11-30-09

The Internet at the rescue has been working a little slower than normal lately. Jason tweaked and turned the antenna, but nothing quite seemed to help very much. It is certainly still fast enough to get the work done though.



The day was mostly spent doing office work that had to be done. While the chores were being done outside, Parcy made it very clear that he did not want Tawnee to disappear inside. He tugged at her jacket like a puppy.

One of the many things that was done inside today was listing the horse buttons on Ebay. You can buy a pack of 10 buttons starting at only $15.99 or Buy it Now for $22.99, free shipping. Click here to view the auction page. We are also selling the buttons with Dottie and Macho Man on them, click here to view that auction. This is a great way to support the rescue and get stocking stuffers for Christmas.

Jason had to clean out the horse trailer for tomorrows trip and Parcy wanted to help. He was told he's a bit too small to move the manure out, but he was welcome to stand around and watch. He felt quite grown up being on top of the hill all by himself.

Some crud had worked its way under the mats, so they had to be pulled up and the junk scraped out. There is no way we want horses tripping over mats that are curling up!

A quick trip to the Post Office revealed some amazing surprises.

A very generous person donated this 10 karat white gold bracelet with 3 karat diamonds to be used as a fundraiser. The lovely bracelet was taken to a good local jeweler to be appraised so we can hopefully raise a lot of funds from its sale.

Also waiting at the Post Office was an absolutely amazing gift from Kelly Y. Her donation completely filled up the December Auction fund and December Euthanasia Hardship Fund! We cannot possibly thank Kelly enough for her extremely generous gift.

Today's featured Ebay Giving Works auction, of which 20% of the final sale price will go to us, is a lovely Natural Horsemanship lead rope / halter. Click here to visit the auction.

Many thanks to those that donated today: Kelly Y., Country Supply, Rebecca O., Carla G. It is with sadness that we must announce that this is the last check from Country Supply. Their County Care Code program has been terminated. A special "Thank You" to the hundreds of people through the years that have donated thousands of dollars just by entering our Care Code. We will really miss this program.

11-29-09

We are always searching for ways to make it easier for people to support the rescue. We have been working on one for awhile, and recently it got all set up. We hadn't announced it yet, but today one of our friends and supporters, Bandit Blue, discovered it and got to work. The program is Ebay Giving Works, powered by Mission Fish, and it makes it very easy to support horses while you buy and sell on Ebay. You can donate 10 - 100% of the proceeds from the item you are selling. If you aren't interested in selling, you can buy from those that are supporting us by visiting our Ebay Giving Works page by clicking here. Christmas time is just around the corner, there may very well be that perfect gift waiting on our Ebay page for you! Check it out.


You can also get to our Ebay Giving Works page by clicking on the link in our left menu bar below our friends on our website and blog. You can also easily list items for sale by clicking on the link.

This morning Tawnee decided it was time for Parcy to socialize a little bit. Off to the mini pen they went. Macho Man was quite intrigued, but Parcy couldn't quite figure out why the black bundle of hair was following him around.

Pretty soon Parcy realized it wasn't the grizzly bear he had imagined, but instead a cute little horse the same size as him. Macho Man thinks that Parcy is really cute, but definitely speaks a different language.

The untitled mustang that came from the auction last week is doing great. We have named him Blaze.

Tawnee got the shavers out and shaved down his brand to accurately read it and to make it easier for the BLM brand inspector to identify him. He is, unless we read the brand wrong, about 26 years old.

After it was done, he enjoyed a nice roll in the round pen. He couldn't figure out why we decided to shave his neck hair, so he took a nice roll to rearrange his hair.

April and Tawnee spent a lot of time in the office. Tawnee is teaching April some of the ins and outs of Petfinder and other office work so April will be able to help keep the horses updated and the office running smoother.

While April and Tawnee were in the office, Linda and Larry were out getting pictures of the horses so they can be put on the website. Autumn sure is a big, beautiful girl.

About this time Mr T snuck into the feed room to work on his ever growing size. Tawnee threatens him that he will be sent to the Biggest Loser campus, where little goats that stuff themselves are put on a diet, have to exercise, and get back into shape. Like we said before, he's not pregnant.

Over the Thanksgiving holiday two horses came into the rescue from a Humane Society so we can help them find homes. These two horses are numbers 297 and 298 for the year that have been rescued. Only 2 more and it will be 300 for 2009! It is really sad that there are that many horses in a small area of the United States that have needed our help this year alone. As the winter goes on, at the rescue we all fear it will only worsen.

The sun is messing up everyone's schedules a little bit. It seems to slip behind the hill, it feels really late and everyone gets tired. Then someone looks at a clock and it's only 3:30. It's pretty bad, the long summer days sure get a lot more outdoor work done.

Some potential adopters came out this afternoon to look at the horses. They all really liked Woody, but they really liked all the other horses too.

A group of kids enjoyed giving Blaze some love as they groomed him. He enjoyed his bucket of senior feed with Molasses while he was being groomed too.

He may be a senior, but he's really well trained and enjoys getting in the round pen to trot around.

He also gave a supervised ride to one of the younger visitors. She really enjoyed it, but...

...she seemed to have more fun playing with Parcy. She said "He's such a cute baby horse!" We had to clear that misconception up.

When items are listed on Ebay supporting NorCal Equine Rescue, we will randomly pick one to share with you on the blog. Perhaps it will suit your fancy and you can support the rescue while buying a wonderful gift for someone else, or even yourself. Today we are featuring a beautiful cutting board that would be very stylish in any horse lovers kitchen. Click here to view the item on Ebay. Don't forget to list your items on Ebay through Giving Works and it could be listed here too!

Many thanks to those generous people who donated over the holiday weekend. Sara H., Candace B. - Donated on behalf of Anita S. for her birthday., Costance W., Scott C., Annonymous., Pamela N. all gave to help support our rescue efforts. Thank you so much!

11-25-09

Happy Thanksgiving!

We want to share some of the things we are thankful for this Thanksgiving.

We are thankful for getting only 28 flat tires so far this year and not 30!

We are thankful that we were able to save Phoenix before it was too late...

... and that today, Phoenix is a beautiful, healthy and happy horse!

We are thankful that there were no fires this year where horses had to be evacuated to the rescue! Remember last year... it was bad!

We are thankful for all of our hard working volunteers. They are not afraid to get their feet dirty!

We are thankful that Prince survived being born 30 days premature. He was so little, only 30 pounds with a 30% chance of surviving!

We are thankful that we where able to improve our quarantine area so much this year.

We are thankful for Macho Man and Dottie, they brighten up everyone's lives they come in contact with.

We are thankful for warm sunny days at the rescue and that we where able to improve the fencing to panels this year.

We are thankful that Lilly's Bumblebee is the 1000th horse we have rescued since 2003!


We are thankful for your support that allows us to give an option to horse owners who have no other option.

We are thankful for a great board of directors, one of which is willing to fly through the air just to help out a little more.

We are thankful for all our wonderful adopters, who step forward to do what they can to help save lives! Opening their homes to those who have none.

We are thankful for your support that allows us to rescue horses from livestock auctions, saving them from the slaughterhouse.

We are thankful for a great vet, she spends so much of her time helping us out with the rescued horses and gives a 40% discount to our vet bills. Thank You Dr. Weaver!

We are thankful that little Parcy's purpose in life is not a piece of veal on a plate. We are also thankful for good old Jack.

We are thankful for people like Ruby that do what they can to raise funds to help rescue horses.

We are thankful for each and every donation, especially when they come with sweet letters such as this: "My daughter Sasha and I read your blog daily and we love what you do! We were so touched by Parcy's story that Sasha took $$ out of her piggy bank to help him and the horses. Thank you for all that you do. We're huge fans!"

We are thankful for each and every one of you that give what you can, both financially and emotionally, to further our mission of mercy.

Have a great Thanksgiving, due to the holiday the next blog update will be on Sunday. We will be welcoming visitors on Sunday at the rescue.

11-24-09

Macho Man was quite surprised this morning when Tawnee haltered him and led him from his pen. He had no idea what his day had in store for him.

It has been so long since he has walked up his ramp he had almost forgotten how. With a few seconds to think, he started to remember what he was supposed to do.

Without hardly any fuss at all he was a good boy and hiked up the ramp into the giant trailer.

Prince, too, was surprised to suddenly be wearing a halter. He's a really good boy and didn't mind having the halter put on at all.

What could the day be holding for these two precious boys? Two little horses in separate stalls in one giant trailer. Prince needed to have the vet look at his eyes as part of his eyelids are white and part are black. We are hoping to have them tattooed so that his eyelids won't sunburn.

Shortly after Tawnee left with the horses another load of hay was being delivered. It is always nice to have great hay delivered at a wonderful price.

Macho Man and Prince's journey ended at the vet office. Macho Man needed to have his teeth examined and possibly floated today.

Dr Weaver took a look inside his mouth, despite his best efforts to let everyone know he would rather be relaxing with Dottie.

His teethe will benefit from some dental work, but due to some emergencies coming into the vet office his dental is scheduled for next Tuesday.

Macho Man was more than happy when he was all done with the examination. Prince has a tentative appointment for next Tuesday as well.

We would like to thank those that use Goodsearch.com as their search engine and Goodshop.com to buy items on the Internet. When you use Goodsearch.com to search, each search is about 1.5 cents. When you use Goodshop to buy stuff at various online retailers, including Amazon, Ebay, etc, a percentage of the sale is donated to us. We just received another check from them, this time for $36. It's not a whole lot, but it feeds the horses and can save lives with almost no effort or no expense on your part! Click here to visit Goodsearch or click their logo below.

Many thanks to the following horse hero's who donated today: Cheryl R., Gail G., Dianne K., Karen O., Goodsearch., Stephanie H., and United Way. We greatly appreciate your donations and we know the horses do too!