May 2008, This month has been an extremely busy month. On the 3rd we had a very successful Derby Day. Congratulations to Julie Foreman, she won our 50/50 drawing in our Dream Car Give-a-way. On the 6th Misty passed away, she died of complications from her neglect. May 9th we took in 4 horses from Bancroft in Shiawassee County. On their evaluations, it was determined that 2 of the horses were too emaciated. Red and Pepper were put down on the following day. The good news is Charity and Stormy are started on their recovery. See more of the horses on our horse page. We had a very nice and long open horse show on the 17th. we had 100 horses show up to support our cause and earn points for the Ingham County Year End High Points. Blitzen found a very good home and will be showing at the Ingham County Fair with Scout and Dos. Both Scout and Dos are part of the Horse Rangers.

March 2008, took in our latest case with Misty, a 32 yo Arabian mare, she is in bad shape, very skinny, very bad teeth and overgrown hoofs. The bright side is she has a very good personality and will be a wonderful horse once we rehabilitate her. We really need everyone's help, we do not receive any funding from England or the main charity, all of our funds come from the very generous donations we receive in our donation boxes, the sale of the Cadillac tickets and other donations to the horses, so please help us to help the horses.

January 2008, what an exciting year, we are giving away a 2008 Cadillac CTS. Wow!! But we could not have been able to do this with out the help of Young Cadillac and Tony Young in Owosso, WILX TV 10, and Becky Pena, and the great people at Motion Marketing and Media in Lansing. All three have help to market and sell tickets for the raffle. If you are interested in purchasing a ticket, please see our Cadillac page.

In early December 2008 we took in 4 more horses from a farm in Gratiot that has been hard hit by our Michigan Economy. All four have hoof infections, and their hoofs need to reshaped. One is a little over weight and the other 3 are under weight. They are Mocha, Blitzen, Vixen, and Scout.  You can visit them on the Horses Page.  We are looking for volunteers to assist in getting these horses help in their ground manners and grooming needs. You can see them on our horses page on this site.

The fall was a chance for us to regroup and plan our fund raising activities for the next year. We are very excited about our plan to give away a brand new Cadillac CTS. We are also looking forward to the 2008 Derby Day Run for the Rescue.

In late July Vikki found a great home where she has integrated in with the heard and has wonderful caretakers who will give the love and care she deserves. But Glory is still waiting and ready for loan and we are currently looking for a home for her. Please visit them on the ILPH-MI horse pages.

The three mares made great improvements in the first 6 weeks and then suddenly on the 1st of May, Nica took a very bad turn and died later that day. She had complications from her starvation and was unable to recover fully. Up until the minute she was put down she was a proud mare who was very happy and grateful that we tried so hard to bring her back to her Arab Beauty.

Madison made several public appearances in April and May and has shown a lot of improvement in the past three months. He has been pain free for a couple of weeks now and is enjoying his pasture and pond. He swims on a daily basis!!

In 2007 we have gotten off to a good start with the welfare of horses. In February we took in our first horse, although Madison was not abused or neglected he was donated to us to help represent the work that we do with all horses. In March we received 3 horses that are severely under weight. The owner of these horses surrendered them to us so they will be rehabilitated and then we will place them in permanent homes. Please see the Horses of the ILPH-MI.

In our first year of fundraising, our board of directors has grown and learned a lot. We have followed our plan and had several successful events. The plan for next year is being developed now and we hope you will help and support us in our goals of a world where horses are used but never abused. Thanks for helping us get started.

Larry, Marika and Jacko have spent the last two years preparing and setting up the International League for the Protection of Horses - Michigan. We are a corporation, and a 501(c)(3) charity. 100% of all funds are used in the protection of horses. The officers of the board are not compensated in any way

In November of 2005, Larry went to Hall Farm and presented the plan for the charity to Brigadier John Smales, CEO for International League for the Protection of Horses. He also attended the annual seminar with the opening remarks made by HRH, The Princess Royal Ann, who is also the president of the International League for the Protection of Horses.

In September of 2005, Larry helped in the Equine efforts of Hurricane Katrina. Over the period of 10 days he helped to distribute hay and grain to horses in Southern Mississippi, along with the rescues of 26 horses. These horses then received medical attention from the V-Med teams. After his assistance in Katrina, it was decided that future natural disaster assistance would be part of the ILPH - MI operations and efforts.

The operation of the International League for the Protection of Horses is set up to receive and evaluate horse welfare issues, along with solving the issue problem by either educating the owner or removing the animal. Once the animal has been removed, the horse then goes through an evaluation process to determine its needs and future use. This process is done by a team which will include a veterinarian, equine dentist, physical therapist, farrier, and several professional grooms. Once the horse has recovered, it is loaned out to be used.

In March of 2004, Larry Heuer visited the farms of the International League for the Protection of Horses in the United Kingdom. Larry and his wife, Marika were shown Hall Farm and the Glenda Spooner Farm by ILPH Field Officer Jonathon "Jacko" Jackson. Larry and Marika were both so impressed with the operations of the organization they wanted to bring it to Michigan.