Polo Pony Rescue

07/22/2025

Re-sharing in case anybody missed it. We will NEVER EVER EVER send you a request for money. This is a scam. Our Venmo account shows me and a horse, not our logo which was stolen and used for a fake account named "poloponyrescue-" instead of "poloponyrescue."

We will never send you a payment request from Venmo or anything else!!! We have another scammer, pretending to be us on Venmo. They are using poloponyrescue- instead of poloponyrescue. Make sure you do not send any money to any account with extra letters or symbols. What a bunch of scumbags.

07/21/2025

We will never send you a payment request from Venmo or anything else!!! We have another scammer, pretending to be us on Venmo. They are using poloponyrescue- instead of poloponyrescue. Make sure you do not send any money to any account with extra letters or symbols. What a bunch of scumbags.

07/20/2025

It's that time of year again - it's my birthday in just 9 more days and U2 is watching you to see if you give me the best present, a donation to Polo Pony Rescue! The Facebook fundraising link is an option but so are the following:

Paypal or Zelle to [email protected] (do not use my phone number even if you have it, use the email or it will land in my personal account)

Venmo is - last 4 of phone are 4439 if it asks you

Checks are always welcome at PPR, 35715 80th St. E, Littlerock, CA 93543. And volunteers are always needed - message me!

07/16/2025

Other than “I love you” and “stomp twice if what hurts is your shoulder” what one thing do you wish your horses understood in English?

Mine would be, it’s all the same hay, stop chasing each other off of bags! 🤣

07/08/2025

This is what can happen when you grow a spine and you file a report. All of these horses were removed to safety today thanks to the people who reported this faux rescue and their neglect. Apparently called “Horse Power” in Nevada. From what I can find online, it looks like mustangs. The individuals at fault are Sally Summers, Nikki Bartlet, Phyllis Schmidt and Pauli Jones according to their 2023 tax filings.

06/29/2025

Here's something I think ALL the good, traditional rescues should do...

Promote other good, traditional rescues! Promote those who consistently show solid results with rehabs, who keep track of their adopted horses and always offer them a safe haven to come back, and who don't have constant social media drama that gives you flashbacks to the 7th grade.

This is one of the good ones. Yes, we would love your donations but we are also happy when quality rescues like this one get donations, so we are sharing!

Every week we field calls from horse owners asking us to take in their horse. We have heard all the excuses: horse can no longer compete, horse is injured, horse is too old now, getting divorced, moving, can't afford him/her any more, etc. etc. Only one time has the caller offered to financially support the horse while in our care with a sizable donation. As the saying goes "money doesn't grow on trees". If we were out there saying we are at an auction and must raise x amount of dollars to save this poor horse or these abused horses, the money would flow in. And the kicker would be we wouldn't even have to show where these horses ended up! Most end up back at another auction with another "rescue" raising funds to "save" these very same horses. Once people donate they forget that legitimate rescues now must maintain the horse for the rest of its life if the animal cannot be retrained or for any reason must remain a sanctuary horse. All of our horses can not be adopted out due to various reasons. Its not just a question of feed, but all the other expenses incurred to maintain the sanctuary such as farrier costs, vet costs, employee costs, insurance, vehicle maintenance and more. To all horse lovers who want to see their money used to "save" a horse, please consider the sanctuaries. Become a sponsor of a horse. See his/her picture and updates. Visit. Bring carrots! Help with a donation for hay.

Feeling generous??? We hope so as this is today's hay delivery. With 125 horses to feed, this large load unfortunately won't last long. UPF is a 501C3 non profit since 1994 rescuing Thoroughbreds and PMU horses to keep them out of the slaughter pipeline. Our work is 24/7, 365 days a year and we depend on our supporters generosity to assist us in giving all of our horses the best life that they deserve.

06/27/2025

Worth posting every summer, because some of you have not updated your knowledge of horses since 1986, or you share a barn with somebody who hasn't and who keeps yelling at you because if you leave water on a hot horse, it will insulate them and make them hotter, which is of course contrary to everything we know about how water works but they're gonna DIE on that hill regardless...

Also, letting a hot horse drink is *good.* It does not cause colic just because you read that in "Black Beauty" when you were 7 years old in 1978. No, it shouldn't be ice water, but water in the trough or out of the hose on a 90 degree day is 100% fine and does not need to be rationed a few sips at a time or anything like that. Horses, like humans, are at great risk if they do not stay hydrated in the heat.

💧 𝗔𝗧𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗔 1996: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗗 𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆, 30 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝗽.

In preparation for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics the equestrian world was braced for a serious welfare threat for horses in addition to its altitude:
🌡️ 34°C heat
💦 60%+ humidity

Thanks to the groundbreaking work of Dr David Marlin the Games went ahead safely. His research revolutionised our understanding of equine thermoregulation - horses cool by the latent heat of evaporation. Sweat scrapers should have become a relic of the past.

💡 The science was clear:
• Soak with water
• Leave it on
• Let airflow do the work

𝗡𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗡𝗼 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝗴𝘀. 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘇𝗲.

Now, 30 years on, the UK is facing the same conditions. This week:
🌡️ Temperatures of 30–32°C
💦 Humidity exceeding 50%—pushing heat stress thresholds

Atlanta 1996 isn’t a historical case study. It’s modern climate reality.

And yet, incredibly—some veterinary practices are still promoting sponging and scraping. If they haven’t updated their advice in 30 years

It’s 2025. The climate has changed, but the science still stands. It’s time the advice caught up.

06/22/2025

I keep trying to be more professional and go a week without posting WTF!!! on the Internet but this is not gonna be that week.

What. Is. Wrong. With. People.

Fortunately this is an A+++ rescue. Send them money, please. They deserve it.

06/19/2025

Here's a little eyeball cleanser after yesterday!

We coordinated the adoption of Ginger directly from polo to her new home in January 2020. Now that new home is unfortunately going through some unexpected and unpleasant life changes and needed her to find a new safe haven. She is on her way to Kim Wineland to be evaluated to see if she is a fit for one of her students, and stopped here for the night.

If you want to put a huge smile on a rescuer's face, return a horse in exactly this condition