FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY

PLEASE NOTE WE WILL BE INCLUDING A LINK HERE TO OUR RECEIPTS AND CURRENT VET/SERVICES DEBTS COMING SOON AS WELL AS DOCUMENTING OUR INCOMING DONATIONS VS TOTAL EXPENSES.  WE ARE ALSO PENDING REVIEW TO BE ON 'CHARITY NAVIGATOR' FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES.

Every Day Expenses:

  • 3 String Alfalfa Bale: $35 a bale , Depending on time of year we will go through 3 bales a day.  
  • Timothy is now $49.95 and weve been trying to use as little as possible but we go through half bale a day.
  • 25lb Bag Senior Pellets: $40.94, About 3 Bags per week. $123
  • Farrier: $850 every 6 weeks, can be more if someone needs to be shod for medical reasons otherwise we barefoot trim.
  • Wormer & Testing:  $15-$23 for wormer tube, varies by type of parasite, weight of horse and parasitic load.  $25 for Herd testing every 3 months. 
  • PEMF Therapy: $70 Large Horses, $40 Ponies. This is a luxury spend we only do as a treat when the budget allows or when an horse is injured.
  • Pine Shavings for Stall $7 per Bag, average stall takes 9 bags per week at $63 per week.
  • Crucial Monthly Medications and Supplements for existing rescues:  $1,000 per month.  Many of our rescues are severely arthritic or Cushings positive and require very expensive medications. 
  • Teeth Floating: Annually as needed $250+ per horse
  • Ranch Hand: Current employee is 3K per month, Monday-Friday horse care.
  • Cat Food (2 sanctuary cats, 4 kittens): 
  • Lily's Puppies:

AVERAGE IMMEDIATE COST TO RESCUE ONE HORSE: $1,555 - $5,000+

  • SLAUGHTER AUCTION PRICE: Varies $25 - $3,000. 
         This price depends on horses condition, prognosis, coloring, papers or any training they can capitalize on to upcharge.
         (*Kill Pens will try to 'up-charge' for nice, well trained, good condition horses or horses with papers..for these we come in within 24hrs of their slaughter transport to see if       they will take a lower price that is still higher than the slaughter houses.)
  • Quarantine: $35 per day, minimum 14 days. $490
  • Farrier: $50- $100 For a barefoot trim, depending on size of horse. $200+ if need to be shod.
  • Wormer: $15-$23 Depending on horses weight, parasite type and load.
  • Fecal Test: $25
  • General Exam, without issues found: $250+
         For perspective...Routine Colic care is $500 or in a worst case scenario emergency...like Freyja's Elbow Fracture, her Surgery and care was $15,000 
  • Transport: $700

SHORT TERM NEEDS WE ARE BUDGETING FOR: 

  • Quarantine Shed: $7,800 a Quarantine setup on our property will eliminate costly fees to quarantine at another facility and allow better and more immediate veterinary care from our trusted vets. 
  • Quarantine Fencing: $1,800
  • Rescue Ranch Hand as I am 20 weeks pregnant and won't be able to keep up much longer: $25/hr