Kentucky Equine Humane Center

From AlexBrownRacing

We are a 501(c)3 organization located in the Lexington, Kentucky area. For more information go to website

The mission of the KENTUCKY EQUINE HUMANE CENTER is to provide humane treatment and shelter while working as a clearinghouse to seek adoptive homes for all of Kentucky's unwanted equines, regardless of breed. The center also is committed to educate the public and raise awareness for responsible equine ownership so that fewer horses end up in crisis. Its goal is to work with and serve as a model for organizations with the same mission in other states: to save America's equines from inhumane treatment.

A Horse's Prayer

To Thee, my master, I offer my prayer.

Feed me, water and care for me, and when the day's work is done, provide me with shelter, a clean, dry bed and stall wide enough for me to lie down in comfort.

Always be kind to me. Your voice often means as much to me as the reins. Never strike, beat, or kick me when I don't understnad what you want, but give me the chance to understand you. Pet me sometimes, that I may serve you the more gladly and learn to love you.

Make sure that I am properly shod that I may serve you in comfort.

And finally, Oh My Master, when my useful strength is gone, do not turn me out to starve or freeze or sell me to some cruel owner to be slowly tortured and starved to death; but do thou, My master, take my life in the kindest way and your God will reward you here and hereafter. You will not consider me irreverent if I ask this in the name of Him who was born in a stable.

AMEN

Author Unknown

DIRECTORS

Executive Director: Lori Neagle

Board of Directors:

Staci Hancock - President (Owner of the late Kentucky Derby Winner Gato Del Sol)

Joan Ciampi - Vice President

Ralph S. Bud Watson, II, CPA - Treasurer

Meg Jewett - Secretary

Shannon Arvin, Esq, Tom E. Daugherty, DVM, Arnold Kirkpatrick, James Smith, DVM, Susan Speckert, Esq

1 Fundraising - All Breed Horse Show
2 FOB Rescue
3 FOB Comments & Questions
4 From KyEHC's Website
5 Articles & resources

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Fundraising - All Breed Horse Show

First Annual All Breed Charity Horse Show

Farm Manager Jennifer Tosch has taken on the responsibility of Show Chairman for our First Annual All Breed Charity Horse Show aptly named “Giddy Up and Go!”

The Show will be an excellent vehicle to raise funds for unwanted horses. The Show will be held Saturday, March 29, 2008 at the Shelbyville Fairgrounds in Shelbyville, KY.

A wide variety of classes will be offered and open to everyone, including Dressage, Jumping, In Hand, Performance, and the traditional Egg & Spoon and Ride-A-Buck classes. A complete list of the class schedule will be available later this month on the KyEHC website. Classes for KyEHC adopted horses also will be available!

Volunteers are still needed for numerous positions. Please contact Jennifer at Kyehcshow@yahoo.com or at 502-257-2868 if you would like to donate your time for this worthy cause.

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FOB Rescue

Willie Rescued and taken to The Kentucky Equine Humane Center!

Willie was RESCUED thanks to the FOB's!!

Hello Everyone!

Many of you remember a thread (that I can’t seem to find anymore) asking for help to save a horse in Greensburg Kentucky. The owner of this horse had to be off the land within 2 weeks and if the owner couldn’t find a home for his horse, the owner feared that he would have to send Willie to auction.

Telephone had it that Willie was pretty wild, hard to catch and had only one eye.

Well, Alex posted in the thread that we should call Lori Neagle at the Kentucky Equine Humane Center and that they would probably take the horse.

I put a call into the Kentucky Equine Humane Center and spoke directly with Lori Neagle. Lori offered to take Willie right away after Willie had his coggins test.

That said, Lori turned me on to TAPP HORSE TRANSPORTATION in Versailles KY. Lynn, the owner of this Transportation Company was wonderful. Lynn facilitated picking up Willie within a day and transported Willie back to her farm. You see, Lynn even took Willie to get his coggins test and then brought Willie back to her farm until the coggins test came back. Lynn thought Willie was just the cutest thing she’s ever seen. And, he was pretty mellow although Lynn noticed that Willie felt uncomfortable around women but seemed to really like men.

Lynn also noticed that Willie did STILL HAVE 2 EYES! Yes, in fact, Willie’s one eye was infected very badly and Lynn thought he would need surgery.

Well, once the coggins test was back, Lynn loaded Willie up and transported Willie to the Kentucky Equine Humane Center!

Now enters Lori Neagle (KYEHC)

Lori fell in love with Willie right away! She said he was so cute that she thought Willie would be adopted quickly.

I asked Lori to get some photos and let me know as often as she could how our boy Willie is doing. Lori called me a couple of days later and said that Willie would need to have eye surgery and that she would keep me posted.

On June 9th, Willie had surgery and here’s what Lori had to say:

Hi Debra, Willie had his eye removed on Saturday at Hagyard-Davidson-McGee and is doing fine. I'm sure he feels much better without the eye. He is in a stall during the day and out at night. I'll try to get some photos for you ASAP. If you have any questions please let me know. Thanks again for giving Willie a second chance.

Lori Neagle

Here’s the latest from Lori Neagle (June 18th '07):

Hi Debra,

Image:Example.jpgHagyard-Davidson-McGee was the Equine Hospital that preformed the Surgery but I'm not sure which surgeon did the surgery. Joy Gilbert came out On Saturday and took some photos of Willie..... I am just waiting to get Them from her. As soon as I get them I'll send them on to you. He is doingmuch better and will have his stitches out this week!!!

Lori.

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