Big Hoof Foundation

07/07/2025

The future of our horse rescue foundation & where we go from here? Since 2022 we rescued 190 horses...

Episode 127 This video is about the future of our horse rescue foundation and where we go from here? Since the start of the foundation at the end of 2022, we...

02/07/2025

Did you know?
Horses and donkeys, on average, consume about 1.5% to 3% of their body weight in hay per day. This means that a 1000-pound horse would eat approximately 15 to 30 pounds of hay daily; for a 400-pound donkey that is 6 pounds per day. Since our horses weigh 1500 to 2300 pounds these calculations show just how much hay we go through! Currently, 117 horses and 31 donkeys, formerly abused and neglected animals are living on the farm enjoying retirement life filled with only love and kindness.
We have a feed fundraiser going right now to help feed the pasture herd! The animals on the farm are going through about 100 round bales per month! And this doesn't include the special needs horses in the barn.
Thank you to everyone who has helped us rescue these animals and we need your continued support to keep the foundation moving forward.
All the details to the feed fundraiser are at www.bighooffoundation.org

Did you know?
Horses and donkeys, on average, consume about 1.5% to 3% of their body weight in hay per day. This means that a 1000-pound horse would eat approximately 15 to 30 pounds of hay daily; for a 400-pound donkey that is 6 pounds per day. Since our horses weigh 1500 to 2300 pounds these calculations show just how much hay we go through! Currently, 117 horses and 31 donkeys, formerly abused and neglected animals are living on the farm enjoying retirement life filled with only love and kindness.

We have a feed fundraiser going right now to help feed the pasture herd! The animals on the farm are going through about 100 round bales per month! And this doesn't include the special needs horses in the barn.

Thank you to everyone who has helped us rescue these animals and we need your continued support to keep the foundation moving forward.

All the details to the feed fundraiser are at www.bighooffoundation.org

21/06/2025

Help us rescue two Belgian Draft horse geldings and two registered Belgian Draft horse mares! All the details of the fundraiser are at www.bighooffoundation.org

We could use your support to save these 4 lives!

20/06/2025

Newborn Belgian Draft horse c**t foal was born on June 12th! Get all the details on mom and the foal

Episode 125 In February 2025, we rescued a registered Belgian Draft horse mare named Velda. She was said to be pregnant and due in June. Our vet confirmed th...

04/06/2025

Help us save a neglected, bonded pair of senior Percheron geldings & 2 mares from going to slaughter

Episode 124Another rescue is underway because I was tagged in a post on Facebook, for a neglected, bonded pair of senior Percheron geldings at a kill pen in ...

31/05/2025

Each day, hundreds of horses are shipped to slaughter across the United States. Our non profit organization Big Hoof Foundation is trying to help as many of these horses as we can! Therefore, we are doing another fundraiser to save these 4 horses from shipping to slaughter!
Yesterday, I was tagged in a post about a bonded pair of Percheron geldings at a kill pen in Peabody, Kansas. These two horses worked their entire lives to be dumped at a kill pen when they could no longer work. The geldings are both about 20 years old, they look to be starved, neglected and abandoned to be shipped to slaughter!
We feel they deserve better!
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I was also tagged in a post from Fountain Hills Horse Company in Arkansas for a 9 year old Belgian Draft horse mare who looks to be in perfect shape and another 2 year old filly. The 9 year old is stunning but the 2 year old needs some TLC!
We started a fundraiser to save all 4 of these horses! These horses need our help with a soft landing! We are working to raise the cost of their bail and transport. All the details are at www.bighooffoundation.org
We could use your support to save these horses lives that so desperately need our help! Thank you to everyone that has contributed to our fundraisers and helped save so many lives this year!

05/05/2025

Please help us rescue these two Belgian Draft horse geldings! All the details of the fundraiser are at www.bighooffoundation.org

10/04/2025

Update on Birch the Clydesdale, grey percheron team and filly saved from almost shipping to slaughter! Thank you all for your support in helping to save these lives!

Episode 117 Thank you to all the subscribers and followers for helping on the last two fundraisers to rescue a Belgian Draft horse filly, 5 donkeys, a Clydes...

06/04/2025

IT’S BEEN A BUSY WEEKEND!!!! BUT, I wanted to let yall know the grey Percheron team and the Clydesdale are safe and have arrived at the farm!!! They arrived at about 1am!

As soon as we had the funds to cover their bail yesterday, I paid for them because Aaron our transporter had another load to take the opposite way and I didn’t want these 3 to stay there longer then they needed.

We will get more updates this week. The Belgians from Bowie will be here later this week!

I can’t thank you all enough for your support, kindness and generosity for supporting our mission and rescuing these horses! Thank you all so much!

05/04/2025

Help us rescue our first Clydesdale horse along with a grey percheron team & 2 Belgian Draft horses!

Thank you to all the subscribers and followers for helping on the last fundraiser to rescue a Belgian Draft horse filly along with 5 donkeys! Today we picked up the donkeys and the filly from McLean, Texas and got them home to the farm! I included the freedom ride video in this video! Everyone was eager to get in the trailer! This video however is for one more large fundraiser to help us rescue a team of grey Percherons and our first Clydesdale! Along with a Belgian Draft horse mare and gelding. We need your help to keep them from shipping to slaughter! The Clydesdale and Grey Percheron pair are at Fountain Hill Horse Company in Arkansas where we got Caitlin and Carter from a few weeks ago.

On April 3, 2025, I was tagged in a post on Facebook about a Clydesdale and a team of grey Percherons that were in danger of shipping to slaughter. Romeo, a 15 year old, 17.1 hands, grey Percheron gelding is bonded to Juliet, a 14 year old 17.1 hand, grey Percheron mare. The Clydesdale is a 5 years old 18.1 hands gelding and absolutely stunning! They are scheduled to ship to slaughter on Monday and we could use your help to save their lives.

While working on the 3 horses at Fountain Hills, a Belgian Draft horse mare and gelding came into Bowie Texas Livestock as well. The Belgians at Bowie seem to be in good condition and we would love to give them a place to retire after their years of working. There was no way I was going to let these beautiful horses ship to slaughter! So...we are doing one more big fundraiser to save these five lives from shipping to slaughter in Mexico! ​

If you can support this fundraiser to cover bail and transportation from Arkansas to Texas, we would greatly appreciate your support! These horses deserve a place to retire in dignity and grace!

All the details of the fundraiser are at www.bighooffoundation.org

Thank you to all the subscribers and followers for helping on the last fundraiser to rescue a Belgian Draft horse filly along with 5 donkeys! Today we picked...

04/04/2025

Y'all! We are rescuing our first Clydesdale! Help us rescue Birch, a 5 year old Clydesdale along with Romeo and Juliet a bonded pair of grey Percherons from Fountain Hill Horse Company in Arkansas. They are in danger of shipping to slaughter and we need your help to save them!
We have a fundraiser and all the details at www.bighooffoundation.org
We could definitely use your help to save their lives!