something to watch. Peanut has

always been some-what of a loner up

until now. Faith also loves to get

Abbey to run with her and lately Pea-

nut will join in. Dixie, however, is-n’t really sure she

wanted another roommate and

doesn’t pay much attention to Faith

except to put her ears back to her.

We did catch them grooming each

other one day so maybe they just

need more time to get to know each

other.

Just take one look at that little face and

you will understand the giggles and

chuckles when little Faith set “hoof” out

of the trailer at Mis-fit Acres on July 20,

2008. She has the most adorable face! At 5 years old, Faith

- aka Snuffy - is go-ing to be wrapping

her way around a lot of hearts that will

cross her path.

Arriving from Roch-ester, she had made

herself right to home. Her first few

weeks were spent in the arena as she had

not been outside all summer. Her turn-

out times were strictly limited and

gradually increased so she could get ac-

quainted with her

new roommates Ab-bey, Peanut, and

Dixie. Additionally, she had not had any

fresh green grass prior to her arrival.

Faith seems to have

buddied up with Peanut which is

We are so very happy

to have each of you

interested in Misfit

Acres! Your kind do-

nations and support

help provide perma-

nent homes to horses

in need. If at any time

you wish to be re-

moved from our corre-

spondence lists, please

let us know. And be

assured, your informa-

tion is never released

to anyone or any or-

ganization. All corre-

spondence is prepared

at Misfit Acres not a

printing service there-

fore maintaining your

privacy.

Jannis & Faith.

F E A T U R E D H O R S E —

F a i t h S P E C I A L

P O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

Update—

Tumbleweed

Feet, feet!

Summer Events

Recycling Info

Including Annual

Fundraiser Insert

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Update—Tumbleweed 2

Donor Spotlight 2

Sponsors 2

Resident’s Corner 3

Summer Events 3

Recycling 4

W e l c o m e

M I S F I T A C R E S

Misfit Acres Milestones

Fall 2008 Volume 2 issue 3

The day we had been

waiting for arrived late

August!!!! If you recall

the story of Tumbleweed

- the Barred Owl who

was found during a snow

storm by our son, you

will remember he has

been at the Raptor Cen-

ter since February 10.

His stay at the Center

was much longer due to

his loss of feathers

throughout his recovery

time.

All the captivity ended

on August 30 when two

volunteers from the

Center met us where

Tumbleweed was found

for his release back into

the wild. The volun-

teers were more than

happy to answer ques-

tions for us and pose

him for pictures. He is

now banded and the vol-

unteers told him he was

never to come to the

Raptor Center again -

that is only for hurt

birds. He was to be very

careful and not get hurt.

this area at Misfit Acres, but

not anymore! THANK YOU!!

Watonwan Farm Services

has donated 10 bags of

horse feed and 9 bales of

shavings to the Sanctuary

Horses of Misfit Acres. We

send our most sincere

THANK YOU!!

Additionally, we wish to

thank all the businesses

and individuals who have

donated to our upcoming

fundraiser. You will find an

extra page in this newslet-

ter listing the donations

that have come in so far.

Not sure where to start

here! A heartfelt THANK

YOU goes to Brian and

Linette for their kindness

in donating 10 round

bales of hay. Thanks to

their generosity, we

should be set for round

bales for the winter.

There are now 810 bales

of straw in our arena

thanks to the gift from

Marty & Tammy. Sup-

plies were awfully low in

U P D A T E — T U M B L E W E E D

S p o n s o r s

P a g e 2

D o n o r s p o t l i g h t

“We wish to

thank all

businesses and

individuals who

have

donated...”

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We were really sur-

prised how much he

had grown! It was

a wonderful site to

watch him take

flight outside - free

at last and fully re-

covered.

like kids worried about

Grandma not feeling good. All seems well now though? Not sure what that was all

about and neither was the

vet when talked to him.

Maybe her old bones just needed a little rest.

And then there is BJ - Fat-boy- who decided to get a

R e s i d e n t ’ s c o r n e r

P a g e 3 V o l u m e 2 i s s u e 3

Feet, feet, feet. Peanut and Dixie continue to keep us on our toes with their lit-

tle feet. Each of them seems to have good days and bad days but as of the writing of

this article, we are seeing more good days than bad.

Peanut was out running around the pasture with Faith and Abbey on Sunday

- something she has not done in a long time. We are

using Cookie’s little Saber Sneakers on Dixie’s back feet on her sore days and

seeing improvement in her mobility.

Abbey gave us quite a scare on Sunday night by insisting

on lying down - something she rarely does. All the little

ponies gathered around her

S u m m e r e v e n t s

We have had a truly won-

derful summer out and about getting a chance to

meet so many people! Please remember that each piece of merchandise

you purchased from our display at these area

events buys feed, hay, far-rier care, and medical care

for the Sanctuary Horses of

Misfit Acres. Thank You to each of you for helping the

horses! We wound up our summer

schedule with the Amboy Arts n More Festival on

September 6. A warm THANK YOU to Jen’s Girl Scout troop for volunteer-

ing their time and energy to

go through the Amboy parade on a moment’s notice!

Tune your radio dial to 1420 AM on October 17 at 4:10 pm

as Bruce & I join Trish of KTOE radio for another fun

conversation regarding Misfit Acres and what else? Horses of course

tummy ache on Saturday

night. After walking him for quite some time, a little glim-

mer started to return to his eyes and he insisted on stand-ing with Montana. Montana

seemed to understand that BJ wasn’t quite feeling like him-

self and did not chase him. As for the balance of the Resi-dents, their lives are full of

hay, feed, treats, and lots of loving! And everyone is get-

ting winter fuzzy!! Augie and Magic amaze us

watching the bond they have built. April and Lucky have

learned if you stand just right in the pasture, you can see

movement in the house through the living room win-dow. So they watch us A LOT!

S p o n s o r s

Certified Public Accountants

510 Long Street—Suite 108 Mankato, MN 56001-4342

T 507-388-1770—F 507-388-1905 cpa@swansonhinsch.com www.swansonhinsch.com

paid shipping labels for you.

Still no word on the re-start of

the bottle pro-

gram. Please

continue to

take your bot-

tles to your

local recycling

centers.

Coke Rewards

are going great! If you do not

use your Coke codes - found

under the caps of any Coke

product or inside the 12 packs

- please send them to us via

email. We do not need the ac-

We are so very happy to welcome

Capstone Press to our list of busi-

nesses supporting the Sanctuary

Horses of Misfit Acres by saving

all their inkjet, toner, and laser

cartridges for our recycling pro-

gram! Thank you so very much!

Capstone Press (Coughlin Compa-

nies) joins Crown Beverage Pack-

aging USA, Carlson Tillisch Eye

Clinic, and Appraisal Services in

“Recycling for Horses”. If your

business would be willing to help

the Sanctuary Horses of Misfit

Acres by collecting empty inkjet,

toner, and laser cartridges, please

let us know. We can arrange a

pick up schedule or supply pre-

tual caps - just the codes. We

are picking out items on the

Coke Rewards website to offer

at our silent auction.

Anyone needing additional

shipping supplies for the Gra-

nola Bar and Energy Bar wrap-

per programs, please let us

know and we will be happy to

help.

Thank you to everyone for

helping the Sanctuary Horses

of Misfit Acres!!

12480 550TH AVE W

AMBOY MN 56010

Phone: 507-278-4876

E-mail: jody@misfitacres.com

M I S F I T A C R E S

R e c y c l i n g f o r h o r s e s

My Forever Home

Saving one horse may not make a difference

in the whole world, but it will make a world of

difference to that one horse ~ Author Unknown

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Until our December issue . . .

Bruce & Jody — Misfit Acres, Inc.