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You can mail a check or money order to: Freedom Hill Horse Rescue 8705 Sam Hill Drive Owings, MD 20736 Make a Paypal Donation to: freedomhillhorserescue@yahoo.com Or you can Donate Quality Items for Resale
If you are considering adoption the first step is to read our adoption agreement. We do require 3 references, lots of good communication and a site check. Click Here to Read The Adoption Agreement
Yes we need volunteers! We can always use experienced, dependable help. Please visit our volunteers page to see the different ways in which you can donate your time, and to fill out a volunteer application. Click Here to visit the Volunteers Page
Yes! We believe that you deserve to own your horse when you have shown you will love and care for your horse to the best of your ability. After a year of caring for your horse you may request a transfer of ownership. We will assess the situation and if everything looks agreeable we will grant a transfer of ownership with first right of refusal given to Freedom Hill should you need to find a new home for your horse in the future. You must agree to sign our transfer of ownership form and pay a fee of $50 at the time of the transfer.
Yes we have a foster program. If you choose to foster a horse you will provide a vital service for our horses. The foster family agrees to provide shelter, food and care just as though the horse were there own. The cost of the care of the horse is considered a donation and will give you a tax benefit. This is also an excellent way to try out a horse you are may be considering for adoption. Click Here to Read the Foster Agreement
We get our horses from many different sources. Some of our horses are donated to help raise funds for the rescue, many are horses that were at risk of slaughter, some come from PMU farms or Nurse Mare Farms. Many are purchased from abusive situations. Surrendered horses are given to us by their owners because they cannot care for the horse any longer. Some of our horses were in abusive situations and we have purchased them from their former owner or a broker to remove them from harm. Horses that are at livestock auctions are at risk of going to slaughter for human consumption. We support Senate Bill S311 the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. PMU farms are located in Canada and impregnate mares to collect their urine to make Hormone Therapy drugs such as Premarin and Prempro. These drugs have been proven to cause cancer in women and we consider this industry to be abusive to the horses. They stand in stalls all day and night for up to 6 months at a time and the drugs produced from the urine are harmful to women's health. Foals are a byproduct of the industry and they are often sold to slaughter. Nurse Mare Farms lease mares that are lactating to other farms to nurse another mares foal. The original foal is discarded and in need of rescue. They are orphans that require a lot of support to grow and learn how to be horses without Moms. |
