We Give Horses Wings

The Pegasus Project, Inc. is a nonprofit organization, dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, retraining and rehoming of neglected, abandoned or abused horses in East Texas.

Pegasus is much more than a horse sanctuary.  We work closely with other animal welfare organizations to respond to horse cruelty complaints and conduct investigations and seizures of neglected and abused horses with the assistance of local law enforcement. We then take these horses into our program and bring them back to health.  We dedicate our resources to rehabilitate, as well as retrain rescued horses, using natural and traditional horsemanship techniques, so that they may be adopted by carefully-screened, loving, forever homes. Each horse we place frees up space and allows us to conserve our precious resources and continue helping those horses most in need. For a few special-needs horses, The Pegasus Project will remain their life-long home.

Care of neglected horses is expensive. Before we can transport them to our facility, rescued animals require veterinary care, blood tests, de-worming, and immunizations.  These expenses can easily exceed $300 per horse.  All of our horses receive (at a minimum) bi-annual veterinary examinations and immunizations, annual dental care, as well as farrier care every 4 weeks.  Routine horse care maintenance costs include the purchase of feed, hay, bedding, and any special-needs supplements. Typical monthly care is approximately $400 per month for a horse in fair condition. And then, of course, there are those expenses that arise with unexpected illnesses, injuries or emergency care. 

There is good news in all of this.  Nearly all of the horses we have rescued to date have been able to return to normal lives.  Our equine residents are handled daily, taught ground manners, trained to trailer-load, stand tied and to stand for the farrier.  Those horses that can be broke to ride receive professional training to build a strong foundation. We strive to make each and every horse easy to handle and ready for adoption, ultimately becoming loving members of their new families, living long and fulfilling lives.

The Pegasus Project, Inc. is an organization comprised of people, united by their love of horses and their desire to alleviate suffering.  We operate with the utmost efficiency on a large budget. The Pegasus Project relies ENTIRELY on private donations.

You can support The Pegasus Project, Inc by:
-Funding: We are ever so grateful for one time donations, scheduled monthly donations or the sponsorship of a specific horse. See our donation page here.
-Volunteering: We need people (skilled and unskilled in horse care) who can assist with .
- Donating supplies: We have an ongoing need for good quality hay, shavings, etc. 
- Word of Mouth: We need your help to get our message out.  Please "like" The Pegasus Project, Inc. on Facebook, Instagram and share us with your friends!