Sumner Brook Farm Equine Rescue and Retirement

05/26/2025

Are you interested in volunteering this summer? Join our team and help make a difference in the lives of rescue horses! For more information, PM us here or contact us via email. Can’t wait to meet you! 

04/24/2025

Rub a dub dub, Miss Lucy gets a tub!

04/08/2025

Horse care classes are back!
This introductory workshop is for anyone who is interested in horse care and handling. If you’re interested in volunteering, this is a great opportunity to learn about the care requirements for our rescues and retirees.

The first class is Saturday April 26, 2025 from 2:00-5:00pm. We will be working outside, rain or shine!

Interested? Email me or DM. [email protected]
Amy Gardner Anderson
www.sumnerbrookfarm.com

04/06/2025

🐴💖 Thank You from Sumner Brook Equine! 💖🐴
We are overwhelmed with gratitude for the incredible support and generosity we’ve received from our amazing community during the start of our Five Dollar Friday ask. Every donation—whether big or small—helps us provide the care, shelter, and love that our horses so deeply deserve. 🐎✨

Thanks to YOU, our herd has a brighter future. From life-saving medical care to nutritious feed and safe spaces to heal, your kindness makes it all possible. 🌾💉

We couldn’t do what we do without your compassion and dedication to equine rescue. Together, we are making a real difference—one horse at a time. If you still haven't donated and are able to there is still time!🏇💪

Thank you for being part of our journey and believing in our mission. Stay tuned for updates on our rescued horses and the lives you’ve helped change. ❤️
Donate here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4C64VP2HCQGJG&source=url&ssrt=1743779366926

03/01/2025

Speak up and speak out! Support the end of horse slaughter in the U.S. !‼️‼️‼️

Today, the Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act was reintroduced in Congress by U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill).

The timely reintroduction of this important bill comes at a critical time as American Wild Horse Conservation gears up for a national day of action to celebrate National Horse Protection Day on March 1st, calling for a halt to helicopter roundups.

The SAFE Act would expand the Dog and Cat Meat Prohibition Act which was passed in 2018 as part of the Farm Bill to include equines. It would prohibit the commercial slaughter of horses, both domestic and wild, in the United States and would end their foreign export to slaughter.

Take action now and call on your Member of Congress to cosponsor this important bill: https://bit.ly/3EXUWcK

02/28/2025

There's still time to sip and support!
https://www.onehopewine.com/event/210965

🍷Raise a Glass & Support Sumner Brook Rescue🍷

We're excited to announce a special event to benefit Sumner Brook Rescue. Purchase your favorite wines through ONEHOPE Wine Event, and 10% of your purchase will go directly to helping our rescues.

How to Participate:

🍷Visit: ONEHOPE Wine Event here https://www.onehopewine.com/event/210965

🍷Purchase your favorite wines

🍷10% of your purchase will be donated to Sumner Brook Rescue

🍷Let's make a difference together! 🍷

Thank you for your support!

02/25/2025

Shania is not 100%. She has a mild displacement of the colon. She is able to pass manure. But, we need to limit her food intake to soup and mush so that her intestines can “deflate” and go back to normal position. This takes a few days.
Please send healing vibes!
We are also in desperate need of donations to cover this emergency!
Even five bucks makes a difference for Shania!
www.sumnerbrookfarm.com/donate

Mailing address below if you prefer off line donations.

Sumner Brook Farm Inc.
874 Millbrook Rd.
Middletown, CT
06457

We are crossing our hooves that this resolves in the next 24 hours.
🤞🤞🤞🤞
Bear Paw Barn, LLC Bob Daniels Amy Gardner Anderson Juanita Paris Sarah Rose Blatchford Sara-Jane Barrett Tricia Briley

02/24/2025

ETA: update link
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15Bs8tf8dq/?mibextid=wwXIfr
🙏🐴

Shania has had a difficult 24 hours.
Last night she began showing some signs of colic (gastrointestinal distress). We were able to administer medication and watched her until midnight. This morning she was uncomfortable again and we had the vet out for an exam.
Re**al exam revealed a slightly distended colon (right dorsal displacement, but mild.)
Even with sedation our girl was definitely not having a naso gastric tube for fluids. Shania said “do not stick that up my nose!”
But she was well hydrated, not a huge concern. (She may have some abnormality in her larynx but we can figure that out later.)
So the focus today had been pain meds, keeping her moving, short trot sessions to get gas going, turnout and staring at her, willing her to pass gas and p**p.💩
She finally passed a couple of piles of manure around 5:30pm. Thank you p**p gods!
After I feed the rest of the beasts I’ll set up a camera to monitor her progress over night.
This was kind of an odd presentation of gas colic, it’s tricky sometimes to tell which direction things are heading.
I didn’t want to sound the alarm until I had more information.
We are on the right path!!! You go girl!
Emergency vet care is absolutely necessary in these situations. Our awesome Sunday volunteers took care of everything else while I attended to Shania and waited for the vet.
You cannot waste time debating calling for an emergency visit, or you lose valuable time and opportunity to turn it around. Waiting too long also causes needless suffering when the outcome is clear.
We are so thankful for everyone on our team. 💕
We are starting a fundraiser to cover her care. Any amount is greatly appreciated and we need your help!
The rescue is struggling already, please share, like or click the link to donate. 🙏🐴
www.sumnerbrookfarm.com/donate
Amy Gardner Anderson Cheryl Kosky Sarah Rose Blatchford Bear Paw Barn, LLC Susan Storey Sara-Jane BarrettBob Daniels Juanita Paris Tricia Briley

02/21/2025

Pyrenees on ice.

02/18/2025

🍷Raise a Glass & Support Sumner Brook Rescue🍷

We're excited to announce a special event to benefit Sumner Brook Rescue. Purchase your favorite wines through ONEHOPE Wine Event, and 10% of your purchase will go directly to helping our rescues.

How to Participate:

🍷Visit: ONEHOPE Wine Event here https://www.onehopewine.com/event/210965

🍷Purchase your favorite wines

🍷10% of your purchase will be donated to Sumner Brook Rescue

🍷Let's make a difference together! 🍷

Thank you for your support!

02/18/2025

New Fundraiser! 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷
A little wine can go a long way when you share it with your friends! 🐴

Choose your favorite variety and raise a glass and help a horse!
The horses are getting older, the care is getting more expensive. We NEED your help!

Order wine online and support the Sumner Brook rescue horses!!

02/16/2025

On awful days like this, the inside of the barn is in a state of general disarray. The horses hate being inside, everything is wet, cold and messy.