Retired Border Patrol Horses share in being honored

At a special Memorial Day service held at Fort Hunter Liggett, May 22, 2013 - retired Border Patrol horses Max and Red were special guests.  On this day, those who have served our country were honored and among those serving are many brave, trained, equine and canine soldiers.  Max and Red were among those who have served their country well by patrolling the Arizona border with Mexico.

Coming Soon! New Design to our Web Site

Hello followers and friends!  When you come to our website next week (May 30th!)  you'll see a new look! We hope you like it and we look forward to your feedback.

Come Join in Continuing Education at Redwings

Champ, our 33 year-old Arab, found abandoned in San Miguel back in 2009, has been benefiting greatly from the body work he receives from one of our loyal volunteers.  But not only has Champ benefited, but our volunteers as well - because of the dedication of Jeannette Burrows CMT.


Jeannette came to Redwings to work on one of our severely damaged horses, and during that visit, something touched her and she began making it a priority to come to Redwings to teach her skills to our volunteers.  She has been coming to Redwings for over a year and advancing the skills of the volunteers.  More skilled volunteers - more horses literally - "touched."

Not long ago, Champ just "hung out like an old guy" - today he runs around with his herd mates like a youngster thanks to Jeannette and our wonderful volunteers.

Look for the next scheduled Volunteer Class - coming soon!

Meet our new arrival and family member - Pippin!

Timing is everything.  Redwings has had a long and very happy time period with our rescued horses staying healthy - and because we are committed to first and foremost caring for the animals who are at the sanctuary, and because we rely solely on donations,we have not been able to rescue any new equines recently.  But one day - a few months back - one of our ponies was fostered.  And two horses had also found special loving foster homes.

All of our animals are teachers but our ponies - because of their size - are particularly popular with our little visitors.  And those little visitors will one day be the adults who will be the hope for other animals in need.  Fate brought Pippin to us at a moment when we could accept this little 16 year old - blind gelding.

Pippin's future, like so many horses we hear about almost daily, was uncertain.  He was no longer useful as a child's mount as his eyes had deteriorated and the owner could not afford to keep him and keep her usable horses as well.  It appeared that Pippin would be euthanized but then the veterinarian, knowing that this was one special pony - appealed to HEET (Horse Emergency Evacuation Team) in San Luis Obispo County.  HEET contacted Redwings and we were very pleased to be able to find a special place for little Pippin to spend the rest of his life in safety and care.

There are so many horses and ponies out there just like Pippin - on the edge of survival.  While we cannot take every horse or pony, we can advocate for far less breeding in this country where there are thousands of unwanted horses who starve to death or suffer other unimaginable abuse and neglect.  Please share with those who "think" they want to breed their backyard mare or not geld their colt, that there are many horses needing homes, and encourage them to pursue saving a rescued equine rather than adding one more innocent animal to the population that could face an uncertain future.