The Brego Foundation

07/23/2024

This is huge

Though an exemption is currently in place for the Thoroughbred industry in Germany, there are concern that the legislation could have global implications

12/21/2023

Nearly ten years to the day this photo was taken, we lost this magnificent being to a strangulating lipoma. He will always be remembered as the gentle leader and Brego's best bud. We will miss you Sander, more than you know.

Still gorgeous

10/09/2023

Such an amazing weekend supporting Sonoma County DAV Chapter 48 and Women Veterans. Amazing courage and collaboration - feeling very blessed.

09/26/2023

Please take a moment and sign this petition. It is an urgent call to end the abuse endured by thoroughbreds when they are shipped off to Puerto Rico for racing. They are often shipped by sea on 40ft shipping containers with little ventilation over long hours. Once they arrive they are run to death - literally. There are no guard rails to their well being.

Hundreds of horses at Camarero Racetrack in Puerto Rico suffer severe injuries and neglect, with over 700 euthanized since 2020. Join our call for immediate reforms to protect these horses, who have dedicated their lives to the sport, and are stripped of the dignity they deserve in life and death.

08/23/2023

And this is why we retire them for life.

I am upset.
This page is not about me or other humans, it’s about equines in need. And the stupid bs comments are annoying, however, like the flies mentioned in comments, ultimately inconsequential.
I spent the first part of my morning, begging a stranger to kill their horse. How did this become my life?
Because people call us to take their senior horses, before they send to auction.
Now, understand, I applaud anyone seeking a solution. I do. And I return these calls to provide some missing information.
-Your old horse does not want to leave home.
-Your old horse, like you, has failing parts. Maybe sight loss, or hearing, arthritis, dental issues, maybe back pain, Cushings, insulin resistance, or even cancer. Many of these issues are not going to be cured with medical care, nor is a stranger going to invest that into your old horse.
-Auction is not a kind solution for a 30 year old horse. Confused, frightened, and betrayed, and they often know it.
-There is no wonderful home waiting for a 30+ year old horse. There are dealers, one may try to shave off 10 years and peddle her as a child’s pony, and once she can’t do the work, she will be flipped again. Another dealer may not bother, and just sell her for the weight of her meat. A private home may purchase her for the kids, which will last as long as the time it takes to get a vet bill, or a child to get hurt
-The rescues do pull from auction to prevent a catastrophic last end, but only a few horses. The odds are not good
-The senior horses we do save at auction are generally not brought in by the longtime owner, but by the second, or third “good home” you trusted. People who are not as invested as we hope you are
-Think about how you want to spend your last chapter.
-Think about how your horse wants to spend his last chapter.
-Think about how the humans will remember their last actions towards the horse they have loved for years and years.
-If care is no longer possible, Please, for the love of God, call a vet and let your senior horse go, at home, in peace.
-(To those who will argue, we did offer to take this horse if they are insistent upon auction, but we will break under the weight of everyone’s old horse, and unless YOU want to take on a senior horse, who is grieving and confused and near its end, we don’t need more pressure or judgment)
-Owners, please complete what you began. You chose to own a horse, please allow that horse to end its life at home. There is no magic solution.
We are all born, we live, we age, we pass. There is no shame in guiding your old horse over the rainbow bridge. There is honor.
Postscript: This was composed by Rosemary Farm Sanctuary Executive Director Dawn Robyn… but many have said the same thing over and over.

08/21/2023

For the love of God DO YOUR HOMEWORK before donating

"The TAA is the greatest propaganda machine that racing has ever created." - Susan Kayne, former racehorse breeder/owner by Mary JohnsonIn Feb of this

07/25/2023

19 horses dead in 16 days - all funded by tax payer dollars

How do you spell cruelty? We at the Cloud Foundation spell it:  R.O.U.N.D.U.P.  Even more brutal -- Helicopter Roundup.   The BLM's Antelope Valley Complex roundup commenced on July 9th and is making our point for us. In 16 days, 19 horses have been killed. At least 7 t

07/16/2023

The Brego Foundation is incredibly honored to participate in this program.

Crescent Moon Center of Lafayette is offering an educational, experiential program which reframes addiction through a creative process, in partnership with horses. The program, “Healing Refle…

06/22/2023

ACTION ALERT – Take action now to save our horses from slaughter!
Last week, the Senate version of the SAFE Act (S.2037) was introduced by Senator Menedez, D-NJ, co-sponsored by Lindsey Graham, R-SC, Sheldon Whitehouse, R-RI, Susan Collins, R-ME, Dianne Feinstein, D-CA, Marco Rubio, R-FL., Richard Blumenthal, D-CT, John Kennedy, R-LA., Cory Booker, D-NJ, and John Fetterman, D-PA and referred to the Agriculture Committee.

A Companion bill (H.R. 3475) was introduced in the House in May by Reps. Vern Buchanan, R-FL, and Jan Schakowsky, D-IL.

Both bills were introduced shortly after Animals’ Angels, in conjunction with the Center for a Humane Economy, released an in-depth investigative report about the suffering of horses caught in the slaughter pipeline.

Please make sure to thank your representative for being a champion for the horses.

The task at hand now is to make sure that the SAFE Act, which amends the 2018 Dog & Cat Meat Prohibition Act to include the word “equine”, is included in the Farm bill.

How to do that?

We need to get additional cosponsors AND convince members of the House and the Senate Agriculture Committees to support inclusion of the SAFE Act in the Farm bill.

Contact Info:

https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/about/membership

https://agriculture.house.gov/about/committee_members.htm

There are four Republican representatives that could be crucial to get this done. If you are in their district, please make sure to contact:

- Florida District 3 - Kat Cammack
352 421-9052
https://cammack.house.gov/zip_authentication?__s=######x&form=%2Fcontact%2Femail-me

- New York District 19 - Marc Molinaro
607 242-0200
https://molinaro.house.gov/contact/?__s=######x

- New York District 23 - Nick Langworthy
716 488-8111
https://langworthy.house.gov/address_authentication?__s=######x&form=%2Fcontact

- Oregon District 5 - Lori Chavez-Deremer
503 387-8651
https://chavez-deremer.house.gov/address_authentication?__s=######x&form=%2Fcontact

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

06/19/2023

Could not agree more - they are cesspools of abuse

We need to abolish horse auctions instead of accepting them as a necessary evil. They may be evil, and they are completely unnecessary.

05/12/2023

Nokota came to us in 2014. He worked with countless people teaching them about authenticity, boundaries and acceptance. We lost him unexpectedly last weekend and are exploring every possible explanation for his sudden decline. Run free with the Great Herd Nokota.