RESCUE - REHAB - REHOME - RETIRE
Donate, Sponsor, Adopt, Volunteer, Share
Sometimes we rescue horses, sometimes we rescue people!
Our goal is to bring peace and calm into the middle of chaos for incoming horses!
WHO WE ARE
McConathy Farm Rescue Team, Corp. was started in November of 2014 from McConathy Farm, LLC (est. 2000) which is a recreational laid back farm setting for boarding horses and a home away from home for out of town college students. By adding a family-like atmosphere and some recreational enticements for clients who board their horses with the farm (i.e., cookouts, group vet & farrier visits, fish fries, bonfires, group trail rides, etc.), it has expanded to approximately 87 acres on 4 locations, one of which the rescue owns.
Everyone is welcome to volunteer with the rescue in some capacity and some choose to do their required community service hours with us for class or college credit.
Whites Lane is a tree lined, beautiful dead end lane located just 20 minutes from downtown Lexington, the UK campus and from Masterson Station. We are walking distance to Champagne Run. Many UK college students come to college and bring their horses along! We have students from EKU and the horseshoe school too!
We work with local animal control and humane societies in Lexington and surrounding counties as well.
We also assist other horse rescues in need by sharing hay, grain and transportation when needed. Rescues must work together whenever possible for the good of the horses!
McConathy Farm Rescue Team and Lisa McConathy/David McMillan are Kentucky Proud, a member of Ky Women in Ag, A Home for Every Horse, Unwanted Horse Coalition and Network for Good, as well as the matching program for Toyota. We are working hard to stay up to date on all the information needed to properly run this rescue!
MEET THE RESCUE TEAM
LISA C. MCCONATHY
Owner/Operator of McConathy Farm, LLC and Executive Director of McConathy Farm Rescue Team, established November 2014! Riding EMMA an owner surrender Belgian Draft Mare!!!
"I have had horses since I was a little girl and got my love of horses from my father, the late James E. McConathy, Jr. I've lived on the farm at Whites Lane for 15 years and raised two sons, Elliott (25) and Sammy (20) as well as a ton of other kids along the way. I started out with my own horses and way too many to ride.....then began foaling out for other folks. Then boarding became a way to supplement income and meet new friends to ride with. I've always taken in people and animals in need and feel it is what I'm here on this earth to do. You will most likely find me with a camera in my hand as that is my next favorite hobby!
In November 2014 I was certified as a 501(c)3 charity which enabled me to take donations and offer a tax deduction to those who helped us rescue horses. We get calls regularly and have had many experiences taking in owner surrender horses, etc.
MICHAEL DAVID MCMILLAN
David joined McConathy Farm in the winter of 2014. Winters are hard and when you have 30+ horses they can be plain old exhausting! Thanks to his help we make it through ugly winters just fine.
Lisa and David were married October 2016. David is now Vice-President of the Rescue Team.
He likes to say in his former life he had no purpose or direction and that the horses and rescue team have given him new motivation to make a difference in the world one horse at a time!
He has a son (21) Hunter McMillan and David rides his horse Miss P every chance he gets.
Bertha Stamper
Bertha is not only Barbie's lifetime Dedicated Donor, but also a VERY important part of our team! She is the head spoiler of our rescues! She is also very known for spoiling our team members too.
Bertha adopted Barbie when she fell in love with her and keeps her boarded at our facility. She makes sure all of our horses have everything they need and that our team members are well taken care of during, and after long days on the farm. She brings many wonderful ideas to the table and we are so blessed to have her as a part of this team.
PAT MCCONATHY
Pat, AKA Patty. is Lisa's older brother and he (and Punkin his Boston) are at the farm daily to help out with all the equipment, errands, mowing and basically anything anyone needs (except horses)!!!! He is a retired entrepreneur who owned a construction company and owned and farmed a 100 acre farm in the past ..... there are no machines he can't run and/or work on around here! Patty often helps with watching riders and foal watches when we need him!!! He keeps things interesting and helps us with all the rescues as we bring them in and trailer them out!
VOLUNTEERS MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND!!!
We have several regular volunteers and some who serve when they can! Anyone who wants to volunteer can contact us and we will discuss ways you can help too. We are always looking for people with a variety of skill-sets and horse experience so even if you have never been around horses, we are willing to teach you if you are willing to learn!
Although working with horses is a large part of what we do, there are many other jobs that go into running a rescue including: social media coordinators, writers, proofreaders, web developers, event planners, fundraising coordinators, construction workers, maintenance workers, landscapers, etc. If you have a skill and time to donate, we would love to add you to our team! We also hold fundraisers in the summer and need a team to serve at Pet Smart on the weekends!!!
Please call/text, email, Facebook message or visit to get started!
Candice Fenwick is a former boarder at McConathy farm. She recently bought her own farm down the road but still loves to come to help out the rescue whenever she can including updates to our website! She has three horses of her own including a rescue horse, Bodan!
Shelly Fisher is the proud sponsor of Bonnie and Lilly (the pigs), and Clyde (the goat)! Shelly lives down the road as well and helps the rescue with throwing hay, outings, and everything in between.