Sykesville Nonprofits and Charities

This is one mighty farm! It is truly accepting and inclusive of everyone - both equine and human! My family has gained so much experience and knowledge with equine care, best practices, and the importance of rescue work. We have learned and experienced the amazing healing gifts of equines - my daughter is a cancer survivor and has a TBI - horses have literally saved her life and rehabilitated her. She now rides and is learning all about rescue and how to support the mission for the next generation. <br>I love their work with Veterans as well - experiential programs that are either group or individual oriented my husband is a 100% disabled combat veteran and the techniques and community are so valuable. <br>I am in awe of the level that they will go to help equines in need - not only from auction but from the community - they even help with education and learning for new horse owners or those who need help.<br>Cannot say enough about this farm! Just amazing and so grateful!<br>

My home was destroyed in the May 19th tornado. Of all the things I lost my cat, Toby and my daughter's dog, Sophie were the only things I cared about. I knew Toby and Sophie survived they had been seen repeatedly. Sophie was adopted by a first responder and his family because I had no place to keep her. The days, weeks, and months went by with sightings and almost catchings of my beloved little black Toby cat, who had shown up at my house in October of 2012 emaciated,cold, and very feral. I finally earned his trust after almost a week of him hiding under my bed only coming out at night when I was asleep. Toby trusted me and only me. If someone knocked on my door he hid, if someone opened the door he hid, but if I went outside he would go window to windows crying until he could see me. He was my baby! We searched high and low after the tornado but he was just too scared and was having too much fun (he was unaltered). When I met becca and ash I told them about Toby and they started setting live traps to catch him and worked day and night on finding my cat and many other animals that were displaced by the tornado. I had started to lose hope that my sweet boy would ever come home. Nearly 3 months after the tornado on August 18 I got a phone call that Toby had been caught! I raced home, locked the trap and I in a small room in my new home talked to him,cried, and apologized for leaving him at home that awful day in May! He just loved on me purring and relaxing into the place he belonged, in my arms and fell asleep. I am forever indebted to No Kill Rapid Emergency Response. They never gave up hope that they would catch him and get him home to his mommy who missed him fiercely! I can never repay them for their hard work and the amazing gift of getting my baby boy back where he belongs!