Horses Without Humans Rescue Organization

05/31/2026

Makes sense to us!!!

05/30/2026

UPDATE: Well, folks, a quick update about Happy

The response to Happy's post yesterday was unprecedented. Applications have come in from all over, as far away as Texas, and we are still working through every one of them.

To everyone who took the time to submit, thank you. We are so appreciative of the interest, and it means more than you know.

We will be in touch as we work through them.

Cheers, Yvonne

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Meet Happy, another new arrival.

He is 11 years old, 15.2 hands, Russian Warmblood. He came to us as an owner surrender, which means he walked off the trailer healthy, trained, and ready to work. Good background, solid manners, a horse somebody put real time into.

His owner donated him to HWH so his adoption fee goes straight toward the rescue horses who came to us with nothing. That matters.

Happy is a gelding who can do a lot of things well. Trail, arena, pleasure, you name it. He has the mind for it and the body to back it up. At 11 he has good years ahead of him.

His adoption fee is higher than most of our horses, but it is still well below what you would pay on the open market for a horse like this. You know what you are getting here.

If he sounds like your horse, start with the online adoption application at https://hwhrescue.org/adoption-form.

That is always the first step.

A great horse looking for his special forever home.

Cheers, Yvonne

05/30/2026

Well, folks, sometimes this work reaches beyond our gates.

We got a call from Darlene a few days ago. She volunteers at another rescue and had located a senior horse in a private home, badly neglected, in need of someone to step in. Darlene was committed to taking Brandy herself. She just needed help getting there.

We picked Brandy up last night.

One look at her told us what we already suspected. This mare has been without proper care for a long time. This morning, first thing, we had her teeth assessed. What we found confirmed she could not manage hay or hard feed in her current state. This is exactly where a proper refeeding protocol matters. Done wrong, refeeding a starved horse can be as dangerous as the starvation itself. We know this work, and we will do it right. Mash four times a day, measured and monitored, until her body is ready for more.

Her feet have not been touched in a very long time. We will bring the farrier in and work through that carefully alongside her recovery.

Brandy will spend the next month here at HWH getting stabilized before she goes home to Darlene and her senior herd.

This one is a little different for us. We are not taking Brandy as a rescue of our own. We are supporting a fellow horse lover who was doing the right thing and needed a hand. That matters too.

Darlene, we are glad you called. Brandy is in good hands.

We will keep you posted, folks.

If you want to be part of more stories like this, join the HWH Herd. Become a monthly donor or text HWHRESCUE to 53-555.

https://www.hwhrescue.org/donate

Cheers, Yvonne

05/29/2026

🧡 Zahrah Update 🧡

Zahrah came to us alongside four other Arabian horses when their owner hit hard financial times. She was not in trouble alone, and she did not leave alone either. She found Lauren.

Lauren, who adopted Zahrah, is now sharing her with CHAMP, the Children’s Health And Mentoring Program in Jupiter, Florida. They serve special needs individuals ages 4 to 40, offering enjoyment, purpose, and a path toward employment. Zahrah is right in the middle of all of it.

This is what horses do. They show up steady and willing, and something shifts in the person standing next to them. Lauren did not just give Zahrah a good home. She gave her a purpose.

Look at this mare. Look at what she became.

Every chance, every kindness, every dollar you gave went somewhere real. If you want to be part of more stories like this one, Join the Herd. Become a monthly donor at the link in our bio, or text HWHRESCUE to 53-555.

Cheers, folks, Yvonne

05/25/2026

Long before engines, horses carried this country through its wars.

They went into battle alongside soldiers, hauled artillery and supplies through impossible terrain, and carried the wounded back toward safety. Hundreds of thousands of them never came home either. On Memorial Day, we remember that the cost of service was paid in more lives than the history books always name.

Today we honor the men and women who gave everything in service to this country. And we hold close the families among our followers who have lost someone, or who love a veteran still. You are part of what makes this community what it is.

However you spend the day, whether at a service, a backyard gathering, or out at the barn with the horses you love, we hope you take a quiet moment to remember those who made it possible.

From all of us at HWH, thank you for being here.

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05/24/2026

Two more happy endings, and one wonderful new beginning. 🐴

Captain America and Adira are HOME.

On Friday, we said a happy goodbye to two horses who have been waiting for this exact moment. Captain America, a gentle senior who has earned every easy day ahead of him, and Adira, a young filly who was given a second chance at the life she always deserved, have found their forever home together with Jaime.

When Jaime came to us, the goal was simple and it was everything: a good home, real companionship, and two horses who would be thoroughly, unapologetically spoiled. We could not have hand-picked a better landing place for these two.

This is what every rescue, every quarantine, every long rehabilitation is for. Captain America and Adira get to just be horses now, loved and safe, for the rest of their days.

To everyone who follows, shares, and cheers our horses on: this is the moment you make possible. Thank you, Jaime, for opening your heart and your home. 🧡🧡



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05/24/2026

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05/22/2026

Well, folks, a quick follow-up to Shadow's anniversary the other day.

You all watched her tribute video and showed up for her the way you always do. Now the University of Florida has written up her whole story, and they captured all of it.

I want to be clear about something as you read it. Shadow would not be here today without you. Your donations paid for her surgery, plain and simple. When so many vets said it couldn't be done, it was your hard-earned dollars, sent a little at a time by thousands of you from all over the world, that gave this hard-luck mare her chance.

Dr. Kadic and the UF team are the ones who finally said yes. But you are the reason there was anything for them to say yes to.

A year ago she was a few hours away from euthanasia. Today she is thriving in her paddock. That is what your generosity built.

Grab a cup of coffee and give it a read. It's Shadow's story, but really, it's yours too.

Yvonne

https://hwhrescue.org/donate

When Horses Without Humans volunteers went to pick up a surrendered horse in May 2025, the rescue knew little about the animal named Shadow. The owner had fallen on hard times and was facing terminal cancer, and the few photos provided showed the horse was underweight. “We just thought it was an e...

05/22/2026

ADOPTION ANNOUNCEMENT!!! We are thrilled to announce that Spirit, who is a recent off the track Thoroughbred, has been adopted by Amber!!

When Spirit arrived at his new home, Amber sent us this message.

“Spirit is safe and sound in his new forever home!!! 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you thank you thank you!!!! 🙏🏼
I am beyond grateful and am elated to begin this new journey!”

We wish all the best to Amber and Spirit as they begin their new partnership!!

05/20/2026

Every victory should be acknowledged but, while it is easy to celebrate a perceived victory, this does not begin to solve the issue of live transport in barbaric conditions to Mexico or overseas, neglect, abuse, over breeding and dumping of unwanted horses. All which continues to this very day!!

This is a very complex problem that needs national and international attention.

Every horse deserves someone to advocate for them.

Get involved!!!! Be a part of the change!

Help those with no voice of their own.

https://hwhrescue.org/donate

🐴 A HISTORIC DAY FOR HORSES 🐴

After decades of operation, Canada's largest horse slaughterhouse — Bouvry Exports in Fort Macleod, Alberta — has officially closed its doors for good.

This is the place where thousands of horses every year met their end. Former racehorses. Retired working horses. Family companions sold at auction. Wild horses. Many of them shipped from the United States, kept in feedlots for months, then slaughtered to supply the horse meat trade in Japan and Europe.

For years, activists, journalists, and ordinary horse lovers fought to expose what was happening inside those walls. Undercover footage. Investigations. Protests. Petitions. Voices that refused to be silenced.

And today, that fight paid off. 💔🤍

The Canadian Horse Defence Coalition has confirmed that Bouvry Exports is permanently closed and no longer accepting horses for slaughter.

For every horse lover who has ever looked into the eyes of a horse and seen a soul looking back — this victory is for you. For the rescue organizations who outbid kill buyers at auctions. For the volunteers who stood in the cold holding signs. For the journalists who refused to look away.

But the work isn't finished. 🐴

Horse slaughter still exists in Canada at Viande Richelieu in Quebec. Live horse exports to Japan still happen by plane. And there are growing fears that horse slaughter could return to the United States to fill the gap.

So today, we celebrate. Tomorrow, we keep fighting.

Every horse deserves to live out their days in a pasture, not a slaughterhouse. 🤍

What are your thoughts on this victory? Share below 👇

📰 Source: Canadian Horse Defence Coalition / World Animal News