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Our Mission

We are a loving non-profit 501(c)(3) horse and donkey rescue nestled in southern Wisconsin’s driftless region.

We specialize in rescue /rest/recovery and repurposing our hooved souls.

We are unique in our mission where once we take in a rescue. We commit ourselves to a lifelong restorative relationship.

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Moonrise Sanctuary

Southern Wisconsin’s Horse and Donkey Rescue.

Rescue, Rest, Recovery, & Repurposing Horses and Donkeys.

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Saving One Animal At A Time

Moonrise Sanctuary is supported in its entirety by the generosity of community. Please consider making a tax deductible donation. You may make a federal donation or sponsor an individual.

Meet Our Rescues

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Two horses gracefully lay in the tall fall grass. Wind blowing their hair and the grass alike.

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Two horses standing nose to nose staring down a corridor of green towards the sunset

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About
Moonrise

Moonrise Sanctuary is a 501(c)(3) rescue and regenerative sanctuary founded in 2016 by Angie Riker and Bob Weinswig. Our mission is to provide lifelong safety, healing, and high-quality physical and emotional care for horses, donkeys, mustangs, burros, and the many animals who make up our magical farm family. Many of our rescues come from heartbreaking circumstances, including slaughter-bound auctions, while others arrive through private surrender or rehoming when their human partners are seeking a loving next chapter for them.

Nestled beside hundreds of acres of trails, Moonrise Sanctuary is rooted in consistency, movement, herd harmony, and slowly built relationships between animals and humans. Alongside rescue and rehabilitation, we offer educational gatherings, peaceful healing experiences, farm-raised goods from our honor-system farm stand, regenerative land practices, beekeeping, and special sanctuary events like our upcoming TinyAss Concerts. Everything we do is guided by devotion to our rescues, our land, and the people who help keep Moonrise Sanctuary’s magic alive.

Meet Angie and Bob

Both Angie and Bob bring a vast array of experiences with their backgrounds in biology, teaching, ceramics, organic farming, restaurant work, painting, carpentry, meditation and trying to live in the most wholistic/harmonious possible way. Blending these experiences and passions into their everyday life.