Our Story
Our BeginningA long-time animal lover sees horses in need
Barb Phillips, founder of Saving Gracie Equine Healing Foundation, has been an animal lover since the beginning. Her passion for horses came later in life when she started spending more time riding and caring for them.
In 2013 Barb caught word of a horrific situation where horses, who were once being cared for, were being left to die due to a land dispute. Barb personally rescued 14 horses from this case and that included Gracie whose situation led to the story of the Horse Thief.
After this life-changing experience, Barb knew she could no longer stand by idly allowing this mistreatment of animals to continue. In 2014 Barb officially created the Saving Gracie Equine Healing Foundation with the goal of rescuing and rehabilitating neglected, abused and abandoned horses.
our work TODAYGiving the gold-standard care that animals deserve
Saving Gracie, along with its partner, Blue Sky Utah, upholds the "gold standard" in equine health care.
We use the most current and progressive medical research to diagnose and treat the issues that are almost always present in a rescued horse. We have invested in state-of-the-art medical devices and employ our own equine veterinarian to achieve the highest standard of physical and emotional wellness for our horses.
The philosophy of “one horse at a time” is important in our mission and gives us the opportunity to see each horse as an individual and work to cater to their individual needs. This also allows us the opportunity to help rescued horses recover from emotional and physical injury to the best of their ability. Once healthy, which can sometimes take years, we carefully find quality homes for them where they can be a lifetime companion for someone.
For those horses that can't completely recover, or are very high needs, we offer them a forever home at Gracie's Farm.