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Los Angeles Pet Rescue:

Farralone Farm REHABILITATION
RETRAINING/ADOPTION

TESTIMONIAL:
“TAA’s grant and
accreditation are of
tremendous value to
us. The grant check
is a blessing in doing
this beautiful work.
Accreditation also
serves to reassure
potential adopters
that we are a bona
fide organization. We
see TAA as partners
with whom we work
hand-in-hand to
retrain our OTTBs and
settle them into new,
rewarding careers.”

FOUNDED: 2008
ADDRESS:
10856 Farralone Ave.
SASKIA CHIESA Chatsworth, CA 91311
Rumors Ride and Sumthingsgottogive at Farralone Farms, the equine division of LA Pet Rescue.
PHONE: (310) 466-1185
Farralone Farms is the equine division of Los farrier care as needed.
Angeles Pet Rescue, an animal-welfare organi- Stallions generally will be gelded, teeth floated, MAIN CONTACT:

zation that has saved everything from sheep and and vaccinations updated as these horses are Saskia Chiesa
mules to cats and guinea pigs. brought back to optimal health with plenty of WEB ADDRESS:
Founded in 2008 by Saskia Chiesa, a longtime good food and quality care. When ready, many
dressage competitor from The Netherlands, the will be schooled and retrained in preparation for farralonefarms.com
farm is a peaceful facility located in Southern the next phase in their lives. SOCIAL:
California’s San Fernando Valley. Farralone Horses recently made available through farralonefarms
Farms deals in all breeds but has had notable Farralone Farms have included Grand Yule
success with off-the-track Thoroughbreds. There and Cyber Sam, both rescues from a California @farralonefarms
are 16 horses active in the program. livestock auction. Grand Yule is a beautiful gray AVERAGE NUMBER OF
According to Chiesa, “We are all about the four son of Grade 1 winner and sire Grand Slam and
Rs” – rescue, rehabilitate, retrain, and re-home. is out of a two-time Southern California winner; THOROUGHBREDS PER YEAR:
Many of Farralone Farms’ horses have been Cyber Sam is a 25-year-old daughter of champion 16
plucked directly out of livestock auctions. They Capote out of a Mr. Prospector mare. Both Grand
are then brought to the Chatsworth-based facil- Yule and Cyber Sam eventually fell on hard
ity, where they are carefully assessed and reha- times before being sent to Farralone Farms as
bilitated, receiving R&R plus veterinary and future companion horses.

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