Sponsor a Gentle Giant
Sponsoring one of our permanent residents—beloved members of our Big Hoof Foundation family—provides critical support to ensure they continue receiving the love, care, and attention they so deeply deserve. These majestic Draft Horses, once neglected or abused, now rely on our community to help them heal and thrive.
 
Your sponsorship directly contributes to essentials such as veterinary care, feed, and medications when needed. While the actual monthly cost of care exceeds $100, your generous support goes a long way in helping us meet their needs.
 
Becoming a sponsor means becoming part of their story—a story of rescue, recovery, and a second chance at life. Together, we can give these gentle giants the retirement they deserve.
 
Noah
Rescue Date: 6/14/23
Rescued from: Bowie Texas Livestock 
Height: 16.2 Hands 
Approximate age at rescue: 17 years
Gender: Gelding 
Breed: Belgian Draft Horse 
 
Story: 
At the beginning of June 2023 a subscriber/Facebook follower reached out to me asking if I had seen the Belgian Draft Horse Gelding that was listed on Bowie Texas Livestocks page and wanted to know if we could save him. At the time, we were working on getting Amara healthy and weren't planning on rescuing any more horses. However, in Noah’s livestock yard video, he looked healthy and was not underweight like so many of the other horses we rescued. The video stated he was turned out to pasture for 2 years with his previous owners and had not been worked with. His ship to slaughter date was on a Friday and that Thursday, with the help of our subscriber, we rescued him! I couldn't let this beautiful, healthy horse with sweet, gentle, scared eyes ship to slaughter. 
 
The following day we picked him up! It was going to take some time to earn his trust. Noah needed time to learn to trust people again. There is no telling what these horses have previously been through. We worked with him and gave him time to adjust to his new environment and decompress.  
 
Over time Noah began to trust again. He found his place within the herd and made friends quickly. We are still working with him on ground manners as sometime he doesn't want to cooperate. This is a slow process because with any horse you can't rush the process.
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Since Noah seemed healthy we didn't take him to the vet right away. We watched him for signs of illness after we got him home and he was not showing any signs. About a week after arriving at the farm, Dr. Waggoner came out to do bloodwork and give him a wellness check. Noah was completely healthy and his blood work was good. Dr. Waggoner said this was the first horse she had seen come to our farm in such good condition.
 
Today, Noah is thriving with the herd and is loving his retirement life!