Sask. sisters' sanctuary gives ponies and donkeys with special needs a second chance at life
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A sanctuary just outside of Estevan is giving some of Saskatchewan’s smallest equines with special needs the opportunity for a forever home.
A sanctuary just outside of Estevan is giving some of Saskatchewan’s smallest equines with special needs the opportunity for a forever home.
Known as Happy Little Hooves, the sanctuary puts a focus on donkeys and ponies that have special medical or behavioral needs.
Often the animals have been rescued from abusive or neglectful situations.
Sisters Laura and Rhonda Stock opened the sanctuary in 2018, they are now at full capacity with 40 equines from all over Saskatchewan.
“We didn’t realize how much of a need there was, but within that first year I can’t even remember how many we took in, but it was a lot,” Rhonda Stock said.
Laura Stock said they had their sanctuary's name registered by January of 2019 and a plan they made that was expected to take around a decade became much shorter.
“Our 10 year plan turned into a two week plan because we had our first intake,” Laura Stock said.
