Announcing the winners of our two wonderful raffles! Congratulations, Kathy Sobiesiak, on winning the darling Betsy Rose Mini Me Crocheted Pony and Congratulations, Joe Ann Keslar, on winning the sweet JoJo Mini Me Crocheted Donkey! We hope that these two beautiful little critters will bring each of you much joy and happiness!
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We would like to thank everyone who participated in these wonderful raffles and for making each a tremendous success! The love that you have shown Betsy Rose and JoJo has made them both so very happy!

A special thank you to Auntie Marie for donating these precious Mini Me crocheted animals. We are truly blessed that you are a part of our Beauty’s Haven family!

Wishing you all a wonderful week!

In celebration of the arrival of this beautiful fall season, two wonderful
supporters have joined together to offer a most generous $1,100 Match Game!

All donations up to $1,100 will be matched ~ $5 will become $10, $10 will
become $20 etc. Once we receive $1,100 in this Match Game, the funds will
morph into $2,200! Each and every donation is truly appreciated and please
be assured that no donation is ever considered as being too small.

We currently need $465 more in donations in order to meet the $1,100 goal – then it will morph into $$2,200!

Fall Fun Match GameDonations are tax deductible and can be made via various means on our
website at https://www.bhfer.org or via our PayPal address: bhfer@earthlink.net. If
donating via PayPal, please designate your donation for ‘Fall Fun Match
Game.’ If you select the tab for ‘Friends or Family,’ no fees will be
deducted from your contribution.

Please also remember to cast your daily vote in the Eagle Rare Life contest
to help us win up to $50K for the horses! Just click on this link and cast
your vote.

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October 30, 2016

We apologize for any old updates that went out again this evening.  I’m not sure what happened but hopefully I can get some tech support tomorrow to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

Thank you,
Theresa

October 28th…

Your votes have done it! We have learned that Theresa’s Eagle Rare Life Award story has made it to the Top 30! Also, five stories from each of the six categories have been chosen and Theresa is now competing with only four others in the “Heroism” category for $5,000. But there’s more!

The Top 30 stories that have received the most votes will be considered for the grand prize of $50,000 regardless of the category in which they have been entered. We must now continue to keep up the momentum by remembering to cast our daily votes to ensure that Theresa remains eligible to win the grand prize of $50,000. Please note that voting ends on January 5th.

Thank you so very much to our wonderful village of supporters! It is because of the dedication and support of each and every one of you that we have achieved placement in the Top 30! Just click on this link and cast your vote! And please share and ask others to vote as well. Can you imagine the great impact this could have on the rescue and helping more horses?
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Thank you all, for your continued love and support!

October 24th

Aaleyah Belle and her silly tongue.  There’s nothing that can compare to being slimed by her!
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The horses are loving the cool temperatures. We all are!
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October 25th…

“Come on JoJo – let’s play kick the can! Um, I mean kick the bucket!”
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October 26th…

Prayers please. Aaleyah Belle is colicing.
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October 27th…

I’m happy to report that Aaleyah Belle is feeling much better after her gas colic yesterday! Chloe and Aaleyah were both happy to go back down to their paddock this morning. Thank you all for your good thoughts and prayers yesterday.
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Please remember to cast your daily vote today in the Eagle Rare Life contest. It could help to win $5K to $50K for the horses! Just click on this link and cast your vote!
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#eaglerarelife #horsesareheros #bhfer #betsyrose #ittakesavillage #voteandshare

Beauty’s Haven Farm & Equine Rescue Inc. is a 501(c)(3) grassroots Non-Profit Organization registered in the state of Florida (EIN: 20-4783950).  We are not funded by Local, State, or Federal funds. We operate totally from donations from the public. Please consider making a one time or recurring donation to help the horses. No amount is too small and all donations are very much appreciated.  Donations are tax deductible.

Beauty’s Haven was awarded Verified status by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) in 2012. GFAS is the only globally recognized organization that provides standards for identifying legitimate animal sanctuaries.  Awarded November 2014 Equine Hero.  A Guidestar Exchange Silver Participant and a GreatNonprofits Top Rated Non-Profit 2014, 2015, and 2016.

October 18th…

Thanks to Bonnie, Lucy now has a bell that she wears so that Sawyer can better keep track of her. Sawyer is an elderly pony with greatly diminished vision.  He often gets upset when he can’t find his BFF, Lucy.  Thank you Bonnie!
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October 21st…

Even in the early morning sunrise, JoJo and Jazzy play.
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“Good morning, Mommy Theresa! Come on, let’s get the day going! It’s Friday you know. And lookie – me and Jazzy already put our fly masks on!”
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October 22nd…

Beauty is always beautiful – even in her flymask.
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Our first hay purchase of the fall season. Very glad it’s available but not happy with the extra expense.
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October 11th…

“JoJo – who’s that?? He sort of looks like you and me! Come on, let’s go introduce ourselves and welcome him to the rescue!”

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“Guess what, Jazzy – I think it’s a Mini Me! Whatcha think? I know there’s only one me, but does he look like me?”

JoJo Mini Me 2

“Mommy Theresa, does this little guy look like me? Even if he does, there’s only one me, right? Is he going to stay? Jazzy and I think he really wants a home of his own!”

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Mini Me JoJo is adorable! He even likes to help out in the office! He would make a great addition to any family.

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JoJo is too big to come into the office now, but when he used to do so, he was very helpful. And whenever I worked on the computer, he asked a bazillion questions. He’s a hoot!

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JoJo’s Mini Me is looking forward to having his own human family soon. He wants a home before the holidays, which will be here before we know it!

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We are announcing a wonderful raffle to assist this sweet boy in finding his forever home before the holidays. JoJo’s ‘Mini Me’ is a handmade, crocheted mini donkey with a cute little pink nose and adorable daisy ‘spots.’ He is approximately 3.2 (14″) hands high.

For each suggested donation of $5, you will become eligible to win this sweet crocheted donkey. Donations may be submitted via our PayPal address ~ bhfer@earthlink.net or via various means on the ‘Donate’ Page of our website ~ https://www.bhfer.org. Please designate your contribution for: ‘JoJo Mini Me.’ Funds will be used to support the horses at the rescue.

The winning name will be selected at Beauty’s Haven Farm & Equine Rescue, Inc., which is Located in Morriston, FL, at 9:00 pm on October 31, 2015. We are a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization. Donations are tax-deductible. EIN: 20-4783950.

Thank you for your continued love and support

September 29th, 2016

We are very thankful for all of our volunteers near and far  – they are priceless!

Barbara drives over two hours almost every other weekend to come to the farm!  Thank you Barbara and Kevin for your love and support!

Betsy Rose did well this weekend despite the heat which was horrid. The injury to her left hip area and leg is slowly improving. We had just taken her out of her sling from a good nap – she was ready to go out and graze. As soon as Barb put on her grazing muzzle, she was gone – totally reenergized!

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Jenny gave Spirit a much needed bath. I am so happy that Spirit will soon have a life outside of the little paddock where she is now living. She will be going to her adoptive home in a few days!.

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Lois and Mishka having a talk about his bath which he really enjoyed. He’s as sweet as he looks.

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When you meet Mishka up close and personal, you then realize how big he really is! We’re all really glad that he’s just a big teddy bear.  He towers over Elizabeth and me!

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We’re happy to have new volunteers Emma, Sharon, and Karen join our team! Sharon’s husband, Lou, volunteers too!

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Time is precious and every minute volunteers give to the rescue is very much appreciated.  We couldn’t do what we do without them!  Many thanks to all volunteers near and far – you make a difference!

This is Sharon and Karen giving Ruby a much needed bath. I don’t know who gets dirtier – JoJo or Ruby!

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‘You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.’
~ Winston Churchill.

Please remember to cast your daily vote today in the Eagle Rare Life contest. It could help to win $5K to $50K for the horses! Just click on this link and cast your vote!

September 21st…

JoJo was looking for anyone who would play ball today.

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Many thanks to Judy for clipping Sawyer again – he feels so much better and he looks great! Judy is Timmie and Foxy’s adoptive mom. Judy has clipped Sawyer a couple of times this year – he gets pretty shaggy as he has cushings. We’re so blessed that he’s still with us – he had some bad seizures a few months ago and it wasn’t looking good. But he didn’t give up and he’s doing great!

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Two donkeys on a mission which was most likely looking for JoJo’s mask!

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September 24th…

Elizabeth and Bri surprised us and came out to spend the day! We had a great time – it’s always wonderful to see them.  Waylon really enjoyed some extra attention from Bri.

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“Mommy Theresa it wasn’t me!  That big hole dug by the gate – that was Jazzy’s doing!  I told him not to do it but he wouldn’t listen.  I tried putting all the dirt back in the hole.  And then I rolled around and around to flatten it out so nobody would notice and so Jazzy wouldn’t get in trouble but there’s not enough dirt.  I don’t know where it went!”

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I wonder if JoJo realizes that he’s wearing the missing dirt?!

 

We apologize for the delay in this and the next couple of updates that didn’t go out on time.

September 16th…

Some wonderful news to share about Spirit – she’s ready to go to her new forever home!  As soon as we raise funds for her journey to Oklahoma, she will be on her way!  Her wonderful adopter has experience with blind horses and the perfect pasture awaiting her arrival! Spirit will even have her very own donkey friend!

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Everyone loves Lucy! We appreciate Foxy and Timmie’s mom, Judy, volunteering her time to hold horses for the farrier.

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September 17th…

Poor Jingle! The equine complained that it wasn’t fair that the bovine did not have to wear a fly mask. So……

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September 18th…

Beauty’s Haven participated in the Equine Trail Sports Obstacle Course event at Black Prong this past weekend where our wonderful volunteers served breakfast and lunch.

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All proceeds from the breakfast and lunch went to Beauty’s Haven and $400 was raised to help the horses! Many thanks to ETS, Black Prong, our awesome volunteers, and everyone that made this happen!

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September 19th…

Have you ever seen JoJo with his ears pinned back? Oh my! What do you think was going on?

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September 20th…

Magic under the morning moon!

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