Caring
for Horses since 1997
We are proud to
announce that next year we will be celebrating 15 years of successfully
rescuing, rehabilitating and adopting out 120 horses/ponies and another 70
through our "Other Horses" page. This would
not have been possible without the unwavering perseverance of the many
faithful volunteers that devoted so much of their time and effort over the
years. The story of our journey started
here
.
The faith and generosity of
so many wonderful donors
over the years has also helped us to continue on with our most important task
- rescuing horses from abuse and/or neglect! One
of our supporters from
Twitter
who lives in Toronto has
set up a fundraising goal for
us with a Canada Helps Giving Page.
If you are considering making a donation, you can simply click
here
to help us accomplish this goal.
Over the past 15 years, we've
made some wonderful memories to share with you. As we enter our 15th
year, we do so with a vision of finding our "Forever Home". We
are exploring and assessing our "dream". We appreciate your
continued support to carry on for another 15 years. To follow our
journey, please
sign-up
here
for updates
and newsletters. Thank you!
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Circle F-riends
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W
e
would like to take a moment to thank all of our friends who have
supported us throughout the year in various ways either with
Testimonials
or
Horse
Updates
to share with our followers. I am personally thankful
for those who have contributed
to this newsletter as it wouldn't be possible without your
support. Some of the generosity and support shown to us
this year ...
THANK YOU!
Joy
Smith
-
Abbotsford
Community Foundation Grants
-
Cranky
Crow Studios
-
1 of our
horses painted on card coming in the New Year
-
Margaret
Evans -
Pacific
&
Prairie Edition - March
2011
-
Abbotsford
Times -
July
2011
-
Rene
Puppe, PSE Pro Stage - Title Sponsor
- 2nd Annual Poker Ride - Sept. 2011
-
Jonathan
Field - donated partial proceeds of sales of his
DVD "The Catch"
-
HSI
Animal Rescue Fund Grant -
special
profile coming soon
-
Canada
Volunteer
- for including us in your database
-
Twitter
friends - spreading the word across the world
-
ALL
of the donors - your support means the world to us & the
horses
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V
olunteer
P
rofile,
Ellen
Buckle
I
walked across the pasture and through the snow to the green barn
behind my house to feed “Carson”, my gorgeous Bay
Thoroughbred [pic by Lucy Melanson]. Carson was the very
first horse I assessed as a new member with Circle F's Horse
Team. We drove out to the farm where he w
as
being boarded and spent a long while chatting with his young
owner, who was devastated to be giving him up. He had
suffered an injury that had ended his jumping career and
circumstances were such that she was no longer able to care for
him. Fast forward 9 months...9 months of Saturday morning shifts
at the barn, shoveling, picking hooves, grooming and riding;
gradually falling in love with this big, gentle boy. One
morning following my shift I realized that I couldn't stand the
thought of anyone else adopting him, and for the first time
since childhood, I had my horse in my backyard! When I
began volunteering at Circle F, I had no idea where it would
lead. I had wanted some “horse time” so I did a bit of
research and gave Walter Paetkau, a call. Little did I
know that a simple phone call would result in owning my own
horse!
Roughly a year ago, I also
brought “Moxie”, retired barn cat/master mouser, home with
me. He's settled in quite nicely and when I see him hunting in
Carson's pasture, I often wonder if he and Carson remember each
other.
I've been with
Circle F for about 3 years and I now serve on the Board of
Directors, am a member of the Horse Team and recently joined the
Health Team. I’m proud to be a part of such a wonderful
organization and thrilled with where that simple phone call has
led.
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Health
Team Report - By Sophie Thomas, Health Team
Leader -
Read
it here
Sophie
has been with us since August 2010 & has a background in equine/bovine health. She has been working with horses for over
17 years. She is currently attending the UFV studying Biology
and Anthropology.
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Circle
F Barn Cats
T
his
is our newest barn cat who we have named
Callie; a calico who found
us
in
October - check out those lips! As of
November, she is up to date on all her
vaccines, is dewormed & spayed. She's ready for adoption!
Volunteers
- Contact
Lisa with cat concerns & notify her
when cat food low by calling/texting her
cell. Thank you.
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R
emembering
B
rock
crossed over the rainbow bridge on January 13, 2011
Walter remembers Marilyn, who donated Brock to
us, was a student at the time and could no longer afford a horse. She was boarding Brock at a stable
in Richmond. Walter rode Brock in the ring, his head was high & he pranced around the ring
in fine metal, eager for a run. He joined the herd at our Starr Rd. location & was at first rather fascinated with the
fallow deer across the fence watching their movements for some time, head alert. When we moved to the
Lefeuvre Rd. property a short distance away, Walter rode him for the first three years. He loved to take a lead when on trails
& jigged when held back.
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Winter
2011
Christmas Family Sponsorship
- Christmas Bureau
Spring
2012 AGM/
Volunteer Recognition
;
Spring Barn Cleaning
Fall
2012 3rd
Annual
Poker Ride
/Walk
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