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A Non-Profit Organization PO Box 47 Zimmerman, MN 55398 (763) 856-3119 |
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THE REWARDS OF ADOPTION
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Chloe Bounces Back
She was weak as a kitten with her back bone, withers, ribs and hip bones protruding from her skin. There was no flesh to spare and you could see the neck bones through her hide.
They didn't want her any more - didn't know why she was so thin! Shame on them! Chloe is 20+ years of age and of Appaloosa/Thoroughbred breeding (she touts Secretariat blood lines). Her problems were quite simple. No one had looked at her teeth in a coons-age and deworming was nonexistent; she also had a severe uterine infection.
 
After routine veterinary work was performed including teeth floating, worming and antibiotics to clear up the infection Chloe (as seen by the after photo) has taken on a tremendous amount of weight along with a marvelous hair coat.
Chloe was adopted and is now serving her community as part of the Sherburne Mounted Patrol!
Hurray for Chloe !
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Testimonial by Carol Lindeman
The Minnesota Hooved Animal Rescue is a nonprofit organization that rescues hooved animals that have been abandoned, neglected, abused or improperly cared for. In some cases people can't take time to sell their horses and prefer to donate them to the rescue. Drew Fitzpatrick, along with Pat Holm and others, find foster homes for the animals, while trying to find them new permanent homes. Most of these animals are horses. Many of the horses are well trained but have not been used recently.
This is a story of how our family acquired two such horses through the MHARF. I have been riding, training, and showing my horse doing dressage for many years. This past winter I boarded him out to have the use of an indoor arena so I could continue training throughout the winter. In the February rain and ice storm my horse slipped on the ice and went lame. I tried several good vets and even the U of M to treat the lameness to no avail. He was still lame after two months of evaluation and treatment. By mid April I knew I would not be showing him this season, if ever.
 Meanwhile, Pat Holm of the MHARF, the owner of the barn where I had
boarded, was following my plight in sympathy. I had not considered getting another horse to replace my beloved partner of ten years. When a horse was put up for adoption and brought to her barn, she thought we would make a good match. He was a beauty, ½ Arab, ½ Saddlebred and in the past, trained for dressage. He'd been sent to MHARF because the owner had to give him up. She wanted him to go to a home where someone would work him and love him.
Pat Holm is like a "cupid" and excels in finding people to adopt horses and ponies from the rescue, beautifully matching horses and ponies to humans. She knew our family had recently lost our 31-year-old horse. The horse had been my grandson's baby-sitter and we wanted a pony to replace him. I had had my hopes dashed when my horse went lame, and about the same time
the ½ Arab was donated, a pony became available. Pat knew, with her expertise, that these animals would be taken into our hearts, and that they were right for our family.
 Well, we adopted both the horse and pony and it was a successful match from the start. I now had a horse to ride, and began retraining him. Soon afterward, I began showing him and won all my classes. We named the pony Smiley, (because of an accident that caused a scar on his lip giving him
the appearance of smiling).
I worked Smiley for my four year-old grandson, and the pony is turning out GREAT! He is gentle, pretty, and safe. We showed him in a pony show recently, getting a ribbon in all classes.
The conclusion to this long story is: the Minnesota Hooved Animal Rescue is operated to rescue animals and adopt them into suitable, approved new homes at an affordable price. You too can adopt a wonderful animal companion for your child, a show horse for you, or just a good friend. The "rescuers," Pat Holm and Drew Fitzpatrick are very good at matchmaking-you and an animal in need of your love and attention. Visit this website: www.mnhoovedanimalrescue.org. Or call the rescue HQ at 1-763-856-3119.
Respectfully submitted, Carol Lindeman.
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Update on Confetti
Just wanted to update you on how Confetti is doing and send you her Christmas pictures. She was auditioning for Santa's team!  I am very pleased with her attitude and progress. She has learned to trust me and if something different happens, Confetti doesn't have a melt down but waits for me to tell her what to do. With the cold
winter and not having an indoor ring she has had lots of time off. But has not reverted to not liking the girth tightened or getting a hump in her back and refusing to move. When I get on and cluck, confetti just walks off.
Another big hurdle that has been passed is her first hoof trim. No tranquilizer, just patience and understanding on the part of Ron, my farrier. At first Confetti was very mistrustful of a strange man, but he won her over. Her behavior was not ideal, but that wasn't expected and could have been worse.
As you may remember I have 2 Shetland ponies, mom and 'baby'; age 41 and 38. In early November Coco started active lethargic. When she didn't snap out of it I had the vet out. With her age and a heart murmur she has had problems with severe cold bothering her in the past. Unfortunately it was cancer. So we said goodbye Thanksgiving weekend.
It has always been one of my greatest fears that if I lost one pony the other would follow of a broken heart. Sunny was distraught at the loss of his mother. He would roam the pastures searching for Coco and crying.
Thank God for Confetti. She would go to him and give him her company to distract him from his grief. I do believe that with out her I would have lost Sunny also.
PB
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