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Riding &
Training Participants Needed!
We are looking for new members to assist with our riding
& training program. Participants must have a willing attitude and good riding skills. 14 volunteer
hours per month to the care of the horses is required in addition to training/rehabilitation/exercising duties.
Participants will work with a professional trainer to rehabilitate/train/exercise horses that are ready to be placed into
homes.
Program meets on Saturdays & Sundays. For further details, please contact the sanctuary at hps@horseprotection.org.
Take a look at Kathy's Training Journal! Click Here.
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Rawhide, Injured and Loose in Iredell County
Read about Rawhide, a young injured Quarter Horse that was found wandering Iredell county and the newest employeed
of HPS: Glacier, a livestock guard dog in this month's edition of Over Herd.
The January 2010 newsletter is online. Click Here.
Food Lion MVP Program Discontinued
Thank you to all the loyal supporters
that remembered our horses whenever they shopped for groceries at Food Lion with their MVP cards. Unfortunately, Food
Lion is no longer supporting animal rescues through its MVP program. However...you may still continue to help through
their Food Lion gift card program. Gift cards may be ordered through Katie Muir, HPS gift card coordinator, at (508)
527-4314. Orders are due by the last Monday of the month & will be deposited onthe 2nd of the following month.
Click here to visit our Help the Horses page and download your Food
Lion gift card order form.
'North Carolina Now' Features HPS Sanctuary
NC Public Television visited the sanctuary and did a feature on HPS and its program to rehabilitate
rescued horse so they can find new homes. The program aired July 27th, 2009 but you can enjoy it by clicking on the
link below.
Click here to see the feature.
Sanctuary Improvements Continue...
It may not seem like much
to some but HPS is so proud to finally have a sign and beautiful white vinyle fencing along the roadside perimeter of the
property. Our new sign will aid in increasing public awareness of abuse to horses. The new vinly fencing provides
more secure containment of the horses while improving the esthetics of HPS premises.
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Continue
A big hearty thank you from the horses for the shutters and windows constructed
and installed by Bob Miller for the 2nd barn. We will now be able to close the barn off during cold weather and
keep the horses nice and warm!
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