Mylestone Equine Rescue
has been helping horses since 1994. A non-profit 501c3 charity located in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, Mylestone is an all-breed horse rescue dedicated to helping abused, neglected and unwanted horses. Our goal is to educate the public to the plight and suffering of unwanted horses. We hope to adopt the horses into qualified homes, but if homes can’t be found we will provide sanctuary for the horses for the rest of their lives.
Taking in unwanted horses is what all equine rescues do. Many rescues focus on horses in ridable condition, horses that are reasonably assured of finding another home where they will be ridden or have a job. What sets Mylestone apart from so many rescues is who we accept - who calls out to us - and more often it is those in the most desperate conditions, the lame, starved and elderly, the broken hearts and broken bodies. The horses in whose eyes have seen the greatest betrayal. Therefore, it is a great cause for celebration when our rescues find a wonderful home, as their best chance at adoption will often only be as a companion, and in today’s economy many people cannot afford to keep a companion animal.
Without Mylestone, where would they be? Left inside or outside to starve, tied to a tree, injured, lame and abandoned in pain, blind, or standing in the kill pen waiting for their death sentence. Waiting for that final ride to the slaughter house to the agony of a cruel and undeserved death because they were no longer useful.
ACTHA Monthly | December 2014 | 34
ACTHA CHARITY of the Month
by Jen Wenzel
In the past 20 years Mylestone has helped to rescue over 500 horses, ponies and minis while maintaining an average of 30+ horses in their care. Mylestone works behind the scenes often paying for vet care for horses in need. They have assisted many rescue groups and individuals over the years with vet, farrier, and hay and feed bills to help with cruelty cases.