The Annie Project, a 501(C)3 non-profit organization was created to offer Dude and Guest Ranches a new option for retiring horses. The Annie Project was born in June, 2017, through the relationship between Drifter’s Hearts of Hope, C Lazy U Ranch and The Colorado Dude and Guest Ranch Association. As of Feb 2024, in hopes of fueling the Annie Project to expand and help more horses across more states, the team at Drifter's has entrusted Colorado Horse Rescue (in Longmont) to fold the Annie Project into their programming. CHR has been involved with The Annie Project and has been taking these horses into their rescue for a few years now. Their staff is honored to steward the growth of this incredible program and continue to provide safe solutions for these deserving dude ranch horses. Read Annie's Story here.
The Mission of the program is to give dude and guest ranches a new option for retiring their horses...an option that will keep them safe from auction and out of danger of entering the slaughter pipeline.
Our goal is to create a lasting, symbiotic relationship with all members of the CDGRA (and eventually the NDGRA) and have the opportunity to find these deserving horses loving and forever homes in their retirement/transitional years. In exchange for the horses, DHOH will offer participating ranches a tax-deductible donation receipt per horse as well as social media and website promotion.
The Annie Project is a sustainable program which not only helps the horses, but also helps the ranches! View our FAQs here
The Mission of the program is to give dude and guest ranches a new option for retiring their horses...an option that will keep them safe from auction and out of danger of entering the slaughter pipeline.
Our goal is to create a lasting, symbiotic relationship with all members of the CDGRA (and eventually the NDGRA) and have the opportunity to find these deserving horses loving and forever homes in their retirement/transitional years. In exchange for the horses, DHOH will offer participating ranches a tax-deductible donation receipt per horse as well as social media and website promotion.
The Annie Project is a sustainable program which not only helps the horses, but also helps the ranches! View our FAQs here
How You Can Get Involved
To make The Annie Project a success, we need folks to care about what happens to dude and guest ranch horses once they are no longer useful to the ranch. Please patronize Annie Project Approved Dude and Guest Ranches, encourage your family and friends to do the same, and make your choices known on social media!
As an active participant of the Annie Project, the participating Ranch and DHOH adhere to the following guidelines.
Interested in becoming an Annie Project Partner? Simply email us at [email protected]
To make The Annie Project a success, we need folks to care about what happens to dude and guest ranch horses once they are no longer useful to the ranch. Please patronize Annie Project Approved Dude and Guest Ranches, encourage your family and friends to do the same, and make your choices known on social media!
As an active participant of the Annie Project, the participating Ranch and DHOH adhere to the following guidelines.
Interested in becoming an Annie Project Partner? Simply email us at [email protected]
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