Urgent Needs

Urgent Needs

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We are "not for profit" 501(c)(3) horse rescue

Important News

This is a small sampling of some of our costs and dire needs,

which are just part of our everyday operating expenses

or one-time items that would save us valuable time,

as all eight of our facilities have to be covered each day- rain, sleet, snow, or shine…

Captain Jack Sparrow

We participate in GuideStar the online standard for nonprofit accountability. We are a 501c3 charitable organization, fully documented and audited. Our administration expenses are always extremely minimal. Amaryllis is ABOUT and FOR the horses.

"A good man takes care of his horses and dogs, not only when they are young, but also when they are old and past service" Plutarch

Amaryllis is in memory of Rascal, pictured above

Urgent:

Over 95% of our horses were saved from a brutal butchering. Several went out and returned from failed adoptions. A few went out more than once. Only two returned in good shape. Life happens and people cannot always live up to the promises they make to such an expensive animal. Seniors have a difficult time adjusting to a new home and after a couple times, we are no longer willing to repeat their trauma. Our sanctuary horses need financial help. We take care of the labor and continually fundraise for them. We are awarded grants from prestigious organizations, but never enough. Each horse below is in a desperate situation. They need support. $6k supports a horse's full expenses for a whole year. 5 people donating $100 monthly gives life, care and safety to a horse pictured below. Our other alternative at this point is grim. Updated August 10, 2010.

Horses needing HELP now:

Mayor is in his twenties. Ex show champion, then schoolmaster. Now unrideable, but healthy and happy with his wife Jasmine who is an untrained teenager. Neither has ANY support. They are never more than three inches apart and adore each other. Mayor foundered and is wearing special boots, living in an in/out stall situation with Jasmine and loving it.
Lauren falls apart without her stablemate Heartbreaker who is unrideable due to mind blowing abuse. Neither has a dime in support. We are doing our best to meet the needs of the individual, but we need supporters who can grasp that another's life is as important as their own.
Leo is a mid twenties QH gelding who is unrideable and had medical issues. He has no support whatsoever. He has recurring abscess issues within one hoof due to a disseminated abscess several years ago and he remains under constant vigil.
Sierra is the reason Ginger is alive. Ginger is in her 30's now and has a full half support. Sierra, unrideable due to navicular has no support at all. Another victim of promises forgotten time and time again. Sierra is extremely appreciative and the list of betrayals he had been dealt are just incredible.
Amulet lost his adoptive owner when she lost her job. He was abused horribly and is not rideable. He has no support. He is fragile and dangerously high strung when frightened.
Gideon is early 20's and unrideable due to a knee injury, though he is happy and playful. This horse is a chivalrous knight. Phenomenal friend and partner. He has no support. His calcium deposit on his knee is large and unless he can find a stable home with a stall for him or funding so we can support his needs, he will be in real trouble.
Ellie Mae has a full half support and needs only the remaining half. Ellie needs joint medication as she is extremely arthritic. Without additional support, this tortured draft mule is in real trouble
Trooper is in his 30's. He is the reason DanAngel is alive. Danny came off the racetrack with a slew of health problems and we are unable to separate him and Trooper because Danny immediately gets sick again. For whatever reason, Danny finds solace in Trooper's company. Unfortunately, neither have a dime in support.Trooper isn't going out again. Bailed from a feedlot heading for Mexican slaughter, adopted and abandoned, adopted and returned, adopted and neglected, then placed and almost starved. This horse could write a book on humanity. Please help us support the horses who earned their pensions via the track or children's camps!
Momma was saved with her nursing foal, Maverick (who has since been adopted) from a feedlot en route to slaughter. She was pregnant and gave birth to Lakota many months later. Momma has cancer and has no support whatsoever. Momma is an extremely easy keeper and $250 monthly meets her needs.
Karma had his teeth beaten out of him and his fear level is excessive. He is late 20's. He is an easy keeping pony and costs us $2500 yearly. He has no support at all, however and because of his dangerous kicking habit when afraid, he is unadoptable and without support he is in real trouble.
Freddy Bear is a 28yr old ex racehorse who's beloved owner tragically died. He has never received support and has been with us over a year. All senior horses deserve care and safety because, face it, you have to be a heck of a great horse to survive humanity into your twenties! Please help him. He is a very large horse and a very difficult keeper.

Rent at the main barn
A full time laborer! Part time is also needed! Consider sponsoring help for us!
Credit at Talmage Farm Agway 631-727-6677 where we buy all the following feed and bedding:
Hay! $10k monthly
Pine Shavings and wood pellet bedding
Pennfield Grand Prix Granola and Fibregized Omega grains or Triple Crown Senior $6k monthly
Duck pellets, Chicken egg layer crumbles, Chicken cracked corn
Wheat bran, Mineral oil, Molasses gallons
50 pound red mineral blocks, Himalayan Salt
Credit at the vet! Nora Kleps 631-329-5210
Volunteers to distribute flyers promoting the rescue and events!
Fundraising event coordinators! Simple parties to fairs to specialized events!
Senior horses need joint supplements as do the former jump and racehorses of ALL ages. We use Smartpak.com
Farrier funds $60 a horse a month
Psyllium monthly
Wormer (ivermectin/strongid/panacur/safe-guard)
Emergency Vet Fund!
Please visit the Support Us page next!

Mega Wish List:

A full sponsor per horse in need. $6k yearly horse. $3k yearly mule/pony.
Stock trailer 16' aluminum for horse/pony transport so we may be able to safely travel to the Long Island schools and bring our pony and horse ambassadors to the children! Our Kingston is NOT designed to carry small animals. It is designed for warmbloods. A stock trailer will be a much safer transport and more comfortable for the animals. Children need to meet the ponies and willing traveling small barnyard animals. Featherlite combo trailer 8409 Bumper pull 16 long 8 wide 7 high 4 top air spaces with plexiglass track rubber mats and walls center gate full lighting upgraded wheels and tires
4 wheel drive tractor able to pull a big mower deck (which we also need!)
2500 series 4 wheel drive full bed pickup with trailer package and heavy duty rears to be able to dump the dump trailers and tow safely.
12ft dump trailer for manure removal.
12-20ft trailer for feed and bedding storage.

What's going on this week at Amaryllis?

Feeding consumes 50 hours per week
Mucking consumes 75 hours per week
Basic horse care needs being met consumes 35 hours per week.
Veterinarian and farrier appointments
Feed and supplies transportation between barns
Administrative office work
Open house, lesson, camp, public progams
Fundraising events prep, planning and enactment
Youngster training and rehabilitation work
Promotion of the farm and mission
One snowstorm or sick horse throws countless more hours onto what is an almost impossible schedule to maintain. But we do maintain FOR THE HORSES.

We need your support. We are giving everything we have to give every single day. Please donate so we can purchase the feed and supplies the horses NEED now and tomorrow. Please look to the future with us. We will need you then too! And if you have a horse, please plan his future should you leave earth early. We can only help the horses if caring individuals continue to help us along the way.

LEAVE A LEGACY !

A gift to Amaryllis Farm Equine Rescue (AFER) from your estate can insure the long-term success of our efforts while providing to you and your heirs substantial benefits!

Help the horses in many different ways:

Matching Gifts: Many companies have matching gift programs that can double or triple your contribution. Ask your employer if they will match your individual gift to AFER.

Honorary or Memorial Gifts:
Honor someone special to you with a memorial gift to AFER. An animal or person for any occasion. Perhaps a memorial donation in honor of a loved one who crossed the rainbow bridge. Helping a horse in need is a great way to allow the memory of your loved one live on.

We accept donations of cars, horse trailers, farm equipment, office equipment that can be used or sold by AFER to benefit the horses. Please see our wish list for items we need!

Life Insurance:
Naming AFER as the beneficiary of an old life insurance policy that is no longer needed to protect your family is a simple way of making a large gift. You will benefit from a potential income tax deduction (check with your tax attorney).

Gift of Stock: Stocks and other gifts of investment assets such as mutual funds provide an opportunity for a tax savings while supporting AFER.

Charitable Lead Trust - This trust makes payments, either a fixed amount (annuity trust) or a percentage of trust principal (unitrust), to charity during it's term. At the end of the trust term, the principal can either go back to you (a grantor lead trust) or to heirs named by you (a non-grantor lead trust). You may claim a charitable income tax deduction for funding a grantor lead trust or a charitable gift tax deduction for funding a non-grantor lead trust. Since lead trusts are typically used to pass assets to heirs, non-grantor lead trusts are far more common than grantor lead trusts.

Bequest - When you decide to leave assets to charity in your will, you are making a bequest. Your estate will receive a charitable estate tax deduction at your death, when the gift is made to AFER.

Retained Life Estate- You may make a gift of your personal residence or FARM, to charity and retain the right to live there for the remainder of your life. You receive an immediate income tax deduction for the gift. At your death, the charity can use or sell the property.

~Thank you for helping us continue to help the horses! Please speak with a financial advisor for many more options.

Sanctuary Land for our Special Needs Horses and Animals

A sanctuary was needed on the east end of Long Island where the efforts of our horse rescue has
produced over 100 personally saved horses, ponies and mules. Over 60 have been permanently adopted by
fabulous new families, but many with special needs remain in sanctuary. These are former school
horses, race horses, show horses, children's pets. All were saved from slaughter. These and
more fantastic, hard working animals need a safe haven to relax and live in peace. The goal, or wish of
40 acres will provide ample space for all. Can YOU help? We could become quite self sustaining if we have land for grazing and for growing hay!!!

Animals that find themselves headed for slaughter are almost never sent that route on purpose.
Many are products of a divorce, a financial setback, an injury requiring time, a slow racehorse,
an unwilling jumper, an outgrown child's first pony. A mustang gathered, but too young to ride
yet. Or a rooster, too old to fertilize the eggs now, chickens being torn apart by a crazy rooster,
ducks in a hellish pen. Many animals need a place to live in peace. We wish to teach children all
about animals, so the next generation to come will be better advised and more compassionate toward them.