Current News


  

Final Clean Up Day!

Dates: Saturday February 20, 2010   Time: 10:00am to 5 pm

Location: Pilot Point Sale Barn   Address: 972 FM 1192, Pilot Point, TX 76258

 
   We will need as many volunteers as possible to help us with the final clean up of the sale barn.  The previous clean up days allowed us to accomplish a lot, but we still have more work to do.  We will need to strip the remaining stalls, clean the aisles, and dispose of the manure.  There will be plenty of free fertilizer available to take with you!!  Bring your pick-up truck and get your garden ready for spring planting. 
 

     In January we were able to move the remaining horses to foster homes and to our main location.  We just need your help to officially close up shop in Pilot Point.  Here are a few of the ways we invite you to get involved and help out:
 
IF YOU HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT ADOPTING OR FOSTERING—ACT NOW!! 

    We have many wonderful ponies and horses that need a new home.  Just months ago these ponies were starving, scared and shy but you would no longer recognize them as they are now healthy, friendly and inquisitive.  With their easy going personalities and with some training, they will make great family horses/ponies and children’s ponies.  Many of the adopted ones have already begun training and are progressing at an amazing rate. 

    At this time we are at capacity and cannot take in more equines.  We have already had to turn away people needing our help.  Without the adoption of the equines we currently have, we will not be able to help more equines at least for the time being.  If you are interested in adopting or fostering one or more of these horses and ponies, please contact us immediately so that you can begin the application process. 

 CANNOT ADOPT OR FOSTER BUT STILL WANT TO HELP– DONATE MONEY!

    Donations are still needed for the upkeep of the horses.  Any size donation is greatly appreciated.  We still need hay both round and square bales as well as Thrive feed.  We still go through 1 ton of Thrive as well as 40 square bales and 12 round bales a week.  Equines that have not been adopted are located at our facility in Blue Ridge as well as foster homes. 

   In addition to the feed expenses, we need to raise funds for the surgeries of 5 stallions that are cryptorchids.  Each surgery is estimated to cost around $600 so the total amount needed to cover the cost for all of the cryptorchids is about $3000.

   The ponies need you, and we need you!   Thank you for making it possible for us to give hope to these equines!

Click HERE to DONATE
Make donations to: info@hopeforhorses.com

To view equine 2 years & younger available for adoption click here

To view equine 3 years & older available for adoption click here

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Update 11/15/09 - We successfully rescued the horses & donkeys from both neglect situations.  There is a total of 64 ponies from Lewisville (stallions, mares & foals).  The Blue Ridge situation included 7 horses (2 stallions, two mares, 3 young horses) and 7 donkeys (jennies & jacks).  All of the horses from Lewisville have been moved out of their neglect situation and are being rehabilitated in Pilot Point.  Twelve of the equine from Blue Ridge are being rehabilitated at a foster home. 

   We would like to extend thanks to those volunteers who responded immediately and assisted with transporting the horses as well making trips to Pilot Point to help with their special needs and daily care.   The horses have settled in well and are already improving and gaining weight.  Your continued support and assistance is crucial, as we will be using the Pilot Point facility for at least a month in order to ensure a thorough rehabilitation. 

   We would also like to give a big thank thank you to all of the generous people who have sent donations to help us buy hay, wormers, medical supplies, and pay for veterinary care.  Your continued support is also crucial, as the horses have ongoing needs which we will need to fulfill. 

      If you are interested in adopting any of these equine, please send an email to info@hopeforhorses.com or download a Regular Rescue adoption application by clicking here.  Please submit the adoption application along with the $25 application fee.  Make the check or money order payable to Hope for Horses Equine Rescue and mail it to 9381 County Road 470, Blue Ridge, TX 75424. Due to the nature and size of this rescue, we will not require submitted letters of recommendation, but you still need to list your references on the application as requested. 

     Thank you again to our volunteers, donors, adopters, and foster homes.  We couldn’t do it without you.

We also want to give special thanks to the following:

The ASPCA® for their grant to help us with the initial expenses

Hearts 4 Horses for getting the word out and overall assistance in the rescue. 

Dale Moulton-Not only has he been working with the horses, he also introduced us to Thrive, an amazing feed he developed.  Because of Thrive, the horses are recovering faster than we have ever seen. 

Dr Valerie Bixler, DVM for donating many hours of her time, which greatly reduces our veterinary expenses. 

Intervet/Schering-Plough for donating many of the vaccines

Nutramax Laboratories for donating two cases of Proviable EQ

Vetericyn for donating a case of Wound & Infection Treatment

 

   

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Stay warm and help feed the horses!!

We have handmade fleece scarves for sale.  All proceeds from the sale of these scarves will go to help the horses. 

They come in three sizes: Youth: 8.5"x 60"  $8 each   Women: 10.5"x 56" $10 each      Men: 11"x 68" $12 each

  

For color and size availability and to purchase, send an email to fundraising@hopeforhorses.com

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Shelter Weekend

     Thank you to all of those who have been coming out to help with our shelters.  Both the volunteers from the Walker Life Outreach Program and our regular volunteers worked very hard and made good progress on our shelters.  Two of the shelters have been completed, and we are very grateful.  We will try to get everyone together again to complete the project.  Be watching for an announcement regarding dates.  Meanwhile, if anyone would like to pitch in and work on the last shelter, please let us know.  You don't need to wait for an official shelter weekend.  Grab a friend and come on out!!  The horses say "Thank You!!" 

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Many thanks to the ASPCA® for their Emergency Hay Grant to help us with the 17 horses that were seized in Denton County in March of 2009.  Please support them, as they have been very supportive of us.  

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 Donations Needed

     Got any loose change hanging around that doesn’t have a home?  Send it to us and we’ll use it to help a homeless horse.  Times are tough for everyone.  Money is scarce, but abused and neglected horses are plentiful.  So raid those piggy banks, and send your money to the horses.  Donations of all amounts will be appreciated. 

     We need your help, especially since the arrival of 15 new horses from a court ordered seizure.  As you know, horses require ongoing care and proper nutrition with quality grain and hay.  With your help, we can continue to rehabilitate these horses, and prepare them for loving adoptive homes. 

Please Donate.

For more information and pictures, go to our "Available Horses" section.


Please note change in phone number -

The phone number for the rescue has been changed back to its original number 972-734-6218.  We're sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. 

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Check out our "Dog of the Month" on the "Available Dogs" page

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Kroger Neighbor to Neighbor Update

The new Neighbor to Neighbor Program began on July 1, 2009.  Please note that ALL CUSTOMERS MUST RELINK THEIR CARDS.  The barcode for Hope for Horses remains the same.  If you still have the Customer Letter from last year, you may use it again this year.  If not, you may print another one from the Kroger neighbor to neighbor website by following this link

Thank you for your continued support.

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Attention Firefox users!

Due to the way our website was constructed, the links will not work if you are using Firefox to browse our website.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.  We hope to have this problem corrected in the future.  In the meantime, thank you for your patience and understanding. 

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      In Memory of...

Donations have been received in the name of the following persons:

Gerald Meek - Loveland, Ohio

Jack Farragher, Jr. - Mansfield, Ohio

May they rest in peace.

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Automatic Watering System Installation

   Hope for Horses Equine Rescue would like to thank all of those involved in the project of installing an automatic watering system for the horses and dogs.  It will save countless hours of labor for the rescue.  This project was made possible by the generosity of many supporters who donated the supplies and labor.  No rescue funds were spent for this project.

     Many thanks go to Rick for being the brains and the brawn behind this project.  He was with it from the start and was instrumental in turning the idea into a reality.  From the initial planning to the actual installation - Rick was there for us. 

     Thank you to the following businesses who donated supplies:

 Longhorn, Inc. - the Dallas main office and the Plano, TX branch; www.longhorninc.com  

Tractor Supply CompanyMcKinney, Katy, and Richmond, TX stores; www.mytscstore.com

Gebo’s – McKinney, TX

Fort Bend Feed & Supply – Rosenberg, TX

 ** Please send business their way and thank them for supporting Hope for Horses. **

   Thank you to those who helped in the planning stage: Rick, Fred, Jan, & Bill.

     Thank you to those who gave of their time, sweat, and energy to install the system:  Rick, Ira, Mike, Adam, & Bill.

We know what a sacrifice it was to spend hours and hours in the hot Texas sun in July.  We don’t know how you did it… but we’re glad you did! 

Thank you also to those who have done follow up work in further installation and maintenance: Alfredo, Pam, &  Paul.

Thank you!        Thank you!        Thank you!!

 

Adoptions Desperately Needed!

     The year 2007 saw us with the lowest number of adoptions since 2003.  We need adoptions, in addition to donations, if we are to continue rescuing horses. We would like to continue to save PMU horses from Canada and from other situations; but until we can receive enough financial support and carefully place our current horses, we will be unable to bring more into the program.   If you are about to add a horse to your family, here are some thoughts to keep in mind:

 

  • When considering adopting a rescue horse, please understand that the adoption fees are a major source of funding for rescues.  These fees help to provide grain, hay, and veterinary care for the horses that remain at the rescue and help the rescue to be able to save more horses.  Rescues can’t afford to “give away” all of their horses.  While we would love to be able to do that, we would soon be out of business if we did! 

 

  • Many of our horses are PMU horses from Canada.  These horses will have higher adoption fees because of the expense involved in purchasing them and transporting them from Canada to Texas. 

 

  • Rescuing is not about finding good horses at bargain basement prices. Rescue horses are not well-trained.  Well-trained horses don’t need to be rescued, and rescues can’t afford to put all of their horses in training.  Rescuing is about love and caring.  It’s about finding unloved and unwanted horses and giving them a chance for a good life. 

 If you, or anyone you know, are looking for a horse, please consider adopting one of ours.  

Please visit our PMU Horse Adoptions for more information on the PMUs in Texas.

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  THANK YOU for your continued support.  Hope for Horses Equine Rescue, Inc. would not be what it is today without your generosity.  Together we can continue to save these horses. 

 

Please check out the new pages. We have many horse tack and related items for sale with the Items for Sale tab. We have also developed a new Life Fund to help save and improve the lives of horses and dogs in our rescue. You can read all about our new fund with the Life Fund tab. 


The following articles were written by supporters of our rescue. Please take the time to read them.

Betrayed

The Premarin Mare

Samantha

 

Sponsors and donations are greatly needed to help our rescue!  Please help!  Click on the left menu link of How to Help for more info or e-mail us at info@hopeforhorses.com

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