A Gift of Hope
Southern Sun Farm Sanctuary is grateful for Ginny Burton’s generous donation, recently featured in Carolina Mountain Life Magazine. Her support is helping create the Ginny Burton Horse Rescue Barn, providing a safe haven for rescued horses in need.
Southern Sun Farm Sanctuary Receives Major Gift
Southern Sun Farm Sanctuary is an equine rescue which focuses on abandoned, abused and unwanted horses, ponies and donkeys. The 501(c)(3) organization recently received a $100,000 gift from Ginny Burton of Banner Elk, NC, and Wellington, FL. The donation will enable Southern Sun Farm Horse Rescue to build a new centrally located, nine stall barn on its existing property adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway, near Glendale Springs.
Ginny Burton, an experienced and avid horsewoman herself, selected Southern Sun Farm due to their excellent reputation in the High Country and a proven track record of saving horses. “My primary experience has been in the show world but John and Ann [Lisk] simply don’t care about breeding and pedigree, they care about the horses.”
The new facility will be named the Ginny Burton Horse Rescue Barn, in honor of Ginny’s passion for horses, her community and her dedication to give back. Learn more, and find out how you, too, can help at southernsunfarm.com.
Carolina Mountain Life
Spring 2026 Issue
Pg. 109
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