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Redwings Horse Sanctuary,
a home for gentle giants
Redwings is home to all kinds
of horses and burros from the
smallest miniature horses to the
largest draft horses. Visitors can see
a herd of burros, mustangs from
Montana’s Pryor Mountains, or the
regal thoroughbred horses watching
over the ranch from their hilltop.
The horses and burros in the care
of Redwings include permanent
residents who, due to age, illness,
or injury are not adoptable and will
live out their lives at the sanctuary.
Others are available for adoption
as companions or for adoption for
riding.
Horses, ponies,
and donkeys find
a safe haven
The need for sanctuary
There are many, reasons that hors-
es need a place in sanctuary and most
of those reasons come down to the
reality that horses are much harder
to place than dogs and cats. What
happens to larger animals desperately
needing a secure place to live, due to
abuse, neglect, or abandonment? The
amount of space a horse needs, the
cost involved in feed and care, and of-
ten the special handling and attention
are not always easy to find.
The adoption program ensures
that horses go to approved and loving
homes. Those interested in adopting
first fill out an adoption application
and have a home inspection before
being approved to adopt. During the
first year of adoption, Redwings staff
keep a close eye on the adopted horse
and make sure they are happy, healthy,
and a good fit for the new family.
Over 40 years of service to
horses
Redwings Horse Sanctuary was
founded in Carmel, CA in 1991
with the mission to end the abuse,
neglect, and slaughter of horses,
ponies, donkeys, mules, and burros.
Redwings rescued 15 equines that
first year. Since then, it has rescued,
rehabilitated, and provided perma-
nent sanctuary and adoptive homes to
hundreds of horses and donkeys.
Thanks to a generous trust be-
quest, Redwings was able to purchase
a 141-acre property on Union Road in
Paso Robles in 2015. A grand opening
in September 2021 officially opened
the gates to the new, permanent
sanctuary for abused, abandoned,
and neglected equines. The property
was designed specifically to meet the
needs of the rescued horses.
An accredited nonprofit
The mission of Redwings Horse
Sanctuary is to eliminate the causes of
equine suffering through education
and community outreach programs,
to rescue abused and neglected
equines, and to provide permanent
sanctuary or selected adoptive homes
for those equines. The new permanent
location allows for increased educa-
tional outreach to local schools and
the potential to build a future horse
therapy program.
Redwings Horse Sanctuary is
an accredited 501(c) 3 non-profit
horse rescue organization. Over the
years since it was founded, Redwings
has received accreditation from
CARMA (California Race Manage-
ment Account), TAA (Thoroughbred
Aftercare Alliance) and GFAS (Global
Federation of Animal Sanctuaries).
The CARMA and TAA accreditation
designate Redwings as an approved
aftercare facility for retired racehorses.
The GFAS is an international organi-
zation that provides certification for
animal sanctuaries through verifica-
tion and accreditation.
Redwings offers guided public
tours, community volunteer op-
portunities with the horses, horse
sponsorships, and a vibrant adoption
program. Be sure to check the website
for various events that are scheduled
throughout the year.
To make an appointment for a visit,
learn more about Redwings, volunteer-
ing, and the horses, or to make a dona-
tion, visit redwingshorsesanctuary.org,
or call (805) 237-3751, or email info@
redwingshorsesanctuary.org.
Saving horses since 1991.