Learn How To Sponsor A Horse

With a mission of rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming workhorses, CDHR has been rescuing draft horses from abusive situations, kill buyers, feedlots, starvation, slaughter auctions, or owners who can no longer care for them, since 2011. By allowing them to heal and rediscover their true nature, we provide every opportunity for them to experience the possibility of enjoying a second life with their forever home, or offer them a well-deserved retirement due to soundness issues, age, or owner hardships. Your sponsorship of one of our draft horses will help provide a happy life for the horse you choose. You can sponsor any of our horses in honor of a friend, in memory of a loved one, or even as a birthday or holiday gift for someone special. Business, club, and school sponsorship are also welcome!

Our Sponsor a Horse program is an automatic monthly donation program. It only takes a moment to sign up, and your debit or credit card will be automatically billed each month. You can cancel at any time. We encourage you to come to get to know your horse! Join us on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am - 12 pm and learn more about each horse, their story, and their own unique personalities. Sponsorship donations, like other donations, are completely tax-deductible under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code.

We encourage you to come to get to know our horses

Every dollar counts.

Connecticut Draft Horse Rescue Inc. (CDHR) is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to saving the lives of draft horses that were bound for slaughter, victims of starvation, neglect, or abuse, or whose owners are unable to provide for their needs.  In addition to our work with the horses, we educate people about the proper care, training, and responsible ownership of horses. We organize gelding clinics to address the problem of unwanted horses, and we promote and support equine efforts and animal rescue in times of natural disaster.

We need your financial support through donations, matching gifts through your organization, monthly sponsorship of horses, and planned giving. The money raised helps pay for the medical care, hay, grain, supplements, and supplies that will continue to require financial support. 

We are so grateful for your support and generosity!

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