All Seated in A Barn

Our organizations goal is to educate and bring awareness to the issue of shipping our nations equines, unregulated, across the border for slaughter for predominately human consumption. Through bringing awareness, and doing our part in rescuing as many as we financially can afford, and in using the animals within the community during their rehabilitation, we hope to make a difference, not just in the horses lives,
or in educating, but in the lives of those who are interacting with our animals. To inspire and educate those working with our animals to also take a stand in bringing awareness to this issue that needs to be addressed.

Some of our strategies for making this happen is in working WITH our local community within various programs such as the:
Cameron Youth Home for Boys
GREAT emotional wellness program
Veterans
Women in Sober Living
Girl Scouts
Retirement Homes
School Districts
Home Schooling Networks
Watch Them Rise for at risk girls
Kern Canine Therapy Dogs
Marley's Mutts Miracle Mutts Therapy Dog Program

In working with these programs directly, we are not only bringing awareness and education regarding the issue of equine slaughter and shipping for slaughter, but we are also using the horses to rehabilitate through working with these programs as well.

Another strategy we have for making this happen, is in opening our barn up every month to the general public for a set amount of hours, to learn about what we are doing through hands on activities and educational brochures. We also are educating through reaching out directly to the visitors, answering questions and using posters to relay facts about the industry of horse slaughter and how real it actually is.

Our organizations capabilities for doing this stems from a variety of factors including but not limited to, changing our methods to inspire and reach new persons/supporters, ensuring knowledgeable volunteers, educating visitors, prompt customer service and maintaining good relationships.

We work hard to continuously come up with new ways and ideas to engage the public and spark an interest in what we are doing as a non profit organization. It is imperative that we are constantly changing and adapting to new environments, societal interests, trends etc. One of the biggest ways to do this is through utilizing social media to reach new platforms and potential supporters.

Ensuring our volunteers, and those who are working WITH us, are educated with the most up to date information is imperative in ensuring that the information we are passing out and communicating on, is accurate. It is extremely important to us, as an educator and activist, that we are giving the RIGHT information regarding this industry. It is the only way that change will happen. Inspiring with facts as well as educating on the individual animals we get in, where they are coming from, how they got to where they were, and how we can, together make a difference.

Maintaining good relationships and prompt customer service is also important in ensuring we meet our goals, in that you cannot continue to gain supporters and earn their respect and trust, without these key pieces. Responding in a positive way, reaching out quickly to answer questions, being honest and open, are all ways to earn both of those. We strive to always act in this manor.

In short, all of these ways are ways in which we are capable of meeting our goals. It is important that we not only stay educated, but that we ensure that we are making good relationships based on trust and honesty, so that our platform, our base of supporters, is strong. We do not want to just be a non profit rescuing equines. We want to be building an honest, educated, loyal base of supporters who work together in a positive way to inspire the community to also believe in what we are doing, so that they want to support and continue to build the awareness themselves.

So far we have accomplished the growth of 4,000 supporters via social media in two years, rescued over 200 animals, raised food and non perishable goods for the local Mission and Homeless shelter, increased our volunteer circle, and utilized the horses to educate and rehabilitate numerous community programs. We will not stop and won't stop. For us, what is next, is to continue to educate and bring awareness about who we are, what we stand for and what we believe in. It is in continuing to educate, rescue, rehabilitate and work WITH the community to further make a difference, both locally, nationally and around the world.