FAQs
Q: Is Lakeview Horse Rescue a 501(c)(3)?
A: Yes, Lakeview Horse Rescue is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Q: Where do the donations go?
A: Lakeview Horse Rescue is just getting started and your donations will go immediately towards vet care, vaccinations, teeth floating and other miscellaneous care as needed by each horse plus board, hay and grain, farrier work and training.
The more donations we raise, the more horses we can help.
Q: How do I adopt a horse from Lakeview Horse Rescue?
A: We strive to provide each adopter a horse that is suited to their individual or family needs and riding skill level. Our horses are healthy, mannerly, properly trained and ready to ride. Our goal is to provide these horses to well-matched homes at an affordable price (under $2500) and to provide continued support after the adoption is complete. If you are interested in potentially adopting one of our horses, or one we may have available in the future, please complete the application form provided and we will be contacting you soon! (link to adoption form)
Q: Where do your horses come from?
A: Sadly, there are tens of thousands of horses from the United States sent to slaughter in Mexico, Canadian and overseas each year. We have discovered that a growing number of horses desperately need a “soft rescue.” These are horses that haven’t found themselves in dire straights YET. However, when owners can no longer care for their horses for financial or other reasons, and they cannot sell or re-home them - especially the untrained ones, these horses are often sent to auctions and end up in kill pens. From there, they are shipped to slaughter or are occasionally bought by well-intended people who, inadvertently, are supporting the kill buyers with even more money to continue buying even more horses for their kill pens.
One of our main missions at Lakeview Horse Rescue is to interrupt this vicious cycle by providing eligible horses a 'soft landing' where we can start their groundwork and under saddle training making them ready for successful transitions to their new homes as trained, riding horses. We also work with other horse rescues and sanctuaries to help provide expert training and riding lessons for the horses that they have already rehabilitated in order to make them more adoptable. Our goal is to network and work cooperatively with other horse rescue facilities so that, together, we can save more horses.
Q: What is included in your groundwork training?
A: The groundwork skills that we teach each horse starts with basic halter training so that the handler is able to catch and lead the horse comfortably and safely. Our horses have also learned to load in a trailer, stand tied, lift all four feet for cleaning and farrier work and to stand quietly for grooming and bathing.
Q: What type of under saddle training do the horses get?
A: The riding and training program that we use is called Ride With Excellence. This program has a very unique foundation and caters to both English and Western disciplines as well as trail and pleasure riders. Ride With Excellence focuses on the bio-mechanics of the horse and is a systematic training program involving 16 Move Basics with each modeled after the way a horse naturally moves and carries his or herself.
The basics are the most important part of any training regiment and horses need simple, clear and easy to follow instructions. This particular program and technique has helped countless horses and riders over many years achieve their goals. Here at Lakeview Horse Rescue, we are extremely careful in pairing each horse and human and working with them on these basics to best insure they will enjoy a happy, long-term partnership together.
More information about the under saddle training levels and the riding levels, check out;
