About Prairie Horse Collective

Meet the Founder

I didn’t set out to build anything.

I’m a mom, a horse owner, and someone of Métis background, raised in Northwestern Ontario and now living in Manitoba. Horses have been part of my life more than once — this is my third time finding my way back to them.

They’ve never been just a hobby. They’ve been part of how I spend my time, how I structure my days, and how I show up — consistently, quietly, and with responsibility.

Like many owners, I focused on doing the right things. Feed schedules. Farrier visits. Veterinary planning. Making sure everything was handled the way it should be.

For a long time, that felt like enough.

But when things became complicated, I learned that care and control are not always the same. When boarding, ownership, and authority overlap, situations can shift quickly — and the people trying to do right aren’t always the ones making the decisions.

That’s not something you fully understand until you’re in it.

What stayed with me wasn’t just the situation itself — it was the realization that even when you’re doing everything right, there can still be gaps in how horses are supported and protected.

That changed how I see things.

Not enough to step away from horses —
but enough to look at what could be done differently.

Prairie Horse Collective came from that shift.

Prairie Horse Collective exists to support horse rescues in practical ways — while also bringing attention to the gaps that often exist around care, ownership, and responsibility.

There is no shortage of information on how to care for a horse — feeding programs, veterinary care, farrier schedules. But there is far less clarity around what happens when situations become more complex, particularly in environments where boarding, ownership, and decision-making are not held in the same place.

That lack of clarity matters.

Because when structure becomes unclear, it is often the horses — and the people trying to care for them — who are affected most.

Prairie Horse Collective focuses on what can be strengthened now:

  • Consistent access to feed and nutrition

  • Veterinary care when it’s needed most

  • Farrier support to maintain soundness

  • Direct, practical support for rescues doing the work every day

Alongside that, this work contributes to a broader goal — helping create more awareness, stronger understanding, and better support systems for horse owners and rescues alike.

This is not built to be large.

It is built to be steady, intentional, and useful — where it counts.