Posts Tagged ‘ horse rescue ’

How long does it take to train a horse?

Nov 30th, 2009 | By Mary Hunter | Category: Horse Training

Question: How long does it take to train a horse?
Answer: As long as it takes.
This is a follow up post to my previous post, In a Whisper or In a Shout? Training under Time Restraints, which discussed training unhandled colts in 2 1/2 hours.
Do you remember the story of the tortoise and the hare? [...]



Stubborn as a Donkey? More like Sweet as a Donkey!

Nov 6th, 2009 | By Mary Hunter | Category: photos

Before beginning to volunteer at the horse rescue, I had limited contact with donkeys.



Horse Swap!

Oct 30th, 2009 | By Mary Hunter | Category: Horse Training

We swapped around a bunch of the horses at the rescue almost two weeks ago. We currently have about 30 horses on a friend’s 25 acres (plus use of the pasture next to it, which is 35 acres). These are many of the Iowa horses that we are currently available for adoption, plus some [...]



Rescued Horses Need Homes

Oct 17th, 2009 | By Mary Hunter | Category: Everything Else

The rescue I volunteer at saved 23 horses at the end of the summer. The horses finally legally belong to the rescue and we are looking for adoptive homes or foster homes. We recently have also had several horses returned from adoptive homes that could no longer care for them.
The rescue now has over 50 [...]



Stale cheerios gets a little stale…

Aug 24th, 2009 | By Mary Hunter | Category: Everything Else

I’m back in Dallas now and am starting to recover from my whirlwind of a summer. I spent 13 fantastic weeks running the horse program at a camp for children and adults with special needs. However, the campers and horses kept me busy 24/7, so I didn’t have a whole lot of time for much [...]