VALLEY CENTER FALL FEST

Hey all!!

Come by and see us at the Fall Fest today if you happen to be out and about, or just looking for something to do. Boo, Chase, Jim, Playgirl, and Tip are all there giving rides. And Burrito (our little donkey), Dazzle, Duke, Magic (miniature that the itty bitty kids are enjoying sitting on), and Thunder (former rescue... now happily adopted)are all there for you to see too. We'll be there 'til dark, or when things start winding down. We are at the corner of 1st and Park.

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And thanks to everyone who has already been by. We always enjoy seeing you.

NAMES

Good news!! I now have names to tell you... our precious little Mini is Molly, and our sweetheart of a donkey is Burrito.

I do believe we have someone interested in Molly. And Burrito I think is going to be just perfect for the festivals and things we travel to. The next one coming up that I know of is the fall festival in Valley Center... mid-September I think it is.
Stay tuned for more details.

More updates forthcoming... sooner, rather than later... I hope. :)

I hope everyone has a great weekend!!

CATCHING UP

Hey all,

I have been lagging on blogging lately and I apologize. Things have been busy busy and I just haven’t been keeping y’all updated.

We have a few new resident’s at the rescue. Beauty, a black QH mare; a precious mini; and the sweetest little donkey. I’m embarrassed to say that I don’t even know the names of the mini, or the donkey.

Lady, the sorrel mare (Star’s mama), who had been at the trainer for 30-days is back at the rescue now. She will need another 60-90 days of training, but she has definitely come a long way.

In sad news, we lost one of our volunteers this week. Lynn Mariucci, a wonderful lady who was full of love and compassion, passed away as a result of complications from leukemia treatment. The horses will definitely miss her. She had been studying equine massage therapy, and enjoyed studying Parelli horsemanship as well.

I hope everyone has a nice weekend, and that the rain stays away long enough to get outside and horse around.

RAYS OF HOPE

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
Volunteers needed for a very special day. We will be taking some horses to the conference center in Hesston, KS on Saturday, July 19 as part of a benefit for children at camp who are dealing with cancer. Volunteers will lead horses while the children ride them. The event is from 9AM-Noon. Volunteers can meet at the rescue that morning, and then all ride together to Hesston. Please call Ande on her cell at 316-519-4129 if you'd like to be part of this very important event.

SHE'S A LADY

I made a trip to the trainer's place on Monday evening to see him work with Lady. She is coming along nicely. She'll be there another two to three weeks. Cynthia, another volunteer the rescue, and her husband also went. Cynthia and I both enjoyed seeing Lady, in some ways she was a different horse. I've always known she was a girl with a big heart, but to see her being so affectionate and responsive to the trainer was so touching. Granted she does still need some work, but he said she is doing really well. The work he did with her Monday evening was 100% better than the previous time he worked with her he said. He also said he thinks that given time she might make someone a really nice horse. I'm excited to go out and see her again.

THANK YOU

Thanks to all who came out to the Frontier Western celebration in ElDorado yesterday and stopped by to see us. The kids enjoyed the $2 horse rides... and we had several repeat customers too. One dad even asked if I knew where the ATM was. :)
We had lots of people ask how they could volunteer, others made cash donations. We also had one very nice couple from Butler County ask how they could get involved. They have some hay they'd like to donate to the rescue. THANK YOU SO MUCH!! It is because of the generosity of all you great people out there that the rescue is able to operate.
I will be posting some pictures to our website later today, or sometime tomorrow, but in the meantime... let me leave you with this picture of Dazzle, one of our rescues. She very much enjoyed sunbathing and catching some zzz's. Yes... she really is napping in this pic.

FUN THIS SATURDAY

Be sure and come see us this weekend, and check out all the other festivities too!!