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Our MISSION
At Ryerss Farm, our business is caring for aged, abused or injured horses, providing a home where they can spend their golden years out to pasture. The horses at Ryerss are never worked, go to auction or are used for experiments. They simply spend their days grazing and enjoying life with their friends, as part of the herd.
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LET THERE BE LIGHT!
Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines received a very generous donation of $30,000 from The Irving and Phyllis Millstein Foundation for Animal Welfare to upgrade the lighting in our main stable. All sixty stalls have had the original, single incandescent bulb fixtures removed and replaced with new multiple LED fixtures that make the stalls much brighter and safer for our elderly horses.
The aisles have also been refitted with new LED fixtures that replaced the original 30-year-old fluorescent fixtures. The aisles are much brighter and make the whole stable easier to navigate. An additional benefit from this wonderful “gift of light” is that our annual electricity usage for the stable will be markedly lower. All of the new light fixtures were manufactured in the USA using American labor.
Ryerss Farm is very grateful to the Irving and Phyllis Millstein Foundation for this amazing, transformational gift which makes our mission of caring for elderly, abused, or injured horses that much easier and safer. We also give our thanks to Animal Grantmakers for arranging a tour of the Farm during their October conference in Philadelphia, which fostered this grant.
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Pennsylvania's Oldest Non-Profit Horse Retirement & Rescue Center
Welcome to Ryerss Farm: An Abode for Aged Equine Rescue in Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Ryerss Farm, one of the leading horse retirement farms in the peaceful countryside of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, has catered to retired and rescued horses since 1888. We are the oldest non-profit horse rescue farm in the United States, dedicated to offering a peaceful home for aged equine rescues who have faithfully served their owners or suffered neglect.
Our commitment is simple yet profound: every horse in our care spends its golden years grazing among open pastures, in company, and without work or harm. There are no horses sold, auctioned, or experimented on at Ryerss Farm. At our horse retirement farms Pennsylvania, we treat our rescues with respect and help them become strong members of a close-knit herd in a safe, nurturing environment.
A Legacy of Compassion
Ryerss Farm is much more than just another of Pennsylvania’s trusted horse farms. Our non-profit horse rescue is a sanctuary created on a century of compassion where each horse’s needs are fulfilled perfectly. Whether it's medical treatment, daily feedings, or open pastures, every aspect of operations at our horse retirement farms has been designed to achieve the optimum well-being of our rescue horses.
Recent Improvements at Our Horse Retirement Farms
Without the kindness of donors and volunteers who share our vision, we rely on our earnings to support our work as a non-profit horse rescue. With a recent $30,000 gift from The Irving and Phyllis Millstein Foundation for Animal Welfare, we now have improved lighting in the main stable of our horse farms in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. It is a thoughtful and lasting gift, as it reduces our energy usage and protects our horses from a safer environment.
Visit One of the Most Trusted Horse Retirement Farms in Pottstown, Pennsylvania
We invite you to come over to see what we do for aged equine rescue at our horse farms. We at Ryerss Farm celebrate how communal work can bring healing to animals who deserve a dignified retirement.
Whether you’re looking for a way to support one of the best horse retirement farms Pennsylvania or you want to find out about what we’re working on, Ryerss Farm is here with open pastures and open arms.
We hope that you will help us continue providing the care and respect these animals so deserve. Through horse farms, we can collaboratively give them the retirement that they’ve earned.
