COLORADO GIVES DAY -

Giving Begins TODAY November 1

Colorado Gives Day begins today! Some things have changed this year with a new Colorado Gives Platform & way of giving!

Your support of MVHR on the Colorado Gives website, starting today, counts toward our Dec 6 goal, and the $1.6 million Colorado Gives Day Incentive Fund!

All participating Colorado Gives Day nonprofits earn a percentage of the fund, so the more we raise, the more the horses receive! In previous years you had to schedule your donation to ensure we'd receive the maximum incentive fund, however , starting this year your donation made November 1 through December 6 will count towards the Community First Incentive Fund!

Please join us for Colorado Gives Day to make a difference in the lives of equines. Help us meet our goal early! Your support and generosity are appreciated now more than ever. The horses are counting on you!

HORSE UPDATES

Run Free & Fast Now Chester

This sweet boy was only with us for a short time. After intake from a financial hardship situation, we found that he had a very bad arthritic knee. When pain relieving injections did not help his comfort, we gave Chester his wings. Run now beautiful boy!

Welcome Wendy & Sampson

In October we welcomed new intake Wendy. She is a sweet twenty something mare, well broke and gentle. She came from a local owner who could no longer care for her. We look forward to seeing what she is up for!

We also welcomed back Sampson, who after two years with his adoptive home was returned through no fault of his own. This lovely 14 year old gelding is well broke and ready for his next adventure! 

Dick Woodrow

MVHR received sad news that one of our amazing benefactors, the previous owner of the ranch MVHR now calls home, passed away in October.

Dick was an amazing, beautiful soul who gave so much to Yellow Dog Ranch to make it a beautiful property, as if preparing it for MVHR.  When MVHR was looking for its forever home, Dick (alongside his amazing wife Marcy) made the purchase of Yellow Dog Ranch possible, and without his generosity, MVHR would (literally) not be where we are today. 

Dick and Marcy are pictured here with young Woodrow who was born here on the ranch shortly after MVHR moved to the property and named in their honor. Thank you Dick, for the incredible legacy you helped establish for the horses.  You will be deeply missed. 

Obituary Richard Harry Baker Woodrow

ROBIN'S NEST! 

For those that visited on Hay Day, you got a sneak peek of this amazing facility! We have to be patient just a little longer to move into it, while we await a critical electical component that has been delayed by this crazy construction market. We hope to start moving in soon, stay tuned!

BOARD MEMBER OPENINGS

Mountain Valley Horse Rescue has opportunities to join its volunteer Board of Directors. If you are interested in learning more about applying for one of the open seats, please review detailed information HERE and submit a Letter of Interest via email to info@mvhr.net by November 15th.

We are especially looking for an individual with financial background and interest to serve as Treasurer, but other positions are also available.

PROGRAM UPDATES

Mini Horse Heroes - That's a wrap for 2022

Our most popular program had its last session on 2022 on October 24. We had over 88 kids participate and learn about horses this year! Thank you to all that came, Racey loved meeting you all! Keep an eye out for the 2023 schedule, coming soon! 

Little Horse Friends Lessons 

October sessions for LHF wrapped up on October 29. Once Robin's Nest, MVHR's indoor training facility, is in use we will be releasing new session dates for winter! Want to be on the waitlist for these lessons? Contact marleen@mvhr.net.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES!

No horse experience is needed, as MVHR provides introductory and ongoing training to help to develop horsemanship skills that will allow you to volunteer with the horses in varying capacities based on your interest, such as:

Corral Catering (water and hay runs) - Water and hay need to be topped off throughout the day, and the horses will love you for it!

Manure Meditations - What more valuable way to spend time than putting a corner of the world all to rights, and all for the horses?! There's always plenty of manure to go around, and whether scooping one corral or five....every single pile picked up helps the horses stay happy and healthy....and you too;)!

Tuesday Tech - Both the vet and the farrier are at the ranch on Tuesdays, and that makes for a busy day when we could use extra hands to help handling horses! You can learn to be a "Tech" and assist with catching and holding horses while they have their vet and farrier treatments, and even help with any ongoing treatments they may need on other days of the week.

Grooming Gurus - For those who can’t wait to get in there and curry and comb, getting all the dirt and tangles out! Grooming helps improve the health of each and every horse, and this is a great way to get to know the herd!

 Visit the Volunteer Page on our website to sign up and learn more!

HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON IS AROUND THE CORNER!

Mucking not your thing? You can help the horses by online shopping all your holiday gifts from home.

You can shop on AMAZON SMILE with the same great deals and prices and a percentage of your purchase will be donated to MVHR. Select Mountain Valley Horse Rescue as your nonprofit of choice, and even those wish list purchases you make for the horses get that same donation. Win-Win for the horses! Click HERE to sign up for Amazon Smile.

MVHR also has an AMAZON WISHLIST which makes it easy to donate an item that we need for daily operations and care for the horses. Simply add it to your shopping cart and select it to be shipped straight to MVHR. Click HERE to see what’s on our Amazon Wishlist.

MVHR GIFTS FOR EVERYONE!

Our new MVHR insulated mug is perfect for hot coffee, warm apple cider or whatever you fancy.

To purchase these as well as our t-shirts, hoodies or hats, visit the MVHR Merchandise Shop.