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As we are a not for profit organization, we depend on donations and fundraising to support and care for the needs of the animals in our care.  There are many ways that you can help us help the animals, and we hope that you will chose one of the methods listed in this site to help us take care of the animals. 

To put things into perspective we are including some of the following facts.  

In one year we go through a minimum of 3500 bales of hay (on average since opening). One bale of hay in the past has cost us $2.50.  There is a rumor that due to the last two year’s poor hay crops that prices this year will be going up, although we hope not.  People in other parts of the province and in the other eastern provinces have reported paying up to $4.00 per bale.  Using these figures we know we will need a minimum of  $8750.00 to pay for this coming years hay supply.  If prices go up, we may be paying as much as $14,000.00 for our hay.  

To buy a tractor, and haying supplies would save us money in the long run, so we are currently looking for funding to do this.  We estimate that on the property available to us for haying, we could grow our own hay and possibly have enough left to sell in our community, thus providing additional income to help support the animals. If your organization would like to help us in our haying equipment endeavor please contact us, we would love help in this area.

In the mean time, if you have the equipment and would like to do the haying for us on our property, we would be thrilled!  Please contact us, last year we had no choice but to turn the horses out in the hay field as the alternative was to let the hay go to waste.  

Medical costs for the animals has averaged out to be $250 per month. Grain costs have averaged out to be no less than $150 per month.

These are just a few of our regular bills, all together we have spent the equivalent of one full time employees yearly income on the farm, per year of operation.  Based on these figures, we feel that we could keep the farm running on $50,000.00 in donations or funding per year. This is our budgetary goal. 

Keep in mind that even the smallest donations add up, $5.00 will buy two bales of hay, $12.00 a bag of grain, $20.00 a worming dose for a horse,  $50.00 hoof care for two horses, $100.00 a Vet check including immunizations for one horse…. As you can see, any amount can be put to good use here at the farm.  Thank you in advance for your support!