Salvation for Horses, Healing for People

North Winds Rescue is a 501c3 organization, dedicated to offering horses salvation from high-risk and life-threatening situations such as neglect, abuse, and slaughter. We rehabilitate them, offer them time to heal; teaching them to trust, and providing them with love. Once they have been rehabilitated, and are ready for adoption, we will go through great lengths to ensure a safe and successful partnership in their forever home.

Horses have a unique, calming and healing presence; they empower us to become confident leaders of our own lives. We offer the opportunity for the rescue horses to help us improve focus, social and emotional well-being, coping and problem-solving skills while they are awaiting adoption.

We are proud to report that we are a completely volunteer run organization. 100% of our donations go directly to rescuing equines, and caring for the equines that we rescue. No volunteers or board members receive compensation or benefits from our non-profit.

Become part of the Rescue Family, Donate today!

All donations are non-refundable.

We are always looking for sponsors! If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please reach out to us or click the link below!

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We believe that every horse deserves the Five Freedoms of Horse Welfare, no matter their breed, age, or gender.

  1. Freedom from hunger and thirst.

    They should have sufficient food and water.

  2. Freedom from discomfort

    Providing an appropriate environment including shelter and comfortable resting area.

  3. Freedom from pain, Injury, and disease

    Prevention or rapid diagnosis and treatment

  4. Freedom from fear and distress

    Ensuring conditions and treatment which avoid mental suffering

  5. Freedom to express normal behavior

    Providing sufficient space, proper facilities, and company

Every Horse Deserves Their

FIVE FREEDOMS

Rescue. Rehabilitate. Retrain. Rehome.

We are a full circle of life open-door shelter which means we will take in any horse regardless of age, breed, training, background, or behavior. We believe that every horses’ life is valuable and they deserve a chance. When they arrive to us they are given a complete medical examination by our veterinarian to determine their quality of life, using the Five Freedoms as our guide. Together in coordinated effort with our veterinarian and farrier, and training team, we rehabilitate the rescued equine, bringing them back to sound body and mind., whenever possible. We take our time to retrain the rescue to the best of our ability at our facility; while we may use outside resources for inspiration or help, we do the retraining ourselves. When the rescue has been given the necessary resources to thrive, we carefully and thoughtfully rehome them to their forever home.

Get Involved

Saving horses doesn’t just stop at the North Winds Rescue facility. Our rescue will thrive because of generous people helping us along the way. You can be part of the transformation. Volunteers make a ‘hands on’ difference by helping with the day to day operations. If you are not interested in working directly with the horses, we have other volunteer opportunities as well. Our mission requires a variety of skill sets, we welcome all levels of assistance. Come to the rescue and meet us!

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Adoption Application

Everyone at North Winds Rescue is a volunteer. Because of this we need to work as efficiently as possible. Requiring an approved application ensures that you are at least seriously considering an adoption, as an option for your next horse.

PLEASE NOTE: Submitting your application does not obligate you to adopt a horse. It simply gets you pre-approved so that we can answer your questions and set up for you to meet the rescues, so we may evaluate the best fit.

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Owner Surrender

We are proud to be a part of the Full Circle of Life Horse Shelter Network. This means we will accept horses at every stage of their lives, regardless of their age, behavior, training, or medical condition. While we are dedicated to rescuing horses, and want to help as many as possible, we also operate responsibly to ensure their well being.

For more information, please contact us, or fill out the application to proceed. Please note, that surrender fees apply.

Visit the surrender page for more information.

Saved For Life

All adopted horses become part of our “Saved For Life” Program per their adoption agreement. The program consists of an annually submitted form complete with veterinary records and photographs, as well as updates on progress and general welfare. It is our goal to always support our rescues and adopters long after they find their partnership. We want to ensure that that our rescues are cared for - for life.

If an adopter wishes to sell or transfer ownership of their adopted horse they are required to contact North Winds Rescue directly (info@northwindsequine.org) and a transfer contract will be provided. All new owners will become responsible for yearly Saved For Life updates moving forward.

Saved For Life updates are due by July 1st of every year.