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Covered
Arena Completed
Construction of our new covered riding arena has been completed.The
new facility will provide a safe, controlled environment for the horses to be exercised, conditioned and evaluated for
placement into new homes by the volunteers in our training program. Our program has struggled with weather conditions
such as heat, wind, rain, sleet, snow, and mud for the past 2 years. Thankfully, the completion of the covered arena
will make weather a non-issue to the horses' rehabilitation.
Not just a place for riding, the covered
arena will provide an area for Stallion to Gelding Support in conjunction with HPS to hold the gelding clinics we have long
dreamed about in our collective effort to fight the equine over population problem. It will also provide a venue
for on site fundraisers and educational seminars! In fact, we recently held our first event on 9/10 in the arena where
we raised funds for the winter by selling tack and had equine professionals from NC A&T, and the NC Ext Service giving
advice to horse owners that attended.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to making this possible!
Much to be Thankful for in 2011
Several horses
find new homes in November & December, HPS benefiting from covered arena, and a reflection upon things to be thankful
for. This and more news from the herd in the January edition of Over Herd.
Click here to read the January 2012 edition of Over Herd.
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
 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 participate, you must have a current
HPS membership, volunteer 14-16 hours a month on the feed schedule or barn cleaning schedule, have good riding skills,
possess a willing attitude and be prepared to make a long-term commitment to the program. Because many of the horses
are recovering from long term starvation there are some weight restrictions for riding but we also need people to help with
groundwork, grooming, and tack maintenance.
Program meets on Sundays from 10am- 2pm presently, however, times will
be extended when the new arena is ready. For further details, please contact the sanctuary at hps@horseprotection.org.
Take a look at Kathy's Training Journal!
Click Here.
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