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n a world with an equine rescue on every
corner and an unending social media
stream of horses in need of new homes,
the two founders of SquirrelWood Equine
Sanctuary keep their emphasis on indi-
vidualizing rehabilitation efforts for each
horse in their care.
With backgrounds in polo and sport
horses, respectively, Beth Hyman and
Diane Butler founded SES in Montgom-
ery, N.Y., with the mission of assisting
horses at the end of their careers that, for
whatever reason, end up at auctions.
Hyman and Butler also receive horses
CHARITY SPOTLIGHT
SquirrelWood Equine Sanctuary
helps give horses like Boo, an
Argentinean Thoroughbred who ended
up in a New Jersey auction house, a
soft landing when they fall through the
cracks in the sport horse world. Today
Boo is a permanent resident of SES
and a fierce competitor in the polo
arena with the sanctuary's co-founder,
Beth Hyman.
A CLOSER LOOK AT:
SquirrelWood
Equine Sanctuary
By focusing on treating each rescue as a unique individual,
SES makes a significant impact on down-on-their-luck horses.
B y M E G A N B R I N C K S
P h o to c o u r te s y o f J O H N PA I N T ER
