| Newsletter October 2024 The mornings and evenings at the ranch are getting colder, the horses are starting to grow their winter coats while they soak up all the fall sunshine we've enjoyed these last few weeks. The continued nice weather brings many volunteers and visitors to the ranch, and local school groups returned for service days to help the horses and the ranch get ready for winter. Thank you to all of you who bid and donated in the Hay Day Online Auction! We raised over $22,000 and these funds will be allocated directly to horse care, like vet and farrier costs, the most important care besides hay & feed. Thank you to all of our community partners and supporters for donating over 100 items to be auctioned off this year! The last few weeks continued to be busy with potential adopters visiting the ranch, and Gus, Charcoal, Waco and Buster left for their adoption trial. New intakes have already arrived, as there unfortunately is never a shortage of horses that need our help. Fall Programs continue and we look forward to hosting Fall Break Week Day Camps for the first time next week! There are still a few spots, so register for the week of October 15-18 so your child can come spend the day with horses! Trick or Trot is coming up on October 26th, bring the whole family to this free event but make sure to RSVP as tickets are limited. Continue reading for more details and updates from MVHR! |
| | | Come spend time with the Horses at MVHR! Community Volunteer Day THIS Saturday October 12 ~ 9:30am-12:30pm Community Volunteer Day! Pancake Breakfast is served at 9:30am, after which we head out for a variety of chores to help the horses. No experience needed, and no need to RSVP either. Hopeful Hearts Volunteer Program The next session is also this Saturday October 12 from 9:30am-12:30pm. This program is for volunteers who have completed 10+ volunteer hours and existing Hopeful Hearts Participants. Get matched with one of our herd members and help them on their Journey of Hope! Make sure to RSVP for this by emailing volunteer@mvhr.net. Click HERE to complete a volunteer application, this will ensure you receive a separate volunteer opportunity email each month. |
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| Horse Updates Charcoal and Gus, Waco and Buster all headed to adoptive homes this month! These wonderful pairs are off to new chapters, thanks to your support! And so....Hammer came to us as a new intake in late September, and we are expecting another group of 2-3 intakes later in October. We are grateful to be entrusted with helping these horses on to next chapters of their own. Help us continue to help more horses in 2024! Adopt, sponsor, foster! Reach out to see what might fit for you! |
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| |  | Trick or Trot ~ Oct. 26 ~ McCoy The horses invite you to the MVHR ranch in McCoy to Trick or Trot on Saturday, October 26th from noon to 2pm, with a Horse Corral Scavenger Hunt and Treats around the ranch. Bring the whole family, dress in your favorite costume and you might find that some horses also dress up and love Halloween! This is a FREE event, however space for it is limited so make sure to RSVP! More information and to RSVP - click below! |
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| | Next WEEK! Fall Break Day Camps! MVHR is excited to share we will be offering Horse Day Camp for Fall Break 2024. Registration is open for Horse Heroes Camp and a special Ponies & Pumpkins Glamour Camp. For more information on dates and to register, click below. Space is limited, so do not wait to register. Scholarships available too! |
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| | Mini Horse Heroes Mini Horse Heroes Fall Sessions are still available. Bring your preschooler to the ranch for a fun morning outside with the horses! Racey and Grace, can't wait to greet them! Registration for Fall through Nov. 16 available. |
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| Horsemanship Lessons We're excited to share that lessons will be starting back up this fall! Marissa, our Program Coordinator, brings a lifetime of horse experience and knowledge to the arena, and a passion for sharing all that she knows in a fun and educational manner. Lessons will be available to those age 7 and up, as well as lead line lessons for those younger. |
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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. THANK YOU to Jeremy Lepore, Financial Advisor with Edward Jones, and the team for the generous donation of an annual Horse Sponsorship. |
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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. our 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. THANK YOU Yampa Valley Community Foundation for the 2024-2025 grant to provide community programs for Routt County! |
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| ... and there are More Ways to Help 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 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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