WonderRidge Equine Sanctuary

02/23/2025

Thank you all for your kind words and support! Chico was a special horse. He was with us a long time. And that makes his passing just that much harder. He was such a sweet guy and towards the end of his life he was most interested in snacks and loves which made him my favorite kind of horse! When Noah buried him he put a half of a roll of ritz crackers and an apple in with him because those were his favorite treats. He was crazy for ritz crackers lol. He was goofy and funny and had a big personality! This morning our sunrise was particularly beautiful and I’m chalking it up to a final goodbye from a wonderful guy! Love you Chico! Thanks for all the wonderful, hapoy memories! Happy trails, until we meet again!

02/21/2025

Today is a sad day for us here at WonderRidge. We discovered our Chico, our blind Appaloosa , and one of the longest term sanctuary resident had passed away last night! He was Noah’s first Auction pull and will be greatly missed. Ride free friend. See you at the rainbow bridge!

12/24/2024

Check out Sam Donald’s new sneak peak… gr8 song for the everyday man

42.3K likes, 804 comments. “Can i get an amen? 🙏”

12/07/2024

Yesterday the sunrise was beautiful and although it was crisp and cool, the horses were all happy to enjoy their breakfast.

11/24/2024

***Hay Fundraiser***
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we could use some help with hay this month… it’s our biggest expense and Facebook takes 60-90 days to pay out.

Venmo -Wondergem
PayPal@ WonderRidge

One of our wonderful hay providers brought us a load cause they needed their tack cleared- now we need help paying for the 120 bales. This load is $840, which is about 4 weeks of hay for our current residents. We’d love to raise $1500 to cover hay through January.
We also have the vet bill for laying RJ to rest-if you’d like to make a payment, you can do so directly at Oakwood vet in Colona Illinois.

Thanks in advance for your generosity.

Check:
WonderRidge Sanctuary
3358 148th Ave
Lynn Center IL 61262

11/16/2024

Today is a sad day for us here at the sanctuary. RJ lost her battle today. She was fine yesterday and she went down in the field and was unable to get back up. After several hours of sitting with her the vet arrived and she was peacefully released from the prison her body had become. A huge thank you to Betsy Beemblossom for donating the funds to adopt Roger in honor of her late grandfather. You saved RJs life that day with your kindness. Happy trails dear Roger. Now you are running free!

10/13/2024

Morning feeding with Matt and Blue. Graham and Marsha (goats) onsite supervising. These cool fall mornings are so nice for horsey time… Can you tell who Julie’s fav boy is?

09/09/2024

We all have favorites! We try to love all our horses here the same, but it is human nature to love some things more than others. Noah loves Ember! She is his girl, his favorite horse in the field, I’d go so far as to call her his heart horse! Sunday was so emotional for all of us, but mostly for poor Noah. I’m so grateful she’s ok, and even though it is inevitable that her day is coming, at least we have a bit more time to enjoy this wonderful girl!

09/09/2024

Yesterday as Ember was refusing to get up, and we were super worried, Blue decided to lay down in his hay and take a nap. Apparently the sun yesterday must have felt phenomenal. He was sleeping like a puppy, feet twitching and everything. ❤️ that guy!

09/08/2024

We had a little scare this morning. Ember was acting as if she couldn’t get up. Noah went to her and she just wanted him to hold her head. But after a bit, as I called the vet, she got up and started walking around, eating hay and looking at us like she didn’t get why we were upset. We know her time is a getting closer but luckily we aren’t there yet.

09/07/2024

Emmett is off on his next adventure. He is being trained to pull a cart and eventually he will also be broken to ride. He found the perfect family with a kid to love on him and he will live a great life! Thanks to all
Involved! Good luck on your next adventure!

08/24/2024

We had a local family reach out searching for a home for their older model gelding. We are no longer taking on horses but we were able to help them find their old boy a home…. With Dante! Look at those two gorgeous boys! Things went off without a hitch, from loading to unloading to introductions! They even match! So happy when things work out!

08/19/2024

It’s been a tough go of it recently..personally, professionally you name it… tonite I was reminded that with small actions come great rewards. This not so little stud muffin in the background is still basically lightly gentled. This evening however after playing a little who moves whose feet we got some rubs in. He was open to having his legs rubbed and even lifted a hoof!

08/16/2024

Thank you to Linda Enders for your kind donation in Remeberance of your husband. It was greatly appreciated.

08/16/2024

Thank you too Jenny Anderson Specht and friends for your kind donation.

08/03/2024

Thank you to everyone who donated to our hay fundraiser we raised 50% of the funds needed for a full load. With your assistance we were able to get 113 bales of hay instead of our normal 25 per week. Our hay guys said “we need the trailer so come get it and pay for what you can and make payments on the rest” talk about a win, win!! Ty Keith and Bill!
That fills our little hay barn and provides food for everyone living here for 30 days when there is pasture available.
This is the first time we’ve been able to fill our hay barn this year, instead of just buying enough to get us by weekly. What a huge weight off our minds! Your kindness is so appreciated! Thank you so much.

08/01/2024

Ok folks…. 🆘 🙏 🆘
We hate doing this… and we haven’t asked in some time now but we could use a hand paying for a load of hay. We know things are tough all over but every dollar helps….

We appreciate your continued support!!

Venmo: -Wondergem

Paypal:

Thank you in advance!!!