Fletcher Farms Amarillo

"I want something just like this."
That's what people say when they see our horses out on pasture, ears relaxed, hips cocked, dozing in the Texas sun like they've got nowhere else to be.

And I always want to tell them: this isn't a stock photo. This is 65 acres in Amarillo, and every single one of those horses earned that rest the hard way.

We've got over 200+horses and donkeys here now. Most of them are seniors. Most of them came to us with something wrong — arthritis, missing teeth, old injuries nobody ever treated, bodies that were simply used up and then discarded. These aren't the animals people line up to adopt.

They're the ones nobody else wanted to take a chance on.

So we don't try to place them. We just let them be old, and safe, and fed, for as long as they've got left.

That's the whole plan, honestly. No flashy rehab story, no dramatic before-and-after. Just a slow donkey walk to the water trough. A nap in the shade with a friend standing guard. A body that finally gets to stop working.

People ask how we do it — feeding, caring for, and doctoring a herd this size. The truth is one day at a time, and only because people believe it's worth doing.

If this is the kind of "just like this" you want more of in the world, you can help us keep it going at

www.bighooffoundation.org

Yesterday we got back from McLean, and we didn't come home with the two we planned on.

We came home with three.

While we were there picking up our two, a senior Belgian mare caught our eye and once we saw her, we couldn't leave her standing there. Underweight. Tired in the kind of way that comes from decades of pulling for someone else.

Out of time.

She wasn't on the list. She is now.
She's home at Fletcher Farms, but her bail isn't paid yet. That's where you come in.

She's spent her whole life working for people who never once asked what SHE needed. Now all she has to do is stand in a field, get fat on mash, make a few friends, and let the rest of her days be easy. No job. No trailer to the wrong place. Just pasture, and time.

Every dollar you give gets her bail covered and turns "extra traveler" into "sanctuary horse, home for good."

👉 Help us cover her bail: www.bighooffoundation.org

FREEDOM RIDE!

Today, the senior Percheron mare and the Belgian Draft horse we told you about made it home. No more kill pen, no more shipping list, just an open gate, soft ground, and a herd ready to welcome them in.

And there's a surprise: they didn't travel alone. A senior Belgian Draft mare, upper teens, came home with them too as an extra traveler but exactly the kind of "just one more" that happens when there's room on the trailer and room in our hearts.

More on her soon. 💛

Three more lives pulled back from the edge. Three more seniors who get to just be horses for the rest of their days.

Thank you for every share, every dollar, every bit of hope you sent their way. You did this.

Follow along as they settle in, if you would like to help support their care with feed visit www.bighooffoundation.org

Happy horses start with full bellies!

When you support our foundation, you help keep our herd fed, healthy, and happy. Every donation helps provide the hay, feed, and daily care our horses and donkeys depend on.

No gift is too small, every little bit helps fill a bucket or feeder and nourish a horse.

Thank you for helping us care for the herd we love!

www.bighooffoundation.org

Every horse here has a "day the music died" moment. The day they were headed for a truck, a pen, a place with no way out. And then... someone showed up.

This is the after. The part where the song changes key. Where "bye bye" turns into "welcome home."

Every one of our senior and medically fragile horses and donkeys carries a story like that…a hard ending that got rewritten into a slow, quiet, good life.

That's what your support makes possible, every single time.

👉 Help us write the next verse: www.bighooffoundation.org

If you missed what happened this weekend, this little guy was headed to a slaughter truck. Now he's home.

A few days ago we pulled a foal off the path to slaughter, one more baby who was never supposed to have a chance. He's settling in well here at the farm, and we couldn't be more relieved to have him safe.

We introduced him to our other orphan, Lady Deanna, hoping they'd hit it off. He's still a little unsure of himself and wasn't quite ready to play but Lady Dee has already decided she loves him. Give it time, buddy.

Right now we have TWO orphan foals to bottle-raise, and milk replacement formula adds up fast. If you're able to help, here's how:

🛒 Chewy wishlist: https://www.chewy.com/g/big-hoof-foundation_b131604141 -list

🛒 Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2PXEIARUHW2JC/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex

Or donate directly: www.bighooffoundation.org

Every bucket of formula, every donation, it all keeps these two growing strong. Thank you for standing with us.

The other two Brabant horses in this video arrived this week as well! Stay tuned for more updates on them!