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Current Fundraisers
Our foundation will always be transparent with where donations are going. Our board members do not receive salaries nor do donation dollars go to paying for vehicles, trailers, power bills, etc.
100% of your donations go to the horses medical care, feed, farrier, bail from the kill pens, transport from the kill pens or anything else the horses might need.
Rescue Fundraiser to save Lot# 4977 from shipping to slaughter at Bowie Texas Livestock
Lot# 4977 is SAFE!!! All funds have been raised to cover her bail and transport.
If you would like to continue to donate to this fundraiser, all donations will be put towards the new mares feed and medical expenses!
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT!
PayPal has removed their fundraising app and it is no longer available. You can still donate through PayPal using the above button. We will be updating the donations manually that we receive via PayPal. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Donations Received through PayPal, Zelle and Venmo
$3160
NOTE: Tips on GiveButter and Zeffy do not go to our foundation and are optional.
Other Options for donating
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Medical Fundraiser
Feed Fundraiser
If you would like to send a donation of feed direct through our
local feed store HF&C Amarillo you can contact them at
(806) 622-9800
Equines Saved since 2022
150
With your support, we have saved 108 Belgian Draft Horses, a quarter horse, a standardbred, Clydesdale, 11 Percheron and 28 Donkeys from shipping to slaughter and have given them a loving retirement home.
Currently, 103 horses and 23 donkeys are living on the farm and enjoying retirement.
Help save " Big Hoof " Horses
The Big Hoof Foundation is dedicated to saving Draft Horses that have spent their entire lives working only to be neglected or abused when they can no longer work and are eventually sold to slaughter or abandoned to perish.
Our dedicated volunteers and board members work to rescue, rehabilitate and give these beautiful gentle giants a nurturing pasture to retire peacefully, while advocating for more humane treatment of the draft breeds through information and enlightenment.
By saving abandoned Draft Horses we are providing them a loving, humane environment free from pain and suffering as well as restoring their trust in humanity.
Our orginization will do everything we can for the horses we rescue. Most of the horses we have rescued have medical conditions and can not be re-homed. They will receive the best medical care and alternative treatments we can offer them with help from our amazing veterinarians.
Our Mission
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To rescue and rehabilitate Draft horses.
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To provide a facility where no animal will endure the pain and suffering caused by a life of abuse, neglect or abandonment by giving the horses the proper medical care required to live a healthy life.
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To sponsor or host events that promote awareness of the neglect and abuse of the Draft Horse Breed.
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To create an equine therapy program to assist people suffering with mental illness.
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To bring awareness to the community about horses being released into a slow feral death or dropped at a dealer who sends them to auction then slaughter.
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To form relationships, share information and work towards a collaborative effort to solve problems that lead to the inhumane treatment of these big hoofed gentle giants.
Our Board of Directors loving each and everyone of these horses!
Julie Fletcher
President/Founder
Cory Fletcher
Vice-President
Michelle Raney
Development Director
Jeannine Residori
Treasurer
Kara Starkweather
Secretary