The Foundation will provide feed and medical expenses for our foster care horses. After the recuperation period, the animals will be returned to Tonkawood Farm for evaluation and sale. Some will be restored to a full useful life. Some must have special considerations and uses that will be clearly defined. For the special use animal, it has been our experience that a small cost that accompanies the animal sale is the best way to assure their wellbeing.
People tend to take better care of something when they have a financial commitment.
It is also a source of funding for the Foundation. Economic impact of the horse industry. The horse industry in the United States according to a study commissioned by the American Horse Council demonstrates the place horses have in our economy. The economic impact for horses and related services is 112.1 billion dollars. The number of Americans involved in the business is 7.1 million.