Tula Vida Foundation

06/08/2025

Thanks so much to all who have supported so far!! A way to go but every little helps…

06/05/2025

Help Us Give Cosmo (and His Herd) the Care They Deserve 🐴💛 - FUNDRAISER

Dear friends,

We’re reaching out from Tula Vida Foundation with a real need for your support.

In summary, we have some expensive horse healthcare bills and we are asking for donations (PayPal link is below).

Cosmo is lame

A few months ago, our beloved elder horse Cosmo came in lame, we were worried he had broken a bone. X-rays didn’t show much, so he rested inside on pain meds, missing his herd (especially his best friend Gitana). When he improved, we let him back out for his quality of life—but his pain returned and he started losing weight.

Last week, our vet came again. More advanced tests revealed a chronic and painful arthritis in his knee. He can’t flex it at all and even needs sedation to trim his hooves. He’s in the stall again for 2 weeks, after anti-inflammatory shots and with pain management.

There’s a treatment in the US—a long-lasting joint injection that could make a world of difference if we can get it to him. It’s not a cure, but it could help Cosmo live out his twilight years with comfort and dignity. He’s given so much in his life—from farm and trail work to now supporting humans as a therapy horse. We want to honor that. Those of you who know him understand just how much he enjoys his independent life, and what a huge heart he has. And that sense of humour – you can see it in his face!
We’re also exploring PEMF therapy, another non-invasive option to manage his pain so he can return to the herd and his best friend Gitana.

Treatment Costs

Each US shot costs $250 and needs to be given every 3 months—$750 for the year—plus vet visits and checkups ($500+ each visit). On top of this, all 14 of our horses just received essential vaccinations ($100 per horse) after a friend tragically lost their horse to tetanus—an urgent reminder of the basics we can't afford to skip. When you have this many rescue horses the costs add up of course, but we always put their health first.

Kikaton special shoes

And Kikaton, one of our younger horses, was just diagnosed with joint degeneration in his ankle—likely due to poor care and overwork as a dancing horse before he came to us. He’ll need treatment and corrective shoes from a specialist farrier.
It’s a lot. And it’s all hit at once.

We’re trying to raise $5,000 to cover these unexpected but critical medical expenses.

The Tula Vida Foundation - including many of you - already helps us so much—we’re deeply grateful. But truthfully, we still personally subsidize a lot of the horses’ care. With a quieter time on the business side, we’re reaching out to ask for your support.

Every dollar helps. Every share helps. And your care means the world.

Thank you for helping us help Cosmo and the herd live well, with love and good health. 💛

👉 https://www.paypal.com/US/fundraiser/charity/4556719

With gratitude,
Sally, Eric, Cosmo & all of us at Tula Vida

05/18/2025

Vaccine day. It’s not cheap but so worth it to keep these guys healthy. Our friend just lost a horse to tetanus and it was horrible. We appreciate all your support to be able to keep doing this!

04/11/2025

Fundraiser online with the herd!

One week from today -- Please join us to help a very special herd!

We'll be sending Reiki to the Tula Vida Foundation rescue horses, and you and your animals will receive the Reiki too when you join us on Zoom!

You'll be able to see the horses and how they react as they receive the Reiki! ✨💜

Any donation you can offer will help these very special souls thrive and live happy lives. ❤️🐴

Please register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/horse-reiki-fundraising-event-for-tula-vida-foundation-registration-1296257293459?aff=oddtdtcreator

Jen's Universe

04/11/2025

Join us next week for a zoom call with the horses where the herd will receive reiki LIVE and you get to watch them on our horse cam! Link to join in bio. All proceeds go to Tula Vida Foundation, donate whatever you can afford. See you there!

01/25/2025

Our volunteers still braved the wet and windy weather to come and brush and chat to horses today. Everyone is inside with hay drying out and it’s better with company and cookies! We appreciate this kind of support and love.

It’s a challenging period with extra time, hay and other costs if anyone is able to support with a donation it is very much appreciated.

Roncador and Imperio in particular are feeling the weather & Cosmo and Brida are lame, and we have all 14 horses in the barn eating hay all day, when the country is struggling to cut hay (in the wet) so the price keeps going up.

See our website in comment below to donate - or buy a shirt with our beautiful logo on our online store (link also below) and support us that way. We appreciate it!

11/26/2024

Please join us for more horses and reiki! Register below…

Meet some VERY special horses and receive Reiki too!

Join us on Zoom next week — we will be sending Reiki to the herd of rescue horses at the Tula Vida foundation in Costa Rica, and to you and your animals too!

Any size donation will help keep the horses healthy, happy and thriving — what a perfect way to give during the holidays! 🎄🌟

You’ll see how the horses respond as they receive the Reiki, and you’ll benefit from their magical energy too!

RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/horse-reiki-fundraising-event-for-tula-vida-foundation-registration-1061141435599?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0HASkv2-ENYGJ8SYSXBj32Nct_cl8PXs2DpzIrWe38otCMET3GVrJk_bc_aem_jx0VocDPnVviN8gERPuoHg

Can’t wait to see you there 💚

10/27/2024

Another fun horse spa day where local volunteers come and pamper these rescue horses who just had 2 weeks “working” in some amazing Horse and Soul retreats with Don’t they look fab!

09/18/2024

Join us this Thursday!!
Tula Vida

Join us this Thursday to help some very special horses!

Receive Reiki along with the Tula Vida Foundation herd of rescue horses in Costa Rica! (Your animals will receive the Reiki too!) 😊✨

The Tula Vida horses are incredibly special souls— any donation you can make will help them to thrive, live happy lives and supply the meds and treatments they need. 💜

You’ll be able to see the herd on Zoom throughout the session as we share the yummy energy 🥰

Please register (link below) -- we'd love to see you there.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/horse-reiki-fundraising-event-for-tula-vida-foundation-registration-931631684447?aff=oddtdtcreator

Tula Vida Foundation Jen's Universe

09/13/2024

Join us online next week!!
Tula Vida

Counting down the days to next week's event!

Please join us on Zoom and receive Reiki along with the Tula Vida Foundation herd of rescue horses in Costa Rica! (Your animals will receive the Reiki too!) 😊✨

The Tula Vida horses are incredibly special souls, and we're so looking forward to sharing the healing with them. 💜

Please register (link below) -- we'd love to see you there. Any donation will help the horses to thrive and live happy lives:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/horse-reiki-fundraising-event-for-tula-vida-foundation-registration-931631684447?aff=oddtdtcreator

Jen's Universe

09/07/2024

We do love our volunteer horse spa day - everyone gets involved and today we even had some hair trimming.
Receiving this care and attention is such an important part of these rescue horses feeling good - and giving it is a joy for all involved. Thanks to .kenney and others not on Instagram for another beautiful day with the herd.

09/04/2024

Some wonderful friends of the Tula Vida herd have organized this event to support the foundation, and to share some positive energy with you and your animals.

If you know the magic of reiki then please join and share with us! If you haven’t yet experienced reiki this will be a great taster, and you can see how the horses react.

The link is in the bio of or write a note (or a yes) below and we will send you the link by messenger.

We are excited to experience this for the first time at Tula Vida!

st .kenney