Monday, September 26, 2011

Ace at Work

Guess who lunged today? With a saddle on? Yep! Healing well and making huge strides! Go Ace!

Monday, September 19, 2011

Fall Festival

Ace was gelded this weekend, which he seems to have tolerated remarkably well. He LOVES running around in the indoor ring (and trying to ignore his groundwork training), and it is incredibly rewarding to see him with the energy to do this.

To keep up his support and progress, we're working hard on making our First Annual Fall Festival something to remember! We really want the community involved with us, and it looks like Ace is going to steal the show for sure. We would like to offer many thanks to some of the sponsors that have already offered support for the Fall Festival, including Dewey's Bakery, Rag Apple Lassie Vineyards, Mountainview Medical Associates, and Forsyth Woman Magazine! We have what is shaping up to be an incredible raffle with some really great prizes and loads of fun all around. We can't wait to see you there! Send us a message if you want more information for your school, church, scouting or other group!

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Ace






He is doing great and settling in at the main barn. He has been a very polite gentleman with all the other ponies and has been very good with his hand-walking. He seems to be enjoying having all the people and horses walking by! Gelding this weekend, and then he will start his serious groundwork training. Check out the new photos that have been uploaded, donated courtesy of our photographer, Liv!

If you'd like to help us with our next fundraiser (and it is going to be BIG!) please send an email with your availability on October 22nd (prep work) and October 23rd (Fall Festival) to dwinn@hiddenkhorserescue.org.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Ace is Moving! (And more fun things...)

Ace has made some huge strides (and his stride is indeed huge) in recovery. Aside from gaining weight like a champ (especially with his newly-done teeth) and moving around much more energetically on his newly done feet, he's starting to shed out his dry, dull coat and is looking for something to do. You might even say that he is downright bored in quarantine right now. And we all know a bored horse is trouble! Since he is declaring in every way that he is ready to go, he will be moving to the Hidden K Stables barn sometime this week. Shortly upon arrival, he will also be gelded, and then the slow and steady process of conditioning and ground training is going to ramp up for him!

We have some high aspirations for this big guy - hoping we can have him responsive on the ground with lovely manners and see if he will accept a saddle and bridle (no riding yet) in the next 4-6 weeks. If you're out by the barn we do ask that you give him some time before coming to visit, since he will need to transition to yet another place (he has been through a lot) with a lot of new horses and his own gelding. We will let you know when we think he's up for visitors! If you'd like to sponsor his training, please let us know - we would love your help.

On an equally fun note, our next big fundraiser is scheduled for October 23rd at the Hidden K Stables facility! We will be hosting a Fall Festival and Open House. The list of good things is a mile long, and we are having a ton of fun planning it, so we know you'll have a ton of fun if you bring your family out and support our cause (or just wear your Halloween Costume early and maybe get a prize)! We'll be gathering from 2-6 PM, and we will be offering up a Demonstration Show including jumping, cross-country, western, dressage and quadrille riders! On top of that we'll have yummy chicken stew and home-made pies! We're even giggling a little as we come up with the games to play, and it's looking like we're going to have hay rides and a haunted trail! (And if you want to volunteer, please drop us a line!).

So Happy Trails for now, and more updates to come!