Many of the horses at Red Heart Horse spent years teaching children to ride, carrying riders through their first victories, quietly building confidence, and changing lives one lesson at a time. Now, it is our turn to care for them.
Legacy with Heart is Red Heart Horse's community of compassionate supporters who believe every horse deserves dignity, lifelong care, and a meaningful next chapter. Through planned, recurring, and transformational giving, Legacy with Heart helps ensure that the horses entrusted to our care will always have a safe place to call home. Your generosity creates a legacy of compassion that will continue for generations of horses—and the people whose lives they touch.
Every Gift Creates a Meaningful Next Chapter
When you give through Legacy with Heart, you help provide:
Lifelong sanctuary and retirement care
Rehabilitation for horses recovering from injury or neglect
Rescue and emergency intake
Veterinary, dental, and farrier care
Nutritious feed and specialized nutrition
Safe barns, fencing, and pastures
Educational horse stewardship programs
Community outreach and volunteer opportunities
A permanent future for horses who have given so much to others
Every gift, regardless of size, helps protect the future of the herd.
Ways to Leave Your Legacy Monthly GivingBecome a Legacy with Heart monthly donor and provide dependable support that allows us to plan for the long-term care of our horses. Monthly giving is one of the most impactful ways to sustain our mission.
Sponsor a Horse Help provide the daily care of one of our remarkable horses through annual or monthly sponsorship. Sponsors receive opportunities to learn more about the horse they support and become part of that horse's continuing story.
Tribute & Memorial Gifts Honor a loved one, celebrate a milestone, or remember a cherished horse with a gift that creates lasting impact. A tribute gift is a meaningful way to celebrate a birthday, anniversary, graduation, retirement, or special occasion while supporting deserving horses.
Legacy Giving Include Red Heart Horse in your estate plans through a bequest, trust, retirement account, life insurance policy, or other planned gift. Legacy gifts help ensure that future generations of horses continue to receive exceptional care and lifelong sanctuary. We encourage prospective legacy donors to consult with their financial and legal advisors to determine the giving strategy that best reflects their wishes.
Corporate & Foundation Support Businesses, foundations, and community partners can create lasting impact through sponsorships, grants, matching gifts, and collaborative partnerships that strengthen horse welfare and educational programming. Together, we build a stronger future for both horses and our community.
Why Legacy with Heart?
A legacy isn't measured by what we keep.
It is measured by the lives we change.
Every horse at Red Heart Horse has already given something to someone. Some carried children through their first riding lesson. Others competed, worked, comforted, or simply stood quietly beside someone who needed them.
Legacy with Heart ensures their stories do not end when their working years are over.
It provides the opportunity for retired, rescued, rehabilitated, and sanctuary horses to continue inspiring others through education, stewardship, and compassionate care.
The Legacy We Hope to Build We envision a future where:
No deserving horse is without compassionate lifelong care.
Every retired lesson horse has a safe and dignified retirement.
Children grow into compassionate horse stewards.
Families connect through service and education.
Communities rally around horse welfare.
Horses continue changing lives long after their riding careers have ended.
This is the legacy we invite you to help create.
Join the Legacy with Heart Community
Legacy with Heart is more than a giving program—it is a community of people who believe horses deserve our gratitude, our respect, and our commitment throughout every stage of life.
Whether you give monthly, sponsor a horse, make a tribute gift, volunteer your time, attend an event, or remember Red Heart Horse in your estate plans, you become part of a lasting legacy built on compassion, stewardship, and hope.
Together, we can ensure that every horse entrusted to Red Heart Horse receives the care, dignity, and love they deserve—not just today, but for years to come.
Your Legacy Can Change a Horse's Future.
Horse Stewardship. Human Impact. Building Meaningful Next Chapters...for Horses and Humans. For the Love of the Horse.