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

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

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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.

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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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