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Mission
“Two feet move our body, four feet move our soul.”
At Reining Glory Equine Center our mission is to create awareness and make the world a kinder place for horses one at a time. The rescue originally began with the intention of helping thoroughbreds who did not make it as a racehorse and found themselves in the slaughter pipeline. However, as we became immersed in the horse world, we quickly learned the dark side of the horse industry and of all the other horses in need.
Reining Glory is dedicated to improving the lives of all horses who need rescue, rehabilitation, re-training, and re-homing. Equines who have been “dumped” at auctions and kill pens require time to heal emotionally, physically, and mentally. We at Reining Glory provide equines with all these aspects and will give them a second chance at life, a chance they all deserve. We are committed to helping horses that have no voice, no choice, and no one to help them in their dire time of need. EVERY horse deserves a chance to receive love, good care, quality nutrition, and a happily ever after…
Reining Glory is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit rescue organization and the home of seven thoroughbreds who found themselves in dire need of help. Three of our horses are former broodmares who spent their lives having foals only to enter the racing industry. As mares age they are no longer useful for breeding purposes and are sold for next to nothing at auctions. What many people do not realize is the same fate affects their offspring who do not make successful racehorses and are also sold at auction for less than a fraction of their worth after failing as racehorses.
Auctions are very stressful places for horses as they are extremely sensitive and sentient beings. Unfortunately, many of these racehorses end up in traders and/or kill buyers’ hands. Once these horses are in the slaughter pipeline they are crammed onto overloaded trucks without food, water, or even enough space to rest. Many of the older, weak, and/or injured horses go down on these hauls and get trampled. Sadly, not only thoroughbreds find themselves being sold at the auction, but any breed of horse can be sold for any reason and in any condition. There are no laws protecting equines as they are considered livestock.
It is hard to believe in 2024 that horses have no protection and can be sold to auctions or kill pens in the most despicable condition. These animals have no choice where they end up or who they are sold to and two of our board members know this side of the industry all too well. They have saved numerous horses from auctions and kill pens and know first-hand the damage done to these horses not only physically but mentally as well. It can take months before these horses start feeling well physically and emotionally. Rehabilitation for horses is a process and we understand that each horse is different with a different story, a different experience, and requires unique and specialized care. Ultimately, we must do better for these amazing animals, and we need your help to spread awareness and educate the general public about the dark side of the horse industry.
Horses are kind, intelligent, willing, and truly special animals that are expensive to properly care for. Most people that don’t own horses do not realize all that goes into taking excellent care of horses. Not only is it time-consuming, it is also costly. We as a team love our rescue horses and care for them solely out of pocket but we want to help more and in order to do so we need help donations. With that said we take the time to let our rescues decompress and heal emotionally, mentally, and physically.
The first step, while the animal is in quarantine, is to have our equine vet out to do a physical examination, update vaccines, complete lab work, float teeth, and do a lameness evaluation, if warranted. We also tailor the horse’s diet accordingly to their age and body composition. The farrier is another essential component of our rescue team and visits the horse within the first week. Unfortunately, most horses that end up in kill pens are extremely emaciated with long, sore hooves and suffer from other health ailments. These are the horses we want to help. The horses that have no one else. No chance and no choice. At Reining Glory we will help these horses have a second chance at life. A life they ALL deserve. Our rescue horses in time will be restarted and find a new purpose in life. We will work with Danny Partin a natural horsemanship trainer to help each and every horse live up to their potential and eventually find them a new forever home if feasible for that specific horse.
You can make a difference...
You can help today by signing the SAFE ACT http://www.SAFEACT.org. We need to be the voice for these innocent animals, and you can help by signing the SAFE ACT today.
The Saratoga WarHorse Cause
When you pursue a cause, life has a way of leading you to people that need you and that you can make a difference in their lives. In addition, people are led to you that make a difference in your life.
In our process of rescuing, Saratoga WarHorse found us, or we found them. This nonprofit puts veterans with retired Thoroughbreds one on one in a pen for an afternoon. Often the connection is incredible and a bond between the veteran and the horse is created that will last a lifetime. It is as if the horse and the veteran were destined to find one another and connect in ways that cannot be explained on the human level.
We are so honored and privileged to serve our veterans with this great organization and give back a little for all they have given. Our horses our honored too.
A few of the animals we have saved
Through our personal funding and donations from other horse lovers, our work to save as many of these beautiful souls as possible continues. Please consider contributing any amount you can. Click the “Donate Today” button above to make your tax deductible contribution to Reining Glory and help our mission to save every horse we can!
“There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man” Sir Winston Churchill.
You Can Make A Difference
It was once written, “A man was walking along a beach one day and he saw a boy off in the distance picking up starfish from the beach and throwing them into the ocean. He approached the boy and asked, “What are you doing?” The boy responded, “If the starfish remain on the beach, the sun will dry them and they will die.”
The man replied, “but there are thousands of starfish on this beach, you can’t save them all, you cannot possibly make a difference.”
The boy reached down, picked up a starfish and tossed it into the sea.
“It made a difference to him,” he replied.
