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Can you imagine a world without this; without these two best friends?

Two of our little girls. Two best friends. Two minis that have suffered so much and overcome so much. Cece, one of the most shocking instances of prolonged, chronic abuse that you will ever see. Holly, a pony ride facility survivor so profoundly mentally scarred, that even looking at her sends her into tremors.

We cannot imagine a world where these two do not have each other. We cannot imagine a world where these two, after fighting so hard, for so long, have their lives cut short. But sadly, we are being forced to.

Just two days before Christmas, we learned that the property that we call our barn and our home, has been listed for sale. At a time when we should be feeling thankful for, grateful for so much—we are feeling anything but. 

At Casey’s Safe Haven, we take pride in doing what we do best, in doing what we are known for: taking in, rehabilitating, and caring for the toughest rescue cases. We are a small not-for-profit horse rescue and sanctuary, but do not let our size fool you—we take in only the toughest of cases. Horses and minis, some of whom are profoundly afraid of their own kind, and of people. Horses and minis with serious, chronic, costly medical conditions. We take in those that no one else can; or will.

And we give each and every one of them—a new lease on life.

But now, with the pending loss of our lease, our facility, and our home, our survival, is, doubtful. With this sudden turn of events, we are left with limited options. One, we somehow raise sufficient funds to make an offer to purchase, and the property owners provide us with a fair, timely, equitable opportunity to do so. Two, we raise sufficient funds to cover relocation and rent at a new facility. The problem with option two is that given the age, medical conditions, and the fact that many of our animals took months, if not years to finally comfortably adjust to our facility, and in light of the fact that several of our horses are blind and most likely cannot or will not adjust to a new home—option two does not seem our strongest option.

Whether option one or two, we are facing a herculean effort in what seems an alarmingly short amount of time. With the property already listed for sale and generating interest, we recognize that time is of the essence for the horses, minis, and donkey that call our facility home.

The simple reality of our situation is this: if we cannot raise sufficient funds to either make an offer on our current facility or relocate to another facility, we will be faced with, forced to do the unthinkable. We house and care for a dozen animals that no one else would take, and even now, animals that no one, will take. These are rescues and sanctuaried equines that, given the present state of the rescue industry, hold no chance of being rehomed.

If we lose our home, they lose their lives. It is that simple. And given this reality, we cannot fail at this endeavor.

What can you do to help? We can all do something; we can all do our part. We need to fundraise, fundraise, and fundraise. Big donors, corporate donors, institutional donors, small donors: every donation helps. Every donation matters. We need exposure, exposure, exposure. Every person you tell, every share of this post—matters. Tell friends, neighbors, loved ones, employers, co-workers; share on social media; distribute across your email distribution lists. Ask, tell everyone you know to share this post; to tell this story. With every person who learns of our plight, the probability of our succeeding, increases. 

With many of us poised to watch It’s a Wonderful Life this holiday season, perhaps together, we can do what Bedford Falls did for George Bailey. Our horses, our minis, their lives depend on it.

Our GoFundMe set up by one of our awesome volunteers: https://gofund.me/e8f9782b

Cece and Holly: https://youtube.com/shorts/uHSMnL2hEdE

We will update our supporters at the beginning of each month. Thank you for anything you can give.