Horses Available for Adoption

Up for Adoption or Foster

MAY - 16 year old Thoroughbred. Former broodmare. Rideable with
some retraining. No vices. Wonderful for farrier (per the farrier, directly!) and veterinarian. No health issues.

Absolutely gorgeous girl.

May was an owner give up due to downsizing of herd and
family issues.

Rescued Mares

Because our donations are so low at this point and our budget is so tight, we are unable to take in these mares from the girl that actually rescued them. We are, however, trying to help her place them, as she cannot afford to keep them either.

"Cowboy"

A very kind 26 year old Thoroughbred gelding is in need of a permanent home. He came to the Foundation as an owner give-up and is now living in a wonderful foster home where his pasture mate is a small pony.

He is gentle around everyone and, as his foster mom calls him, " a solid citizen." Cowboy cannot be ridden due to a history of arthritis, but will make a wonderful pet.

Please call the Foundation and asked to meet this lovely gentleman.

"Pebbles" the Pony Needs An Angel

A skinny and very tired pony arrived at the Gingersnap Girls Foundation recently. She was brought by a caring individual who had rescued her from near starvation.

"Pebbles", as we call her, was another former "employee" of a pony ride company. Over the past year the Foundation has taken in two other ponies from the same situation - ponies who are worked hard for the money and given very little, if any, care. No feed, hay, or veterinary care, let alone shelter. Pebbles is one of our more extreme cases. She was turned out on a dry lot with only weeds to eat. She had no shelter.

In her younger days, this wonderful little lady had been a show pony. She was outgrown and given to a man who owned a pony ride amusement company, resulting in her current state - very thin, tired, and generally giving up on life.

Not any more! Just a short time later, Pebbles is now eating well and showing signs of weight gain. Her lovely personality is showing through and she's starting to trust us all. She will require extensive farrier and dental work, along with her regular veterinary care. The Foundation's budget is stretched to our maximum and with hope, with help from the public (whom we like to call our "angels), Pebbles will be on her way to regaining her health, along with her happiness.

Little Miss Pebbles will be available for adoption in a couple of months. She is a small pony with a big heart. She is approximately 23 years old and is very used to being around small children. She is absolutely precious.

Please contact the Foundation by calling 540/338-5218 if you would like to come and visit Pebbles or donate towards her care. If you wish to make a donation for Pebbles or any of our other horses and ponies you can donate via PayPal OR mail your check, made out to the Gingersnap Girls Foundation to 101 Ivandale Road, Hamilton, VA 20158.

Please contact us so that you can come out and meet our lovely equines.

We're Networking to Help Place Horses

LOCAL HORSES NEED YOUR HELP! Within the first week of December, the Gingersnap Girls Foundation had been called upon to assist in the placement of 25-30 horses in dire need of new homes. These calls for help come during economic hard times, effecting not only people, but their pets/livestock and our Foundation.

As the Foundation is struggling financially to provide feed, veterinary care, and rehabilitative services for those already in our care, we have no funds to spare. That being said, The Gingersnap Girls cannot turn its back to these animals in need. We are trying to do whatever we can to help.

If you, or anyone you know, can help any of these horses by fostering, adopting, or contributing financially to their care until placement can be found, please contact The Gingersnap Girls Foundation immediately. Without a quick response some, or all, of these horses will be euthanized.

The horses in need of rescue include Thoroughbred stallions, geldings, mares, riding horses, and retired horses, and are located at two separate barns in Maryland and Virginia.

The Facts on Horse Abuse

Since 1981, well over 4 million American horses have been slaughtered in the U.S. and Canada and their meat exported to Europe and Japan for human consumption.

Horse slaughter is not a humane euthanasia - slaughter horses are brutally handled and forced into trucks, including the inhumane double-decker cattle trailer which is illegal in some states. They arrive at the slaughterhouse and are driven out (or dragged) into a killing factory and bludgeoned with a captive bolt gun which drives a spike into their skull. If that "machinery" is not working properly, horses can be conscious while their throats are slit.

It is estimated that more than a third of all slaughter bound horses in the U.S. are bred for racing. They are either no longer competitive or just are not "winners". Others include camp, show, rental and Amish horses, urban carriage horses (such as those in New York's Central Park), unwanted barren broodmares (such as our beloved Chrissy) and "backyard" pets.

Most horses at summer camps, dude ranches, and riding academies are sold for meat when they can no longer perform to expectations.

Horses deserve so much better than this. When the time comes, we owe it to them to have them humanely euthanized rather than subject them to both the horrific "last ride" to the slaughterhouse and the slaughterhouse itself.

Many wonderful organizations are working to combat this abuse and to obtain legislation outlawing it. Monies raised by the Gingersnap Girls Foundation will be used to assist these humane organizations in their ongoing efforts to make the world a kinder place for all equines.