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Some of Hope's Legacy Annual Expenses:

• Training: $22K

• Hay: $20K

• Vet: $25K

• Grain: $14K

• Farrier: $4,500

• Insurance: $4,500

• Property taxes: $6,000

• Payroll: $60K

• Supplements: $1K

AVERAGE YEARLY EXPENSES FOR A SANCTUARY HORSE:

• Grain: $2100

• Farrier: $200

• Hay: $750

• Meds: $1250

• Vet: $500

• Total: $4,800 / year

Castle Rock Farm had no fencing or functional barn structures on it at the date of closing, but we certainly have a lovely canvas to work with to build the permanent home for Hope's Legacy!

The intial round of fencing began going in starting in early December, 2017 and is ongoing.

The hay barn started going up at the end of December, 2017 and was completed in early January, 2018.

On February 3, 2018 we started moving in!

A temporary road was put in to allow access to the top of the hill where the hay barn, donkey field and a couple of other small paddocks are located.

In April of 2018 fencing for the donkey paddock and mare/foal paddock began. 

An ongoing summer 2018 project has been getting the divided run in shed for the donkey and mare/foal paddocks built.

In 2019 with the wonderful support of the BAMA Works Fund and a private donor we were able to purchase a two stall barn to use for medical emergencies.

You did it! You helped Hope’s Legacy pay off the farm in just three years and four months!

Hope's Legacy Equine Rescue was founded in 2008. Since then we have taken in over 465 horses, ponies, mules and donkeys.... and are bursting at the seams!  

We searched for almost three years for a property to purchase and call "home", and after almost ten years of renting barn space, using borrowed land, and depending on our wonderful fosters... we finally found it!

On November 27, 2017, we closed on 172.2 acres of land in the Afton area. The purchase price was $680,000. With the help of our loyal friends and donors, we were able to put $230,000 down, and the remainder was owner-financed with interest waived. We made one payment of $150,000 in 2018, a payment of $50,000 in 2019 and a payment of $125,000 in 2020. On March 17, 2021 we made the final payment of $125,000 and Castle Rock Farm is now mortgage free!

This is such an incredible thing for Hope’s Legacy. Now we can move on to building our barns (an intake/stallion barn as well as a primary barn), and installing more fencing and run in sheds.

By the time we are done there will also be a riding ring, a round pen for training, a network of trails for working with the horses (and for trail ride events!) and a new volunteer center (the old house we are currently using is not in very good shape and is not worth trying to repair) and program space for volunteer and educational groups. 

Reaching our goal will ensure the future of our rescue, providing security and sanctuary for all of our horses- past, present, and future. We are so incredibly grateful to all of our friends and supporters... we absolutely could not do this work without you.