We asked for help, and you responded extremely generously! So far we have raised $4,008 towards our goal of $5,000 for saving horses lives at this weekends horse auction. We only have $992 left to go, please help us reach our goal today! Click here.
We just published a blog with all the events from last week in it, you can read it by clicking here.
Our April statistics are available now too. In all 59 animals came into the shelter in April. There were 28 horses, 26 goats, 2 ponies, 2 donkeys and 1 mule. 40 came from the slaughter pipeline / auction, 16 from owner surrenders and 3 were from Animal Control.
20 animals passed away in April. We rescued a huge number of baby goats, they were extremely weak, and some didn’t make it. 10 animals died, 6 were humanely euthanized due to pain, injury or medical issues, 2 for behavioral problems, unsafe or dangerous and 2 where euthanized due to old age or poor quality of life. NO animals were euthanized due to lack of space. In our previous reports we had owner requested euthanasia as one of the categories, some people commented that we weren’t saying why they were euthanized, so we have just included the owner requested euthanasia in the appropriate category. If you would like to see the graphs bigger you can click on them!
Monday we had visitors out looking at the horses. The horses always enjoy getting visitors.
One thing that was very exciting was the first ever Horse Plus Beginner Horsemanship class. We had 4 very eager students come for the 1 hour lesson. First they were educated on why horses need to be rescued, what they are rescued from, basic tack, how to saddle, and basic horse handling skills.
Then they had their riding lesson on the rescued horses! Spot, in the back, is going to join our Beginner Horsemanship class, and Raven Beauty, formerly known as June Bug, who we rescued from an auction in November of last year. She has been adopted and her family loves her so much, but they are letting us use her for our riding program until we get more horses.
We are so thrilled to have this arena where we can do these riding and education programs. It is something we have wanted to do for a long time, we just never had the facility.
We do need more children’s helmets to keep the kids safe! If you would like to donate a helmet or two, we would really appreciate it! Our shipping address is: Horse Plus Humane Society, P O Box 6108, Oroville CA 95966, or 1944 Robinson Mill Rd, Bangor Ca 95914. We need kids small through adult large. To buy a helmet, click here.
One of the visitors that came on Monday wanted to adopt a horse for a pasture pal / riding horse so her other horse won’t be lonely after losing his aged friend.
She fell in love with Ice Man and the feeling was definitely mutual. We are so happy for both of them.
We are currently accepting new applications for our Horse Plus Basic Horsemanship class. The classes will educate you or your youngster on basic horse care, grooming, saddling, bridling and learning how to ride. The class is for kids aged 5 through adults that weigh up to 180 pounds. The funds from the classes will go to help support the shelter and rescuing animals in need. Currently we have openings on Tuesday afternoons. 1 hour group lessons are $25, and the group is from 2 to 4 people. Private 1 hour lessons are $50, remember the funds are going to help save animals in need, it’s win-win! Please contact us if you are interested, click here.
Thank you all so much for your support!
