Hooves Gone Wild Equine Sanctuary, Inc

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Hooves Gone Wild Equine Sanctuary, Inc A sanctuary for horses & light livestock. 501c3 EIN # 88-4087004 Welcome to the Sanctuary Page. The Sanctuary is at capacity. The biggest expenses are Feed & Hay.

The mission of HGWES is to provide advocacy, rescue & permanent sanctuary for horses & light livestock. Advocacy includes educational outreach for better, economical horse keeping. All of the horses in the care of HGWES are here for the remainder of their days. To live out each day with their buddies with a promise from HGWES they will not be exploited in a manner that causes undo distress or be exposed to physical harm and they will never endure separation from the bonds they have with each other. They are free to roam on 15 acres and free to interact with all the animals also living here. HGWES also cares for a small herd of retired Angora Goats and a hand full of Alpacas. Keeping this promise to keep them safe and happy is hard work, a great expense and at times can be heart breaking. With your generosity great or small, physical or monetary makes all the difference for these beautiful, amazing creatures God made. z

Thank you for visiting, please consider a donation to HGWES to keep their lives meaningful. The focus of HGWES to be sustainable in order to keep our promise to the 12 souls currently residing here for life. 6 of those are over 20
years old. 3 were rescued from kill lots. 4 were rescued from going to auction. Annually HGWES goes through anywhere from 80 to 120 round bales. The current rate of horse quality hay is $100 - $120 a bale. HGWES puts out an average of 7 to 9 bales a month depending on drought conditions and health of grazing areas on the property. Horse Feed is $17/bag. HGWES purchases 80 bags every 6 weeks

When considering a donation, please consider that any amount is always a true blessing.

$17 buys a bag of feed - 1 50 # bag feeds 1 horse approximately 8 days
$100 buys a round bale of hay - 1 bale feeds 1 horse for 2 weeks (depending on the size/wgt of the bale)

Love, Love these paints! Bronzon has the perfect B***y Canvas… was just messin’ around testing the paints on him 🥰
09/09/2026

Love, Love these paints! Bronzon has the perfect B***y Canvas… was just messin’ around testing the paints on him 🥰

Task number 2 this past weekend was soaking Miss Lily’s hoof, she gets a seasonal abscess every year, so she needs to so...
08/31/2026

Task number 2 this past weekend was soaking Miss Lily’s hoof, she gets a seasonal abscess every year, so she needs to soak in ACV and water for 20 minutes every day. These water sleeves, meant to keep your wallet and other things dry while you’re out on water are great for soaking hooves, icing lower limbs of horses. I’ve used them for years. They can be found at Academy, Amazon or any sporting goods store. Lily is 25 years old, spent her whole life as a brood mare, had a total of 8 babies. We saved her from going to auction, she was pregnant with her last baby. But all those pregnancies cause a lot of foot problems in mares.

08/31/2026

Busy weekend at the Sanctuary! The gate opener has been acting up lately. When it closed it would open partially, wouldn’t happen all the time, but the last time it did the 2 horses at the front of the property squeezed through and took a stroll through Abrego Lake Subdivision! The opener was a Mighty Mule and did its job for 14 years… so this Ranch Gal replaced it with a new one, same brand! Wow, it works like a charm, didn’t realize how slow the old was til I put this baby on!!

We are so excited here at HGWES! We just ordered a portable livestock scale rated for 5,000 lbs from USA Measurements. I...
07/30/2026

We are so excited here at HGWES! We just ordered a portable livestock scale rated for 5,000 lbs from USA Measurements. It should be here in about a week. After researching the scale and speaking with Tyler at the company, I really like what I see—and the price was very affordable with free shipping.

I need accurate weights for preventative parasite control (especially the goats and alpacas) and for proper medication dosing when animals are sick. This scale is truly mobile, with wheels and expandable handles. That matters a lot because I’m 64, I work a full-time job, and the pens are several hundred feet apart. Being able to roll it right to the animals is a game-changer!

The pièce de résistance? It’s the perfect size and capacity to weigh the horses. As a bonus, I can also weigh the dogs and check my custom feed bags when Lyssey & Eckel Feeds short-weights them (which happens more often than I’d like).

A couple of drawbacks: there are no reviews yet because the model is fairly new, and it isn’t made in the U.S.

As soon as it arrives I’ll do a full video review—unboxing, setup, first use, and a close look at the build quality—from the point of view of a 64-year-old ranch gal caring for 11 horses, 25 Angora goats, and 5 alpacas here at Hooves Gone Wild Equine Sanctuary. So stay tuned! Can’t wait to put it to work!

Here at the sanctuary we do what we can to save costs wherever we can. Even the little things. I bought this headlamp ...
06/29/2026

Here at the sanctuary we do what we can to save costs wherever we can. Even the little things. I bought this headlamp back in 2022, it is the best one I’ve ever used, the lumens are crazy insane and this little lamp has been invaluable. New ones out there now don’t hold a candle to this one and they cost twice as much.

At the same time I bought this little soldering kit because we have an automatic gate opener and other things that have circuit boards and from experience the soldered connections break or lose there solder…

…any who, my little head lamp started glitching, so I opened the little casing to investigate and sure enough one little wire had broken off… Got my little soldering kit, reattached the wire and voila it works like a charm… NOTE: I just winged it on soldering, thankfully I got it right!! 🤣😜

So excited to announce that Hooves Gone Wild Equine Sanctuary, Inc is now a listed Rescue on Chewy! What does this mean...
06/29/2026

So excited to announce that Hooves Gone Wild Equine Sanctuary, Inc is now a listed Rescue on Chewy! What does this mean, you ask??? Well, let me tell ya! You can go directly to https://www.chewy.com/g/hooves-gone-wild-equine-sanctuary-inc_b155681590 and go to our wish list and donate items needed here at the Sanctuary!!! Easy Peasy!! Check it out and thank you in advance!!

04/10/2026

A little reminder to think about for today! 🥰🙌

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04/02/2026

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A HUGE Thank You to Mary Ault Patrick and David Patrick for y’alls thoughtful and generous support! Thank You Thank You...
03/26/2026

A HUGE Thank You to Mary Ault Patrick and David Patrick for y’alls thoughtful and generous support! Thank You Thank You Thank You 🥰🥰🥰

Preparing a shearing station near the power source! 🤠🤠🤠1 - 20’x16’ shade sail - Amazon $1004 - Repurposed Trampoline spr...
03/23/2026

Preparing a shearing station near the power source! 🤠🤠🤠

1 - 20’x16’ shade sail - Amazon $100
4 - Repurposed Trampoline springs - $0.00
4 - Repurposed chain link top rails - $0.00

I knew I saved those springs for somethin’!! 🙌🏼🤠

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