Please join us in celebrating 10 years and almost 500 horses saved by watching our newest slideshow - Changed For Good, with music from the Broadway play "Wicked". In it are just a few of the horses that have touched our lives over the years, both before rescue and after. We hope you enjoy it as much as we at USERL do!
2009 USERL Calendar Sponsorship
USERL, as a corporate wide fundraiser, has an
opportunity to make very nice full color 28 page wall calendars of
some of our most notable cases/equines.
But we need everyone's help-as usual.
Sponsorships are the ONLY way that we will be able to raise the
funding for this endeavor. You can join the project with one of four
levels:
BRONZE, $10.00 - gets your name printed on the
inside cover as a bronze sponsor.
SILVER, $25.00 - gets your name printed on the
inside cover as a silver sponsor, and you will receive one of the
calendars.
GOLD, $50.00 - gets your name printed on the inside
cover as a gold sponsor, and you will receive a calendar and a USERL
auto decal.
The calendars will hopefully be available for purchase by the end of August/ beginning of September. Please pass this on to your family and friends! It is all to save more horses, ponies, donkeys, and mules!!
Deadline for sponsorships is July 20th. For any questions regarding sponsorships, please email Deanna Gould.
Horse Rescued After Being Left For Dead!
Rockcastle County, Kentucky: An abandoned horse would be dead if not for some big-hearted people in Rockcastle County. Now those folks are asking for your help to get that horse healthy again.
Kim and Steve Brinson took the Horse named Destiny three weeks ago. "She was taken to a stock auction, when she didn't sell she was dumped on U.S. 25...like a piece of trash, or bag of garbage", says Brinson. Rockcastle County authorities contacted the couple who are members of the United States Equine Rescue League. Since then they have been nursing the horse back to health. She was starving, severely infected with worms, and has a serious leg injury.
The Brinsons are hoping to raise
the money to nurse her back to health, get surgery for her leg and get
her adopted. But Brinson wants something more, to catch the people
who left Destiny to die. "I'd like anyone who has information on her
previous owners to contact the Rockcastle County Sheriff".
Watch the video on this
story
here!
UPDATE
Oreo came home on January 26! Since arriving
home, little Oreo has continued to gain strength and weight. She has
had no recurrence of her colic. We are hoping that she is healing on
the inside as well as she is on the outside. When she goes out in
the morning, she runs and bucks and kicks up her heels and acts like
a foal. It is wonderful to see her acting silly as there was a time
when we thought she may never have the opportunity. We would
like to thank all who donated to her medical care - you are all
Angels! New pictures coming soon!
January 21, 2008 - We are happy to report that Oreo has survived through the weekend. She was more responsive and perky yesterday, but is a little less so this morning. She is being fed intravenously, but the doctors have allowed her to start to eat some. She has a good appetite, but it is unclear if her digestive system is functioning properly. more...
USERL's Christmas miracles!
Dec. 22, 2007 - two USERL regions (Triad, NC and Richmond, VA) took in a total of 9 horses, all a body score of 2 or less. The story of the Triad 4 can be seen here.
Richmond Region took in 5 horses from an elderly couple who were having difficulty in caring for them. All horses are safely in two USERL rehabilitation barns and receiving all the love and care they deserve!
A huge thank you to all the USERL volunteers, donors and supporters for helping to make this a truly Merry Christmas for these 9 horses! To continue your support, please click on the donate button to the right, and thank you for your support!
8
Emaciated Horses Seized in Clark County, Virginia, 1 Dead.
Berryville, VA, November 16, 2007: 8 emaciated horses were seized
from a farm in Berryville, VA. today after one of their stable mates was
found dead yesterday by USERL investigators and the Clark County
Sheriff’s department.
Following up on a neglect report submitted to USERL, investigators
visited the farm in Berryville to check on the condition of the horses
there. Investigators found 9 horses, 8 that were in poor body condition
and one that had recently died. All horses are thought to be
thoroughbred race horses. The horses will be housed by USERL at an
undisclosed location, receive needed veterinary care and placed on a
careful rehabilitation program. It is estimated that it will take 6 to
12 months for the horses to regain their health. The horse that died
was taken to a state lab to determine the cause of death.
As always, USERL needs the support of the public to help these wonderful animals - please find it in your heart this Thanksgiving to support this cause, the horses, past present and future, need your support!
UPDATE
November 14, 2007: We are
happy to report that all 13 mustangs have settled in very well to their
new surroundings! The two mature stallions, who are being house at
a separate rehabilitation facility, are coming along very nicely and are
already responding to their human caretakers. In fact, USERL
volunteers have already been able to halter one of them - a very large
step in such a short time period! The 11 mares and youngsters are
at another rehabilitation facility (pictured below), and while they are
still somewhat unsure of their caretakers, they are inquisitive about
those that come to feed them twice a day. It is planned to get
them accustomed to the stalls so that they can be separated and the
gentling process begun. We believe some of the mares to be
pregnant and are taking extra precautions with their feed regimen
accordingly.
As always, donations for their care is greatly appreciated. You can donate by clicking on the donate icon to the right. The horses thank you!
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 11, 2007: The United
States Equine Rescue League, Inc. has accepted 13 wild mustangs into the
program. USERL was contacted when it had been discovered that an equine
sanctuary in VA was having to close its doors due to the severe shortage
of hay, due to the drought, and could no longer keep the horses. While
details of these horses cannot be released at this time, we can say that
they are from the Virginia Range in Nevada where Wild Horse Annie’s
ranch was located. They are often referred to as “Annie’s Horses” and
were the first wild horses to be protected when Annie was able to push
through the 1952 Storey County law that prohibited the poisoning of
water holes and the use of aircraft to capture wild horses.
The 13 mustangs have been transported to two different USERL rehab barns
in the Richmond area. Donations in the form of hay, feed and/or monetary
are needed to care for them and the 160 plus horses in USERL foster
homes across VA, NC, TN, SC and IN. All 13 horses will be evaluated, vet
checked and gentled (they are still wild) before being put up for
adoption.
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DROUGHT BRINGS HAY SHORTAGE TO MUCH OF
THE COUNTRY
To find possible hay sources, as well as some alternative forages, click here.
TIPS FOR FINDING YOUR HORSE A GOOD HOME
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