A Horse For the Holidays!

A horse for the holidays!

posted in Blog, FSHR Horses | Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

You can be a special Santa to a rescue horse this year. Become a horse sponsor, or choose an item from the horse’s wish list and your tax-deductible donation will make it come true. You’ll receive a picture of your horse enjoying his new gift after it arrives! Read on to see how it works…

Below are the horses’ wish lists.  The main intention for these lists is to provide separate grooming supplies and saddle blankets for each horse to prevent the exchange of germs, dirt and irritants; and for the Empowerment Horses and other permanent residents to have complete sets of everything.  Items in red are “under the Christmas Tree” already! Below the wish lists is how giving will work.

Coco (lime green)

“I am an Empowerment Pony, depended upon for many jobs.  As a permanent resident, it is important for me to have my own tack. FSHR does not own a pony saddle, and must borrow one every time I’m ridden.  Also, the shanks on my bit are all bent and wonky, which is very uncomfortable and confusing.”

grooming supplies: dandy brush, soft body brush, mane/tail brush
new bit (needs to be measured to fit)   – $15 to $45 depending on brand
barrel style saddle pad (lime green)  - $35
western saddle (youth/pony size) – $200-$300
overreach boots (lime green) – $20
tendon boots
halter size small & lead rope (green) – $13 & $10
bridle and breast collar (Pam Spangler)*
My own rubber feed tub!(Pam Spangler)*
Curb chain – $6
fly masks (pony size)
Next Level joint fluid – $35

Pepper (tan/hunter green)

$200 will buy a hand-held red light therapy machine for the arthritis in Pepper’s knee.  Our newest Empowerment horse, Pepper is a great sport and we want to do everything possible for his comfort.
Tan & hunter green halter & lead (Paula Bostrom)
Tan & hunter green saddle pad (Mimi Gates)
metal curry comb, dandy brush (Montezuma Vet Giving Tree), soft body brush, rubber curry, mane/tail brush
overreach boots – $20
tendon boots
Next Level joint fluid (Pam Spangler)
B-L pellets 10 lb. – $59
Bridle headstall
hunter green vaquero-style reins with tan accents (Mimi Gates)

Arroyo (Teal/Royal Blue)

A large size English bridle and Eggbut or Dee ring snaffle bit.
English half pad
Fly masks – size XL
Vetericyn eye wash (Mimi Gates)
fly sheet
fly leg wraps
mane/tail brush
*hay bag with catch tray* (Joyce Armstrong)
Next Level joint fluid – $35
Ulcer guard – $34
B-L solution 32 oz. – $17 – $26
Super Gain supplement (Big R)

Blizzard (red)

“I enjoy my busy life as an Empowerment Horse! Properly fitted tack would make it easier for my riders, for all we use in Empowerment is borrowed.”

*red saddle pad* (Scotti Bagwell)
*Rubber feed tub (Pam Spangler)*
Arabian sized saddle
bridle headstall adjustable on both sides
reins (red if colored)
fly masks (size Arab or Yearling)
*shedding blade* (Pam Spangler), rubber currycomb, soft bristle brush, mane/tail brush
*a gate for my stall 6′ gray* (Scotti Bagwell)

Brandy (pink)

“As a healthy, adoptable alpha mare, I spend a lot of time out in the herd, waiting to be noticed.  I would SO love to have something of my own, even if it’s just a halter or a brush!”

Pink *halter* (Pam Spangler) & pink lead rope
*fly mask*(Pam Spangler)
new grooming brushes (dandy brush, *shedding blade (Pam Spangler)*, rubber currycomb, soft body brush)
*saddle pad, Saddle, bridle, snaffle bit & curb strap(Pam Spangler)*

“So for Christmas, guess what I got. A SPONSOR! I really love my Pam.” – Brandy

Comet (purple)

“A 2-y-o cutie, I have a lot of potential for cutting and reining. While I wait for my forever home, I will receive basic training and work on Empowerment skills.”

purple saddle pad ($25 – $50)
purple overreach boots – ($20)
stall pacifier – ($28)
purple lead rope ($10)
grooming supplies: shedding blade, rubber curry comb, dandy brush, soft body brush
fly masks (regular)

How this works:

You may choose an item from the list and pick it out yourself, or make a monetary donation in the approximate amount needed for the item and specify what that donation is for.  If you want to help with feed instead, please feel free to specify THAT! To prevent duplication, it would be very helpful to email us what gift you are ordering or donating for, so we can change it to bold red as an indication that the item is “under the Christmas tree”!  If accidental duplication occurs, the item will go to a horse that also needs that item and hasn’t received one.

If giving monetarily, you can use the “donate now” button, where there is a field to enter a specification for your gift.  Or you can send a check to Fresh Start Horse Rescue, P.O. Box 124, Lewis, CO 81327 and write the horse’s name and item in the memo field.  Your horse will thank you!