BEND, Ore. — The entire board of directors of a Bend horse rescue nonprofit has quit over differences of opinion between the board and the organization’s founder.
The Bulletin reports that Equine Outreach board members resigned last week over a dispute about how to run the nonprofit, which cares for abandoned and neglected horses on a ranch east of Bend.
Founder Joan Steelhammer, and her husband, Gary Everett say they wanted to step back from day-to-day management of the horse rescue so last year they stepped away from their board positions. Everett had served as treasurer for 11 years before his resignation last summer.
The most recent dispute came over how Everett had organized the group’s finances. The dispute lead to all six board members resigning.
