Equine Advocates would like to thank SUNY Cobleskill's Equine Studies program for visiting us today! Founder & President Susan Wagner spoke with the students about managing a nonprofit, equine welfare, and ethics. The students also…
Equine Advocates would like to give a HUGE thank you to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for volunteering with us for their “Day For Doing Good” community service. The group of 20 volunteers spent the day painting fences…
The American Sanctuary Association (ASA), founded in 1998, serves as an accreditation organization that holds member sanctuaries to higher standards of animal welfare practices. ASA also finds placement for homeless, abandoned and abused animals through…
A beautiful 2020 calendar with images of Equine Advocates Sanctuary residents. $15 includes shipping and applicable tax. This captivating calendar includes gorgeous photos of rescued horses, ponies, donkeys and mules residing at our 140-acre Sanctuary…
Dear Friends,Those of you who have visited Equine Advocates Rescue & Sanctuary any time since 2012 have probably met Rocket Man, one of our feisty Miniature Horses. He was only three at the time of…
Throughout May and June, we've held quite a number of Humane Education classes here at our sanctuary! We've had a blast teaching students from Kindergarten to Fifth Grade, with different lesson plans that are age…
New arrivals Sylvia and Vicky came to the sanctuary on May 21. While Sylvia’s life and death rescue story is more dramatic, there is no question that Vicky could very well have ended up in similar…
Humans are told never to swim immediately after eating a heavy meal to avoid stomach cramps. We're also told never to work out on a completely empty stomach. So where do our Equine friends fall…
MOTHER'S DAY 2019 HAS A VERY SPECIAL MEANING FOR ALL OF US AT EQUINE ADVOCATES! Most of you know that we are not an organization that breeds horses. However, there are occasions where foals (baby…
Beau (left) & Lorna (right)📷: Susan Wagner Spring has sprung MORE new relationships here at Equine Advocates! Everything is green and in bloom here at Equine Advocates Rescue & Sanctuary in beautiful Chatham, NY - And so…
It's been a busy week here at Equine Advocates Rescue & Sanctuary! In addition to our daily schedule of caring for our equine residents and enjoying the changing colors of the trees, we've had four…
🖌️ Our fencing is freshly painted and looking AMAZING thanks to the wonderful help and elbow grease of the smiling students and staff from Albany Academy for Girls! We're always happy to have them return each…
The Ghost Town of Oatman, Arizona may not be on the top of your bucket list of places to visit but maybe it would rank higher if you knew that Donkeys run and roam the…
On Thursday, August 1st, we will throw our biggest party and fundraiser of the year – Equine Advocates 18th Annual Awards Dinner & Charity Auction! This joyous celebration and gala give us the opportunity to…
A horrific sports "trend" called Donkey Basketball has been around since the 1930s, but that doesn't mean there's room for it in today's society. Usually acting as a fundraiser, Donkey Basketball has made its way…
Spring has sprung and some new relationships are on the rise at Equine Advocates! Pictured above is a shot from Day 1 of introductions between Nelson, a rescued Wild American Mustang who has been here…
After a gruesome mishap in 2013 when food products were mislabeled with horsemeat, The Food Safety Authority of Ireland joined forces with Commercial Laboratory, Identigen. The two have created original DNA sequencing technology to scan…
With 80+ equines living on our sanctuary and after 23 years of saving animals in need from various dangerous situations and injuries, we don't always know every equine's exact birth date. We, of course, have…
Did you know that equine dental care dates all the way back to 1300-700 BC?! William Taylor of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History led a team of scholars as they…
In order for equines to live happy, healthy, and satisfying lives, they need to be in the company of others with whom they get along. In some cases, the bonds between these animals are so…