Resources for Horse Owners in Need
 
Emergency Vet Bills:

• The Baco Fund helps horse owners in need with emergency horse-related vet bills.
  • Here is a link to more information about the Baco Fund: http://www.thegreytail.org/the-grey-tailbaco-story.html

 
Euthanasia Assistance:

• If you are considering euthanasia for your horse, the Colorado Unwanted Horse Alliance provides information at this link as to the criteria for euthanasia and locations for licensed veterinarians: http://www.counwantedhorse.org/for-owners/euthanasia/
• Horse Plus Humane Society provides $125 towards the cost of humane euthanasia performed by a veterinarian
  • You are able to apply for assistance here: https://www.horseplushumanesociety.org/last-act-of-kindness-for-horses-financial-assistance-for-humane-euthanasia/

 
Gelding Assistance:

• One Horse at a Time provides assistance for gelding, emergency feed and emergency medical bills.
  • Here is the link to the application: https://onehorseatatime.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ohaatgrantapp2013.pdf

 
Surrendering a Horse:

• We recommend contacting multiple rescues, and preferably letting them know as far in advance as possible. Many are often full with waiting lists, as we often are, and thus the more notice the better when it comes to needing to surrender a horse.

 
Informational Resources:

• United Horse Coalition: https://unitedhorsecoalition.org/resource-database/resources-for-owners/
• Hay Resources: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/agmarkets/hay-resources
• Colorado Veterinarians: https://colovma.site-ym.com/search/custom.asp?id=2153
• Colorado Horse Council: https://www.coloradohorsecouncil.com/about/

 
 
Resources for Horse Lovers
 
If you see a horse in need of law enforcement intervention:

• If you see a horse that is starving, abused, neglected, abandoned, or stray, you can call the Colorado Humane Society (720-241-7111), your local sheriff’s department, your local brand inspector, police department or animal control.

 
What to do if you cannot adopt but want to help:

• Follow, like, and share posts on horse rescue pages
• Donate to a reputable rescue
• Volunteer at a reputable rescue
• Spread awareness about horse rescue and promote adoption

Jacqui Avis
Job Description: Jacqui is the president, founder, and de facto fearless leader of DHOH.
Catch Phrase: “Have you seen Pippy?”
Most Commonly Found: Bandaging legs, giving soaked senior to a skinny horse, making sure the barn is spotless or finding a way to save the world

Many of our volunteers, as well as our followers, grew up reading horse magazines (and still do today!). We spent countless hours reading and learning, and trying out new tips and tricks on our wonderfully patient mounts. Fast forward to today, Drifter's Hearts of Hope has found its way into one of those magazines!
A huge thank you to Horse Illustrated for featuring our amazing Annie Project horses, partners, and adopters. We are so appreciative for the exposure and look forward to seeing the growth of the Annie Project in the coming years. If you're new to the Annie Project - read up on it here (pages 30-35), as well as on our website!

The wonderful 5th grade class from Northeast Elementary in Parker completed a Shark Tank project where they learned the ins and outs of how a business is run - from creating a product to selling it. They even went the extra mile and picked a nonprofit to donate to - DHOH! We are so grateful for your donation and impressed with your entrepreneurial skills!

​Meet the Team:

"Dear Drifter's Hearts of Hope,

My name is Gabby Goodwater. You may remember me from volunteering. I attend Northeast Elementary in Parker, Colorado. I am in 5th grade and we completed a project called Shark Tank. It is where you pick a nonprofit to donate to then you make a product and sell it and whatever money you make you give it to the non-profit.

The product that my group made was chakra bracelets and pura vida bracelets. We decided to make these products because big businesses make the same product, but super expensive, so that people want to buy them can't buy the. Our products were sold for $2, $3, $4 and we raised $274.20.

We chose Drifter's Hearts of Hope as our non-profit because I know a lot about Drifter's and it seemed like they should be more supported and known more, so decided to do Drifters "ps I begged my group".

After convincing my group to donate to Drifters, we would like the money to benefit the horses needs, like food, or to fix the barn when something goes wrong. Or if one of the horses had to have surgery, but I don't think it will be enough to pay for that.

Hopefully this is enough. Have a great year and a great Christmas and Thanksgiving.

Sincerely,

Gabby G

PS....If Puzzle and Jigsaw are still there make sure to say hi for me. If not, then say hi to Cheyenne. Oh and if a volunteer named Ingrid is there make sure to say hi for me - she's my aunt."

"Dear Drifter's Hearts of Hope,

My name is Jake and I attend Northeast Elementary in Parker, CO. I am in 5th grade and we completed a project called Shark Tank. It is where we make things and sell them for money and with that money we donate it to a non-profit organization.

The product that my group made was bracelets. We decided to make bracelets because they are very professional and we knew people would buy them.  Our products sold for $2, $3, and $4. We raised $274.

We chose Drifter's Hearts of Hope as our non-profit to donate our money because they save horses and take good care of them.  After researching this non-profit we would like the money to go for food for horses.

Sincerely, 

Jake U"

"Dear Drifter's Hearts of Hope,

My name is Blake and I attend Northeast Elementary in Parker, CO. I am in 5th grade. We worked on a project called Shark Tank where we have to make something to sell to people.

My group made bracelets to sell. We sold our bracelets for $2 or $3 or $4. When we sold them on our market day we made $274 to donate.

We chose Drifter's Hearts of Hope because we wanted to help the horses. We want the horses to have lots of food and a safe place to play and sleep.

Sincerely, 

Blake C"

"Dear Drifter's Hearts of Hope,

My name is Olivia and I attend Northeast Elementary in Parker, CO. I am in 5th grade and we completed a project called Shark Tank. It was chaotic. It was stressful, but super fun.

We did it for two hours. The product my group made was pura vida bracelets and chakra bracelets. The chakra bracelets we made with beads the pura vida bracelets we made is with string. The producs were sold for $2 $3 and $4. We raised $274.

We chose Drifter's Hearts of Hope as our non-profit to donate our money to because we all chose that non-profit together an we want to help horses that are in need. After researching this non-profit together and we want to help horses that are in need. After researching this non-profit we would like the money going to Drifter's Hearts of Hope because we want them to get water, food, shelter, and medicine for the horses so they can live. I would love for the horses to get and have a good life.

Sincerely,

​Olivia T"

Yes we did! Thank you ASPCApro for sharing our Annie Project story. Crazy what we can do in just two years!
We couldn't have transitioned over 61 dude and guest ranch horses to adoptive homes without the amazing collaboration between our wonderful Dude and Guest ranch partners and adopters. Let's keep it up!

Don’t you miss the good old days of Talent Shows? Or perhaps not, because it isn’t exactly feasible to bring your horse up on a stage to ride them around? Now, this is your chance to show off those talents which may have been long hidden from the non-horsey world!

Drifter’s Hearts of Hope is hosting a rescue-only Talent Show sponsored by Dover Saddlery! ​All DHOH horse graduates (aka horses adopted from DHOH) are welcome to participate within the following categories:
- Kid horse (“kid” is between the ages of 0-14)
- Annie Project horse
- Green horse
- Senior horse
- Open
(*Please limit to two categories per horse/rider pair*)

How to Participate:
1) Each contestant will email a 1-minute long “freestyle” video to info@driftersheartsofhope.org displaying the talents possessed by their DHOH horse and it’s rider! *You have until October 31st to enter you submissions*

2) DHOH will then post the videos to our Facebook page and the post with the most likes per category will win! We will post the videos within a day of receiving them, so the earlier you get your entries in, the more time you have to get likes!

3) The winners will receive a $75 Dover gift card, a cooler with the DHOH brand embroidered on it, a super soft DHOH t-shirt, a Right Horse grab bag, and, of course, bragging rights! We’ll even feature you on our website 😊

The goal of our Talent Show is to give back to our fantastic adopters and their horses, as well as promote just how fabulous rescue horses can be! A huge thank you to Dover for being such fantastic supporters of rescue horses!

“To see her go from being a horse that was in transition - a horse in a rescue facility - all the way to being loved by countless kids … is so wonderful and rewarding.”
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Each semester, a group of horses from the Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center, Drifter's Hearts of Hope and Colorado Horse Rescue make their way to the Temple Grandin Equine Center. CSU Equine Sciences students work to train the horses over the course of a semester before they become available for adoption. The students learn about at-risk horses and the horses receive necessary training to find loving homes. We are thrilled to support this exciting collaboration.