|  |  | MVHR Awarded Guardian Seal of Transparency We are thrilled to announce that MVHR has been recognized as an EQUUS Foundation Guardian again this year. The Guardians program encourages equine organizations to be transparent and accountable to the public through the disclosure of their equine care and use practices. Eligible organizations are equine charities that provide: - Shelter and rehabilitation for America's equines subjected to abuse and neglect, and at risk for slaughter;
- Retraining and re-homing of America's equines in transition with careers as athletes, companions, teachers, and healers;
- Peaceful and humane retirement and end of life for aged equines that ensures that they are able to live out their lives in comfort and with dignity;
- Mutually beneficial opportunities for people and equines to partner for the purpose of contributing positively to cognitive, physical, emotional and social well-being.
MVHR is proud to demonstrate that we are operating at the highest standards of horse care and use. Thank you to our community of donors, volunteers, board members, program participants and community supporters who make this possible! For more information, please visit https://www.equusfoundation.org/guardians/guardians.php. |
| | August Volunteer Opportunities & Events There are still LOTS of opportunities this month, including help with special projects like construction, irrigation, mowing/ weed eating, and our ongoing chores and maintenance needs below. Please contact info@mvhr.net to schedule an orientation or sign up for other volunteer opportunities, and keep checking our volunteer page for schedule updates. Year-round Volunteer Opportunities Feeding & Chore Shifts: When you have completed our Basic Volunteer Orientation, please sign up for morning, mid-day and PM chores or PM Feeding with shana@mvhr.net. Open shifts are shown on our website calendar. Maintenance Help: We are making progress on projects that have accumulated over the past few months, but can still use some additional help. If you are handy and want to join our all-volunteer maintenance crew, contact shana@mvhr.net. Events Stay tuned for a special email letting you know how you can "Help the Horses from Home!" It will include a special video -- exclusively for our wonderful family of supporters -- so that everyone gets a glimpse of summer at the Rescue! While we want to express deepest gratitude to the supporters who had planned to hold small, safe events in or near their homes in August, due to increasing caution over the Covid-19 pandemic, the Board has decided to cancel these events. |
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| | Volunteer Spotlight: Joanne Contino Originally from Long Island, NY, Joanne moved to Colorado last November to work as one of the chefs at Zach’s Cabin on Beaver Creek Mountain. She was supposed to work at Red Sky Ranch this summer; however, the pandemic had other plans and she was furloughed. Their loss was our gain. Read more of Joanne's story here |
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| | Horse of The Month: Roman Roman is handsome and he knows it! He spent his first 13 years as a stud horse with very little handling. During the training process, MVHR discovered he suffers from spinal stenosis, making riding impossible for him. BUT...he loves people and attention, so he is currently the “official greeter” in a stall front and center at MVHR. He also participates in our programs. Roman would still love a home of his own! A home where he could stick his head in the window to say "hello" would be perfect. Are you that special person? Roman is sponsored (but still available for adoption) with the generous support of Decorative Materials. |
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| |  | Horse Updates Adoption News! With so many adoptions this summer, it's becoming a bit of a challenge to keep up with the announcements. We're not complaining, though, and neither is the newest group of horses who are finalizing their adoptions - Stormy, Emma Lou, Minny (pictured above), Reba, Cassie, Ginger and Roxy. You might remember Roxy was returned last month, but we knew with her spunky, sweet personality she would find a new family in no time! All of our "minis", Racey, Sparky and Pepe are also being adopted, but lucky for us will live at the Rescue where they will remain active participants in our programs. And finally, Dolly, Hank, Harley, Mango and George all have adoptions pending. A big "congratulations" to all! If you are interested in adopting, please contact shana@mvhr.net to schedule an appointment. Baby Watch Tango is pregnant! Bloodwork finally confirmed it and showed she is likely full-term. Fortunately, Tango has had a few weeks at MVHR to put on weight, be dewormed, vaccinated and to start getting more comfortable around people after her frightening adventure through the kill pens. We look forward to adding her foal to our Rescue herd, and giving them both the best lives from here forward! New Intakes We welcomed two horses in June - Ruby and Miss B. They might look familiar because they come from right across the street. The two mares are gaining weight and settling in well. We look forward to getting to know them better! |
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 | Program News Summer Day Camp Wraps Up It's hard to believe we have reached our last week of camp. Our final session, the new "Returning MVHR Camper" session, takes place August 4th-7th and then it's over. Seven weeks of Summer Horse Heroes Camp have flown by! We'd like to give a HUGE shoutout to our fantastic Camp Counselors and Instructors - Kensie Redden, Wendy Mann, Shannon Ragan, Ashley McKinzie, and Kendra Scott. It is no small feat to pull off 7 weeks of quality camp programming for over 80 kids, and these amazing ladies made it look easy. Not even the added challenges of program horses changing as adoptions took place, and Covid-19 safety restrictions and regulations, could phase them. We'd like to thank them all for their dedication and outstanding work! MVHR is so fortunate to have these women on our Programs team. Scholarship Donors & Sponsors We'd like to thank our scholarship sponsors this summer - Lynn Janklow, Gypsum Creek Cruisers, and Johanna and DJ Jensen. Together they provided partial or full scholarships for 7 of our campers. We'd also like to recognize SOS Outreach for their partnership with MVHR. We leased two vans from them this summer to transport campers to and from the Rescue each day while maintaining the required social distancing. See you next year for Summer Horse Heroes Camp 2021! |
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| |  | Other Ways to Help SHOPPING Artist Frances Marino will donate 100% of profits from sales of her work made through her website and now she has face masks! Click on the image above to purchase one. You can also get her artwork on a variety of gifts including mugs, pouches, pillows, greeting cards, phone cases and more. Visit www.frances-marino.artistwebsites.com to make a purchase, and then contact Frances to let her know you did so to help MVHR. Thank you! MVHR has LOTS of tack for sale, especially English, and some beautiful Aussie and English saddles. Contact info@mvhr.net for details. City Market Community Rewards: Join the program at https://www.citymarket.com/to…/city-market-community-rewards and select MVHR as your organization. Horses will be helped every time you swipe your value card! Already enrolled? MVHR organization number recently changed to AX816 - please be sure to update your account. And remember, you can support the horses while shopping on Amazon Smile! Just make sure we are selected as your non-profit and a percentage of your sale comes back to us...it's that simple! DONATIONS If you cannot get out to the ranch to volunteer for feeding shifts, chores or other programs, you can still support the horses by making a donation on our website. Every dollar helps from $10 for a bale of hay to $6,000 to sponsor a horse for a year. With a steady herd of 25 rescue equines, the MVHR operating budget this year is $299,000. Most support comes from individual donors, like you. |
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| | Mountain Valley Horse Rescue
33933 Colorado River Road | McCoy, Colorado 80463
970-653-0185 | info@mvhr.net |
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