Maryland Hay Bank Expands!

MARYLAND HAY BANK IS EXPANDING … and we need help from Western MD hay farmers!

Maryland Fund For Horses’ Hay Bank needs a barn in Western Maryland to stage and store 200 small squares of hay for the 2021-2022 winter season.  MFFH provides “safety nets” for temporary help with feed, hay and health care for horses when their owners experience hardships like job loss, illness/injury, etc.

If you can help us make emergency hay more accessible for Western Marylanders, please reach out by e-mail to:‬ mdfundforhorses@gmail.com with details of what you can offer, or call (410) 861-0406.

A location between Hancock and Cumberland is ideal, but we’re willing to consider other communities. Please contact us if you’re interested in storing hay for us. We prefer to have donated space, for which we will provide a donation receipt in the amount of reasonable  rental value, to be used as documentation for a charitable deduction.

Please help MFFH to help your neighbors and their horses. Thank you!


COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Program

COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Program

Maryland Fund For Horses is expanding its virtual hay bank for horse owners during the COVID-19 crisis.  For a short time, recognizing that certain equine businesses have been especially hard-hit, MFFH is adding hay bank eligibility for two types of businesses:

  • Riding lesson programs without income from business activities considered “essential”, and
  • Non-profit rescues and sanctuaries struggling to find sources of hay

To apply, equine businesses must be licensed by the Maryland Horse Industry Board for 2020.

See COVID-19 program for details and application forms.


Wicomico Stallions Fundraiser: Update

Exceeding our Fundraising Goal - total now $4,122!Update: through a generous outpouring of support from horse lovers across the country (Thanks, Horse Nation!), MFFH has surpassed our original fundraising goal of $3,000 to geld the 19 Wicomico stallions.

This is fantastic news because there are still unmet medical needs we can help address. The veterinarian on site has indicated that at least one of the stallions is likely to need a more complex castration surgery. Until these feral stallions are tranquilized and examined thoroughly, there’s no way to determine whether others will need advanced surgical help. We’ll keep you updated about that on Tuesday. In our experience, such surgeries cost a minimum of $1,000. For now, we have increased our fundraising goal to $4,000.

We want to make sure ALL the stallions can receive the care they need in order to become healthy, trainable, adoptable geldings. With your support, we are making this happen. Thank you all!