Horse Protection Society of North Carolina

2135 Miller Road, China Grove, NC 28023

501(c)3 nonprofit

Hearts, Hands, Helping Horses

Save a Horse......

Ride a Rescue!
Visit our Saddle Pal page to meet horses ready for new homes. All of our horses have been evaluated for soundness and safety by our team of professionals and conditioned by HPS members. We have horses appropriate for all levels from children and beginners to expert riders.

Jewelry Sale Fundraiser!
HPS will hold its fall fundraiser under the oaks on the front lawn of the sanctuary Saturday, Oct 2nd & Sunday Oct 3rd from 9am-4pm. Over 2500 pieces of jewelry ranging from $5-$20 will be available plus much more! Other items will include designer handbags, scarves, home accessories, electronics and appliances....such as a George Foreman Grill, a Wii Fit, and many Sharper Image items. All proceeds go to supporting the horses at the sanctuary. Do your holiday shopping and support a great cause at the same time!!

Sponsor a Horse of Your Own
For only $20 a month you can sponsor a horse at HPS. It costs about $200 to feed and care for a horse at the sanctuary. Sponsors receive a newsletter every month, periodic updates on their sponsored horse, and may visit their horse any Saturday between 10am-4pm. Become an Angel Sponsor today. Click on the link below to print a sponsorship form and indicate the name of the horse that you would like to sponsor. Or if you like, we can choose a horse for you.

Click here for Angel Sponsor form

Meet Our Newest Rescue
in the September Edition of "Over Herd".

And CLICK HERE to read the September issue of Over Herd.

Riding & Training Participants Needed!
The purpose of the HPS riding & training program is to get the horses back into condition before going to new homes, to give them any additional training they may need, to help them overcome their fears of being ridden, and to learn about the horses' abilities & personalities so they can be matched with an appropriate home.

If you would like to help, participants must have a willing attitude and good riding skills. 14 volunteer hours per month to the care of the horses is required in addition to training/rehabilitation/exercising duties. Participants will work with a professional trainer to rehabilitate/train/exercise horses that are ready to be placed into homes.

Program meets on Saturdays from 10am - 2pm. For further details, please contact the sanctuary at hps@horseprotection.org.

Take a look at Kathy's Training Journal! Click Here.

'North Carolina Now' Features HPS Sanctuary
NC Public Television visited the sanctuary and did a feature on HPS and its program to rehabilitate rescued horse so they can find new homes. The program aired July 27th, 2009 but you can enjoy it by clicking on the link below.

Click here to see the feature.

HPS Featured on 'Carolina Traveler'

If you tuned in to 'Carolina Traveler' on WCNC on Saturday night, you would have enjoyed watching a feature on our very own Horse Protection Society! Missed it? Watch the clip from the episode by clicking on the photo. Enjoy!

DONATE HERE
Your donations are very important to the continuation of the sanctuary which is presently home to 46 horses. Use your credit card to make a donation now.

What's New for September?
Click here to find out.

Photo from Charlotte Observery by Jeff Siner

Charlotte Observer Covers HPS Sanctuary

Thank you to Jeff Siner for covering HPS and its need for donations and to find homes for the 22 horses now available to quality homes. Jeff visited on a Saturday and observed our training/exercise program in action as HPS members improved their riding skills and conditioned the horses in preparation of finding them homes.

To view Jeff Siner's photos in the Charlotte Observer and learn more about HPS please click on the photo above.

Help the Horse When You Shop Food Lion
Food Lion is once again offering its MVP Rewards program to help free-standing animal shelters! Just register you MVP discount card online and Food Lion will make a donation to HPS whenever you purchase Food Lion or other qualified products.

Click on the link and enter your 12 digit MVP card number and then the HPS organization code: 252304 to help support the horses when you shop at Food Lion. http://www.foodlionmvprewards.com/
mvp_registration/cardno.php

Children's Adventure Book Benefits HPS

Animal rights activist and author, Susie Lurz has written a series of children's action/adventure books to raise awareness and funds for HPS. Inspired by Shiloh, one of her rescue horses that HPS helped her with, this is the magical story of a young boy who wishes to become a veterinarian and learns that he has the ability to not only talk to animals but also to turn into them as well!

Just go to the following link:
http://www.sweetwateranimalsociety.com

To meet the inspiration of the story, Shiloh, and to hear an original song created by Susie please click on the link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw7E6-mwdBk

Gelding Program Making a Difference

In 2009, we at HPS opened a new door to solving the problem of unwanted, abused and neglected horses in the United States. The program, Stallion to Gelding Support (SGS), targets the gelding of stallions in breeding programs in order to reduce the number of unwanted births. Response has been overwhelming! SGS has gelded 118 stallions from March 2009 - May 2010 thus preventing the birth of 455 offspring. SGS success has prompted other organizations to begin their own gelding programs, and has encouraged at least one foundation to fund gelding in addition to spay-neuter services.

Please visit the Stallion to Gelding Support website to learn more about the SGS and the by clicking on the link:

http://stalliontogeldingsupport.org

New Facebook Page!
Join us on Facebook to receive updates about happenings at the sanctuary!
Click here.

Horse Protection Society

2135 Miller Road, China Grove NC 28023

704-855-2978 hps@horseprotection.org

501(c)3 nonprofit