About Us

Ruby Ranch: Summertime Grazing

Mission Statement

Ruby Ranch Horse Rescue (RRHR) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing shelter, care and rehabilitation for abused, neglected, abandoned, and unwanted horses, including horses that can no longer be cared for by their owners and horses at risk of going to slaughter. RRHR will adopt each horse to a permanent, caring and positive environment that is mutually beneficial to both horse and human.

History

The founding directors of RRHR are Pat Miller and Roger Kavan. Since 1996 they have purchased and rescued many horses as the need arose. Two horses that were purchased for pleasure riding were old enough to be retired. These horses found a place in our hearts that would not allow us to pass them on without a guarantee that they would be treated humanely and, when the time came, euthanized rather than sold for slaughter.

Ruby Ranch is named after one of these retired horses. Ruby was an American Saddlebred who was no longer ridden due to a hock injury. Ruby's heart and spirit were too vital to jeopardize at the hands of someone who only values a horse for its usability. Her pasture-mate, Twister, is an older Appaloosa who had been with Ruby since 1996. We know by nature that horses are herd animals. Studies show us horses also develop very close pair relationships within the herd. Ruby and Twister had developed such a relationship. Ruby was humanely euthanized at age 27 in the fall of 2006. She will be a part of our memories and hearts forever.

RRHR is incorporated in Colorado as a non-profit organization. The IRS granted us tax exempt status under 501(c)(3), a charitable organization.

Our precious Ruby, resting in the sun

March 31, 1979 - November 8, 2006

Ruby: Younger Years

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