Thank you
Thank you to all of the Arredondo Dressage members for putting on another wonderful Horses helping Horses event to benefit
Horse Protection Association of Florida. The event was bigger and better than ever with more trainers donating their time and talent to raise money to help horses in need. Thank you Greta Wrigley, Heather Stalker and Kelly Vineyard for once again spearheading Horses Helping Horses and for everyone who donated their time, talent and hard work to make this event successful once again.
HPAF receives ASPCA Training Grant
HPAF announced that they have received a grant from the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) as part of the ASPCA Equine Fund to provide training for the horses who have been rescued from neglect and abandonment. "We are so grateful to the ASPCA for this very important grant. Training is the key to making a horse adoptable. There are so many horses in need of homes throughout Florida and around the country. Correct training for a solid foundation is fundamental for each horse so that they can become safe, desired mounts for amateur riders and find lifetime homes" stated Executive Director Morgan Silver.
The ASPCA Equine Fund provides grants in a variety of categories to assist equine welfare groups with caring for their horses, mules, donkeys and ponies. The ASPCA Equine Fund grants program seeks to award equine organizations who strive to achieve best practices, including sound horse care, maintenance of updated websites and robust fundraising practices.
Our Heartfelt Thanks to Renowned Horseman Glenn Stewart http://www.thehorseranch.com/
for working with the Paso’s.
Our deepest appreciation to Karen Rolfe
http://www.dressagenaturally.net/ for introducing us to this incredible horseman Glenn and inviting HPAF staff and volunteers to attend Glenn's Florida clinic. These horses still need immediate homes with knowledgeable, patient adopters so that they can continue to on the trust that Glenn has built with them.
Please email msilver@wildblue.net for an adoption application or call 352-466-4366 if you can give one of these horses a home.
View the horses
Ocala Star Banner article
Jessica's Hope for a Horse (click for larger image)
Sponsor-A-Horse (visit sponsor-a-horse page)
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In inclement weather we sometimes lose our internet connection. It's best if you call us.
352-466-4366
We need your help! HPAF receives no state or federal funding and exists only through donations. The amount of neglected horses and horses whose owners can no longer afford to feed them continues to increase. Your donations make it possible for HPAF to continue the work of protecting and saving horses.
No donation is too small. Please help us help the horses.
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May 2012 Polo's Story
Polo came to our attention on Friday, July 22 when responding to a horse cruelty complaint. Read more... |
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Volunteers needed at the Micanopy Farm.
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Privately owned horses needing homes
There are so many privately owned horses desperately needing immediate homes that is has been very difficult to keep up with them. We are listing the privately owned horses on www.extendedpaws.com. Please go to the site to view those horses. The owners of these horses have asked HPAF for help in screening potential adopters. If you are interested in one of the privately owned horses please email us your adoption application and pictures of your place or where the horse will live. Once we receive your application we will put you in contact with the owner of the horse.
If you would like to provide feed or hay for the horses , orchard & alfalfa hay, both regular and pasture bales, from Larsen Farms (352-732-4445) or Quality Hay (352-529-0888) in Williston are used to provide high quality free choice hay. We use 14 bags of Purina Ultium Growth , 6 bags of Purina Enrich 12 (not 32 anymore) , 20 bags of Purina Equine Senior and 3 containers of Purina 12:12 Free Balance (loose) per week. Chiefland Farm Supply is our Purina dealer (352-493-4294). Also used are 35 bags of Stampede Brand Timothy and Alfalfa cubes and 3 bags of Equi-Jewel Rice Bran Pellets per week.
Springtime Joint Health, Cetyl M, Finish line U-7 or Gastrix, Redmond Salt (Green & Growing), Bute powder and MSM are used for a number of the horses.
There has been so much paperwork involved in these cases and on adoptions that we have a great need for printer ink, Brother LC61BK, and stamps.
Please help us find Rosie!
Rosie Missing 23 year old miniature pony mare http://www.netposse.com/stolenmissing/missing_1/RosieFLmissingJun2009.htmlRosie was adopted out under a contract stating that she could not be given away, loaned, traded or sold and only returned to HPAF but her adopter gave her away. She went through four different homes in a short time in the summer of 2009. She was then sold at auction and purchased by Jack Darling. She was then purchased from Jack Darling in the fall of 2009 by a broker who spoke Spanish. This broker may have sold Rosie in Florida or Puerto Rico. Rosie may have been with another miniature mare named Donna who is liver chestnut with a flaxen mane and tail. Please contact HPAF if you have any leads on Rosie. $1000 reward for her recovery.
Horses In Need Of Homes
No Adoption fee or donation for any horse except where noted.
Horses need homes so we can take in other horses who have no place to go or are not being fed. Please give a home to a horse and help save a life.
Our Mission Statement
To provide equine rescue, rehabilitation, education and adoption services within the state of Florida.
To provide assistance to law enforcement and animal agencies with cruelty investigations, as well as the care and placement of horses.
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Recent News about HPAF on WCJB-TV
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Our deepest appreciation goes out to Paulo Prado for the article published in The Wall Street Journal. More>>>
Come Visit HPAF!
Visitors are welcome by appointment. Please call 352-466-4366 at least one day ahead of time as we generally do not check phone messages until noon when we have finished morning feeding and chores.
HPAF Newsletter
Our current newsletter is available online. More>>>
These are recent articles that have appeared in the Ocala Star-Banner.
13 Paso Fino horses need homes More>>>>The owner of McKillian Farms in Flemington in Northwest Marion County apparently left the country More>>>
Horses once highly valued now starving amid economic downturn More>>>
A longtime local farm owner died recently and left all 23 of her horses to the Horse Protection Association of Florida. More>>>>
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