Christ Redeemed Equine Sanctuary

Stetson is on his way! See live updates on the Sanctuary Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/share/19yLdYPJj4/

You can help Stetson get home!

Stetson was a dedicated ranch horse for many years. Giving the best years of his life to support the livelihood of his owners, this sweet, dependable boy developed quite a stout heart. Sadly, he secured an injury to his knee and was shipped to the kill pen.

Next stop: slaughter.

But did you know that even the one that is overlooked, discarded, and least likely to be selected can have an incredible rescue story?

During the dark days of auction houses, kill pens, and rough transportation, Stetson bonded closely to a pretty momma mare who accepted his friendship. Better than being alone, they faced each uncertain day together until the owner of Christ Redeemed Equine Sanctuary (CRES) happened upon them.

CRES, searching for rescues horses for a local ranch, saw Stetson's mare friend was a great prospect! But who is this older horse with a swollen knee sticking by her side? It was clear that to take her away from him would leave him vulnerable, abandoned again by another temporary security.

It is true that taking such a horse could mean keeping him for the rest of his days... but he was so kindhearted and trying so very hard to stay afloat in the harsh environment that he was thrown into. After some prayer and thought, CRES decided to rescue them both.

Stetson had swollen eyes and a cut on his face when he arrived. He had been smashed into the trailer wall during transport, and pushed around by the masses of horses at each new pit stop along his journey. His heart was heavy and his body was so weary as he stepped off the trailer... again...after so many times before.

He steadily grew in strength and morale over the next months and CRES staff were praying for a loving home for him to finish out his retirement.

And just when his confidence made a full recovery...

Well, the most unique and awe-inspiring of coincidences happened: a family several states away with a dream to have a horse to love on their brand new farm fell in love with Stetson! A miracle and a dream come true for a weary heart and a loving family.

You can be a part of his final journey to a place where Stetson just gets to be Stetson. No more worries, no more pain. No more rejection and no more uncertainty-- just a wonderful life well-earned!

We need your help getting him on the road from Colorado to Alabama.

Come finish this redemption story with us and be a part of a truly amazing adventure with a happy, happy ending ❤️

Meet Little Lacey -- Located at a kill pen in Arkansas, this little girl, not yet two years old, missed her transit to the slaughterhouse by the grace of God and His impeccable timing on June 1st. One of a few horses who had no one claim her, Lacey's advocates sent out an urgent last call for her life... and we saw it. She has a down payment on her that preserves her life and now, I need your help.

Christ Redeemed Equine Sanctuary is a very small operation, funded nearly entirely by me -- the founder. I am one-woman show for now, but I have a great vision and today is the day to start growing it. Horse slaughter is real and there is a misconception that "only the nasty horses go to slaughter." Lacey is just one of the thousands of examples across this country of horses that are young, beautiful, and so deserving of a good home, but meet their end in a loading chute somewhere across the North or South border to be bled out and sold for meat.

In the three years that I have run Christ Redeemed Equine Sanctuary, five horses have been given a shot at a new life. Starting today, that number will grow until we are giving five horses a day a new lease on life, and we have helped disciple and establish other operations across this country to do the same.

Miss Lacey needs three more installments of $325 to fully "bail" her from the kill pen, and then another $1300 to transport her into my care in Colorado. Her veterinary checkup and expense will range from $250 - $500, and her first month of feed will be about $175.

I have a life-long placement for her to a local ministry once I have her trained and solidified, so this little girl has a bright future in front of her! My goal is to raise $5000 in order to cover all of her initial expenses, and the cost of feed and hoof care while I am training her.

How would you like to be a part of this amazing story that is developing?

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She has no idea that we love her. She does not even know that we exist. She has no concept of the saving grace that that has intervened on her behalf. Yet, that changes nothing about the fact that she is dearly loved.

And that is how our God feels about you