I had been stalking CHC's FaceBook page for awhile, thinking we would be needing another trail horse sometime soon. If I got another horse from Julie, that would make CHC horse #4! And why wouldn't I? Every experience we had with CHC had... read more

So, my dream was to have a big beautiful paint horse for as long as I can remember. I have a preference for mares, because they wear tbeir hearts right out there in the open. This is what I told Julie, when looking for our 5th horse from... read more

My story in finding Khalessi aka Lola took me about 4 years. My fiancée and I currently had one horse Arabella a solid paint for about 4 years before I decided it was time for me to find a horse of my own. I didn’t grow up with horses... read more

I found Julie Coppers's rescue through a friend, I had no hope I would find the horse "for me" but it was love when I met her! read more

JoJo became part of our family about a year and a half ago. She is just what we were looking for. When it was time for another horse, I contacted Julie and told her we were ready for CHC horse #2, but we were not in a hurry. We would wait... read more

Reba was saved from slaughter by Julie at CHC in September 2011 and came to her forever home with me two months later. She has become a wonderful trail partner and we have ridden in State Parks/Forests in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and... read more

It’s been almost a year since our lives as horse owners drastically improved. One year ago this silly, gorgeous mare was somewhere unknown waiting for her fate to be determined at auction. She was sold to a kill buyer, but luckily for... read more

My wife dreamed of owning a horse her whole life. After our children all left home to start lives of their own and the time was right we decided to pursue it. We were lucky to have a friend who directed us to Julie’s. After visiting... read more

Last Summer, we met someone casually who posted an ad for horseback riding lessons. My daughter adored her, the horses, and the whole farm. I've always liked horses, but never really had the opportunity to be around them, so I never... read more

In 2004, Copper Horse Crusade was just Julie Copper, a young 20 something mom to a toddler, working solely on her own to save as many horses as she alone could, and out of her own pocket. Julie was making a difference in lives back when... read more