Make a difference in the life of a therapy horse
Sponsoring one of our special horses is a wonderful way to support our equine staff and the healing work they do. Your donations not only support their health, happiness, and care, but also the participants and families whose lives are changed at our farm.
The therapy horses at Equi-librium are our most valued and loved resources. Horses that are in optimal condition both physically and mentally provide the best possible therapeutic intervention. Our horses are treated individually and daily with great care, thoroughness and love. Please support the special work that our horses do by helping us provide the essential ingredients for healthy and happy therapy horses.
Sponsoring a horse will enable you to provide for a particular horse’s care and needs for a specific adoption period. Direct upkeep costs involve grain, hay, bedding, supplies, nutritional supplements, and veterinary and farrier expenses.
To select a horse to sponsor, please visit Our Horses. Each horse has a donation button under their photo and bio, which allows the option to make either a one-time or a recurring monthly donation.
Alternatively, you can elect to donate to any horse in need of sponsorship by clicking the links below. Thank you for your support!
Hay is $6/bale; our horses eat 3-4 bales/week
Each horse needs 5 hours of assistance from our barn staff/week
Feed, salt, and supplements is $10/horse/week
All of our horses receive hours of training each week by our instructors
Horses drink 5 to 10 gallons of water a day - that's two bathtubs full a week!
Horses need special attention each week to keep them feeling good, like brushing them, cleaning their hooves and keeping fly spray on hand.
A healthy horse will eat food and hay costing between $100-$250/month
Our farrier comes every 5-6 weeks most of the year; shoes and hoof trimming are $90/horse
Some of our horses require medicine and basic first aid like betadine and bute
A vet visit is about $150/horse; they are all seen each year and twice a year by the dentist
Horses also need tack, like halters, lead ropes, surcingles, blankets, blanket pads
Each horse averages about 120 bales of hay/year
Bedding and feed run $500/horse/year
Our horses are turned out and rotated through 8 pastures; that's 8000 feet of fence. With a post and three boards every 1000 feet at a cost of $25 per section, many of these need to be replaced throughout each year.
An emergency vet visit can be anywhere from $250-$5000
Four members of barn staff work a total of more than 2000 hours taking care of our herd
