Horse Plus Humane Society

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I was a follower of this organization for several months eager to hear more information on each horse they purchased at auction. When I stopped seeing any updates, I started asking questions both privately and then publicly. My private inquiries were ignored and then my public, polite comments were deleted and I was blocked. I encourage all donors to research carefully before supporting an organization that has horses go missing. Ask for updates, pictures and proof that they are being cared for. Between an onsite incinerator and directors that are trained in captive bolt, I shudder to think where the all the missing horses are.

I saw that Horse Plus had gotten a senior blind mare from an auction. I have two rescued blind horses so I contacted them and expressed my interest in providing her a good home to live out the rest of her years. They very thoroughly vetted me to make sure she ended up in the best possible home. They provided me with records of all the vetting they did and hoof care over the 30+ days she was in their care, she was microchipped, and they even sent me home with a gift bag of horse goodies. And even after all of that they waived her adoption fee.

I think it's pretty awesome they helped a blind senior horse. And she wasn't the only one there. There were several that were oldies and several that were blind in one eye. They even had another that was fully blind although that horse had a very promising adopter meeting coming that following week.

I see the negative reviews all over the internet, but my personal experience with Horse Plus was very positive. The staff were very friendly and knowledgeable about the needs of each animal in their care. The farm was tidy and all the animals looked like they were being well cared for.

They refuse to answer how many of the Florida cracker horses they euthanized from the November 2019 purchase. They bought 45 horses for $45,000. Mares and stallions running together. So foals were for sure. How many were euthanized? They will not tell you. Look up Horse Plus Humane Society Exposed on Facebook. That page is eye opening. I started looking back at their previous posts, and so many animals are missing. Moms and foals posted one month, but never mentioned again. Equine house of horrors.

Horse Plus Humane Society is an absolutely amazing organization and don't pay attention to what the trolls try to say on here. I have been to their facility and adopted a horse from them. Their facility was clean, the horses were well cared for, and their staff is extremely knowledgeable. Yes, they do humanely euthanize some horses but they're stepping into the shoes of horse owners who walked away from a suffering horse. Their euthanasia rate is about 25% including horses they rescue from auctions that have cancer, chronic medical conditions etcetera that need humane euthanasia. I applaud this organization for all of their hard work and their weekly episodes show how transparent their organization is and all the amazing wonderful things they do. This organization is absolutely amazing and I really wish there were more organizations out there just like them.

I love Horse Plus Humane Society! They are amazing. I’ve been a volunteer for about 5 years and I’m so impressed with this organization. They are amazing people who truly love animals. They are great with the horses and their staff. The grounds and facilities are well maintained. I highly recommend this organization to potential donors and adopters! Unfortunately you will see some terrible reviews and that is unfortunate. Having personally been here I know this organization is for real and the people are truly amazing.

In my experience, Horse Plus Humane Society blocks many legitimate questions, accuses those that have anything less than absolutely posive, as "haters" or family/friends of kill buyers. Horse Plus routinely posts that people "bash" them and invites/encourages others to engage in barge of demeaning/badgering and berating comments. HPHS claims that without them, horses at auction only have two choices; rescue or slaughter. This is far from true. Many families visit the Cookville TN auction looking for family horses.
It's ridiculous to think that kill buyers are paying slaughter prices at auctions. This would mean that they ship them all the way to the border, pay the expense of fuel, only to recoup their paid price in Tennessee. Furthermore, kill buyers do not spare the expense of "fattening" them up. Untruths are often protrayed. Kill buyers are not paying 400-500 at auctions which would be reflective of what HPHS claims they bid. (50-55c per pound) they want dirt cheap or free horses to make their profit. HPHS engages in using a penetrative captive bolt and has an on-site incinerator. I've personally seen comments with legatimate questions deleted rather than answer questions. HPHS seriously lacks transparancy with the outcomes of most horses. They pop videos after videos as these generate royalties per view. HPHS has 3 known different series and refuse to answer who receives the view income. HPHS had a whopping 76k in office expenses on their 990. That's highly unusual. HPHS refuses to disclose the exact numbers that are killed by a captive bolt. Finally, HPHS, in actuality, hasn't put a real dent in the numbers saved out of their alleged "pipeline." HPHS practices selective purchasing and often show, as in their premier video, not bothering to bid on the end of auction stragglers which represent, very often, the most needy.
HPHS has many red flags. They constantly beg for money and "guilt" the public with claims of "we can only get 5 horses" and so many will die without $ or "we ran out" so many horses will go to slaughter. Now, the latest, "we can't let horses spend Christmas" in the pipeline, so give now! Even though, many will be looking for Christmas horses, ponies, minis to join their private homes.
Seriously folks, the year to date is significantly lower, by almost half, than those that actually crossed the border. Has even 200 put a dent in that number when the euthaniza rate is so high? This organization spent nearly 200k in salaries, collects income personally for the founder as "sheltering/lease" and has personal property values increase expodentially by donations. Now, with the acknowledgement that the rescue has a lease with option to purchase, are you not seeing who the nearly a million in donations is actually really benefiting?
Do your research. NorCal in California prior to Tennessee and change to HPHS, petitions had been started and nothing has really changed.

Do your homework. Research previous name, ask them how many are killed and by what means, how much they personally receive out of public donations etc. See if they answer or if your comment is deleted and you are muted.

I have gone through the films to follow but am not clear on are how many are adopted, and do not seem to focus or track individual horse's stories.
Although I appreciate the care they take initially with these horses, it would be suspicious if most do not end up in a good home.

Delaying their outcome for money seems extremely wrong.

My experience with H+ has been of wondering when I will get booted from their social media page. They ask for suggestions on how to improve their communications and transparency with followers and donors, yet when you offer how they could improve, the followers berate you as a hater of the organization and H+ lets them continue to ridicule, insult, belittle and bully. H+ practices selective transparency and will not answer questions like who earns the income from the video views? How many horses do you have on your property? What do you do with the equine's bodies after the last act of kindness? I would suggest anybody wanting to donate to this organization to ask frank questions and make sure you get a straight answer from them because they choose to ignore, delete and block versus be transparent.

They ask for donations to animals they don't have in their care and they euthanize for silly reasons. They have been ran out of one state already. They need to be ran out of TN as well

These people have to know every trick in the book. At at recent auction they had someone else purchase horses for them . People in wigs! Really what are they hiding from??? For fact they were removed from the EQUUS Film channel with a film called Horse Realty Heros. They now do there own little videos called Horse Shelter Heroes not the same thing. EQUUS removed them because they kill a large number of hoses using a Captive Bolt Gun which is what people use at slaughter, I thought this was a rescue not the judge , jury, and executioner! Thin horses some horses deemed unapproachable, not rideable so therefore unadoptable. This rescue won't answer questions, thy block and delete comments they don't want to answer or they don't like! I have over 100 text messages from a former Shelter manager , they text messages reveal very disturbing facts. I donated lots of money, time , and noncash items but never again!!!! These horses get killed for the smallest reason . It's all built on lies and numbers!!! Plese think before you donate and check your rescue. This one truly STINKS and is NOT about the horses!!!!!!!

Greedy, blood hungry people. They refuse to answer basic questions. Refuse to post x rays of animals they killed. And they pay their children and their board members children cash. There is pictures of their kids in their blogs. They are mowing the lawn, working on the tractor, cleaning the property, painting. And even working horses. The Preisners own the property Horse Plus is on. Horse plus donors paid for the buildings, fencing, plumbing, gravel for driveway, and tractor. And now Tawnee and Jason charge Horse Plus $6,500 a month in rent. Because their property has a horse set up now. A set up paid for by donors. The metal buildings on the property were built by Summertown Metals. Look at their account and ask him how much he got paid to put those buildings up. Thats right, Mr Blood provided the buildings. They also control their board. Larry is buying his house from the preisners. Look up General Hay in Bangor California. Its listed as same address as Horse Plus. It was run out of HP barn at the same time they were there. Its owned by the Preisners. HP bought their hay from General hay, providing the preisners with money. Look up Tawnees husband, Jason. His last name is above and starts with a P. He owns and operates Lone Pine Equine, a company that Horse Plus uses to hire the Preisners family. So then they can say they do not get paid by Horse Plus. They get paid by lone pine equine, who is paid by HP. Their kids are all paid cash by HP. Along with the Bloods children. And I have messages from board members stating so. They also euthanize for any reason, I have that in writing from Tawnee herself. I have seen them euthanize horses. They are run through a chute, boxed in and if they move, their neck is pinned. Jason is truly evil. He believes arabians should immediately get euthanized. Same with Pitbulls. Stephen, known as the singing cowboy, is Jasons cousin. Lots of evidence on Facebook. Ask around and you will find proof and groups.

Thanks to the employees and volunteers who have left this hell hole in disgust, it is very well known in the horse rescue circles that this brutal place kills more horses than they adopt. According to some, they kill as many as 90%, but fundraise for money to care for and what can only be called imaginary adoptions. According to former workers, they actually have an incinerator on site. Please do not send your beloved horse friends to this literal dead end road.....

I was invited to apply for one of their grant programs. As I dug a bit deeper I learned that accepting the grant would require me to adhere to their 'standards'. Those standards include euthanizing any horse over the age of 10, any un-rideable horse or any horse with a chronic (but manageable) medical condition. Absolutely unacceptable conditions as far as my organization is concerned. The grant money would be helpful but the cost? Unacceptably high. Those are not the standards of a rescue organization.

Horse Plus Humane does an excellent job of rescuing, rehabbing, and adopting out horses that would otherwise be slaughtered. They also actively support other equine welfare organizations (which is how I met them). They post pictures and videos of the horses they rescue, and they post the amount paid for each horse bought at auction. Videos posted on their website show their intake process with new horses, including veterinary checks and treatment, farrier service, and training. People who have adopted horses from HPH contribute pictures, videos, progress reports, and stories to a Facebook page specifically for owners. It’s gratifying to see the horses in their new homes with their new owners, and to read their success stories.

Awesome rescue !! Their goal is to keep horses out of the slaughter pipe line and they are very good at what they do.

In 2014, Horse Plus drove a very large stock trailer with partitions and another large, multi-horse trailer hundreds of miles on the incident I know of (I've been told about their traveling 1000,'s of miles to help out with other wild horse rescues). At the very difficult incident I'm familiar with, Horse Plus assisted another animal rescue/welfare nonprofit. Their expertise in corralling, loading, safely transporting over rough terrain, and carefully unloading extremely wild and unpredictable horses at the destination was both professional and compassionate. There were concerns for the safety of both the volunteers and the horses, but Horse Plus folks knew what they were doing. When I say "wild," I mean that in the fullest sense of the word. They volunteered their services and transported all the horses to safety. Horse Plus's integrity, expertise, and willingness to offer their services raised the bar for horse rescue groups. We fully support them and their wonderful work.

Love this rescue ! They keep horses from making their way to the slaughter pipe line !

Check out their blog! http://horsehumane.org/blog/

They are wanting to move to Oklahoma. We don't want them here as they are known for sending horses to the kill buyers. They admit it as well as putting down healthy horses. They are certainly not affiliated with any form of humane society. They are bad knews.

I was a supporter of Horse plus humane for quite awhile. I started to notice some inconsistencies with their posts, posting pictures of the same horse , using a different name and begging for money to help pay for care of the horse. They advertise that they offer low cost gelding clinics to offer the service to people who could not otherwise afford it, showed pictures of the horses they helped the owners with gelding, then they post same picture of the horses asking for donations to pay for gelding??? They put down horses that are healthy young and just need time , patience and training, claiming they are dangerous. Most horses in a rescue situation are traumatized and require time and patience, they kill them. They have killed horses to make room for others coming in instead of saying we are full and working on placing the horses they have. The money they collect and their adoption rate does not match, most are put down after surrender fee is paid so where is the money going??? I started asking questions on their facebook page and my questions were ignored by Horse Plus but I did get nasty private messages from people affiliated with them. I finally tried calling them directly on the phone and each time I was told no one was there to answer my questions but promised a return call right away, after trying for two months I gave up with NO RESPONSE from Horse Plus but they did block me from their facebook page so my comments would not be seen by the people who fund this fraudulent so called rescue. I have watched them make personal attacks on peoples character for simply questioning them about where a horse ended up or how much money they raised. They make false claims about who they are and what they do, they recently were forced by I believe animal control to revise their website and remove the false claims. Someone needs to stop these people, they give all rescues a bad name . The truth is very ugly!!!!!!

This is by far and above the best horse rescue in the whole world. I have been at several horse rescues, and NorCal, now Horse Plus, rescues the most horses, and provides cutting edge services to better the welfare of horses everywhere.

When I visited Horse Plus Humane Society on Jan 3rd, 2013, I was amazed by the friendliness, knowledge and dedication of the staff. I was sad that I wasn't able to meet Tawnee, but understand that she is very busy. They answered all of my questions honestly and without using pre-written lines. Steve especially is a very down-to-earth kind of guy and is very nice.

The facility is immaculate, well cared for, and all of the horses had food and water. I would recommend adopting from this shelter to any of my friends!

The comments made in the December 2010 time frame were generated by the County seizing horses from a neighboring "rescue." The hearing is on You Tube with graphic details. NER, now known as Horse Plus Humane Society continues their above reproach work. I have adopted 2 mustang mares from them, and supported numerous projects and emergency rescues. Their facility has been recently moved to Bangor, CA. Horse Plus is dedicated to the welfare of all animals, particularly horses.

Horse plus kills 90% at least, of the horses that people pay to surrender or they have donations to get horses from auctions. They do not know how to train or properly care for horses and kill horses untrained calling them "dangerous". They are nothing but money greedy killers! they do nothing to rehabilitate to help the horse get a proper home. I watched them load up 9 horses crammed in a trailer and left the property for over an hour with the horses standing in the trailer without anyone on the property at all. it is likely they hauled them to the rendering service where they were all put down in the trailer. (which people have witnessed before) they are dangerous people. no horse is safe around them. God help the horses that get stuck in thier hands. Ive never seen such heartless people.

This is an email I received 2 days ago. It broke my heart because these were good people who fell on hard times & were trying to do the best for their horses. I responded to his email because I would have taken Jazzy had he contacted me. She was a nice young mare with a lot of potential. Neither of these mares were dangerous. They were just young, wiggly youngsters who did well with patience & being shown what was expected of them. I worked under them with no problem. Such a tragedy. Just one more tragedy perpetrated by Horse+. " Hello Diana. This is Gary Vincent, you came out to my house in Bangor to trim my horses hooves back in the summer of 2011. You really liked my horse Jazzy. She was a Arab cross and you said that if I ever had to find her a home that you would take her. Recently because of economic hardship I was forced to return Jazzy and Bella to the Horse Plus Humane Society. I thought that I was doing right by them. After multiple e-mails to them going unreturned about Jazzy and Bella, I finally received a response from them about how Jazzy and Bella were doing. They responded with this " We were unable to place them into our adoptions program and decided to give them the Last Act of Kindness. Jazzy was almost impossible to catch, even in a small area with more than one person. Bella was bad on escaping pens and could have seriously injured herself, or even struck by a vehicle. We do apologize but it was for their best interest. "

Would you be willing to write an e-mail statement on the Jazzy's temperament and if you would have been willing to take her could you state that also. My daughter and I are both devastated by this. We never thought that they would euthanize two young adoptable horses. We were not under the impression that this would even be considered and we were never even notified that they had decided to do that. We had many, many people that would have taken those horses but we thought that it would be best to give them back to the rescue. If you could write a statement stating how you felt about Jazzy and how she and Bella behaved when you were trimming their hooves, I would greatly appreciate it. "

Horse Plus Humane Society, formerly NorCal Equine Rescue, is by far and away THE BEST horse welfare organization in the world. They stay true to their mission statement (saving horses from abuse and slaughter) despite so many naysayers. Don't believe those that have a personal vendetta against Horse Plus. They do a great job, their facility is neat and clean, and the horses make amazing recovery while at their shelter. Yes they are open door, yes they euthanise and YES they are completely open about it. If you don't like that, don't donate, but if you are a real person living in a real world that is somewhat devoid of pixies and rainbow bridges with unicorns dancing across them, Horse Plus is the place for you to donate your hard earned money to make the most good.

NorCal aka Horse Plus Humane accepted my STOLEN Saddlebred mare into their so called rescue. She was killed by Dr Death Weaver of Look Ahead Veterinary, Ororville, CA in a few days. They NEVER verify ownership of horses and/or try to locate legal owners of horses they take into their "rescue" They killed my horse!

These people are power mongers! They put horses down so readily that do not need to be! They bully people into turning thier horses into them then turn around a put it down cause its "ugly'. I found out that my horse was distroyed 2 days after I took it to them unknowingly of how they are. I would give anything to have my horse back and alive! he was better off with me than dead. a 6 year old broke trail horse that was not lame did not deserve this! I want to sue them for there cold hearted lying! they are Con Artists and need to be stopped. They sounded so sincere i believed them. They need to be euthanized!

I volunteered there they are horrible to the animals leaving them without food and water and filthy,put animals down because they are too lazy to make any effort to get them adopted out
They also pay themselves a great deal of money while claiming they are in it for the horses.
Fraud city

Actually I have been to this rescue, I went with a friend who adopted a horse there. A dump?? HARDLY. It is clean, safe and the horses are well fed.

No Yes you got it all....who created the suffering??? You really have to ask that??? The rescue???...LOL....HOW ABOUT BLAMING THE UNCARING OWNERS WHO DUMPED THEIR HORSES AND ALLOWED THEM TO END UP THIS WAY???? Kill buyers are only middlemen...cleaning up the messes left by uncaring owners. And I suppose you blame Animal Control for killing cute little puppies and kittens instead of the moron owners who didnt spay and neuter...GEEEEZZZ

Norcal/Horse Plus Humane has NEVER claimed to be no-kill. Geez people, get on their website, click on "policies" at the bottom of the page and learn something. Tawnee has stated on their blog they are a open door turn in shelter, just like the ones for dogs and cats. Unfortunately, there are not homes for every horse and they do euth for space, among other reasons.

If you dont like that, then dont support them. This is America, its your choice. Its real easy to criticize sitting behind a compter when they are the ones out there actually DOING something...even if that means euthing a healthy horse instead of letting it go thru the agony of slaughter.

This organization states on this site that they have a gelding clinic.

It appears they have only had one gelding clinic,but aggressively
get horses at auction that other private owners would buy, and then
this rescue destroys them if no home is found in 60 days.

This rescue asks for funds on their blog and website to rescue horses,
but it is not clear what happens to these horses.

their policy is to put down a horse, healthy or not, if a home is not found in 60 days.