Horses’ Honor Newsletter Summer 2015 Ahhh#summer#is#in#the#air#with#longer#days#and#balmy#nights.##It’s#time#to#connect#with#you,#our#extended#family,#to#thank#you#for#all#you#do#and#let#you#know#what’s#going#on.##So#pour#a#cup#of#coffee#or#whatever#beverage#you#choose,#sit#back#and#enjoy.#Also,#please#check#out#our#website#at#http://horseshonor.org/#and#our#Facebook#at#https://www.facebook.com/pages/HorsesDHonor/324583174295483#

Our#Horse#of#the#Summer—DelainaDD30#

Delaina,#30,#was#rescued#late#last#year,#starving#amid#affluence.##She#settled#right#in#and#went#to#eating.#And#eating.#With#dental#care#and#ample#senior#feed#she#quickly#blossomed.#Now,#seven#months#later#she#is#sleek#and#sassy.#What#a#character!#All#lovey#dovey#unless#there#is#business#like#worming#at#hand,#when#she#transforms#into#a#snorty,#floating#trot,#wild#thing#that#evades#capture#with#a#sneer.#Her#best#friend#is#Ozzie,#a#33DyearDold#Appaloosa#gelding.#They#are#never#far#apart.#

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LeftDDDelaina#when#she#first#came#to#Horses’#Honor.#She#doesn’t#look#like#the#same#mare.#

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A"Note"From"Nina,"Our"Founder11""I"would"like"to"express"my"deepest"appreciation"for"the"many"volunteers"that"make"the"dream"that"is"Horses'"Honor"into"a"reality."With"the"help"of"many"unselfish,"like1minded"people,"our"rescue"is"thriving."From"bookkeeping"and"accounting"to"fundraising,"website"creation,"tack"collection"and"display,"newsletters,"ranch"work"and"tack"sale"help11our"volunteers"are"priceless."""Thank"you"to"each"and"every"one"of"you"who"has"given"of"their"time,"that"the"world"could"be"a"better"place"for"horses."It"IS"a"better"place"because"of"you."""Because"of"you,"our"Buy"a"Bale"fundraiser"keeps"our"horses"well"fed."We"are"grateful."."Because"of"you,"we"are"able"to"reach"out"to"help"other"horses"in"our"community"with"gelding"services"and"acts"of"mercy."Because"of"you,"there"is"less"suffering"in"the"world,"and"our"lucky"herd"enjoys"a"life"that"we"wish"all"horses"could"experience."It"is"Horse"Heaven"here11because"of"you."Thank"you.""Nina"Thompson,"Founder""" "

Thank You to Our Spectacular Volunteers

Auburn area helpers—both with the ranch and Tack Sale

The#wonderful#folks#from#CDS#East#Bay#who#donate#tack#and#have#repeatedly#shared#their#fundraising#efforts#with#us#from#their#annual#banquet##

GOLDEN#GATE#FIELDS#VOLUNTEERS#SERVING#HOTDOGS,#BEER#&#SODA#TO#HELP#THE#

HORSES#Thank#you#for#being#there#whenever#we#call#on#

you.#

TACK#SALEDDDONATIONS#AND#DROP#OFFS#

From#the#beginning#to#the#end,#so#many#people#are#involved#in#donating#used#and#new#tack,#cleaning#it#up,#providing#dropDoff#areas#for#collection#so#that#we#can#run#our#store#at#Echo#Valley#Feed#as#well#as#put#on#our#annual#autumn#tack#sale#at#the#Gold#Country#Fair#grounds…Thank#you…thank#you…thank#you.####All#that#you#do#means#so#much.#

BUY A BALE COMING UP IN JULY

Last#year,#you#outdid#yourself#with#your#response#to#Buy#a#Bale#and#helped#us#to#fill#our#barn#to#feed#the#horses#all#year.#Thank#you.###Our#next#campaign#for#hay#will#run#from#July#to#September.##

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