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PetSmart Charities Grants $3700 to People Helping Horses for Their Rescue of the "Skagit Six"
Publish date: 2010-06-15
Author: Trelawney Goodell
Skagit County Animal Control seized 6 horses in March 2010 but didn't have the $750 intake fee to start their rehabilitation. Seeing the great need of the emaciated horses, referred to as the Skagit Six, People Helping Horses waived the fee and focused on treating rain rot, getting the horses to a normal body weight, and addressing their other needs.
Donations weren't covering the cost of veterinary services and other rehabilitation, so People Helping Horses asked for help. More...
PHH Winter Show Series is Here!
Publish date: 2010-01-04
Author: Stefanie Hargreaves
Join us on February 14, 2010 for the second session in our winter show series. Classes include both english and western with prizes awarded for 1st place and ribbons for 1st - 3rd.
Class prices have remained the same: $7 for pre-entry and $9 the day of the show. We have plenty of stalls available in case of inclement weather; the cost is $25 for the day and includes bedding and water. We also offer an all-day pass with unlimited classes, plus stall for $125. More...
Christmas Break Barrel Racing Clinic with Joanie Cowden
Publish date: 2009-12-01
Author: Stefanie Hargreaves
PHH is proud to be the charity of choice for Joanie Cowden, whose Christmas Break Barrel Racing Clinic will take place December 28 - 30th, 2009 at Fox Fire Farm in Snohomish, Washington. 20% of the proceeds from the clinic will go directly to PHH.
Clinic highlights will include one-on-one instruction with Joadie, barrels and pole bending, learning Joanie's four Cs of horsemanship, and lots more. More...
Dahlia the Pony Pulls Through
Publish date: 2009-11-09
Author: Stefanie Hargreaves
Seized by the county when her owner was accused of abuse and neglect, Dahlia the adorable dappled grey pony came into People Helping Horses care in August 2009. Little was known about the 20-year-old's background, though scars on her withers seem to indicate that she was used for cart work at some point in her mysterious past.
The pint-sized mare had little use for humans when she first arrived, the lack of love evident in her shying away from attention whenever someone was near. "She wasn't aggressive, just not interested," commented Meghan Valenti, PHH trainer. More...
People Helping Horses Facebook Cause Reaches 1,000 Members!
Publish date: 2009-11-06
Author: Stefanie Hargreaves
People Helping Horses Founder and Executive Director Gretchen Salstrom is pleased to announce that the organization's cause page on the social networking site Facebook has reached 1,000 members. "It's thrilling to know that our message is reaching 1,000--and hopefully even more as those who have joined the cause spread the PHH mission to friends, family, co-workers, and beyond."
Used by countless organizations as a way to raise awareness and funding, Facebook is a valuable tool in today's world where time and money are at a premium. "As a non-profit," Salstrom continued, "we must be mindful of every dollar we spend. More...
Leg Up for Kids Therapeutic Riding Welcomes New Instructor Emily Boirum
Publish date: 2009-09-14
Author: Stefanie Hargreaves
Leg Up for Kids Therapeutic Riding, a service program operated by Arlington, WA based nonprofit organization People Helping Horses, is proud to welcome Emily Boirum! A North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) certified instructor, Emily joins the team after logging many hours as a faithful volunteer and intern. She’ll join head instructor Laurie Grow in teaching nearly XX riders with varying disabilities from across Western Washington.
Said Leg Up Volunteer Coordinator Melissa Anderson, “Emily’s enthusiasm, positive can-do attitude, and bright smile are inspiring. She is a valuable asset to our organization and we are lucky to have her. Simply put, we could not do what we do without her.”
Boirum also recently won the Volunteer of the Year award for her region through NARHA. More...
A Soldier's Story
Publish date: 2009-08-21
Author: Stefanie Hargreaves
Christopher Driver has been intrigued by the military his entire life. He joined the army at 17 with the dream of becoming an Army Ranger. His first tour in 2008 lasted 18 months where he ran convoys between Kuwait and Mazzule—one of the most dangerous routes a soldier can travel. More...
People Helping Horses Celebrates the Prosecution of Jake Rider
Publish date: 2009-08-07
Author: Stefanie Hargreaves
It was a drizzly, dark October day in 2007 when People Helping Horses Founder and Executive Director Gretchen Salstrom received the call from Pasado’s Safe Haven. The large rescue organization had been asked by the King County Sheriff to assist in caring for 24 severely neglected and abused animals. Chickens, pigs, goats, geese, cows, a llama, and horses were among those in the Covington herd, emaciated and covered in feces and mud. More...
People Helping Horses is proud to be the charity of choice at Clinton Anderson’s Wahl Walkabout Tour stop in Puyallup, Washington
Publish date: 2009-05-27
Author: Stefanie Hargreaves
RFDTV star Clinton Anderson’s Wahl Walkabout Tour is taking the United States by storm with its non-stop, no-holds barred approach to equine education. For his June 6 – 7th Puyallup, Washington stop, Anderson invited People Helping Horses, a Washington State rescue organization, to participate in the event.
PHH will host a booth where tennis balls may be purchased on both Saturday and Sunday for $5 per ball. On Sunday evening the Wahl ball toss will take place and three lucky winners will receive quality Wahl prizes. More...
The Stillaguamish Tribe Graciously Offers People Helping Horses a Helping Hand
Publish date: 2009-05-09
Author: Stefanie Hargreaves
When the Stillaguamish Tribe, located in Washington State, heard of People Helping Horses’ need of open pasture for the coming summer, they graciously offered twelve acres of pristine land for the organization’s use.
“We have a number of yearlings whose growing bodies need room to roam as well as three mares that will be foaling soon,” said PHH Founder and Executive Director Gretchen Salstrom. “Access to a larger pasture setting will make all the difference for these horses and free up stall space in the barn for more rescues. Unwanted horses have always been a sad reality, but with the current economic climate has come a drastic increase in the need for our services. More...
PHH Hosts a BLM Mustang Adoption
Publish date: 2009-04-26
Author: Stefanie Hargreaves
The earth shook on Friday, April 24th, when two Bureau of Land Management trucks and trailers pulled into the drive of People Helping Horses. Approximately twenty Mustangs had arrived for the BLM Mustang adoption, and they were hard to miss! From yearlings to six-year-olds, the living legends were brought up from Burns, Oregon for the two day event in the hopes that they'd find permanent homes.
The festivities started at 8:00am with the general public being allowed to view the Mustangs available, including 10 yearlings that were reserved for the Youth and Yearlings event. More...
Announcing the Launch of Leg Up for Kids Therapeutic Riding Program
Publish date: 2009-04-24
Author: Stefanie Hargreaves
People Helping Horses Founder and Executive Director Gretchen Salstrom was recently made aware of the need in the community to serve children with disabilities through therapeutic riding. After careful consideration and much discussion, Salstrom and the PHH Board of Directors agreed to partner with NARHA certified instructor Laurie Grow in the launch of a new program, Leg Up for Kids Therapeutic Riding.
The program officially commenced on April 1st, 2009. It is run at Half Trak Farm, a beautiful facility located in Stanwood, Washington. Quiet and calm, the staff feels that this location is perfect for therapeutic riding and is confident that the participants and their families will too. More...
The Wild Ones
Publish date: 2009-03-03
Author: Stefanie Hargreaves
It’s not every day that you get the chance to round up wild horses. Most having gone the way of the buffalo, wild horses no longer roam our proud nation with the exception of Mustangs that live on BLM lands.
And, it turns out, eight horses who’ve called Rockport, Washington home for several years. More...
JoJo the Mini Mare Takes Seattle by Storm
Publish date: 2009-02-28
Author: Stefanie Hargreaves
PHH’s darling mascot, JoJo the mini mare, made her way to University Child Development School, a private pre-K through elementary school located in Seattle, Washington, where she captured the hearts and minds of hundreds of delighted children and adults. The reason for the trip? To promote the school’s annual auction, an event that the rescue had graciously donated to with the ultimate in green items: eleven yards of composted manure for use in gardens and planting beds. More...
ASPCA Awards PHH a $3,000 Hay Grant
Publish date: 2009-01-26
Author: Stefanie Hargreaves
As the economy worsens and individuals struggle to care for their horses, nonprofit rescue organizations such as People Helping Horses, located in Arlington, Washington, prepare to take in a record number of horses in 2009. In January alone, PHH opened its doors to 10 new rescues while an additional 17 await stall space in the organization’s crowded barn.
Founder and Executive Director Gretchen Salstrom knew that the dramatic rise in need for quality care would eventually exhaust donor dollars and put a strain on the organization’s ability to help more horses, which led her to investigate the possibility of grants and other types of funding from outside sources. More...
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