It’s that time of year again – voting for the 2018 Bangor Savings Bank’s Community Matters More contest has begun and the MSSPA horses need your votes! Help the horses win up to $5,000 this year by voting today and sharing this post with your friends and neighbors! Here is everything you need to know […]
Chris Rogers of Raymond James and his wife, Nova; Amy from People’s United Bank; Samantha from Texas Roadhouse at our Buy-A-Bale stall Thank you to the close to 2500 guests who visited the River Road Farm for another wonderful Christmas Open House for the Horses! There was beautiful weather and everyone had so much fun […]
The hay lofts are getting close to capacity but we still need your help to reach our goal of 20,000 bales of hay. That is a bale of hay a day for each horse at The Society. Nearly 1,000 generous supporters from across the country (23 states!) have helped to raise $90,994 so far. To those […]
What do you get when you add one plump palomino pony to one colorful aqua-canine doing really good work together? You guessed it! MSSPA mascot Baxter and Slugger the Sea Dog! These two teamed up once again to help feed abused, neglect horses at New England’s premier shelter for horses. Our favorite two big […]
Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals Celebrates Maine Horse Jubilee & ASPCA Help A Horse Day Sunday, April 23 – 1 to 3 pm 279 River Road, Windham The Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals will be celebrating the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) […]
FREE EVENT! Meet the Horses Enjoy Warm Drinks and Holiday Treats Sleigh Rides (or wagon rides if no snow) ->THIS YEAR, EVEN MORE SLEIGHS! Children’s Craft Stall Christmas Gifts Available Get a Photo with the MSSPA Mascot, Baxter Great Raffles (Christmas Shopping) Click here to RSVP and invite your friends on Facebook!
Sunday, November 20th from 10AM to 2PM Fall Farm Free-for-all at 279 River Road, Windham English saddles, western saddles, girths, saddle pads, barn supplies, clothing, accessories and more! Make a donation and take it away! All donations go to the horses.
Thank you – it just couldn’t have been accomplished without you. 2016 Buy a Bale is on the books for the astounding total of $102,093 and the hay is going into our barns right up to the eaves! Thanks to so many donations, horses at the Society will have high-quality hay to eat throughout the […]
Dear Friends, March in Maine means mud and that means spring is close upon us. Seed catalogs litter kitchen tables and a red-winged blackbird has been seen. Another sure sign of spring is the kickoff of the MSSPA’s annual Buy-a-Bale campaign. Each of the many horses at the Society’s barn eats approximately one bale of […]
Making hay while the sun shines is an old adage that is familiar to farmers. Making money to care for horses – once abused or neglected – is a full time proposition at New England’s largest horse shelter, the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals. Using a part of that money to make […]