Our mission at Hidden Pond Farm Equine Rescue is to rescue horses in need, rehabilitate them, and find them permanent homes. We take in horses from all kinds of situations, including owner surrender, cases of neglect, kill pen rescues, and those we buy at auctions.

Once the horses arrive at the Rescue, we give them time to decompress, rest, and recover. As they return to health, we assess what they will be best suited for in their new lives and post profiles of available horses on our website. Prospective adopters are expected to come for multiple visits with the horses they’re interested in, which gives us a chance to assess whether they’re a good match. On the rare occasion that an adoption doesn’t work out, the horse is returned to the Rescue.

Many of the Thoroughbreds we’ve rescued had racing careers that ended either in injury or diminishing performance. Out for Justice was such a rescue. He was a successful Thoroughbred racehorse found in a dealer barn just one month after his last race start.  When he arrived in quarantine, he was heartbreakingly thin.  He’s now at Hidden Pond Farm, waiting for his forever home.

Over 80% of the money we receive in donations, gifts, and grants goes directly to the horses. Thanks to our team of committed volunteers, we are able to keep overhead costs to a minimum. In addition to rescue and caring for the horses, we also host events and activities to educate visitors, volunteers, donors, and prospective adopters about how horses—even family pets—can wind up in the slaughter pipeline, and how to avoid such a tragedy.