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Project Steve
100,000 Steves. $1 each. Two horses who need us.
There are estimated to be more than one million Steves in the United States.
We are calling on 100,000 of them — and everyone who knows, loves, married, works with, was raised by, or once borrowed a ladder from a Steve — to give $1 for Steve the horse.
Meet Steve
Meet Steve
Steve is why we started this.
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Steve came to us through an animal cruelty investigation. It was dark when we picked him up, and honestly, we could not fully see the extent of what was going on with him yet. We knew enough to know that something was very wrong, and that was all we needed to know.
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We said yes without hesitation.
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Not because we understood the full scope of his medical needs....
Not because we knew what this would cost....
Not because the timing was convenient....
But because that is what sanctuary is supposed to be.
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When an animal is suffering, you do not stand around waiting for perfect conditions before helping.
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As the days pass and more evaluations happen, it is becoming increasingly clear just how medically and orthopedically complex Steve truly is. He will require extensive diagnostics, veterinary care, farrier support, rehabilitation, and likely long-term management.
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And we are prepared to go the distance with him. Steve is just a baby. He is only three years old. He should be running in a pasture somewhere without pain, without instability, without having already experienced the kind of neglect that lands a horse in the middle of a cruelty investigation.
Instead, his life has already been unimaginably hard.
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Horses like Steve are incredibly vulnerable. They are often passed from situation to situation, expected to “push through” obvious physical limitations, or discarded entirely when care becomes difficult or expensive.
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That will not be Steve’s story anymore.
And Then there's Sundae
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As if one impossible case wasn’t enough, we are also walking alongside Sundae — a tiny dwarf mini with major orthopedic needs.
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Sundae came to us covered in lice and parasites, with overgrown feet and every indication that she had never received proper care in her entire short life. Despite everything stacked against her, she is bright, funny, loving, and full of fight.
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Over the past several weeks, we have begun an intensive orthopedic care journey involving repeat radiographs, custom farrier work, specialty veterinary consultations, and ongoing evaluation of her quality of life and long-term comfort.
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We recently consulted with New Bolton Center regarding surgical options for Sundae’s legs. At this point, her future care will include major surgery, transport to a specialty hospital, rehabilitation, post-operative management, continued corrective farrier care, and lifelong medical support.
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Steve and Sundae are very different horses, but they share one thing:
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They both need a community willing to look at an impossible situation and say, “We’re not walking away.”
What Is Project Steve?
Project Steve is a wildly sincere, slightly ridiculous, completely real campaign to fund the medical needs of two of the most complex horses Red Feather Equine Sanctuary has ever welcomed: Steve and Sundae.
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The assignment is simple:
Find a Steve.
Be a Steve.
Tag a Steve.
Recruit a Steve.
Honor a Steve.
Give $1.
If 100,000 Steves each give just one dollar, Steve and Sundae’s medical care is funded.
Where the money goes
While Project Steve was inspired by Steve and Sundae, the impact of 100,000 Steves reaches far beyond two horses. The reality is that sanctuary is not just made up of dramatic rescue or medical moments. It is built from thousands of ordinary, ongoing expenses that keep vulnerable animals safe every single day.
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Feed.
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Hay.
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Medications.
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Farrier visits.
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Veterinary care.
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Training.
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Animal care staff.
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Fuel.
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Insurance.
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Fencing.
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Blankets.
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Fly spray.
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Utilities.
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Vehicle maintenance.
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Software and administrative systems.
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Emergency repairs.
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Repairs
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Endless small supplies that never stop adding up.
Cases like Steve and Sundae magnify all of those needs exponentially. At this point, we fully expect their medical and orthopedic care alone to exceed $50,000, and because both horses will likely require lifelong support, that number will continue to grow over time.
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But Project Steve is about more than just covering invoices:
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It is about creating stability.
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It is about giving sanctuary horses the freedom to receive the care they need without every emergency threatening the entire organization underneath them.
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It is about building a community large enough to help carry the weight of impossible cases.
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Every dollar given through Project Steve strengthens our ability to say “yes” when vulnerable animals need us most — not just today, but for years to come.
Help Us Find The Steves
Copy/paste this:
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I just joined Project Steve — a campaign challenging 100,000 Steves to give $1 for Steve the horse. If your name is Steve, you have been summoned. Donate, tag a Steve, or give in honor of a Steve.
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