support

Help keep the Chaar horse in its mountains

The Chaar horse came close to disappearing. Today there are 80+ horses in the herd and new foals every spring. Choose how you'd like to be part of that.

80+horses in the herd
10countries our supporters come from
66%tax deduction for French residents
A grey Chaar horse looking straight at the camera

ways to give

Three ways to back the herd

The Chaar herd on the snowy hills in winter, when about 1 euro a day feeds one horse. Photo: Salomé Guilleme

One time

Make a donation

Any amount: €15, €30, €50, €100 or more

Give what you can, when you can. Your gift pays for feed, veterinary care and the future of the herd, and French residents giving through HelloAsso get a tax receipt.

Donate now
A mare and her foal on the high summer pasture

Monthly

Monthly supporter

Suggested: €15 a month

Steady support the ranch can plan a whole season around, through the winter as well as the summer. You get monthly updates from Kyrgyzstan, a yearly financial report and a small thank-you gift each year. Cancel any time.

Give monthly
Spotted Chaar horses on the high summer pasture

Four years

Own a foal

€50 a month for four years

Your payments fund the breeding programme, and in year four a newborn Chaar filly from the programme becomes yours. We take a small number of new commitments each season.

See how it works

No paid fundraising staff: the only deductions are payment and platform fees. The International Chaar Appaloosa Horse Association is a registered non-profit in France, n° W353023160, and our annual financial report, which goes to every supporter, shows where the money goes. French taxpayers can claim 66% of a donation made through HelloAsso back as an income-tax reduction.

A Kyrgyz horseman bringing the Chaar herd across the high pasture

where it goes

What your money actually pays for

  • Hay and feed through the winter, when the high pastures are closed
  • Veterinary care for the mares, the foals and the working horses
  • The horsemen who watch over the herds all year, like Yrys: every day from November to May, and once or twice a week on the summer pastures
  • Protecting mares and foals from wolves, and now snow leopards
  • Building out Chaar Ranch, from paddocks and shelters to water and fencing
  • Genetic testing and the registry the breed needs to be recognised

The next goal is 130 horses by 2029, on the way to 500 documented horses, the pedigreed population we're working towards for breed recognition. Read the full mission.

A spotted mare and her foal on the pasture

other ways in

Give time or skills instead

Our members take part in the work, not just fund it.

Come and visit

Ride into the mountains on the expedition, or travel with us in spring on Spirit of Kyrgyzstan.

Volunteer

Ten days living and working at the ranch, with one Chaar horse in your care.

Artist partner

Artists, photographers and filmmakers working with us towards the Chaar Art Residence.

You can also help by buying something from the shop, where the profits go to the herd, or by getting in touch if you have skills to offer.