Meet the horses and sponsor them in their care and work with the ILPH-MI
On my page you can learn how to sponsor the horses and earn ribbons for yourself and the horses. The horses in
rehabilitation, in the horse ranger program, and waiting for new homes require a lot of care and feed. Here at Rocky Meadows Farm the staff and volunteers of the International League for the Protection of Horses - Michigan take great measures to care for each of the horses individually and ensure that every need is cared for. This not only takes a lot of time but also a lot of money, something I don't understand, after all I have hey everyday and grain, why do I need money. But our board is always looking for sponsors, donors and people to help the horses here.
The sponsorships they wanted me to tell you about are:
$10.00 donation 6th place green ribbon
$15.00 donation 5th place pink ribbon
$20.00 donation 4th place white ribbon
$25.00 donation 3rd place yellow ribbon
$50.00 donation 2nd place red ribbon
$100.00 donation 1st place blue ribbon
$150.00 donation reserve grand champion ribbon
$250.00 donation grand champion ribbon
When you sponsor a horse of your choice, we will place a ribbon and your name on the stall of that horse so that everyone who sees the horse at Rocky Meadows Farm will see you are the wonderful sponsor of that horse.
I have posted the cost of each of these horses so that you have an idea on how
much money all my friends and I use in a month:
Madison Avenue $310.00 (WOW! I never knew)
Dos $105.00
Scout $150.00
Serenity $200.00
Stormy $120.00
Shadow $120.00
Here are all the horses and a brief description of each. Hope you can help some of my friends:
MADISON AVENUE. Madison is the beloved, chief mascot of ILPH-MI. He's a registered Thoroughbred gelding who was foaled in 1992. He was donated to ILPH-MI by Carrie Hatfield and the Hatfield family in February of 2006, when medical reasons forced him to retire from his three day eventing career. The Hatfields chose to donate Madison to the Rescue, because they wanted people to realize that even horses with medical conditions that limit activities can still be enjoyed and live full happy lives. Madison has arthritis in his back and right hind leg -- the result of an old trailering accident. He regularly makes public appearances on behalf of ILPH-MI. And he's beginning to do light work under saddle once again. We'll be showcasing Madison, and through him, ILPH-MI, at the upcoming 26th Annual Horse Expo, to be held at the MSU Pavilion in East Lansing on March 13-15, 2009.
DOS. Dos is a big, beautiful, black bay Saddle Bred/Tennessee Walker gelding who was foaled in 1996. He was found by one of ILPH-MI's wonderful supporters, on a farm, living in a paddock with next to no grass. Dos was purchased by that supporter and donated to the Rescue in the fall of 2004, to be used as a 4H horse to teach kids and teens lots about riding, showing and horse care. Dos does so very well in his new job with ILPH-MI that he's a permanent part of our Horse Rangers Program.
STORMY. Stormy is a grade Appaloosa mare who is believed to have been foaled in 2003. She's Serenity's daughter and also was surrendered to ILPH-MI on May 9, 2008 by her owner. Since Stormy is the only one of the four horses who joined ILPH-MI that day who was in good weight, we have to assume she was still nursing on Serenity, despite the fact that Stormy was then five years old! Stormy has a severe club foot. ILPH-MI, in cooperation with our wonderful veterinarian, Dr. Laura, hopes to be able to correct that condition, so Stormy can have a fully active life. When Stormy joined us, she was very difficult to work with. She'd been allowed to run absolutely wild since birth and knew nothing about being with people. What progress she's made working in hand and wanting to spend time with our fabulous volunteers!
