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Working Liberty & Clover
This morning Erin and I worked with Liberty and Clover. Liberty had not been ridden since coming back from fostering with Donna, who had ridden her quite a bit. Reunited with the other “kateers,” she had been running around in the forty with them for a little more than 2 weeks, and required a quite [...]
...read morePrincess
Charging in front of the herd, Sept. 2011 I’m a 2011 filly…a weanling now (Oct, 2011). I’m halter trained and eager to be your friend. It did not take me long at all to realize I was safe at Fresh Start, where my mom and I ended up after that nightmare called the “livestock auction.” [...]
...read moreGelding grant period extended
Last year, the Colorado Unwanted Horse Alliance awarded Fresh Start Horse Rescue its first-ever grant: Funding to help horse owners in the five counties of Southwest Colorado afford to have their colts and stallions (intact male horses) castrated (neutered). The five counties of SW CO are: Montezuma, La Plata, Dolores, Archuleta and San Juan counties. [...]
...read moreThank you all who helped with fundraiser!
The October first Navajo Taco Dinner and Silent Auction fund-raiser was a success! Fresh Start would like to thank all the businesses and individuals who donated items, as well as the talented people who made the event happen. The Navajo Tacos were excellent and prepared by Trudy Erikson, who also contributed extra supplies and food [...]
...read moreLiberty (adopted 2/20/12)
Donna rides Liberty while Freedom follows along I am a 2006 Quarter Horse mare who shows an aptitude for working cattle. I am healthy, current on vaccinations, dental work, and deworming. I trailer well, accept farrier work, love grooming and all sorts of attention. I came to the rescue in April, 2011, pregnant and [...]
...read more1st Annual Navajo Taco /Silent Auction
When: Oct 1, 2011. Silent Auction will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. A wide variety of items will be offered and you need not be present to win. The Navajo Taco Dinner will be $8.00 a plate and will be served from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Where: Calvin Denton Room, Empire Electric Building on [...]
...read moreFound: Two donkeys or mules on hwy 184
Update: The kind and caring person who took the donkeys off the highway was able to find the owners. They were out of town at the time; and now the donkeys are safe and sound at home!!! FOUND: TWO DONKEYS OR MULES ON HWY 184 IN THE DOLORES-CORTEZ AREA OF SW COLORADO. IF THESE ARE [...]
...read moreUpdate: Navajo feral horse Mandy
For those of you who remember Mandy, the feral Navajo pony who had a halter growing into her face, and our attempts to get down there and help her, here is the long-awaited update: Because of personnel, financial, time and distance challenges, we were unable to visit the area often enough to get a good [...]
...read moreAdopted! Blizzard
I am a 16-year-old Arabian/Welsh Cob mare. I’ve been adopted by Terry, a compassionate man who will be a groundwork partner with me for the mutual therapy we can offer each other. The very first time Terry and I saw each other, we hit it off. I have never responded to a stranger the way [...]
...read morePaso/Arab crosses need a home
Today we received a call from the owner of two horses. She does not live locally, and recently found that the caretaker of her horses was not doing an adequate job. She has come to them and begun rehabilitation. She is seeking permanent homes for both as soon as possible; or possibly a foster home [...]
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