Auction Horses Rescue

‼️ 5/30 UPDATE:
We are in need of donations for $900 for the remainder to get this family of Mustangs permanently safe.

• Venmo:
• Zelle: [email protected]
• PayPal: paypal.me/AuctionHorses
• Credit card & sponsorships: auctionhorsesrescue.com/donate.html
• Mail: 18034 Ventura Blvd #291, Encino, CA 91316
NOTE: 📝 Venmo and Zelle take no fees.

It will cover the $155 of bail & haul remaining, as well as additional feed while we waited for the red mare’s foal be steady enough for transport.

With the birth of the red mare’s newborn, and the sudden loss of the baby that was only weeks old, it’s been a relief yet a heartbreak all rolled into one.

Auction Horses Rescue is a 501(c)3 horse rescue, that is all-volunteer and deeply devoted to the lives we save.
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🚨 URGENT RESCUE NEEDED: RESERVATION MUSTANG MARES & BABIES 🚨

We’ve just been contacted about 3 Reservation Mustang mares & babies who urgently need rescue:

* 1 mare with a 1-week-old foal
* 1 mare with a 1-month-old foal
* 1 mare believed heavily pregnant

Two tiny babies already here, and one possibly arriving soon. These are very young mares and their fragile foals who urgently need safe, experienced homes.

These horses are currently at a private feed lot in Southern California. They are believed young and unhandled, and none have seen a vet. The feed lot states there is no possibility of extending their deadline.

Unfortunately, throughout much of the country, the mass shipment of Reservation Mustangs occurs constantly and year-round, peaking at certain times. Many of these breeders view these horses purely as livestock, a deeply troubling perspective—especially when newborn foals and pregnant mares are involved.

Auction Horses Rescue made it our mission from 2022-2023 to rescue as many Reservation Mustang mares, babies, and stallions as possible. Among our most cherished rescues is Cosette, a tiny orphan we saved at just a few hours old, found collapsed at a crowded feed lot. Now almost four, Cosette is a thriving pony who brings joy to everyone she meets.

These Reservation Mustangs are special souls who are often overlooked for homes never, often simply because they lack a government brand. Born on Reservation land, they are Mustangs all the same.

They need RESCUE.

BAIL REQUIRED:

* $2,000 total if rescuing both mare-foal pairs together ($1,000 per pair)
* $1,250 for one mare-foal pair individually
* $700 for the heavily pregnant mare

Foals will NOT be separated from their mothers.

We desperately wish we could rescue these horses ourselves, but we are not currently set up for gentling unhandled Mustangs. Our rescue—and most rescues we partner with—are full. We’re volunteering our time to network them urgently, in hopes safe placement can be found.

Interested? DM or email us at [email protected] ONLY.

🚫 NO public comments offering homes (these can discourage real placements). Realistic placement offers via DM/email only.

All inquiries will be thoroughly screened. Application here:
https://tinyurl.com/AHRapplication

We have shared all known details here. Please understand we’re unpaid volunteers doing this despite physical disabilities. AHR does not own these horses, and we are not brokers. We are a 501(c)3 rescue: We volunteer our time to help them find safe homes or ethical rescues.

Auction Horses Rescue is an all-volunteer 501(c)3 non-profit based in Southern California. Donations are tax-deductible.

UPDATE 5/2: Stephanie is being rescued! 🎉🥳

But there are still several Thoroughbreds in SoCal that desperately need rescue: 6 yo Summer Solstice, the Aga Khan-bred Kadaya (IRE), a new Thoroughbred gelding with no info yet, a stakes-winning, elderly OTTB stallion we’re hoping to find a solution for with his old racing connections, and Scullyism’s fundraiser to Oregon!

The auction in Riverside, CA is also happening later today, and if it’s like the last 4 months, there might be many more Thoroughbreds with only hours to be rescued. 😞

Please keep tuned, especially if you can provide a home or spot at your rescue/sanctuary to rescue another horse. Donations are welcome as well.

We do not only rescue Thoroughbreds, but they typically are the least likely to be rescued once they’re in the slaughter pipeline. We will also be posting any other horses in need this evening, as time permits. We do this entirely as volunteers with physical handicaps, and ask for your grace and help in spreading the word!
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🚨URGENT RESCUE + DONATIONS NEEDED TO EXTEND HER TIME‼️🚨

This OTTB mare NEEDS rescue. We are PLEADING for this special lady’s life.

We are told her deadline is Friday, May 1, but we are now seeking donations (below) to help extend her time while we continue working urgently on safe placement.

Please READ THIS FULL POST before inquiring. Serious inquiries only by DM or e-mail: [email protected]

Stephaniesonthetee, as she has been tentatively ID’d, is a 2014 Thoroughbred mare by Majesticperfection and out of Ms. Alimony, by Street Boss.

She comes from a very strong dam line that has produced big money winners on the racetrack and in the breeding shed, and also produced at least one successful eventer! Stephanie herself was likely better suited for the show ring than the racetrack, where she bounced between Golden Gate Fields, Santa Anita, and Sacramento, always somewhere within the final 3 finishers.

You don’t often see this anymore, but she is also linebred to Swaps!!! in the 6th generation. Not only was Swaps a spectacular racehorse in his time, but he was known as a wonderfully kind soul, too.

Fitting, because this mare has a very kind face and eye herself. What we call Good Mare Energy.

A Good Mare is the kind of mare who will love you deeply for life and, before you realize it, become your soulmate.

So why is she here?

She sold through a goat sale, and then ended up at a feed lot over the past few days. Where she has been since her last race in 2018 is a complete unknown.

We have reached out to the person who may be her breeder, but haven’t heard back yet. It is also Derby Week, so reaching anyone in the horse racing industry in Kentucky right now is not easy. We do know he is a big supporter of Thoroughbred aftercare and second careers, but we also need to remind everyone this mare’s ID is not 100% verified yet. We are working very hard to do so.

Finally, we are told she is estimated around 16 hh and appears to move sound.

DONATIONS NEEDED: to help extend her time
BAIL: contact us privately
Current DEADLINE: Friday, May 1
LOCATION: Southern California, at a private feed lot

Interested? Need further information about her?
✨Please DM us✨ or e-mail ✨[email protected]✨ONLY

We are hoping a screened 501(c)3 rescue or private home can give her a chance.

DO NOT post public “I’ll take her” offers or placement questions. DM/e-mail ONLY so real, realistic placements are not derailed.

🙏 If you are moved by Stephanie and want to help extend her networking period at the feed lot, donations are urgently needed for our rescue to buy time while we continue working on her safe placement. 🙏

Please DONATE to our 501(c)3 Auction Horses Rescue:
• Venmo:
• Zelle: [email protected]
• PayPal: paypal.me/AuctionHorses
• Credit card: auctionhorsesrescue.com/donate.html
• Mail: 18034 Ventura Blvd #291, Encino, CA 91316
NOTE: Venmo and Zelle take no fees.

Donations made in response to this post will be used toward extending time and urgent rescue efforts for this mare. If we are unable to use funds for her, donors may request a refund. This is for an EXTENSION only, at this time.

Our small non-profit is unable to rescue her at this time. Rather than leave these sweet souls to silently disappear, we work hard to network these horses we can’t save ourselves to other good rescues and private homes, as best we can.

READ THIS Important Reminder:

▪️ To clarify further: We are not brokers. What we do is help horses find good homes even when our small, all-volunteer horse rescue is full and underfunded. Our screening process is very thorough, with the aim that once horses are declared saved, they really ARE saved—for life. We do not affiliate with or operate like mass bailers, a reckless practice that hurts more horses than it helps.

▪️ In other words: We are here to rescue horses, donkeys, and mules when we can, and also network horses to safe homes and ethical rescues when we can’t.

▪️ When Auction Horses Rescue rescues a horse, that horse is only carefully rehomed after full rehabilitation and with an adoption contract. If ethical rehoming is not possible, they remain with our rescue in sanctuary care. This is very costly, and we are far from wealthy, so donations and sponsorships are always needed. We are also in great need of grant writers.

▪️ We have not been given any further information about the horses, mules, and donkeys we post beyond what is included here. This is firm. We did all of the work we could before posting.

Auction Horses Rescue is an all-volunteer 501(c)3 horse rescue based in Southern California. We rescue and rehabilitate horses, donkeys, and mules, but as a small rescue, space and funds are limited. When we can’t save a horse in need ourselves, we volunteer our time to network them to good homes.

Say hello to donkey baby #4—Sparky!

Lil Sparky was born on Orthodox Easter, making him the last arrival among the four heavily pregnant Jenny donkeys rescued back in February. He and his mama, Tess, are doing wonderfully at their foster home. He’s the only little boy of the group!

With the tragic passing of baby Sprite, Sprite’s mom Priscilla and fellow rescue Uncle John have taken on nurturing roles, doting lovingly over the now eight-strong donkey herd in their spacious foster area. Strawberry, Shortcake, and their moms Holly and Toodie continue thriving, full of s***k and energy!

Donors made rescuing these pregnant donkeys possible.

But other donkeys still desperately need our help.

Right now, there’s a sweet Jenny donkey we’ve come to call Jackie at the same feed lot these girls came from. She’s laminitic, possibly foundering, and urgently needs intervention.

Auction Horses Rescue CAN save Jackie—but we urgently need to raise $3,430 to do so responsibly.

This will cover her transportation to the veterinary hospital for x-rays and pain management, 6 months of boarding for recovery, and regular hoof trims. Liz, our incredible foster, will generously donate hay and supplements, though additional funds will be required for soft bedding essential to Jackie’s comfort.

Without immediate care, Jackie risks losing her ability to stand and walk, or worse, being sent to slaughter. Neither outcome is acceptable.

Every donkey deserves the chance at a happy, pain-free life. We need an angel donor (or donors) to step up now.

To help Jackie, please donate today:
• Venmo:
• Zelle: [email protected]
• PayPal: paypal.me/AuctionHorses
• Credit card & monthly sponsorship: auctionhorsesrescue.com/donate.html
• Mail: 18034 Ventura Blvd #291, Encino, CA 91316
NOTE: Venmo and Zelle have no fees.

Auction Horses Rescue is a 501(c)3 non-profit horse, donkey, and mule rescue. All donations are tax-deductible.