Love this Horse, Equine Rescue Inc.

Love this Horse, Equine Rescue Inc. "Love This Horse, Equine Rescue Inc." is a 501(c)(3) Arabian horse rescue located in Southern California. We believe that every horse deserves a job.

is a horse rescue specializing in taking in forgotten, neglected and abused Arabian horses from local animal shelters, distressed owners, and from local horse auctions. We bring them into a safe and nurturing environment, where they are brought back to health are gentled and loved. When the horses are strong enough, they are evaluated by Vera and Eileen, and if possible, restarted for a new life a

s a riding horse. For some of our horses, this means becoming a great trail or lesson horses. Others are destined to become therapy horses, helping kids and adults healing from their own deep wounds. We work hard to take care of these horses, all the while knowing that the horses are secretly taking care of us.

06/04/2026

When we rescued Lady, she was a scared and unhandled half Arabian/half Pinto mare. Look at this progress! I am able to walk up to her and scratch/touch her all over. 🥰 It was so hot today, that I waited until it cooled down to do my feeding and watering chores after my M-F full-time job. 🥰

Loving Lightening: Saying Goodbye to Our Handsome Lady’s Man 💔🕊️Three years ago this month, we rescued Lightening and hi...
06/03/2026

Loving Lightening: Saying Goodbye to Our Handsome Lady’s Man 💔🕊️Three years ago this month, we rescued Lightening and his brother, Thunder, from a severe local neglect situation. While Thunder is thriving, Lightening’s journey took a different path. Shortly after his rescue, he received a devastating neurological diagnosis.

We had held onto hope that his wobbliness was just lack of muscle strength from severe malnutrition. Over the last three years, his neurologic condition has progressively worsened.

Last Saturday, he could no longer hold his balance for his regular hoof trim. Today, he walks like he is completely drunk. We know it is time.

Within the next few days, our ranch vet is coming out to help Lightening cross the rainbow bridge. Until then, he is living his absolute best life in the paddock with his “girlfriends,” acting like the true lady’s man he always believed he was.

Providing this dignified, peaceful end comes with a financial burden. Because we are legally restricted from burying livestock on our property in this area, our immediate costs are:

$700 for vet-assisted humane euthanasia

$550 for specialized livestock removal

If Lightening’s story touches your heart, please consider donating to help us cover his $1,250 end-of-life care.

Any amount helps us give him the peaceful, pain-free goodbye he deserves.

How to help:

PayPal.me/lovethishorse

Our website lovethishorse.org (click on the donate button)

Venmo (code 1712, be careful not to send to one of the four imposter accounts)

Facebook Donate

Thank you for loving him alongside us. Run free soon, sweet boy. 🐎✨

The biggest sigh of relief today! 🙏❤️We took Little Peggy to the vet because she had some really strange, scary-looking ...
06/03/2026

The biggest sigh of relief today! 🙏❤️We took Little Peggy to the vet because she had some really strange, scary-looking stuff on her hind end.

I’m not going to lie, we were absolutely terrified it might be sarcoids or some form of malignant cancer.Luckily, the vet had much better news. It turns out it’s just a stubborn fungal infection left over from a previous owner who didn’t address it.

Our wallets are definitely feeling the sting from the specialty shampoo and spray, but we are just so incredibly grateful that our girl is going to be completely fine. We had already been washing the area with medicated shampoo and scrubbing it, but it wasn’t enough. She also got a shot of penicillin for good measure! Time to start bath duty! 🧴✨

Huge Shout-Out to One of Our Incredible Adopters! 🌟We are so proud to celebrate Ashlee and her amazing journey with her ...
06/02/2026

Huge Shout-Out to One of Our Incredible Adopters! 🌟We are so proud to celebrate Ashlee and her amazing journey with her rescue horses! 🐴❤️

Ashlee first adopted her rescue mare, GG Daisy Duke, and it was love at first sight. That first adoption sparked a deep passion for the breed and the community. At her first time competing at the prestigious Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show in February 2023, Ashlee and GG Daisy Duke won First Place in Dressage.

She later adopted Ferdie AJF as a weanling—and look at them now! Not only are they tackling endurance riding together, but they also just competed in his very first English riding show! 🏆🎉

But Ashlee’s impact doesn’t stop in the arena. Driven by her love for her rescues, she became deeply active in the Arabian Horse Association. We are thrilled to share that Ashlee Petersen now serves as the Club President of the Arabian Horse Association of San Fernando Valley (AHASFV)!

After joining the Board of Directors in 2023, she stepped into the President role for the 2024–2025 term. At the AHA Annual Convention and beyond, Ashlee is a powerful voice—advocating fiercely for endurance, rescue horses, and the next generation of youth riders.Thank you, Ashlee, for showing the world just how far rescue horses can go, and for leading the community with such heart!


06/02/2026

Little Helpers 🥰

Huge milestones happen when talent meets friendship! 🐴❤️ Erna has been generously sharing her incredible talents to help...
06/01/2026

Huge milestones happen when talent meets friendship! 🐴❤️ Erna has been generously sharing her incredible talents to help one of our wonderful adopters—turned dear friend—Ashlee, with saddle training her young horses that she adopted from us when they were weanlings.

Erna does all of this purely out of the goodness of her heart as a friend, though we keep loudly encouraging her to become a professional horse trainer! 😉

Yesterday, all that hard work took center stage. Erna officially rode Aseel AJF (“Finch”) at his very first horse show for Ashlee! 🏆✨

We are so incredibly proud of Erna’s dedication, skill, and big heart and Finch on his first horse show!

While Aljassimya Farms had an Arabian breeding operation in the U.S., they maintained a special partnership with Love This Horse Equine Rescue. Arabians from their program that do not fit into their specific elite halter, breeding programs were gelded, immunized, registered, and safely transitioned to the rescue. Love This Horse then placed these high-quality, purebred horses into loving, permanent adoptive homes

Please join us in showering Erna and Finch with love and congratulations in the comments below! 👇🎉

🌈 Today, our hearts are broken. We lost our beloved Lucy after a brave four-year battle with an autoimmune disease that...
05/31/2026

🌈 Today, our hearts are broken. We lost our beloved Lucy after a brave four-year battle with an autoimmune disease that ultimately affected her heart and caused her heart to be severely enlarged to triple its normal size.

Four years ago, she was just a scared, one-year-old pup dumped on the side of a busy highway near our ranch. Vera literally stopped traffic, blocked cars with her truck, and opened the door. Lucy just jumped right in. She chose us, and we are so grateful she did.

For the last four years, Lucy was the absolute sunshine of our ranch and everyone’s favorite dog. She was a pure sweetheart who brought joy to everyone she met. We managed her illness as best as we could, but today we lost the battle.

We will miss you so very much, sweet Lucy. Thank you for filling our ranch with so much love. 🐾💔

The transformation is finally here! 🩰✨ Here are the before and after photos of Little Dancer’s feet. She had her surgery...
05/31/2026

The transformation is finally here! 🩰✨ Here are the before and after photos of Little Dancer’s feet. She had her surgery at the beginning of August 2025, and seeing her progress makes every step of this journey worth it.

(Also, a quick correction from yesterday’s update—mama brain got the best of me! Little Dancer is actually three years old now, not four! Time flies, but not that fast! 😂)

When she first arrived in March, Dottie wanted absolutely nothing to do with people. She was one of the mares dumped at ...
05/31/2026

When she first arrived in March, Dottie wanted absolutely nothing to do with people. She was one of the mares dumped at auction by Debbie Knight, and the trauma ran deep. On her first day, she was shivering from the cold, but she was too terrified to let us put a blanket on her. For weeks, we couldn’t even get a fly mask near her.

Vera tried to veto the name, but the girls won out—and Dottie she became! 😂 For the last two months, we didn’t ask anything of her. No pressure. Just daily cookies, carrots, scratches, and patience. Slowly, she has realized she is safe and that we can be trusted.

Yesterday, we did an assessment with Dottie and her paddock mates, Queen and Edwina. To our absolute surprise, this beautiful 16-18 year old National Show Horse accepted the saddle and girth perfectly! She got a little nervous when Sarah walked toward her side, so we immediately called it a day to keep it a positive experience.

Progress isn’t a straight line, but moments like yesterday prove that love and patience can heal even the deepest trauma. Welcome to the good life, Dottie.

You asked, and we have an update! Our sweet mare, Little Dancer, is officially ready to start her training.Looking at he...
05/31/2026

You asked, and we have an update! Our sweet mare, Little Dancer, is officially ready to start her training.

Looking at her today, you would never guess where her journey began. She came to us as a starved yearling, facing severe club feet and needing major surgery on her front hooves.

Thanks to an incredible veterinary team, her surgery was a complete success! Today, she is a healthy, thriving Tennessee Walking Horse (TWH) with absolutely perfect front feet. (And yes, I promise to grab photos of those gorgeous hooves tomorrow to show you!)

We are so proud of how far this resilient girl has come. Drop a ❤️ in the comments to wish Little Dancer luck as she starts this exciting new chapter of her training!

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8800 Wetzel Lane
Mojave, CA
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