| | ...and just like it's the third week in October. Winter is knocking on the ranch' doors with colder temperatures and even our first freeze last week. The herd is ready for the seasonal changes and recently received their fall check-ups and vaccines. Staff is busy preparing for the weather fluctuations by ensuring sheets and blankets are ready, longer water hoses are put away and plans are in place to switch the water troughs in each corral to the winterized ones. We started the month of October with 40 horses on our census and remain over capacity with more horses on our waitlist. With winter right around the corner, MVHR will work hard to make room for those at-risk horses that need a place to land soon. Adoptions make that possible, so if you or someone you know is looking for a horse or could make room for one more, come meet the herd! We have a wonderful variety of horses ready to find their person! Finalized adoptions allow MVHR to welcome more horses in need, need that is always growing but even more in recent months. The ranch also remains busy with amazing volunteers and service groups coming to help around the ranch and love on the horses. We are grateful to have welcomed several schools including freshman from Vail Christian High School, 4th, 7th & 8th grade students from Eagle County Charter Academy, and Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy, all within the last month! Thank you to all our volunteers for helping the horses and the ranch! Are you looking to get more involved and spend time with horses? Our next Community Volunteer Day is THIS Saturday, October 24th from 9:30am-12pm. No need to RSVP, just show up! More details further in this newsletter! Another Family Fun Event at the ranch is also this weekend, MVHR's 3rd Annual Trick or Trot, this Sunday September 25th from 1-3pm. To learn more and to RSVP, scroll down! Also mark your calendars for "Beer for Horses" at Eagle River Brewing Company in Gypsum on Friday, November 21 where enjoying a delicious, locally brewed beer will support the herd! Continue reading for more details and updates from MVHR! | | MVHR Horse Updates! This past month Ol'Redd and Cody T, who arrived just in September, left the ranch for their adoption trial with a lovely family whose small kids will love them dearly in their sweet retirement years. Gus, the big bay gelding in this newsletter's header picture, entered his adoption trial and this beautiful guy will leave for his adoptive home early next month. And the ranch remains busy with more intakes in need of a safe place to land. We welcomed three new horses at the ranch and two directly into foster this past month, all from different walks of life. Magic is a 22 year old, cute as a button, quarter horse gelding. He is broke to ride but in need of a tune up, and we look forward to getting to know him under saddle. Jesse, a sweet 14 year old blind broodmare with one eye removed, who welcomed her last foal earlier this year and was referred to MVHR by the amazing veterinarians at Roaring Fork Equine Medical Center. Cassie, a sorrel mare who traveled all the way from Montana where she was part of a criminal abuse and neglect situation. MVHR worked together with Montana authorities and rescues to get this sweet girl to Colorado, to give her distance from her former situation and a new environment to mentally heal and find her next chapter. Ricky, a 5 year old OTTB gelding with Sweeney shoulder who went to a foster home to quarantine, as MVHR's quarantine was full! And Magoo, a 6 year old Arab Gelding with a front leg injury, who went to a different foster home to receive the extensive daily wound care he needs to heal. We are happy these horses made it to MVHR, so that we can help them in their Journey of Hope in a safe and loving environment. Interested in your next horse, or know someone who is? Wonderful horses are waiting for their next adventures! Come meet Maverick, Dancer, Barbie, Buggs, Belle, Smokey, Darcy, Daci, Dolly, Sierra, Cody, RayRay, Calamity, Betty, Larry, Blaze, Golie, Cheech, Keno, Latigo, Rebel, Freddie, Big & Seneca! Adoptions make it possible for us to help more horses with next chapters of their own, and for you to have an amazing horse in your life! A full list of the Current Herd can be found by clicking below! | | | | | | | | MVHR Community, Events & Programs | | | | Visit the Horses for Trick or Trot! The horses invite you to the ranch in McCoy for MVHR's 3rd Annual Trick or Trot on Sunday, October 25th from 1pm to 3pm with a Horse Corral Scavenger Hunt and Treats around the ranch. Trot along the corrals and learn about horses & the herd! Bring the whole family, dress in your favorite costume and you might find that some horses also dress up and love Halloween! Spots are limited, so please RSVP! This is a FREE community event. | | | | | | | | Volunteer Opportunities! Save the Date for these upcoming Community Volunteer Days & Orientations! - THIS Saturday, October 24 - 9:30AM-12:00PM
Bring your family, friends, co-workers, and neighbors to our upcoming Community Volunteer Days and Volunteer Training! All ages are welcome and no horse experience is needed. We’ll start the day with a FREE pancake breakfast at 9:30pm. Then we’ll take a tour of the ranch and move into the corrals to muck, fill water troughs, and meet the horses. For all who can't attend on a Saturday, we also have the following Volunteer Trainings coming up! - Tuesday, November 3 - 10:00AM - 12:00PM
For more dates, click below! No need to RSVP, just come on out! | | | | | | | | Mini Horse Heroes! Mini Horse Heroes still has some spots left for our fall sessions! This Saturday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Nov. 7! Lil' Pete can't wait to meet you! Come to the ranch for a fun program for preschoolers, age 3-5. We spend time with the rescue herd, learn about horses, groom & lead horses and finish with a ride! | | | | | | | | Colorado Gives Day - Early Giving Starts Nov 1! Colorado Gives Day is coming up on Tuesday, Dec. 8 and it truly is the best time of year to give! Let’s discover how much good we can create together. From November 1 through December 8, every donation you make is boosted with a $1M+ Incentive Fund, thanks to Colorado Gives Foundation and PNC Bank. The more we raise, the bigger MVHR's share. Plus, if you set up a new monthly recurring donation, Colorado Gives Foundation will match your first monthly gift up to $100. An exciting way for you to double the impact of your continued support! So mark your calendars for November 1! The herd is counting on YOU! | | | | | | Upcoming 2026 Events - Saturday, October 24 - Community Volunteer Day 9:30am - 12pm
- Sunday, October 25 - Trick or Trot
- Sunday, November 1 - Early Giving Starts for Colorado Gives Day!
- Tuesday, November 3 - VOTE & then join us for Volunteer Training
- Friday, November 20 - Beer for Horses at Eagle River Brewing Company
- Wednesday, December 2 - Eagle County Gives Rally at CMC in Edwards!
- Tuesday, December 8 - Colorado Gives Day!
More information on these events will be shared in upcoming newsletters, our website and on social media! You can visit the event calendar on the website anytime! | | | | | | | | Other Ways to Help the Horses! 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, there are even more ways you can help horses! Read on to learn about other ways to make a huge impact on the sustainability of MVHR for future generations! | | 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 stock 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 [email protected]. | | | | | | MVHR Endowment Fund at YVCF 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. | | | | 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. | | | | ... 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 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! | | | | | | Contact Us Mountain Valley Horse Rescue
33933 Colorado River Road
McCoy, Colorado 80463
970-653-0185
[email protected] | | | | | | | | | | | |
