Chilly Pepper & the Critters Need Your Help!
The following is from Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang:
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Equine Rescue Archive
for archives of Equine Rescue at the new year
Double the Joy! TWO Friends Find Their Forever Home, Together!
The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:
LILLIE MAE & LAINEY!
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Lillie Mae is an estimated 12-year old BLM jenny who came to AAE in December 2023 after being spotted at auction by another organization. Concerned about her painful-looking hooves and the risk of her ending up in the wrong hands and not getting the help she needed, the organization stepped in. Their supporters covered her auction fees and part of her transport, helping get her to safety. They shared photos of her on Facebook, and we offered her a place to go.
Upon arrival at AAE, Lillie Mae was quarantined (standard protocol for new intakes). Her hooves were severely overgrown–her frogs were growing outward behind her heel bulbs, making every step painful. Though initially untrusting and unwilling, she quickly learned to trust humans. Once trimmed, the relief was immediate. Radiographs showed clubbed hooves, and she appeared to have contracted tendons. Thankfully, she had no signs of laminitis/founder. With regular care, her tendons relaxed, and her lameness has resolved. Lillie Mae also received dental care, vaccines, deworming, and a microchip.
Lillie Mae is a sweet, quirky donkey with a big personality. Timid at first, she warmed up to kind handling and brayed excitedly at the sight of volunteers (and food!). She’s smart, stubborn, and full of charm–with the cutest ears and bray to match.
Everyone at AAE loves this donkey lady, and it’s easy to see why!
LAINEY
We first met Lainey in October 2022. Her owner, going through a divorce, had left this long-eared lady–and the responsibility of her care– in the hands of friends when she moved out of state. Unfortunately, they didn’t know much about donkeys and quickly realized Lainey needed care they could not provide. When Lainey arrived at AAE, she was obese and had an oddly bulging belly. Her hooves were in poor condition, too. She soon received the care she needed: hoof and dental work, vaccines, deworming, a microchip, and diagnostic testing. She did not have any metabollic issues, but through her vet exam, we learned that her oddly bulging belly was from abdominal hernias along the incision sites where she had previously been spayed. Poor girl! We needed to be careful who she was housed with because a kick to her belly could be catastrophic.
| Lainey proved to be incredibly sweet and kind, and she loved to spend time with people. In July 2023, she was adopted into a loving home with a senior donkey who became her best friend and pasture mate.
Sadly, her ol’ donkey friend passed away, leaving Lainey’s adopter heartbroken and concerned. Knowing that Lainey needed companionship, but concerned about taking on another animal with her hernias, her adopter made the difficult and selfless decision to return Lainey to AAE, hoping we could find her another loving home and a safe new friend. Lainey returned in February 2025 and received updates to her dental care and vaccinations. It took some time for her to settle in and befriend her new herd, but thanks to the friendship she formed with Lillie Mae, the transition was a little easier. |
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Lillie Mae and Lainey were adopted last week, together! Though their surroundings have changed a bit (only a few miles down the road), their new bond remains intact. We are thrilled for these best friends, and their amazing new family. Thank you, Christina and Dave for welcoming Lillie Mae and Lainey so they could stay together and bray together, forever!
Thank You For Showing Up!
The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you!
Whether you joined us at Boots and Bling last weekend or supported from afar, your presence was felt—and deeply appreciated. Maybe you placed a bid, made a gift, volunteered behind the scenes, shared about the event with friends, or simply held us in your thoughts. However you chose to show up, we are so grateful.
Thanks to your generosity and that of our incredible event sponsors, auction donors, participants, and volunteers, we were able to come together to raise vital funds for the horses who rely on us. Your kindness gives a second chance to the horses who need it most.
We’re especially grateful for the way our AAE family shows up again and again, not just for one night, but all year long.
This work takes a strong community, and we’re honored that you’re part of ours.
On behalf of all the horses and humans at AAE, thank you!
Get Your Bids in Before It’s Too Late!
The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:
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Bid Big, Win Big — All for the Horses!
The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:
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Chilly Pepper – Quick Update on the kids – We have hay!!
The following is from Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang:
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Get Ready to Bid, Win, and Make a Difference!
The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:
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Ready, Set, Register!
The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:
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Chilly Pepper – I am on location and we need help asap!
The following is from Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang:
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Chilly Pepper – I am on location and we need help asap!
The following is from Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang:
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Chilly Pepper – Just got the call……….. and it’s time for another load of the Big Hay Bales
The following is from Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang:
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Your BIG Heart Helped Save Lives – Thank You!
The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:
Thank you for coming together in a BIG way yesterday to support the community and especally horses and other animals-in-need! Your Big Day of Giving support is helping provide so much good, and we’re extra grateful for the second chances you’re giving to horses and other animals when they need it most.
Because of you, horses like this sweet pony, Caylee, can find a safe landing at AAE. She was found running loose and ended up in the shelter. Sadly, her owners didn’t come for her, and she needed a place to go. Just this past Wednesday, we welcomed this sweet, lil mare. We’re getting to know her and determining her needs. Stay tuned for more about this lil’ beauty!
From the bottom of our hearts and hooves, thank you! Together, we are building a better world for horses.
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There’s Still Time to Be A Hero for Beautiful Animals like Ella ❤️
The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:
Big Day of Giving (BDOG) is a 24-hour online giving challenge to help AAE and other non-profits in the Sacramento area raise funds and awareness. It is a day to give where your heart is! To learn more about Big Day of Giving, visit www.bigdayofgiving.org.
Today, our community has come together in an incredible show of compassion and generosity, but Big Day of Giving isn’t over yet!
Give before 11:59pm PT and help transform a life! Every donation helps provide a variety of basic needs for the horses, including providing feed, veterinary care (routine and emergency), training, hoof and dental care, and other routine care.
Your gift will help us bring hope where it’s needed most and help more horses like Ella.
Ella is an elegant 20ish year old Arabian mare who came to AAE in the spring of 2023 along with her two-week old colt, Theo. The pair were part of the same of 24 horse herd as Mila and Mollie (we shared their story this morning). Theo was born after the herd was seized. Like the rest of the group, Ella was in need of basic care; her long, beautiful mane had become thick with dreadlocks. Despite her poor condition, she was a wonderful mom who kept Theo as healthy and well nourished as best as she could.
Ella is truly a special horse with a bright future. When she first arrived, she couldn’t be haltered, and now she’s easy to catch, halter, and lead. Once Theo was weaned and Ella felt stronger, she was evaluated more, and she was eventually introduced to beginning saddle work. Once she had a good foundation, she was introduced to a rider, and we were pleased with how well she did! She showed confidence and responded to most cues, as if she’d done it before. She navigated a tarp without hesitation and wasn’t easily spooked. If she’s been ridden before, she’s very rusty, and will need a good refresher.
With continued guidance and an experienced person, Ella has great potential. She’s looking for someone who can help her build her skills that she’s honed at AAE so far.
Learn more about Ella here.
Together, we can give horses-in-need, like Ella, the love and care they deserve. But hurry, the clock is ticking! Big Day of Giving ends at 11:59pm!
Last Chance to Lend a Paw!
The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:
Big Day of Giving (BDOG) is a 24-hour online giving challenge to help AAE and other non-profits in the Sacramento area raise funds and awareness. It is a day to give where your heart is! To learn more about Big Day of Giving, visit www.bigdayofgiving.org.
We’re in the final stretch of the Big Day of Giving – let’s finish strong together! Thank you for everyone that has contributed and shared so far!
Last year, we opened our barn doors to dogs at-risk of euthanasia in crowded shelters. We started working with a local shelter to help a pup that needed surgery, then fostering a mama and her five new puppies until they were ready for adoption. It was a new beginning for all.
It all started with this lil’ face! He waited on “the list” for nearly three weeks, and no one picked him to be theirs. He had a hip/leg injury that needed an expensive surgery. We found a way, and we picked him to come to AAE with us!
Dakota started as a foster, and he had his surgery. It didn’t take long before we called him a foster failure, and he became ours! Now, he’s loves to be a greeter at the ranch; he greets everyone with some love. We love him so much!
While at the shelter picking up Dakota, we met Koda, too. The next day, we brought her lil’ family to AAE so they could have some peace and quiet, and a lotta love! Sometimes, things are simply meant to be. It didn’t take long before Koda met her favorite and forever person. The pups got a lot of love and a lot of good socialization with all of AAE’s volunteers. When the pups were old enough, Koda got to go home with her new mom, and they love each other to pieces. The pups went back to the shelter for their spay/neuter surgeries, and all were adopted the next day.
After hearing this big gal had spent the 14 months in a shelter kennel, we knew we needed to say YES again. This poor girl had been seized as part of a hoarding/neglect case. She really needed out of her small, concrete kennel. It took a couple weeks to work out the details, but we did. Louise had some new things to learn and figure out about life outside the kennel, and it was quite an adjustment…or quite a few. Thankfully, she was willing, and we worked through the wrinkles. Miss Lou is truly enjoying life on a ranch again, and after all she’s been through, we are grateful she can call this her forever home.
Of course, leaving with an empty crate in our van didn’t settle well, so we found another desperate pup… actually, two.
Ricky had been in the shelter for about a year, or half of his life. That’s no way for a pup to grow up! Ricky was a really, really rambunctious little guy, but also a really, really sweet pup. With lots of attention and bigger housing, he settled some while at AAE and found his forever home with a wonderful family that’s loving him to pieces.
Little fluff ball, Beau, had been at the shelter half of his 4-5 month life, as well. Now, he’s been at AAE just as long, and we’re hoping his stars are aligning, and he can find his home soon!
There’s still time to make a difference! Let’s make these last hours count!
Because Every Animal Deserves A Yes When Needed – Give Today
The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:
Big Day of Giving (BDOG) is a 24-hour online giving challenge to help AAE and other non-profits in the Sacramento area raise funds and awareness. It is a day to give where your heart is! To learn more about Big Day of Giving, visit www.bigdayofgiving.org.
Today is Big Day of Giving, a special day when our community comes together to lift up the causes that matter most.
At AAE, we are here for the horses who have no one else. Your gift today helps us be ready — ready to provide care, shelter, and hope for horses-in-need.
Your generosity and support are why we are able to answer the call when law enforcement needs our help. There’s usually no time to fundraise or look for support. As was the case here:
Just yesterday, we welcomed a stray through local law enforcement when her owner didn’t claim her. She was alone with no home to go back to. Thankfully, because of supporters like you, she was able to find a safe space at AAE.
As is often is the case with strays, we don’t know much of her story. She is an estimated eight year old Quarter Pony mare. Once she finishes the standard quarantine period for new horses, we will update any basic care she needs and share more as we get to know her. At this point, she is not a beginner or child’s pony.
She will be available for adoption once she’s had at least basic care needs met (e.g. hoof and dental care, vaccines, and deworming) and a microchip.
These moments–the ones where we get to say “yes”–are only possible because you step up when it counts.
You make rescue possible and bring hope to animals who have nowhere else to turn.
Every donation makes a difference. It means we’re ready for the next call. It means we can help law enforcement agencies when they need us.
Let’s make this Big Day of Giving count, not only for her, but for the next one who needs us, too.
Big Day of Giving is a very important funding day for AAE and all of the horses we take in and care for throughout the year. Your gift will help fulfill a variety of basic needs for the horses, including providing feed, veterinary care (routine and emergency), training, hoof and dental care, and other routine care.
You can also raise the bar for horses-in-need by pledging matching funds! You’ll inspire giving and make your impact twice as BIG! To learn more about starting your own matching funds campaign for the horses, send us an email.
One Day. BIG Difference. Join Us!
The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:
Big Day of Giving (BDOG) is a 24-hour online giving challenge to help AAE and other non-profits in the Sacramento area raise funds and awareness. It is a day to give where your heart is! To learn more about Big Day of Giving, visit www.bigdayofgiving.org.
The BIG day is finally here! Today is Big Day of Giving, and we’re calling on our compassionate supporters (that’s you!) to help us provide a better life to horses-in-need.
Big Day of Giving is a very important funding day for AAE and all of the horses we take in and care for throughout the year. Your gift will help fulfill a variety of basic needs for the horses, including providing feed, veterinary care (routine and emergency), training, hoof and dental care, and other routine care.
Every donation, no matter the amount, makes a BIG difference in the lives of the horses who depend on us.
You can also raise the bar for horses-in-need by pledging matching funds! You’ll inspire giving and make your impact twice as BIG! To learn more about starting your own matching funds campaign for the horses, send us an email.
Let’s make a BIG impact, show BIG heart, and change lives in a BIG way–together!
Your generosity and support are why we were able to help horses like Mila and Mollie.
Mila (before). Mollie (before).
Mila and her mom Mollie were part of a herd of 24 horses involved in a neglect case so severe that three of the horses did not survive. The herd had been neglected and starved after being released on huge acreage to fend for themselves. We first met Mollie, a ~20 year old Arabian mare, and her filly, Mila, who was only months old, in the spring of 2024. The pair had been separated and their sadness was immense. Mila had put herself in a corner trying to get to her mom. They were both depleted, but both were hanging on.
Mila and Mollie came to AAE with 13 other herd members. Another organization helped with the remaining horses (colts and stallions).
Once here, Mollie and Mila got the basic care and nutrition they needed. Over time, their confidence and trust grew, and their transformation in just four months was remarkable.
They were adopted together, and they have a very bright future with their new family.
Their happily ever after was possible because of individuals like you.
Your support today helps write the next story of transformation and hope. Your gift opens the door to safety, love, and a second chance.
Together, we can make today truly extraordinary for the horses who need us most!
Thank you!
Chilly Pepper – Donkey update – Meet Rowdy and Willy, the newest baby donks.
The following is from Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang:
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Give Hope. Give Love. Give Big.
The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:
Big Day of Giving (BDOG) is a 24-hour online giving challenge to help AAE and other non-profits in the Sacramento area to raise funds and awareness. It is a day to give where your heart is! To learn more about Big Day of Giving, visit www.bigdayofgiving.org.
Big Day of Giving is Thursday, May 1, but early giving starts now!
Big Day of Giving is a very important funding day for AAE and all of the horses we care for throughout the year. Your gift will help fulfill a variety of needs for the horses, including providing feed, veterinary care (routine and emergency), hoof and dental care, and other routine care, as well as facility maintenance and upkeep.
Help us kickstart this year’s big day, and assure we reach our goal by making a gift anytime from now until 11:59:59pm on May 1.
You can also raise the bar for horses-in-need by pledging matching funds! You’ll inspire giving and make your impact twice as BIG! To learn more about starting your own matching funds campaign for the horses, send us an email.
Your generosity and support are why we were able to help horses like Kody.
Kody is a 2002 BLM mustang glending who came to AAE at the end of 2023 with his friend, Teddy. The pair were living in deep, nasty mud and muck, and their bodies were emaciated and bony when a friend of a concerned neighbor reached out to local law enforcement for help.
At AAE, they were put on a refeeding program, and their hooves were trimmed. Over time, they put on weight, and their health stabilized enough to receive much needed dental care, vaccines, and deworming.
Kody’s body took months to fill in. As his body condition improved, so did his energy. Kody was turned out in the pasture, and he enjoyed having friends, but his zest was overwhelming for some. He found a good friend in Wylie, and the pair were often seen roaming and playing together. Kody also loved the company of humans and was a volunteer favorite.
We’re thrilled to share that Kody was adopted last week and is now living his happily ever after with a wonderful family!
After everything he’s been through, it’s moments like these that remind us why we do what we do.
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Chilly Pepper – Donkey update – Meet Rowdy and Willy, the newest baby donks.
The following is from Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang:
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The Horses Are Counting on You – Early Bird Pricing Ending at Midnight!
The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:
Today is your last chance to grab individual tickets and the Herd Table for Boots & Bling at the special early bird price!
Join us for an unforgettable evening filled with delicious food, great company, and more—all for a wonderful cause. The horses are counting on you to be there and help raise vital funds for their care and the care of horses who will need our help in the future.
Your support makes a world of difference, and we can’t wait to share this memorable night with you!
Don’t wait—secure your tickets today before the early bird price ends at midnight tonight!
Purchase Tickets & Sponsorships
When purchasing your ticket online, you have the option to leave a “tip” for the event platform (not AAE). The tip is optional – if you do not wish to leave one, you will need to select “other” in the tip section of the donation form.
Don’t forget to invite your friends and family to join you! The more, the merrier, and the more we can help horses-in-need, together.
Bring your friends and family and make it a night of memories for you and for the horses-in-need.