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:

(updated July 23, 2010)

We can only care for a horse in need with your support. We can only promise these horses their lives if you help us. Over 95% were saved from a brutal butchering once. 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 the 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 now in a desperate situation. They need monthly commitments of 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.

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.
Lauren falls apart without her stablemate Heartbreaker who is unrideable due to mind blowing abuse. Neither has a dime in support.
Leo is a mid twenties QH gelding who is unrideable and had medical issues. He has no support whatsoever.
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.
Amulet lost his adoptive owner when she lost her job. He was abused horribly and is not rideable. He has no support.
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.
Ellie Mae has a full half support and needs only the remaining half.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Admiral, 20yr old very light trail riding (walking) and Chase, 13 yr old very light riding on sand only. Both of these horses have some support, but not full. With full support they can remain. Both require 24hr turnout for breathing/arthritic conditions. Both crib, choke and have higher maintenance issues than an average horse, however they make up for the extra effort in superb personalities and gratefulness. THEY ARE NOT AT RISK, but are seeking forever homes or support.

Rent at the main barn
We need two of these for a new farm! $2500 each 10x12'
Credit at Home Depot or CentaurHTP.com
Fence installer
Dual wheel heavy duty wheel barrows and good pitchforks/rakes/shovels/hoses
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 feed and bedding!
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.
Farrier funds (most are barefoot, two have shoes)
Psyllium
Wormer (ivermectin/strongid/panacur/safe-guard)
Hay! We feed Lucerne Farms Hi Fiber Hay to our senior and medical needs equines and the highest quality orchard grass hays to our easy keeping equines. If it isn't awesome WE WILL NOT FEED IT.
Agway Wood Pellets bedding How is your bedding? Comfort is essential. Elderly horses need substantial bedding to provide comfort to arthritic joints. Have you been sleeping on a bare dirt floor? Our horses do not either.
Pennfield Grand Prix Granola and
Purina or Triple Crown Senior Grain
Duck pellets We save ducks too
Chicken egg layer crumbles
Chicken cracked corn
Wheat bran
Mineral oil
Molasses gallons
50 pound white salt blocks or red mineral blocks for paddocks/stalls
Himalayan Salt
Emergency Vet Fund!
Please visit the Support Us page next!

Wish List:

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.