All About Equine Animal Rescue, Inc.

AAE's goals are to improves the lives of horses and provide support to our local communities by assisting law enforcement with abuse, neglect, and abandonment cases. AAE also aims to support families and individuals in need of assistance. Additional goals are to continue growth and improvement of a sustainable equine rescue organization and to establish long-term, collaborative relationships with other organizations to enhance our community with a variety of equine-based programs and services. Through our efforts, AAE strives to end the cycle of neglect, abuse, and overpopulation.

AAE's strategy is to increase capacity by pursuing slow, controlled growth to assure our operations do not exceed our resources, both volunteer and financial. AAE is developing relationships with other community-based organizations to expand local opportunities and support. Growth includes addition of fee-based programs to provide additional financial resources to support rescue operations. Recruiting strong leadership and individuals with experience in program areas is an ongoing pursuit.

AAE has a strong volunteer core leading the operation. Key volunteers have significant experience developing and organizing small business, and recruiting strong leadership is an ongoing priority. AAE has developed a large volunteer support base, with over 1,000 volunteers participating in new volunteer orientation from 2012 through 2021. AAE is also expanding its network and growing its financial support base with demonstrated annual financial growth since inception.

Since founding in 2009, AAE has rescued 350 equine and found adoptive homes for 271 resulting in an overall adoption rate of 83% (with consideration to death/euthanasia). AAE has achieved this by using a strategic process for matching rehabilitated horses with compatible adoptive homes, developing a phenomenal cohesive volunteer base, and an expansive network of followers and supporters via local and social networking (over 15,000 contacts).

Current horse centric operations include our Rescue/Rehabilitation and Rehoming Programs on our 61-acre property in Pilot Hill, California. As we transition from the impacts of COVID-19, AAE is setting the foundation to reinstate our community-based programs that support underserved populations such as seniors, veterans, and at-risk youth. AAE’s vision is to not only rescue horses, rehabilitate them, and secure a forever home through adoption, but to utilize our strong equine platform to enrich the community through community-oriented and fee-based services, and horsemanship programs that will enable AAE to ensure longevity. Developing infrastructure to support these programs is a priority. This includes recent completion of a covered roundpen and current planning for a rehabilitation and special needs barn, as well as a covered arena.