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Well, the yardsale that is supposed to be this Friday & Saturday MAY end up canceled due to weather. We were afraid of this but we will try and DARN the torpedos. As of now it’s scheduled for Saturday only as for sure it will be snowing Friday. Thinking about just having it in the [...]
...read moreYard sale date change
Because of family illness and Dr appointments, the yardsale date has been moved to Dec. 14 – Dec. 15. Hope to see you there! FSHR will hold our annual yard sale Friday and Saturday, Nov. 30 & Dec. 1 from 9 a.m. to ?. Lots of stuff, tack, horse stuff & misc. as well as lots [...]
...read moreAnnual Yard Sale
FSHR will hold our annual yard sale Friday and Saturday, Dec. 14 & Dec. 15 from 9 a.m. to ?. Lots of stuff, horse stuff & misc. AND of course open barn and rescue horses for your petting &/or adopting pleasure, just in time for Christmas! If you would like to contribute salable items, horse stuff, [...]
...read moreGaining momentum…!
Princess and mom at full speed! It’s getting crazy around here as we take advantage of every snippet of good weather we can to get the horses ready for the Four States Ag Expo. Sweets, Comet, Star, Clover and Brandy are all scheduled to participate in Rescued to Ride, which brings wonderful trainers out of [...]
...read moreAg Expo Mar. 15-18, 2012
Come to the Expo and join us with Rescued to Ride! Trainers Jason Patrick, Scott Whinfrey and Jeff Derby will work with Clover, Star, Comet, Brandy and Sweets beginning Thursday Mar. 15, and all through the weekend of the Four States Ag Expo. Horses will be started, or re-started, under saddle, and on Sunday they [...]
...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 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 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 moreEquine Herpes Virus EHV-1 outbreak
Several cases of the EHV-1 virus have occurred in Colorado. So far they have been documented in Boulder, Larimer, Weld, and Mesa Counties. The disease has also spread through other western states. The outbreak is traced back to horses attending the National Cutting Horse Association’s Western National Championships in Ogden, UT held on April 29 to [...]
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