Morgan Rescue & Adoption
The AMHA is pro-welfare of the horse. First and foremost, we support responsible breeding and ownership. However, if a horse owner is not able to provide adequate care for their horse, there are options available:
- Sell the horse
- Lease the horse
- Donate the horse to a worthy organization
- Donate the horse to a rescue/retirement facility
Morgan Rescue & Adoption
The American Morgan Horse Registry seeks to help save abandoned, unwanted or neglected Morgan horses by educating the public and connecting people and agencies that can provide care and/or homes.
Law enforcement, Animal Control, the Humane Society, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), and local rescues are on the front lines confronting neglect issues on a daily basis. These agencies usually work together, sometimes on a contract basis, to care for the immediate needs of neglected horses. But they cannot do it alone. Help from the Morgan community is welcomed in times of need. Here are a number of ways you can help.
1. Donate money
Monetary assistance always is welcomed by shelters, rescues, Humane Societies, and other agencies.
2. Donate Time/Expertise
Not everyone has money to spare for a donation, but perhaps you have an extra couple of hours and a skill that can be helpful to those caring for seized or rescued horses.
3. Donate Supplies
There is quite a bit of material that goes into caring for one or more horses.
4. Become a Foster Home
Depending on the size of the operation, it can be easy for a rescue facility to become overwhelmed with animals when dozens of horses are seized or rescued at once. Perhaps the worst situations occur when horses end up needing to be rescued from their original rescuers. Consider providing at least a temporary home for one or more horses.
In addition to the personal rewards of caring for the horse, fostering for a 501(c)(3) agency may provide tax benefits. For more information, please see the article published in The Network Spring/Summer 2021 by Kate Kirsch, Attorney-at-Law, by clicking HERE.
5. Adopt a Rescued Horse
Adopting a horse that has come from a situation of neglect can be an incredible rewarding experience, but you must be sure you are up to the task. Refer to the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) website for horse owners at www.aaep.org and read their guidelines for rescue facilities to be fully informed. Adoption procedures, including eligibility requirements, are set and enforced by each individual rescue. Contact one near you to find out more about the horses they have available.
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Rescue Agencies Available
American Saddlebred Legacy Foundation
Jennifer Wittig or Deanna Roach, Eminence, Kentucky
(502) 881-7606 (Jennifer); (610) 662-0879 (Deanna)
Bagaduce River Equine Rescue
Kelly Saunders, Brooksville, Maine
(207) 632-5560
Bay State Equine Rescue, Inc
Susan Sheridan, Oakham, Massachusetts
(508) 882-3704
Dreamscape, Inc
Kelly Reason, Eagleville, Tennessee
(615) 775-6245
Forever Morgans
Tricia Jumonville, President
Forever Morgans
PO Box 152
Castleton, VT 05735-0152
(844) 674-6477 (Phone)
(877) 283-5497 (Fax)
Furvivors Horse Rescue
Jo Jo Shultz, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
(215) 460-8766
Gerda's Equine Rescue (southern Vermont)
Gerda Silver
5825 VT-30
Townshend, VT 05353
(802) 874-7213 (Phone)
Heart of Phoenix Equine Rescue
Suzanna Johnson, Shoals, West Virginia
(304) 962-7761
Horse Feathers Equine Center
Cheri White Owl, Guthrie, Oklahoma
(405) 315-2928
Kentucky Humane Society - Equine C.A.R.E.
Contact via Email, Louisville, Kentucky
(502) 272-1068
Leap of Faith Equine Rescue and Sanctuary
Fleming, GA (near Savannah)
Selene Carlisle
(727) 945-2109 (prefers texts)
Journey With Equus (Liberty's Legacy, Inc)
Candice Ensign, Elizabeth, Colorado
(303) 517-5856
Living Life Ranch Foundation
Gardner, Kansas
Melissa Cowan
(913) 731-5579
Love This Horse Equine Rescue
Vera Valdivia-Abdallah
8800 Wetzel Lane
Mojave, CA 93501
(661) 754-1712
Morgan Safenet Foundation, Inc.
Colleen Saint Loup, Midlothian, Texas
(240) 529-3066
New England Equine Rescue - North, Inc. (NEER North)
Mary Martin, West Newbury, Massachusetts
(978) 510-1031
Nexus Equine, Inc
Rita Hoch, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
(405) 640-0153
Omega Horse Rescue (Eastern PA)
8272 Woodbine Road
Airville, PA 17302
(717) 862-3322
Rosemary Farm Sanctuary Inc
1646 Roses Brook Rd
South Kortright, NY 13842-2518
(607) 538-1200
Saddlebred Rescue, Inc.
6 Meadow Cliff Lane
Hardwick, NJ 07825-3206
(908) 894-0950 (Nealia); (908) 894-0951 (Mark)
Safe Haven Rescue, Inc.
Peggy Vitarius, Shandamen, New York
(518) 819-1661
Terolyn Horse Rescue
47480 County Road 29
Elizabeth, CO 80107-8936
(303) 243-1147 (Teri)
The Dorset Equine Rescue
Jen Straub, East Dorset, Vermont
(802) 366-1300
This Old Horse Sanctuary, Inc.
Jennifer Frank, Wooster, Ohio
(330) 347-5500
Two Wild Hearts Sanctuary, Inc.
Jane Mazur or Deanna Searls, Clinton, Michigan
(517) 438-0706 (Jane); (734) 645-9865 (Deanna)
The American Horse Council and the Unwanted Horse Coalition also serve as excellent resources to assist you.
Note: Reference here on AMHA's website to organizations, persons, or facilities that accept horses does not constitute or imply any endorsement or recommendation by AMHA or any of its members. The AMHA has not evaluated or inspected any of these persons, organizations, or facilities and has simply accepted them for listing at their request. Any individual considering the transfer of any horse or horses to such facilities is responsible for visiting them and investigating them before transferring a horse to them.