Rosemary Farm Sanctuary was founded in 2012 to rescue equines in need and protect them for life.  We save equines from slaughter, abuse, neglect and abandonment.  

Horses like Greta Tin-Tin, a beautiful registered Thoroughbred mare who raced 49 times before being sold down the path of breeding and riding. Flipped again and again, she declined physically and emotionally with each transition, each cycle dropping into a lower tier of care. She arrived a starved shell of a horse, missing teeth, blind in one eye from trauma, with maggot-infested hooves and food aggression. Step by slow step, Greta has recovered and while she has life long special needs, she now thrives at the Sanctuary, valued for just being herself.

Rosemary Farm is one of the largest equine sanctuaries in the Northeast, with over 100 equines in our care, at our magical mountain home, located three hours and a world away from New York City. Verified by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries, Rosemary Farm prides itself on quality, ethical, long-term care, and approximately one-third of the residents have enjoyed over a decade of quality life here. Compassion is a guiding principle as each life is nurtured, valued, and loved.

“Sanctuary” is the primary essential quality offered to every equine welcomed, in addition to comprehensive medical care, daily interaction with humans, basic gentling for safety, and detailed attention to each one’s health and happiness. The horses live in dynamic natural environments, in herd groups, creating vital family bonds that are honored and protected, and providing visitors a rare opportunity to see large bands of horses running free across a mountain. A select few are adopted, if it is the right direction for the equine, and under strict terms of contract. 

Rosemary Farm Sanctuary is ‘Where horses get to be horses’.