When our organization adds a rescued equine to our family, it warms our hearts to know we saved one more animal from a tragic fate. It’s an even better feeling when we get to make…
Onaqui, a Wild Mustang, arrived at the sanctuary on June 4, 2022. She had been rounded up and captured by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on July 16, 2021, on the public rangelands of…
A message from President & Founder Susan Wagner Dear Friends, Saturday, June 7th, will not just be a regular Public Open Day at Equine Advocates. DJ Greg Gattine from Radio Woodstock 100.1 WDST FM in…
Live on air - It's Equine Advocates! We're thrilled to welcome Radio Woodstock 100.1 WDST to the sanctuary this summer so they can join in on the fun during our Public Open Days. On June…
At Equine Advocates, we consider all our equine residents and human staff one big family. However, some of our horses are actually related, and we love knowing they’re in the same safe home. In recognition…
April Showers Bring May Flowers - And Lots of Birthday Parties! April is an exciting time of the year for us at the sanctuary. Both humans and equines venture out more to enjoy the warmer…
After rescuing thousands of equines for nearly three decades, there isn’t much that surprises us anymore. Our latest rescue, though, brought something new to our sanctuary. Last December, we welcomed an adorable pair of miniature…
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…
While fans cheer on horses from the stands during racing season, we know the sad reality many racehorses face when their careers end. Thankfully, after an emergency rescue operation in November, one more horse will…
A message from President & 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,…
Hot off the presses - It’s here! We’ve released our Fall 2024 newsletter, highlighting the need to provide working horses with safe and respectable lives, including their retirement. We also feature one of our wonderful…
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…
With thousands of rescues over the last few decades and more than 80 equines currently living at our sanctuary, it’s rare for us to come across a breed we’ve never met in person or even…
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 former Military Working Horses who served this country with the U.S. Army’s Caisson Platoon of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also…
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…