Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The Horse Protection League's aim is to protect equines by building a community around them that includes education and advocacy. By way of education we are able to teach our community how vital equines are and how they can be loved and when to identify if the animal is being abused, neglected and how to get involved. We have a partnership with our local Animal Control and work tirelessly to get horses out of slaughter auctions and rehab them into a promising future and loving stable and home.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Youth Equine Program
The program begins with an orientation that explains the responsibilities for participation in the program. The program in intended to offer an honest approach to horse ownership, the expenses that occur, the care and handling of equines and the what being a responsible owner is. this is an educational program designed to teach youth about how to measure out food, decide on what is good quality food and nutrition, recognizing injuries and how to care for them and when to involve the vet. We hope to offer youth an option of seeing first hand what horse ownership is about. The program is divided into two months, with weekly responsibilities. Once they graduate the program, they may adopt their horse for a waived adoption fee, and program donation for any amount. There are two written tests for entry and graduation of the program.
Training Tigers
Some of our rescues are in such a way that training is vital to being adoptable and able to live their best lives. Training on average is anywhere from 3 weeks to several months depending on the horse. At HPL we believe in natural horsemanship and follow the foundations and principals associated with this. We have worked with our trainer for several years and have an extensive network of trainers who may be needed for special cases. Our Training Tigers program has been responsible for saving the lives of a dozen or more horses and has had an incredible impact at our ranch. The average cost per month per horse is around $1400.00.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Members of Unwanted Horse Alliance 2012
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We realized that horses are largely abandoned due to a lack of understanding how to care for them, as well as economic factors, resources and awareness. Through our education programs we allow the horse and the potential new owner a chance to get to know each other and experience hands on care with our equines.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
All of our equines are cared for during and their adoption process to ensure a good fit and if at any time or reason the horse is neglected, abused or in dire medical needs we take the horse back into our care in order to fix the issue or provide assistance and guidance. We do routine visits to the new home to ensure the care for the first year and follow up with the new family over the next 3 years to ensure our equines are in the best homes possible.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We are able to do this by providing a fully functional horse ranch with access to medical needs, food supply, a large volunteer pool and a supportive community. Our Ranch Manager is top of the line and works with families, youth, individuals from all walks of life in order to share in the same mission of loving horses and all equines. We have an educational program targeted just for our youth that shows the ins and outs of horse ownership. Through education guidance and straightforward approach to working with equines we feel that we have been able to save more horses and have a higher adoption rate due to our follow through and supporting approach to ownership.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have rescued horses in the Arvada Colorado community since 1994 and continue to work on the goal of no horse left unhomed. We have been able to introduce and Youth Equine program into the community and have developed a working relationship with partner vets, organizations, law enforcement and animal control. This is a newer role for us and one that is painful to witness but a much needed role for us to play in saving horses lives.
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THE HORSE PROTECTION LEAGUE
Board of directorsas of 06/15/2022
Kelsey Fraser
Lauren Roberts
Tiffany Wilhite
Christine Taliga
Vera Antonucci
Hilary Peterson
Katherine Pitts
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