Montana Horse Sanctuary

The Sanctuarys mission is to help Montanas in-crisis and abused horses by providing financial and educational support to rescuers, horse owners and animal control agencies. We provide grants, education and hands-on support. Read on to learn how we are doing.The Sanctuarys grant program helped horses throughout our state as well as middle school students in Hardin, MT.Our first-ever grant directly to a school was given to the Agricultural Program of the Hardin Middle School. Teacher LaDona Yerian was excited to teach her agriculture program students the fundamentals of horse care. As all horse owners can appreciate, there is so much to know about horses and their care. With a reimbursement grant of 747.13, Yerian was able to purchase the followiing educational tools:- 4 front and hind leg models to help her teach anatomy and leg care- 1 hind-limb anatomy chart- 5 horse anatomy model puzzles- 1 body condition score digital packageThe Sanctuary board hopes other Montana teachers, 4-H and Pony Club leaders will reach out to us about similar educational grants.The Sanctuary covered expenses for law enforcement to care for and feed seized horses as follows: - Ravalli County - herd of 5 horses - $15,197.91- Missoula County - herd of 5 horses - $2,320.00- Flathead County - herd of 2 horses - $4,835.48The Sanctuary has a supported adoptee program. This program provides costs of care for Sanctuary horses who are elderly and likely less adoptable. Guidelines include that the horse is no longer a saddle horse, that the adopter has the ability, experience and facility to care for the horse but does not have the funds. This program has helped us place many horses over the years into loving homes where they get experienced care. In 2022, the sanctuary covered expenses totaling $13,222.57 to care for the supported adoptees located across Montana.Private rescuers who have chosen not to become non-profit care for a substantial number of Montanas in-crisis horses. In 2022, we covered expenses totaling $8,153.44 for private rescuers to feed and provide hoof care and veterinary treatments. Horse owners sometimes find themselves in financial crisis. All grants given in this program are paid directly to the hay, hoof care or veterinary care providers to ensure that the money given will directly help the horses in need. In 2022 we gave $4567.99 to horse owners in crisis. Although the Sanctuary now only accepts horses adopted from us that must be returned due to adopter circumstances, we are excited about the huge number of horses we are able to help across our state.