Welcome To Heartland Equine Rescue, Inc.
Our rescue works to assist Equine in need in/around the Southern Indiana area and surrounding states. We work with Law Enforcement and Individual Owners. We take in any breed of equine.
Our Mission
Heartland Equine Rescue, Inc. believes that horses deserve a second chance. Our goal is to give horses a safe place to land, rehabilitate them, retrain them and rehome them. If a horse is unable to be rehomed due to age or medical condition and has a quality of life, our rescue will house them for the remainder of their lifetime.
Adoption Application
Interested in adopting? Fill out some info and we will be in touch shortly! We can't wait to hear from you! *****PLEASE SEND PHOTOS OF THE BARN, SHELTER, FENCING AREA. *****
PLEASE NOTE - Applications are having issued when using a cell phone. If you submit an application and don’t hear back from us within 24 hours, please email us at: heartlandequine@yahoo.com and we can send you an application over email.
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Our organization cannot do the work we do without your support. We don’t receive any state or federal funding and none of our volunteers or board members receive a salary. Every dime donated goes to the horses in our care. We believe in transparency and frequently post our Vet Bills or feed bills on our Facebook page. If you have any questions about what our donations are used for, please use the contact form to get in touch with us!
Thank you - It takes a community to save these horses.
You can also use our link here to donate with more payment options available!
Adoptable Horses
JESSE - Coming 2yo grade QH Cross Gelding. This boy has been desensitized and desensitized!! He will be ready to go any direction you’d like him to go. He has a sweet personality, easy to catch, does well tied, good for the farrier. He will not be able to begin light saddle training until he is at least 3 years of age.
Early Spring 2026 - he will start more ground manners training/and light saddle.
Adoption Fee: $1,000.
HENRY - 6yo Thoroughbred Gelding
He came to us with some of his hoof missing, and a severe crack due to untreated abscess. He is doing much better now after 3 rounds of special shoes. He will be headed to training in early April 2026.
Adoption Fee: TBD
TITAN - 7yo Friesian/Paint Cross Gelding
We just recently had him gelded, and once he is healed and up for it he will start training under saddle, learning from the ground up. He is gentle and loving, and appears to have good ground manners.
Adoption Fee: TBD
HONEY
She is a 12-14yo Welsh Pony. Gorgeous Blue Eyes. She is gaited. She loves loves to go on trails! She will need a rider with some basic experience. She is up to date on teeth & vaccinations and farrier. More photo’s and videos are on our facebook page.
Adoption Fee: $1700.
HAZEL - Pasture Companion Only
While Hazel did exceptionally well in training, it was discovered she has a bone chip near her hip area and can no longer have weight upon her back. She is easy to handle and gets along with mares or gelding. She is looking for a Pasture Pet home only.
Adoption Fee: $350.
For Adoption - Sancho & Merlin
Sancho is a 15 yr old gelding miniature horse. He is very social, curious, loves to be with people and has a wonderful sense of horse humor. He has Cushings which is controlled with medication. Limited grass with grazing muzzle always. Sancho is like a Hoover vacuum where grass is concerned. He needs access to shelter and stands well for the farrier. He and Merlin are a bonded pair.
Merlin is the old man of the group. He’s a 17 yr old gelding miniature horse. Well mannered, quiet temperament, super sweet and loving. Merlin is cart trained, however, he would benefit from a refresher course. He loves attention. Stands well for the farrier. Ideal home would provide access to dry lot. Limited amount of pasture turn out with grazing muzzle and access to shelter. He and Sancho are a bonded pair. We will not separate them.
HORSES IN REHAB
Grace - 13yo TWH Mare. She came to us with a foal. Her foal has since been adopted. Mama is a loving horse, easy to handle and just the sweetest personality ever!! Sadly she has DSLD a condition that is not treatable. At this time though she is comfortable and the Vet has made a few suggestions for us to help her continue to thrive. She still needs to gain some weight as well while in rehab.
Daphne - 12yo Jenny. UPDATE: BABY JACK BORN 2/19/2025 AT 2:59PM!!!! Mama & baby are doing great!! She is such a good mama. She is just learning to start to trust us and pick up her feet. She came to us in very poor condition with sores on her body, limping so badly she could barely walk off the trailer. She will remain in rehab at this time due to her condition.
Poppy - She is one of the “lucky 5” that came from a trader’s lot. She has progressed in letting females get close to her and even touch her. She is at the training facility and they will be doing more extensive work with her in spring (2025) when temps are a bit warmer to see if they can get her to come around for being a riding partner.
Mr. Poppie!! This blind sweetheart is doing well in his foster home. He is making progress and seems to have a few favorite folks in his life that he feels safe with. We hope he continues to make progress and realize that people aren’t bad. He is very sweet, just very shy. We would consider a loving home that has experience with blind equine.
PERMANENT RESIDENTS
Chi Chi is a 30yo Paso Fino Gelding. He has Cushings Disease, and requires a special diet due to his age. He will remain with Heartland for the remainder of his life.
Susie came to us from a local auction. She was quite thin and so afraid of people. It took almost an hour to walk her to the trailer step by step with reassuring voices. She has taken a very long time to trust the people she lives with and therefore we feel its in her best interest to remain with us. She just isn’t sure about strangers still. She is a joy to be around and while still hard to catch at times we love her.
Annie is a senior Belgian Mare that came to us in pretty poor condition, and she is also blind. She is very trusting now of her foster home folks, and loves her other horse friends. She will remain with us for the remainder of her lifetime.
Bradley & Brandy came to us in 2020 thru a neglect case. They are mother/daughter pair. Brandy had an extensive hoof infection which went into her leg, and Bradley needs injections due to a coffin bone issue. Both are the sweetest horses you’d ever want to meet but due to their special needs, they will remain with us for their lifetime.
Contact Us
Report Neglect. If you see something - say something!! We will not divulge your private information.
Need help with a horse?
Questions about volunteering?
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Did you know about our program?
Heartland Equine offers an “Owner Assisted Placement Program”. Let’s be honest, rescues are often full and we can’t always say “yes” to taking in an owner surrender. So we offer a program where we agree to help place your horse. We require adoption application and contract as we would for a horse in our program and your horse can be rehomed “SAFELY”. If there is an urgent need to immediately place the horse and we cannot assist, we will network to help you find options to place the horse safely with someone else.
Other Information
Veterinarian References:
Hodson Veterinary Services, Indiana (Dr. Kate Hodson)
Downhome Veterinary, New Salisbury, IN (Dr. Hinder)
Hillside Animal Clinic, Floyd Knobs, IN (Dr. Schiffano)
Heritage Animal Hospital, Morgantown, KY
Stone Ridge Equine Clinic
Training Services - Embry Horses & Tack, Morgantown, KY