Hay and feed are our biggest expenses at the sanctuary. In 2020 we spent $13,773.36 on feeding the horses. With the ongoing drought in so many hay-growing areas, we don't expect the cost of hay to come down this year - and the cost of other feeds always increases a little every year. Based on that, [...]
Making a general donation allows us to allocate your donation on the area of greatest need at the time. It may be to purchase supplements or first aid supplies, pay the vet or the farrier, buy program equipment or provide a scholarship to a child in need. There are so many costs to juggle every month [...]
Many of our clients are living in out-of-home accommodation - often in a domestic violence refuge or in foster care. They need urgent support but do not have the financial capacity to pay for it. We offer scholarships to enable these children to attend programs free of charge but we need your help to enable us [...]
So far in 2020 we have been badly impacted by disaster after disaster - first the drought that saw hay prices more than double over just a few months - then the catastrophic bush fires that saw many local hay farmers lose their entire crop and any hay storage they might have had - and now [...]