Physical Items Are Always Appreciated
Deliveries may be mailed to:
REIN 70 Pleasant View Lane Rutherfordton, NC 28139
If you are local and would like to deliver your donation of supplies please contact us to schedule a time.
Health & Veterinary Dewormer (Ivermectin, Safeguard, etc.)
Fly spray/fly predators
Wound care supplies (Vetericyn, wound spray, bandages, vet wrap)
Farrier fund donations (many rescues need extensive hoof rehab)
Vet care fund/sponsorship for specific horses.
Facility Needs
Shavings/bedding
Manure fork, wheelbarrows, muck buckets
Feed & Nutrition
Triple Crown Feed (Senior, Complete, or specific formulas for rescues in recovery)
Quality hay (orchard grass, timothy, or alfalfa for hard keepers)
Beet pulp (good for weight gain/senior horses)
Rice bran or weight-gain supplements
Salt/mineral blocks
Gift Cards
Tractor Supply Co.
Local feed store gift cards The Hay Rack, GreenCreek
Chewy or equine supply retailers (SmartPak, Jeffers Equine, State Line Tack)
Equipment & Supplies
Halters and lead ropes (adjustable, various sizes for rescue intake)
Blankets/turnout sheets (various weights for seasons)
Grooming kits (brushes, curry combs, hoof picks)
Buckets and feed tubs
Fencing materials/repair supplies
Skills & Time: Volunteer Your Talents
Not everyone can muck stalls or lead a horse and that’s okay. Rein Rescue relies just as much on people who can share their professional skills as we do on hands-on barn help. If you have a talent, we probably have a way to put it to work saving horses.
Administrative & Office Support
Data entry, scheduling, email correspondence, and record-keeping keep a rescue running behind the scenes. If you’re organized and detail-oriented, this is a meaningful way to lighten the load for our small team.
Event Planning
Fundraisers, open houses, and adoption events don’t happen without someone coordinating logistics, vendors, volunteers, and timelines. If you love pulling events together, we’d love your help.
Fundraising & Grant Writing
Rescues run on donations, and donations run on people who know how to ask. If you have experience with grant writing, donor relations, event planning, or nonprofit fundraising strategy, you can help us build sustainable funding so we can take in more horses and give them better care.
Marketing
Help us tell our horses’ stories. We need people who can write compelling copy, develop campaigns, design flyers and brochures, or help plan community outreach events. A well-told story is often the difference between a horse waiting for a home and a horse finding one.
Legal & Financial
Volunteers with backgrounds in law, accounting, or nonprofit compliance help make sure Rein Rescue operates responsibly and stays in good standing freeing up more resources to go directly to horse care.
Social Media
Our horses need an audience. If you’re skilled at content creation, community management, or growing engagement on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok, you can help introduce our horses to people who might foster, adopt, sponsor, or simply fall in love and donate.
Graphic Design
From adoption flyers to event signage to social media graphics, designers help us look professional and put our best foot forward to donors, adopters, and the community.
Photography & Videography
A great photo can change a horse’s life. Volunteers with a camera and an eye for it help us capture horses at their best for adoption listings, sponsorship campaigns, social media, and our website. Video volunteers can help create rescue stories, training updates, and behind-the-scenes looks at daily life at the rescue.involved.
Web Development & IT
Our website and online systems need upkeep too. If you have web design, development, or general tech skills, you can help us maintain a site that makes it easy for people to learn about our horses, donate, and get
Have a skill you don’t see listed here?
If you have a talent you think could help our horses, reach out. We’re always open to creative ways people can contribute your time doesn’t have to smell like hay to make a difference.