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We Are Currently In Tropical Storm Colin’s Direct Path

June 5th, 2016

Tropical Storm Colin is coming – currently heading on a direct path to the rescue. We are hunkering down and I may be offline much of the time but please remember to vote once everyday. Its a free and easy way to help win $10K for the animals! PLEASE today and everyday through July 31st vote for us! If we were to win this it would help the horses tremendously. So please, vote.  And, sharing out and asking others to vote and share daily, making this go viral, is the ONLY way we can win the contest.

Colin

Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we get through the next couple of days of rough weather hopefully, without incident.  And we will do the same for all of you – stay safe!  Thank you.

PS – we do not receive any local, state, or Federal funds. We operate totally from donations.

‪#‎bhfermakeasplash‬ ‪#‎vote‬ ‪#‎helpahorse‬ ‪#‎wecandothis‬ ‪#‎believe‬ ‪#‎BetsyRose‬ #http://wshe.es/65VvE5f1 ‪#‎colin‬ ‪#‎adopt‬ ‪#‎share‬ #tropicalstorm

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Betsy Rose’s Wish

June 5th, 2016

Help Betsy Rose’s June 14, 2016 birthday wish come true! It doesn’t cost you a thing!  We ask that you please vote once each day through July 31st to help us win $10K for the horses.  And please – share out and ask family and friends to vote too.

 

BR

We need your vote daily – and your friends and family! We operate totally from donations. We do not receive any local, state, or federal funds.

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JoJo and Jazzy’s Best Day!

June 4th, 2016

How do you get ADHD donkeys to stop long enough to pay attention? Just watch!  Guaranteed to make you smile! Want to spread the smiles? It’s free and easy – PLEASE today and everyday through July 31st and share and ask family and friends to vote for Beauty’s Haven Farm and Equine Rescue to help win $10,000 for the horses! And ask them to share and ask their friends to share and vote too. Sharing out, making this go viral with others, is the ONLY way we can win the contest!

Donks

The stress that comes with what we do is high, constantly, due to the amount of funds it takes to do what we do – many horses (and donks and whatever else comes into our path) need help. The rewards are great seeing the animals recover and find their forever home. Or, in some cases, live out their life here – horses like our little Betsy Rose that are too frail and have special needs. It takes a Village! Please help us to help more like JoJo and Jazzy – they were both orphans when they came to us. JoJo and Jazzy asked me to share this video with you in hopes it will make you smile and hopefully vote today and everyday through July 31st.

So many people say they love what we do – and we appreciate that but we need your support in this effort. Please help us do this – for the horses. Sharing and asking others to vote daily, and share, is going to be key. Thank you – have a blessed day.
PS – we do not receive any local, state, or Federal funds. We operate totally from donations.

‪#‎bhfermakeasplash‬ ‪#‎vote‬ ‪#‎helpahorse‬ ‪#‎wecandothis‬ ‪#‎believe‬ ‪#‎BetsyRose‬ ‪#‎JoJo‬ ‪#‎Jazzy‬

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In Memory of Eilian

June 2nd, 2016

Today’s voting to win $10K for the horses will done be in memory of Eilian. There are many cases I don’t post about because there is enough sadness on the Internet but I think it’s important for supporters to see how funds help horses and what we do. And, perhaps another horse can be helped in some way by sharing our experiences. Eilian’s suffering started long before we got the call about him back in late summer, 2013. I found him unable to get up and with bones scattered in his filthy paddock – proof of other animals that had died. A skull only a few feet from where he lay.
Eilian

I can’t imagine what Eilian had witnessed there over time.  Did he wonder if he be the next victim?  Did he wish death would come quickly to release him of his suffering?  Did he wonder what he’d done to deserve what was happening to him?

Dr. Ryan Meeks did everything he could – we did our best.
Eilian

After hours of doing all we could, the look in Eilian’s beautiful and proud Arabian eyes said it all – he knew and he understood there were no options but release.  Dr. Meeks helped Eilian to Rainbow Bridge.
Eilian Tried

The only good that came out of this was that in Eilian’s last few hours, he knew love, and he wasn’t alone.  It broke my heart and I know Eilian saw it in the tears that I couldn’t hold back – tears that told him that he really was loved and that he did matter.  Tears that said I was sorry, and ashamed, for how the human race had failed him.  I kissed him one last time and promised him I’d see him at the Bridge.
Eilian
What we do takes a heavy toll.  It never gets any easier. Dr. Meeks and I both had very heavy hearts that day.  But if it wasn’t for support from our Village, we wouldn’t be able to help horses like Eilian, no matter what the outcome.

We were able to help Eilian, even thought it wasn’t the outcome we wanted, only because of help from our supporters.  One key thing that will enable us to win this contest for the horses is everyone voting and sharing daily – reaching out to family and friends and asking them to vote and to share as well.  Sharing will make a ton of difference!  I truly believe we can do this.  I believe.

Vote here: http://wshe.es/65VvE5f1.  They will only let you vote once every 24 hours – it’s very important that you try to vote as close to the same time each day.  Please – help make a difference for horses like Eilian.

Thank you for your support.
Theresa

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Betsy Rose’s Birthday Wish – It’s Free but Time Sensitive! Please Help Make it Come True

June 1st, 2016

It’s coming! June 14th!  Betsy Rose will be 26 years young and she has a birthday wish!

She’s a very special little mare that defined all odds and survived an ordeal that should have taken her life. But she loves life and wasn’t about to give up. And we never gave up on her. We promised her when she arrived on June 14, 2013 that we would make all of her tomorrows everything her past should have been.

When we asked her what she wanted this year for her upcoming birthday she didn’t hesitate to respond. She wants your help in helping the rescue win $10K for her and her friends.

Betsy’s wish?  For you, and your friends and family to vote for us ONCE A DAY through July 31st! The contest started today, June 1st. Can we give Betsy Rose her birthday wish? We can with your help!

Please help make Betsy Rose's birthday wish come true! Vote daily!

After you vote, share it out through social media right from that page! Share with family and friends and ask them to also vote DAILY through July 31st.

We need our Village to make Betsy Rose’s birthday wish come true! Help us win $10,000!

#believe #betsyrose ##makeasplash #bhfer #winforthehorses #SHARE

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Mending Fences

April 2016 marks our 10 year #anniversary for helping horses as a registered non-profit! How appropriate it is that the #ASPCA Help a Horse Day is also in April!  This year, our #HelpaHorse #Celebration is on April 23rd from 12 – 3 pm.  We hope you can join us and meet the horses that you support.  By attending, you would also be helping us to potentially win a grant of up to $25,000 for the horses!

Can’t attend but still want to help us win a grant?  No worries – there are ways!  We will be posting a #challenge a day for the next 10 days leading up to our April 23rd #Celebration.

Each daily challenge provides specific information about how you can help from a distance!  We #believe we can win one of the grants with your help!

Safety is paramount here so our first Help a Horse Day 10 day #countdown challenge is a way for you to #ComeToTheirRescue and help by #MendingFences from a distance!

HELP A HORSE / 10 Year Anniversary Challenge Day 1

BOARDS, BOARDS, AND MORE BOARDS!Fence

We need to replace several fence boards to help keep our horses contained and safe. Each board is $9. Today’s challenge is to procure 10 boards. We actually need 16 but 10 is a good goal!

If you can #HelpaHorse by gifting a board or two please let us know! Tax deductible donations can be made various ways via our website at www.bhfer. Our PayPal address is bhfer@earthlink.net. Please note that it’s for #HelpaHorse fence boards!

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#ASPCA #HelpaHorse #ComeToTheirRescue Invitation

You can help potentially Beauty’s Haven win up to $25K for the horses! If you can’t attend there are more ways to help! Check our website often for additional information and if you plan to attend please register today! http://conta.cc/1SGgNAg

#‎HelpaHorseDay‬ ‪#‎ASPCA‬ ‪#‎ComeToTheirRescue‬ ‪#‎ShareOut‬ ‪#‎CelebrateLife‬

#HelpaHorse

 

 

 

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Remember Rosita?

Remember Rosita?  She’s doing great!  Rosita was the worst of a herd of abandoned Paso Fino’s that we rescued in January 2012.  Come meet her at our #ASPCA #HelpaHorse Day / 7th Annual #CelebrationOfLife on April 23rd!  Visit our website and register today!

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A Draft on the Porch?

September 20th – 26th, 2015

September 20th

Zahara’s X-rays were done yesterday. She’s doing well.

Artwork by Greg Ambrose.

Birds everywhere!

Really blessed to have both of our human “kids” home today for awhile!

September 22nd

That famous tongue! Aaleyah Belle loves to slime anyone and everyone.

September 23rd

The Breakfast Club.

Donovan got a “get out of your paddock and roam free” pass today around the house. I think JoJo must have told him there’s something good in the office. I could just picture him making his way up the stairs in one giant step. OMG!

Donovan is one of many horses looking for a forever home. He’s so sweet – I hate to think of him not being here but he deserves his own home.

Lucy getting her morning makeover from Marilyn Doren. Lucy has a trach that gets cleaned each day. Everyone loves Lucy!

Well, I guess it’s official. Fall is here. There are leaves on the ground already. I just hope and pray the green grass sticks around for quite a bit longer.

September 24th

JoJo helping Chris collect feed tubs. He’s a riot!

Betsy Rose and Penny

It’s been a busy week, but we’ve been able to get a couple of needed baths in.  On Monday, I opted to give Waylon a bath, clean his sheath, and check him for a bean. I got three quarters of the way done, but was summoned to do something else. Sue rinsed him off for me – thanks Sue!

We use a great product for sheath cleaning called Healing Tree Sheath Cleaner. It soothes, cleans, and dissolves dirt, grime, etc. and it smells good too! It’s veterinary formulated and the geldings seem to think it’s ok. It comes in a spray bottle which I really like. If you would like to donate this product, it’s available at this link: http://www.besthorseproductsavailable.com/products/go-way-all-natural-repellent-16oz.

Waylon was a pony horse at Calder Race Track but wasn’t wanted anymore. He ended up in a bad situation and was attacked by a stallion that took a chunk out of his backside which has healed nicely. He’s about 19 years young and is one of the sweetest horses you could ever meet! He’s been having a tough time breathing, but with the cooler weather coming, his condition will hopefully, improve.

Ruby, Cookie, and Zahara.

September 25th

Foxy and Zahara love to run along the fence line and play.

September 26th

Paul and Roxy did a great job and had a great deal of fun at the Tack Shack yard sale in Ocala today!

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Betsy Rose’s 25th Birthday Celebration

June 13th

Tomorrow is Betsy’s 25th birthday and the boys 1st but we’re celebrating today!

 

Betsy Rose is watching all the activity as the party preparations have begun!!

Cleaning Betsy’s suite on her birthday morning!

The kids are so anxious!

 

JoJo says it’s his birthday and he doesn’t have to wear his mask!

Even Duke wants to help get ready for the party!

 

Vermont Bear is just hanging around waiting for the party.

 

Lynn is mowing to make sure the barn looks nice for the party.

 

Some of Betsy Rose’s friends have arrived for the celebration!!

 

Our little miracle girl had quite a surprise for her birthday! Freckles, Raggedy Anne, Andy, and Vermont Bear had invited some guests that arrived the day before. We kept everyone comfortable and hidden in the office – we didn’t want to spoil the surprise for the party!

Elizabeth and Bri had given her a spa treatment. A nice bath, towel dried, mane braided. And they added bows – we couldn’t forget the bows.

“Come on Betsy Rose – it’s your birthday and there’s a surprise for you!”

Meanwhile, at the front of the barn, we all heard Freckles say “Shhhhh! Everyone quiet please! She’s coming!”

And then there was silence. Lol

I stayed on Betsy’s good eye side so she couldn’t see what was behind me (she can’t see out of her right eye). Once we got there I let her go and we all watched her eyes light up as she realized there were some new faces!

“Oh my gosh Freckles! Where did all of these dolls come from? They are precious! All of them!”

“Betsy Rose they were all hand made out of love and they came from far away! On their journey here, they all heard about you and just couldn’t wait to meet you in person! Do you know what people from all around the world call you? “Betsy Rose – the little mare that believes!”

“Well, thank you all for coming! You’re going to love it here – you can all bunk with me and Freckles and the others, ok? My suite is big enough for all of us! Besides, we don’t want one of the doggies or donkeys to pick you up and run away with you. Oh my gosh – look at the birthday cake that Auntie Blodwyn made for me! She always makes the bestest cakes!”

“Well, go ahead Betsy Rose and eat your cake! We’re going to sing “Happy Birthday” to you! Enjoy!”

You could just see the look of “Oh my gosh this is going to be delicious!” all over Betsy’s face!

We made a promise to Betsy Rose when she first arrived here that we would make all of her tomorrows everything her past should have been and we intend to keep that promise. We loved watching her meeting her new friends and enjoying her cake. She’s a bundle of blessings!

“Are you all sure you don’t want any of my birthday cake? Because it’s really yummy!”

“No thanks Betsy Rose – there’s another big cake for all the humans that we can share. This cake is all yours!”

“Freckles it was good to almost the last drop. But the last drop is stuck to the plate! I think I need Mommy Theresa to come hold the plate a little lower so I can get it.”

Betsy Rose doesn’t have to ask twice! I was happy to comply!

“Freckles this is a great birthday! I can’t wait to hear everyone’s stories about where they came from and all about them – can they stay for awhile?”

“Oh yes, they will be here for a few weeks and they want to hear your stories about life too. Everyone loves you Betsy Rose.”

“Mommy Theresa can you please load up all my new friends into the wagon and bring them to the shade of the tree? We’re going to start those stories today after my party! Thank you, and all my human friends, for making my birthday special. Oh, and don’t forget that the boys birthday is coming up a little later today – we can all have fun at that too! Just don’t let the boys leave with any of my friends, ok? You know that JoJo loves to run off with things!”

And so, new friendships are made and new stories will begin. Stay tuned for updates about Betsy Rose and her friends!

We had a wonderful day today – the birthday party was somewhat quick once it got started – it’s hard to keep the attention of Betsy and the boys for very long! I have pictures I’ll post tomorrow. I’ll be singing “Celebration” in my head for days to come! Lol

 

 

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