In 2002, Michele De Lorenzo started the rewarding endeavor of providing homes and care for horses in need. She took in retired broodmares, went to farms and took care of sick and injured animals and rescued a starved, rain rot infested broodmare that she had known as a beautiful, sleek, well cared for horse at a previous home. Her husband, Ron Brandon, supported Michele through this effort with understanding love and money. Five miles away, Sue Baker and Don Grant were taking in severe chronic founder cases. With Don's farrier skills and Sue's nutrition expertise, they were able to rehabilitate these horses and return them to soundness.

After 5 years of taking in farm animals of all sorts, providing loving care for a number of horses at absentee owner farms and feeling that "if only she could do more"...an anonymous benefactor offered to provide the necessary funding to expand into a full rescue operation.  In the fall of 2007, Michele, Ron, Sue and Don combined their professional and horsemanship skills to make an effort to establish a well-grounded rescue, rehabilitation and retirement center  - Destiny Equine Center:R³.

A big thank you to Ron from all of us for keeping the dream alive through his hard work, patience and inability to say "no" to Michele!..

The vision of Destiny Equine Center:R³ is to provide a "new destiny" for equines and other animals that are in need of rescue, rehabilitation or retirement. Animals coming to DEC:R³ are rehabilitated so they can go on to start over in new, caring homes or are permanently retired at the facility. Destiny Equine Center:R³ also strives to educate horse owners and potential owners to improve conditions and care for their equines and raise public awareness of the issues that lead to animals in need of rescue.