A Day At DreamCatcher Ranch in Clermont Florida – Great Things Happen Here! @DrmCatcherHorse
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My daughter has always desperately wanted to ride a horse. And I have always desperately wanted to do it for her. However, I am very allergic to horses. Ended up in the ER more times than I can tell you. But still – she is my baby girl and I wanted to make it happen.
Today we had an opportunity to check out Dreamcatcher Horse Ranch Rescue Center in Clermont Florida and what a great day it was!
At DreamCatcher Horse Ranch and Rescue Center they offer Trail Riding, Riding by the Session, Horseback Riding Lessons, Horse / Pony Kids Club, Horse Leasing, Pony Parties, Barn Tours, Pony Rides, and Summer Camps. For all riding activities, tack is included and helmets are available.
DreamCatcher Horse Ranch and Rescue Center is not only a horse rescue center. They are also a working Ranch and they provide lots of services to the public outside of their rescue center activities.
Autumn was a starvation situation but she is solid and gorgeous now!
They were founded in 2010 to help prevent cruelty and neglect to wonderful Equine friends. They didn’t set out to open a rescue center – it just sort of happened.
Now, every year they take in horses in desperate need of vet care, food and most of all, love and care to help them trust humans again. Some show up from hoarding situations, others are starvation cases and others are just found and no owners have never come forward.
Most of the horses they take in come from our local Animal Control facility and they get called when the horses have run out of time. If they can’t take them, they usually have to euthanize the horse.
They are extremely passionate about their work and thanks to their wonderful volunteers they are able to continue their quest to bring the horses back to health and either find them a new forever home or give them a forever home at Dreamcatcher.
This beautiful horse, Bandit, is missing an eye. You can’t even really tell unless you know – there is a socket there but the eye is no longer – it is just a socket with skin.
They have a uniquely extensive riding program, available for all ages and abilities throughout the year. These services enable them to bring in money to keep the rescue going as it is hard to exist on donations and grants alone.
They hope, with local community support of this program so they can continue to support the financial side of the rescue for many years to come.
Their Mission Statement
Our Mission is to help prevent cruelty and neglect to horses in our community by accepting horses in need into our facility on request by our local animal services, owner donations and abandoned or unwanted horses. We will strive to rehabilitate them with individually required diet and vet care and then adopt, retire or retrain these horses to ensure they have a bright and happy future. We provide a last chance prior to euthenisation.
To accomplish this goal we actively solicit donations, create awareness of our facility through fundraisers and community outreach, and also open our facility to the public for various educational and family programs throughout the year to ensure sufficient funding for continued success.
They have 54 horses at the moment, donkeys, alpacas, goats, miniature horses and so much more!
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And for your viewing pleasure – Loren Wheatley riding her Palomino horse – Joey
And one more video – silly Sonny is an escape artist – he can easily open up his gate.
And Donations are always welcome and very much appreciated
What a wonderful place to hear about, and also it must be a great way to visit and work with them all.
I love that this is a Rescue Center!
that looks like fun- my son would love it
What a wonderful place that is–definitely worthy to receive donations. I am also allergic to horses as my Mom found out way back when she thought to get me lessons–
I love going to ranches. There is so much to do and its so relaxing.
what a wonderful story it’s nice to know there are so many people out there love animals like I do and work hard at saving these beautiful horses!
Thank you for posting this! DreamCatcher Horse Ranch and Rescue is a wonderful place, helping restore faith and purpose for all horses (and other animals and people) who enter their gates.
What a blessing that they are there to rescue these horses in need. I hope they continue to be able to do so for years and years.
looks like such a wonderful place for children and horses!
This is fabulous! My kids got to ride horses in Wyoming when we traveled to a ranch with my husband for work and they never forgot it. Such wonderful creatures!
So glad you found a way for your daughter to ride despite being allergic. What a beautiful thing they are doing for these horses. I can remember hearing about them when I lived in Florida. Where we live now I am shocked to see how many people just give horses away, they are such beautiful animals.
I absolutely love horses, so glad for rescues like this! Great post xo
Horses are such beautiful creatures. Thank you for sharing your experience. This definitely sounds like a place I should add to my list of places to visit.
OUt of the blue the other day my youngest said she wants to take horseback riding lessons. We’re looking around here, but good to see others for comparison!
I’m not a horse person anymore but it looks like she had lots of fun!
Beautiful pictures and post!
Well next time we are in the area we will make sure to visit.
Like you point out the do a great job caring for horses and do offer lots of fun
This sounds like such an amazing rescue indeed and so needed as well. It is awesome that this is how they keep it going. I would love to visit there some day with my boys who I know would also love to ride. It has always been something I have wanted to do. Thanks for sharing.
What an amazing place and very much needed! I find it interesting that this is how they are able to continue to provide service. Thanks for posting. I had no idea.
Great cause, great place and it is so good that they take their help to the next level. I grew up loving horses
I love that it just sort of happened and then it turned out so nice. What a lovely thing to do.
My daughter would love this! They are so beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
I live in Florida and have never heard of this amazing place. I need to add it to our summer road trip!
how nice! too bad I live in California, otherwise I would plan a trip! looks like your daughter had a great time!
Adding this to my list of things to see in FL.
I remember taking a class in school and had to go do some volunteer work. I ended up working at the stables where they offered classes for children with disabilities. Those kids always thought that it was so cool to ride the horses. They would have games for them and I had to walk along side to make sure they didn’t fall off. I enjoyed it.
I am glad that your daughter got to check off one of her bucket list items. It look like she had a blast.:)
Love that this is a rescue center! My daughter would love this!
Looks like it would be a very fun day!