Equine Safe Haven located at SaddleHawk Ranch, is a non profit, charity organization that provides educational opportunities to economically and physically disadvantaged by using horses that were once slaughter-bound to Mexico.

The horses are purchased from Bowie Texas Live Stock Barn - some with the help from Border Horse Slaughter Rescue, and they arrive at SaddleHawk Ranch for rehabilitation and evaluation.   After initial evaluation, they are either retired or put into light service to educate people on horsemanship and on how to drive a cart or carriage.    They change lives in the non profit program, as they are dedicated to helping those that could not afford lessons or that perhaps are in a wheelchair and wouldn't have any opportunity to ride or learn to drive a carriage.   The name of the non profit is Equine Safe Haven.  www.equinesafehaven.com

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Most of the horses are fully trained American Trotters or Amish bred driving horses.  Through no fault of their own, they were found in a "kill pen"  barn, waiting for the truck to come take them across the border to be slaughtered in Mexico.  This happens by the thousands in the USA (see USDA for statistics).  In 2022 over 16k equines were shipped to Mexico for slaughter.  The older or injured, head to auctions, and auction after auction, they eventually make their way down to Texas to be sold to slaughter.

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Equine Safe Haven and SaddleHawk Ranch will purchase these horses from Bowie, Texas - the horses that are on the ship list to slaughter, sometimes hours away from getting on the truck.  They will even match an equine to you if you want to save one.

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If you would like to help with the mission, please consider clicking the donate button

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Summary: Equine Safe Haven has a dual mission which benefits the community, visitors, and guests at the Ranch.  The nonprofit uses Equines by purchasing them from a specific Texas kill pen, and rehabilitates and repurposes those Equines into a program that teaches all ages horsemanship skills.  For the community, visitors, and out of town guests, the non profit program teaches life-skills, leadership, fitness, healing & compassion, and also focuses on carriage driving skills that can be used by those that no longer ride, or have disabilities that would not allow them to ride otherwise. They benefit the community by providing a recreational outlet for economically disadvantaged persons of all ages.

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