Pasture Pals Equine Rescue

Pasture Pals Equine Rescue Pasture Pals Equine Rescue, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit run by volunteers. We never intended to be a rescue, but here we are, a 501c3 Non-Profit Equine Rescue.

Our purpose is to Rescue, Rehabilitate, and Re-home Equines and to Educate people on their care and upkeep We offer group and Family tours by appointment daily! Come out meets us, volunteer, sponsor, or donate! We love to show off the animals in our care! About us:

1st off, we are not a training facility. Alex grew up with horses and has a strong thirst for knowledge always researching and lear

ning new and better techniques for care and handling. She has years of experience with animal care and training from equine to rodent. We do not have anything fancy here. Everything was built with what we could find, what we could afford, and what was donated. The animals are well fed, well cared for, happy, and healthy. They don't care how it looks, just that we take good care of them. So if you are interested in "fancy" this would not be a good fit for you. We rescued our first horse on May 1st 2012, since then we have rescued hundreds of animals and successfully rehomed over 300. If you click on our albums, we will show you the pictures from when we first brought them home and how far they have come. We have had to turn away more horses then we have rescued, mostly because we just didn't have the people to take care of them. That hurts my heart, but we can only do what we can do with out more help. Hot, cold, rain, or shine; our days start with mucking out stables and making the rounds to feed everyone, and end pretty much the same way. Once they came to live with us they became like our children, and we will do our very best to always make sure they are well cared for. We have round rings and stalls in the yard, Run-in shelters and lots of horses, donkeys, mules. minis, ponies, potbellied pigs, goats and even a couple dogs that need time and attention. We have lots of donated tack, bridles, halters, lead ropes, lung ropes, and saddles available. Most of the animals came from varied backgrounds, most where abused and/or neglected, and many were thrown away by their previous owners. They are all healthy and gorgeous now! We wouldn't care if they were all pasture pets, but they get bored with that, and it would be a waist for such beautiful animals, so they are all in need of training and attention while looking for their forever homes. What We Offer To You:
Volunteer Situations, Community Service Opportunities, " Dedicated Volunteers" or Work trade Leases, Adoptions and Boarding for Adopted Animals. This is a place to care, learn from, and teach and others, while making a better life for the animals in our community.

Open House and Pony RidesSaturday June 21st 202510 Colony RidgeClayton, NC 2752010am - 3pm
06/10/2025

Open House and Pony Rides
Saturday June 21st 2025
10 Colony Ridge
Clayton, NC 27520
10am - 3pm

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Harley (Super Duced) Red Roan Overo Paint, Gelding, 17.1 hands, 1291lbs (12/20/15), Born 4/14/2005 by registration, APHA...
06/10/2025

Harley (Super Duced) Red Roan Overo Paint, Gelding, 17.1 hands,
1291lbs (12/20/15), Born 4/14/2005 by registration, APHA Registration # 836936

Harley is Adopted by Olivia Stroud!

Harley came to us 7/20/15. His owner contacted us because she could no longer afford his care. She had tried to rehome Harley, but no one would take him because of a hoof infection and because he had lost his right eye to a kick from another horse. They were considering putting Harley down, but we and the vet believed his infected hoof was curable with the knowledge and experience we have at Pasture Pasture Pals ER.

Harley is a very sweet boy and found love and a place to heal here at Pasture Pals ER. Harley quickly became a favorite among the volunteer. This is a big teddy bear of a horse, who loves attention.
Harley had his hoof operation and we removed the canker. He is happily running around the Pastures at West Olive. Harley is sound and is being worked regularly to get him back into shape.

Harley went to his new home with Ellen and Olivia today Saturday 4/30/16

Can you help us save more horses like HARLEY?
SPONSOR, DONATE, VOLUNTEER, ADOPT!
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Gus, Foaled 3/3/2011, Sorrel, Miniature Donkey, Gelding, 36 inches. 252lbs (4/30/21)ADOPTED!His owner had some tough dec...
06/10/2025

Gus, Foaled 3/3/2011, Sorrel, Miniature Donkey, Gelding, 36 inches. 252lbs (4/30/21)

ADOPTED!

His owner had some tough decisions to make, when she was loosing her home after her husband passed. She first tried to rehome Mj, Bear and Gus and when she could not she contacted PPER.
The little guys were both frightened of people at first, but Gus has become a love bug, until he sees Bear get upset and then he goes to his buddy's side to protect him. They are a very bonded pair and once Bear is healthy they will most likely be available for adoption together.
First order of business was to get their hooves trimmed and get them on a diet! Both of these boys are obese! They are doing well in the yard with Fritz, Little Joe and Eli.
Red is working on halter training and some ground manners, but he is the cutest little guy and does come up demanding scratches now.

Right now he needs dedicated volunteer to work with him!
Help Us Help them by donating to their care at PasturePalsER.com
or click to donate button on our page.
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Gold, AQHA Registered Name Mister Creeptastic, Registration # 5458536, Foaled 5/15/08, Perlino, Quarter Horse, Gelding...
06/04/2025

Gold, AQHA Registered Name Mister Creeptastic, Registration # 5458536, Foaled 5/15/08, Perlino, Quarter Horse, Gelding
15.1 hands, 871lbs (6/3/20)

This gorgeous guy some how ended up at the kill lot. Then he thought he had a chance! He thought he was saved! He was sent to quarantine so that he could go to his new home and it was there that the something terrible happened! He almost ended up being put down! Fortunately for him, his new owner was told about PPER just in the nick of time and now with your help he can get that chance for a better life!
Gold was a registered Stud for the first 10 years of his lift. He was gelded at 10 yrs old.
Gold had a very serious injury that we were told happened in the quarantine lot, while he was waiting to go to his new owner. His tail was broken and ripped off and he had an impact fracture to his leg!
His new owner was overwhelmed and going to put him down! She contacted PPER and if we were not able to help him, his life would have ended then! We could not let that happen to this sweet, gorgeous, in your pocket boy.

Two different vets have seen him so far here. The tail is now granulated and we may not have to do the operation. Unfortunately radiography of his hoof and leg showed that there was a impact/crush injury that was not treated. It had been infected and the infection caused holes in the bones and arthritis. Because it is now too late to treat this injury, he has mechanical lameness. While Gold is pasture sound and could still do pony rides, he will never be truly rideable. Gold still requires creams to be put on to prevent sunburn and encourage hair growth, but his tail is fully covered by scar tissue now. Fortunately some hair is growing on that scar tissue but he does scratch it open without the hair to protect it. They do not make prosthetic tails for horses.

Gold needs a Sponsor for his care and a Dedicated Volunteer to work with him.

Gold is looking for a companion home
Help Us Help Gold!
Adopt! Sponsor! Donate! Volunteer! Share!
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Gizmo Update from his home 5-16-23
06/04/2025

Gizmo Update from his home 5-16-23

Gizmo update from his home 5-16-23
06/04/2025

Gizmo update from his home 5-16-23

Gizmo, foaled February 2014, Light Gray Spotted, Standard Donkey, Gelding, 364lbs (1/24/17) 12.1 handsGizmo has a new ho...
06/04/2025

Gizmo, foaled February 2014, Light Gray Spotted, Standard Donkey, Gelding, 364lbs (1/24/17) 12.1 hands

Gizmo has a new home with Caroline Eure!

At 2 weeks old Gizmo jumped right in the trailer, when Keith went to get them, Flossy lay down and refused to move. Baby boy was curious and playful. He started eating grass and feed right away! He is so curious that he kept trying to "help" our vet when she was working on his mommy. He also let her just reach up and take hold of his halter, when it was his turn to get checked. Gizmo has become a love bug, and comes up to everyone expecting to be scratched and told how cute he is. Gizmo loves attention and gets jealous of others. He has also proven to be a good guard donkey, now that he is growing up. HE has a bit of a teenager attitude sometimes, but he knows how to be a good boy and just wants to be loved on. Gizmo will need training if he is to be anything more than a guard donkey.

Gizmo has a home with Caroline Eure!

Can you Help Us Help Them?
Maybe you can help us save more donkeys like Gizmo!
Adopt, Volunteer, Sponsor, Donate!
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10 Colony Ridge Road
Clayton, NC
27520

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 4pm
Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

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+19193207272

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Every animal at PPER has their own album telling all about them and showing all of their photos! Here is the link to the albums: https://www.pasturepalser.com/Adoption-Application.html

We never intended to be a rescue, but here we are, a 501c3 Non-Profit Equine Rescue. We offer group and Family tours by appointment daily! Come out meets us, volunteer, sponsor, or donate! We love to show off the animals in our care! About us: 1st off, we are not a training facility. Keith's father was a horse and mule trainer. He has 30+ yrs of experience with equines and bovine, from working with his father to train "unmanageable mules/horses" to having his own farm. Alex grew up with horses and has a strong thirst for knowledge always researching and learning new and better techniques for care and handling. She has years of experience with animal care and training from equine to rodent. We do not have anything fancy here. Everything was built with what we could find, what we could afford, and what was donated. The animals are well fed, well cared for, happy, and healthy. They don't care how it looks, just that we take good care of them. So if you are interested in "fancy" this would not be a good fit for you. We believe in Natural Horsemanship and I have DVD's and learning materials available for the use of volunteers interested in learning about the methods and using them with our horses or donkeys. We have set up a computer room at our house for watching and studying the videos, so you can learn methods in between working with the animals. We rescued our first horse on May 1st 2012, since then we have rescued over 150 animals and successfully rehomed 110. If you click on our albums, we will show you the pictures from when we first brought them home and how far they have come. We have had to turn away more horses then we have rescued, mostly because we just didn't have the funds and volunteers to take care of them. That hurt my heart, but we can only do what we can do with out more funding and help. Hot, cold, rain, or shine; our days start with mucking out stables and making the rounds to feed everyone, and end pretty much the same way. Once they came to live with us they became like our children, and we will do our very best to always make sure they are well cared for. We have a 50 ft round ring, barns, and shelters that we built in the pasture, a 40 ft round ring and 4 stalls in the back yard at my house, and lots of horses, donkeys, goats, dogs, and even pigs that need time and attention. We have some tack, bridles, halters, lead ropes, lung ropes, and saddles available. Most of the animals came from varied backgrounds, some where abused and/or neglected, and many were thrown away by their previous owners. They are all healthy and gorgeous now! We wouldn't care if they were all pasture pets, but they get bored with that, and it would be a waist for such beautiful animals, so they are all in need of training and attention. What We Offer To You: "Volunteer Situations", "Work For Trade Leases", "On Site Leases", "Adoptions", and “Boarding”. This is a place to care, learn from, and teach and others, while making a better life for the animals in our community.