FROM JO SINGER: BIG THANKS TO JO SINGER!!
October 16, 2008
Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue
Jo Deibel, co-founder and president of Angel Acres Horse
Haven Rescue, never gets to sleep in. With her sizable crew of resident horses demanding breakfast served and their stalls, cleaned. Jo's day begins at the crack of dawn. Her telephone rings off the hook with calls about horses needing rescue, setting up meetings, planning for media coverage, events and fund raising. When it comes to raising those funds, rescue money “just ain’t hay.”
In her "spare" time, Jo works on their fabulous new Horse blog, http://angelacreshorsehavenrescue.blogspot.com/ that is full of news about the entire goings on at the rescue center. Shifting gears, she then involves herself with the vast amount of paperwork that accompanies her passion; rescuing those horses abandoned or broken down, that would most likely ended their lives in the kill pen.
A Horse Saved by Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue
Jo began her love affair with horses as a young girl. She first learned to ride Western style. Then, as an adult, she renewed her passion for horses when she adopted Madison, a horse destined for slaughter. Based on this experience, Jo quickly decided that her mission in life would be to continue rescuing those needy horses, by attending horse sales, carefully outbidding the killer buyers. It was then that Angels Acres Horse Rescue Haven became a reality.
I became acquainted with Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue while watching the Preakness race two years ago. During an interview with Jo, scheduled as part of the coverage of the event, her special needs horse. Mattsbrotherrobert, (a former racehorse, whom she rescued on January 29, 2007 - the day that Barbaro was euthanized), was featured. Jo related the compelling story how terribly laminitis had affected Mattie's hooves so that he could barely walk. Yet through all his pain, he was a responsive and gentle horse. She purchased him on the spot, transporting him home to render him the medical care that he desperately needed and deserved.
With the help of contributions from the Friends of Twilight organization, Ms. Deibel also rescued a sweet horse named Jack at the same time she rescued Mattie. He also was terribly neglected, suffering with a severe case of rain rot. Jack and Mattie are great pals, spending most of their time hanging out together.
Mattie's story touched me deeply. Surfing over to her website, http://www.angelacreshorsehavenrescue.com/, I learned more about Mattie, and once again seeing his beautiful face and his trusting eyes, which spoke of his horrendous neglect, I somehow knew that he would become part of my life. I contacted Jo several days later and after a long phone call, I could feel the depth of love she felt for her horses.
During our conversation, she told how she and supporters have rescued over 150 horses. Many of these “unwanted” horses have already been placed in forever homes and her tireless work continues every day.
As a direct result of our phone call, I became a part-"virtual" sponsor for this magnificent horse. He has made excellent progress over time, and with the constant care of his fabulous farrier, he is doing well.
Becoming a “virtual” adopter provides an alternative means to become involved in the future of a needy horse. It gives one the opportunity to form an actual relationship with a horse, for folks who personally do not have the space or time to care for a horse in “real life.”
Angel Acres was incorporated four and a half years ago. Their sole purpose is to find loving homes for these horses abandoned for a variety of reasons. Her tireless work continues to provide homes for these rescued horses to give them a second chance for a life of peace, freedom and love.
Jo and Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue is presently involved in a contest to raise much needed capitol to continue their vital work and assist them in moving to a new location. This is a great opportunity for this rescue facility, as they are entered into a million dollar makeover contest. Their present space is swiftly becoming limited.
Folks who wish to help them reach this goal can help by visiting: ZooToo’s Contest site and subscribe at http://www.zootoo.com/reg/aff/angelacreshorsehavenrescueinc
Visit her website at http://www.angelacreshorsehavenrescue.com/
Have you ever been involved in horse rescue? Please leave a comment and share your experiences with us.
Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue
Angel Acres Website
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Shelter Makeover Question..
HI,We were recently asked if we are a no kill shelter and why we feel we need this makeover...below is my response to this inquiry...we felt we should post it to the whole forum.
FROM REPLY MESSAGE TO FOLLOW ZOOTOOER:
Hi,Thank you for writing and asking us these questions! We are happy to answer you as best we can. We are a no kill shelter, we do not euthanize horses as a method of population control. We have euthanized 4 horses in five years due to medical necessity that was indicated by our vet. These were reluctantly done, after secondary vet consultation in all 4 cases, and these horses were given a humane and dignified ending surrounded by people who loved and cared for them.
Volunteers who wept for days afterwards because we tried so hard to save them and right the wrongs that had been done to them before their arrival at our rescue. We work really, really hard to save these guys and do not take our responsibility to the horses lightly.
We feel we need this makeover for a number of reasons, too many too list here, but will list a few...we need a new lower barn, it is falling down and suitable only for hay storage. Our riding area and round pen were built with 100 year old barn wood and needs to be replaced. We started on a shoe-string and devote hours and hours and hours each day to making sure the horses are taken care of to the best of our ability.
We also need a hay storage building, we currently have to run weekly to pick up hay, we did just put up a donated building to be used as a feed room. It is about 20+ years old and we had to drag it (via a home made contraption) to our property. It doesnt look great, but it works for now.
There are many, many reasons why we would like to get this makeover. The number one reason being it would allow us to make better use of the facility we have and free up our time by taking some of the labor intensive chores and making them more time friendly.A
nd maybe the #1 reason...our horses deserve the best...they have been thrown away because they werent fast enough to earn their keep, we want them to have a second chance at life. We are an upfront, above-board, honest rescue.
We put the horses above everything else, and pride ourselves on our integrity.I hope that I have answered your questions ok...if you would like more info, please feel free to email me privately or give me a call.
Thank you so much for writing!Jo :o)
FROM REPLY MESSAGE TO FOLLOW ZOOTOOER:
Hi,Thank you for writing and asking us these questions! We are happy to answer you as best we can. We are a no kill shelter, we do not euthanize horses as a method of population control. We have euthanized 4 horses in five years due to medical necessity that was indicated by our vet. These were reluctantly done, after secondary vet consultation in all 4 cases, and these horses were given a humane and dignified ending surrounded by people who loved and cared for them.
Volunteers who wept for days afterwards because we tried so hard to save them and right the wrongs that had been done to them before their arrival at our rescue. We work really, really hard to save these guys and do not take our responsibility to the horses lightly.
We feel we need this makeover for a number of reasons, too many too list here, but will list a few...we need a new lower barn, it is falling down and suitable only for hay storage. Our riding area and round pen were built with 100 year old barn wood and needs to be replaced. We started on a shoe-string and devote hours and hours and hours each day to making sure the horses are taken care of to the best of our ability.
We also need a hay storage building, we currently have to run weekly to pick up hay, we did just put up a donated building to be used as a feed room. It is about 20+ years old and we had to drag it (via a home made contraption) to our property. It doesnt look great, but it works for now.
There are many, many reasons why we would like to get this makeover. The number one reason being it would allow us to make better use of the facility we have and free up our time by taking some of the labor intensive chores and making them more time friendly.A
nd maybe the #1 reason...our horses deserve the best...they have been thrown away because they werent fast enough to earn their keep, we want them to have a second chance at life. We are an upfront, above-board, honest rescue.
We put the horses above everything else, and pride ourselves on our integrity.I hope that I have answered your questions ok...if you would like more info, please feel free to email me privately or give me a call.
Thank you so much for writing!Jo :o)
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Shilohs Music Video's - Simply Adorable!!
WE LOVE SHILOH!! HERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST ADORABLE VIDEO'S WE HAVE EVER SEEN...CLICK AND FOUR AND ENJOY!
The following links are from Shiloh Horse Rescue in Nevada. They are just adorable to watch! The first video is the Shiloh Zoo and is completely adorable! The other three videos are for Shiloh's available horses, but are fun to watch even if you are not looking to adopt!!
Click below and be prepared to smile...they will give you a happy lift this morning. I was bouncing out the door this morning!
Check out this darling video from Shiloh Horse Rescue in Nevada!
Check out these links for horses available from Shiloh:
Sadler: Adorable Throroughbred Gelding
Broadway: Gorgeous Thoroughbred Mare
Empire: Beautiful Thoroughbred Gelding
The following links are from Shiloh Horse Rescue in Nevada. They are just adorable to watch! The first video is the Shiloh Zoo and is completely adorable! The other three videos are for Shiloh's available horses, but are fun to watch even if you are not looking to adopt!!
Click below and be prepared to smile...they will give you a happy lift this morning. I was bouncing out the door this morning!
Check out this darling video from Shiloh Horse Rescue in Nevada!
Check out these links for horses available from Shiloh:
Sadler: Adorable Throroughbred Gelding
Broadway: Gorgeous Thoroughbred Mare
Empire: Beautiful Thoroughbred Gelding
Just two more days~
Just two more days...actually a day and a half...left before we go to the Bark in the Park event in Hagerstown MD.
I am busy making shoes almost non-stop, stopping long enough to grab a super quick bite to eat and of course stopping throughout the day to take care of the horses.Mucking stalls and the haying and watering them.
Hayley has a foster home now! He will be going to his foster home next week woo hoo!Hayley needs to have a one on one situation with whomever adopts him. Catherine came out and said...Yep...thats my kind of horse...and then that was it!We will update soon on his status...See you at the park!
I am busy making shoes almost non-stop, stopping long enough to grab a super quick bite to eat and of course stopping throughout the day to take care of the horses.Mucking stalls and the haying and watering them.
Hayley has a foster home now! He will be going to his foster home next week woo hoo!Hayley needs to have a one on one situation with whomever adopts him. Catherine came out and said...Yep...thats my kind of horse...and then that was it!We will update soon on his status...See you at the park!
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
WOW - FROM JO!!
Good Morning Everyone!
Well...we asked everyone on Sunday to help us collect points for the zootoo.com makeover...and WOW...we went from 10th, to 9th and this morning we are now at 7th place!!
OUR READERS ROCK!!!
Thank you SO much for helping us stay in the running for the $1 million dollar makeover!
We will update daily on this blog what place we are in...that way everyone can check the status of where we are whenever they like!
Have a happy place everyone! See you at zootoo.com!
Jo :o)
Well...we asked everyone on Sunday to help us collect points for the zootoo.com makeover...and WOW...we went from 10th, to 9th and this morning we are now at 7th place!!
OUR READERS ROCK!!!
Thank you SO much for helping us stay in the running for the $1 million dollar makeover!
We will update daily on this blog what place we are in...that way everyone can check the status of where we are whenever they like!
Have a happy place everyone! See you at zootoo.com!
Jo :o)
Sunday, October 5, 2008
WOW - From Fran!!
Hi All Fran here!
Just wanted to say a HUGE thanks to Georgeanne Hale who is the racing steward for Md.
She has sold the heck out of our shoes this week even on MD Million DAY! She is our hero!!
Thank you Georgeanne and THANKS to all at Laurel Racetrack in MD for their support of Angel Acres.
We SINCERELY appreciate it! (and we appreciate the shoe donation so we can make more shoes!!)
And a HUGE thanks goes to Julie Wright, President of the Baltimore County Horse Show Association. She allowed us to participate in their benefit horse show on Sat. We sold LOTS of shoes and met many great folks!!
And to the Harford County Horse Show Association - THANK YOU for selling our shoes and gathering donations for Angel Acres today at the Medal Finals!!! That was SOOSOSO NICE of you!! Thank you DEBI FOWLER for all you do to support us- you are the BEST!~!!
Our next stop for shoes is the Humane Society of Wash County out near Sharpsburg. Thanks to Paul Miller and Katherine Cooker for inviting us to their "Bark in the Park" event on Sat. Oct 11. For more info go to their webpage http://www.hswcmd.org/. Please stop by and see us!!!!
And next Sat as well there will be Angel Acre shoes at the http://www.bchsa.org/ Medal Finals. For more info click their link or email us for info..
It takes about 25 shoe sales to provide us enough money to buy a horse out of the auction. Thanks to all for helping our cause.. It means the world to us!!
"Goldie" continues to improve and is doing quite well.. He sends his best :) Have a great day!! Fran
Just wanted to say a HUGE thanks to Georgeanne Hale who is the racing steward for Md.
She has sold the heck out of our shoes this week even on MD Million DAY! She is our hero!!
Thank you Georgeanne and THANKS to all at Laurel Racetrack in MD for their support of Angel Acres.
We SINCERELY appreciate it! (and we appreciate the shoe donation so we can make more shoes!!)
And a HUGE thanks goes to Julie Wright, President of the Baltimore County Horse Show Association. She allowed us to participate in their benefit horse show on Sat. We sold LOTS of shoes and met many great folks!!
And to the Harford County Horse Show Association - THANK YOU for selling our shoes and gathering donations for Angel Acres today at the Medal Finals!!! That was SOOSOSO NICE of you!! Thank you DEBI FOWLER for all you do to support us- you are the BEST!~!!
Our next stop for shoes is the Humane Society of Wash County out near Sharpsburg. Thanks to Paul Miller and Katherine Cooker for inviting us to their "Bark in the Park" event on Sat. Oct 11. For more info go to their webpage http://www.hswcmd.org/. Please stop by and see us!!!!
And next Sat as well there will be Angel Acre shoes at the http://www.bchsa.org/ Medal Finals. For more info click their link or email us for info..
It takes about 25 shoe sales to provide us enough money to buy a horse out of the auction. Thanks to all for helping our cause.. It means the world to us!!
"Goldie" continues to improve and is doing quite well.. He sends his best :) Have a great day!! Fran
Friday, October 3, 2008
$1 Million Dollar Makeover!
GLENVILLE, PA
Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue is in the running for a $1 million dollar shelter makeover! We have had a great response so far...but we need MORE help to stay in the running...please cross post and forward...read on.
Simply by joining this incredibly easy-to-use, pet people friendly web site, you can help us (currently in 10th place in the country) win the makeover and help save more horses bound for slaughter.
The top 20 shelters go on to compete in the semi-finals.
Posting pics of your favorite pets and chatting with others, posting reviews, and generally "hanging out" in a friendly, fun, online environment is really cool...helping Angel Acres to win the makeover while doing it is even better - dare we say "priceless"? LOL!
If you would like to participate just reply to this email with PARTICIPATE in the subject line and we will send you a link to sign up (we get 50 EXTRA points for everyone who signs up via our link)...fast, free and fun...all for a GREAT cause...helping the horses at Angel Acres...
Thank you from all of us at Angel Acres - Especially The Velvet Nosed Gang!
Jo Deibel
President/Director
Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue, Inc.
http://www.saveahorsenow.com/
PO Box 62Glenville, PA 17329
Phone: 717-965-7901
Fax: 866-892-5069
Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue is in the running for a $1 million dollar shelter makeover! We have had a great response so far...but we need MORE help to stay in the running...please cross post and forward...read on.
Simply by joining this incredibly easy-to-use, pet people friendly web site, you can help us (currently in 10th place in the country) win the makeover and help save more horses bound for slaughter.
The top 20 shelters go on to compete in the semi-finals.
Posting pics of your favorite pets and chatting with others, posting reviews, and generally "hanging out" in a friendly, fun, online environment is really cool...helping Angel Acres to win the makeover while doing it is even better - dare we say "priceless"? LOL!
If you would like to participate just reply to this email with PARTICIPATE in the subject line and we will send you a link to sign up (we get 50 EXTRA points for everyone who signs up via our link)...fast, free and fun...all for a GREAT cause...helping the horses at Angel Acres...
Thank you from all of us at Angel Acres - Especially The Velvet Nosed Gang!
Jo Deibel
President/Director
Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue, Inc.
http://www.saveahorsenow.com/
PO Box 62Glenville, PA 17329
Phone: 717-965-7901
Fax: 866-892-5069
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