Welcome to Bear Valley Rescue
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Bear Valley Rescue is verified by
Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries. GFAS is the only globally recognized organization providing standards for identifying legitimate animal sanctuaries, with strict standards that have to be met in order to be accredited by their organization. |
Read about Dixie, the intersex horse, and her journey with us!
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Wishing everyone the best in 2025 - May the new year be kind to you!
With the wonderful support we received for our December fundraiser through both individual donations and a couple of grants (grand total is a whopping $79,714!!) we are heading into the new year in great shape. This money will go a long way towards covering our hay, vet, farrier, and feed costs over the next few months, helping us to care for the 160 horses currently at Bear Valley and the 63 horses in foster homes.
We’ll be posting soon with a summary of our numbers for 2024, including intakes and costs.
With the wonderful support we received for our December fundraiser through both individual donations and a couple of grants (grand total is a whopping $79,714!!) we are heading into the new year in great shape. This money will go a long way towards covering our hay, vet, farrier, and feed costs over the next few months, helping us to care for the 160 horses currently at Bear Valley and the 63 horses in foster homes.
We’ll be posting soon with a summary of our numbers for 2024, including intakes and costs.
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Where do your donations go?
Here are some examples of our expenses for 2023: Hay - $ 157,920 Feed - $ 70,569 Vet - $ 79,213 Farrier - $ 24,853 Along with all the other costs involved in running the Rescue, like fencing, hauling, repairs and maintenance, it sure adds up, but the horses deserve the best care possible. We can only do this with your support! 2023 was our 20th year -
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A new organization, Horse Aid Canada, has grants available to help horse owners with gelding or euthanasia costs - click on the poster to see their website for more info.
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Recent Intakes:
Due to the large number of surrender requests we get and the influx of horses we are helping, we sometimes have to limit intakes (as much as we can). If you are considering adopting or fostering, now is the time! If you can donate to help the horses in our care it is very much appreciated. If you are struggling and have to surrender your horse you can still reach out to us as we will do our best to help, or to network to provide assistance.
Sonny#2 - 19 yr old QH gelding (companion only)
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Desdemona - young mare, very pregnant, handled
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Beatrice - young draft mare, possibly pregnant, underweight, unhandled
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Nero - 2 yr old pony gelding
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Benito - 2 yr old pony gelding
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Sheldon - yearling pony gelding
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Help the horses by donating today!
E-transfer to bearvalleyab@aol.com or use the links below to donate by Zeffy, Square, Paypal, or Canada Helps.
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(max. $2500.00 donation)
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Every month we have expenses such as vet ($5,000), hay ($20,000 average in winter),
farrier ($1,800 per month), feed for the seniors ($5,000),
plus maintenance costs such as fuel, equipment, repairs & maintenance, etc. so it really adds up!
farrier ($1,800 per month), feed for the seniors ($5,000),
plus maintenance costs such as fuel, equipment, repairs & maintenance, etc. so it really adds up!
Canadian Registered Charity #81116 4193 RR0001
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Hay for the horses is our single largest expense.
If you have good quality horse hay to donate, please contact us and we can arrange to have it picked up. We use hay throughout the year as we have a number of horses that cannot go out on pasture in the summer. Tax receipts can be issued for all hay donations. Help us put a dent in our biggest expense! 
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Help us care for the senior horses.
We have many older and special needs horses that need custom feeding & daily medication (in 2022, over 80 of our horses are aged 20 years or more, of which at least 10 are aged 30 or more!). You can donate feed for the horses through our feed supplier, Country Junction Feeds, arrange it through another supplier, or bring it to us directly. We appreciate all donations and can issue charitable tax receipts! 
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For info on adopting and to see the horses currently residing at the Rescue, look under 'The Animals' tab. Wondering what you can do to help the horses or get involved? Look under the 'How To Help' tab for more information. One of the best ways to help is though a monthly sponsorship of one of the horses or other animals at the Rescue. |
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