Wednesday, July 27, 2011

July 24th, 2011

Things are going well out at the rescue!

Hopefully, many of you can attend the 5k Brain Tumor Walk on August 20th! Laurie's strength is truly inspirational, and we want to do something to help and honor her. Our goal is to raise $1,000. Here's the link again to register and join our "Walk For Laurie" team:
http://www.braintumorwalk.org/Portland

Hope to see you all there! August 20th! It will be a blast!

In news from the barn, Juliet and Tempest have joined Braveheart and Granny in the front field. The senior citizens all enjoy their beet pulp and alfalfa pellet mash, and they can also enjoy the clover growing in the field. Juliet seems to be doing particularly well after her teeth floating in April.

After such a wet winter and spring, the pastures are in full bloom. Many of the volunteers and Hytyme crew have noted how green and lush everything is. We will keep monitoring the horses to ensure that no one is experiencing any symptoms of founder.

Kassi recieved an update on one of our favorite Hytyme horses--Mac! He's doing really well with his new family near Bend. Here's a picture; you can see how shiny and good he looks!
Mac grazes with his new friend Ezra in the background
We've gotten some AMAZING updated pictures of two of our adopted horses this week, too. Check out the Facebook page to see pictures of former Hytyme horses Anna (now Remi) as well as Izzy.

One of our long-term volunteers, Dorothy, is back in the area for a few weeks. She's been a Hytyme regular for years, working with horses like Dakota and Peanut Butter Boy. Here's a picture of Dorothy and Natasha--what a nice, untangled mane!

One really, really cool thing about Natasha--her mother was one of the horses to play the Black Stallion in the movies of the same name!

Anyway, welcome back, Dorothy! It's so nice to see you again!

Also in exciting, hay-related news, we've had another 50 tons of hay donated! It's got to be baled and loaded, but it will be an immense help for the upcoming winter (although most of us don't really want to think about winter just yet...). Once it's ready to go, we'll need help (people, trucks, trailers etc.) to get it from Colton to the rescue. We'll update with more information on where and when soon!

A huge thanks for that amazingly generous donation!

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