Whispering Hearts Horse Rescue Center
1652 Concession 10 Walpole, Hagersville, Ontario N0A 1H0 N0A 1H0 Hagersville, ON, Canada

Our 2020 Feed Drive starts today! Purchase a bag of feed for a rescue horse for Christmas! With Covid canceling all of our fundraising events this year, we need your help more then ever!... This makes a great gift for someone, donating a bag of feed in their name. http://www.whhrescue.com//feed-a-re/feed-drive-2020-detail

I use these products daily!

Our 2021 calendars have gone to print! Order yours online today. There are other great gift ideas on our website, check out the link!... We will post when they are available in stores, printing should be complete in about 7 days. These calendars feature some of our horses here and all proceeds go directly to the care and operation of the rescue. All pictures are of our horses! http://whhrescue.com//whhr-merchandise/2021-calendar-detail

Our 2021 Calendar has gone to print! Order yours online! I will post once they are available in stores.

AS a result of Covid-19 and the cancellation of our fundraising events, we are launching our 2020 Winter Hay drive! Please Buy a Bale of Hay for a Rescue Horse! You can donate directly on our Canada Helps page... https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/24538 The gift of giving would make a wonderful Mother's Day gift for that special mom! Please share!

It is with deep sadness that I post the news of the tremendous loss of our special boy Jake. Jake passed away last week but it has taken until now to share this post with you all. Our dear Jake was brought to Whispering Hearts in December 2013. He came from the Far Enough Farm petting zoo on Toronto Island. When the petting zoo was disbanded, Jake was in need of a new home and a new chapter in his life. Whispering Hearts stepped up to the plate and Jake became a central figur...e at WHHR. Although he had Cushing’s disease and a tumor in his throat necessitating a soft diet of soaked hay cubes, Jake did extremely well during his last years with us. At an impressive over 50 years of age, he became a WHHR celebrity and mascot. Jake was cremated and his ashes came home today. Most of his ashes will be sent home to Toronto Island, where he spent over 40 years of his life. We will bury the remaining ashes here at the rescue under a new apple tree we will plant in his memory so that Jake can live on with us. Most of you knew Jake, but for those of you that did not have the pleasure of meeting him, he was quite the character. From the loud calls each time we came out of the house asking for more soaked hay cubes, to the little nips when your back was facing him while carrying on a conversation in the isle way. Jake loved hugswhen he wanted them. But he certainly made it clear when he wanted to be left alone. He loved the other animals as well as we would find chickens sleeping in his stall with him, and cats snuggling him when it was cold. He also loved to have his lips cleaned by our great dane Angel, he would stand still while she licked away, it was quite funny to watch, I often wondered if Angel would lose part of her tongue! Jake also had his stubborn side and sometimes during open house events, he would turn his but to the stall door when he had enough of humans. He would also pout for a few hours, when we put silly hats on him during the holiday open houses at Easter and Christmas. During his last months with us, he had a friend named Taffy, a blind pony that got along great with Jake as he was also blind for the last few months as well. The barn is so silent now, with loss and emptiness. No more Jake calls, no more Angel licks, no more Jake hugs. There will never be another Jake and as we remember him, please watch this little tribute to Jake and post your memories and photos of our special boy. Rest in Peace Jake, you were so loved here and will never be forgotten. Enjoy your new life over the rainbow bridge eating as much grass, hay and feed as you wishno more soaked hay cubes. Until we meet again.. https://youtu.be/e8p5PaqsGhs

Please take a moment to read this, so beautifully written THE HARD By, Brianna Barnes, Volunteer...Continue reading

Reminding everyone to please keep sharing and voting! https://horse-canada.com/heroes-of-the-horse-2020-2/

Thank you for your support and votes! We won diamond in the Sachem Readers Choice!

I want to take a moment to reflect on how thrilled I am to see the new Provincial Animal Welfare Services (P.A.W.S) in full swing. After 18 years of pushing and bringing issues forward, I finally feel confident knowing that when I am contacted about an animal concern in this province, and refer the individual to the P.A.W.S hotline, the issue will be investigated and not hidden or swept under the mat. Any dealings I have had with P.A.W.S has been extremely positive. They a...re out there doing a great job. This is a brand new division of the government within the Ministry of the Solicitor General with newly updated legislation; therefore it will take time to work out the wrinkles and get staff to full compliment. However what I have witnessed to date has been outstanding. We need to educate the public to understand that after 100 years OSPCA DOES NOT LOOK AFTER ANIMAL NEGLECT OR CRUELTY, it is the new Provincially mandated organization PROVINCIAL ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICE that responds to cruelty and neglect complaints. IF YOU HAVE FIRST HAND INFORMATION REGARDING AN ANIMAL BEING ABUSED, NEGLECTED OR IN DISTRESS CALL P.A.W.S HOTLINE 1 833 926 4625 OUR ANIMALS IN ONTARIO NOW HAVE PROTECTION AGAINST ABUSE AND NEGLECT https://www.ontario.ca/page/animal-welfare

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Oreo, Gismo and Pumkin at their new home at Linden Ridge! I love this picture with the Vince girls.

Big Red Update He is doing well considering the permananty damage inside his hooves from the neglect he endured before he arrived. He now has new shoes that are nailed on which is a huge accomplishment. They are custom made for him. Special thanks to Russ Gaudete as Red's feet look amazing.... We need to keep his hooves clean there for we gave him a spa day today. Mandy Walton groomed and pampered him while we soaked his feet. He loved it! Big Red has become such an amazing boy with so much to teach us. I have learned to never give up hope as miracles do happen when you believe they can. This horse is my personal hero for his courage, strength and will to survive. I appreciate every day we have with him.

Welcome to Whispering Hearts Horse Rescue Adoptions Center! We will post available horses on this page with the best description we can. Only adoption applicati...ons will be responded to in order to keep things tracked properly so we don't miss anyone! Once we receive your application, we will contact you to answer any questions you may have and/or provide more details. Click the contact us button to reach our adoption application. Due to Covid-19 Adoption interviews will be postponed until May 31, 2020 unless government restrictions change. During the month of May we will still be accepting applications and matching adoptees so that as soon as adoption interviews commence, we will be ready to go! All of our horses are up to date on vaccines, worming and hoof care before they leave our farm. NOW LETS FIND SOME GREAT HOMES FOR OUR RESCUE HORSES TOGETHER!

Adoption day! Fritz has left for her new home! She now has a human to call her own. Enjoy your new life with Sam Kerr, I look forward to watching your journey together

Adoption Celebration! Sammy has gone to his forever home! Sammy came to us as an extremely abused and angry horse that was nick named "evil prick". He needed surgery as one testicle was in his abdomen therefore he was a stallion. Sammy was emaciated and had a severe fungal infection on his back.... Sammy became an amazing horse over the past 4 years here. He learned to trust again, however he can still get agitated with men when pushed. Thank you Janice for giving him his family to call his own. He bonded with you extremely well and I know you are a great match. I look forward to watching the journey of Sammy and Janice

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Kyza has been found! I found her in an abandoned barn at 1pm today on Concession 8 where she was last seen Sunday morning. We were calling her name and as we started to back out she slithered really scared out of the barn.... She is thirsty and tired and a little shaken. Thank you to everyone that helped us driving around, sharing posts, giving advise and praying. Truly a miracle that we drove in that driveway.

I JUST FOUND KYZA IN AN ABANDONED BARN OFF OF CONCESSION 8! SHE WAS HIDING AND SLITHERED OUT WHEN SHE HEARD ME CALLING HER NAME! SO GREATFUL TO EVERYONE!

Please be on the look out for our dear Kyza.

CIDER HAS BEEN FOUND! The people on horseback herded him into a pen. So happy! Greatful to everyone that helped find him. ... Breanna Pearce thank.you for not giving up on him

https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2007838

https://beta.ctvnews.ca//northern-/2020/8/4/1_5050830.html

If you are north please be on the lookout for Cider. He was adopted and went to his new home on Wednesday. He got loose and bolted. Poor Breanne is doing everything she can to find him.

Adoption day! Little Cider left us to go to his forever home with Breanne! I am so excited for this little fiesty boy to have a human to call his own.... Cider came to us on a big rescue with 11 sheep, 6 mini horses, 2 donkeys and 5 rabbits! He was totally unhandled. So happy for his new life!

Celebration day at the Rescue! Khat has been adopted and went to his new home with Jessica today! Khat was part of a big rescue we did in Markdale in March 2013. ... If you search this group for "markdale" you will see many posts. He will have a great new life now with a family to call his own Thank you Jessica for adopting this beautiful boy.