RVR Horse Rescue, Inc is a horse rescue facility located in Plant City, Florida dedicated to saving and rehabilitating horses.
RVR Horse Rescue is not a sanctuary, but rather a home for the rescued to build their minds, bodies, and souls to allow them to move on and find a forever home through our adoption program.
Our goal is to rescue the ones we can, and although we realize we can’t save them all, we believe each horse we can save is worth fighting for. Each horse’s life is important to us and we make sure they know it from the moment they step foot on our property.
We provide each horse with the care, training, and space they need to recover. If a horse is unable to recover from their abuse/neglect, we allow them to cross the rainbow bridge with peace, comfort, dignity and love surrounding them. We work closely with a team of equine specialists, and make our decisions based on what is best for each horse. Our horses live in herds, so they can build important bonds with other horses. These bonds are an important part of their rehabilitation.
When our horses have completed their rehabilitation we look for lifetime forever homes for them. Each horse has specific needs and care so we are diligent to find the right forever home for each and every one of them. We are firm believers that pasture pals can be just as wonderful and fulfilling members of a family and herd as a sound horse. We adopt within two hours of our rescue, as we like to stay in touch with our rescue families to ensure that our mission is carried over to our rescue’s new homes.
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The RVR Team
Shawn Jayroe
Founder & President
Board Member
Growing up on a 1,000-acre ranch in Texas, Shawn realized her dream of providing a safe haven for abused and neglected horses, along with their rehabilitation and placing them in forever homes. Shawn turned her dream into RVR Horse Rescue as we know it today.
Julie Dennis
Vice President
Board Member
Events Chair
Amanda Williams
Secretary
Board Member
Thea Elliot
Treasurer
Board Member
Barbara Smith
At Large
Board Member
Shirley Alarie
Board Member
Website & Media Chair
Kit Kelly
Operations Director
Ann Kirk
Adoption Coordinator
Co-Chair
Dara Santora
Adoption Coordinator Co-Chair
Heleen Liera
Adoption Coordinator Co-Chair
Michele Blais
Volunteer Coordinator
Chair
Kim Smith
Merchandise Chair
Karen Pack
Marketing Director
Chair
Debbie McCoy
C.L.E.A.R.
Chair
Karin Weaver
Medical Co-Chair
Melissa Schneider
Medical Co-Chair
Kelly Davis
LAR Co-Chair