The success of Heart of a Horse has made many people in the horse community aware of our efforts and this has caused many people to seek our help. The other day I was contacted by a 75 year old horse lady named Carol who has 20 horses on her property that have been left by owners who can no longer care for them. She has meager resources herself and contacted the local horse rescues for help. All of them reported they were filled to capacity so she contacted Heart of a Horse to ask if our Hay Stamp program could help her to keep them.
I have attached a photo of Tracey, one of the members of our team, giving a check to the owner of Ojai Valley Feed as part of our Hay Stamp program. Ron has offered a deal to Heart of a Horse in which if we buy $900 worth of feed for our horses he will give us $1200 worth. Carol cannot save these horses without our help. Some of them have medical problems. I have attached pictures of one her horses who has laminitas. Our Heart of a Horse vet Dr. Kevin Smith is providing medical care for him. But food is our greatest need. I am reaching out to all of you to pitch in and help us get hay stamps for Carol's horses.
In more general news, I have begun creating Heart of a Horse rescue support groups in Big Fork Montana and Norco California -- which is one of the biggest horse communities in the state and where our biggest supporter is Mayor Kathryn Azevedo. We have a growing group in Moorpark California with the support of its mayor Janice Parvin.
All these wonderful people are coming together to help Heart of a Horse achieve its goal of becoming a 911 address to find homes for neglected horses (the number is 1-877-311-RESCUE). The good news I've discovered in traveling through these horse communities is that there are a lot of people who care. The sad news is that the number of horses being abandoned and abused is growing rapidly in the current economic downturn. Please help me to help them.
Our programs are:
Hay Stamps Program (feeding horses in need)
Volunteer Program (helping out in the horse community)
Fostering Program (placing horses in the right homes)
Vet Care Program (providing medical aid to horses in need)
Farrier Care Program
Heart of a Horse Foundation
Suite 198
Tierra Rejada Road
Moorpark, California 93021
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