Welcome to the Last Chance Corral
 At
the age of 12 Victoria rescued her first horse. Since 1968, she
has always taken in the horses that everyone has given up on to
try to turn their life around by giving them one last chance.
One or two at a time, horses have come in and out of her life
inspiring her to firmly believe that there is always a horse out
there in need of refuge, always a need for someone to feel responsible
and intervene on that animal's behalf. Establishing the
Last Chance Corral in 1986 was the realization of her vision of
creating a much-needed facility to offer horses asylum. Today,
the Last Chance Corral proudly offers all horses hope, shelter,
and opportunity regardless of their situation or problems.
Be it psychological or physiological we are committed to addressing
the individual needs of each rescued animal. Our work begins with
developing an individual diet, treatment regiments, and training
program for each horse according to its needs. When a horse has
been sufficiently rehabilitated we go about the work of finding
appropriate adoptive homes that suit the horse's needs and abilities.
The horses that arrive at the L.C.C. represent
a wide spectrum that includes horses as varied as the people that
own them and the disciplines that they use them in. Not all horses
that come into the L.C.C. are infirm; actually, few among them
are. Most are simply unwanted. Situations such as children leaving
for college, divorce, and relocation can leave a horse with no
place to go. The alternative of the sale house offers a potentially
grim solution that most owners would rather avoid. The economy,
being what it is, has many people having to face serious cutbacks
in their lifestyles so that they might care for their own families.
Often this means saying goodbye to a friend. Many people find
comfort in placing their beloved pet through an adoption agency
rather than a straight out sale. Often this assures the horse's
safe future.
Some of our equine friends come to us as a tax
write off for their owners, meaning fundraisers for us. A horse
like this will command a higher adoption fee and, in turn, will
help save another 10 horses!!! Shopping at a rescue could very
well get you an incredible bargain on a terrific horse while saving
other horses from slaughter. We post our horses on this website
and update it regularly. On any given day you might find a variety
of horses that range from a mighty draft to a mini, a cart pony
to a race horse. All of them are looking for just the right home
- perhaps that home is yours.
Although all horses are welcome with open arms,
we have two core programs that consume a great deal of our time
and funding. Our Thoroughbred Donation/Adoption Program annually
caters to 40 – 50 horses. The second program is the Nurse
Mare Foal Rescue Project that has progressively grown to save
over 164 foals last year and we are aiming at 200 in 2006.
If you see a horse that sparks your interest,
please give Victoria a call for more details. Don't be discouraged
if we say that it is not the right horse for you. We try hard
to match a horse's abilities with the adoptive owner. All of our
adoptions are guaranteed, and if you do not find the horse to
be what you wanted you are welcome to bring it back. In fact,
we insist that you bring it back. At that point we will look for
a more appropriate horse for you and a more appropriate home for
the horse. We like to think that there is a lid for every pot
and we will leave no stone unturned until we find it.
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