Penny Lane Foal Rescue

Penny Lane Foal Rescue Advancing equine welfare across N.M. through training, advocacy, and education in humane horsemanship, wild horse conservation, and lifelong stewardship.

Support network for orphaned foals. Integrating EAL to build transformative human-equine connections. In 2009, a tiny, four-day old, orphaned foal was brought to my home in a Jeep Cherokee. She was carried across the paddock looking more like a medium sized dog than a foal. Her body was so swollen that she had tiny slits for eyes and her limbs looked like tree trunks. She had spent nearly her enti

re days on Earth at the vet's office getting stabilized enough to find her forever home. Days earlier, this little filly was found in an arroyo shortly after birth. Her dam had left her behind and a hiker came upon her awaiting for the mare's return. Fearing coyotes and imminent death, this hiker gathered his neighbors to rescue the foal. While their attempts saved her life, she became deathly ill the following day. She was taken to the emergency vet's office for colostrum and plasma transfusions, and IV antibiotics. Three days later, she had stabilized enough to be released. But who would want to take on an orphan foal who needed feedings every two hours and intramuscular injections twice daily for nearly two weeks? My wonderful neighbors agreed to help feed this little foal while I was work so I could take her in. I slept on the couch, setting the oven timer every two hours, for months to give her feedings. We were not out of the woods when it came to her health. For three weeks, she went without a name. At six weeks old, she got pneumonia, a few bouts of colic, ulcers, and enemas. She was given the name Penny Lane, after my favorite Beatle's song. Soon, she got her partner, Judey Jude, a soon-to-be 250 pound Boer goat, who also made his way to my home in the back of a passenger vehicle. Over time, Penny Lane continued to build strength and weight with the help of her Judey Jude. It took a neighborhood and an ornery goat to raise her to the heights of a medium sized pony at nearly 800 pounds. So, here we go again with our next adventure of taking in orphaned foals. Penny's vet and farrier requested that we go slow and only take in a few at a time. This time, I'm inviting youth to become part of this awesome experience. Through the Apprentice Horse Trainer Program, youth, 10-16 years old, will learn how to train horses from the ground while socializing our little foals.Together, we will give these foals a second chance at having a wonderful life and finding their forever homes.

Thank you to our dedicated volunteers who braved the extreme heat for our rescues at Penny Lane Foal Rescue!
08/26/2026

Thank you to our dedicated volunteers who braved the extreme heat for our rescues at Penny Lane Foal Rescue!

Big changes happen over time through the small things done with the best possible attitudes at Penny Lane Foal Rescue! T...
08/25/2026

Big changes happen over time through the small things done with the best possible attitudes at Penny Lane Foal Rescue!

The changes we seek in the world and from others begin within us.

08/24/2026
Honoring our Superheroes of the week at Penny Lane Foal Rescue, keeping everyone safe and healthy!
08/20/2026

Honoring our Superheroes of the week at Penny Lane Foal Rescue, keeping everyone safe and healthy!

Benefits of Equine Assisted Learning! Penny Lane Foal Rescue is transitioning to an EAS facility, in addition to coordin...
08/19/2026

Benefits of Equine Assisted Learning! Penny Lane Foal Rescue is transitioning to an EAS facility, in addition to coordinating a network of emergency services for orphaned foals, and providing youth Horse Leadership opportunities.

Exciting new research from CSU Equine Sciences is highlighting the potential for horses to support social-emotional learning in youth!

Published in the Journal of Experiential Education, the study evaluated Changing Leads, an 8-week equine-assisted social-emotional learning program delivered through a partnership with Hearts & Horses Therapeutic Riding Center. Thirty-one middle school students from six schools participated in the randomized, waitlist-controlled study.

Following participation in the program, both parents and teachers reported significant improvements in students’ overall social-emotional competencies. Improvements included skills such as social awareness, self-management, relationship skills, decision-making, and optimistic thinking. Importantly, teachers were masked to the purpose of the study, providing an additional measure of the program’s impact beyond parent-reported outcomes.

These preliminary findings provide promising evidence that equine-assisted learning can be a valuable targeted resource for students who may need additional social-emotional support beyond traditional school-based programming.
Congratulations to lead author Sarah Matlock and the entire collaborative team from CSU Department of Animal Sciences, the CSU-School of Education, the Temple Grandin Equine Center, CSU Department of Occupational Therapy, and Hearts & Horses Therapeutic Riding Center on this important contribution to the growing science behind equine-assisted services!

08/19/2026

Congratulations to Penny Lane Foal Rescue for their $2,000 Grant from The Homes for Horses Coalition’s Wild Horse Capacity Grant applied towards Empowerment Awards for the Giving Reins Leadership Program!

Additionally, thank you to the EWDC of the United Horse Coalition for the Biosecurity Grant of $1200 towards the purchase of a portable solar generator, fly repellents, and disinfectants to keep all of the animals safe at Penny Lane, especially in the quarantine area!

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Rio Rancho, NM

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Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 7pm
Saturday 12:30pm - 7pm
Sunday 12:30pm - 7pm

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