Wild horse rescue plan rejected by BLM

The Bureau of Land Management, (BLM), has rejected Madeline Pickens plan to place 1,000 wid mustang horses on 500,000 acres. One of the reasons for denying her request was they felt it would not sustain 10,000 horses. They seem to not know the number of horses that have been proposed. So if it is only 1,000 horses or one horse per 500 acres and more than 1,000 cattle that have been removed have been grazing the land for years is it enough land to support the wild horses?

Read More on Madeline Pickens Wild Mustangs.

Horse2Heart | Horse Rescue Resources Linkedin Group

Horse Rescue is one of the biggest concerns of horse owners today. Please join the discussion and news about this important issue at Horse2Heart.org | Horse Rescue Resources, the new horse rescue group on Linkedin.  Horse2Heart.org | Horse Rescue Resources will focus on sharing information and education about the rescue, rehabilitation and re-training of unwanted horses.

Nutrition is an integral part of the rescue process and the “Horse Health & Nutrition” category is where you will find this vital information. In addition to a health and nutrition category we will have horse evaluation information, horse training and other relevant horse rescue information gathered from Equestrian experts. As part of this program we offer an opportunity for concerned companies to sponsor Public Service Announcements that will drive and direct traffic to the education and information section of the site.

 We appreciate your input and feedback on what we are doing and any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. If you are an Equine expert and would like to contribute please contact us.

Fund Raiser Tack and Stable Sale in Newport Beach, Saturday, March 27 from noon to 4pm

Below is a list of just some of the items that have been donated to Horse2Heart to raise money for Horse Rescue Resources. They are being offered for sale at a yard sale in Newport Beach on Saturday, March 27 from noon to 4pm.

The address of the stable sale is 20351 SW Cypress Street, Newport Beach 92660. That is in the Santa Ana Heights area, on the back bay by the airport area. It’s 2 blocks off the 73 freeway.

You can use Paypal if you wish on the Horse2Heart.org  web site while at the sale.

Contributions toward horse rescue can also be made right here on the Horse2Heart.org website or on Horse2Heart.com. Any amount over $25 gets you a new Horse2Heart Logo shirt FREE.

All money will go to Horse2Heart for Horse Rescue Resources. You can pay by Paypal if you wish on the Horse2Heart.org  web site while at the sale.

Complete Horse Stable  -Tackrooms, Stalls, feeders, water bowls, etc..     ALL YOU NEED IS THE HORSEs!

Used items in great shape

2- 12’x24’ heavy pipe corrals with 12’x8’ metal awning roof each$ 500ea

16’x30’ (24’with 4’ gate ) 4.5’ tall four rail $600

2- 8’ pipe fence pieces, 4.5’ tall four rail $50ea                    total of252 ft of pipe panels w/hardware

All hardware for 3 stalls/roofs, clamps and bolts/nuts, gate chains/clips and extras $200 for all

8’ x12’ metal awning roof w/ supports $100 (free with large corral)

                total for all 3 pipe corrals w/shelters&hardware $1500.00 OBO

18 heavy duty  4’x6’ stall mats each $30-

6 vented heavy duty  3’x5’rubber floor mats $20ea,

5’.by 7’ house of redwood sheds all aluminum shed with wood floor $400-

6’ by 10’ house of redwood sheds all aluminum shed with wood floor $550-

3 round 36´colored feeders $20ea

4 blk full size solid hard plastic barrels .$50ea  =200 SOLD

Full size heave duty plastic wheelbarrel w/lifetime rubber wheel $50-

Large 2 wheel yard cart, not too big, deep& clean $60

4 Feed storage cans galvanized metal 2-27 gal, 2-36 gal $20ea

2 Automatic water bowls, one heated made by natural springs w/all switches/wiring ready for easy hookup $75 heated-

2 ‘Grazer’ feeders $ 125ea-

6  full sheets  half inch plywood for $ 25ea l

5 stall gaurds,4 rubberized chain and I1web $ 5ea

Folding 8 ft. table with wood top$ 60-

Laundry sink $40.  Aand…Lots of yard tools.

Tack ; leather halters, bridles, saddle pads, girths, horse boots, martingales, training equipment and MORE, all top quality, clean and in good repair. English and Western.

Buyer is responsible for pick up and moving all the items. Seller will help you arrange for shipping if needed.

Make an offer!

Cause Marketing | Equestrian Sponsorship – What do you have to offer?

Obtaining equestrian sponsorship is a dream for many riders. Knowing how to create a marketing relationship in return for the support is critical to maintaining a long term relationship with your sponsor. Developing a cause marketing partnership is a way to make the dream of equestrian sponsorship a reality for years to come.

Two cause marketing conferences are now available:
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12th Annual AMA Annual Cause Marketing Conference – San Diego March 10, 2010
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Cause marketing creates a give | get relationship that relies on the non-profit generating sales for the company that supports it.
Wikipedia: Cause marketing or cause-related marketing refers to a type of marketing involving the cooperative efforts of a “for profit” business and a non-profit organization for mutual benefit. The term is sometimes used more broadly and generally to refer to any type of marketing effort for social and other charitable causes, including in-house marketing efforts by non-profit organizations. Cause marketing differs from corporate giving (philanthropy) as the latter generally involves a specific donation that is tax deductible, while cause marketing is a marketing relationship generally not based on a donation.

A well planned and implemented cause marketing campaign will ultimately generate increased revenue for the company that shows up on the bottom line. Because of this cause marketing relationships last longer and generate larger contributions to the non-profit.

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This story is an actual adoption at Turtlerock Rescue in Fitzwilliam, NH. Turtlerock Rescue is an equine sanctuary and the first in the area to offer a ‘Lifetime Care Program’ for equines with special needs. Turtlerock operates on donations from private individuals, grants and through support from volunteers.

Hello, my name is Pet and this is my story.
I am a purebred Appalosa with registration papers from the Nez Perez Indian tribe (we’re called Appys for short). I was owned and ridden by a young boy who loved me very much. We spent many years together. We would go to shows and I would win blue ribbons all the time. I loved him and I knew he loved to win the shows. I would even win the Champion ribbon at the shows. It meant I was the best horse there.

One day I woke up and began to see the world was a little darker than it should be. Everything was a little blurry. I thought maybe I was getting a cold. But day after day I could see less and less. I began to bump into things and I would get scared if I didn’t see you and you touched me.

My family called in the veterinarian to see what was wrong. They gave me all different kinds of medicine but it didn’t work. I tried to not let them notice I was getting worse. I wanted my boy to know I would still carry him safely on my back so I learned to walk with confidence so no one would know I was now a blind horse.

One day, we went to a show, and I won. So we continued to go to shows and I continued to win. I knew that my boy would never let me be hurt so I let him be my eyes. One day we stood in the middle of the show ring and I was announced the winner of the championship. I could not see anyone and I could not see my pretty ribbon we had won but I heard the people cheering for us. My boy leaned over and he patted me as he told me how beautiful the ribbon was.

I was retired that day. My boy was getting better and better at riding and with my eyesight gone, I could not take him to the professional shows, blind horses were not allowed in those shows. My family decided they would find me a good home where I could retire. They tried to be very careful where I would go. A man bought me and said I would be going to a little child to ride with. My family was happy they had found me a safe home even though I heard them crying that they had to let me leave. I was sad I was leaving but I was sure that I would be happy.

One day a trailer came and it picked me up. My family was crying, they were upset and I became upset too. Something was wrong but I didn’t know what it was. I tried to make them proud and I did my best not to stumble as I walked on the trailer.
The trailer smelled bad and the floor was dirty and my feet slipped. I became afraid. My family had been tricked, I was not going to a new home like my family and I had been promised. The man lied and had sold me to a place that killed horses for food. I was afraid, I could not see, I could not get out of the trailer. What would I do? Why would he do something like this to me?
What I did not know was that my family went onto their computer and sent out a message to everyone they could think of to ask for help saving me. Finally there was someone that sent them a message back. “We will help rescue her”. These two people would buy me back from the horse killers and would make sure I would be safe forever. But they had to beat the truck to the slaughterhouse first.
A man I never met before was now racing his truck and trailer through 3 states to get to me before I was hurt. I did not know he was coming until I heard the truck stop. I heard two men talking and then I heard the door open. I was sure this was the end, I was so afraid. But this man was kind; he was gentle with me and let me take my time getting off the trailer. Then he led me onto a new trailer. This one was filled with hay, and it was clean. I knew that this person had come to take me somewhere that was safe. The truck started and I began my trip to my new home and my new life.

My new home was noisy. There were lots of horses at this place. I also met the lady that helped save me. The man and woman introduced me to a horse they called Jessie. Jessie would be my eyes for me, she would teach me the shape of the paddock and would lead me to my food when it was time to eat. Jessie told me the people were named Mary and Ken and they had saved Jessie from terrible people too.
Jessie told me what had happened while I was on the trailer. That is was my family that tried to save me and Mary and Ken had come to my rescue. That I was safe now and no one would ever try to hurt me again.
Jessie told me that not all the horses that came to Mary and Ken were rescued from being hurt. Some horses were surrendered to Mary and Ken because people could not afford to keep their horses anymore and did not want anything bad to happen to them so they came to live here. They called this place Turtlerock Rescue.

I learned a lot about the horses that lived at the rescue with us. There were old horses that were retired because they could not be ridden anymore. There were wild horses, called mustangs that Mary and Ken had rescued; Jessie was a rescued mustangs. There were horses from racetracks and something called donkeys. I’ve never seen one but they yell a lot and they’re very loud. We even had a baby horse with us for a little while until he was adopted.

One day Jessie got adopted to a very nice lady. I was sad to lose Jessie but she was happy to go to her very own home. I became very good at going around the paddock alone. Jessie was a very good teacher. A short time after Jessie left for her new home, we got a new blind horse at the rescue. His name is Sonny and it was my job to teach him how to be a horse without your eyes to guide you. Then a few months later there was another blind horse that came named Pepper. All of us are Appys. Appys are prone to eye infections and a disease called Moon Blindness more than other breeds. We all lost our sight to Moon Blindness.
Now came the move to our new land. Mary and Ken bought us lots and lots of land for all the horses to be able to live on. Not only did we get our very own paddock, we got a new friend named George.
George was really frightened when he lost his eyesight and I did my best to help him learn what he needed to know. George and I became best friends. We were always together.

Then we met Wendy. She volunteers at Turtlerock and really liked George. We got used to visiting with Wendy. She would brush us and make sure we looked pretty for anyone that might want to adopt us. Then Wendy brought her friend to meet me. Her name is Michelle. Michelle would come over every weekend and brush me and give me attention.

Then, one day Wendy and Michelle fit a bridle very carefully on my head so it was nice and comfortable like my boy used to do when we would go riding. Then Michelle got up on my back! I was being ridden again and the best part was that I was teaching Michelle how to ride. I was the first horse she had ever ridden. I was so proud that day; it was like winning a blue ribbon.
As time went on Wendy would take George out and we’d all go for trail rides together.

Wendy and Michelle decided to talk to Mary and Ken one day. They said it was time for George and I to be available for adoption. We had proven ourselves as safe horses and we could be ridden. Everyone knew that I loved children and I would be happiest being ridden by a child.

Our pictures went up on the Turtlerock website. I had people come and meet me and they were all nice but no one was just right for me. But every weekend my friends Michelle and Wendy came to brush us and ride us and talk to people that came to Turtlerock to find out about the horses that lived there.

One day, Mary took me out of the paddock and brought me up to the big barn. She asked me to stand still in the aisle while she spoke with people.
I was in the aisle when I heard little voices all around me. Then I felt someone hug my leg. I was surprised, but I realized it was a little child. Then I felt someone brushing me, no, two people brushing me, no, three! I couldn’t count how many children there were. They were wonderful. They brushed me and hugged and kissed me. Then I got to take them all out for rides. They laughed and played with me and I had such a wonderful time with them.
Then I went back to my paddock, happy with the wonderful day I had. I hoped they would come back and visit me again; we had all had such fun together.
Later that week, Ken came and took me out of my paddock. I thought we were going for a walk but Mary and Ken talked to me and brushed me and then took me out to the trailer. Mary patted me and said ‘good bye’. I did as Ken asked and walked onto the trailer. It smelled of fresh shavings and hay. I waited to hear who was coming for the ride with me but the truck started and I was traveling alone. It was a long ride like the first trip I had with but I didn’t mind.

Then the truck and trailer turned and we stopped. I heard the door and ramp open for me to come out. I listened to Ken and walked out of the trailer. Then I heard voices, I knew who it was calling my name! I heard footsteps coming toward me and then they all hugged me and patted me. I was with the children who came to visit me last week. They wanted me to live with them. I have my own home again!

Ken and I said good-bye to each other. He patted me and said good-bye. I did my best to thank him for all the wonderful things he and Mary did for me. They saved my life, they gave me love, they kept me safe and happy and they found me a home.

“Disappointment Valley” A Modern Day Western about the plight o America’s Wild Horses premiered as a work in progress at the Santa Fe Film Festival. The reaction of the audience during the screening was profound with the sound of crying heard in the darkness of the theater during the scenes of the horses that had been brought to their end in Mexico on trucks with Oklahoma plates. The question on everyone’s mind was: Are these America’s Wild Horses being slaughtered?

The film has breathtaking scenery and absolutely magnificent wild horses and undeniably heartbreaking facts about the systematic extermination of America’s Wild Horses. Disappointment Valley features horse advocates Viggo Mortenson, Daryl Hannah, Sheryl Crow and Raoul Trujillo. In addition to this list of stars a long list of others speaks out on what is happening to our horses. They include former Director of the Bureau of Land Management Jim Baca, energy consultant, Randy Udall, Horse Advocate Madeline Pickens and Michael Blake who wrote “Dances With Wolves.”

The film chronicles the gross mismanagement by the BLM, the brutal capture methods, the inhumane conditions the horses are held in, plus the wanton waste of taxpayer’s money. The reaction of the audience was outrage, anger, frustration and confusion on why the wild horses have been pulled off of millions of acres of public land. The film detailed the cost to taxpayers to capture them at $2,500 per horse.

According to the BLM web site holding costs for 2008 were $27 million and the overall costs of capture and holding will reach $85 million in 2012. The BLM site goes on to say they have removed over 79,000 wild horses and burros from 2001 to 2008. Estimates of the number of horses remaining in the wild range from the BLM estimate of 37,000 to a private count commissioned by Michael Blake that put the number at less than 15,000.

The BLM site states “by not removing excess horses from the range, the result would be an ecological disaster for Western public rangelands: overpopulation of herds, overgrazing of forage, eventual malnutrition and starvation of horses and burros, damage to native vegetation and riparian areas, damage to wildlife habitat, increased soil erosion, and lower water quality.”

An audience member commented that BLM land contains millions of cattle which are known to eat grass down to the ground. He went on to say horses on the other hand eat the tops of the grass allowing it to grow back.

To learn more about the plight of America’s Wild Horses and Burros visit Madeline Pickens web site www.MadelinePickens.com and The American Wild Horse web site www.theamericanwildhorse.com.

Aspen Valley Horse Rescue News Video

Aspen Valley Horse Rescue brings in cute wild foals to be gentled and meet people for the first time. To read more about Aspen Valley Horse Rescue visit our news story “Aspen Valley Horse Rescue.”

If you are interested in adopting a horse or supporting horse rescue efforts contact us at Horse2Heart@yahoo.com.

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This came across the news desk at Horse2Heart today. It is a new film trailer by Adam Steel. It is a non-graphic trailer about the needs of horses bound for slaughter. It is well done and worth the time to view it on YouTube. We wish him well.

Dear friends,
Thank you for supporting the film that will change the future of America’s horses. I have attached a film proposal so you can get a better idea of what the film will cover. We need and appreciate all help you and your community can give us. The longer it takes for us to finish fundraising, the longer it takes the film to be finalized. Below is the link to our new trailer:

www.EquineDestiny.com

-Adam Steel
Producer/PR
Adam@ChangeForBalance.com
www.ChangeforBalance.com
949.293.4980

The BLM plans another wild horse roundup starting in December in Calico Complex. This area is home to over 3,000 wild horses. Visit Madeline Pickens site for more information and to send Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar a message.
Or just give them a phone call:
Call (202) 456-1111 President Obama
Call (202) 208-7351 Secretary Salazar
he BLM plans another wild horse roundup starting in December in Calico Complex. This area is home to over 3,000 wild horses. Visit Madeline Pickens site for more information and to send Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar a message.
Or just give them a phone call:
Call (202) 456-1111 President Obama
Call (202) 208-7351 Secretary Salazar

http://www.madeleinepickens.com/%20/2500-wile-horses-to-be-rounded-up-in-dead-of-winter/

Aspen Valley Horse Rescue (AVHR)

Imagine if you will a spotted foal, who’s eye to eye with you. At six months of age and still covered in thick baby hair, it looks at you with wonderment. Imagine now, that he is part of a group of 24 foals, the youngsters of Mothers that have stood pregnant confined in stalls giving to better the lives of human mothers. Imagine now, after being pulled from their mothers they are rounded together and quite terrified, forced up into a giant metal box with wheels. The box is pulled onto the road and the engine gears wind out across the countryside. Ahead there is a fork in the road. One road goes to the killers, the other to the wide rolling pastures of Colorado. Imagine now a group of human Mothers calling out for the foals, giving back to the equine sprits in gratitude and compassion. Now you can see the foals, loose in the grass to learn of the caring touch of the human and of their new destiny of continued life as companions.

This is how it worked out for this group thanks to the efforts of the Aspen Valley Horse Rescue (AVHR).

The AVHR was founded by a dozen Colorado women’s support efforts focused on former PMU (Premarin) mares and foals at-risk of slaughter, as the ranches they are on closed due to a crumbled economy up north.

The women of AVHR collaboratively agreed that these particular mares who – at some point in their lives, whether that was 1 year or 5 years ago, stood in the PMU collection barns for 1 year or 5 years – have given years in their lives bettering the lives of women and therefore deserved a second chance at life.

Mary Bright, who is supplying pasture in Aspen, Colorado told Horse2Heart, “We have homes for 60 mares on Dude Ranches where they can have their last babies and become trail horses. We have raised the money for 20 and need to raise the rest. We are buying the pregnant mares at $500 dollars each before they go to slaughter auction houses”.

Imagine now, you want to help these horses too. You can. Donate or adopt.

The foals have been gentled by natural horseman Tim Pearce of Wickenberg, Arizona. These foals are not wild but they are not trained. Many are Appolossa or crossed with light draft horses.

Contact Mary Bright by email at zzmbright@aol.com