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Liberty Adopted!
Today we celebrate our first adoption of 2012! Libby went home today, a beautiful sight on a gorgeous winter day. Congratulations, Libby and Karen! And thanks to all who helped with Liberty’s rehabilitation. Bye, bye for now!
...read moreNew Comet pictures
Comet came back from his foster home yesterday, so we can get his health cert/Coggins for the Ag Expo March 15-18, 2012. He has really grown up. He is now three years old. I took these pictures today. Here is a link to his page: Comet’s Profile
...read moreAg Expo Mar. 15-18, 2012
Six Fresh Start rescue horses will participate in “Rescued to Ride,” an exciting nonprofit training demo series put on by Jason Patrick’s Whispering Willows Ranch team, all through the weekend of the Four States Ag Expo. Horses will be started, or re-started, under saddle, and on Sunday they will “graduate!” Come and learn the training [...]
...read moreFarewell to a legend
Arroyo Royal was a very special friend. He exuded vitality, love, and high spirits. He could also be fussy, herd-bound and difficult. We loved him a lot, and even after he became blind, he enjoyed being ridden, taken on walks, and learning new things. Whenever he was brought out of his stall to play, he [...]
...read moreCUHA awards 2012 Gelding grant
The Colorado Unwanted Horse Alliance has awarded a 2012 program grant in the amount of $3,000 to continue funding for the Gelding Assistance Program for Southwest Colorado. This is the second grant awarded to FSHR from CUHA and we are gratified to be able to continue to be a resource for horse owners by providing reimbursement [...]
...read moreA horse for the holidays!
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… [...]
...read moreFilled with gratitude
I don’t even know where to begin. I am just so happy. I don’t care how much money an organization has…our organization either. It is the volunteers who make it work. Volunteers who make things happen. Money can just sit and do nothing. The horses would have no hope without people to help them. Today [...]
...read moreWelcome Pepper!
Today we welcomed a splendid gelding to our “family.” Pepper is a 15-year-old Quarter Horse gelding who is reputed by his previous owners to have been ridden hundreds of miles, both as a working horse and a cherished family horse, a kind and reliable mount for a rider of any age. Pepper came to FSHR [...]
...read moreDa Boyz!
Stormy, Tucker and Arroyo hang out in the arena All summer I have been trying to find Arroyo Royal a buddy…someone he might eventually be able to share a patch of grass with for next summer. Coco would be okay, but they really don’t think that much of each other. Disdainful is the best way [...]
...read moreEventful Farrier Day
Wow…two farriers, four volunteers, and a BUNCH of horses all over the place! Thank goodness for these faithful Tuesday volunteers!!!!!!!! (Ya see…I’m trying to get my Celtic New Year’s resolutions going early, one of which is going to be keeping this blog updated). Today we had a new farrier, Charley Blackmer, visit our facility. Charley [...]
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