Todays Blog is Our September Newsletter!
In the newsletter I forgot to thank Cathy from Monkton and Kim and Abbey for manning, er would that be womanning lol, the booth at the State Fair for Angel Acres! Cathy volunteered with us last year, too!
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Showing posts with label help save a horse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label help save a horse. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
When the truck is empty...sigh...we STILL need you...
What happens AFTER the truck is coming turns into the truck is empty? And now there are real live to save?Rescues need help AFTER the SAVE...we need to care for the horses after we get them...that means quarantine board, then transport, coggins, feet, teeth, deworming, feeding, etc...
There is absolutely no glory or excitement in paying the feed bill or the vet...but there IS glory in seeing a once starving horse (like Bandito at left) being fed and getting healthy. We need YOUR help making those amazing and exciting before and after stories.
What does this mean? It means our grain bill runs at LEAST $2000 per month...we need help with that...Quarantine board is $250 per month, ditto...Vetting one single horse is about $150 to $200 on average...and on and on...please don't forget helping rescues after the save!
Angel Acres does not normally (we have on occasion for super duper emergency situations, I think 3 times over 6 years) raise funds to the tune of the "truck is coming" we do have a slaughter/rescue fund for going to auction if people want to donate way BEFORE the auction.
Please consider helping with our day to day care - its just as important as the slaughter fund...and will help us keep helping horses like Bandito!
Friday, April 16, 2010
Tango Goes Home With New Mom Jessica - YEA!!
Tango aka Storm Exchange has gone home with his new mom, Jessica! After training and reschooling he was ready to be shown (he was rescue in late summer)...due to the tremendous snowfall we had in February we had to delay showing any horses for the entire month.Jessica contacted us about two weeks ago and was interested in Tango (having seen his video on Fugly Blog). Fast forward...we schedule a showing and Jessica walks in and goes "OH MY GOD!"...I wheeled and around was like "WHAT? WHAT? WHAT'S WRONG?!" She looks at me and goes..."HE GORGEOUS!"...after I recovered from my near heart attack ...LOL ....the showing went on as planned!!
HE is SUCH a great match for Jessica...its hard to explain...but here's their first picture together as they were leaving our training facility and headed for their new life together (HOW ADORABLE IS THIS PICTURE?)...big thanks to Jessica and her Mom for coming to pick up Tango and give him the wonderful life he deserves....not bad for a once slaughter bound Thoroughbred...huh?
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Update on the Angel Acres Decorate Our Tree Fundraiser! - WOW!
Well, today brought more cards!! YEA!!The Most Recent Cards Just In Are From:
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Dustins Dreamer Update - Final Show of the Season!
Saturdays Show update from Fran!
It was a good day for Dreamer at the Baltimore County Benefit show at McDonogh School. The videographer video'd 2 of his jumping rounds and I should have that by the end of the week. Also a photog was there and he will be posting the photos from the show shortly!
He didn't win any blues this week! :(
But did get two 2nds over fences and one 3rd in the hack class and was Reserve Champ in the Open Division. (3 ft)
This was the last show of the season and I am so proud of this horse!!
Way to go Dreamer!!
But did get two 2nds over fences and one 3rd in the hack class and was Reserve Champ in the Open Division. (3 ft)
This was the last show of the season and I am so proud of this horse!!
Way to go Dreamer!!
Friday, October 2, 2009
This is beautiful - written by Patty Barnhart
When I am Old...(this is me now - minus the social security!)
I shall wear diamonds And a wide brimmed straw hat
With silver and leather on it and I shall spend my social security
On white wine and carrots
And sit in the alley of my barn
And listen to my horses breathe.
I will sneak out in the middle of a summer's night And ride the chestnut mare Across the moonstruck meadow. If my old bones will allow.
When people come to call I will smile and nod As I walk them past the gardens to the barn And show, instead, the beauty growing there In stalls fresh-lined with straw.
I will shovel and sweat and Wear hay in my hair as if it were a jewel. And I will be an embarrassment to all Who look down on me.
They've not yet found the peace in being free
To love a horse as a friend, A friend who waits at midnight hour
With nuzzle and nicker and patient eyes
For the kind of woman I will be When I am Old.
Written by Patty Barnhart
I shall wear diamonds And a wide brimmed straw hat
With silver and leather on it and I shall spend my social security
On white wine and carrots
And sit in the alley of my barn
And listen to my horses breathe.
I will sneak out in the middle of a summer's night And ride the chestnut mare Across the moonstruck meadow. If my old bones will allow.
When people come to call I will smile and nod As I walk them past the gardens to the barn And show, instead, the beauty growing there In stalls fresh-lined with straw.
I will shovel and sweat and Wear hay in my hair as if it were a jewel. And I will be an embarrassment to all Who look down on me.
They've not yet found the peace in being free
To love a horse as a friend, A friend who waits at midnight hour
With nuzzle and nicker and patient eyes
For the kind of woman I will be When I am Old.
Written by Patty Barnhart
Monday, June 22, 2009
Lota Chief and Lilo (Bella) - OMG TOO CUTE!
You might remember Lota Chief, the horse saved in honor of Nick Zito's horse...click below for the story...
WJZ-TV Angel Acres rescues horse in honor of Nick Zito
This is Lota Chief and Lilo today! He was adopted and taken to his new home last week by Liz & her family. He will be part of the Freedom Horse Rescue family...more updates will follow!
ta
Lo
WJZ-TV Angel Acres rescues horse in honor of Nick Zito
This is Lota Chief and Lilo today! He was adopted and taken to his new home last week by Liz & her family. He will be part of the Freedom Horse Rescue family...more updates will follow!
ta
Lo
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Horse-N-Around 4 H Group Volunteers @ Angel Acres!
Horse N Around 4 H Group Volunteers At Angel Acres!
We got a TON of stuff done, thanks to this FABULOUS group!
The younger girls cleaning horse shoes!
As you may know the Angel Acres Horse Shoe
sale is our biggest fundraiser!
Concentration....
Ringing Bell in her first Parelli Training Lesson!
Amy said Bell did very well!
Amy's husband doing the dreaded...weed whacking!
Fran works frantically on the rake heads!
The girls cleaning stalls with the horses watching, very closely...lol
Greg, bringing the tractor back in from dumping manure, one of his FAVORITE activities! LOL!
Watching the training session...
BIGGEST THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TODAY TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP THE ANGEL ACRES VELVET-NOSED GANG!
We got a TON of stuff done, thanks to this FABULOUS group!
The younger girls cleaning horse shoes!
As you may know the Angel Acres Horse Shoe
sale is our biggest fundraiser!
Concentration....
Ringing Bell in her first Parelli Training Lesson!
Amy said Bell did very well!
Amy's husband doing the dreaded...weed whacking!
Fran works frantically on the rake heads!
The girls cleaning stalls with the horses watching, very closely...lol
Greg, bringing the tractor back in from dumping manure, one of his FAVORITE activities! LOL!
Watching the training session...
BIGGEST THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TODAY TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP THE ANGEL ACRES VELVET-NOSED GANG!
Friday, May 22, 2009
Stonewood Farms Donates 200+ Bales of Hay!
Stonewood Farms in Dover, PA has generously donated 200 bales of hay to Angel Acres!
We are so thankful for this generous donation! The bales are huge and the horses have started in on it already!!
Pics to follow shortly...
Big thanks to Stonewood Farms from the Velvet-Nosed Gang!
We are so thankful for this generous donation! The bales are huge and the horses have started in on it already!!
Pics to follow shortly...
Big thanks to Stonewood Farms from the Velvet-Nosed Gang!
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Paige Unitas with Cookie Lee Jewelry at Padonia Station
Friday May 15th
Join Paige Unitas, your Cookie Lee Consultant for a fundraiser at:
At the corners of York & Padonia Roads
GET GLAM FOR A GOOD CAUSE AND 20% OF THE JEWELRY SALES WILL BE DONATED TO
Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Natty aka Super National in his new Colorado home!
This is Super National in his new home with his new mom, Sara!
We think he is going to be a very happy and spoiled little boy! LOL!
Thank you Sara for giving this super sweet guy a second chance at life!
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Miss Judge
Miss Judge is settling in well to her new home with Pat! I think she is going to be a glorious example of the OTTB becoming anyones next sport horse! She is simply beautiful and Pat cannot believe how wonderful she is.
Pat is a native of Bucks County, PA and is a Parelli Student. We are thrilled that Miss Judge got such a wonderful home. Pat will be sending us some pics soon!
More updates in the morning...I keep losing my connection due to the weather...thanks for reading!
Have a happy Monday everyone!
Jo
Pat is a native of Bucks County, PA and is a Parelli Student. We are thrilled that Miss Judge got such a wonderful home. Pat will be sending us some pics soon!
More updates in the morning...I keep losing my connection due to the weather...thanks for reading!
Have a happy Monday everyone!
Jo
Thursday, April 30, 2009
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Sunday, April 26, 2009
Mattie - 1996 - 2009
I do not want to dwell on what we went through this weekend, his life here was one of love, compassion and kindness. So, we will dwell on that, instead.
But, we lost Mattie yesterday at about 7pm.
He will be very, very missed and he was extremely well-loved. We did not have time to tell everyone and give them a chance to say goodbye before we lost him, but he was surrounded by his "human family" who held him and loved him right through to the end. Greg, Patty, Jo, Chuck, and Trevor were all here for him.
I was really attached to that horse and boy, could he work me for the treats and carrots! He impacted each and every person who ever met him. He was always the first to nicker at me in the morning and almost always whinnied or nickered when he saw me (maybe it was the bag of treats or the carrots he knew were in my pocket!) and made me feel like he was happy to be here.
He was a shining star for Angel Acres and he served a purpose no one could have seen when we saved him...raising awareness about slaughter bound horses. While his previous owners used him and then threw him away, he found a new loving family here. One that looked beyond the founder, looked beyond his inability to be ridden, and just loved him because he was Mattie.
He was kind and gentle and knew just how much he could work you before you were like, "hey, he's working me here". lol He had fans and supporters from around the nation and many who made the long drive just to meet him. Mattie was Angel Acres own mascot for all slaughter bound horses...
He helped us tell people that horses are not useless, they are not throw-aways, that there really is a person for each homeless horse...homeless horses are not unwanted, someone wanted them when they bred him or her...they are simply homeless, having outgrown his or her intended purpose for his or her owner or breeder. (forgive me if I am grammitcally incorrect, my head is throbbing and I should be going to lay down, but feel I need to write this asap)
This horse was used up and thrown away by the people that were supposed to care for him! He had the worst case of founder anyone we knew (including vets and farriers) had ever seen. Yet through it all, he was stoic and yet playfull, who'll ever forget Mattie snagging a big ole mouthful of hay while someone was walking by, then look away like "wasn't me!"...he'd poke his head out to playfully nip at Dr. Wells, not to be mean, but for attention!
And lordy when Chuck pulled up, he was a different horse, worried yet willing...would this be Chuck working for 4 hours or just a quick check? Either way, Mattie was great through it all. I have pics of Mattie and Chuck together, it was truly amazing, the way they connected. Chuck gave his heart and soul for Matties care...and we are forever grateful to him.
Mattie touched so many lives all around the country. He helped bring awareness to greater issues in the horse world. I will post more later...a newsletter will be going out as well.
Thank you to all who have supported him and loved him from afar...he will never truly be gone, he will be in our hearts forever.
Jo
But, we lost Mattie yesterday at about 7pm.
He will be very, very missed and he was extremely well-loved. We did not have time to tell everyone and give them a chance to say goodbye before we lost him, but he was surrounded by his "human family" who held him and loved him right through to the end. Greg, Patty, Jo, Chuck, and Trevor were all here for him.
I was really attached to that horse and boy, could he work me for the treats and carrots! He impacted each and every person who ever met him. He was always the first to nicker at me in the morning and almost always whinnied or nickered when he saw me (maybe it was the bag of treats or the carrots he knew were in my pocket!) and made me feel like he was happy to be here.
He was a shining star for Angel Acres and he served a purpose no one could have seen when we saved him...raising awareness about slaughter bound horses. While his previous owners used him and then threw him away, he found a new loving family here. One that looked beyond the founder, looked beyond his inability to be ridden, and just loved him because he was Mattie.
He was kind and gentle and knew just how much he could work you before you were like, "hey, he's working me here". lol He had fans and supporters from around the nation and many who made the long drive just to meet him. Mattie was Angel Acres own mascot for all slaughter bound horses...
He helped us tell people that horses are not useless, they are not throw-aways, that there really is a person for each homeless horse...homeless horses are not unwanted, someone wanted them when they bred him or her...they are simply homeless, having outgrown his or her intended purpose for his or her owner or breeder. (forgive me if I am grammitcally incorrect, my head is throbbing and I should be going to lay down, but feel I need to write this asap)
This horse was used up and thrown away by the people that were supposed to care for him! He had the worst case of founder anyone we knew (including vets and farriers) had ever seen. Yet through it all, he was stoic and yet playfull, who'll ever forget Mattie snagging a big ole mouthful of hay while someone was walking by, then look away like "wasn't me!"...he'd poke his head out to playfully nip at Dr. Wells, not to be mean, but for attention!
And lordy when Chuck pulled up, he was a different horse, worried yet willing...would this be Chuck working for 4 hours or just a quick check? Either way, Mattie was great through it all. I have pics of Mattie and Chuck together, it was truly amazing, the way they connected. Chuck gave his heart and soul for Matties care...and we are forever grateful to him.
Mattie touched so many lives all around the country. He helped bring awareness to greater issues in the horse world. I will post more later...a newsletter will be going out as well.
Thank you to all who have supported him and loved him from afar...he will never truly be gone, he will be in our hearts forever.
Jo
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
Voting Has BEGUN For Angel Acres!
Sign up and vote for Angel Acres in the Zootoo.com $1 million dollar makeover contest!
Click here www.zootoo.com/vote and register to vote!
Thank you for all of us at Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue!
Jo
Click here www.zootoo.com/vote and register to vote!
Thank you for all of us at Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue!
Jo
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Once Slaughter Bound - Now Champion!
From Kathy about Remarkably aka Markie!
Markie was the #1 horse in Pre-Children's Hunter Horse Division at today's A-Rated show. She got Champion for the division with 18 horses/riders in the Over Fence classes and 15 (Maybe more?) in the Under Saddle Class.
Check out Z2 (zootoo.com) for more info, pix & vids.Kathy
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Successful Meetings!
What a great week we had here in Las Vegas, NV!
We had the Animal Care Expo event and then the Homes For Horses Coalition conferences...we got to meet a ton of great people and many speakers were full of valuable information.
Big thanks to the HSUS and AWI for hosting the event!
Stay Tuned for more updates soon...
We had the Animal Care Expo event and then the Homes For Horses Coalition conferences...we got to meet a ton of great people and many speakers were full of valuable information.
Big thanks to the HSUS and AWI for hosting the event!
Stay Tuned for more updates soon...
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
From R.T. Fitch - Thank you...
Congrats Angel Acres
Please see below our Habitat for Horses perspective on our direction as posted to our boards.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Journey through ZooTooPhew...it's been a long a dusty ride; it's rained, there's been hail, the wind has blown and I even lost my hat but we never wavered, we stuck together and we are getting ever closer to our destination.
Boy; we have had a few laughs, shared some interesting stories around the campfire, taken goofy pictures and built relationships that will last a life time. The best trail ride I have ever been on. We have seen people ride up out of the posse and take the lead, folks we never thought of as trail bosses, before, but they were there, right up front leading us onward with their steely gaze forever fixed on the future and their reins firmly grasped within their hands.
It was a metamorphosis that was a wonder to behold, even the horses took note.But we are at a fork in the trail, we thought we were supposed to go one way, but through several twists and turns we now know the exact direction that we must go...and in making that turn, we further help the horses.
The direction that we are heading is towards Angel Acres Horse Haven, they need our help and we promised to give it to them. They pledged their loyalty to us, and we now return the favor and head off down the trail to help them. We do it because we are one in our mission, our call and our love.
We pick up the speed of our ride as the horses feel the thrill, the excitement of being recognized, of being in the lime light, of having hope.As we near Angel Acres ranch, we brandish our cell phones in one hand while we clutch our reins in the other...it's time for the Habitat for Horses Posse to call for help, we need to bring in the troops, we must circle the wagons.
Only as a unified team can we ensure that Angel Acres reaches out and grasps that ZooToo golden equine ring of hope and as lovers of the horse's spirit we will bear them on our backs to ensure that they win because that, my friends, is what selfless rescue is all about...and "that" is what we are all about."GO ANGEL ACRES!"...we will help you make it so!
Giddy-up and ride hard, my friends, the horses are depending on us!!!!R.T.
R.T. FitchAuthor -
"Straight from the Horse's Heart"
The Force of the Horse®, LLC
1-800-974-FOTH
www.rtfitch.com
www.habitatforhorses.org
www.equinewelfarealliance.org
Please see below our Habitat for Horses perspective on our direction as posted to our boards.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Journey through ZooTooPhew...it's been a long a dusty ride; it's rained, there's been hail, the wind has blown and I even lost my hat but we never wavered, we stuck together and we are getting ever closer to our destination.
Boy; we have had a few laughs, shared some interesting stories around the campfire, taken goofy pictures and built relationships that will last a life time. The best trail ride I have ever been on. We have seen people ride up out of the posse and take the lead, folks we never thought of as trail bosses, before, but they were there, right up front leading us onward with their steely gaze forever fixed on the future and their reins firmly grasped within their hands.
It was a metamorphosis that was a wonder to behold, even the horses took note.But we are at a fork in the trail, we thought we were supposed to go one way, but through several twists and turns we now know the exact direction that we must go...and in making that turn, we further help the horses.
The direction that we are heading is towards Angel Acres Horse Haven, they need our help and we promised to give it to them. They pledged their loyalty to us, and we now return the favor and head off down the trail to help them. We do it because we are one in our mission, our call and our love.
We pick up the speed of our ride as the horses feel the thrill, the excitement of being recognized, of being in the lime light, of having hope.As we near Angel Acres ranch, we brandish our cell phones in one hand while we clutch our reins in the other...it's time for the Habitat for Horses Posse to call for help, we need to bring in the troops, we must circle the wagons.
Only as a unified team can we ensure that Angel Acres reaches out and grasps that ZooToo golden equine ring of hope and as lovers of the horse's spirit we will bear them on our backs to ensure that they win because that, my friends, is what selfless rescue is all about...and "that" is what we are all about."GO ANGEL ACRES!"...we will help you make it so!
Giddy-up and ride hard, my friends, the horses are depending on us!!!!R.T.
R.T. FitchAuthor -
"Straight from the Horse's Heart"
The Force of the Horse®, LLC
1-800-974-FOTH
www.rtfitch.com
www.habitatforhorses.org
www.equinewelfarealliance.org
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