Enjoy the magic of the winter season at your local equine rescue and sanctuary.
Come meet the equines and walk the lighted trail with family and friends. The trail is a dirt path that is about a half-mile long. There is a slight hill at the beginning.
Dates are Sunday, December 17th, Friday, December 29th and Saturday, January 6th from 5 pm to 8 pm. There are NO tickets to purchase in advance to enter the event.
Hay Burr Inn Equine Rescue & Sanctuary is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. This is a donation-based fundraiser to help with the care and upkeep of the horses and donkeys.
Your DONATIONS are greatly appreciated for us to continue to rescue equines and give them a second chance to enjoy life and just be a horse.
Our equines are older, injured, or retired horses that were either owner surrenders or rescued from the kill pen; these are not riding horses. They are so wonderful and love attention. You can read about our rescues here on the sanctuary: https://www.hayburrinn.org/horse-profiles/.
If you are interested in helping with decorating the trail, or helping out at the event, learn about our volunteer opportunities.
For event information, please text or call 860.932.2092. We appreciate your understanding as we are all volunteers and on event day we are busy preparing and may not be able to answer or reply within the same day. If your question is regarding the event, please refer to the information here first. Thank you and we can't wait to see you.
When visiting the sanctuary:
Wear shoes or boots. NO sandals, flip flops, or heels. That includes children.
No smoking, vaping or alcohol on the property.
We respectfully request for you to leave your animals at home for cross-contamination concerns.
Please patiently wait for the red gate to open for entrance to the event. The gate is to keep the horses safe on the property.
Thank you for your understanding and ensuring this is a safe environment for humans and animals!