t end up in captivity.
We run two programs that help protect our wild foals, a Nevada-specific Foal Rescue Fund that helps fund critical vet care for babies in need on the Virginia Range and a roundup observation fund, that brings to light any mistreatment wild mustangs and their babies face during federal capture operations. And we need your help to fund our programs today →
Did you know, that it only costs $30 to dart a single mare with the fertility control vaccine, PZP? This vaccine is humane, scientifically backed, and does not affect wild horses’ behaviors. Did you also know that this fertility control is critical to keeping horses wild?
Here at American Wild Horse Conservation, we are proud to run the world’s largest humane fertility control program for wild horses on Nevada’s Virginia Range. Through this groundbreaking initiative, we are showing the public, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and our elected officials that there is a better way. This program is scientifically sound and a more cost-effective way to manage our wild horse and burro populations rather than subjecting them to brutal helicopter roundups year after year and funneling them into overburdened holding facilities.
Our program is successful and even was the basis for a new peer-reviewed scientific paper, published in the journal Vaccines, that affirmed the feasibility of fertility control programs in large wild horse populations.
Even better? Since the start of this program in 2019, there has not been one roundup and removal of the Virginia Range Mustangs. Your generosity fuels this program and ensures that we can continue and expand this critical work.
The success of our PZP programs has been so critical in our fight to protect wild horses because lawmakers and the public are starting to see there is a better way to manage our beloved wild horse and burro herds. And your support will help us continue to provide the cold, hard, scientific evidence that lends legitimacy to our calls for more humane management of our wild horses and burros.
This fiscal year, 20,000 wild horses and burros are set to be rounded up through brutal and traumatic helicopter chases. Many of these animals will be funneled into holding facilities, adding far too many to the 64,000 already languishing in these pens. But we can fight back with your support!
Good news and sad news. Spice is safely settled in at home in NV. Thank you for saving her life. She so appreciates your love and support, as do I, of course.
There are so many hard times in rescue, and once again we had another hospice case with Dexter. Sadly, our beautiful boy was too badly injured to have any type of quality of life. Doc ended his suffering and we are all reeling from another heartbreak due to evil humans.
He was seen by Doc several times, and we need to cover the vet bill for those visits and to have him euthanized and laid to rest.
On a brighter note, Spice is not a mean or vicious horse whatsoever. Our on site gal Tiona, has already had hands on her and she is doing very well. I guess she didn’t need a bullet after all. It still enrages me that her fate was a bullet while the so called “trainer” got a new horse.
THANK YOU for saving her.
I am hoping all, or at least most of you take a moment to go to the link below. Just copy and put in your browser. It is a video of Dakota, our beautiful stallion who is now waiting for major surgery as he is cryptorchid. (Only one testical dropped and the other is floating somewhere in his abdomen.)
He is so amazing, and will warm your heart as he chatters to me, sounding almost like he is a rapper. I really hope y’all can take a minute as he will definitely make you smile and bring joy to your heart.
We see so much sadness, and this silly boy really helped me with my struggles. I am dealing with some tough issues with my leg, and was in so much pain, but he really cheered me up.
We need hay in NV and WA again, and I appreciate every single dollar y’all donate. You, my Chilly Pepper Family, are simply wonderful, and I am honored you support me in saving so many lives.
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
AAE hasn’t taken on a larger scale rescue in some time, but this one hits close to home and takes us back to our roots (mare/foal pairs and pregnant mares). It compels action! Think back to 2009, Sierra/Dayton/Clayton, Lacy/Sparky, Zuni/Fallon, Takela/Carson, and the many moms and babies that followed. Team AAE is currently en route to support a Nor Cal law enforcement agency with a large horse seizure. This group of horses was discovered abandoned on a large property several months ago and left to fend for themselves in high desert conditions. They were starving when discovered, and a few perished before law enforcement began providing feed and ultimately seizing 20+ animals. The horses were transported for care by the agency, and they have been housed at a public facility.
Sadly, most law enforcement agencies don’t typically have the resources to provide the care and monitoring needed for a seizure of this scale, and many simply cannot or will not. We are so grateful this agency acted! These horses need resources and an environment where they can be monitored and care provided continuously, and we’re jumping into action to assure they get what they need.
AAE is working with another rescue to support this law enforcement agency with this large group that includes mostly pregnant mares, a couple mature stallions, and several stud colts and fillies. AAE is focusing on the pregnant mares, a mare/foal pair, and fillies while the other rescue is focusing on the stallions/colts. AAE is on the road now to pick-up the heavily pregnant mares that are imminent to foal. We’ll also bring back the mare/foal pair. Mom delivered a little colt (pictured above) in the last week, and they need to get to safety. We will know more about the remaining horses in the coming days.
One heavily pregnant mare has an infected leg; another young filly has a slipper foot; and thanks to feed provided by law enforcement, many that were malnourished are slowing regaining weight. They all appear to be friendly, willing, and handleable. Thankfully for most, their condition has improved since they were discovered. Nearly all (except the youngsters) need dental care, and all need hoof care, vaccines, and deworming. Some will need further diagnostics (e.g. hoof radiographs, pregnancy checks, etc.) along with treatment and any other needs discovered. Stay tuned for more info when we return.
This is a big undertaking! These horses need our support and proper care to get them back to good health, and to renew their faith in humans. Law enforcement agencies need to know we are here to support them when they take action. To our community, there’s a lot to do! These horses need you, and so do we!
Can you help us raise $5500 to help with the initial costs (approximately $500 per horse) of this intake? This should help with costs for transport, hoof and dental care, vaccines, deworming, and some of the other known issues. Additional funding will likely be needed as the mares deliver, and if additional vet needs are discovered, etc. Please help us get these sweet girls to safety. Take action, and donate now.
These horses will also need sponsors (or teams of sponsors) to help cover their ongoing costs of for basic care/maintenance. Become their hero and learn about our sponsorship program here. More individual horse information will be available soon.
It has been a little while since AAE has been contacted by law enforcement to assist with horses-in-need, but when it rains, it pours. We are currently assisting with three different cases. In addition to this seizure, we recently took in two medical horses from a nearby cruelty seizure, and we are fostering a group of three strays. Stay tuned for more information on these horses.
It is vitally important that we support law enforcement agencies with cases like these. We want them to know they will have our continued and dedicated support whenever they need to step in and intervene. When you support AAE, you support law enforcement agencies.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed a plan to remove nearly 600 wild horses from the HMA, a move that would drastically reduce the population to the lowest Appropriate Management Level (AML) of just 205 horses on nearly 400,000 acres of land. This unscientific population limit was set in 1997 and has remained unchanged ever since.
The current proposal has no plans to humanely manage the White Mountain wild horses with fertility control, setting the stage for yet another mass roundup in a few years. What’s worse, the BLM is basing the removal number on a 2022 census, conducted before the extremely harsh winter of 2023 which caused heavy mortality for wildlife, including wild horses, across Wyoming. Instead, the BLM is claiming that while the winter severely affected other wildlife species, it did not result in significant mortality in the White Mountain herd.
That’s why AWHC is speaking out against this proposal through our public comments. Before the BLM undergoes any roundup, it must complete an updated scientific population estimate to have an accurate population count as well as undergo a full Environmental Assessment to ensure a thriving natural ecological balance. Further, it must consider the use of humane, reversible fertility control in any further management planning.
We have a variety of somewhat urgent volunteer opportunities, and we really need your help! As the transition to Pilot Hill is finally winding down (but not complete), we need to rebuild our volunteer teams!! Anyone interested in supporting this noble cause to help horses-in-need, we need YOU! Keep reading to see some of our most important needs: HORSE CARE, OUTREACH, FUNDRAISING, AAE’s USED TACK STORE, and GRANTS.
Whether you have volunteered with us or not, we want you! We have an amazing volunteer community, and learning can be easy!
Please read over these volunteer areas and see what interests you.
HORSE CARE
We are seeing a big spike in help requests from several nearby animal care agencies. We NEED to be able to support our law enforcement agencies that are one of the most important voices for our horses. We need more help at the barn to more effective and available to support.
Volunteers care for the horses and other animals daily, rain or shine, at our facility in Pilot Hill, CA. There are two shifts: morning (8:30am to 12:30pm-ish) and afternoon (3pm to 6pm-ish). There are MANY ways to help with horse and animal care, such as feeding, medicating, treating, grooming, mucking, loving the horses, etc.
If you are intimidated by horses, but LOVE them, you can help at the barn without having to work directly with a horse. There’s something for everyone. Other tasks include, fence repairs, fix-it needs, prepping feed, organizing, cleaning, equipment repair, grounds-keeping, etc. With 61-acres, the upkeep is huge!
For volunteers who want to help with care of the horses, there is a mandatory Basic Safety/New Volunteer Orientation where we introduce you to the basics of horse safety and the methods we use for handling horses at AAE. Horse experience is not necessary. We’ll teach you everything you need to know!
If you prefer not to volunteer directly with the horses, we recommend that you still participate in the Basic Safety/New Volunteer Orientation so you can familiarize yourself with barn procedures.
We have a variety of horses, and the safety of volunteers and horses is our number one priority!
Already know you want to volunteer? Submit a Volunteer Interest Form here.
If you have completed AAE’s Orientation and Basic Safety class, please select any shifts that work for your schedule here.
OUTREACH
AAE attends several well known community events, such as Western States Horse Expo, El Dorado County Fair, and Draft Horse Classic, as well as many other smaller events throughout the year to promote All About Equine. We share information with the general public about our organization, the work we do (rescue, rehab, rehoming, and more), volunteering, the AAE Used Tack Store, our events, and the many ways individuals, businesses, and organizations can support horses-in-need (sponsoring, donating, matching funds, etc.).
Next month, our Outreach Team will participate in the Gold Country Horse Day on April 6 at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds. This is a super fun event with lots of learning opportunities for everyone interested in horses. We need a few people to help with our “booth”. Experience with AAE is a plus, but not necessary. We have some talking point information for you if you don’t have a lot of experience with AAE. You will get a free ticket to the event, and parking is free.
If you enjoy talking with people, talking about horses, and talking about AAE, we need and want you on the Outreach Team!
Sign up for Gold Country Horse Day outreach shifts here. If you can’t help with this event, but you’re interested in future events, stay in the know by sending an email to our Outreach Team with a short note about your interest and any questions you might have.
FUNDRAISING/EVENTS
Fundraising support is a vital need for AAE! We need to secure funds to keep AAE operating and our programs afloat. If you have experience with a certain type of event or fundraising program, or you want to learn, we can use all the help we can get! If you’d like to organize a small event or activity, we need you!
Our most important current fundraising activity is this year’s Boots & Bling. The event will be held on September 28 and planning is underway. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and a huge endeavor! Planning a fun and successful event is an enormous undertaking, and it takes an army of our horse warriors to make it happen. We need volunteers to help over the coming months, and on the event day itself. The following areas need volunteers in various capacities: auctions, sponsors, dinner, decor, facilities, graphics, marketing, volunteer coordinators, ticket sales, social media, set-up, break-down, other communications, and more. If you have experience and would like to lead a team, there are plenty of opportunities there, too.
If you’d like to help with Boots & Bling or other fundraising/events, please send an email with a short note about your interest to our Boots & Bling team.
USED TACK STORE
AAE operates a used tack store to sell tack and other horse-related items to raise funds for our rescue operations.
Volunteers are needed to support the store. Opportunities include daily store shifts, transporting donations, cleaning tack, researching items for pricing, merchandising, soliciting donations, photographing, posting inventory for sale on social media, and everything else involved in operating a used tack store.
The store is a VITAL part of our funding, and we are desperately short of volunteers to keep it operating. Can you help? The ideal commitment is one shift (4-hour) per week, but even one shift is helpful. Come check out the store and see if you thing you’d like it.
The AAE Used Tack Store is located at 4050 Durock Rd #6 in Shingle Springs, CA and it is open daily from 12-4pm.
To volunteer for a daily store shift, please sign up here.
To volunteer to clean tack, to help with social media for the store, or another store opportunity, please send an email to our Store Team.
GRANTS
Grant funding is also an important part of our funding. We currently need experienced grant writers, and we’d really benefit from a seasoned grant writer who is willing to help train a group of willing grant writers who want to learn.
If you have researched grants or have previous grant writing experience, we need YOU. Please join our grants team, even if you can tackle only one grant. If you’d like to learn, we want you, too. We’re are working towards a grants training opportunity, but aren’t quite there yet.
This one really infuriates me, and she is one of our own BLM wild mares, (Nevada peeps, or so I was told).
I was asked about a week or so ago if I could help place a BLM Mare that needed a place to go. I was trying to see if we could make any progress in helping find that home, as I am not really set up to take her on right now.
Then I got the “last call,” a few hours ago.
TODAY, we were told “IF SHE IS NOT OFF THE PROPERTY BY FRIDAY, SHE WILL GET A BULLET IN HER HEAD.
Do you know why???? Because A NEW HORSE IS COMING AND NEEDS HER SPACE. So, if she is NOT off the property. they will SHOOT HER DEAD, simply because they couldn’t do anything with her and they are bringing a “better horse” home to take her spot.
Spice is a wild mustang, is “reactive”, and “can’t be trained”, so their answer is to not feed her properly and shoot her. She has been alone for years, with zero contact with any other horses for years. It’s time to end her suffering and bring her some joy.
Please help us save her life. We need funds for transport, any vetting needed, feed, possibly for years, and the list goes on. We need to say yes, AND raise funds for a horse that may take a very long time to place. She deserves so much better than she has gotten!
As usual, I am going on Faith, and am trusting God will provide for her and make this happen. I couldn’t say no.
Let’s keep one more BLM mustang from ending up dead, like so many others.
Dexter seemed like he was improving, but his hind end, and the foot with the shoe on it is still causing serious issues. His front feet are improving, but he is still too weak to lay down with sedation, so Tiona is working with him a little bit more, every day. He needs serious prayers. He is not out of the woods yet :(.
Teddy Bear has a new babysitter, so he is feeling better, and things are going well for him, so far.
We appreciate all your help with these precious souls. If you want to donate to their vet care, you can call Zimmerman Veterinary at 775-623-0981.
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
Meet Teddy Bear. Got a call from my friend who asked if I could take him, as he was alone with no Mama in sight, so of course I said yes.
So far Teddy Bear seems to be pretty healthy, but foals can crash in a minute. Appreciate prayers for this youngster.
(I did wonder how smart it was taking on an orphan, as I am still on crutches, but we are figuring it out, as always.)
He is loving his milk and his goodies, and we have some good news regarding Dexter.
Tiona is taking great care of Dexter, and treating and wrapping his abscesses daily, and he is walking much better. He is still a long way from out of the woods, but it is definitely good news.
Grandpa George is settling in and seems to feel right at home.
We appreciate all your help with these precious souls. If you want to donate to their vet care, you can call Zimmerman Veterinary at 775-623-0981.
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
PLEASE HELP NOW!! Grandpa George and Dexter came from the same place and are scheduled to ship to slaughter in 2 days. They are both special needs and a hot mess.
Both are near starving, and the stallion has been badly beaten.He is covered in scars and saddle marks, which is outrageous, especially because he is essentially STILL a baby. He has serious weight issues, and his back end is messed up, possible permanently.
Grandpa George is hard to catch, which also indicates abuse or being mistreated, especially at that age. Who knows what he looks like under that nasty coat, but he is definitely in extremely rough shape from what I have been told. Both have been neglected and mistreated, per the lot.
As usual, I went out on Faith, and told her we would come through for these precious souls.
We need to raise serious funds to pay for the bail, initial hauling, vetting (bloodwork to cross state lines) special feed and hoof care, not to mention gelding him once he is healthy. This is a serious commitment as we could easily end up with both of them long term.
PLEASE HELP NOW! They have been through horrors no horse should ever see. Let’s start a new life for them
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
Miles and Monroe are both reservation mustangs who came to AAE at the end of December 2023 through collaboration with another organization. The pair had been with a foster family who didn’t have much experience with mustangs. They were unhandled, and, as a result, they had not received any vet care, vaccines, or hoof care. There was no adoption interest, they weren’t making any forward progress with gentling, and there wasn’t another foster who could take them. The organization approached AAE with a request to transfer. Thankfully, we had a several adoptions at the end of the year, which gave us the opportunity to help these two youngsters.
Miles is a stud colt, who will be gelded when he is more handleable. Monroe is a filly, both about 2 years old. Monroe miscarried an estimated four-month-old fetus shortly after she was rescued (yes, at not even two years old). They are both making progress with handling, and we’re looking forward to sharing their progress.
Miles and Monroe are not ready for adoption just yet, but in the meantime, they needs a sponsor (or a team of sponsors) to help support their care costs. Learn more and sign up here.
Your donations, volunteering, adopting, and social media shares & likes really do make a difference and make all of this work possible!
It’s time to start planning Boots & Bling 2024!
Boots & Bling is a big event, and we need help more than ever. We are looking for volunteers in all areas: auctions, sponsors, dinner, decor, facilities, graphics, marketing, volunteer coordinator, ticket sales, social media, other communications, and more.
Please help if you can! AAE and the horses will benefit greatly from having you on the team!
I received a call today for this beautiful “SENIOR PONY”
He is in his 20’s, and has a few health issues. He needs his lil hoofers done, special feed and has to have some teeth pulled right away. He has had some damage to his coffin bone, (it’s lightly rotated, but the vet said with proper care he should have another 10 years or so.)
He will be a permanent part of our Chilly Pepper Family and a star in our Sunshine and Smiles Program.
Will you help Grandpa Sonny? As you can see he is a long way from ready to quit.
Several folks thought he should be euthanized, but luckily he had an advocate who saw him for who he was and said no.
He will need to be assessed further by Doc, and have his dental work done asap. We know, from the Vet who checked him out two days ago, that he needs at least 2 teeth pulled along with some additional dental care.
We need funds for his transportation, (approximately $650), funds for his initial vetting, hoof trims, meds and to get his teeth done. We also need to purchase special low carb feed and hay for him. WILL YOU PLEASE HELP US GET GRANDPA SONNY HOME TO CHILLY PEPPER?
Thank you so much for being part of our Chilly Pepper Family.
Blessings for a beautiful holiday season and remember your glass can always be “half full”.
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
Good news and sad news. Spice is safely settled in at home in NV. Thank you for saving her life. She so appreciates your love and support, as do I, of course.
Meet Teddy Bear. Got a call from my friend who asked if I could take him, as he was alone with no Mama in sight, so of course I said yes.
PLEASE HELP NOW!!
ANOTHER CALL