Without a truck and a trailer, a rescue’s operations come to a complete stop. Our rescue currently has one 16’ trailer. While this trailer is used for dozens of rescues, deliveries and vet appointments each month, we could really use a larger stock trailer for rescuing and transporting more mules at a time and draft mules. Our local trailer place has quoted us $15,000 for a 20’ gooseneck straight load stock trailer with a dividing door in the middle.

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A tilt chute is an extremely important piece of equipment for our operations. A tilt chute is the only way to safely trim hooves on wild, unhandled mules. Currently we borrow a tilt chute from another rescue, but would love to have our own someday so it is always available. Flying W is one of the only tilt chute manufacturers in the U.S. and has quoted us $39,500.

Our 100-150 mules currently borrow part of a property belonging to another rescue in San Angelo, Texas. Our mules live on approximately 15 of the 172 acres. Our rescue has outgrown the available space and needs to find a property to call our own. We would like to purchase a 20+ acre property in Texas. $50,000 would cover the 20% downpayment on a property meeting our needs.

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Lost Meadows has a network of reputable and verified trainers who train our mules throughout the year. After mules are trained, they are adopted, which means Lost Meadows can rescue more mules. Our training budget is limited and may change throughout the year depending on our cash flow. Currently, for 2023, there are 3 miniature mules who need to go into our training program: Leon, Julie and Suzie. The monthly cost for outside training is $450/mo per mini mule. For a $4,000 donation, these 3 miniature mules will be able to go into our training program this year for 3 months each.

Contact matti@lmmr.org for more details.

In the event that our tractor were to break down or need maintenance, we need an alternate way to drop roundbales t0 125 mules every day. Roundbales weigh 800-1,000 pounds, so a round bale trailer that attaches to the back of our pick-up truck or an ATV is the most efficient way to move them. The quote for this piece of equipment is $1,999.

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A water wagon would be extremely useful to our operation in the event of a down well or frozen or busted pipes. With 122 mules, our daily water consumption during summer is over 1,200 gallons a day. A water wagon would ensure that all of our mules stay hydrated in the middle of any emergency. The cost from ABI for a 550 gallon water wagon is $8,000.

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