Causes: Animal Protection & Welfare, Animals

Mission: Ruby Ranch Horse Rescue (RRHR) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing shelter, care and rehabilitation for abused, neglected, abandoned and unwanted horses, including horses that can no longer be cared for by their owners and horses at risk of going to slaughter. RRHR will adopt each horse to a permanent caring and positive environment that is mutually beneficial to both horse and human.

Results: THis year (2010) we have increased our facility by adding a new loafing shed, raising funds for training our young horses and outlining our participation in the Community Animal Response Team program for emergency assistance. We have added a grant-writer to our team and appointed a board member as the facilitator of the Post-Adoption Care program which helps new adoptive owners through any difficulties as well as helps us track our adopted horses.

Target demographics: RRHR serves the State of Colorado and most frequently the Front Range and eastern plains areas. We have accepted relinquished horses from out of state. We work with the county Sheriff's Offices when confiscation or impound is needed.

Programs: Provide sheltercarerehabilitationtrainng and adoption of horses that are abusedneglectedunwanted abandoned impounded by the sheriff at risk for slaughter