ILLINOIS EQUINE HUMANE CENTER ~ 12+ YEARS OF RESCUE
IT'S ABOUT THE HORSES AND THE VOLUNTEERS WHO CARE FOR THEM EVERY... SINGLE... DAY...
2019 YEAR IN REVIEW VIDEO THANKS TO SARAH M
Can be Viewed at ILEHC page Older News But Still Good News!
AN EVENING WITH SANTA & THE ILEHC HORSES
A MINI MOVIE ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 AT 7PM
REPLACES THE DECEMBER 5 HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER
Unfortunately, the ILEHC December Tack Sale & Fundraiser is cancelled given mounting COVID-19 positivity rates in Kane County.
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Put on your favorite pajamas, snuggle under a blanket and join us ONLINE for an evening with Santa and your ILEHC friends. Santa will share a bed time story, give the horses their night time treats and give a shoutout to some special kiddos on his Good List!
Email us info@ilehc.org with your child's name, city and if you like a JPEG picture. Please send by December 4 to be included.
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However, in a year that has presented many of us and members of our communities with challenges, ILEHC will be helping with deliveries of non-perishable item(s) to the Elburn Countryside Food Pantry, NFP. The Food Pantry assists 15-20 local families with food items and also delivers groceries to elderly residents. Canned soups and vegetables, cereal, pastas, paper towels, etc. can be dropped at the ILEHC Barn at 47W635 Beith Road, Maple Park. Please place items inside the barn between 9am - 4pm Monday through Sunday.
Please help us help others during this holiday season!
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Put on your favorite pajamas, snuggle under a blanket and join us ONLINE for an evening with Santa and your ILEHC friends. Santa will share a bed time story, give the horses their night time treats and give a shoutout to some special kiddos on his Good List!
Email us info@ilehc.org with your child's name, city and if you like a JPEG picture. Please send by December 4 to be included.
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However, in a year that has presented many of us and members of our communities with challenges, ILEHC will be helping with deliveries of non-perishable item(s) to the Elburn Countryside Food Pantry, NFP. The Food Pantry assists 15-20 local families with food items and also delivers groceries to elderly residents. Canned soups and vegetables, cereal, pastas, paper towels, etc. can be dropped at the ILEHC Barn at 47W635 Beith Road, Maple Park. Please place items inside the barn between 9am - 4pm Monday through Sunday.
Please help us help others during this holiday season!
3RD ANNUAL SILENT AUCTION - ALL BIDS CLOSED!
Saturday, September 5, 2020
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ILEHC is profusely grateful for all who were involved in the 3rd annual silent auction; on-line or at the fundraiser. Many of the on-line items were a success and we will consider having another with many wonderful items in 2021.
Thank you to everyone; volunteers, donors, companies and people that donated their services, restaurants, pet items, art work, painted ponies. Too many to name here but please refer to the Our Partners page. |
ILEHC TACK SALE
SATURDAY, JUNE 27
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Thank you for your support. |
PAINT & WINE - FEBRUARY 22
THANKS TO THE MANY WHO ATTENDED!
DECEMBER 2019 HOLIDAY CELEBRATION & TACK SALE
LOADS OF FUN
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Thanks to all who attended the ILEHC Holiday celebration. A couple of special thank yous; Tom Ferry who was good enough to take professional photos of Santa/Cody and the kids/adults, along with DeJ Mills and Little Shoppe on Oak, Bartlett.
As we near the end of 2019, please consider ILEHC in your holiday giving, we appreciate all of our volunteers, donors; both people and organizations that have extended funds. |
It is ALWAYS Hay Time!
Chappy
The Illinois Equine Humane Center (ILEHC) is always in need of hay - so let's gallop into action to raise the funds we need to purchase hay for the year. Hard to believe that first cutting is done and onto second cutting. Please help us increase our financial funds so that we may stock up on this much needed and consumed item.
The ILEHC current hay price is $7-8 a bale (November 2020), we are in need of your financial support to help us continue to provide a safety net for the horses in our care and for the horses we will be called upon to assist throughout the year. You can help ensure that ILEHC can meet these essential needs by donating to our HAY FUND today.
To make a secure online donation, click on the “Donate” link above. To mail your donation, please send to:
ILEHC, 47W635 Beith Road, Maple Park, IL 60151.
On behalf of the horses, we thank you very much for your kindness and generosity!
The ILEHC current hay price is $7-8 a bale (November 2020), we are in need of your financial support to help us continue to provide a safety net for the horses in our care and for the horses we will be called upon to assist throughout the year. You can help ensure that ILEHC can meet these essential needs by donating to our HAY FUND today.
To make a secure online donation, click on the “Donate” link above. To mail your donation, please send to:
ILEHC, 47W635 Beith Road, Maple Park, IL 60151.
On behalf of the horses, we thank you very much for your kindness and generosity!
Volunteering - Good for the Soul
Casper inspecting the work done!
Thanks to all who commit their time to the ILEHC and assist in morning (starting at 8:30am) and afternoon (starting at 3:30 to 4pm) chores along with those who tend to the grounds and fences. We are always looking for volunteers, so if you have time and would like to work with a GREAT group of individuals, please email Jessica at volunteerilehc@gmail.com. Thank you!!
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Be sure to tell all of your friends!
ILEHC rescues, rehabilitates and then places horses in proper homes. Please see horses available for adoption, fostering or sponsoring at this website.
Horses Available For Adoption |
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ILEHC and Founder, Gail Vacca Featured in America's Best Racing
Conti's Whirl after arriving at the ILEHC
After showing horses as a child and later transitioning into becoming a racehorse trainer, Gail Vacca had a strong background with horses before starting the Illinois Equine Humane Center (ILEHC) in 2008. As a teenager, Vacca spent summers at Rockingham Park cooling out racehorses to earn extra money so she could afford to show her horses in top level hunter and jumper shows. That experience found her spending more time at the track as the years went on. “I just fell in love with the horses; the beauty and the athleticism of the racehorses. It’s an addiction,” Vacca said. “I did that during summers when I was a kid then when I got out of high school, I kind of spent a little more time at the track. I was a groom for a couple years and then that evolved into me getting my trainer’s license when I was 24.”
During her time as a trainer, people would come to Vacca with horses who needed to be rehabilitated or rehomed. That eventually turned into Vacca rescuing retired racehorses and finding them new homes before starting ILEHC. “It was just kind of a natural progression of things with me for being involved and advocating for racehorse welfare while racing and after racing for all those years just kind of evolved into me ultimately opening my own facility,” said Vacca. ILEHC gets horses from both the track and neglect cases, so depending on the situation horses can go through the program in only a few weeks or they can stay for the rest of their lives. Horses who can’t be ridden generally go on ILEHC’s permanent resident list but in some cases those horses will be adopted out if the right non-riding home comes along. However, if the horse is healthy, it will be ridden a few times to figure out what it is best suited for. See more at:
http://www.americasbestracing.net/en/the-latest/aftercare/2015/2/18/program-spotlight-illinois-equine-humane-center/#sthash.I62HNHY6.dpuf
During her time as a trainer, people would come to Vacca with horses who needed to be rehabilitated or rehomed. That eventually turned into Vacca rescuing retired racehorses and finding them new homes before starting ILEHC. “It was just kind of a natural progression of things with me for being involved and advocating for racehorse welfare while racing and after racing for all those years just kind of evolved into me ultimately opening my own facility,” said Vacca. ILEHC gets horses from both the track and neglect cases, so depending on the situation horses can go through the program in only a few weeks or they can stay for the rest of their lives. Horses who can’t be ridden generally go on ILEHC’s permanent resident list but in some cases those horses will be adopted out if the right non-riding home comes along. However, if the horse is healthy, it will be ridden a few times to figure out what it is best suited for. See more at:
http://www.americasbestracing.net/en/the-latest/aftercare/2015/2/18/program-spotlight-illinois-equine-humane-center/#sthash.I62HNHY6.dpuf
Cody the Reindeer Pony
That is the end of this page but there is so much more to see!
Go to Photos, Horses to Adopt/Foster/Sponsor, How to Help/Events to learn about volunteering or ILEHC's 2020 event schedule.
Go to Photos, Horses to Adopt/Foster/Sponsor, How to Help/Events to learn about volunteering or ILEHC's 2020 event schedule.