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Sanctuary Sparkles after Spring Cleaning!
Thank you to
all the volunteers who came out for our annual Spring cleaning on Project Day in March! Leaves from the magnificent
oaks that decorate our sanctuary were raked and burned. The feedroom was reorganized and scrubbed from ceilling to floor.
The feed pans were cleaned. The shower stall mats were washed. Wheel barrow tires were repaired. Cherry
tree saplings growing in the woods were chopped down and burned. All this in a single morning!
Thank you
from the horses at the sanctuary!
Horse Protection Members Have a Thirst for Knowledge
HPS members who volunteer to feed
the horses have been busy attending classes on general horse care at the sanctuary this winter. Classes in
Horse Behavior & Communication, Grooming, Health & First Aid, Nutrition, and Barn & Ranch Management were offered
from 2-4 pm on Sundays.
Our members learned about herd dynamics and equine communication, and how to apply this information
to handle horses safely and efficiently. They also learned about many medical issues such as colic, laminitis, founder,
dsld, tendon injuries, wounds, medications, abcesses, ulcers, and eye problems. Members also learned about the equine
digestive system and nutrition: feed, forage and supplements. The last class is on April 1st and participants will learn
barn & ranch management skills.
New Rescue and Returning Placement
Shaman returns after being placed in a home for 3 years. A newly rescued mare has an unusual medical condition.
New EPM treatment has fantastic results for HPS. This and more in the latest edition of Over Herd.
Click here to read the May 2012 edition of Over Herd.
Sponsor a Horse of Your Own
For only $20 a month
you can sponsor a horse at HPS. It costs about $200 to feed and care for a horse at the sanctuary. Sponsors receive a
newsletter every month, periodic updates on their sponsored horse, and may visit their horse any Saturday between 10am-4pm.
Become an Angel Sponsor today. Click on the link below to print a sponsorship form and indicate the name of the horse
that you would like to sponsor. Or if you like, we can choose a horse for you.
Click here for Angel Sponsor form
 Riding
& Training Participants Needed!
The purpose of the HPS riding & training
program is to get the horses back into condition before going to new homes, to give them any additional training they may
need, to help them overcome their fears of being ridden, and to learn about the horses' abilities & personalities
so they can be matched with an appropriate home.
If you would like to participate, you must have a current
HPS membership, volunteer 14-16 hours a month on the feed schedule or barn cleaning schedule, have good riding skills,
possess a willing attitude and be prepared to make a long-term commitment to the program. Because many of the horses
are recovering from long term starvation there are some weight restrictions for riding but we also need people to help with
groundwork, grooming, and tack maintenance.
Program meets on Sundays from 10am- 2pm presently, however, times will
be extended when the new arena is ready. 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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