About us
Who We Are
In the summer of 1988 we were asked if we could take in a cutting horse, an Appaloosa mare named Teesa. She had reached retirement age and her owner was looking for sanctuary for her. We said yes and Teesa lived another 13 years with us. As I grew to know and love Teesa I thought of all the other horses out there that needed sanctuary in their golden years, a soft place to fall as it were...In 1989 in the Red River Valley of Oklahoma we opened Grey Oaks Equine Sanctuary.
"Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be.
The last of life for which the first was made."
A 501(c)3 non-profit organization situated in the Red River Valley of southern Oklahoma. We are sanctuary to the horses that arrive here, cared for with love until end of life.
Our Mission
To provide refuge for equine that might otherwise be abandoned, slaughtered or suffer abuse and neglect. Our sanctuary provides shelter, rehabilitation, and long term to end of life care. We also offer basic education to anyone interested in learning how to take care of equine either already in their care or if they are considering adding an equine member to their family.
Our Philosophy
We believe that the most stress free world for animals is one that mimics their natural environment as closely as possible. Horses were not meant to spend 23 hours a day in stalls. In the wild, horses roam free, and bond together with their herd… that is what they do here too!
Horses are grazing animals and were meant to live primarily on forage. Here in southern Oklahoma, we are blessed with a fairly mild climate. Our horses can comfortably live outdoors all year round with minimal blanketing, and they are supplemented with high quality free choice hay during the winter.
To complement our pastures and hay, we feed the horses with high quality feeds. With high levels of energy from fat and low levels from rapidly digestible starch, readily available minerals, and high quality all plant protein ingredients, it is specially designed to meet the energy, mineral and protein needs of our retired equine friends.
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In the summer of 1988 we were asked if we could take in a cutting horse, an Appaloosa mare named Teesa. She had reached retirement age and her owner was looking for sanctuary for her. We said yes and Teesa lived another 13 years with us. As I grew to know and love Teesa I thought of all the other horses out there that needed sanctuary in their golden years, a soft place to fall as it were...In 1989 in the Red River Valley of Oklahoma we opened Grey Oaks Equine Sanctuary.
"Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be.
The last of life for which the first was made."
A 501(c)3 non-profit organization situated in the Red River Valley of southern Oklahoma. We are sanctuary to the horses that arrive here, cared for with love until end of life.
Our Mission
To provide refuge for equine that might otherwise be abandoned, slaughtered or suffer abuse and neglect. Our sanctuary provides shelter, rehabilitation, and long term to end of life care. We also offer basic education to anyone interested in learning how to take care of equine either already in their care or if they are considering adding an equine member to their family.
Our Philosophy
We believe that the most stress free world for animals is one that mimics their natural environment as closely as possible. Horses were not meant to spend 23 hours a day in stalls. In the wild, horses roam free, and bond together with their herd… that is what they do here too!
Horses are grazing animals and were meant to live primarily on forage. Here in southern Oklahoma, we are blessed with a fairly mild climate. Our horses can comfortably live outdoors all year round with minimal blanketing, and they are supplemented with high quality free choice hay during the winter.
To complement our pastures and hay, we feed the horses with high quality feeds. With high levels of energy from fat and low levels from rapidly digestible starch, readily available minerals, and high quality all plant protein ingredients, it is specially designed to meet the energy, mineral and protein needs of our retired equine friends.
R’S SEAL F TRANSPARE
