Like most equine rescue facilities, Central Virginia Horse Rescue, Inc (CVHR) saves, protects and rehabilitates at-risk equines along with educating the public, promoting good horse care, and striving to work with others in the equine community for the well being of both equine owners and equines.
Central Virginia Horse Rescue, Inc (CVHR) is a Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries Verified 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the compassionate care of equines. Our mission is to save, protect, and rehabilitate equines in need.
They rescue unwanted, abused, neglected, or abandoned equines; provide them with care and rehabilitation; and finally find them a compatible, loving home. They believe that education is the long-term solution to improving the lives of equines.
According to the website for Central Virginia Horse Rescue, they have the following priorities in mind:
CVHR Goals:
- To rescue unwanted horses from auctions and feedlots.
- To educate horse-owners and the public about proper equine care, and the problems of neglect, abuse, and slaughter
- To rescue equines from neglectful and abusive situations by working within the bounds of the law to remove equines from their owner's care when deemed necessary.
- To provide gelding for unwanted stallions until they can be placed in an adoptive home.
- To rehabilitate sick, injured and underweight equines and restore them to a state of health
- To end the suffering of those equines that cannot be rehabilitated by means of humane euthanasia.
- To find all equines that come under the care of CVHR a compatible, loving home.
- To maintain a ‘haybank’ to provide feed for horses in emergency situations.
Gelding Fund
Many horses are unwanted simply because they are a stallion. At best, a well trained stallion has to be kept separate from the general horse population. At worst, they are unruly and hard to handle. They need experienced handlers and trainers.
Currently an untrained mare or gelding, sells for an average of under $200 and gelding a stallion costs between $200 - $300. Simple economics tell you that if you are in the market for a horse, you are going to look for a mare or gelding before you even consider a stallion.
Many people are faced with euthanizing their horse simply because they cannot afford to have it gelded and no one will take it (even free) because it is a stallion. Many others will just turn the stallion out with their mares and the result will be more unwanted horses.
CVHR will work with stallion owners to have the stallion gelded and then to find it a compatible home. If necessary, CVHR will accept the stallion for gelding, evaluation, training and re-homing.
Youth Outreach
Youth Outreach CVHR will be working with youth through local 4-H clubs and scout programs. We also hope to organize a young rescuer's club on site. We will have volunteers available to speak on horse care and rescue for any civic organizations.
We also hope to work with animal control on educating owners of at risk horses on proper care and feeding. Public Education CVHR will be setting up a booth at local horse events and fairs. Brochures and material on proper horse care will be made available to the general public. We also hope to have horse health clinics with demonstrations of dental exams, microchipping, coggins testing, etc.