About Legacy with Heart Building a Legacy for Horses and the People Who Love Them
Legacy with Heart is the philanthropic community of Red Heart Horse.
It brings together individuals, families, businesses, foundations, and community partners who believe every horse deserves dignity, exceptional care, and a meaningful next chapter.
Through generosity, service, and advocacy, Legacy with Heart helps ensure that retired, rescued, rehabilitating, and sanctuary horses receive lifelong care while inspiring future generations of compassionate horse stewards.
Legacy with Heart is more than a giving program—it is a community united by gratitude. Together, we honor the horses who have enriched our lives by providing them with the care, respect, and lifelong commitment they deserve.
Why We Chose the Name A legacy is more than what we leave behind. It is the difference we make while we are here.
At Red Heart Horse, every act of kindness becomes part of a larger story—one where retired lesson horses find peaceful sanctuary, rescued horses discover hope, children learn compassion, and communities come together in service.
Legacy with Heart reflects our belief that generosity is most meaningful when it is rooted in compassion.
Together, we are creating a legacy that will continue changing lives—for horses and humans—for generations to come.
Why Legacy with Heart? Horses spend their lives giving to us.
They build confidence in children, teach perseverance, inspire courage, and quietly change lives every single day. Whether they carried riders through their very first lesson, partnered with competitors in the show ring, faithfully served families, or simply stood beside someone who needed comfort, their impact extends far beyond the saddle.
Legacy with Heart exists so our gratitude continues long after their working years have ended. It is our promise that every horse entrusted to Red Heart Horse will continue to live with dignity, purpose, and compassionate care throughout every stage of life.
Our Vision We envision a future where:
Every deserving horse receives lifelong compassionate care.
Every retired lesson horse enjoys a safe and dignified retirement.
Horses continue changing lives through education, stewardship, and service.
Children grow into compassionate horse stewards.
Families connect through horses, service, and learning.
Communities unite to champion horse welfare.
Future generations understand the value of lifelong equine stewardship.
Legacy with Heart helps make that vision possible by supporting:
Lifelong sanctuary and retirement care
Rehabilitation and rescue efforts
Specialized veterinary, dental, and farrier care
Nutritious feed and individualized nutrition
Safe barns, fencing, and pastures
Horse Stewardship Academy educational programs
Volunteer and community engagement opportunities
Sustainable growth that expands our mission and impact
Every contribution strengthens our ability to serve both horses and people for generations to come.
Our Guiding Beliefs We believe...
Every horse deserves dignity throughout every stage of life.
Stewardship is a lifelong responsibility.
Education inspires compassion.
Service strengthens communities.
Gratitude should continue long after a horse's working years have ended.
Kindness creates lasting impact.
Every person has the power to make a meaningful difference.
These beliefs guide every decision we make and inspire every life we touch.
A Legacy That Lives On Every horse at Red Heart Horse has a story.
Many carried children through their first riding lessons, helped riders achieve lifelong dreams, faithfully served families, or offered quiet companionship during life's most meaningful moments. Today, those same horses continue teaching through sanctuary, stewardship, education, and the example they set for all who meet them.
Legacy with Heart ensures their stories continue.
It allows retired lesson horses, rescued horses, rehabilitated horses, and sanctuary horses to live with the care and respect they have earned while continuing to inspire future generations. Their riding careers may have ended, but their greatest legacy may still lie ahead.
Join the Legacy A legacy is measured not by what we leave behind, but by the lives we change.
When you become part of Legacy with Heart, you become part of a community committed to honoring the horses who have given so much to us.
Whether you choose to give monthly, sponsor a horse, make a tribute gift, volunteer, attend a Ride for Red Heart experience, become an advocate, or remember Red Heart Horse in your estate plans, your generosity helps build a future where horses are valued not only for what they can do—but for who they are.
Together, we are preserving the lessons they teach, protecting their well-being, and creating meaningful next chapters built on compassion, stewardship, and hope.
Building Meaningful Next Chapters...for Horses and Humans.Horse Stewardship. Human Impact. For the Love of the Horse.