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Plan Ahead, They Are Counting on You!

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The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:

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Let’s Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty for 2018

10 Days Left, Blaze and Quinn!

Quinn & Blaze came to AAE when their family was preparing to downsize.  Another frequent reason horses end up at rescue is their family is moving and they can’t take their horse(s).  More often than not, people don’t realize how difficult it can be placing horses, especially older horses.  When the time comes to go, they have no place to go.  

Fortunately, Quinn and Blaze’s family was planning ahead, and when space became available, AAE was able to help, which is often not the case.  

Quinn and Blaze are looking for a new family to call their own.

Quinn is a very fancy 23 year old half Arab (registered) and half Saddlebred mare. Quinn tends to be higher energy and a bit impatient. Quinn was trained English and Western in the distant past, and she has been used in the arena and on trail.  However, she has not been ridden for about 5 years.  She was forward on trail, loved to go!  Quinn is a bit more complicated and needs at least an intermediate handler/rider.  She’s not always compatible with other horses, and is known to kick out at other horses when under saddle.  She has had a mild injury to her front right, but was lightly rideable in the past.  She was recently evaluated and okay’d for light riding. 

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Blaze is a very handsome 21-ish year old (~1996) Arabian gelding.  Blaze has no formal training, but was used as an occasional trail horse.  He hasn’t been ridden for about 5 years.  Shortly before coming to AAE, he suffered a mild bout of laminitis.  Blaze is much improved and doing very well.  He is refreshing his groundwork now, and will be tested under saddle as he progresses on the ground.  

 

 Quinn and Blaze have been together for several years, and they are bonded seniors.  They would do best in a companion home with potential for light riding with some refresher training.  These two are not beginner horses, and should go to  home with someone that has substantial experience or plans to utilize a trainer to retrain/refresh their riding abilities.  They would make a nice pair of companion horses for someone looking to enjoy the companionship of a couple of horses, too.

If you are enjoying our happy stories and

would like to help more horse get the help they need,

please donate here.

10 days to 2018, YOUR donation means more horses can be helped!  Donate Today!

Join AAE as we Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty.  As the year comes to an end, we are sharing stories straight from the barn to show how your support has helped horses in 2017. This year was very special, and there are so many stories to be thankful for!
As we count down to 2018, please help us as we prepare for another year of helping horses.  Your donations will assure we have ample funding for unexpected veterinary needs as we move into our next year.

We want to thank everyone for their love and support!

We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do!

Have a great holiday season!

Save The Date!!

Our 5th Annual Boots and Bling Event is on May 5, 2018.
Tickets are available now, get them while they last!
Buy Tickets Here

Event sponsorship options are available or you can donate items for the event’s silent and live auctions?
For more information contact dani@allaboutequine.org

Daily Horse Care, especially pm shifts
Used Tack Store Support, all areas
Barn/Facility Maintenance
Foster Homes, Long-Term Foster/Sanctuary Homes
Capital Campaign Support
Board Members
Fundraising/Events
Grants – Writing and Research
Volunteer, Project, and Activity Coordinators
Outreach Activities
Youth Programs
Therapy Programs
Veteran Programs
Special Projects
Admin Support
Marketing
Graphics
Social Media
Bloggers
Photographers
Media and/or Photo Librarian

More, more, more

Interested in volunteering or volunteering in other areas?
Email volunteer@allaboutequine.org

Submit a Review Today!

Great NonProfits – Top Rated Awards


Thanks to YOUR input in 2017, AAE is once again a Top-Rate nonprofit!

If you love our work, then tell the world! Stories about us from people like you will help us make an even bigger impact in our community in the future.

GreatNonprofits is the #1 source of nonprofit stories and feedback, and it honors highly regarded nonprofits each year with their Top-Rated List.

Won’t you help us raise visibility for our work by posting a brief story of your experience with us? All content will be visible to potential donors and volunteers.

It’s easy and only takes 3 minutes!

Click here to get started!

Employers Match Donations, Does Yours?

Hey volunteers!

Did you know YOU could earn grant money for AAE from your employer just by volunteering?

Many Employers offer money when their employees volunteer. Here are a few examples:

  • Intel provides a $10 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $5,000 per employee or retiree.
  • Microsoft provides a $17 grant to a nonprofit per every hour volunteered by an employee.
  • Apple provides a $25 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $10,000 per employee.
  • Verizon provides a $750 grant to a nonprofit when an employee volunteers for 50+ hours.
  • State Farm provides a $500 grant nonprofit when an employee volunteers for+ 40 hours.
  • Others top 20 matching gift and/or volunteer grant companies include
    • Starbucks 
    • CarMax
    • Home Depot 
    • JP Morgan
    • Chevron
    • Soros Fund Management 
    • BP (British Petroleum)
    • Gap Corporation
    • State Street Corporation 
    • ExxonMobil
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Boeing
    • Disney
    • Google
    • Merck
    • Aetna
    • Dell
    • Outerwall (CoinStar and RedBox) 
    • ConocoPhillips
    • RealNetworks
    • Time Warner and subsidiaries
    • AllState
    • and more

Check with your employer.  You could help purchase our next load of hay!

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Consider the Effort and the Impact

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The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:

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Let’s Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty for 2018

11 Days Left, Smokey, Tilly, Mazie and Hildago!

Today’s story includes several horses, previously rescued, and they fell back on AAE this year as a sort of a safety net.   Too many times, people adopt a horse, and for one reason or another, and they are unable to keep the horse.  That’s how many end up here to begin with.

One of our disappointments in recent years is that AAE’s failed adoption rate has grown to about 10 percent.  Though AAE strives to match horses with forever homes, sometimes the situation is beyond anyone’s control.  Other times, it seems people far underestimate the effort, responsibility, commitment, and cost of horse ownership.  Sometimes the adopter overestimates or overstates his/her abilities, resulting in a mis-matched adoption.  Sadly, these things happen far more often than they should.

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Tilly and Smokey came back to AAE after their young owner was no longer able to properly care for them.  Both of these gentle souls had been adopted, and twice they were returned.  Smokey originally came to AAE when his former owner was unable to move him to new property.  He had been neglected.  Then his original adopter had a terrible accident and due to a severe injury, she was physically unable to care for him.  Now back, Smokey is doing well.  He’s still at AAE, getting lots of love from volunteers.  He enjoys the pasture and his herd, but he really enjoys attention from his human partner.  Smokey really needs a forever commitment from his next person.  He needs a home to grow roots and live out his life without further separation.  He bonds strong with a buddy and the separation is hard on him.  Smokes will stay at AAE until we can assure his next move is his last move!

Tilly originally came to AAE after seizure in a neglect case.  She had a young foal, and the two were in extremely poor condition.

She rehabbed beautifully and went out on adoption.  Her original adopter pushed her too hard, too fast to make her a riding horse – though she promised to take it slow and give her time to adapt to her new home and build trust.  Tilly came back a bucking horse.  Fortunately, Tilly truly seems to have found her special person; it was love at first sight.  This one feels like forever!


Mazie came to AAE as a yearling from a collaborative auction rescue.  She developed into an aMAZIEng lil filly.  She spent time at the Monty Roberts International Learning Center and impressed her student with her personality and brains.  Her adopter brought her into her life after retiring her other horse.  Sadly, her other horse passed, and she decided she didn’t want to be in horses any more.  So Mazie came back to AAE, and she recently met her new mom, who seems the perfect fit for forever with Ms. M.

Hidalgo came to AAE when his prior owners were downsizing and moving to a smaller property.  He came in with hoof issues and a bit stand-offish, but he quickly became a volunteer favorite.  He was an older guy, and had some limitations because of his hooves, and his soft topline.  He was adopted to be buddies with a couple other horses, but unfortunately, in his new environment, he grew a big youthful attitude and thought he was king of the hill.  Sadly, one of his pasturemates had a very arthritic knee, and Hidalgo was too much a threat to his safety.  He came back for a short while before moving on to a new home to be a buddy to a big Percheron boy.

Finally, two AAE favorites returned recently, but not for long.  Petie and Pumpkin are two minis that were adopted a few years ago, but due to a family health crisis, they came back.  Fortunately, they practically had a home waiting for them with one of our volunteer families, and the opportunity to become their new home was a dream come true.

Fortunately, five of six horses that returned this year have been adopted again.  We hope this is their last stop!  Our fingers stay crossed that the right situation comes along for Smokey.

Before you adopt or purchase a horse, please take time to consider the big picture.  Consider the time it takes to care for the horse, the expense of horse ownership, the knowledge you need for proper care, handling and training. Consider the effort it takes to properly care for and provide for a horse.  Consider that housing can be a challenge if you don’t have property or you have to move.  If you can’t afford vet care, don’t gamble with a life.  Consider the disruption it causes a horse when it’s detached from it’s home, it’s people, and it’s equine family.  Think also about the impact to AAE and other organizations or families that provide that safety net for your horse.  Consider the impact to space, care and/or monetary resources.

Consider that every day we have your horse in our care, 

is a day we are unable to help another horse in need.

If you are enjoying our happy stories and

would like to help more horse get the help they need,

please donate here.

11 days to 2018, YOUR donation means more horses can be helped!  Donate Today!

Join AAE as we Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty.  As the year comes to an end, we are sharing stories straight from the barn to show how your support has helped horses in 2017. This year was very special, and there are so many stories to be thankful for!
As we count down to 2018, please help us as we prepare for another year of helping horses.  Your donations will assure we have ample funding for unexpected veterinary needs as we move into our next year.

We want to thank everyone for their love and support!

We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do!

Have a great holiday season!

Save The Date!!

Our 5th Annual Boots and Bling Event is on May 5, 2018.
Tickets are available now, get them while they last!
Buy Tickets Here

Event sponsorship options are available or you can donate items for the event’s silent and live auctions?
For more information contact dani@allaboutequine.org

Daily Horse Care, especially pm shifts
Used Tack Store Support, all areas
Barn/Facility Maintenance
Foster Homes, Long-Term Foster/Sanctuary Homes
Capital Campaign Support
Board Members
Fundraising/Events
Grants – Writing and Research
Volunteer, Project, and Activity Coordinators
Outreach Activities
Youth Programs
Therapy Programs
Veteran Programs
Special Projects
Admin Support
Marketing
Graphics
Social Media
Bloggers
Photographers
Media and/or Photo Librarian

More, more, more

Interested in volunteering or volunteering in other areas?
Email volunteer@allaboutequine.org

Submit a Review Today!

Great NonProfits – Top Rated Awards


Thanks to YOUR input in 2017, AAE is once again a Top-Rate nonprofit!

If you love our work, then tell the world! Stories about us from people like you will help us make an even bigger impact in our community in the future.

GreatNonprofits is the #1 source of nonprofit stories and feedback, and it honors highly regarded nonprofits each year with their Top-Rated List.

Won’t you help us raise visibility for our work by posting a brief story of your experience with us? All content will be visible to potential donors and volunteers.

It’s easy and only takes 3 minutes!

Click here to get started!

Employers Match Donations, Does Yours?

Hey volunteers!

Did you know YOU could earn grant money for AAE from your employer just by volunteering?

Many Employers offer money when their employees volunteer. Here are a few examples:

  • Intel provides a $10 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $5,000 per employee or retiree.
  • Microsoft provides a $17 grant to a nonprofit per every hour volunteered by an employee.
  • Apple provides a $25 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $10,000 per employee.
  • Verizon provides a $750 grant to a nonprofit when an employee volunteers for 50+ hours.
  • State Farm provides a $500 grant nonprofit when an employee volunteers for+ 40 hours.
  • Others top 20 matching gift and/or volunteer grant companies include
    • Starbucks 
    • CarMax
    • Home Depot 
    • JP Morgan
    • Chevron
    • Soros Fund Management 
    • BP (British Petroleum)
    • Gap Corporation
    • State Street Corporation 
    • ExxonMobil
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Boeing
    • Disney
    • Google
    • Merck
    • Aetna
    • Dell
    • Outerwall (CoinStar and RedBox) 
    • ConocoPhillips
    • RealNetworks
    • Time Warner and subsidiaries
    • AllState
    • and more

Check with your employer.  You could help purchase our next load of hay!

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He Caught Her Heart and Changed Their Lives!

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The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:

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Let’s Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty for 2018

 12 Days Left, Legend and Jackson!

Last January, AAE learned of a call for help with 20 some horses that had been removed from the range in Nevada.  These were Virginia Range wild horses that were removed by the Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDOA).  The NDOA manages the horses that are on state lands.

In short, the NDOA has authority to remove horses that present a clear and continuing danger to motorists after failed relocation attempts.  Sadly, this group of horses had crossed the highway too many times and presented a threat to motorists.  The Virginia Range Sanctuary (VRS) works tirelessly to protect and advocated for the wild horses, and when they are removed, this amazing group works diligently to place the horses in forever homes.  When forever homes can’t be found, they look to other organizations to continue their work.

In January, one of our volunteers, Pam, reached out to VRS with interest in one of the horses that had been removed.  At the time, we were still hoping to help the Hallelujah Horses, but winter weather and the transport situation was not cooperating.  Since we hadn’t made progress in that situation, we refocused to a more local need.  Before you know it, we committed to four Virginia Range Horses that became five:  Onyx, Whisper, Annie, Legend and Jackson.  Today, we focus on Legend and Jackson.

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We credit Legend’s good looks for helping save Onyx, Whisper, Annie, and Jackson.  If he hadn’t caught Pam’s eye (and heart), these five may not have found their way to AAE, but we’re glad they did.  Legend was a band stallion, and he and the others from the group of 20-ish were pulled from their families so “us” travelers could safely navigate the highway in Nevada.  It’s truly a sad thing, but better than the alternative of human or horse deaths.  So, we make the best of it and try to do right by the horses.

Legend and Jackson started as neighbors at AAE after quarantine.  Legend was the calm, cool and collected one, but he seemed almost too cool.  He didn’t exhibit the curiousity of the young ones.  He had been a band stallion on the range, and his stoic and brave leadership showed through.  There was a wisdom about him, and you could see him process every subtle movement, change, thought.  Initially, it seemed like any minute he would blow.  But with each interaction, he would show more calmness and confidence.  With Pam’s patience and committment this past year, Legend has gone from wild to willing and now a riding horse.

Jackson, on the other hand, is the curious, rambunctious, and studly one, more interested in becoming the AAE’s herd leader than befriending us two-leggers.  He’s curious, but lacks confidence.  Jackson is an absolute character, and like the cowardly lion in the wizard of oz, he thinks he’s ferocious.  He loves to assert himself over some of the other boys in the bunch, then quickly take his place behind the girls.  Love this boy.  Given some time pasture time commingling among his volunteer peeps, Jacks is coming around and seeking humans.  We’re on his time, no hurry.  He’s been haltered and handled, but for now, he’s enjoying being a horse in captivity.  He’s working his way to haltered, handled, and enjoying human interaction.  Hopefully, he’ll meet a wild horse experienced person that will commit to him the time and trust he needs to believe in humans.

Unfortunately, recent state action has threatened the existence of the Virginia Range wild horses.  For more information about the Virginia Range horses, check out the Virginia Range Sanctuary.

If you are enjoying our happy stories and

would like to help more horse get the help they need,

please donate here.

12 days to 2018, YOUR donation means more horses can be helped!  Donate Today!

Join AAE as we Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty.  As the year comes to an end, we are sharing stories straight from the barn to show how your support has helped horses in 2017. This year was very special, and there are so many stories to be thankful for!
As we count down to 2018, please help us as we prepare for another year of helping horses.  Your donations will assure we have ample funding for unexpected veterinary needs as we move into our next year.

We want to thank everyone for their love and support!

We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do!

Have a great holiday season!

Save The Date!!

Our 5th Annual Boots and Bling Event is on May 5, 2018.
Tickets are available now, get them while they last!
Buy Tickets Here

Event sponsorship options are available or you can donate items for the event’s silent and live auctions?
For more information contact dani@allaboutequine.org

Daily Horse Care, especially pm shifts
Used Tack Store Support, all areas
Barn/Facility Maintenance
Foster Homes, Long-Term Foster/Sanctuary Homes
Capital Campaign Support
Board Members
Fundraising/Events
Grants – Writing and Research
Volunteer, Project, and Activity Coordinators
Outreach Activities
Youth Programs
Therapy Programs
Veteran Programs
Special Projects
Admin Support
Marketing
Graphics
Social Media
Bloggers
Photographers
Media and/or Photo Librarian

More, more, more

Interested in volunteering or volunteering in other areas?
Email volunteer@allaboutequine.org

Submit a Review Today!

Great NonProfits – Top Rated Awards


Thanks to YOUR input in 2017, AAE is once again a Top-Rate nonprofit!

If you love our work, then tell the world! Stories about us from people like you will help us make an even bigger impact in our community in the future.

GreatNonprofits is the #1 source of nonprofit stories and feedback, and it honors highly regarded nonprofits each year with their Top-Rated List.

Won’t you help us raise visibility for our work by posting a brief story of your experience with us? All content will be visible to potential donors and volunteers.

It’s easy and only takes 3 minutes!

Click here to get started!

Employers Match Donations, Does Yours?

Hey volunteers!

Did you know YOU could earn grant money for AAE from your employer just by volunteering?

Many Employers offer money when their employees volunteer. Here are a few examples:

  • Intel provides a $10 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $5,000 per employee or retiree.
  • Microsoft provides a $17 grant to a nonprofit per every hour volunteered by an employee.
  • Apple provides a $25 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $10,000 per employee.
  • Verizon provides a $750 grant to a nonprofit when an employee volunteers for 50+ hours.
  • State Farm provides a $500 grant nonprofit when an employee volunteers for+ 40 hours.
  • Others top 20 matching gift and/or volunteer grant companies include
    • Starbucks 
    • CarMax
    • Home Depot 
    • JP Morgan
    • Chevron
    • Soros Fund Management 
    • BP (British Petroleum)
    • Gap Corporation
    • State Street Corporation 
    • ExxonMobil
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Boeing
    • Disney
    • Google
    • Merck
    • Aetna
    • Dell
    • Outerwall (CoinStar and RedBox) 
    • ConocoPhillips
    • RealNetworks
    • Time Warner and subsidiaries
    • AllState
    • and more

Check with your employer.  You could help purchase our next load of hay!

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We Started with 4 and Baby Made 5!!

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The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:

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Let’s Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty for 2018

13 Days Left, Onyx, Whisper and Annie!

Last January, AAE learned of a call for help with 20 some horses that had been removed from the range in Nevada.  These were Virginia Range wild horses that were removed by the Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDOA).  The NDOA manages the horses that are on state lands.

In short, the NDOA has authority to remove horses that present a clear and continuing danger to motorists after failed relocation attempts.  Sadly, this group of horses had crossed the highway too many times and presented a threat to motorists.  The Virginia Range Sanctuary (VRS) works tirelessly to protect and advocated for the wild horses, and when they are removed, this amazing group works diligently to place the horses in forever homes.  When forever homes can’t be found, they look to other organizations to continue their work.

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In January, one of our volunteers, Pam, reached out to VRS with interest in one of the horses that had been removed.  At the time, we were still hoping to help the Hallelujah Horses, but winter weather and the transport situation was not cooperating.  Since we hadn’t made progress in that situation, we refocused to a more local need.  Before you know it, we committed to four Virginia Range Horses:  Legend, Onyx, Whisper, and Jackson.  Today, we focus on Onyx and Whisper.

Onyx and Whisper were originally landed at Pam’s, and started their domestic life learning integrating with Pam’s herd, until we realized Onyx was pregnant.  Overnight, Onyx showed signs of delivering, soon.  Pam was headed out of town on vacation and was not prepared for a baby.  We made a quick decision to move the duo to AAE.  AAE’s facility is more appropriate for foaling, and we had volunteers to monitor and care for them in the event she did foal.  We set Onyx up in the foaling stall and paddock, and partnered Whisper up with a buddy next door to her.  Onyx had her own space to prepare for baby.  Sadly, this isn’t quite how it would have happened in the wild, had they not been removed from their family, but we did the best we could to keep them “together”.  Considering the threat of casualty “hit by car” and the potential danger to drivers and their passengers, it’s the sad reality of horses and humans cohabitating in the same environment.  Anyhow, Onyx gifted our volunteers with delivering her foal one Saturday morning in March, and several volunteers were blessed with the opportunity to see Annie enter the world.  Onyx delivered a healthy little filly….a sassy one at that!

These two were a super cute little pair.  Onyx was slowly accepting the human world, and Annie had a heck of a time figuring out the purpose of two-legged creatures.  She definitely had her own opinions and had no issues expressing them.  Mom just observed, fondly and admiringly.

Whisper was an independent one.  She buddied up with a couple of the boys and had no problem exploring what the rest of AAE had to offer.  Her curiosity and confidence found her playing happily with moving her way on down toward the pasture and the herd.  Before she got there, she met her match.  It was love at first sight for one of our volunteers.  As much as the original plan was to keep Onyx and Whisper together, it was going to be difficult to find a home for three, and there was no denying these two were meant for each other.   Luckily, Whisper was whisked off to the love of her mom’s eyes.

In only a matter of a couple months, a couple visited to meet the Hallelujah Horses.   They were looking for a mare/foal pair to live on their acreage up north.  They were offering a sanctuary-like setting and Onyx and Annie could be together, forever.  It was the perfect opportunity for these two to have a together forever future.

Unfortunately, recent state action has threatened the existence of the Virginia Range wild horses.  For more information about the Virginia Range horses, check out the Virginia Range Sanctuary.

If you are enjoying our happy stories and

would like to help more horse get the help they need,

please donate here.

13 days to 2018, YOUR donation means more horses can be helped!  Donate Today!

Join AAE as we Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty.  As the year comes to an end, we are sharing stories straight from the barn to show how your support has helped horses in 2017. This year was very special, and there are so many stories to be thankful for!
As we count down to 2018, please help us as we prepare for another year of helping horses.  Your donations will assure we have ample funding for unexpected veterinary needs as we move into our next year.

We want to thank everyone for their love and support!

We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do!

Have a great holiday season!

Save The Date!!

Our 5th Annual Boots and Bling Event is on May 5, 2018.
Tickets are available now, get them while they last!
Buy Tickets Here

Event sponsorship options are available or you can donate items for the event’s silent and live auctions?
For more information contact dani@allaboutequine.org

Daily Horse Care, especially pm shifts
Used Tack Store Support, all areas
Barn/Facility Maintenance
Foster Homes, Long-Term Foster/Sanctuary Homes
Capital Campaign Support
Board Members
Fundraising/Events
Grants – Writing and Research
Volunteer, Project, and Activity Coordinators
Outreach Activities
Youth Programs
Therapy Programs
Veteran Programs
Special Projects
Admin Support
Marketing
Graphics
Social Media
Bloggers
Photographers
Media and/or Photo Librarian

More, more, more

Interested in volunteering or volunteering in other areas?
Email volunteer@allaboutequine.org

Submit a Review Today!

Great NonProfits – Top Rated Awards


Thanks to YOUR input in 2017, AAE is once again a Top-Rate nonprofit!

If you love our work, then tell the world! Stories about us from people like you will help us make an even bigger impact in our community in the future.

GreatNonprofits is the #1 source of nonprofit stories and feedback, and it honors highly regarded nonprofits each year with their Top-Rated List.

Won’t you help us raise visibility for our work by posting a brief story of your experience with us? All content will be visible to potential donors and volunteers.

It’s easy and only takes 3 minutes!

Click here to get started!

Employers Match Donations, Does Yours?

Hey volunteers!

Did you know YOU could earn grant money for AAE from your employer just by volunteering?

Many Employers offer money when their employees volunteer. Here are a few examples:

  • Intel provides a $10 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $5,000 per employee or retiree.
  • Microsoft provides a $17 grant to a nonprofit per every hour volunteered by an employee.
  • Apple provides a $25 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $10,000 per employee.
  • Verizon provides a $750 grant to a nonprofit when an employee volunteers for 50+ hours.
  • State Farm provides a $500 grant nonprofit when an employee volunteers for+ 40 hours.
  • Others top 20 matching gift and/or volunteer grant companies include
    • Starbucks 
    • CarMax
    • Home Depot 
    • JP Morgan
    • Chevron
    • Soros Fund Management 
    • BP (British Petroleum)
    • Gap Corporation
    • State Street Corporation 
    • ExxonMobil
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Boeing
    • Disney
    • Google
    • Merck
    • Aetna
    • Dell
    • Outerwall (CoinStar and RedBox) 
    • ConocoPhillips
    • RealNetworks
    • Time Warner and subsidiaries
    • AllState
    • and more

Check with your employer.  You could help purchase our next load of hay!

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Sometimes Good Things Take Time

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The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:

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Let’s Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty for 2018

14 Days Left, Lilly!

Sometimes good things take time.  AAE is committed to providing sanctuary to all horses we take in until a forever home can be found.  Like fine wine, Lilly’s adoption took time.  Lilly had been at AAE longer than any non-program horse.  She was one of the 2011 November Rescue Miracle horses rescued from the Nevada feedlot by Stinkin’ Rose Ranch.  She came to AAE in March 2012.

Lilly was untouchable and extremely fearful upon arrival.

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As much as she tried, it was too much for her to get too close to humans.  Weeks, months, years went by, but every day was like a new beginning.  Fortunately, she was well built and her hooves managed themselves, and she never had any health issues.  That’s always a concern with our unhandleable friends.

Eventually, she made enough progress and she was able to spend some time at the Monty Roberts International Learning Center, where she received several weeks of handling, desensitizing, and socializing. However, somewhat improved, she was hesitant to cross-over to the human world.

  

Thanks to foster, Pam’s dedication to daily imposition of herself on Lilly (really, lots of daily love and attention, persistence); Lilly finally started to express a new inquisitive interest.

Timing is everything, right.  One day, a visit from a friend ended a match in the making.  Lilly’s person met her for the first time.  After many visits exploring the possibilities, Lilly went home this spring.  She and mom are learning a lot about each other, and Lilly is crossing over.  Here’s to a good life, Lil!

If you are enjoying our happy stories and

would like to help more horse get the help they need,

please donate here.

14 days to 2018, YOUR donation means more horses can be helped!  Donate Today!

Join AAE as we Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty.  As the year comes to an end, we are sharing stories straight from the barn to show how your support has helped horses in 2017. This year was very special, and there are so many stories to be thankful for!
As we count down to 2018, please help us as we prepare for another year of helping horses.  Your donations will assure we have ample funding for unexpected veterinary needs as we move into our next year.

We want to thank everyone for their love and support!

We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do!

Have a great holiday season!

Save The Date!!

Our 5th Annual Boots and Bling Event is on May 5, 2018.
Tickets are available now, get them while they last!
Buy Tickets Here

Event sponsorship options are available or you can donate items for the event’s silent and live auctions?
For more information contact dani@allaboutequine.org

Daily Horse Care, especially pm shifts
Used Tack Store Support, all areas
Barn/Facility Maintenance
Foster Homes, Long-Term Foster/Sanctuary Homes
Capital Campaign Support
Board Members
Fundraising/Events
Grants – Writing and Research
Volunteer, Project, and Activity Coordinators
Outreach Activities
Youth Programs
Therapy Programs
Veteran Programs
Special Projects
Admin Support
Marketing
Graphics
Social Media
Bloggers
Photographers
Media and/or Photo Librarian

More, more, more

Interested in volunteering or volunteering in other areas?
Email volunteer@allaboutequine.org

Submit a Review Today!

Great NonProfits – Top Rated Awards


Thanks to YOUR input in 2017, AAE is once again a Top-Rate nonprofit!

If you love our work, then tell the world! Stories about us from people like you will help us make an even bigger impact in our community in the future.

GreatNonprofits is the #1 source of nonprofit stories and feedback, and it honors highly regarded nonprofits each year with their Top-Rated List.

Won’t you help us raise visibility for our work by posting a brief story of your experience with us? All content will be visible to potential donors and volunteers.

It’s easy and only takes 3 minutes!

Click here to get started!

Employers Match Donations, Does Yours?

Hey volunteers!

Did you know YOU could earn grant money for AAE from your employer just by volunteering?

Many Employers offer money when their employees volunteer. Here are a few examples:

  • Intel provides a $10 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $5,000 per employee or retiree.
  • Microsoft provides a $17 grant to a nonprofit per every hour volunteered by an employee.
  • Apple provides a $25 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $10,000 per employee.
  • Verizon provides a $750 grant to a nonprofit when an employee volunteers for 50+ hours.
  • State Farm provides a $500 grant nonprofit when an employee volunteers for+ 40 hours.
  • Others top 20 matching gift and/or volunteer grant companies include
    • Starbucks 
    • CarMax
    • Home Depot 
    • JP Morgan
    • Chevron
    • Soros Fund Management 
    • BP (British Petroleum)
    • Gap Corporation
    • State Street Corporation 
    • ExxonMobil
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Boeing
    • Disney
    • Google
    • Merck
    • Aetna
    • Dell
    • Outerwall (CoinStar and RedBox) 
    • ConocoPhillips
    • RealNetworks
    • Time Warner and subsidiaries
    • AllState
    • and more

Check with your employer.  You could help purchase our next load of hay!

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Remembering a Gentle Giant!

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The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:

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 15 Days Left, Angus the Gentle Giant!

Remembering Angus!  He was a big, enormously handsome, genuinely kind, 21-ish Shire gelding. He introduced our volunteers and guests to the true gentleness of these giant horses.
He crossed the Rainbow Bridge this year, and he has been missed a ton.

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Angus had quite a few needs when he came in last year, but he had a lot of life to live and lots of love to give. He was battling chronic uveitis in both eyes, chronic progressive lymphedema (CPL), and a big swollen knee. One eye did not respond treatment, so it was removed to prevent ongoing pain and further injury; thankfully, his remaining eye responded well to treatment. His CPL was treated and managed with regular care. His knee responded well to antibiotics and a little rest. Who knew he had a bad knee?

He wasn’t quite as good as new, but he was much improved. With lots of love and TLC, Angus was feeling good and loving life, and he was adored by all of our volunteers, but mostly by his bestest friends, Kasey and Linda. Kasey was his eyes in darkness, and he showed him the way. The two were buds in the truest sense of the word. Linda took special care to make sure Angus was a big, happy guy with all of his needs met, and he showered her with love…. and slobber. They shared a special bond that only the luckiest of people and horses get to experience.

Unfortunately, Angus contracted EPM (equine protozoal myeloencephalitis), a parasite that attacks the central nervous system. Poor ol’ guy, if anyone didn’t deserve yet another blow, it was Angus. Although we treated the EPM, and he responded well, his uveitis decided to advance to glaucoma. Medications kept his eye calm for a short while, but the last few weeks we were on a bit of a rollercoaster.  We saw a big decline. We knew the day was coming.  He started showing neurologic symptoms again, and we could no longer control his eye pain. With his quality of life our biggest priority, we felt it was time to help Angus across the rainbow bridge.

We miss ya’ big fella, but we are so incredibly happy we got to know ya’ and we got to love ya’!!

If you are enjoying our happy stories and

would like to help more horse get the help they need,

please donate here.

15 days to 2018, YOUR donation means more horses can be helped!  Donate Today!

Join AAE as we Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty.  As the year comes to an end, we are sharing stories straight from the barn to show how your support has helped horses in 2017. This year was very special, and there are so many stories to be thankful for!
As we count down to 2018, please help us as we prepare for another year of helping horses.  Your donations will assure we have ample funding for unexpected veterinary needs as we move into our next year.

We want to thank everyone for their love and support!

We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do!

Have a great holiday season!

Save The Date!!

Our 5th Annual Boots and Bling Event is on May 5, 2018.
Tickets are available now, get them while they last!
Buy Tickets Here

Event sponsorship options are available or you can donate items for the event’s silent and live auctions?
For more information contact dani@allaboutequine.org

Daily Horse Care, especially pm shifts
Used Tack Store Support, all areas
Barn/Facility Maintenance
Foster Homes, Long-Term Foster/Sanctuary Homes
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Youth Programs
Therapy Programs
Veteran Programs
Special Projects
Admin Support
Marketing
Graphics
Social Media
Bloggers
Photographers
Media and/or Photo Librarian

More, more, more

Interested in volunteering or volunteering in other areas?
Email volunteer@allaboutequine.org

Submit a Review Today!

Great NonProfits – Top Rated Awards


Thanks to YOUR input in 2017, AAE is once again a Top-Rate nonprofit!

If you love our work, then tell the world! Stories about us from people like you will help us make an even bigger impact in our community in the future.

GreatNonprofits is the #1 source of nonprofit stories and feedback, and it honors highly regarded nonprofits each year with their Top-Rated List.

Won’t you help us raise visibility for our work by posting a brief story of your experience with us? All content will be visible to potential donors and volunteers.

It’s easy and only takes 3 minutes!

Click here to get started!

Employers Match Donations, Does Yours?

Hey volunteers!

Did you know YOU could earn grant money for AAE from your employer just by volunteering?

Many Employers offer money when their employees volunteer. Here are a few examples:

  • Intel provides a $10 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $5,000 per employee or retiree.
  • Microsoft provides a $17 grant to a nonprofit per every hour volunteered by an employee.
  • Apple provides a $25 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $10,000 per employee.
  • Verizon provides a $750 grant to a nonprofit when an employee volunteers for 50+ hours.
  • State Farm provides a $500 grant nonprofit when an employee volunteers for+ 40 hours.
  • Others top 20 matching gift and/or volunteer grant companies include
    • Starbucks 
    • CarMax
    • Home Depot 
    • JP Morgan
    • Chevron
    • Soros Fund Management 
    • BP (British Petroleum)
    • Gap Corporation
    • State Street Corporation 
    • ExxonMobil
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Boeing
    • Disney
    • Google
    • Merck
    • Aetna
    • Dell
    • Outerwall (CoinStar and RedBox) 
    • ConocoPhillips
    • RealNetworks
    • Time Warner and subsidiaries
    • AllState
    • and more

Check with your employer.  You could help purchase our next load of hay!

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Meet our Majestic Mustang

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The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:

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16 Days Left, Bentley!


Bentley is one of the Hallelujah Horses.  He’s so special, he needed a day of his own.  Bentley was the most pathetic looking when the boys arrived, but at the same time, the most majestic.

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He was thin and his hooves long.  An umbilical hernia protruded from his abdomen.  His teeth needed work. His long mane hung over his struggling body.  He moved gingerly to avoid his long toes.  Yet, there was something absolutely breathtaking.

He was fearful, yet stoic.  He was calm, yet explosive.  He was willing, but rebellious.  There was that inner struggle; one voice said ok, the other hell no.

Before long, he knew we were here to help.  We were able to trim his hooves and float his teeth.He moved more freely, and the weight started to take hold.

Today, he’s gained confidence and courage, and
he enjoys the company of his five friends under the trees.


Bentley – Magnificent – Mustang

If you are enjoying our happy stories and

would like to help more horse get the help they need,

please donate here.

16 days to 2018, YOUR donation means more horses can be helped!  Donate Today!

Join AAE as we Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty.  As the year comes to an end, we are sharing stories straight from the barn to show how your support has helped horses in 2017. This year was very special, and there are so many stories to be thankful for!
As we count down to 2018, please help us as we prepare for another year of helping horses.  Your donations will assure we have ample funding for unexpected veterinary needs as we move into our next year.

We want to thank everyone for their love and support!

We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do!

Have a great holiday season!

Save The Date!!

Our 5th Annual Boots and Bling Event is on May 5, 2018.
Tickets are available now, get them while they last!
Buy Tickets Here

Event sponsorship options are available or you can donate items for the event’s silent and live auctions?
For more information contact dani@allaboutequine.org

Daily Horse Care, especially pm shifts
Used Tack Store Support, all areas
Barn/Facility Maintenance
Foster Homes, Long-Term Foster/Sanctuary Homes
Capital Campaign Support
Board Members
Fundraising/Events
Grants – Writing and Research
Volunteer, Project, and Activity Coordinators
Outreach Activities
Youth Programs
Therapy Programs
Veteran Programs
Special Projects
Admin Support
Marketing
Graphics
Social Media
Bloggers
Photographers
Media and/or Photo Librarian

More, more, more

Interested in volunteering or volunteering in other areas?
Email volunteer@allaboutequine.org

Submit a Review Today!

Great NonProfits – Top Rated Awards


Thanks to YOUR input in 2017, AAE is once again a Top-Rate nonprofit!

If you love our work, then tell the world! Stories about us from people like you will help us make an even bigger impact in our community in the future.

GreatNonprofits is the #1 source of nonprofit stories and feedback, and it honors highly regarded nonprofits each year with their Top-Rated List.

Won’t you help us raise visibility for our work by posting a brief story of your experience with us? All content will be visible to potential donors and volunteers.

It’s easy and only takes 3 minutes!

Click here to get started!

Employers Match Donations, Does Yours?

Hey volunteers!

Did you know YOU could earn grant money for AAE from your employer just by volunteering?

Many Employers offer money when their employees volunteer. Here are a few examples:

  • Intel provides a $10 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $5,000 per employee or retiree.
  • Microsoft provides a $17 grant to a nonprofit per every hour volunteered by an employee.
  • Apple provides a $25 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $10,000 per employee.
  • Verizon provides a $750 grant to a nonprofit when an employee volunteers for 50+ hours.
  • State Farm provides a $500 grant nonprofit when an employee volunteers for+ 40 hours.
  • Others top 20 matching gift and/or volunteer grant companies include
    • Starbucks 
    • CarMax
    • Home Depot 
    • JP Morgan
    • Chevron
    • Soros Fund Management 
    • BP (British Petroleum)
    • Gap Corporation
    • State Street Corporation 
    • ExxonMobil
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Boeing
    • Disney
    • Google
    • Merck
    • Aetna
    • Dell
    • Outerwall (CoinStar and RedBox) 
    • ConocoPhillips
    • RealNetworks
    • Time Warner and subsidiaries
    • AllState
    • and more

Check with your employer.  You could help purchase our next load of hay!

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A Call to Action Led Us to These Six!

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The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:

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 17 Days Left, The Hallelujah Horses!

In October 2016, 907 mustangs were seized by authorities from International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros in South Dakota. Fleet of Angels stepped in to take responsibility for what is now known as the largest horse rescue mission in the US.

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It was during the winter months,  and many of the mustangs were starved and neglected.  Pleas for assistance rebounded across Facebook, and many mobilized to help save the mustangs by providing feed, shelter, veterinary care, and transport away from the property to new homes.

As a result of the non-stop efforts of Elaine Nash/Fleet of Angels and many organizations and people, nearly all of the horses have been successfully placed.  The mission is nearing the finish line with a relatively small number of aged and/or special needs horses remaining.

Around November 2016, AAE inquired about assistance needed; however, severe winter conditions proved too much and transport to California too difficult.  Shortly thereafter, AAE assisted with another more local rescue effort and available space diminished.

However, in June of this year, AAE got a call for assistance.  Six of the Hallelujah Horses (geldings) made their way to AAE.  Their stop at AAE was originally planned as a layover, but became less temporary when their destination points fell through.  The Hallelujah boys joined the herd at AAE. They are Bentley, Denver, Hank, Kix, Outlaw, and Toby.  What spectacular boys they are.  AAE is working on a sanctuary plan for these guys in hopes we can keep them together forever!

If you are enjoying our happy stories and

would like to help more horse get the help they need,

please donate here.

17 days to 2018, YOUR donation means more horses can be helped!  Donate Today!

Join AAE as we Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty.  As the year comes to an end, we are sharing stories straight from the barn to show how your support has helped horses in 2017. This year was very special, and there are so many stories to be thankful for!
As we count down to 2018, please help us as we prepare for another year of helping horses.  Your donations will assure we have ample funding for unexpected veterinary needs as we move into our next year.

We want to thank everyone for their love and support!

We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do!

Have a great holiday season!

Save The Date!!

Our 5th Annual Boots and Bling Event is on May 5, 2018.
Tickets are available now, get them while they last!
Buy Tickets Here

Event sponsorship options are available or you can donate items for the event’s silent and live auctions?
For more information contact dani@allaboutequine.org

Daily Horse Care, especially pm shifts
Used Tack Store Support, all areas
Barn/Facility Maintenance
Foster Homes, Long-Term Foster/Sanctuary Homes
Capital Campaign Support
Board Members
Fundraising/Events
Grants – Writing and Research
Volunteer, Project, and Activity Coordinators
Outreach Activities
Youth Programs
Therapy Programs
Veteran Programs
Special Projects
Admin Support
Marketing
Graphics
Social Media
Bloggers
Photographers
Media and/or Photo Librarian

More, more, more

Interested in volunteering or volunteering in other areas?
Email volunteer@allaboutequine.org

Submit a Review Today!

Great NonProfits – Top Rated Awards


Thanks to YOUR input in 2017, AAE is once again a Top-Rate nonprofit!

If you love our work, then tell the world! Stories about us from people like you will help us make an even bigger impact in our community in the future.

GreatNonprofits is the #1 source of nonprofit stories and feedback, and it honors highly regarded nonprofits each year with their Top-Rated List.

Won’t you help us raise visibility for our work by posting a brief story of your experience with us? All content will be visible to potential donors and volunteers.

It’s easy and only takes 3 minutes!

Click here to get started!

Employers Match Donations, Does Yours?

Hey volunteers!

Did you know YOU could earn grant money for AAE from your employer just by volunteering?

Many Employers offer money when their employees volunteer. Here are a few examples:

  • Intel provides a $10 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $5,000 per employee or retiree.
  • Microsoft provides a $17 grant to a nonprofit per every hour volunteered by an employee.
  • Apple provides a $25 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $10,000 per employee.
  • Verizon provides a $750 grant to a nonprofit when an employee volunteers for 50+ hours.
  • State Farm provides a $500 grant nonprofit when an employee volunteers for+ 40 hours.
  • Others top 20 matching gift and/or volunteer grant companies include
    • Starbucks 
    • CarMax
    • Home Depot 
    • JP Morgan
    • Chevron
    • Soros Fund Management 
    • BP (British Petroleum)
    • Gap Corporation
    • State Street Corporation 
    • ExxonMobil
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Boeing
    • Disney
    • Google
    • Merck
    • Aetna
    • Dell
    • Outerwall (CoinStar and RedBox) 
    • ConocoPhillips
    • RealNetworks
    • Time Warner and subsidiaries
    • AllState
    • and more

Check with your employer.  You could help purchase our next load of hay!

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The Countdown Continues with A Wild One

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 18 Days Left, Diego!
 Handsome Diego was originally part of a group of mustangs gathered by the USFS in New Mexico off the Jarita Mesa Wild Horse Territory in the El Rito Ranger District of the Carson National Forest.
After being offered for adoption by the USFS at two adoption events, he was not lucky enough to be chosen.
Diego, along with herdmates Scout, Diesel and several others, were taken to the Monty Roberts International Learning Center (MRILC) in Solvang, CA.

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While at the MRILC, they participated in the Center’s wild horse gentling program where students come to learn Monty’s methods.  Several more were adopted, but not Diego, Diesel, or Scout. The USFS considered their stay at the MRILC as a third adoption event, and they earned their third strike.
The USFS proposed placing them on Craigslist for $25 each; however, the instructor at MRILC knew the potential risk of kill buyers, especially being relatively close to Mexico, so reached out to AAE for help.
So, the three boys came to AAE in late 2016 to continue their gentling and to learn about life as a newly-domesticated horse.
Diego’s buddies were much more willing to cross-over into the human world.  Diego made some progress while here at AAE.  Enough that he could be haltered, was finally gelded, and had a much needed hoof trim.
Diego was making slow progress; however, Diego wasn’t transitioning well into the human world. So, he went back to MRILC for another visit.
While there, Diego had a little set back, but Monty saw something in this guy that most others didn’t.  Monty asked that he keep Diego to continue his learning, so Diego went back to Solvang to live with and learn from Monty.

See Monty working with Diego here

If you are enjoying our happy stories and

would like to help more horse get the help they need,

please donate here.

18 days to 2018, YOUR donation means more horses can be helped!  Donate Today!

Join AAE as we Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty.  As the year comes to an end, we are sharing stories straight from the barn to show how your support has helped horses in 2017. This year was very special, and there are so many stories to be thankful for!
As we count down to 2018, please help us as we prepare for another year of helping horses.  Your donations will assure we have ample funding for unexpected veterinary needs as we move into our next year.

We want to thank everyone for their love and support!

We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do!

Have a great holiday season!

Save The Date!!

Our 5th Annual Boots and Bling Event is on May 5, 2018.
Tickets are available now, get them while they last!
Buy Tickets Here

Event sponsorship options are available or you can donate items for the event’s silent and live auctions?
For more information contact dani@allaboutequine.org

Daily Horse Care, especially pm shifts
Used Tack Store Support, all areas
Barn/Facility Maintenance
Foster Homes, Long-Term Foster/Sanctuary Homes
Capital Campaign Support
Board Members
Fundraising/Events
Grants – Writing and Research
Volunteer, Project, and Activity Coordinators
Outreach Activities
Youth Programs
Therapy Programs
Veteran Programs
Special Projects
Admin Support
Marketing
Graphics
Social Media
Bloggers
Photographers
Media and/or Photo Librarian

More, more, more

Interested in volunteering or volunteering in other areas?
Email volunteer@allaboutequine.org

Submit a Review Today!

Great NonProfits – Top Rated Awards


Thanks to YOUR input in 2017, AAE is once again a Top-Rate nonprofit!

If you love our work, then tell the world! Stories about us from people like you will help us make an even bigger impact in our community in the future.

GreatNonprofits is the #1 source of nonprofit stories and feedback, and it honors highly regarded nonprofits each year with their Top-Rated List.

Won’t you help us raise visibility for our work by posting a brief story of your experience with us? All content will be visible to potential donors and volunteers.

It’s easy and only takes 3 minutes!

Click here to get started!

Employers Match Donations, Does Yours?

Hey volunteers!

Did you know YOU could earn grant money for AAE from your employer just by volunteering?

Many Employers offer money when their employees volunteer. Here are a few examples:

  • Intel provides a $10 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $5,000 per employee or retiree.
  • Microsoft provides a $17 grant to a nonprofit per every hour volunteered by an employee.
  • Apple provides a $25 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $10,000 per employee.
  • Verizon provides a $750 grant to a nonprofit when an employee volunteers for 50+ hours.
  • State Farm provides a $500 grant nonprofit when an employee volunteers for+ 40 hours.
  • Others top 20 matching gift and/or volunteer grant companies include
    • Starbucks 
    • CarMax
    • Home Depot 
    • JP Morgan
    • Chevron
    • Soros Fund Management 
    • BP (British Petroleum)
    • Gap Corporation
    • State Street Corporation 
    • ExxonMobil
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Boeing
    • Disney
    • Google
    • Merck
    • Aetna
    • Dell
    • Outerwall (CoinStar and RedBox) 
    • ConocoPhillips
    • RealNetworks
    • Time Warner and subsidiaries
    • AllState
    • and more

Check with your employer.  You could help purchase our next load of hay!

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Sometimes You Have to Say Good-Bye!

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The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:

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19 Days Left, Banjo!
Banjo, we said goodbye to another long timer at AAE

Banjo was relinquished by his owner in January 2014 after his owner developed health issues. He shared a pasture with another horse for 12 years, and he was very protective of his pasture-mate, much to his detriment.

Banjo had a very sweet side, but he also tested his handler, and displayed some naughty stud-like behavior. He was fearful of ropes, and he would challenged his handler when approached with one. We were told he was used as a child’s riding horse (hard to imagine) 12 years prior.

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Banjo came around nicely. Separating him from his former pasture-mate helped him tremendously. He softened, and he was becoming a very social guy that enjoyed attention. But he never entirely let go of his “macho”, which made him less than trustworthy.  Eventually, we introduced a saddle, then a rider.  He accepted both willingly, but not so confidently.  He needed a confident handler and consistent handling to continue developing his own confidence.

Sadly, in January of this year, Banjo coliced quite severely, and we had to say goodbye to our handsome guy.

He was lucky to have a couple special friends at AAE that showered him with love and attention during his time with us.

Banjo’s story isn’t one with a happy ending, but we’re glad he was loved and cared for in his final years here.

If you are enjoying our happy stories and

would like to help more horse get the help they need,

please donate here.

19 days to 2018, YOUR donation means more horses can be helped!  Donate Today!

Join AAE as we Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty.  As the year comes to an end, we are sharing stories straight from the barn to show how your support has helped horses in 2017. This year was very special, and there are so many stories to be thankful for!
As we count down to 2018, please help us as we prepare for another year of helping horses.  Your donations will assure we have ample funding for unexpected veterinary needs as we move into our next year.

We want to thank everyone for their love and support!

We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do!

Have a great holiday season!

Save The Date!!

Our 5th Annual Boots and Bling Event is on May 5, 2018.
Tickets are available now, get them while they last!
Buy Tickets Here

Event sponsorship options are available or you can donate items for the event’s silent and live auctions?
For more information contact dani@allaboutequine.org

Daily Horse Care, especially pm shifts
Used Tack Store Support, all areas
Barn/Facility Maintenance
Foster Homes, Long-Term Foster/Sanctuary Homes
Capital Campaign Support
Board Members
Fundraising/Events
Grants – Writing and Research
Volunteer, Project, and Activity Coordinators
Outreach Activities
Youth Programs
Therapy Programs
Veteran Programs
Special Projects
Admin Support
Marketing
Graphics
Social Media
Bloggers
Photographers
Media and/or Photo Librarian

More, more, more

Interested in volunteering or volunteering in other areas?
Email volunteer@allaboutequine.org

Submit a Review Today!

Great NonProfits – Top Rated Awards


Thanks to YOUR input in 2017, AAE is once again a Top-Rate nonprofit!

If you love our work, then tell the world! Stories about us from people like you will help us make an even bigger impact in our community in the future.

GreatNonprofits is the #1 source of nonprofit stories and feedback, and it honors highly regarded nonprofits each year with their Top-Rated List.

Won’t you help us raise visibility for our work by posting a brief story of your experience with us? All content will be visible to potential donors and volunteers.

It’s easy and only takes 3 minutes!

Click here to get started!

Employers Match Donations, Does Yours?

Hey volunteers!

Did you know YOU could earn grant money for AAE from your employer just by volunteering?

Many Employers offer money when their employees volunteer. Here are a few examples:

  • Intel provides a $10 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $5,000 per employee or retiree.
  • Microsoft provides a $17 grant to a nonprofit per every hour volunteered by an employee.
  • Apple provides a $25 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $10,000 per employee.
  • Verizon provides a $750 grant to a nonprofit when an employee volunteers for 50+ hours.
  • State Farm provides a $500 grant nonprofit when an employee volunteers for+ 40 hours.
  • Others top 20 matching gift and/or volunteer grant companies include
    • Starbucks 
    • CarMax
    • Home Depot 
    • JP Morgan
    • Chevron
    • Soros Fund Management 
    • BP (British Petroleum)
    • Gap Corporation
    • State Street Corporation 
    • ExxonMobil
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Boeing
    • Disney
    • Google
    • Merck
    • Aetna
    • Dell
    • Outerwall (CoinStar and RedBox) 
    • ConocoPhillips
    • RealNetworks
    • Time Warner and subsidiaries
    • AllState
    • and more

Check with your employer.  You could help purchase our next load of hay!

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From No Future to Forever Loved! Your Support Made a Difference!

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The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:

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Let’s Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty for 2018

20 Days Left, Maci

Maci arrived at All About Equine Animal Rescue, Inc. on September 4th, 2015.  She was one of four horses that came to AAE as part of a collaborative rescue effort in Fallon, NV that saved 56 horses at auction from purchase by a slaughter buyer.  Maci was a two year old, and the rest of the foursome included two yearlings, Bailey and Mazie, and Jolene, an older, experienced mare.  Maci, Bailey, and Mazie were not halterable when they arrived.

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Maci was a BIG girl!!  Sadly, she unloaded lame on her front right leg.  That’s always creates a big dilemma when you’re dealing with an injury or illness.  It took a little time to gentle her and get her comfortable enough to be evaluated (e.g. sedation, legs and hooves handled, and exposure to “things” like radiology equipment and all the cords that go with it), but what a sweet and willing filly she was.  Maci was a ray of sunshine to everyone that met her.  Though scared, she had this calm, kind, quiet and super willing demeanor.  Many that met her thought she would make a fabulous therapy horse.

After a bunch of diagnostics including radiographs and ultrasound, it was discovered that Maci had several issues, including a fractured sesmoid bone and torn suspensory ligament in her front right, and Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) lesions in at least three fetlock joints, and the fourth was assumed. The fracture and tear, though substantial, were expected to heal with stall rest, but the OCD lesions would require surgical intervention to prevent further/ongoing damage, chronic pain, and a short life.  With OCD, Maci was expected to be an unridable companion animal in the future.  Two surgery dates were needed, one for fronts and one for the hinds.

Sadly, Maci was a throw away by her former owner, a young horse with injuries.  She was likely sent to auction to get rid of the problem.  Unfortunately, there are many in our society that don’t believe an injured horse has any purpose or value.  The overpopulation problem doesn’t help.  Fortunately for Maci, she landed at AAE, and now she has gone from no future at auction to a future of forever.

With huge thanks to supporters like you, we were able to move forward with Maci’s treatment and surgery.  Her first surgery was January 25, 2016.  Her second surgery was February 29, 2016. Her surgeries went smoothly.  However, it turned out she had TWO fractured sesmoid bones in front, and three torn suspensories.  Poor, poor filly! Fortunately, the OCD was not as bad as it appeared in the radiographs, and that afforded her a better prognosis.

After many, many months of stall rest and lots of daily hand walking by volunteers, Maci was recovering well. She had a long stay in the barn, but she made the best of it, entertaining us all with her cuteness.  She was a bright light for all that visited; she greeted everyone that entered the barn.  Her eyes spoke volumes; you could see how much she enjoyed the attention and interaction with volunteers and visitors.  She simply took it all in stride.  Maci is an all-time AAE favorite!

Maci’s prognosis was good after her surgeries.  She slowly transitioned back to normal horse life, graduating from stall to turnout into her stall paddock, then into a little larger paddock, onto the small roundpen, and by the time she moved up to the arena, everyone could see how well she was doing.  She felt good and she let everyone know!!  The most exciting part was that she had recovered so well, about a year after her surgeries, her prognosis improved from a companion horse to a light riding horse.  Good news for all to hear.  Yayyyyy for Maci!!

Check out Maci in one of her early arena turnouts.
Video: Watch Maci Here

Then, the bittersweet day came… over a year after her surgeries, and now deeply embedded in all the volunteers hearts, it was Maci’s turn to go to her forever home!  These days are always SO exciting when a horse gets to go home with his or her forever person, but those that connect with the horse face the loss of a special companion.  The bonds that are made at a rescue or so special.  Some of us shed many tears, happy tears and sad tears, but we all hold on to knowing the time at AAE is only one part of the journey.  When one horse leaves us, it opens the door for another, another horse that needs some love, care and attention from AAE and all of you, until it can move on to it’s new home.

Maci’s adopter had recently separated from the military and relocated from the east coast.  She was looking for a companion for her lonely horse.  She was looking for an easy keeper.  A horse that could keep up with her rambunctious young mare, and one that could be loved on.  Maci was the first that came to mind, and when they met, Maci did her thing!

Look at her now!

  
Maci is now Sienna, the unlucky little filly that was thrown away at auction with a plethora of injuries, but the lucky filly that our rescue partners and the rescue community cared enough to save from auction and ultimately, slaughter.  She is living a pampered life and learning there’s a lot more she needs to do in this world.  We couldn’t be happier with the progress Maci made from start to finish, and we are beyond thrilled she found such a special partner to offer such a promising future.
We all miss you, Moose!

If you are not familiar with OCD, a good starting point would be to Google “equine OCD”.

If you are enjoying our happy stories and

would like to help more horse get the help they need,

please donate here.

22 days to 2018, YOUR donation means more horses can be helped!  Donate Today!

Join AAE as we Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty.  As the year comes to an end, we are sharing stories straight from the barn to show how your support has helped horses in 2017. This year was very special, and there are so many stories to be thankful for!
As we count down to 2018, please help us as we prepare for another year of helping horses.  Your donations will assure we have ample funding for unexpected veterinary needs as we move into our next year.

We want to thank everyone for their love and support!

We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do!

Have a great holiday season!

Save The Date!!

Our 5th Annual Boots and Bling Event is on May 5, 2018.
Tickets are available now, get them while they last!
Buy Tickets Here

Event sponsorship options are available or you can donate items for the event’s silent and live auctions?
For more information contact dani@allaboutequine.org

Daily Horse Care, especially pm shifts
Used Tack Store Support, all areas
Barn/Facility Maintenance
Foster Homes, Long-Term Foster/Sanctuary Homes
Capital Campaign Support
Board Members
Fundraising/Events
Grants – Writing and Research
Volunteer, Project, and Activity Coordinators
Outreach Activities
Youth Programs
Therapy Programs
Veteran Programs
Special Projects
Admin Support
Marketing
Graphics
Social Media
Bloggers
Photographers
Media and/or Photo Librarian

More, more, more

Interested in volunteering or volunteering in other areas?
Email volunteer@allaboutequine.org

Submit a Review Today!

Great NonProfits – Top Rated Awards


Thanks to YOUR input in 2017, AAE is once again a Top-Rate nonprofit!

If you love our work, then tell the world! Stories about us from people like you will help us make an even bigger impact in our community in the future.

GreatNonprofits is the #1 source of nonprofit stories and feedback, and it honors highly regarded nonprofits each year with their Top-Rated List.

Won’t you help us raise visibility for our work by posting a brief story of your experience with us? All content will be visible to potential donors and volunteers.

It’s easy and only takes 3 minutes!

Click here to get started!

Employers Match Donations, Does Yours?

Hey volunteers!

Did you know YOU could earn grant money for AAE from your employer just by volunteering?

Many Employers offer money when their employees volunteer. Here are a few examples:

  • Intel provides a $10 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $5,000 per employee or retiree.
  • Microsoft provides a $17 grant to a nonprofit per every hour volunteered by an employee.
  • Apple provides a $25 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $10,000 per employee.
  • Verizon provides a $750 grant to a nonprofit when an employee volunteers for 50+ hours.
  • State Farm provides a $500 grant nonprofit when an employee volunteers for+ 40 hours.
  • Others top 20 matching gift and/or volunteer grant companies include
    • Starbucks 
    • CarMax
    • Home Depot 
    • JP Morgan
    • Chevron
    • Soros Fund Management 
    • BP (British Petroleum)
    • Gap Corporation
    • State Street Corporation 
    • ExxonMobil
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Boeing
    • Disney
    • Google
    • Merck
    • Aetna
    • Dell
    • Outerwall (CoinStar and RedBox) 
    • ConocoPhillips
    • RealNetworks
    • Time Warner and subsidiaries
    • AllState
    • and more

Check with your employer.  You could help purchase our next load of hay!

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Can we make it 11?

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The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:

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Let’s Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty for 2018

21 Days Left, Gentry and Foley

Last, but not least, AAE welcomed Gentry, a pretty young mare, and Foley, her little “red” colt from the DreamCatcher Wild Horse and Burro Sanctuary in September 2017. These are the last two, which made 13 horses helped from the DreamCatcher gang.  Nine have been adopted so far.  Can we make it 11?

Gentry had only recently been introduced to humans when she arrived, so she was a bit shy and unsure about the new humans that were caring for her. She is learning humans are not so scary, and she knows they’re the ones with the good stuff (food).  She always waits patiently at feeding time.

Upon dental exam, we learned she is only about 2-1/2 years old.
A baby with a baby, but she is such a good mama.

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When they arrived, young Foley seemed a bit lethargic and small for his age, but mom is small, too. Thankfully, nothing significant was found during vet exam.  Maybe it was the stress of transport?  After a couple weeks at AAE, Foley’s energy level increased, and he was finally running and bucking through his paddock, like baby boys do.  He and mom play well together.  He has also become friends with Blue.  They play like two kids on a football field (no flags).  Blue is such a great babysitter.  He worries and watches intensely when Foley and mama walk to other end of the paddock and get too far away.

 

Gentry and Foley are becoming lovely young horses, and they will be available for adoption soon.  Gentry needs a little more confidence with us two-leggers, and Foley has a little growing to do before castration.  It won’t be long!  Keep an eye on these two.

If you are enjoying our happy stories and

would like to help more horse get the help they need,

please donate here.

22 days to 2018, YOUR donation means more horses can be helped!  Donate Today!

Join AAE as we Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty.  As the year comes to an end, we are sharing stories straight from the barn to show how your support has helped horses in 2017. This year was very special, and there are so many stories to be thankful for!
As we count down to 2018, please help us as we prepare for another year of helping horses.  Your donations will assure we have ample funding for unexpected veterinary needs as we move into our next year.

We want to thank everyone for their love and support!

We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do!

Have a great holiday season!

Save The Date!!

Our 5th Annual Boots and Bling Event is on May 5, 2018.
Tickets are available now, get them while they last!
Buy Tickets Here

Event sponsorship options are available or you can donate items for the event’s silent and live auctions?
For more information contact dani@allaboutequine.org

Daily Horse Care, especially pm shifts
Used Tack Store Support, all areas
Barn/Facility Maintenance
Foster Homes, Long-Term Foster/Sanctuary Homes
Capital Campaign Support
Board Members
Fundraising/Events
Grants – Writing and Research
Volunteer, Project, and Activity Coordinators
Outreach Activities
Youth Programs
Therapy Programs
Veteran Programs
Special Projects
Admin Support
Marketing
Graphics
Social Media
Bloggers
Photographers
Media and/or Photo Librarian

More, more, more

Interested in volunteering or volunteering in other areas?
Email volunteer@allaboutequine.org

Submit a Review Today!

Great NonProfits – Top Rated Awards


Thanks to YOUR input in 2017, AAE is once again a Top-Rate nonprofit!

If you love our work, then tell the world! Stories about us from people like you will help us make an even bigger impact in our community in the future.

GreatNonprofits is the #1 source of nonprofit stories and feedback, and it honors highly regarded nonprofits each year with their Top-Rated List.

Won’t you help us raise visibility for our work by posting a brief story of your experience with us? All content will be visible to potential donors and volunteers.

It’s easy and only takes 3 minutes!

Click here to get started!

Employers Match Donations, Does Yours?

Hey volunteers!

Did you know YOU could earn grant money for AAE from your employer just by volunteering?

Many Employers offer money when their employees volunteer. Here are a few examples:

  • Intel provides a $10 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $5,000 per employee or retiree.
  • Microsoft provides a $17 grant to a nonprofit per every hour volunteered by an employee.
  • Apple provides a $25 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $10,000 per employee.
  • Verizon provides a $750 grant to a nonprofit when an employee volunteers for 50+ hours.
  • State Farm provides a $500 grant nonprofit when an employee volunteers for+ 40 hours.
  • Others top 20 matching gift and/or volunteer grant companies include
    • Starbucks 
    • CarMax
    • Home Depot 
    • JP Morgan
    • Chevron
    • Soros Fund Management 
    • BP (British Petroleum)
    • Gap Corporation
    • State Street Corporation 
    • ExxonMobil
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Boeing
    • Disney
    • Google
    • Merck
    • Aetna
    • Dell
    • Outerwall (CoinStar and RedBox) 
    • ConocoPhillips
    • RealNetworks
    • Time Warner and subsidiaries
    • AllState
    • and more

Check with your employer.  You could help purchase our next load of hay!

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What Will the Future Hold for this Kind-Eyed Mustang?

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The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:

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Let’s Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty for 2018

22 Days Left, Our handsome Ford!

The DreamCatcher connection continues…  
A handsome lil, young, gray gelding came to AAE after a failed attempt in a gentling program.  He landed at AAE for a layover in transportation with two other somewhat overwhelmingly dominant geldings as they were making their way back to DreamCatcher.  He seemed to find himself unwittingly between the antics of the other two, and the poor guy couldn’t seem to catch a break.  He had a kind eye and an inquisitive nature, but for intimidation by the other two.  We called him Ford.  He seemed to be a good fit here at AAE, so we held him back when the trailer came for the boys.

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Ford is enjoying pasture life with the herd, and he is slowly softening with humans.  He’ll be looking for a home soon after he’s brave enough for a dental exam and hoof trim.

Welcome to the AAE family, Ford. We know your special person will find you soon!

 If you are enjoying our happy stories and

would like to help more horse get the help they need,

please donate here.

22 days to 2018, YOUR donation means more horses can be helped! Donate Today!

Join AAE as we Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty.  As the year comes to an end, we are sharing stories straight from the barn to show how your support has helped horses in 2017. This year was very special, and there are so many stories to be thankful for!
As we count down to 2018, please help us as we prepare for another year of helping horses.  Your donations will assure we have ample funding for unexpected veterinary needs as we move into our next year.

We want to thank everyone for their love and support!

We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do!

Have a great holiday season!

Save The Date!!

Our 5th Annual Boots and Bling Event is on May 5, 2018.
Tickets are available now, get them while they last!
Buy Tickets Here

Event sponsorship options are available or you can donate items for the event’s silent and live auctions?
For more information contact dani@allaboutequine.org

Daily Horse Care, especially pm shifts
Used Tack Store Support, all areas
Barn/Facility Maintenance
Foster Homes, Long-Term Foster/Sanctuary Homes
Capital Campaign Support
Board Members
Fundraising/Events
Grants – Writing and Research
Volunteer, Project, and Activity Coordinators
Outreach Activities
Youth Programs
Therapy Programs
Veteran Programs
Special Projects
Admin Support
Marketing
Graphics
Social Media
Bloggers
Photographers
Media and/or Photo Librarian

More, more, more

Interested in volunteering or volunteering in other areas?
Email volunteer@allaboutequine.org

Submit a Review Today!

Great NonProfits – Top Rated Awards


Thanks to YOUR input in 2017, AAE is once again a Top-Rate nonprofit!

If you love our work, then tell the world! Stories about us from people like you will help us make an even bigger impact in our community in the future.

GreatNonprofits is the #1 source of nonprofit stories and feedback, and it honors highly regarded nonprofits each year with their Top-Rated List.

Won’t you help us raise visibility for our work by posting a brief story of your experience with us? All content will be visible to potential donors and volunteers.

It’s easy and only takes 3 minutes!

Click here to get started!

Employers Match Donations, Does Yours?

Hey volunteers!

Did you know YOU could earn grant money for AAE from your employer just by volunteering?

Many Employers offer money when their employees volunteer. Here are a few examples:

  • Intel provides a $10 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $5,000 per employee or retiree.
  • Microsoft provides a $17 grant to a nonprofit per every hour volunteered by an employee.
  • Apple provides a $25 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $10,000 per employee.
  • Verizon provides a $750 grant to a nonprofit when an employee volunteers for 50+ hours.
  • State Farm provides a $500 grant nonprofit when an employee volunteers for+ 40 hours.
  • Others top 20 matching gift and/or volunteer grant companies include
    • Starbucks 
    • CarMax
    • Home Depot 
    • JP Morgan
    • Chevron
    • Soros Fund Management 
    • BP (British Petroleum)
    • Gap Corporation
    • State Street Corporation 
    • ExxonMobil
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Boeing
    • Disney
    • Google
    • Merck
    • Aetna
    • Dell
    • Outerwall (CoinStar and RedBox) 
    • ConocoPhillips
    • RealNetworks
    • Time Warner and subsidiaries
    • AllState
    • and more

Check with your employer.  You could help purchase our next load of hay!

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There should be a Cowboy in every countdown!

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The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:

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Let’s Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty for 2018
23 Days Left, Meet Cowboy!

About a month after lil’ Rascal came to AAE, DreamCatcher contacted AAE about another orphaned foal. He was born around May 5, 2017, but wasn’t found until May 8 when his mom was suffering from colic. She had been hiding him.  Mom was a senior mare, and her colic was severe.  Sadly, she had to go to horsey heaven, so her lil guy traveled all the way to AAE so he’d have a big sister to grow up with and lots of people to watch over and love him.

He arrived late on May 8th.  This lil guy had slightly bowed legs and an ol’ soul. It was like looking at an old cowboy.  Alas, AAE dubbed him Cowboy. After evaluation by the vet, and a selenium injection, he was on his way to happily ever after.  He quickly picked up drinking milk replacer from a bucket, and in a blink, he stole everyone’s heart.

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Cowboy’s stay at AAE was just long enough to get strong and healthy, then lose the jewels.  He quickly found his forever home with an AAE adoption veteran. On September 9th, he was off to his new life, and hopefully some schooling by his new horsey mom, Harley (aka Kai).

If you are enjoying our happy stories and would like to help more horse get the help they need, please donate here.
31 days to 2018, YOUR donation means more horses can be helped!

Join AAE as we Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty.  As the year comes to an end, we are sharing stories straight from the barn to show how your support has helped horses in 2017. This year was very special, and there are so many stories to be thankful for!
As we count down to 2018, please help us as we prepare for another year of helping horses.  Your donations will assure we have ample funding for unexpected veterinary needs as we move into our next year.

We want to thank everyone for their love and support!

We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do!

Have a great holiday season!

Save The Date!!

Our 5th Annual Boots and Bling Event is on May 5, 2018.
Tickets are available now, get them while they last!
Buy Tickets Here

Event sponsorship options are available or you can donate items for the event’s silent and live auctions?
For more information contact dani@allaboutequine.org

Daily Horse Care, especially pm shifts
Used Tack Store Support, all areas
Barn/Facility Maintenance
Foster Homes, Long-Term Foster/Sanctuary Homes
Capital Campaign Support
Board Members
Fundraising/Events
Grants – Writing and Research
Volunteer, Project, and Activity Coordinators
Outreach Activities
Youth Programs
Therapy Programs
Veteran Programs
Special Projects
Admin Support
Marketing
Graphics
Social Media
Bloggers
Photographers
Media and/or Photo Librarian

More, more, more

Interested in volunteering or volunteering in other areas?
Email volunteer@allaboutequine.org

Submit a Review Today!

Great NonProfits – Top Rated Awards


Thanks to YOUR input in 2017, AAE is once again a Top-Rate nonprofit!

If you love our work, then tell the world! Stories about us from people like you will help us make an even bigger impact in our community in the future.

GreatNonprofits is the #1 source of nonprofit stories and feedback, and it honors highly regarded nonprofits each year with their Top-Rated List.

Won’t you help us raise visibility for our work by posting a brief story of your experience with us? All content will be visible to potential donors and volunteers.

It’s easy and only takes 3 minutes!

Click here to get started!

Employers Match Donations, Does Yours?

Hey volunteers!

Did you know YOU could earn grant money for AAE from your employer just by volunteering?

Many Employers offer money when their employees volunteer. Here are a few examples:

  • Intel provides a $10 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $5,000 per employee or retiree.
  • Microsoft provides a $17 grant to a nonprofit per every hour volunteered by an employee.
  • Apple provides a $25 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $10,000 per employee.
  • Verizon provides a $750 grant to a nonprofit when an employee volunteers for 50+ hours.
  • State Farm provides a $500 grant nonprofit when an employee volunteers for+ 40 hours.
  • Others top 20 matching gift and/or volunteer grant companies include
    • Starbucks 
    • CarMax
    • Home Depot 
    • JP Morgan
    • Chevron
    • Soros Fund Management 
    • BP (British Petroleum)
    • Gap Corporation
    • State Street Corporation 
    • ExxonMobil
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Boeing
    • Disney
    • Google
    • Merck
    • Aetna
    • Dell
    • Outerwall (CoinStar and RedBox) 
    • ConocoPhillips
    • RealNetworks
    • Time Warner and subsidiaries
    • AllState
    • and more

Check with your employer.  You could help purchase our next load of hay!

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With 24 Days Left We Introduce The Burros

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The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:

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Join AAE as we Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty.  As the year comes to an end, we are sharing stories straight from the barn to show how your support has helped horses in 2017. This year was very special, and there are so many stories to be thankful for!
As we count down to 2018, please help us as we prepare for another year of helping horses.  Your donations will assure we have ample funding for unexpected veterinary needs as we move into our next year.

We want to thank everyone for their love and support!

We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do!

Have a great holiday season!

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Let’s Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty for 2018

On the 24th Day, there was the Burros!
Continuing to support DreamCatcher in its recovery period after the long illness and passing of their Executive Director, AAE took in several of the DreamCatcher burros. Three came into AAE in August and two in September. They are so cute, and there was a ton of adoption interest!  These lil’ guys did not stay long, and they barely had names before they left.
The first 3 Burros AAE received were all wild, and their first introduction to humans was at DreamCatcher before they made the journey to AAE.
Lefty (Burro #035) came into his name because of a left hoof malformation.  Remaining hooves were in good condition.  His teeth, hooves, vaccines and deworming were done at AAE.  Fortunately, after a little sedation and dental work, hoof radiographs did not indicate any serious issue.  With a trim, his hooves were much improved, but hoof handling would be a work in progress.   Lefty was the first of the three to find his forever home.

Burro #031 otherwise know as Joe, was a bit shy, but slowly accepted humans with leading and grooming. His teeth, vaccines and deworming were done at AAE.  He was such a lucky one to get to go home with Waylon.
 
Burro #032, Zac, was also a bit shy, and slowly accepted humans with leading and grooming. Not long after his teeth, vaccines and deworming were done at AAE, and shortly after Lefty went home, so did Zac.
Burros #40, Brown, and #42, Gray, came in a month after the first three and soon after their teeth, vaccines and deworming were done, they were headed to their new homes, as well.
 
There are many more young mustangs and a few burros still in need of homes. We are so happy we’ve been able to collaborate with DreamCatcher to aid in their efforts!
 
We wouldn’t be able to help without your continuing support! Thank you!
If you are enjoying our happy stories and
would like to help more horse get the help they need,
please donate here.
31 days to 2018, YOUR donation means more horses can be helped!

Save The Date!!

Our 5th Annual Boots and Bling Event is on May 5, 2018.
Tickets are available now, get them while they last!
Buy Tickets Here

Event sponsorship options are available or you can donate items for the event’s silent and live auctions?
For more information contact dani@allaboutequine.org

Daily Horse Care, especially pm shifts
Used Tack Store Support, all areas
Barn/Facility Maintenance
Foster Homes, Long-Term Foster/Sanctuary Homes
Capital Campaign Support
Board Members
Fundraising/Events
Grants – Writing and Research
Volunteer, Project, and Activity Coordinators
Outreach Activities
Youth Programs
Therapy Programs
Veteran Programs
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Interested in volunteering or volunteering in other areas?
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Great NonProfits – Top Rated Awards


Thanks to YOUR input in 2017, AAE is once again a Top-Rate nonprofit!

If you love our work, then tell the world! Stories about us from people like you will help us make an even bigger impact in our community in the future.

GreatNonprofits is the #1 source of nonprofit stories and feedback, and it honors highly regarded nonprofits each year with their Top-Rated List.

Won’t you help us raise visibility for our work by posting a brief story of your experience with us? All content will be visible to potential donors and volunteers.

It’s easy and only takes 3 minutes!

Click here to get started!

Employers Match Donations, Does Yours?

Hey volunteers!

Did you know YOU could earn grant money for AAE from your employer just by volunteering?

Many Employers offer money when their employees volunteer. Here are a few examples:

  • Intel provides a $10 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $5,000 per employee or retiree.
  • Microsoft provides a $17 grant to a nonprofit per every hour volunteered by an employee.
  • Apple provides a $25 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $10,000 per employee.
  • Verizon provides a $750 grant to a nonprofit when an employee volunteers for 50+ hours.
  • State Farm provides a $500 grant nonprofit when an employee volunteers for+ 40 hours.
  • Others top 20 matching gift and/or volunteer grant companies include
    • Starbucks 
    • CarMax
    • Home Depot 
    • JP Morgan
    • Chevron
    • Soros Fund Management 
    • BP (British Petroleum)
    • Gap Corporation
    • State Street Corporation 
    • ExxonMobil
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Boeing
    • Disney
    • Google
    • Merck
    • Aetna
    • Dell
    • Outerwall (CoinStar and RedBox) 
    • ConocoPhillips
    • RealNetworks
    • Time Warner and subsidiaries
    • AllState
    • and more

Check with your employer.  You could help purchase our next load of hay!

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Waylon, Whitney & Walker continue our countdown – 25 days left

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The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:

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Join AAE as we Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty.  As the year comes to an end, we are sharing stories straight from the barn to show how your support has helped horses in 2017. This year was very special, and there are so many stories to be thankful for!
As we count down to 2018, please help us as we prepare for another year of helping horses.  Your donations will assure we have ample funding for unexpected veterinary needs as we move into our next year.

We want to thank everyone for their love and support!

We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do!

Have a great holiday season!

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On the 25th Day, there was Waylon, Walker and Whitney!
Continuing to support DreamCatcher in its recovery period after the long illness and passing of their Executive Director, AAE took in a few more of the DreamCatcher horses. Waylon, Walker, and Whitley all came into AAE from DreamCatchers in June of this year. Three young mustangs looking for a home.
Walker was the most social of the trio, and Waylon was well on his way to enjoying humans. Whitley wasn’t convinced. It took a little effort to convince him to warm up, but it was worth the wait. He evolved into such a sweet lil’ guy.
The story of the three W’s isn’t very complicated. They came in because there was a need.  We caught them up with hoof and dental care, vaccines, and deworming. They continued their growth while here, and they grew more fond of humans. If only they were all so straight forward. Except when Whitley managed to have a fight with a branch in the pasture, and we’re not sure who won. He didn’t need just one vet visit, but two, to resolve the laceration/puncture and fluid build up.
Walker was the first to find his forever home. He was adopted in September.
 
Waylon followed a month later, and he left for his forever home with a burro friend.
 
Finally, dear Whitley stole the heart of one of our volunteers, and he just went home a few days ago.
These boys were so lucky to meet their match!
If you are enjoying our happy stories and
would like to help more horse get the help they need,
please donate here.
31 days to 2018, YOUR donation means more horses can be helped!

Save The Date!!

Our 5th Annual Boots and Bling Event is on May 5, 2018.
Tickets are available now, get them while they last!
Buy Tickets Here

Event sponsorship options are available or you can donate items for the event’s silent and live auctions?
For more information contact dani@allaboutequine.org

Daily Horse Care, especially pm shifts
Used Tack Store Support, all areas
Barn/Facility Maintenance
Foster Homes, Long-Term Foster/Sanctuary Homes
Capital Campaign Support
Board Members
Fundraising/Events
Grants – Writing and Research
Volunteer, Project, and Activity Coordinators
Outreach Activities
Youth Programs
Therapy Programs
Veteran Programs
Special Projects
Admin Support
Marketing
Graphics
Social Media
Bloggers
Photographers
Media and/or Photo Librarian

More, more, more

Interested in volunteering or volunteering in other areas?
Email volunteer@allaboutequine.org

Submit a Review Today!

Great NonProfits – Top Rated Awards


Thanks to YOUR input in 2017, AAE is once again a Top-Rate nonprofit!

If you love our work, then tell the world! Stories about us from people like you will help us make an even bigger impact in our community in the future.

GreatNonprofits is the #1 source of nonprofit stories and feedback, and it honors highly regarded nonprofits each year with their Top-Rated List.

Won’t you help us raise visibility for our work by posting a brief story of your experience with us? All content will be visible to potential donors and volunteers.

It’s easy and only takes 3 minutes!

Click here to get started!

Employers Match Donations, Does Yours?

Hey volunteers!

Did you know YOU could earn grant money for AAE from your employer just by volunteering?

Many Employers offer money when their employees volunteer. Here are a few examples:

  • Intel provides a $10 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $5,000 per employee or retiree.
  • Microsoft provides a $17 grant to a nonprofit per every hour volunteered by an employee.
  • Apple provides a $25 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $10,000 per employee.
  • Verizon provides a $750 grant to a nonprofit when an employee volunteers for 50+ hours.
  • State Farm provides a $500 grant nonprofit when an employee volunteers for+ 40 hours.
  • Others top 20 matching gift and/or volunteer grant companies include
    • Starbucks 
    • CarMax
    • Home Depot 
    • JP Morgan
    • Chevron
    • Soros Fund Management 
    • BP (British Petroleum)
    • Gap Corporation
    • State Street Corporation 
    • ExxonMobil
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Boeing
    • Disney
    • Google
    • Merck
    • Aetna
    • Dell
    • Outerwall (CoinStar and RedBox) 
    • ConocoPhillips
    • RealNetworks
    • Time Warner and subsidiaries
    • AllState
    • and more

Check with your employer.  You could help purchase our next load of hay!

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Day 26 – Collaboration Saves Lives: Rascal

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The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:

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Join AAE as we Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty.  As the year comes to an end, we are sharing stories straight from the barn to show how your support has helped horses in 2017. This year was very special, and there are so many stories to be thankful for!
As we count down to 2018, please help us as we prepare for another year of helping horses.  Your donations will assure we have ample funding for unexpected veterinary needs as we move into our next year.

We want to thank everyone for their love and support!

We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do!

Have a great holiday season!

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On the 26th Day: Rascal from Dream Catchers!
AAE welcomed several young horses and burros from the DreamCatcher Wild Horse and Burro Sanctuary this year to support DreamCatcher’s recovery and herd reduction efforts (focused on rehoming young/captive born mustangs). DreamCatcher is in a recovery period after the long illness and passing of their Executive Director, Barbara Clarke in November of 2016.  There are many more young ones in need of homes.

 Our first call from DreamCatchers came one morning in April of this year.  There was an orphan foal.  Mom, a mustang, wanted nothing to do with this little filly, and she scaled a fence, leaving her behind, an orphan.  She was just a few hours old. We scrambled to clear the way; transport was coordinated, and off we went.  We met in Reno to pick her up.  She was about 4.5 hours away, and so met near the middle.

Unfortunately, when we got to Reno to make the “exchange”.  She was very weak, and definitely in a fragile state.  She couldn’t stand up on her own.

We high-tailed it to Loomis Basin Equine Medical Center (LBEMC) on the way home.
Turns out, her blood results were not good.  Initial indications were a selenium deficiency, and she was hospitalized. A call at midnight informed us her blood values were moving in wrong direction, and we were bracing for not so good news in the morning.  HOWEVER, morning came, and she was fighting!

She was still quite sick, but she was drinking her milk replacer with a good appetite. That offered some optimism.  She was dealing with a multitude of things:  being rejected by mom, stresses of transport, secondary effects resulting from mom’s malnourishment, and selenium deficiency which caused white muscle disease and kidney issues. She was fighting hard, but each day brought something new.  First, it was IV’s for fluids and medications, then an oxygen tube and a stomach tube to help with eating and prevent her from aspirating milk.
Next was an umbilical infection and belly edema.  She couldn’t get up without assistance.  Every day she fought like a little warrior, and every day we could, we were there.  Her spirit never waned, and she showed slow, steady improvement, but she needed round the clock care.  Her stay in the hospital stretched to 13 days, and at that point, though still very sick, we brought her home to continue care.  Obviously, the expense was huge.
Round the clock care at the barn took it’s toll, but fortunately she got lots of love and attention.
Even Holli helped watch over Rascal.
Then came that monumental Day 26, Rascal got up all by herself.  Her wobbly little legs fought hard, but she DID it.
She rallied through meds and treatments, but her woes didn’t stop there.  She started having GI issues that turned out to be a very nasty bacteria and very nasty diarrhea!
More meds, more treatment, and she finally “firmed up”, thankfully!.
….and there’s more.  Her umbilical hernia grew, and at first glance, now she looked like a gelding.  That needed repair.  Once she was beyond the GI issues, we took her in for surgery to repair the hernia.
Thirty days into recovery and she was doing fabulously!
Then, a new intestinal issue popped up.  It’s been months, and we are still battling a GI mystery issue.
However, through nearly all, she has been one happy and otherwise healthy lil’ gal with the most amazing spirit!  She’s a character.  She’s sassy.  She’s naughty.  She’s sweet.
She’s an absolute love, and she’s quite the entertainer.
Rascal’s story at AAE isn’t over.
Somehow, I think she has something to do with that.
Thankfully, because of many of you, Rascal has been able to get the care she needed, not only the initial emergency treatment, but the extended hospital stay and the various challenges she’s had in her young life.  It’s hard to believe she just turned eight months old!
Our little fighter is still dealing with a few challenges, but she meets everyday with spunk and that fighter’s attitude.
If you would like to help more horses get the help they need, please donate here.
31 days to 2018, YOUR donation means more horses can be helped!

Save The Date!!

Our 5th Annual Boots and Bling Event is on May 5, 2018.
Tickets are available now, get them while they last!
Buy Tickets Here

Event sponsorship options are available or you can donate items for the event’s silent and live auctions?
For more information contact dani@allaboutequine.org

Daily Horse Care, especially pm shifts
Used Tack Store Support, all areas
Barn/Facility Maintenance
Foster Homes, Long-Term Foster/Sanctuary Homes
Capital Campaign Support
Board Members
Fundraising/Events
Grants – Writing and Research
Volunteer, Project, and Activity Coordinators
Outreach Activities
Youth Programs
Therapy Programs
Veteran Programs
Special Projects
Admin Support
Marketing
Graphics
Social Media
Bloggers
Photographers
Media and/or Photo Librarian

More, more, more

Interested in volunteering or volunteering in other areas?
Email volunteer@allaboutequine.org

Submit a Review Today!

Great NonProfits – Top Rated Awards


Thanks to YOUR input in 2017, AAE is once again a Top-Rate nonprofit!

If you love our work, then tell the world! Stories about us from people like you will help us make an even bigger impact in our community in the future.

GreatNonprofits is the #1 source of nonprofit stories and feedback, and it honors highly regarded nonprofits each year with their Top-Rated List.

Won’t you help us raise visibility for our work by posting a brief story of your experience with us? All content will be visible to potential donors and volunteers.

It’s easy and only takes 3 minutes!

Click here to get started!

Employers Match Donations, Does Yours?

Hey volunteers!

Did you know YOU could earn grant money for AAE from your employer just by volunteering?

Many Employers offer money when their employees volunteer. Here are a few examples:

  • Intel provides a $10 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $5,000 per employee or retiree.
  • Microsoft provides a $17 grant to a nonprofit per every hour volunteered by an employee.
  • Apple provides a $25 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $10,000 per employee.
  • Verizon provides a $750 grant to a nonprofit when an employee volunteers for 50+ hours.
  • State Farm provides a $500 grant nonprofit when an employee volunteers for+ 40 hours.
  • Others top 20 matching gift and/or volunteer grant companies include
    • Starbucks 
    • CarMax
    • Home Depot 
    • JP Morgan
    • Chevron
    • Soros Fund Management 
    • BP (British Petroleum)
    • Gap Corporation
    • State Street Corporation 
    • ExxonMobil
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Boeing
    • Disney
    • Google
    • Merck
    • Aetna
    • Dell
    • Outerwall (CoinStar and RedBox) 
    • ConocoPhillips
    • RealNetworks
    • Time Warner and subsidiaries
    • AllState
    • and more

Check with your employer.  You could help purchase our next load of hay!

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Day 27 – Farm Animals Get Happy Endings too!

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The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:

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Join AAE as we Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty.  As the year comes to an end, we are sharing stories straight from the barn to show how your support has helped horses in 2017. This year was very special, and there are so many stories to be thankful for!
As we count down to 2018, please help us as we prepare for another year of helping horses.  Your donations will assure we have ample funding for unexpected veterinary needs as we move into our next year.

We want to thank everyone for their love and support!

We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do!

Have a great holiday season!

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On the 27th Day, there was Lilly, Ivy, Maverick and Dawn!
All About Equine focuses its efforts on horses, but every once in a while,
we have the opportunity to help other animals.
This year, we had two senior alpacas, a goat, and a sheep move on to their forever homes.
Maverick and Dawn came to AAE after their family had to downsize from their property.  They were one of many breeding pairs, but time ran out for their owners.  Turns out, Dawn was pregnant.  We had no idea when she was due to deliver, only that her belly became suspiciously round.  We made the mistake of not separating her and Maverick. Before we knew it, she delivered a really cute little guy, and papa was so proud, he wasted no time in making sure baby alpaca number two was on its way.
(PS, not something WE are proud of).  Needless to say, it wasn’t long before the vet made a visit to Maverick, and much to his dismay, he lost the family jewels.
  
Much to our chagrin, last year we discovered a “skinny-ness” under Maverick’s woolly rug when he was sheared. When we had his teeth floated, we learned how “senior” he was.  His teeth were wearing down to the gums.  He was put on a pellet diet (sound familiar???) and thus started a new feeding routine amidst our “farm” area.  Turns out, Dawn is older than Mav, but her teeth were in better shape.  We tried the pellets and new feeding routine for many, many months, and Mav’s condition improved some, but he wasn’t thriving.  Our “farm” was too diverse and there was too much food competition for the ol’ guys.  Almost coincidentally, one sunny day, a family stopped by looking for a couple of farm animals to call home at their new property.  It was a perfect situation for these two to have their own space and their own food.  Mom fell in love, and since it was Mother’s Day weekend, she gifted herself two senior alpacas.  It was a bit poetic.
Lilly and Ivy, they have their stories, too!  Ivy came to us after her mom rejected her.  She was one of three lambs, and mom could only manage two.  Poor lil’ Ivy was left behind.  She was raised at AAE as a bottle baby, and she earned a lil’ job in our kids programs.  However, she loved kids so much, she wanted to “play” with them.  Unfortunately, she grew….and grew….and grew.  For the littlest of littles, it was quite intimidating, and before you knew it, the littles would cry of fright!  Poor Ivy, she just wanted to be part of the fun.  Thankfully, one of our adopters saw her cute little mug on our website and welcomed her at her farm where she could frolic w/goats and mini horses.
  
Lilly was welcomed at AAE as a “maybe”.  The same day Ivy lost her mom, and poor Lilly lost her newborn kids in a tragic accident.  We thought “maybe” it was an (unusual) match in the making.  Unfortunately, it wasn’t.  Not even close!  Lilly’s a super sweet mini-nubian….well, not so sure about the mini, but definitely sweet.  She, too, loved the kids so much, she really put her mind to it when she tried to get attention.  She butted everyone that got in her way…..farm animals and humans. Sadly, she was “scary”, too!  Fortunately for her, one of our prior horse adopters lost one of their older goats and it’s buddy was left to mourn alone.  Lilly wasted no time becoming a new best friend.
We’re glad we have happy farm animal stories, too.
  If you are enjoying our happy stories and
would like to help more animals get the help they need,
please donate here.
31 days to 2018, YOUR donation means more horses can be helped!

Save The Date!!

Our 5th Annual Boots and Bling Event is on May 5, 2018.
Tickets are available now, get them while they last!
Buy Tickets Here

Event sponsorship options are available or you can donate items for the event’s silent and live auctions?
For more information contact dani@allaboutequine.org

Daily Horse Care, especially pm shifts
Used Tack Store Support, all areas
Barn/Facility Maintenance
Foster Homes, Long-Term Foster/Sanctuary Homes
Capital Campaign Support
Board Members
Fundraising/Events
Grants – Writing and Research
Volunteer, Project, and Activity Coordinators
Outreach Activities
Youth Programs
Therapy Programs
Veteran Programs
Special Projects
Admin Support
Marketing
Graphics
Social Media
Bloggers
Photographers
Media and/or Photo Librarian

More, more, more

Interested in volunteering or volunteering in other areas?
Email volunteer@allaboutequine.org

Submit a Review Today!

Great NonProfits – Top Rated Awards


Thanks to YOUR input in 2017, AAE is once again a Top-Rate nonprofit!

If you love our work, then tell the world! Stories about us from people like you will help us make an even bigger impact in our community in the future.

GreatNonprofits is the #1 source of nonprofit stories and feedback, and it honors highly regarded nonprofits each year with their Top-Rated List.

Won’t you help us raise visibility for our work by posting a brief story of your experience with us? All content will be visible to potential donors and volunteers.

It’s easy and only takes 3 minutes!

Click here to get started!

Employers Match Donations, Does Yours?

Hey volunteers!

Did you know YOU could earn grant money for AAE from your employer just by volunteering?

Many Employers offer money when their employees volunteer. Here are a few examples:

  • Intel provides a $10 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $5,000 per employee or retiree.
  • Microsoft provides a $17 grant to a nonprofit per every hour volunteered by an employee.
  • Apple provides a $25 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $10,000 per employee.
  • Verizon provides a $750 grant to a nonprofit when an employee volunteers for 50+ hours.
  • State Farm provides a $500 grant nonprofit when an employee volunteers for+ 40 hours.
  • Others top 20 matching gift and/or volunteer grant companies include
    • Starbucks 
    • CarMax
    • Home Depot 
    • JP Morgan
    • Chevron
    • Soros Fund Management 
    • BP (British Petroleum)
    • Gap Corporation
    • State Street Corporation 
    • ExxonMobil
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Boeing
    • Disney
    • Google
    • Merck
    • Aetna
    • Dell
    • Outerwall (CoinStar and RedBox) 
    • ConocoPhillips
    • RealNetworks
    • Time Warner and subsidiaries
    • AllState
    • and more

Check with your employer.  You could help purchase our next load of hay!

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Remember Easton? Counting down 28 days left in 2017

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The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:

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Join AAE as we Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty.  As the year comes to an end, we are sharing stories straight from the barn to show how your support has helped horses in 2017. This year was very special, and there are so many stories to be thankful for!
As we count down to 2018, please help us as we prepare for another year of helping horses.  Your donations will assure we have ample funding for unexpected veterinary needs as we move into our next year.

We want to thank everyone for their love and support!

We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do!

Have a great holiday season!

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On the 28th Day, there was Easton!
Little Easton was abandoned on a remote road when she was about six months old, and neighbors in the area saw her hobbling on the streets for several days before calling animal control. After she was picked up, the local animal control contacted AAE for assistance in March 2016.   Easton was partially to non-weight bearing on her right hind.  She was initially diagnosed with a potential abscess or coffin bone fracture.
Imagine the little gal, she was a stray, without food or water, out alone on the country roads and probably had not felt safe enough to rest.  Once in a paddock at animal control, she laid down, but couldn’t get up.  We took her in at AAE and upon extensive evaluation by our vet (movement evaluation, sedation, palpation, radiographs, etc.), we learned that Easton had a fractured pelvis.  Her prognosis was questionable.  Despite the fracture, she seemed very happy, and she was an otherwise healthy, friendly, and outgoing filly with youth on her side. After discussing all options, we decided to give her 60-days to see how she progressed.
Easton is a fighter; she did amazingly well.  She was closely monitored on stall rest for months.  She reached a milestone after six months, and her hip radiographs looked GOOD!  However, she had a setback during the last couple months of her stall rest. She was a very large yearling, and her rapid growth coupled with confinement due to the fracture resulted in contracted tendons that caused her to “knuckle” over her front fetlocks when she walked. Another hurdle for this always smiling lil filly; we tried some more conservative options with wrapping, stretching, special shoes, and exercise, but no luck.  She needed check ligament surgery to help relax the tendons in her front legs.
Three months after surgery, Easton was doing great.  However, due to the pelvic fracture, she had limitations making her a difficult horse to adopt.  She would not be able to be ridden, so she needed a special home where she could be an incredible companion for someone seeking a horsey friend, and earlier this year she FOUND the most amazing home!  A wonderful family adopted Easton (and another AAE horse, Jolene) to be a companion to their older gelding.
 
Easton is an absolute character with an amazing personality. This filly is a special girl that has touched many of AAE’s volunteers and visitors who met her!
CONGRATULATIONS LIL GIRL!!  We miss you, but we are soooo happy for you!
If you would like to help more horses get the help they need, please donate here.
31 days to 2018, YOUR donation means more horses can be helped!

Save The Date!!

Our 5th Annual Boots and Bling Event is on May 5, 2018.
Tickets are available now, get them while they last!
Buy Tickets Here

Event sponsorship options are available or you can donate items for the event’s silent and live auctions?
For more information contact dani@allaboutequine.org

Daily Horse Care, especially pm shifts
Used Tack Store Support, all areas
Barn/Facility Maintenance
Foster Homes, Long-Term Foster/Sanctuary Homes
Capital Campaign Support
Board Members
Fundraising/Events
Grants – Writing and Research
Volunteer, Project, and Activity Coordinators
Outreach Activities
Youth Programs
Therapy Programs
Veteran Programs
Special Projects
Admin Support
Marketing
Graphics
Social Media
Bloggers
Photographers
Media and/or Photo Librarian

More, more, more

Interested in volunteering or volunteering in other areas?
Email volunteer@allaboutequine.org

Submit a Review Today!

Great NonProfits – Top Rated Awards


Thanks to YOUR input in 2017, AAE is once again a Top-Rate nonprofit!

If you love our work, then tell the world! Stories about us from people like you will help us make an even bigger impact in our community in the future.

GreatNonprofits is the #1 source of nonprofit stories and feedback, and it honors highly regarded nonprofits each year with their Top-Rated List.

Won’t you help us raise visibility for our work by posting a brief story of your experience with us? All content will be visible to potential donors and volunteers.

It’s easy and only takes 3 minutes!

Click here to get started!

Employers Match Donations, Does Yours?

Hey volunteers!

Did you know YOU could earn grant money for AAE from your employer just by volunteering?

Many Employers offer money when their employees volunteer. Here are a few examples:

  • Intel provides a $10 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $5,000 per employee or retiree.
  • Microsoft provides a $17 grant to a nonprofit per every hour volunteered by an employee.
  • Apple provides a $25 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $10,000 per employee.
  • Verizon provides a $750 grant to a nonprofit when an employee volunteers for 50+ hours.
  • State Farm provides a $500 grant nonprofit when an employee volunteers for+ 40 hours.
  • Others top 20 matching gift and/or volunteer grant companies include
    • Starbucks 
    • CarMax
    • Home Depot 
    • JP Morgan
    • Chevron
    • Soros Fund Management 
    • BP (British Petroleum)
    • Gap Corporation
    • State Street Corporation 
    • ExxonMobil
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Boeing
    • Disney
    • Google
    • Merck
    • Aetna
    • Dell
    • Outerwall (CoinStar and RedBox) 
    • ConocoPhillips
    • RealNetworks
    • Time Warner and subsidiaries
    • AllState
    • and more

Check with your employer.  You could help purchase our next load of hay!

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Sapphire’s Story, counting down 29 days left in 2017

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The following is from All About Equine Animal Rescue:

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Join AAE as we Deck the Stalls with Boughs of Plenty.  As the year comes to an end, we are sharing stories straight from the barn to show how your support has helped horses in 2017. This year was very special, and there are so many stories to be thankful for!
As we count down to 2018, please help us as we prepare for another year of helping horses.  Your donations will assure we have ample funding for unexpected veterinary needs as we move into our next year.

We want to thank everyone for their love and support!

We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do!

Have a great holiday season!

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On the 29th Day, there was Sapphire!

Sapphire came to us in August 2010 after family health issues, and we were told she was 24.  Sapph was one of our residents who’s job was to help new volunteers learn about horses.  She loved being groomed and welcomed the oodles of attention that came her way.  We shared her story earlier this year.  It’s a special one we want to share again.
All of our volunteers and visitors that met Sapphy have many happy memories, too.  She helped so many people overcome their fear of horses, and she helped so many people turn their blue days to new days once again.
She had in presence in our herd, too, and we called her Ms. Sassy Pants.  There was no question what her “flat as a pancake” ears meant, and when Sapphire walked, horses listened, even Cowboy learned.  Sapphy was a hoot!
Sapph was known around AAE for her famous “Belly Dance”.  Her favorite past time was standing over a trough, one just tall enough to tickle her belly.  She’d stand this way forever!   The red one was her favorite.  She made us laugh when we would watch her tip her trough over, then side pass over the top.
She was a silly girl, too.  She would humor us with our silly human antics, such as party hats and birthday cakes.  She used to love carrots ’til we tried to disguise her lil’ pills in them.  She didn’t touched one after that.  So sassy!
This ol’ gal gave her all, and she was the most special, most dependable, and most trustworthy girl ’til the end. In August, we had to help our ol’ girl, Sapphire, across the rainbow bridge.  As best we know she was 31 years old.  She stumbled over her toe walking over a rock and fell. It was a bit tough getting up, and though she tried to be most stoic, she injured her hip in the fall.
AAE will never be the same without her. It helps to know she’s running pain free through green pastures once again! She is missed by so many! We love you Ms Sassy Pants!
If you would like to help more horses get the help they need, please donate here.
31 days to 2018, YOUR donation means more horses can be helped!

Save The Date!!

Our 5th Annual Boots and Bling Event is on May 5, 2018.
Tickets are available now, get them while they last!
Buy Tickets Here

Event sponsorship options are available or you can donate items for the event’s silent and live auctions?
For more information contact dani@allaboutequine.org

Daily Horse Care, especially pm shifts
Used Tack Store Support, all areas
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Foster Homes, Long-Term Foster/Sanctuary Homes
Capital Campaign Support
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Grants – Writing and Research
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Outreach Activities
Youth Programs
Therapy Programs
Veteran Programs
Special Projects
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Social Media
Bloggers
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Media and/or Photo Librarian

More, more, more

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Great NonProfits – Top Rated Awards


Thanks to YOUR input in 2017, AAE is once again a Top-Rate nonprofit!

If you love our work, then tell the world! Stories about us from people like you will help us make an even bigger impact in our community in the future.

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Employers Match Donations, Does Yours?

Hey volunteers!

Did you know YOU could earn grant money for AAE from your employer just by volunteering?

Many Employers offer money when their employees volunteer. Here are a few examples:

  • Intel provides a $10 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $5,000 per employee or retiree.
  • Microsoft provides a $17 grant to a nonprofit per every hour volunteered by an employee.
  • Apple provides a $25 grant to a nonprofit per every volunteer hour by an employee, and matches funds dollar for dollar up to $10,000 per employee.
  • Verizon provides a $750 grant to a nonprofit when an employee volunteers for 50+ hours.
  • State Farm provides a $500 grant nonprofit when an employee volunteers for+ 40 hours.
  • Others top 20 matching gift and/or volunteer grant companies include
    • Starbucks 
    • CarMax
    • Home Depot 
    • JP Morgan
    • Chevron
    • Soros Fund Management 
    • BP (British Petroleum)
    • Gap Corporation
    • State Street Corporation 
    • ExxonMobil
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Boeing
    • Disney
    • Google
    • Merck
    • Aetna
    • Dell
    • Outerwall (CoinStar and RedBox) 
    • ConocoPhillips
    • RealNetworks
    • Time Warner and subsidiaries
    • AllState
    • and more

Check with your employer.  You could help purchase our next load of hay!

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