| Newsletter March 2026 Spring has arrived at the ranch with green grass peaking through in the pastures. Although the temperatures have seemed more like Summer, the horses are doing well, enjoying their sun naps and turnouts, as well as the increased amount of visitors with the mild weather. Spring Programs have started and the rescue herd is enjoying more loving attention thanks to Mini Horse Heroes, Equine Explorers and amazing service groups and volunteers these past few weeks. Mark your calendars for our Help a Horse Day Volunteer Spring Fling & Open House on Saturday, April 26th. Learn more about this special day below. Registration is open for Spring & Summer Camps too, so scroll down as there are still spots available! Adoptions continue with 5!!! horses leaving for their next adventure in the last month, allowing us to welcome 5 new intakes into quarantine earlier this month. Those will join the herd in a week or so, after which we will immediately prepare for the arrival for more new intakes in early April. As always, our waitlist never seems to get shorter and it has been busier with intake requests due to the drounght and concerns about upcoming hay prices. Continue reading for more details and updates from MVHR! |
| MVHR Horse Updates It has been wonderful to see so many horses graduate from their Journey of Hope so far this year! Several have found their match and left on their adoption trials in the last month. Flint headed to Snowmass, where he is getting spoiled by his very own girl and his adoption has finalized. Lucy & Shadow started their adoption trial in Evergreen at a special riding program ranch and Craven found her match with a wonderful woman who will take her on the adventures she seeks. And sweet Bonnie found a loving retirement home with a wonderful couple and will be boarded at the same place as Blue who left last month. All these adoptions have allowed us to welcome new intakes, and quarantine filled quickly with 5 wonderful horses. Two dude string horses, Scout & Sierra and two ranch horses, Chuck & Pard, all ready for an easier life in their golden years. And Rico, a 10 year old sorrel gelding with knee problems we hope to help him with. As they prepare to merge with the herd in the next week, new intakes are already scheduled to arrive in early April. MVHR has wonderful horses who are waiting for their next loving home. Could that be with you?! A list of the Current Herd can be found by clicking below! |
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| Save the Date! Spring Fling, Help a Horse Day Open House! Join us on Saturday, April 25th for a special Community Volunteer Spring Fling & Open House! Come help the horses with a variety of chores and projects from 10am till 2pm. Come early for a pancake breakfast at 9:30am, followed by an assignment of a task that fits your abilities! Bring the whole family, and pack a lunch if you'd like to stay all day. We will celebrate the day & all our volunteers at 1:30pm with cake! The Afternoon will include Educational Horse Stations & Activities. This is our big Spring Fling to get ready for Summer! We hope to see you all there! National Help a Horse Day on April 26th each year encourages horse lovers and advocates to join forces and protect abused and neglected horses. National Help a Horse Day is celebrated annually on April 26. The day was created by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) to raise awareness of the need to protect horses from abuse and neglect. The date was chosen because it's significant to the ASPCA's history of horse protection. In 1866, ASPCA founder Henry Bergh stopped a cart driver from beating his horse on April 26, resulting in the first successful arrest for horse mistreatment. |
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| Volunteer Trainings! We have Volunteer Training available on the first Tuesday of each month, coming up on April 7 and May 5. If this does not work you can also schedule a training by appointment. For more info click here! Complete a volunteer application and it will ensure that you receive a volunteer opportunity email each month. Thank you to ALL Volunteers, MVHR could not help as many horses without you! |
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| Spring Break Equine Explorer Camp MVHR is excited to be offering kids ages 8 and up the opportunity to spend Spring Break with Horses with our new Equine Explorers Camp! Equine Explorer Camp is an educational four day camp offering even more hands-on horse time. Campers will learn about safety and confidence around the horses through groundwork, leading, and grooming. We cover horse body language, anatomy, nutrition, basic horse terminology and tools. Transportation will be provided Wolcott. |
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| |  | Summer Day Camp Registration is Open! MVHR's Summer Camp Registration is now available, and there are still spots with both transportation from Wolcott and from Yampa! 2026 Summer Day Camps has the popular curricula returning and a new camp: Equine. For detailed and to register, click the buttons below! |
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| | 2026 Events - Save the Date! - Saturday, April 25th ~ Help a Horse Day, Volunteer Spring Fling & Open House, McCoy
- Sunday, July 19th ~ Brunch for Horses, Lake Creek, Edwards
- Saturday, September 19th ~ Hay Day, McCoy!
For more information on Events, check out our Calendar! |
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| MVHR is Hiring! We have a variety of positions available. Do you have a deep compassion for horses and the ability to communicate with and work well with others? Then check out the following positions! - Horse Trainer, Full time/Part time, year-round
- Program Assistant, Part time, year-round
- Summer Day Camp Councelor, Part time, seasonal
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| | Other Ways to help this Year End! Donating to help the horses can be done in many different ways! In addition to cash, check and online donations, volunteering your time and sharing MVHR's mission with others, read on to learn about some other ways to make a huge impact to the sustainability of MVHR for future generations to come! |
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| MVHR Brokerage Account with Edward Jones Did you know MVHR has a brokerage account that you can donate to…and that you can make a gift to the horses this way? Donating stocks offers benefits for both you and MVHR. We are so grateful for the donors that have already committed to doing so. For more information on how to donate to our account with Edward Jones, contact your broker or email marleen@mvhr.net. |
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| MVHR Endowment Fund at YVCF As we reach year end, please consider donating to the MVHR Endowment Fund at the Yampa Valley Community Foundation. Your contribution to the MVHR Endowment Fund provides support for horses today, tomorrow and beyond, truly ensuring all MVHR horses have the care and love they need throughout their lives and for generations to come. If you'd like to learn more about donating to the Endowment Fund, please click HERE. |
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| MVHR Planned Giving Create your legacy by making a planned gift to MVHR. Through a planned gift, you will be a part of making an everlasting difference in the lives of rescue equines long into the future. A hundred years from now, you will have an impact on the care of horses in need. Lend your Hopeful Heart to Helping Horses by making a legacy gift to MVHR today! Click HERE for more information. |
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| ... and then there is MORE! Visit our Other Ways to Help resource page to learn about more ways to help MVHR anytime of year. We have information on our Amazon Wishlist and how to shop and support MVHR thru organizations such as Vail Valley Thrifty Shops, City Market & Chewy Gives Back. Check it out and sign up for some of the shopping programs, or please consider helping out with much needed supplies from our wish lists. From all of us at Mountain Valley Horse Rescue, thank you for your continued support! |
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| | Contact Us! Mountain Valley Horse Rescue
33933 Colorado River Road
McCoy, Colorado 80463
970-653-0185
info@mvhr.net |
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