End of the Trail Horse Rescue and Sanctuary
Mission
To offer horses a second chance to be cared, nurtured, and valued. To provide shelter and humane treatment to horses that have been abused, neglected or unwanted. Educate the community with reference to animal abuse as well as how or where to report it
"The world is a dangerous place, not because of
those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing,"
--Albert Einstein
Horse owners have difficulty knowing what to do with their horses when they get too old to ride, too expensive to feed, too time consuming or no longer wanted. Most do not want their horses to go to the "kill" plant and most cannot, or will not, continue to care for them for the years until they die of natural causes. Many of these horses could make wonderful therapy horses, but the need for therapy horses is not endless. so DCTC expanded their facilities to care for these "throw away" horses with a loving, healthy retirement home or they are given the opportunity to have a new job.
Throughout our existence we have been taking in horses, rehabilitating them and they have been an indispensable part of why so many clients have been helped. Accordingly, we wanted to help as many animals as we could and adopt them to persons who had as much compassion for them as we do, so in 2006 we officially, started End of the Trail Horse Rescue / Sanctuary. Some horses we get can never be ridden so they go to special homes or stay here until they pass, while others go to foster homes, are implemented into our programs, leased or adopted to individuals. The most powerful thing we have witnessed is how our clients heal and feel while nurturing and caring for the animals that have been relinquished, abused, starved or neglected. While helping others we heal our own heart.
In February 2007, we recieved our first rescues. (Attached pictures) The following is from a recent article on our program in the Montrose Daily Press quoting Dr. Grady on our program.
Dr. Jim Grady, field veterinarian for the Department of Agriculture said "he appreciates the new sanctuary in Olathe". He said "the state is there to support by helping investigate reported situations, help in impounding animals, and with legal forms for prosecuting those accused of animal neglect or cruelty".
“We need the public,” Grady said, adding that he can’t drive around the state looking for starving animals, so the public needs to be aware.
“There’s an element of the public that doesn’t have a conscience or doesn’t fathom animal care, that’s why this is important,” Grady said. “We can’t teach people compassion, but we can be there for the horses.”
The End of the Trail Rescue/Sanctuary is unquestionably needed here in the Uncompahgre Valley. The area spans over 8000 square miles and horses are starved and neglected with no one’s knowledge until someone reports it or the carcass of and animal is found.
We are open to the public to educated, enlighten them of the horses plight, advise them of how they can help, teach them what to look for or who to call when they feel a horse is abused.
These three rescues have been named Sadie, Mary and Star. They are available to be sponsored or adopted. All three of these horse are young and are in the early stages of training.
Sadie 1-25-07 Mary 1-25-07 Star 1-25-07
Sadie 6 months later Mary 6 months later Star 6 months later