SANTANA CENTER FOR EQUINE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

1. Rehabilitate and placement of horses into new homes
2. Education prior to obtaining a horse about the commitment of horse ownership.
3. Education during horse ownership on care and issues important to the horse community.
3. Networking with organizations and other rescues to better use our resources.

1. Provide short term rehabilitation and training for rescued horses. Up until 2017, we took in owner surrenders. We successfully placed these horses into new homes after training (in some cases minimal; others needed to be started as young horses).

2. We have recently become involved with bailing from some of the kill pens and auctions on the East Coast. This quickly becomes overwhelming. It is important to establish networks with the national and regional organizations as well as the rescues. Part of this approach is education.

3. We also are involved in research with the state. In 2008, we completed the first horse survey in RI as a way to establish priorities for the state vet and RISPCA and are recently working to provide information on horse burial options and other issues.

The Santana Center was established in 2004. We have remained a small organization since all the board members have full time jobs. We have expanded recently, as a farm became available for use and volunteers have been used to supplement training and care. We have rehabilitated and trained and placed 31 horses in the period between 2004- 2018. We have extensive experience working with all breeds of horses including colt starting.

In 2019, we were able to place 32 horses into new homes.

The board is made up of 6 people with lifelong experience and passion for horses and work diligently at all levels.

1. Placed 32 horses into new homes
2. Working with the University of Rhode Island and other schools for internships.
3. New web page, Facebook page. Paypal account established.
3.In warm up ring with the Right Horse Initiative


Whats next: Placement of remaining horses and developing new fund raising ideas. Networking to increase impacts. Developing educational forums in RI for horse community.