I have to apologize to our followers, I know It has been a while since the updates. It may seem not much is going on, but behind the scenes things are slowly changing. We hope the rescue is able to have a permanent home soon. We are trying to buy our own place where the rescue can expand along with the volunteer activities...
I think we have found that place, and now are trying to make it happen.
In the meanwhile we need to try and place as many of our horses as possible , to avoid another stress and transition for them. If you have an interest, now is the best time to adopt.
Please feel free to contact us at any time to adopt or become involved with our rescue efforts.
I hope to be bringing you all big news soon.....
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
Feb 3 2012
It has been a long wait, but we are finally past the strangles that took a hold of the herd this year. We look forward to having several horses going out to new homes over the next couple of weeks.
This weekend we are holding an open volunteer weekend and showing horses to potential adoptive homes. if this weekend isn't working for you I invite you to email or call to set up a time to come and see the horses. Our adoption fees are reduced at this time, so there is a great time to adopt. We anticipate the rescue finding a new home in 2012 and is our hope to have many of these rescues in new homes before that takes place.
The pastures are down to little and though the grass is finally starting to grow, there is the need for hay for the horses to be supplemented, if you can help with a donation, please do so, hay is high now for all of us.
Thank you to our volunteers and those of you who are new and extending a helping hand.... look for new pictures soon as well. Looking forward to great things this New Year, watch for updates here and on our Facebook page, and you can always call as well.
This weekend we are holding an open volunteer weekend and showing horses to potential adoptive homes. if this weekend isn't working for you I invite you to email or call to set up a time to come and see the horses. Our adoption fees are reduced at this time, so there is a great time to adopt. We anticipate the rescue finding a new home in 2012 and is our hope to have many of these rescues in new homes before that takes place.
The pastures are down to little and though the grass is finally starting to grow, there is the need for hay for the horses to be supplemented, if you can help with a donation, please do so, hay is high now for all of us.
Thank you to our volunteers and those of you who are new and extending a helping hand.... look for new pictures soon as well. Looking forward to great things this New Year, watch for updates here and on our Facebook page, and you can always call as well.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Jan 2012
We welcome 2012 and know that good things are in store for the rescue.
There is much work being done to secure a new home for the rescue.... hence not much in the way of updates.
The ranch remains under Quarantine as there are still a few stragglers sick with runny noses. It amazes me that the herd all but a couple managed to come down with strangles, mild cases due to the fact that all had been vaccinated. Still we are taking our time to issue an all clear.
We will be holding an open adoption weekend the first weekend of Febuary, all 3 days.
If you are interested in adopting now is the time. Our fees are reduced in light of the cost of hay. We encourage you to put in an application ahead of time and get your approval before the date. We also recommend a quarantine unless your home does not already have horses.
Please bear with slow answers to emails as at this time there is only Belinda responding to all inquiries along with all of the behind the scenes work. As you all know the rescue is a non-profit and there is still jobs to go to to ensure the rescue has funds coming in.
A special thank you to those of you helping physically and financially with our efforts, they all add up and I am so thankful for your support. If you are able we do appreciate donations towards our hay bill, now running at $15/bale. We are currently are supplementing all of the horses at Lone Oak.
More updates soon, and remember if you want to come the first weekend of February, please submit your applications early. The adoption can be downloaded from the website.
There is much work being done to secure a new home for the rescue.... hence not much in the way of updates.
The ranch remains under Quarantine as there are still a few stragglers sick with runny noses. It amazes me that the herd all but a couple managed to come down with strangles, mild cases due to the fact that all had been vaccinated. Still we are taking our time to issue an all clear.
We will be holding an open adoption weekend the first weekend of Febuary, all 3 days.
If you are interested in adopting now is the time. Our fees are reduced in light of the cost of hay. We encourage you to put in an application ahead of time and get your approval before the date. We also recommend a quarantine unless your home does not already have horses.
Please bear with slow answers to emails as at this time there is only Belinda responding to all inquiries along with all of the behind the scenes work. As you all know the rescue is a non-profit and there is still jobs to go to to ensure the rescue has funds coming in.
A special thank you to those of you helping physically and financially with our efforts, they all add up and I am so thankful for your support. If you are able we do appreciate donations towards our hay bill, now running at $15/bale. We are currently are supplementing all of the horses at Lone Oak.
More updates soon, and remember if you want to come the first weekend of February, please submit your applications early. The adoption can be downloaded from the website.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Goodbye 2011... Hello 2012, Happy New Years Everyone!!!
As the year draws to a close I look back and see what we have been able to accomplish.
For those of you new to Lone Oak Rescue, we are a small rescue, we have only a handful of us who volunteer our time to care for these horses. Through the course of this year ....
We cared for a total of 50 horses at out rescue.
We took in 35 new horses, of these 5 were joint rescues and 5 were back to be re-homed.
We placed a total of 25 horses into new homes, 5 as joint rescues, and 2 will stay with me.
We lost 3 of our horses, they are in forever green pastures...
We still have 25 horses left at the rescue. Of these 7 are permanent residents or adopted by myself or a volunteer.
That leaves us 18 animals in need who need to be re-homed.
Here are the horses in need, please help us by sponsoring, donating or adopting. each one re-homed allows us to help another. The adoption fees are minimal, and retired horses are free.
Please contact us for details on the horses pictured here
Adonis- gelding
Jester (mule)
Khalib (gelding)
Mia (mare)
Mi Carina (pony mare)
Misty (mare)
Asia(~2 mare)
Dulce(female donkey)
Sasha (mare)
Sampson (gelding)
Lady (mare)
Seren( ~9month filly)
Raya (~18 mo filly)
Holly (Mare)
Jake (gelding)
Keeva (mare)
JP- (gelding, sponsorship pending)
JD( gelding-adoption pending)
For those of you new to Lone Oak Rescue, we are a small rescue, we have only a handful of us who volunteer our time to care for these horses. Through the course of this year ....
We cared for a total of 50 horses at out rescue.
We took in 35 new horses, of these 5 were joint rescues and 5 were back to be re-homed.
We placed a total of 25 horses into new homes, 5 as joint rescues, and 2 will stay with me.
We lost 3 of our horses, they are in forever green pastures...
We still have 25 horses left at the rescue. Of these 7 are permanent residents or adopted by myself or a volunteer.
That leaves us 18 animals in need who need to be re-homed.
Here are the horses in need, please help us by sponsoring, donating or adopting. each one re-homed allows us to help another. The adoption fees are minimal, and retired horses are free.
Please contact us for details on the horses pictured here
Adonis- gelding
Jester (mule)
Khalib (gelding)
Mia (mare)
Mi Carina (pony mare)
Misty (mare)
Asia(~2 mare)
Dulce(female donkey)
Sasha (mare)
Sampson (gelding)
Lady (mare)
Seren( ~9month filly)
Raya (~18 mo filly)
Holly (Mare)
Jake (gelding)
Keeva (mare)
JP- (gelding, sponsorship pending)
JD( gelding-adoption pending)
Friday, December 23, 2011
Sunday, December 18, 2011
December rescues
Okay finally some updates, The 4 horses from Fallon are doing well, Storm is moving around better, having recovered from an injury to her right hind leg, ? during transport, or maybe cast herself in her stall. The swelling has resolved, and she is moving around well. Her mood and appetite are good and she is putting on weight. Asia too has put on weight we are unsure on the belly, time will tell if we are looking at need for more worming or a baby in the future. The dappled grey Misty has gained weight nicely, and more friendly as well. Rita has no shortage of appetite and eats 4+ flakes a day. No signs of strangles, however we think maybe there was either a carrier on the neighbors property or some shedding from these or perhaps the other horses that came from Fallon and the cleaning of the trailer on site led to the main herd having been exposed. No matter how it has come about there has been a positive test and confirming culture on our Monroe. There have been several other horses with mild case of runny noses and one with a cough. On advice of our vet we are maintaining a quarantine of our entire rescue herd to limit any exposure through horses adopted out. Our pending adoptions simply will stay with us until there are no longer any horses with signs of illness.
For the horses and donkey coming to us from having been abandoned on the foreclosed property, they for the most part will be held offsite. Over the weekend they were all transported to Lone Oak Rescue. As usual we have no background on the horses and for this bunch it's a total guess as to training and behavior. The bay mare haltered easily and walked into the trailer, and her filly followed. The buckskin mare, the roan and the donkey were free loaded as a group without incident. The two larger horses were the biggest challenge, and are a big part of the reason this update comes 2 days after the move. The Grey who has been named Sasha, has trust issues, and the buckskin, who has been named Samson has no fear nor much respect. Together they decided to go through/over a fence panel vs walking into the trailer, which was just a bad idea, especially because I was on the other side of the panel. Of course both the panel and I were knocked over by their 2000+ pounds. Thankfully there are no broken bones here, (gotta love the ER at midnight on a Saturday night) but my mobility and use of my right arm are going to be limited for a while. Yesterday only Sasha made it home as Samson panicked in the trailer, broke his halter and scraped himself up a bit coming out of the trailer, needless to say he was totally unreachable after that and we let him rest for the night. Thankfully it was Kathryn to the rescue today, she was able to get past Samson "shutting down" when it came to pressure. After over an hour of working him he got into the trailer, he was unloaded and then loaded again in just a few minutes. The battle of wills was quite apparent, but thankfully this was not Kathryn's first time down this path, and he was finally able to get the idea of the right answer was to give to the pressure. He obviously not been handled in a very long time, and has a long ways to go, but through everything he never demonstrated any dangerous behavior. We think he is a large foundation quarter horse, and for an experienced horse person he is going to be a great horse.
This next week or so will be time to feel out the others and see what they do or do not know, but several we expect to find homes for quickly, We believe they are mustang or quarter/mustang crosses. Please watch both Facebook and Petfinder for updates and pictures.
This is a hard job some days more so than others, but the goal and reason we do this makes it worth the struggle. A huge thank you to Kathryn and her husband for coming out today, not only did they help with the horse, but changed my flat tire as well. Thank you to Vicki, Candice, Winnie, Erin, Andrea, Lindsey and Cherie as well as those husbands who joined helping feed, clean, gather and transport horses. Your help is tremendous and I couldn't do this without your help, so once again, Thank you.
For the horses and donkey coming to us from having been abandoned on the foreclosed property, they for the most part will be held offsite. Over the weekend they were all transported to Lone Oak Rescue. As usual we have no background on the horses and for this bunch it's a total guess as to training and behavior. The bay mare haltered easily and walked into the trailer, and her filly followed. The buckskin mare, the roan and the donkey were free loaded as a group without incident. The two larger horses were the biggest challenge, and are a big part of the reason this update comes 2 days after the move. The Grey who has been named Sasha, has trust issues, and the buckskin, who has been named Samson has no fear nor much respect. Together they decided to go through/over a fence panel vs walking into the trailer, which was just a bad idea, especially because I was on the other side of the panel. Of course both the panel and I were knocked over by their 2000+ pounds. Thankfully there are no broken bones here, (gotta love the ER at midnight on a Saturday night) but my mobility and use of my right arm are going to be limited for a while. Yesterday only Sasha made it home as Samson panicked in the trailer, broke his halter and scraped himself up a bit coming out of the trailer, needless to say he was totally unreachable after that and we let him rest for the night. Thankfully it was Kathryn to the rescue today, she was able to get past Samson "shutting down" when it came to pressure. After over an hour of working him he got into the trailer, he was unloaded and then loaded again in just a few minutes. The battle of wills was quite apparent, but thankfully this was not Kathryn's first time down this path, and he was finally able to get the idea of the right answer was to give to the pressure. He obviously not been handled in a very long time, and has a long ways to go, but through everything he never demonstrated any dangerous behavior. We think he is a large foundation quarter horse, and for an experienced horse person he is going to be a great horse.
This next week or so will be time to feel out the others and see what they do or do not know, but several we expect to find homes for quickly, We believe they are mustang or quarter/mustang crosses. Please watch both Facebook and Petfinder for updates and pictures.
This is a hard job some days more so than others, but the goal and reason we do this makes it worth the struggle. A huge thank you to Kathryn and her husband for coming out today, not only did they help with the horse, but changed my flat tire as well. Thank you to Vicki, Candice, Winnie, Erin, Andrea, Lindsey and Cherie as well as those husbands who joined helping feed, clean, gather and transport horses. Your help is tremendous and I couldn't do this without your help, so once again, Thank you.
Friday, December 2, 2011
rescue volunteers
We are looking for volunteers to help behind the scenes, we are looking for a couple of individuals who have experience and know how in certain areas including with computer and web work in general, as well as fund raising, secretarial assistance and general public relations. We are looking for a minimum 6 month commitment to become part of our board. If you think you can be of assistance please contact us, these are voluntary positions and there is no wage, however mileage and materials used to support our rescue are tax deductible expenses . Please contact us for further details.
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