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About Us
Front Range Equine Rescue (FRER), established in 1997, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to stopping the abuse and neglect of horses through rescue and education. It is FRER’s belief that ignorance is often the main cause for equine abuse rather than outright cruelty. A primary goal of FRER is to educate new, potential, and existing horse owners on basic horse care topics such as equine nutrition, first aid, farrier care, alternative therapies, and natural horsemanship training techniques. In addition, FRER has assisted hundreds of horses through direct rescue and its educational programs. While some horses are donated by their owners or are rescued when abandoned, many are rescued from livestock auctions to save them from slaughter. Once rescued, FRER then provides for the direct care and rehabilitation of these horses in need. The rescue and care of these horses is very costly. FRER uses many fundraising options to raise money needed for rescue, rehabilitation, and ongoing horse care expenses. Educational events and sponsorship of a horse are just a couple of our fundraising options. What FRER cannot do is investigate cases of horse abuse, but is available to work with animal control authorities when impounding of an animal is needed. FRER is not a retirement home or permanent sanctuary. However, we do help owners with ideas on how to find permanent, loving homes if they must give up their horses. Once rescued horses are rehabilitated, the majority of horses are available for adoption to permanent, loving homes. Go to our Adopt A Horse webpage for adoption rules and an application form.  Board of Directors:The current Board of Directors is as follows:
J.J. Kane
From 2003 to 2005, Front Range Equine Rescue increased its fund raising activities to raise monies necessary to expand the current facility. This successful fund raising effort allowed the rescue to purchase 40 acres in early 2006 to meet ever increasing demands to help domestic and wild horses in need of rescue.
Therefore, percentages of expenses in 2005 were allocated as follows:
2006 Expenses:
FRER has been featured in Parade Magazine, The Colorado Springs
Gazette, Today's Horse Trader Magazine, Black Forest News, Horse
Connection Magazine, Washington Post, Western Horseman, Horse
Professional Magazine, San Diego Tribune, All Breed Horse Chronicle, The Wrangler, New Falcon Herald, Pet-acular, High Plains Rider, and Maverick Press.
Public appearances include horse expos and local TV and radio programs including National Public Radio (2005).
In October 2007, FRER received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America's largest independent evaluator of charities. FRER received four out of a possible four stars indicating that the FRER organization exceled, as compared to other charities in America, in allocating and growing their finances in the most fiscally responsible way possible.
In 2001, FRER was the agency winner of the Rio Vista
Product’s "Hank Award" for outstanding rescue work. Read more about this award.
Front Range Equine Rescue
FRER uses a mail company in Pueblo to process special mailings as we do not have staff to do so. Therefore, the following is also a valid address: |