Equine Assistance Programs

Tiny's Safety Net

We empathize with the challenges that temporary financial hardships can bring, especially when it comes to providing for a horse’s needs. That’s why HAHS has established a compassionate safety net program. This program is designed to assist individuals in meeting their horses’ short-term needs, alleviating the need to surrender their beloved companions to the rescue.

If you find yourself in a short-term financial hardship, we encourage you to reach out to us and apply for Tiny’s Safety Net Program. Tiny, the first horse of HAHS, left behind a legacy of care and compassion that we continue to uphold.

Horses eligible for participation in the program will be horses whose owners have contacted HAHS to surrender them, horses whose owners have requested help, and, in some instances, those who have previously adopted from the Hooved Animal Humane Society who are at risk of being returned because of a short-term financial need. In some instances, horses that were or are currently part of the Humane Investigations program HAHS operates.

Assistance will be provided in the form of basic care, which includes hay and feed, farrier care, routine vet care, which includes dental floats, vaccinations, deworming, medications for chronic but manageable conditions, such as Cushing’s/PPID, and if needed, euthanasia.

Tiny's Story

Tiny was a 35-year-old Appaloosa who, for many years, worked as a lesson horse at North Shore Stables. Over the years, Tiny gave countless new riders their first lessons.

When North Shore was condemned, most of the animals were put up for auction. Tiny was one of them. On his way to the killers, Tiny was purchased by a former student and then later retired to the HAHS farm as a permanent resident.

For 29 years, while serving as a lesson horse, Tiny was never allowed out on pasture. Tiny was HAHS’s first resident on the farm. He quickly made up for lost time and enjoyed his freedom.

"Tiny" - By Kenneth William Carrick

I know my time is running out, for even a horse must die.

But may I share these thoughts with you before we say “goodbye”?

You’ve given me shelter, love, and care — and sweet green fields to roam.

Your hands so gentle to the touch, and for this old horse, a home.

How often in the years gone by so tired and depressed I longed to wander off alone and find a place to rest.

I dreamed that one day I might be a show-horse grand and great blue ribbons on my tack-room wall, but this was not my fate;

For laughing children on my back, quite often more than one was learning how to sit a horse; to them, it was great fun;

Some grown-ups often were unkind; they rode me long and hard.

Then, when my usefulness was gone, I was just an old discard.

I’ll dream no more of applause and fame; I’m content now on the farm.

You’ve shown me love and tenderness and kept me safe from harm.

I may not see the lilacs bloom nor hear the bluebird’s song, but for a little while, at least, I know I did belong.

To a special place upon the earth where old horses come to rest

And in my waning years of life, I know I had the best.

So, to every horse whose heart cries out for a friendly, safe caress,

Have faith that there will always be HAHS.