For the first time in nearly 15 years, we are facing a reality we never imagined.

Rocky's Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation has stopped all intakes. Even the emergency calls that break our hearts... we have had to say no.

Not because we don't care.Not because the need isn't there.But because we simply cannot continue to stretch resources that no longer exist.

Last week alone, we had to turn away eight horses in need because of a lack of funding and sponsorships. Eight. Eight animals we couldn't help, despite desperately wanting to.

We currently have only three active sponsors helping to support the sanctuary residents who depend on us every single day.

For almost 15 years, this rescue has been built on equal parts heartache and hope. We have mourned unimaginable losses, celebrated incredible recoveries, witnessed countless second chances, and experienced more joyful, heart-filling moments than we can count. Through it all, we have always found a way to keep going.

But today, we are struggling.

Like everyone else, we are feeling the impact of rising costs. Hay has increased. Feed has increased. Supplements, dental care, farrier visits, medications, and veterinary costs have all doubled. Yet the elderly horses, donkeys, and mules who call this sanctuary home still depend on us every single day.

These are the ones no one else wanted.The seniors.The special needs cases.The ones who deserve to spend their final years knowing kindness, comfort, and love.

One of our special residents, currently in foster care, is battling cancer and urgently needs surgery to remove his eye. Earl, the gentle soul we brought home from New Holland last year, is facing significant hoof issues that require extensive and ongoing care. And the list doesn't stop there.

Last month, we received just $300 in donations.

It costs a bare minimum of $3,000 every month simply to provide the basics for the elders in our care. Feed. Hay. Special diets. Supplements. Dental work. Hoof care. Veterinary needs. The things they cannot go without.

I have been dreading this moment for a very long time, and unfortunately, we are here. Asking for help has never come easily to us. We have always figured it out. We have stretched every dollar, sacrificed personally, and done whatever it took to honor the promise we made to these animals.

But today, we cannot do it alone.

We need to raise $5,000 as quickly as possible to cover the urgent surgery for one of our special residents and to meet the needs of the rest of the sanctuary animals through the month of June.

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Please don't let this be the end of Rocky's Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation.

We're trying so hard to keep that promise.

Please help us keep it.

With grateful hearts,

Rocky's Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation

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