MARYLAND FUND FOR HORSES

When short-term disasters strike, we help horse owners feed and care for their horses and pay for necessary health care - including routine care, emergency medical care, euthanasia and disposal. \n\nWe think no responsible horse owner should have to choose whether to feed their horses or their family, or whether to send their beloved horse to a livestock auction where it might be sent to a slaughterhouse in Canada or Mexico.

Maryland Fund For Horses educates the public about responsible horse ownership via social media, pubic outreach and our published resource guide Safe \u0026 Sound: A guide to responsible horse ownership for new and prospective horse owners.\n\nMaryland Fund For Horses operates Maryland\u0027s only Hay Bank to assist horse owners in need with feeding their horses during the winter when grass is not available. During the COVID-19 crisis we helped provide hay and grain to horse owners who lost their livelihood.\n\nMaryland Fund For Horses provides one-time financial aid for necessary/urgent health care for horses when their owners cannot afford it. We provide compassionate, knowledgeable counseling to horse owners about the obligations of horse ownership, help them find resources and solutions to problems, and assist with re-homing horses when necessary. MFFH conducts a \u0022gelding drive\u0022 each spring to educate and encourage horse owners to geld their stallions.\n\nMaryland boasts a wide variety of reputable resources and horse rescue organizations. We collaborate with many of these organizations to help support horses and their owners in need.

Maryland Fund For Horses is operated by a Board of Directors which includes a variety of successful equine practitioners and professionals who guide and oversee the charity\u0027s programs. The charity\u0027s headquarters is in central Maryland, and we are able to provide services throughout the state by collaborating with our network of equine veterinarians and horse welfare organizations in all areas of the state.\n\nMaryland Fund For Horses is principally funded by the support of private donors. The organization\u0027s funding allows us to provide services through our network of equine professionals, hay farmers and grain dealers state-wide.

Maryland Fund For Horses has printed and distributed 5,000 copies of our Safe \u0026 Sound reference guide to responsible horse ownership and is preparing a second printing which will also be distributed in print and online.\n\nMaryland Fund For Horses has donated over 45,000 pounds of hay to needy Marylanders\u0027 horses since the hay bank was launched. To-date, MFFH has funded castrations for 37 stallions and funded hospitalization and surgery for 12 horses. \n\nMaryland Fund For Horses launched the equine adoption event \u0022APPY FEST\u0022 in October 2018 and again in May, 2019 in conjunction with a rescue partner, which resulted in the adoption of over 40 horses.