Valentines for Sarge

Starved to the brink of death, Sarge was rescued by the USERL in the nick of time. He wore an embedded pony-size halter that scarred his handsome face, he had an untreated barbed wire laceration on his leg, and he had lost the vision in his right eye due to an untreated injury. One year later, this fine old gentleman has gained approx. 600 lbs., his wounds have healed, and his coat is gleaming with good health and vitality. He recently appeared at a costume party fundraiser for the USERL, dressed as a pirate with an eye patch, where his happy disposition charmed the audience. Your generous donations to the USERL provided his second chance at life, and your “Valentine For Sarge” donations will pay for the eye surgery he needs to relieve his discomfort. Sarge is available for adoption.

Need Tack Donations for Equestrian Exchange

Equestrian Exchange
Cabarrus Arena and Event Center
Concord, NC
Hwy 49
Feb 25-27, 2011 sale dates

so now, to help the USERL rescue horses, we need tack to sell!
If you are cleaning out your tack room, got new tack for Christmas to replace some old tack, or no longer need something, consider donating it to the USERL to sell at the Equestrian Exchange to raise money to help the rescue horses!

We have a new rescue who came in right before Christmas and we have a mare that came in over the summer that is expecting a foal any time now, so lots of foster horses requiring medical attention and any money raised at this tack sale would go a long way to help with the vet bills!

Let me know if you have anything to donate, we will also have to have a tack cleaning party where we prepare items for the sale and tag and mark them. We can arrange for pick up just about anywhere :-)

We will also have an information booth set up at the sale where we could use a few more volunteers to help out!

Thank you for your continued support! Every little bit helps!
Deb
www.userl.org
www.userlcpnc.org
on Facebook at US Equine Rescue League - Central Piedmont Region
http://nccp-userl.blogspot.com/

Open Barn Day to Help Rescue Horses

We constantly have questions from volunteers that want to work with the horses, brush them, etc.

Teri has agreed to open her barn up once a month for volunteers to come out and spend time with the rescue horses. Teri has seven (7) USERL horses and a few other rescue horses at her barn.

The Open Barn will start at 9 a.m. until noon.
We will have a brief meeting afterwards if anyone is interested in learning more about the USERL, fostering, adoption, volunteering, etc.

It is mud season, so come ready to get dirty - horses seem to like rolling in the mud :-)
If you have never worked around horses before, we will have volunteers there to help you.

Let me know if you plan to be there, just so we have an idea how many to expect.

Look forward to working with you all in the New Year!

As always, if you have any ideas for fundraisers, information booths, etc., please let me know!

Thanks and Happy New Year!
Deb
www.userl.org
www.userlcpnc.org
on Facebook at US Equine Rescue League - Central Piedmont Region
http://nccp-userl.blogspot.com/