Mountain View Rescue Newsletter

Summer 2009 Edition

August 12, 2009
 
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In This Issue:

  1. Help for the Horses
  2. No Cost Ways To Contribute
  3. Adoption Application Revised
  4. Don't Breed...Adopt Your Steed!

1. Help for the Horses

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful sponsors, contributors and supporters. We have worked extremely hard to solicit public support as well as to write many, many grant applications this year. Our hard work is indeed paying off! Thanks goes out to Nancy Johns, Grider Farms, Petfinder.com Foundation, UAN Lifeline Grants, Ralph & Virginia Mullin Foundation, ASPCA, K.E.E.P., Arabian Horse Foundation, Blue Horse Charities of America, Thoroughbred Charities of America and many more. While this is an ongoing endeavor,we could not have done it without each of you and your support is greatly needed and appreciated.

For a list of sponsors, or to get information on how you, your company, or your foundation can support horses in need, please visit the below link.

Link: http://www.mountainviewrescue.com/Sponsorship.htm


2. No Cost Ways To Contribute

In this economy everyone is having to make adjustments and be a bit more conservative with their spending. We here at MVR have felt the crunch and have responded by coming up with ways people can help with little effort and even smaller spending.

Search the web with Yahoo-powered www.goodsearch.com/ and they'll donate about a penny to your cause each time you search!
Shop at more than 600 www.goodsearch.com/ merchants including Amazon, Best Buy, Toys R Us, Ebay and others, and a percentage of each purchase will go to our cause! Make sure to download your toolbar today! www.goodsearch.com/toolbars.aspx

Save those empty ink cartridges, laser toners and old cell phones for our recycling program. Just ask us for your pre-paid mailing labels, box them up, ship them off, and we receive up to $4 per cartridge! Help the planet while helping needy horses.

When shopping with Country Supply on www.horse.com/ use our care code and earn the rescue 5% of your purchase- Our Country Care Code is: mountainview

Cut the proofs of purchase from your Triple Crown, Legends, and Reliance feed bags & mail them into the rescue for a $.25 donation per proof!

When shopping at Jeffers Supply www.jeffersequine.com use our code at checkout for a 5% donation to the rescue! Our Jeffers code is: mountainview

Volunteers are always needed for the farm & to assist in ongoing and current fundraising projects & events. If interested in volunteering, please ask for our volunteer packet!

To view all our current fund raising activities, please see the link below.

Link: http://www.mountainviewrescue.com/fundraising.htm


3. Adoption Application Revised

Our board of directors has voted unanimously to revise and improve our adoption process. Each potential adopter will now fill out an adoption application, which is separate from the adoption contract. Over the years we have learned and with our growth have made these changes to better protect our organization, our horses and the people who love them. While revisions to the Adoption Contract are still being applied, you can view the new Adoption Application at the link below.

Link: http://www.mountainviewrescue.com/


4. Don't Breed...Adopt Your Steed!

Last but certainly not least, we have some GREAT horses available for adoption. All adoption fees are $200 for un-broke horses and $400 for horses who are trained to ride or drive.

*Mosely- 20+ year old Standardbred Gelding who is a great beginner and lead line lesson horse. Mo is smart, friendly, and patient. Mo still has plenty of steam left and likes to offer a challenge!

*Penelope- is a 2 year old chestnut Thoroughbred filly who is now 15.2 hands. She has just started her lunge training and is well suited to be a hunter, jumper, or event prospect.

*Jamboree- is a 3-4 year old Morab filly who is 14.3 hands and chestnut in color. Don't let her size fool you, she is all heart! She is currently ground driving as we feel she will be very suitable as a road or cart horse with her lofty and animated action.

*Scarecrow- is a 7 year old Thoroughbred gelding who is 16.2 hands and bay in color. Scarecrow is a great guy and is very easy going. He works well on the flat and trails are no problem!

In order to be able to serve horses truly in need, we need to make room at our farm by placing the horses who are fully rehabilitated. MVR is a no-kill rescue, but we can only house up to 12 horses at any given time. Please take a look at the deserving horses we have available and give a rescue horse a chance today.

Link: http://www.mountainviewrescue.com/Current%20Horses.htm


While enjoying these nice summer days, please remember that your horses need plenty of shade, water and fly spray to keep them comfortable. When temperatures are up and sweating is profuse, a electrolyte supplement is also beneficial. Remember to worm for bots late in the summer and please have fun with your horses in whatever discipline you choose!

Warm summer wishes from our farm to yours,

Raquel Ferotti
Founder/ President
Mountain View Rescue