EQUINE SPIRIT SANCTUARY
EIN 20-3373965 · Animal Protection & Welfare (D20)
What they do
ESS is A LICENSED HORSE RESCUE WITH THE STATE of NEW MEXICO, WITH OUR GOAL to IMPROVE THE LIVES of HORSES THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS of HORSE RESCUE and REHAB and EDUCATION. HORSE RESCUE and REHAB: SINCE THE START of ESS IN 2005, ESS HAS RESCUED OVER 100 HORSES and DONKEYS THAT WERE UNWANTED, IN ABUSIVE SITUATIONS, STARVING, INJURED, NEGLECTED, or OTHERWISE IN NEED of RESCUE. ESS TAKES IN AN AVERAGE of 2 to 4 EQUINES PER YEAR and ADOPTS OUT AN AVERAGE of 2 PER YEAR. THERAPEUTIC RIDING and EQUINE-ASSISTED ACTIVITIES and THERAPIES PROGRAMS: PATH, INTL. BASED PROGRAMS for PERSONS of ALL AGES WITH DISABILITIES, MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS, LEARNING DISABILITIES. MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS, LEARNING DISABILITIES EDUCATION and OUTREACH: ESS OFFERS LESSONS and CLINICS to ANYONE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT RESPONSIBLE HORSE CARE, COMPASSIONATE TRAINING and HANDLING, and HOLISTIC HORSEMANSHIP. ESS HAS HOSTED CLINICS WITH FARRIER PETE RAMEY, HORSE TRAINER MARK
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ContactRUTH BOURGEOISEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
In care of% RUTH BOURGEOIS
Mailing address13 LOS CABALLOS RD, RNCH DE TAOS, NM 87557-7825
Main phone(575) 758-1212 WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailsanctuaryinfo@equinespiritsanctuary.orgAdditional emailhorsesinfo@equinespiritsanctuary.orgSource: Form 990 public record. Confirm details with the nonprofit before visiting or sending anything.
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- Recognized since
- February 2022
- County
- Taos
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