A 501(c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to saving horses from abuse, neglect and slaughter.
Bonnie Blue is a 28yr old Arabian who was saved from slaughter by bidding against a kill buyer at auction in December of 2016. Bonnie is considered a Sanctuary Resident due to her special diet of mash since due to
Power of a Moment or “Power” as we call him. Is a 11 yr old gelding, 15.3Hds Racing Standardbred. In his time, Power won over $750,000 racing before retiring. Sadly, the original owners did not care where he went and
Turbo is a Tennessee Walking Horse, 30 something yrs old, who is Grandson of “The Pusher”. Turbo was an Auction intercept at the Lumberton Auction where we bid against a kill buyer (Slaughter) and won the bid for
Updated December 2, 2016 – Maggie, a two-year-old Paint, was adopted by Melissa L and her family. Maggie, Ashton and Chip will be sharing an amazing new forever home with a family of their own.
Update December 2, 2016 – This past weekend was a great weekend and hard goodbye for 3 special horses from LMHR. Ashton, a sweet 23-year-old former OTTB, was adopted by Melissa L. and her family, who also adopted Chip and
Update December 2, 2016 – This past weekend was a great weekend and hard goodbye for 3 special horses from LMHR. Chip, a teenage Leopard Appy, was adopted by Melissa L. and her family, who also adopted Ashton and Maggie! What
Update December 5, 2016 – Diego, a 14.3 6yr old Arabian X, was being fostered/quarantined locally by LMHR volunteer Megan B. Diego is now living at the rescue and quickly becoming a favorite of visitors and volunteers! Diego spent an extra week in quarantine because Megan,
Lindsay is a Quarter Horse Mare, who stands 15.2 hands, and is approximately 18-20 years old. She was saved from a Pennsylvania kill pen with a severely infected leg. Lindsay was in rough shape going into quarantine (QT) pictured on the left. All four
Meet Dory, a 16-month-old, 14.2 hand filly who was saved from kill buyers, at the Lumberton Auction, on 9/19/2016. Dory still has some growing to do and may make it to 15 hands. She must have a light rider, due to
Scarlett is an auction save after we out-bid a kill buyer. She arrived at the rescue on 9/28/2016 and may be a Thoroughbred X or Saddlebred X. Scarlett is approximately 8-10 years old and stands at 16 hands. This beautiful girl is trained
Abigale is a 6-year-old, 14.2 hand Rat Tail Walkaloosa. She has a super sweet personality and would make a great child’s pony/horse. Abigale was adopted, but due to a job change with her adopter, she came back to the rescue in
Meet Jackie, a 10-year-old, 14.3 hand Quarter Horse mare. Jackie was a Brood Mare for over 6 years. She was part of a breeding program that went under and several pairs of Mares and Foals were dumped at a kill pen. Upon
Aria is a super sweet 21-year-old Appendix mare. She was an ex-illegal racing horse and was saved from NC. Due to injuries from EPM, Aria is companion only. Aria is super sweet and loves to hang out with people. She is
Meet Gambler, a 9-year-old, 16 hand Standardbred Gelding who arrived at the rescue on 9/22/2016. Gambler was a trotter-racehorse and won $110,000 during his racing career. Sadly he still ended up being dumped at an auction. Gambler appeared tired, and defeated, when he arrived at
We welcome “Sooo Happy” (Jockey Club name) – Happy for short – who arrived on August 28, 2016. Happy is a 15-year-old, 16.2 hands OTTB Gelding. Happy came to us through the PA Kill Pen Network who were desperately trying find a rescue who would
Bently, aka “Message From Mom”, is a 10-yr-old, 16 hand Standardbred. Bently came to the rescue on June 22, 2016 and we have very little history on him. We’re not sure if he was an Amish Buggy horse after racing, but
Joan of Ark is a 9-year-old, 15.2 hand Standardbred Cross mare. Joan is our amazing $85.00 SAVE from a kill auction. Upon arrival Joan was timid and shy, but with love and compassion she has blossomed into a sweet gal. The
June 24, 2016 — Here is Freedom Fred, a 14.3 hand, 16-year-old Standardbred. Fred was saved from a Louisiana feedlot and arrived to our care less than a month ago. We would like to thank the amazing people who saved his life. Upon arrival,
September 8, 2016 – Two horses, let down by greedy humans (Mare and Long Yearling), arrived from Texas today. They were part of a Breeder’s “Mare and Foal Dump”, where 15 mares and their foals, were left at a Texas kill pen last
Liza is a 10-year-old, 15.2 hand Standardbred Mare, who arrived at the rescue on July 6, 2016. We picked up Liza from a so-called feedlot, in Madison, NC, where Helen V. and friends had paid Liza’s bail. Unfortunately no one had
Meet permanent resident, Sarah, a 17-year-old, 18.2 hand Belgian. Sarah is in need of a sponsor and thinks that you would be perfect! Sarah is an ex-Amish work horse. When she was no longer useful to her owners, they shipped
Wildfire, a 7-year-old, 14.3 hand, BLM Mustang (3rd Strike), lived wild and free for his first five years of life. He didn’t need a humans because he most likely had his own band (family). Wildfire’s first contact with humans occurred