I believe 3 horses were killed, but 17 were rescued by some very heroic women. The barn and tack completely destroyed. Are we as a group going to help in some way or other.??/ I am not familiar with the facility nor the folks, perhaps someone else here on the forum knows more.

All I can do is send my sincere condolences to the people who lost their horses and all their property I wish them the best.....

Rebel, the fact that you posted and thought about them at all is in its self a gift.

http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/front/article/1435721

I know here in Cape Breton there is a donation drive at Sunrise Stables, Jill Burke is organizing it and she's going to be bringing the things up to NB later this week or something. I have almost nothing material I am able to contribute, maybe an old halter or two is all I'm afraid :(

very sad indeed.. they saved almost all the horses but not their own.. very brave women..

How heart breaking to be able to save others but not your own !!! will see what i can find to give to Jill !!

heart goes out to everyone involved.
feel so bad for the girl who tried to save them all but was not able to get her own horse in time.
It would be insanly awful to be woken up to that and find your horse's stall in flames. but she was able to keep it all together to save the others. Cheers to her and her mom!

I still have a question though,
if her mom and her were sleeping in the apartment does that mean they were living there at the barn? so would they have lost all of there personal things?
:(

boy MS......that is a thought, I dont know......they may be in need of everything too.

I read on AR that the 2 ladies were only staying there for a few days. They normally kept their horses at home but were there to do level tests. Will-if-I-Want knows more about this part. If they weren't there that night there is a good possibility there wouldn't have been any survivors :(

Everyone's worst nightmare! Awful. I probably have a few things I could donate.

Morning Star Acres is doing an online auction with all proceeds going to Royal Roads. check it out on facebook.

I do not know the people personally but they are part of our horse community; so made a donation through NBEA.

Hopefully they will be able to rebuild and I feel badly for everyone involved.

read this on AR

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Their truck was also parked next to the barn, with the front and all lights melted (windshield cracked) it may be a write off as well

The Maritime Paint Horse Club donated all the money we made at our Show on Sept 3rd &4th for the Carrot Trail Fun Class on Friday night, and I made a donation there. It's sad, that is one of my worst fears.