A message from President & Founder Susan Wagner on our 29th birthday. Equine Advocates was founded on February 27th, 1996. Dear Friends, Every year on February 27th, we celebrate another year carrying out our vital…
Get ready for the return of our Public Open Days! Starting in May, we'll have seven dates when our gates will open for the public. Tour the sanctuary, enjoy a picnic lunch by our pond,…
A message from EA President and Founder Susan Wagner: Dear Friends, I want to take this opportunity to thank our supporters who have made many important projects at Equine Advocates possible in 2024. Thanks to the…
May 6, 1996 – December 16, 2024 Eulogy by Susan Wagner Press Exclusive, or “Press” as we affectionately called her, was a fighter, a survivor, and one of the most remarkable equines I have ever…
EDIT 12/26/2024: Thank you so much to all the Santas who made our equines’ holiday wishes come true! Some of these items – like treats, supplements, and grooming supplies – are needed all year round, so…
We ended our 2024 Public Open Days season on a very high note. Drum roll, please... We had 350 visitors at the sanctuary on our final Public Open Day in November - Our record day…
Our hearts are still warm from witnessing this moment - When Press Exclusive and her daughter Swiftie, two former racehorses, were reunited here at the sanctuary.https://www.equineadvocates.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Press-Swiftie-Meet-For-Social-1.mp4 Press Exclusive, a Kentucky-bred Thoroughbred who raced in Canada,…
This is the moment we’ve all been waiting for! Onaqui lost her freedom and family in July of 2021 when she and roughly 300 other Wild Mustangs were brutally rounded up by the Bureau of…
April 7, 1989 – July 15, 2024 Eulogy by Susan Wagner It seems that there was never a time when Dallas was not in my life. I founded Equine Advocates 28 years ago and Dallas…
Equine Advocates Rescue & Sanctuary is honored to have become a retirement home for six former Military Working Horses who served this country with the U.S. Army's Caisson Detachment, formally known as the Caisson Platoon.…
Today, Equine Advocates and HORSEPOWER honored five New York State lawmakers with Special Equine Protection Awards for their outstanding work to successfully pass legislation banning the slaughter of horses (and all equines) for human and…
1986 – April 14, 2024 Eulogy by Susan Wagner Lisa was our oldest equine at the sanctuary. In fact, she was our oldest equine ever. We rescued Lisa on October 18, 2006, along with six…
A message from President & Founder Susan Wagner on our 28th birthday. Equine Advocates was founded on February 27th, 1996. Dear Friends, When I drove to Albany from Queens on this day 28 years ago…
This Valentine's Day, we wanted to suggest something heartfelt and sweet for our horse-loving supporters and friends! Pedro, Babe, and Amos are looking for that special sponsor this year and it could be YOU! All…
A message from EA President and Founder Susan Wagner: Dear Friends, As 2023 draws to a close, I look back at this roller coaster ride of a year that brought us extreme happiness and some…
EDIT 12/27/2023: Thank you so much to all the Santas who made our equines’ holiday wishes come true! Some of these items - like treats, supplements, and clipper blades - are needed all year round, so…
What an incredible Public Open Day season! We can't thank all of our visitors enough for spending time with our rescued & retired equines and learning about our mission. On Sunday, November 5th, we saw…
UPDATE: Please visit our new official Amend the SAFE Act website. Welcome to this new page calling for the urgent amending of The SAFE Act (H.R. 3475/S.2037) which was introduced as an amendment to the…
Dear Friends, I recently did an interview with renowned wildlife photographer and wild horse advocate Carol J. Walker on her wonderful podcast, Freedom for Wild Horses. You can watch the interview here or listen to the…
A message from President/Founder Susan Wagner: Dear Friends, The movement to end the slaughter of America’s wild and domestic equines experienced a big win on Wednesday night when both houses of the New York State…