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Multi-agency Rescue of Horse Woman
London, 14 November/GNN/ -- MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY News Release (Duty 1) issued by The Government News Network on 14 November 2006 A woman riding her horse this afternoon in the Charmouth area was found laying in water after she had fallen fr ... Read the full article

Pure Thoughts Horse and Foal Rescue Saves Seven on Independence Day
Loxahatchee, FL - July 6, 2007 - On this Independence Day, Pure Thoughts Horse and Foal Rescue had much to celebrate. With the help of Fans of Barbaro, Pure Thoughts welcomed seven new additions to their farm, including five orphaned foals from Kentu ... Read the full article

“Barn Boots & Baubles” Event to Support Florida Foal Rescue- Tickets Still Available
Loxahatchee, FL- May 20- The Florida Foal Rescue is having a fundraising event, “Barn Boots & Baubles,” to benefit the organization that is determined to save the lives of thousands of foals and their mothers from slaughter. The event will be held on ... Read the full article

Virginia Equine Veterinarian Launches Hurricane Rescue Efforts in Conjunction With State Association
Eklin Medical Customer to Bring Portable RapidStudy(TM) DR Technology and Mobile Clinic to Aid of Horses in Areas Affected by Hurricane Katrina MARSHALL, Virginia and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- When Virginia-based, equine veterin ... Read the full article

eBay Sellers Are Helping Angel Acres Rescue Thoroughbreds
GLENVILLE, PA – July 26, 2006 --A Breyer Ruffian model created by Faye Cohen is being auctioned on eBay to raise money for Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue, Inc., in Glenville, Pennsylvania, to advance the adoption of thoroughbreds rescued from being s ... Read the full article

FEMA Deploys Veterinarians to Assist Hurricane Recovery
Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams Help Ensure Animal, Public Health SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in their 11- year history, four complete Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams (VMAT) have been simultaneously depl ... Read the full article

California Wildfires Threaten Horses and their Owners
College Station, Texas - October 31, 2007 With its ample, quality grazing land, beautiful landscape, perfect climate and thriving economy, Southern California is prime horse country. But the same land that has been a haven for the horse industry has ... Read the full article

Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue Competes in $1 Million Makeover Contest
Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue, is counting on supporters to help them win a $1 million makeover as part of the online Zootoo.com Makeover. Angel Acres, in Glenville, Pa. just over the MD. line is currently competing with over 1000 shelters most of whom work strictly with dogs and cats across the U.S. ... Read the full article

Poker Run... Great Fun and Great Success for the Horses
On Sunday, August 3rd 2008, The Palm Beach County Horseman's Association did a fantastic job with the Poker Run to benefit Pure Thoughts Inc. Horse & Foal Rescue. Everyone had a blast and the trail was lovely. ... Read the full article

Horse Rescue Founder Jo Deibel Quits Job To Rescue Horses
Jo Deibel was comfortable in life as a married mother of four running a restaurant in Baltimore. Then Jo quit her job and started rescuing horses fulltime from her new home in Glenville, PA. Jo had learned from an acquaintance about a horse that ... Read the full article

Equestrian Aid Foundation Establishes Fund for Injured Rolex Rider
The Equestrian Aid Foundation (EAF) has established a dedicated fund for the benefit of Laine Ashker, an eventer who was injured on April 26 during the cross-country phase at the Rolex International Kentucky Three-Day Event in Lexington, KY. The EAF fund will assist Ashker and her family with medical and rehabilitation expenses. To follow her progress, please visit www.laineashker.blogspot.com, which is updated daily. ... Read the full article

Saddlebred Rescue Gets a Home for the Holidays on behalf of the ASPCA
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) has recently awarded a grant of $4,630 from the ASPCA Equine Fund to Saddlebred Rescue Inc. The grant will be used to provide a new run-in shed to house American Saddlebred horses rescued from slaughter. ... Read the full article

Almost 50 Orphaned Foals Saved
Pure Thoughts Horse and Foal Rescue and the Emily Vernon Foundation Save Almost 50 Orphaned Foals Loxahatchee, FL - July 11, 2007 - Pure Thoughts Horse and Foal Rescue acknowledges the Emily Vernon Foundation for helping make this year's Nurse Mar ... Read the full article

USRider Teams with EKU to Offer Animal Rescue Training
USRider and Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) are partnering for the fifth annual large-animal emergency rescue training course. As with previous years’ training, specially trained demonstration animals are being brought in to help provide realistic hands-on training during the seminars. ... Read the full article

Local Horse Shows and Events Donate to Pure Thoughts Horse & Foal Rescue
Wellington, FL - February 23, 2009 -- You can tell the "season of the horse" is in full swing in Wellington, Florida. The barns have come to life, riders on horseback are strolling along the paths, and equestrian events of all types fill the weekends ... Read the full article

“Barn Boots and Baubles” Event a Success in Raising Awareness and Funds to Rescue Horses
Loxahatchee, FL- May 23- On Saturday, May 21, over fifty local horsemen and women gathered to raise money and awareness of the Florida Foal Rescue organization. The proceeds from the event went to Pure Thoughts, Inc. and the Florida Foal Rescue, whic ... Read the full article

Pet PAWty for Pets and Their Owners to Benefit Local Animal Shelters!
Petlane Hosts First-Ever Pet PAWty at the Drake Hotel for Pets and Their Owners to Socialize, Shop and Learn About a New Business Op, February 22 WHO: Chicago's pet community is barking in delight for Petlane' ... Read the full article

Liz Mitten Ryan Crosses the Border to Help Equine Voices in Tucson
Liz Mitten Ryan, Canadian Artist-Equine Communicator and Author of One with the Herd: A Spiritual Journey will appear at the Equine Voices Fundraiser in Tucson, Arizona on Saturday, March 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The mission of Equine Voices Rescue – saving Premarin (PMU) mares and foals from slaughter – resonates strongly with Ms. Mitten Ryan. She has already used the sale of her stunning artwork to benefit animal welfare groups around the world. Now, she will travel to Tucson to sell her book at the fundraiser and wholeheartedly support the work of Equine Voices. ... Read the full article

Rescue Group Plans to Save 25 Horses from Slaughter in Ohio
On November 23, 2007, Pure Thoughts Horse and Foal Rescue saved 82 horses from going to slaughter for human consumption. They would have been shipped to Mexico and endured a tortuous death. ... Read the full article

Horse Slaughter not only Hides Abuse and Neglect, it Encourages it
When we save horses from slaughter we know we are saving them from a cruel and horrible end. For the most part the horses we save are in good flesh, good ages, trained and able to be ridden. But every so often, we will rescue horses that are severely neglected. Sometimes it is very obvious and the horses need to be euthanized immediately. But sometimes, the months and even years of neglect are masked. It is a PROVEN fact that when the slaughter houses were closed in the state of Texas and California the abuse and neglect rates went down. ... Read the full article