**Latest News**
Desert Springs
Equestrian Center
Open House -
will be
raising money for HFH at their
Christmas Party!
http://desertspringsec.com/OPEN_HOUSE.html
2009 Walt Disney
World Goofy’s
Challenge
I’m participating in
the 2009 Walt Disney
World Goofy’s
Challenge running
the Walt Disney
World ½ Marathon
(13.1 miles) on
January 10th
and the Walt Disney
World Full Marathon
(26.2 miles) on the
11th for
a total of 39.3
miles.
I decided to use
this event to raise
money for Habitat
For Horses. I ran my
first marathon in
1998 with Team In
Training raising
money for the
Leukemia Society and
it was one of the
most rewarding
things I have ever
done. It also was
the beginning of my
love for running.
This year I
decided to combine
my two passions –
running and horses.
I am an avid barrel
racer in Oklahoma
and am blessed with
2 wonderful horses.
My gelding was
abused for the first
6 years of his life
and is one of the
loves of my life.
Because someone gave
him a second chance
he found his way to
me. All horses
deserve a chance at
a better life. That
is why I chose
Habitat For Horses.
I appreciate the
work they do –
getting in the
trenches – seeing
things that I don’t
even want to imagine
– saving these
amazing animals and
giving them new
life.
Thank you in
advance for
supporting Habitat
for Horses!
Pam Mowery
Owasso, OK
For more info about
Walt Disney World
endurance events go
to www.
http://disneyworldsports.disney.go.com.
You can also track
my splits during the
races by logging on
as well.
If you would like to
make a donation to
HFH for Pam's
efforts in this
challenge you may do
so buy donating via
Paypal or just
sending a check into
the office with a
notation that it is
for the "Goofy
Challenge".
IMMEDIATE ACTION
NEEDED TO ENSURE
PASSAGE OF THE
AMERICAN HORSE
SLAUGHTER PREVENTION
ACT
Since it was
reintroduced in
January 2007, the
American Horse
Slaughter Prevention
Act (S. 311 - HR
503), a bill to ban
the slaughter of US
horses and their
exportation for
slaughter abroad,
has been waiting to
be brought up for
consideration in
both the Senate and
the House where it
was denied due
process by a group
of pro-slaughter
legislators who
believe the profits
of three
foreign-owned horse
slaughter plants
outweigh the welfare
and safety of
American horses and
horse owners alike.
Read More.
VEW Releases White
Paper on Horse
Slaughter
Veterinarians for
Equine Welfare (VEW)
has just issued a
new white paper
entitled "Horse
Slaughter – Its
Ethical Impact and
Subsequent Response
of the Veterinary
Profession."
Read More.
Habitat for Horses
Featured in Article
by the Houston
Chronicle.
Habitat for
Horses is featured
in an article on the
state and role of
equine sanctuaries.
Read More.
A Matter Of Will -
The Louisiana Mare
*New*
Video of Naysa's
struggle.
The story of a brave
little mare with an
enduring will to
survive. Her
terrible journey has
ended with her in
safe refuge at HfH,
and now she begins
her long journey to
recovery.
Read More.
Lost Granddaughter
of Seattle
Slew Reunited
with Owner
Habitat for
Horses rescues horse
missing for 11 years
- "Velvet" comes
full circle and
returns to her
forever home.
Read More.
Four Former Racers
Finding Retirement
in Florida
Four former race
horses from the
Virgin Islands will
be making their way
to Florida and into
the care of the
Habitat for Horses
regional division
NFHR.
Read More.
As long as
there's a horse in
need...
Seventy-eight trained
investigators in the
Education and
Enforcement Division
of Habitat for Horse
deal with abuse and
neglect cases almost
every day of the
year. Most of the
horses in this video
have been
rehabilitated and
adopted, some passed
on, their last hours
spent in the arms of
our volunteers. If
you ever wanted to
know exactly what we
do and why, this
video will explain
it all.
.View
video
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stand on
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welfare
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