Visitors – Beauty's Haven Farm and Equine Rescue Inc.

A Summertime Visit

We enjoyed meeting new people and sharing the horses, and their stories, with visitors from the Levy County Horse Club yesterday. We truly appreciate these wonderful ladies for taking the time to visit Beauty’s Haven!

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Peaches was in her element as she absolutely loves meeting new people.
The littles are always ready to entertain.

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The Levy County Horse Club Members.
Magic was a bit shy but also enjoyed seeing new faces.

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Walker had to insert himself into the middle of everything. He’s a hoot!
Jo looks great for her age and enjoyed making new friends.
Even Bae appreciated extra scratches.

Thank you, Levy County Horse Club, for a wonderful Summertime visit!

07/23/2026/by Theresa Batchelor

Match Game, Visitors, Volunteering

A Very Busy Week & Match Game Update!

Another busy week and it’s already Thursday! The heat has been absolutely horrible! The sprinklers, misters and fans are constantly running. Warrior has allergies and does not sweat, so he is much more comfortable in the feed room with the AC. He oftentimes ‘asks’ us to join him and appears to be ever so grateful when we do so. Frodo, who also doesn’t sweat, prefers to remain in a stall with a swamp cooler during the day. Aaleyah Belle, Mo, and Walker can oftentimes, be found cooling down in the shade while Shadow and Benjamin come to life a bit more once the evening starts to cool down.

We have had some wonderful help during the week. Vickie spent the day washing thirty plus feed tubs with a great deal of help from Danni, who somehow, managed to get a nasty wound on the heel of his front foot, but thankfully, it is healing.

We did take time to celebrate the birthday of Kathy, a dear friend and supporter, as well as enjoy a visit by Abigail, who so enjoyed her time pampering Magic, who has truly come so far. We are so very proud of him.

Lastly, and thankfully, our two precious kittens have found a wonderful, loving home!

Sincerely,
Theresa

Match Game Update

We only have a couple of weeks remaining to meet the deadline for our Match Game! Once we receive $6K in donations, the funds will be matched and morph into $12K. We still have $3513 to go. Please share this out – we can do this, but only with your help. You can contribute via the ‘DONATE’ button or via our Facebook fundraiser by clicking on the thermometer image. Thank you, all, for your love and support.

07/10/2024/by Theresa Batchelor

Visitors

A Wonderful Visit!

The horses, mules, donkeys, cats, and dogs all enjoyed some extra attention this past week! Jean visited and made friends with our sweet Walker who currently has an adoption application in the works, as well as met with several new members of the herd. Benjamin tried to capture Jean’s attention one hundred percent of the time as he always does whenever she visits. He is really a very good boy!

*To view Jean’s close up and personal visit with Walker, just click on the image above!*

Barbara also came up for a few hours and, she, too, had the opportunity to meet the newbies and visit with the herd. Both Barbara and Jean enjoyed meeting Cracker, our very sweet and entertaining retired QH games horse.

And of course, Jazzy, too, loved all the attention showered upon him, whereby, JoJo, who is rather the unruly one, doesn’t hesitate to throw a kick now and then. Some say he’s a momma’s boy but in reality, he’s just a very independent and opinionated donkey.

It was really great to see Jean and Barbara once again. It’s a 2.5 to 3 hour drive for each of them and both horses and humans, alike, truly enjoyed and appreciated their visit.

Sincerely,
Theresa

07/05/2024/by Theresa Batchelor

Visitors, Volunteering

Thankful!

We are very thankful for the unexpected extra help we had yesterday from Deanna and Patti! We’re also very grateful to have some new volunteers! Renee, Brook, and Christine are pictured above with Starbuck.

It’s great to have Deanna back! She volunteered a few years ago but got really busy, but now, she’s back!

That’s Patti sitting with Joie, lol.

Tony and little Lucy!

Ruby enjoyed extra attention from Deb last week. Everyone loves Ruby!

03/03/2019/by Theresa Batchelor

Community Support, Contest, Donkey, Farm Updates, Fundraising, Visitors

A Northern Visitor – It Was a Wonderful Day!

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I was blessed to be able to spend some time with this awesome lady and dear friend of the rescue one day last week. We had all been looking forward to Linda Jenny’s visit! Beauty wasn’t in the best of moods, however, as the farrier was working on her feet while she’d rather have been out grazing with Jazzy.

We hope to see her again at our annual trail ride fundraiser next year, if not before.
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Mishka always loves extra attention! It didn’t take long before Starbuck decided to play the “me first” game – he’s such a kid at heart.
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Elyza Rose is doing great – she also loves all of the attention she can get. She’s a very sweet mare.
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CaryLou greeted Linda, strutting with his “big man” attitude, while JoJo was hoping she’d take off his fly mask! lol
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Peaches got some extra attention too – I thought she was going to fall asleep in Linda’s hands!
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Another dear friend of the rescue has entered Beauty’s Haven in the Shelter Challenge so please support our beloved herd by voting for us every day! This is a wonderful opportunity for our rescue to win Shelter Challenge grants which fund shelter, food, and care for our horses. Just click here to cast your daily vote and please share amongst family and friends as well.
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06/04/2018/by Theresa Batchelor

Betsy Rose, Community Support, Contest, Events, Fundraising, Visitors, Volunteering

Celebration of Life Images & Video

Many thanks to everyone who made our Celebration of Life a huge success and thank you to our friends and supporters who attended – some even came from out of state! For those who were unable to attend, we have captured on video some of the wonderful moments of the day so please ENJOY!

Please support the Beauty‘sHaven herd by voting for us every day in the Shelter Challenge! This is a wonderful opportunity for our rescue to win Shelter Challenge grants which fund shelter, food, and care for our horses. Just clickhere to cast your daily vote and please share amongst family and friends as well.

Volunteers are key to what we do here and we need more! It is one of the primary reasons that we are going to relocate as soon as we find suitable property that is closer to the vet school. And right now, until I am out of a cast, we need help even more!

06/03/2018/by Theresa Batchelor

Community Support, Events, Visitors

SAVE THE DATE

PLEASE JOIN US

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR OUR 9TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF LIFE

Please click on the following link if you plan to attend:

Open House – 9th Annual Celebration of Life at Beauty‘s Haven Farm and Equine Rescue

Saturday, May 12, 2018 from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM EDT

Come join the fun and meet the horses and donkeys at our 9th Annual Celebration of Life / Open House! There will be tours, food, a silent auction, tack items, and much more!

Morriston, FL

#BetsyRoseStrong #CelebrationOfLife #Believe
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04/10/2018/by Theresa Batchelor

Contest, Farm Updates, Horse Updates, Visitors, Volunteering

SUNSTATE CONTEST, SPECIAL VISITORS AND AMAZING VOLUNTEERS!

Marie and Lynda are wonderful and dedicated volunteers (and friends) who come on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This past Tuesday, Jessie (from PA) also spent the day with us and the horses absolutely loved the extra attention!

It was great to see Jessie and Ron again – looking forward to next year already! And next week, we get to visit with Linda Jenny! I hope the weather remains this nice!

#AaleyahBelle #Sisco #Chloe #Kiana #Beauty #Ruby #Mishka #Starbuck #Magnum #Rosita #Zahara #Magic #gratefulforvolunteers #BetsyRoseStrong #beautyneedsprayers

Beauty isn’t any worse – so that’s a good thing. She could use some good thoughts and prayers. – with Jessie Lotrecchio.

Rosita, Mishka, and Zahara are all beautiful! – with Jessie Lotrecchio and Lynda Oakes O’Toole.

Ruby is a barn resident during the day. She goes out during overcast days and nights. – with Jessie Lotrecchio

A trio of trouble. lol – with Marie Riordan.

Kiana absolutely adores all of the attention she can get. – with Jessie Lotrecchio.

And then there is that tongue! Aaleyah Belle is stunning just like her momma – Momma Sue. – with Jessie Lotrecchio.

Magic even enjoyed scratches! Go Magic! – with Jessie Lotrecchio.

Sisco and Chloe hang out with Aaleyah Belle. – with Jessie Lotrecchio.

We are currently in first place in the SunState Federal Credit Union Charity of the Month Contest. A vote per day through the month of February, could help us win $1000 which will greatly assist the rescue with the purchase of hay and/or other needs. Just click here to cast your vote and please share amongst family and friends. Please note that you will be prompted to “Like” SunState’s Facebook page prior to casting your vote and you must be a Facebook member in order to do so.

We are still awaiting the results of the Eagle Rare Life contest – the winners will not be announced until March.

#BetsyRoseStrong #believe #wecanwinthis #bhfer
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02/10/2018/by Theresa Batchelor

Adoption, Contest, Horse Updates, Horses, Visitors

Kandi and Shaker are Home & Special Visitors

We are so very thankful to Jayne O’Brien Myrick for opening her heart and home to Kandi and Shaker! Many thanks to Pamela Zarem of Double B, for transporting the girls to their new home. And many thanks to Susie and Catherine for helping with the transportation costs.

These mares are gorgeous and happy and are settling nicely into their new home. I know that I will never again have to worry about their well being.

Jayne adopted Bo from us a few years ago. Bo is a horse that was found abandoned in a tree farm. He was left, ground tied, all day long with no water. He was being a good boy – standing there as he had been trained to do, waiting for his humans to return for him. But they never did. He had no idea that he’d been abandoned, but now, Bo, Kandi, and Shaker are forever safe with their adoptive mom, Jayne. God is good!

Kandi and Shaker’s life before they arrived at Beauty’s Haven in 2010, was a horrible one – it was a large hoarding case of many horses. Shaker survived (many didn’t) with a baby (Kandi) on her side and she was pregnant again. Kandi is her best friend – it means the world to us that they will forever remain together. This was Shaker, lying helplessly on the ground, a few days before they were released to us. Kandi, as a foal, was standing nearby with an older mare named Asiya – both watched on as Shaker suffered through colic. If you look closely, you can see the remains of others that sadly did not survive, scattered in the background.

Michie and Bruce visited last week! We haven’t seen them since their last visit ten years ago! It was great to see them once again and Betsy Rose truly loved the extra attention.

Ruby just loves it when Katie visits with her.

It was really great to see Barbara over the weekend!

We are truly blessed to have so many wonderful friends and supporters!

Please remember to cast your daily vote in the Eagle Rare Life contest and please share amongst family and friends as well. Just click on this link or the photo below and cast your vote.

“Life is about determination. Don’t give up just because of the obstacles. Regardless of what obstacles face you, just keep going! Go through, go around, or go over – but never give up!”

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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 and 2017 Eagle Rare Life Award for Heroism. A Guidestar Exchange Silver Participant and a GreatNonprofits Top Rated Non-Profit in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.

10/21/2017/by Theresa Batchelor

Farm Updates, Horse Updates, Veterinary Care, Visitors

GREAT NEWS FOR TWO LITTLE ONES!

06/18/17, Saturday

The four mini’s that we recently returned to the rescue, Haley, Kami, Ouija, and Warrior, all got their dentals recently done by Dr. Bess Darrow of Tune-Ups. And we have some really great news – Kami and Haley may have an approved home!

Mini’s in the mist! The mist really feels great in the Florida heat. JoJo is always ready to help me give out hay.

We are so proud of Magic! We recently had a wonderful, fun-filled visit with Macy and Kathy Breakall.

Little E still looks great for his age!

I actually took a few minutes to take a ride a few days ago and it was awesome!

We apologize that we haven’t been able to get many updates out – we’re very short on volunteers and providing daily care for the horses has to be a priority. But we hope to get better at this soon!

06/18/2017/by Theresa Batchelor