|
|
This blog is to update everyone on what goes on at Project Sage Horse Rescue everyday!
7/20/10- Everything is going awesome at our new farm!! The horses are all very happy and we are loving having a nice riding ring! Thank you to all my amazing volunteers Anna, Katie, Belle, Natalie, Cadie, and Cynthia for their constant support and help around the farm. Thank you to everyone who signed up for the Mommy and Me program, I can use a few more people so please if you are interested e-mail me!! Also, we are desperately in need for wormers, fly spray, Showsheen, and corn oil!!!! If anyone would like to donate these items feel free to stop by the farm and visit the horses or they can be mailed to our mailing address! If you would like to stop in to visit the horses they would appreciate if you brought them some carrots! They love anyone who brings a bag of carrots! Thank you to everyone who came out to our first fundraising meeting. It went great and I was happy to meet some new people! Houston is doing very well under tack thanks to Natalie, his trainer. Billy got out for a walk under tack today and enjoyed himself as well as Hunter. 7/15/10- I'd like to announce that Project Sage has moved to Ketcham Farm in Northport!
All of the rescue horses have settled into their new home and are very happy! Project Sage Horse Rescue is starting
a new program at our new farm in Northport. We are looking for horse lovers 16 and older that want to come to the farm
and spend time one on one with a rescue horse. You will be assigned one horse to work with and spend time with.
Each horse will have two "Mommy's". We have many horses that need TLC and this program gives the horses a
chance to have a one-on-one relationship with someone until they are adopted. Your responsibility will be working on
ground manners, grooming, and riding. You will be responsible for the over all care of the horse. We always have
older retired horses that just need to be pampered. All applicants MUST be experienced with horses. References
will be checked and there is a short interview process. This is a great program for people who are looking to help the
rescue horses become more adoptable. 7/8/10- Also want to say congrats to Jacalyn on her adoption of Eddison! We are so happy he will be heading to his new home this week. Best of luck to Jacalyn and Eddison on many happy trails together! We will miss you Eddie! 7/8/10- I'm so happy to announce that Project Sage is now located at Ketcham Farm in Northport!!! This is a HUGE move for us and we are thrilled to lease this facility. We will be having an open house in the near future so everyone can come and meet the rescue horses and see our new home. All donations to help pay for hay and grain at our new barn are greatly appreciated!! We also have a few new rescue horses coming in this weekend so please check the website for new updated pictures. We are starting a few new program at the new farm and are also looking for some volunteers that want to muck and help around the farm. Please e-mail me for more info! 6/27/10- Just want to say CONGRATS to Lynn and family on their adoption of Peter Parker. We are thrilled that he was adopted today but I will miss him! I have really become fond of him and will miss our trail rides together! A huge thank you to everyone who made his rescue possible and for Lakewood Stables for fostering him. A special thanks to Tish for her hard work on rehabbing this pony. He looks amazing, a different horse. Everyone put so much work into this pony and it is great to see him going to such a great family. Good luck Peter, we will miss you! Another thank you to EVERYONE who helped rescue our new horse Hunter - A special thanks to Pat H for her generous donation that helped get this boy home. Also thank you to Maxine for her extremely generous donation and for coming to help unload him and get him settled. Thank you to Lakewood Stables for fostering him. Thank you to my mom for her relentless work raising funds on him. Thank you to Penny for letting us use her paypal for donations since ours is down. Thank you to everyone on facebook that donated and everyone on ABR that donated. This was a huge joint effort to pull this horse last minute. He is an amazing horse and right when he walked off the trailer and put his head in my arms. Hunter thanks everyone for helping to get him out of the kill pen and into the rescue! 6/14/10- Everything is going really well for all of our rescue horses. I took Eddison and Parker out on trail rides yesterday and they were both perfect. They went great on the road and really seemed to enjoy it! If anyone is looking for a trail horse or pony these two horses have shown that they are 100% bomb proof out on trail. Perfect for a nervous trail rider or someone who wants to go out and have fun. Both horses load on trailers with no issues so they would be perfect to put on the trailer and go for a nice ride in one of Long Islands parks!! All of the other horses are also doing very well. We have some really nice horses right now so if anyone is looking please spread the word about our amazing horses. They all have coggins and are UTD on shots. Just want to take a moment to thank Lakewood Stables for fostering 3 Project Sage horses. All three horses look amazing and the barn has really worked hard to help rehab Parker. He looks amazing now and I could have not done that without the help of everyone at Lakewood Stables. Eddison, Grace, and Parker are all fostered at Lakewood. 6/8/10- So happy to announce that Bentley is now a GELDING!!! He came through the surgery great and is doing VERY well. He is now looking for a home as a companion horse. Please spread the word about this sweet horse. He is truly one of a kind and as sweet as they come! 6/8/10- Here is another picture from the expo...I would like to thank the NE Expo for choosing me as the reciepient for the Star Award at the NE Expo this year. I was so suprised and excited to be given this award!
6/5/10- Here are some pictures from the NE Expo at Belmont Park last weekend. Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the rescue!!
More Pics from the Expo!!
5/19/10- This Saturday we are having a fundraiser at Tin Alley Grill! Please spread the word and bring all your friends. This is a great opportunity to raise some money for the horses and have a great time with friends! I want to thank Chloe's adopters for having a Kentucky Derby fundraiser and raising money for Project Sage. I was thrilled to hear how much money was raised. This money will help immensely over the next month. Thank you so much and it was great to see Anna riding Chloe around her ring. They are an amazing team and it is great to watch. Dreamer was gelded 2 weeks ago and is doing very well. He is growing and is really looking for his forever home. Please spread the word. Our new horse, Houston, is doing great and is really starting to trust everyone. He is a very sweet horse and with some time he will be amazing under saddle. All the horses are doing good, please spread the word about everyone that we have for adoption. They all would love new homes before the summer really hits! We are collecting used/new tack for an upcoming tack sale we will be having. If you have anything to donate please contact me at Sportie1030@aol.com If you want to plan a fundraiser for Project Sage please email me with your ideas. I can always use help raising money for the rescue. Every dollar that is raised helps so much. Please consider planning a fundraiser. It can be something as simple as a bake sale at a horse show or a garage sale. It's summer time and if you have some free time consider planning something for Project Sage. I hope to see EVERYONE this Saturday night!! 5/6/10- Everyone check out Houston, our newest rescue horse! He's a VERY nice horse and would be perfect for any type of riding. Also check out our upcoming fundraiser at Tin Alley Grill in Garden City under the Event section! Please come out and support the rescue. All the bartenders tips will be donated to Project Sage! If you eat there during the day please mention Project Sage! 4/5/10- Parker is doing awsome. He is being ridden on a daily basis and is learning very quickly. He is VERY bomb proof, nothing seems to phase him. We are quickly falling in love with this little guy. Austin's training is also in full swing now that the weather is nice. He is being lunged/ridden on a daily basis. Just want to quickly thank my student Katie for helping train Parker. We've been putting a lot of work into him and it is really paying off. It's great to see a pony who was so nervous become so friendly and loving. He's made so much progress. Sal is doing good, he enjoyed a long grooming today and watched the other horses train. He loves to stand at the gate and watch everyone ride. If anyone is looking for a companion Sal would make a great addition to any family. 3/21/10 Thank
you to the Hewitt, Riverside, and Wilson schools of Rockville Centre. These schools joined to help their SADD (Students
Against Destructive Decisions) club memebers raise money for Project Sage. They raised money by selling paper horseshoes
to the families at their schools. They made this mural and hung it in the schools main lobby with all the "shoes"
they sold. I spoke to this group to kickoff their fundraiser and explained to them the importance of being a responsible
horse and pet owner and what can happen if you're not. Some of these kids didn't even know there were so many horses on Long
Island....but they know now! I was so impressed by these students and the hard work they put into this. You kids
rock! Special thanks to Mrs. Panebianco, Mrs. Conlon, and Ms. Volpe for all of your help with this wonderful fundraiser. 3/2/09- Yesterday Cooper was adopted! I just want to say congrats to Dorothe on adopting him! He's a wonderful horse and I'm so excited for him! Thank you to everyone at Lakewood Stables for being so welcoming to us while we boarded Cooper there! Another successful adoption. Hoping for many more this spring!! 2/23/09- Quick update on Bentley - There are new picture of him posted - He is doing amazing and is really a fighter. He will be up for adoption soon. He's one of a kind!!! Cooper is also doing really well. He's slowly coming out of his shell and is a mush, I've grown very fond of him. Parker is also slowly starting to trust me which is great! He nickers when you walk into the barn is a very sweet little pony. All in all the horses are doing well. Our coffee fundraiser is still going on so e-mail me if you want to buy some coffee!!! 2/11/10- Dug out the barn this morning!!! I have to say that anyone who loves snow does not have horses!!! Took some time to get all the horses out. The two new boys are doing well. Cooper is VERY quiet and seems like he would be perfect for anyone. We are going to ride him soon and I will post an update. Parker is also doing great, he is quiet and sweet and is such a ham! He nickers when he sees me walking up to the barn. I have to say he has the cutest face and just loves to be scratched! These two boys are so nice and I know they both will find perfect homes. We are having a coffee fundraiser. If you are interested in buying some bags of coffee please e-mail me at Sportie1030@aol.com. The more coffee we sell the more horses we are able to help so please consider buying some. Brody was moved to Roxanne's and will be put up for adoption soon. He's a VERY talented horse and I know someone will fall in love with him although I will be sad to see him go! Billy had his first ride two days ago!!! I'm SO proud of this horse. He has come so very far in his rehab thanks to Roxanne. Billy was quiet and seemed to enjoy the ride after a few minutes. He is going to be an amazing horse for someone, please spread the word about this sweet horse. He would be a great trail horse or for light riding in the ring as long as there is no deep footing. Austin is also coming along. I've been working on his ground manners and lunging and he is slowly learning everything. He has really become a sweet horse and just needs some finishing under saddle. Someone looking for a basic dressage horse would love him or he would also be a nice pleasure horse. Spread the word about the Project Sage horses - They would all love a new home!!! Remember, when you adopt from us you open up a spot for a new horse...
2/6/10 - Yesterday we made the trip for the auction to pick up Parker, our newest addition. In the morning a grey horse caught my eye on the list of horses going to the auction. I sent out a mass e-mail asking for a foster. Thank you SO much to Stacey for stepping forward and offering to pay the horses board. I can't thank you enough for helping to give this wonderful horse a second chance. We were able to pick up this horse, who is now named Cooper, yesterday and he is now stabled at Lakewood Stables. For this rescue effort I have so many people to thank. First off, Conni Kalman, for offering to drive up to the auction with her trailer and pick up these two lucky guys. I honestly could not have done it with out Conni. Thank you to Cynthia for helping to bail out Parker and pick out his name and for driving to the auction with us to help out. Also thank you to Cynthia for helping me get both the boys settled in last night. Thank you to Tish from Lakewood Stables for coming out to the rescue barn at 9 pm to check on Parker and for helping me rig up a hay net. Thank you to Donna for donating towards Parker, Thank you to Jill for donating towards Parker. Thank you to everyone you sent donations in for Parker. We appreciate every donation that comes in the mail and it helps give these horses a second chance. We are thrilled to welcome Peter Parker and Cooper into our rescue. They both will be evaluated and put up for adoption so keep checking back. They are both VERY sweet boys. They both will make awesome horses for someone. I spent the whole day with Parker and I have to say he is a gem. Very level headed and sweet. I stopped in at Lakewood and spent some time with Cooper who is also such a sweet horse. Another great rescue effort...Thank you to everyone involved...Two very lucky horses got a second chance... Pictured to the right is Brody in the orange blanket munching on his lunch and Sal in the green! 1/29/10- Today we rescued a horse from the feed lot. I have SOO many people to thank for this effort. Everyone who donated to this horse to start with. Cynthia for donating toward his expenses. Roxanne for offering a stall to this boy. Jill Kaplan and everyone at Temple Or Elohim. Everyone who e-mailed to help pay for his transport. Everyone who is sending donations for this sweet horse. He will be boarded at the auction for a few days. Hopefully we will pick him up Wednesday. I'm sure I'm forgetting some people who I have to thank. This horse is VERY cute and nice under saddle. Going to make someone a great horse in a few weeks. Anyone whos looking for a nice trail horse keep this guy in mind!
This picture was taken at the auction. How cute is he?! We are very excited to get him home and happy!!! Please send Project Sage a friend request on facebook. Our facebook name is "Brittany - Project Sage". I update it daily and it gives everyone an idea or what goes on during the day at Project Sage. I hope everyone is staying warm out there. It was bitter cold today. Austin, Sal, and Brody were out in the field and were happy to come in at the end of the day! 1/27/10- Okay guys, I need help! We are starting a "Coffee for a Cause" fundraiser. It's just like selling Girl Scout Cookies. I give you an order from and you SELL SELL SELL!!! We hope to make a large profit off of this fundraiser and our goal is to sell 500 bags. Each bag is $10.00 for a bag of ground coffee. Many different flavors plus hot chocolate and cappuccino! They sent us samples and this coffee is to die for! The horses are asking EVERYONE to please contact me and sell coffee. You collect money up front and then after the order is placed we deliver it to you and you give to to everyone who ordered. The fundraiser will last for 3 weeks and I'm hoping to start in a week or so. E-mail me at Sportie1030@aol.com if you would be interested in selling for the Project Sage horses! Our newest horse, Brody, is doing very well. He seems to be enjoying his turnout and he is a barn favorite already. He's such a sweet horse!
1/25/10- Yesterday we got in a new horse, his original name was Bentley but he have one of those already so we are renaming him "Brody". He seems to like this name. This horse is VERY nice. I rode him the other day and he was a pleasure to work with. Very willing and just a fun horse to ride. I want to thank Tish for telling us about Brody and for helping him get to our rescue. Thank you to Cynthia for meeting me over the weekend and helping me ride him and get to know him. He's a very nice horse and everyone was so excited when he arrived yesterday. Thank you to Maxine and Katie for helping me re-do his stall and helped getting Brody adjusted to the new barn. We are currently looking for sponsors for the upcoming horse expo being held at Belmont Race Track. We are looking for companies to sponsor Project Sage for the expo. Your companies name will be on our banner and also in all of our brochures. A sponsorship is $175.00. Please consider helping Project Sage get to the expo this year! We want to spread the word about the rescue and educate people on the horrors of horse slaughter. Please e-mail me for more info! 1/22/10- Everyone check on the new pics of Billy. Finally got some clear pictures of him all tacked up. Everyone only has nice things to say about this horse! Please everyone, I beg you, spread the word to EVERYONE you know about Sal. He's been with the rescue a VERY long time and he really wants a new home. He is our "babysitter" and has taught all of our young horses how to behave! He loves other horses and really is a good teacher. He is easy to deal with and is not destructive when is comes to fences or anything like that. He will make someone a great pet. I tell him everyday "give it a few more days buddy". The months pass and Sal is still waiting for a new home. If you have friends with a big horse farm, tell them about Sal. He's a great horse and I can promise you he won't dissapoint! Austin's training is coming along nicely and he is doing very well. Bentley is also doing GREAT!
1/8/09- I want to take a moment to say congrats to Anna on her adoption of Chloe!! I'm so excited that your family has decided to adopt this amazing horse. You two are a great match and Chloe is a very lucky horse to have found such a great family. It was amazing to watch the bond grow between Anna and Chloe. Within a week Chloe no longer looked to me for treats, she was too busy looking for Anna! Another great success story. Tomorrow I am going to watch Anna's lesson on Chloe, they have grown into an amazing team. Sometimes a horse and a kid just click, I think thats what happened here.. Also a quick update on my favorite boy, Bentley. He's doing REALLY well. All donations are greatly appreciated to help pay for Bentley's board and medical care. Thank you to everyone at Code Blue Farm for being so welcoming to Bentley and I. His balance is improving and his coordination is slowly coming back. It's amazing to see the treatment working so well. He's a special horse and had touched many people. Please keep Bentley in your prayers for his continued recovery. Austin was moved to our barn in Muttontown for further training. Anyone who sees this horse is going to be in awe of his beauty. He's an amazing mover. I can't say enough good things about him. Would be a very nice horse for either trail riding or dressage. As always I want to thank my amazing fosters...Regina, Jessica, Roxanne, and the Ello family. You are all amazing people for helping the Project Sage horses. Also a huge thank you to Maxine who has helped me so much with taking care of Bentley and lending a helping hand all the time. You are the best and I would have been lost this past month without you. Keep warm everyone! 1/1/2010- HAPPY NEW YEAR! We have some great news to share today. Regina has decided to adopt Champ. I'm so happy about this. He's an amazing horse and I'm so happy he is finally is his forever home. I also want to thank Babylon Rider Center for giving Project Sage the opportunity to place their retired school horses into new loving homes. I would like to thank the FOBS for helping us place 4 horses into new, loving homes. Thank you to Johna, Sharon, Carolyn, and Kate for giving old school horses new homes. We just took in a new horse about 2 weeks ago, Bentley, an OTTB stallion who has EPM. He is doing wonderful and we are aggressively fighting the EPM. Please say a prayer for this sweet boy. Thank you to One Horse at a Time for donating towards Bentleys EPM medicine. It is very expensive and we could have NEVER done this without you. Bentley and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Thank you to the FOBs who took an interest in Bentley and donated towards his expensive treatment. He's an amazing horse and he has really made his way into may peoples hearts. All donations made towards Bentley's upkeep is greatly appreciated. Congrats to my new adopters. It's been an amazing year for Project Sage and we hope next year will be even bigger. Thank you to everyone who has helped the rescue grow this past year. 2010 is going to be an amazing year! 12/20/09- Please check out the Rehab page to see the newest addition to the Project Sage family, Bentley. He is currently being treated for EPM and needs everyones help! Please consider making a donation in his name! 12/10/09- I'm happy to report that Petunia was adopted this past weekend. Thank you to Regina for fostering her and basically raising her. Please consider adding one of the Project Sage horses to your christmas list this year. Stick a few dollars in a card and help buy your favorite horse a bag of grain for christmas. The horses love getting christmas cards. The rest of the "team" is doing well. Chloe is doing GREAT under tack. Thank you to Anna for working with her everyday. It takes a lot off my plate and I am so grateful for your help. I'm hoping to get her going over small jumps soon. She is such a great horse to be around. Very polite and eager to please. Sal and Grace are doing well. Still both looking for their forever homes. Spread the word about Sal. He needs someone to love him and just let him be a horse. He would love to be your new best friend. Billy's foster, Roxanne, reports that he is doing well. I'm hoping to ride him this weekend if the weather holds out. Anyone looking for a nice trail horse, here he is! Lady's new mommy e-mailed me to tell me she is doing great. We miss her but I'm thrilled she is happy. I was out to Regina's last weekend and got to see Champ and Dreamer. Dreamer is a BIG guy now. I'll get some new pictures soon. Champ looks amazing. I can't even explain how handsome this horse is. He went from skin and bones to big and fat! He is a pleasure to be around. All in all every one is well! Keep warm everyone. 12/1/09- Today I would like to congratulate Jeannine on her adoption of Lady. Best of luck with her! I can't wait to see her once she is fully trained. Lady is a special horse who really made her way into many peoples hearts. Please spread the word about the other horses that we have for adoption. They all need homes and would LOVE a home before the winter sets in. We have some special horses who have a lot of love to give. Please consider giving one of these amazing horses a home! 11/22/09-Hi Everyone! Sorry no updates for a few weeks! Things have been very busy at the rescue!!! Sal, Grace, and Lady are now located in Brookville and are all available for adoption! Lady is now under saddle and is coming along nicely! She is such a sweet horse and everyone who meets her loves her. She is one of my favorites. Sal is looking for his forever home. If you know anyone who needs a companion PLEASE consider looking at him. He is a GREAT horse, I spend the most time with him then any other horse in our rescue and I can guarantee he is the perfect horse. He can be lightly ridden but really just needs someone who wants a buddy to hang around with. Chloe is now at a foster in Northport and is doing very well. She is coming along nicely and I will have some new pictures of her under tack soon. Billy has put on a lot of weight and looks AMAZING! He would be GREAT for someone looking to trail ride lightly and have an amazing horse. Come meet him and fall in love. Thank you to his amazing foster, Roxanne, for doing wonders with him. He certainly is a sweet boy. Champ, Dreamer, and Petunia are all doing well. Champ is now under saddle and is just a DOLL! Sweetest horse in the world and is very calm and easy going. Would be an awesome horse for someone who is looking for a calm, no spook horse. Dreamer and Petunia are growing up and are doing really well. They are both VERY easy to handle and would be a great addition to any family. Come meet them and your heart will melt. I can't imagine how they ended up in the kill pen! Austin and Ruthie are both looking for new fosters so if you have an empty stall PLEASE consider fostering. Both very nice horses and are hoping to find their forever homes soon! I think I covered every horse but if not they are all doing amazing. Please spread the word about our amazing horses. They are all VERY sweet and would love to be apart of your family. If you know anyone looking for a horse, point them in our direction. We are always in need of donations of hay/grain so if you are interested in helping out contact us! 9/9/09- First off, congrats to Denise on her adoption of Liberty. It was great to see her today. She looks amazing! I was so happy to be able to see her in her field so happy and healthy. It makes the stress of the rescue easier to deal with when you see a happy ending. I'm starting a lesson program to help pay some of the rescue's bills. Lessons given on our rescue horses in the Brookville area or I can come to your barn. VERY resonable prices and you will get to enjoy meeting some of our rescue horses! E-mail me at Sportie1030@aol.com for more info!
9/5/09- Happy Labor Day weekend! Hope everyone is enjoying it! First off, congrats to Vanessa on her adoption of Lily. We are so thrilled that our baby has a home to call her own. A few quick updates. Sal and Grace are now located at a foster in the Brookville area. Thank you to Erica, Katie, and Belle for helping me SO much and donating your barn to the rescue. Sal and Grace are loving their HUGE grass field that they get to play in all day. Yesterday I rode both Sal and Grace. Both horses were absolutely perfect. Sal was such a gentlemen under tack and was a blast to ride! I'm not used to riding gaited horses but all I can say was that it was so much fun!!! I loved it!!! He's just so comfortable and so much fun to ride! Lady is now at a foster in Bohemia with Janet. We will be starting to work with her in the next couple of week and we hope to have her going under tack soon. I know she will be easy to work with because she is just so sweet on the ground. We will also have Champ under saddle this week and I will post some pictures and updates of how he did. We are having a fundraiser at West Hills Saddlery on September 12th and 13th. The store will be donating 10% of everything sold those days so PLEASE stop in and buy some things. The store is closing so everything is up to 50% off!!!! Pat Bono will be in the store on Sept 13th from 12-5 doing readings and she will donate a percentage to Project Sage. Come out and support the Project Sage horses!!! Hope to see everyone there... 8/19/09- So much to update on! Last weekend we were at an event at The Little Shelter in Huntington where we educated the public on horse slaughter and got the word out about our rescue. It was a great event and we hope lots of dogs and cats got adopted!!! We have had a few adoptions over the summer including Archie, Cassie, and Justice. We wish them all the best in their new homes. All of our horses are making a lot of progress and them are all hoping to find their new homes soon. Let me update everyone on a few of the Project Sage horses. First off, Promise, our resident is doing amazing. She is now located at my personal barn and is doing great. She gets along great with my two horses and is really learning to trust. We have grown attached to each other and I finally feel like we are making a lot of progress. Promise does cost the rescue a lot per month so donations on her name are greatly appreciated. She would also love a bag of treats, a new nylon halter, and a bottle of fly spray. Billy is now located at a wonderful foster in Millneck. Thank you to Roxanne for offering her barn and love to another Project Sage horse. Roxanne fostered Archie for us until he was adopted. We are looking forward to seeing Billy make some huge changes over the next few months. He will be available for adoption after he is evaluated and relaxes for a few weeks. Chloe is another horse I would like to bring some attention to. Chris, our exercise rider, came out and rode her last week and she did amazing. Chris reported that she walked and trotted with ease and anyone would be lucky to have her. She is quick learner and is a few weeks she will be cantered with no problems at all. She has come along on the ground and is now very easy to work with. She is a wonderful horse with a huge heart. Champ is also doing amazing at his foster in Central Islip with Regina. He's fat and has a mane now! Regina also fosters Petunia and Dreamer and I'm happy to say that they are all doing amazing! If you are looking for a project take a look at these two babies. They are the two sweetest horses I have ever met. Both are going to be so easy to break. They are trained in Parelli, pick up all 4 feet, lead, stand for farrier, etc. I can't say enough good things about them. Sal and Grace are now up for adoption so if you had your eye on them e-mail me to set up an appointment to come and look at them. Thank you to Eileen and Myrna for fostering them over the past few months. Sal and Grace both look amazing and they are looking for their forever homes. Ruthie is another horse that I love. I worked with her yesterday on the ground and Jessica lunged her and she went really nicely. She is young and likes to play but is level headed if she is worked everyday. She is learning that the fly spray won't kill her and no one is going to hurt her. This is filly that I'm sure had been abused before she came to us. She is looking for someone who is looking for a project horse. She is a very nice mover and has the speed to be a nice barrel horse in the future. Lady and Lily are doing well also! We are moving them to a new foster this week so I will post some new picture when I get them. Lady is another horse that I think would be a great project for someone. She has endless possibilities an is a very nice mare. We are looking for donations of hay and grain right now as we are moving 2 horses to a rough board barn. We are also looking for volunteers to help out and muck stalls and groom some horses! We are taking grain donations of Country Acres 12% Pellets, Country Acres 12% Sweet Feed, Poulin Grain Pro-Max, Poulin Grain Forage Extender, Black Oil Sun Flower Seeds, Hay Cubes, and hay donations of 1st or 2nd cut hay. If everyone bought one bag of grain or one bale of hay it would help the rescue out a lot. We are at our maximum capacity for horse right now so every donation helps!!! If you have every considered fostering a Project Sage horse now is the time to e-mail me. We need fosters badly at this time of the year so please e-mail me for more information. We are also always collecting used tack to sell at garage sales and swap meets so go through your tack room and donate any spare tack that you have. It will not only help the rescue but it will leave you with less clutter!!! Please spread the word about the horses we have for adoption. They are all ready for new homes so please consider adoption before buying!!! A few people I have to thank before I wrap this up. As always Jessica for being an amazing foster and friend and someone who helps me through so many problems that we run into on a daily basis. The rescue can be very stressful at times and Jess always helps me figure it out. Thank you to my mom for always listening to me blabber about the rescue horses for hours at a time. There is not an hour that goes by that I'm not thinking about my rescue horses and thing I can do to improve their lives. Thank you Beth Boyce for always helping me out mucking stalls, doing home checks, grooming, waiting for Austin to pee in a cup, and helping out at fundraisers. And for being Austins sponsor. It is a huge help and we really value having you as a volunteer. Thanks to all of my fosters for helping out and taking such good care of the horses. Thank you to all of my adopters for opening your hearts and homes to these amazing horses. Special thanks for Regina for fostering the babies and Champ and rehabbing them. Every horse that walks in your barn comes out a different horse. They learn to trust and love...Champ is a prime example. Thank you to Chris, our amazing exercise rider, for helping me so much this summer. You made Archie into an amazing horse and put up with me being so nervous all the time! I'm sure I'm missing a few people that I wanted to thank but for now that's it! Have a good day everyone!!!
7/24/09- Sorry I have not updated in a few weeks! Things have been going great for all of our horses!!! I just want to say to Congrats to Lisa on her adoption of Justice and Cynthia on her adoption of Archie. I wish you all the best with these two amazing horses. We also have a pending adoption for Cassie so all in all things are going good for our horses! Thank you to everyone who came out to the tack fundraiser. It was a great day and we had a lot of fun seeing everyone. Thank you so much to Judy G and the girl scouts who sold lemonade for us. You girls did a great job!!! Thank to Judy for also making great first aid kits to raise some money!! Sal is now up for adoption so if anyone has had their eye on him he's now avaliable! Champ will also be avaliable soon so please consider adopting him! 6/30/09-Project Sage Horse Rescue is now joined up with Triple Crown and Southern States horse feed! We have signed up for the SHOW program! Thank you to Lindsey from Neptune Feeds for suggesting this and for bringing out the rep to my barn to speak to me about the different feeds they offer. The SHOW program is basically collecting the "Proof of Purchase" (bar code) on the back of your Triple Crown, Legends, or Reliance grain! All you have to do it cut them out and mail them to Project Sage and we recieve money for every one we send in! PLEASE, if you feed these types of grains take a minute and cut out the proof of purchases on the bags! If you board your horse please talk to the barn owner about what type of feed they are using. It only takes a minute to do this and it will really help the rescue horses. If you would like to help by donating your proof of puchases to Project Sage Horse Rescue please e-mail Sportie1030@aol.com 6/27/09- Hi Everyone! I'm going to CT today to pick up two dogs that were going to be put down in a high kill shelter. They need homes ASAP! If you are interested PLEASE call me at 516-807-3364 or e-mail me at Sportie1030@aol.com.
They are both young dachshund crosses and are fixed and UTD on ALL shots! Please consider giving one of them a home!! Hugh and Henry! They can be seperated so please consider giving one of them a home!
6/26/09- Everyone check out Channel 12 news today. Every hour there will be a clip on Project Sage!! Check it out. We will be having a garage sale in a few weeks along with a tack sale so please go through all of your things and if you have anything to donate please e-mail me at Sportie1030@aol.com 6/21/09- Our event yesterday went AMAZING! Thank you to everyone you came out to support Project Sage! Today was a great day and I was so happy to see so many people come out and support the horses. Other then the event I want to thank Special Agent Anne Marie Lucas and everyone at the ASPCA for sending me items for the Chinese Auction and for the gorgeous signed pictures. Thank you to Yetta in Alabama for sending us 3 amazing pictures of Curlin, Racheal Alexandra, and Eienstien all signed by the jockeys!!! Thank to to Lisa for donating the best chocolate I have ever had to sell at the Chinese Auction!!! Thank you to Jim Gaffney (exercise rider of Secretariat) for coming to the Chinese Auction and supporting the rescue. It was an honor to meet you! So many people to thank... We are looking for new fosters for 3 of our horses so please if you are interested in fostering now is the time to e-mail me!!! Please check out the events section. We are now collecting items for our upcoming garage sale/tack sale. Please e-mail me if you have anything to donate. 6/9/09- Our Chinese Auction fundraiser is on June 20th! I need your help! I still need items for the Chinese Auction! Please if you have anything new laying around e-mail me! We are also looking for gift certificates of ANY kind! Thank you to Barbara A for writing a great article on Project Sage. Check it out here: http://www.horsemanmagazine.com/2009/06/project-sage-a-long-island-horse-rescue/ I would also like to thank Jim Gaffney for donating signed pictures for our Chinese Auction. For those of you who don't know Jim was the exercise rider of the famous Secretariat. The pictures are gorgeous! Thank you so much Jim. More thanks to go around...Thank you to the FOB's for their constant support. They are an amazing group of people and are always there to lend a helping hand when we are going through a tough time. A huge thank you to Regina and John for working their tails off to rehab Champ, Dreamer, and Petunia. It is the best rehab case we have had thus far and I owe that to Regina and John. When I first met Champ he could barely walk off the trailer. He was skinny and malnourished and had no life in his eyes. Now, a few months later he is trotting around his turn out with a spark in his eyes that I thought I would never see. Congrats to Regina and John on an amazing rehab. Remember it is adoption month! All adoption fee's are $200 off!! So please spread the word about some of the amazing horses that we have for adoption. I've been working with Archie the past couple of days on the ground and he is learning quickly. He has so much love to give to the right person... Lily and Lady are now up for adoption! Lily is a gorgeous foal and would be a great addition to ANY family! If you would like to meet Lily please e-mail me!
6/1/09- This past Saturday we celebrated the wedding of two amazing people that have helped me immensely over the past year. Congrats to Jessica and Augie!!! We had an amazing time at the wedding and Jessica looked amazing! I started to cry when she walked in, she looks so beautiful! The Project Sage family wishes you the best of luck for the future. We love you both!
Sunday, Project Sage attended the Doggie "U" Dog Day. We were so happy to be invited! Project Sage had a table set up educating people on the horrors of horse slaughter and selling our merchandise! It was a great day and we raised a lot of money! It was great to see how many people were interested in the rescue! Thank you to everyone who stopped by and donated. Special thanks to my mom who spent the day with me talking to people about the rescue and helping me set everything up! It was a really fun day and I was so excited that over 20 people recognized me from the news! Project Sage just gets bigger everyday...It's a good feeling when you know all of your hard work is paying off.
Today, we are moving Promise to my personal barn to spend some times with my horses in our grass pasture! I'm so excited and I will be going out soon to set up her stall and get everything ready. In other news, congrats to Elise on her adoption of Shadow who she calls "Bill". I'm so happy about this adoption. Best of luck to both Bill and Elise! Elise told me Bill loves to go for rides in the park and is a real character. Also, please check out the events section. We are having out 2nd Annual Chinese Auction!! I'm very excited about this event and I'm hoping a lot of people will come. Spread the word! 5/28/09- So, I'm sooo excited! We were on Channel 7 news tonight at 5:00 and the e-mails are pouring in!!! If you have e-mailed me I will get back to you as soon as possible! My mailbox is packed with people. I want to thank Lisa for calling in an order today to the tack shop for bags and bags of horse treats along with fly spray. Thank you Lisa and I'm looking forward to meeting you soon! For anyone who missed the news here is the link to watch it: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6836999 If this link does not work go to 7online.com and type in Project Sage Horse Rescue. They also have an article on their site: LONG ISLAND (WABC) -- Her life mission is to save horses. And, in fact, she has already rescued dozens from certain death in a slaughterhouse. And she's only a teenager. While most teenagers are out playing sports, shopping at the mall and going to parties in their free time, this Long Islander is making it her mission to save the animals she loves. And in three short years, she's already made a difference. "I found him at a feed lot in New Jersey," Britanny Rostron said. "He was pacing back and forth." Rostron knew what she had to do when she saw the Appaloosa. "I said I'd give him $50 for the horse, so I walked in, grabbed him and loaded him onto the trailer." And she brought him to Manorville, on Long Island, where Jessica Pecce has other horses and lots of land. She's taken in a handful of horses, sight-unseen, inspired by Britanny, whose goal is to keep horses from being slaughtered. Brittany started riding when she was 5, and when she was 16, she started Project Sage, a horse rescue non-profit. She rehabs the horses, gets them to a good weight and then finds someone to permanently adopt them. Caring for a horse is expensive business, so Brittany relies on lots of donations, adoption fees and horse lovers like Jessica. Pecce currently fosters three horses, and she's already adopted one. "It's worth it," she said, to save a horse that is destined for the slaughterhouse. Adopting a Project Sage horse costs anywhere from $100 to $1,500. That's thousands, even tens of thousands less than market rate. So far, Britanny has rescued 31 horses. "They're living, breathing animals," she said. "And people treat them like they're disposable and they're not." And Britanny has big plans, despite her age and the tough economy. She wants to provide a sanctuary for the animals she loves so much. "Hopefully by the time I'm 21," she said. "That's my dream." And there are plenty of horses right now that need to be fostered and adopted. If you're interested, or if you just want to help Project Sage, visit ProjectSageHorseRescue.org or call 516-807-3364. 5/26/09 Hi Everyone! All of the Project Sage horses are doing great. We are enjoying the nice weather!!! Please tune in the Channel 7 news on Thursday at 5:00 to see us!!! Here are some updated pictures of Champ and the babies. Hope you enjoy them! PS: We are collecting NEW items for our Chinese Auction which will be at the end of June. Please e-mail if you have anything you would like to donate!
5/15/09- I've been getting tons of e-mails that I need to update the blog! Sorry everyone!! I've been finishing up my spring semester in school! All the horses are doing great - We moved Archie to a new wonderful foster with Roxanne in Millneck. He loves his new set up and we hope he will find his new home soon. We will be on channel 7 news this coming Monday at 5:00! Please tune in and watch and see some of our rescue horses on their TV debut. We will be at a Pet Expo on May 31st! I will be posting more information about it shortly. Our Chinese Auction is going to be held sometime in June at West Hills Saddlery so please check back so you can participate in this wonderful event. Last year we raised a lot of money and we hope to double it this year! Our juice pouch fundraiser is going strong! We have collected more then 700 juice pouches thus far! Now is the time to send in a spring donation to help one of our horses. Times are tough for everyone but the rescue horses need your help! Any donation will help them. Whether it's $5, $10, or $20. No donation is too small. Your donations are tax deductible!!!! The foals are doing amazing and are really coming along under the care of Regina and John. They are also fostering Champ and he is doing outstanding. New pictures will be posted soon. Champ has put on so much weight and he is really doing great. The foals are so social now and just love people! It's amazing to see the changes in them in such a short period of time. Props to Regina and John for taking on the challenge and working with these two adorable babies. Ruthie is also making huge improvements and is doing great. Jessica has taken up the Parelli training and is doing great with it. Thank you again to Regina and John for taking the time out and driving out to play with Ruthie. Summer is right around the corner and these horses need homes. Please spread the word about the Project Sage horses. They would love for someone to take them home for the summer. Remember: If you are thinking about donating NOW is the time. No matter how small the donation is!!! 4/2/09- Everyday I am sent pictures of horses that are minutes away from the slaughter truck. We try to help as many as possible. Rescues all over the United States are always working together to place horses into homes and rescues. Two days ago I spotted an appy mare who was significantly lame . A lame horse does not stand a chance at an auction. I looked at this mare's picture and tried to figure something out for her. Unfortunately I got an e-mail shortly after that this mare was put on the truck. I will always remember her face - The one that slipped through the cracks. I pray for that mare. On a positive note...Chloe is going really nice under saddle. She now w/t/c's for an intermediate to expereiced rider. If anyone is in the market for a jumper, here she is. She can turn on a dime and will be amazing where ever she goes. She is put together nicely and is become very friendly. Our Chinese Auction is in the planning stages. We are now collecting items for baskets for the auction. Last year we raised a lot of money for the rescue horses. We are hoping to double it this time around! Please consider collecting new items around your house for our Chinese Auction. We also take gift certificates. Please, if you know someone who runs a company ask them to donate to our Chinese Auction. It is a tax write-off for them! Swap night is on Saturday night...Please go through all of your tack. We have another swap meet at the end of the month so we need more tack to sell! We tack any tack or horse related item. We are now also beginning to take other items to sell on Craigs List and E bay. These items do not have to be new. Things that we could sell easily and make some money for our rising hay costs. I am considering have another garage sale for the rescue. We had one last year and it was great! I was wondering if anyone would be interested in holding a garage sale for Project Sage at their house? Please e-mail me if you are interested! We are also looking for a monthly sponsor for Champ, Petunia, and Dreamer. Petunia-$50.00 donation a month Dreamer-$50.00 donation a month Champ-$200.00 donation a month Please consider helping!!!
3/29/09- On Friday I got to spend a lot of time with Yankee, one of our adopter horses. Jessica had adopted him the day we rescued him - Only a few short days after she lost her best friend, Jetta, I told her about a 30 year old appy that was to be sent to slaughter. Without hesitation she said she would take him. It takes a special person to take a horse of that age. Yankee was a mess - Scared of people - Scared of his own shadow - You really could not move fast around him. It was sad to see a horse that old in such bad condition. Well on Friday I spent two hours clipping Yankee for Jessica. He has a skin condition from being so neglected that is still a "work in progress". Jessica changed this horse. He now comes right over to you and will put his head on your shoulder. Love and care turned him around. He is known as "The Mayor" around the barn... Chloe was ridden on Friday and did AMAZING! She w/t/c's with a good rider on her back. She is so young and will go places with the right rider/trainer. I see a bright future for this horse. She has also become good on the ground. We are always collecting used tack to sell at swap meets. We will take ANY used/new/old tack that you have that you no longer want. We have drop off points all over Long Island. Everything else is going well. All horses are doing well. Thank you to everyone who has signed up for the "Just One Cup" fundraiser. It is a huge help! 3/21/09- Today Petunia and Dreamer were moved to Regina's for temporary fostering. Thank you Sabrina for trailering for us! Thank you Regina for taking the foals! They loaded great and Regina and her husband were amazing with the foals. It was interesting to watch the natural methods that they used. The foals really respoonded well and seemed very calm! Today we also took new x-rays of Cassie's legs to get a better idea of what we can do to make her sound. We are very close and I'm hoping to adopt her out as a riding horse eventually. She did great and loved the attention! She is such a sweet horse and I know someone will fall in love with her one day! Yesterday Ruthie was moved to Jessica's for fostering. She is a really nice little lady and has really put on a good amount of weight! She is looking great. Thank to you to Holly for shipping for us! Yesterday Chloe was also ridden and she did amazing for her first time since we rescued her! Although she will need an experienced rider she was very well behaved for such a young horse. She did amazing and we were all thrilled! On Thursday Ginger was adopted and moved to her new home! We found out that 2 other mini's that were on the broker lot the week we rescued Ginger were also rescued by a barn in Baiting Hollow. Sharon contacted me to inquire if Ginger was the horse she had seen on the broker lot. We have a feeling that Ginger is some how related to one of her mini's, Indy. Sharon reports that Indy was excited to see Ginger and they are all reunited and happy! It's a happy success story for Ginger... Tomorrow I show a few potential adopters some of our horses - keep you fingers crossed! Thank you to Judy for donating much needed medical supplies to the rescue. We ALWAYS need medical supplies. Every day there is a need for these items. Yesterday we also went through a lot of the donated tack and prepared for the swap meet! We are excited to sell, sell, sell at the swap! Jessica is now starting a "Pop's for Ponies" fundraiser to raise money for hay, grain, and shavings. The costs are rising so please consider buying some lolli pops at the swap meet! If you would like to make a donation of hay, shavings, or grain please contact me. Even if you can spare one bale of hay it would be much appreciated! An update on Champ: I spent some time with him today and he is doing great. We are looking for a new foster home for him so we can get him out of the quaretine barn as he is now feeling 100% better. He needs to gain another 200 lbs but is feeling good. He is doing great and is looking forward to finding his forever home soon! Eileen that fosters Salvato called yesterday to give an update. Sal is doing great and Eileen is really falling in love. They are starting to get out on the trails and if he keeps doing well on the trails we are hoping that Eileen will adopt. They have a very strong bond already. Sometimes horses and people just click. I was able to check in on Lady and Lily today. They both looked amazing and Lily is really growing! She is a large foal and is so sweet. I was also able to see two of our adopted horses today, Sandy and Patriot. They both looked great and I was so happy to be able to see them. Please keep collecting your juice pouches. I already have a huge bag of them! Thank you to everyone who is collecting for Project Sage. Another busy weekend for Brittany...Weekends fly by...No time to relax... Rest in Peace Augie
May angels lead you in. . . You will be forever missed and many horses will be rescued in your name. Be good in horsey heaven sweet boy. One day I will see you again. . .
Hi Everyone, We are starting two new fundraiser's - I urge everyone to try
to participate in at least one!!! First: We are now collected drink pouches. It is not only good
for the environment but for every drink pouch that we send in they will donate to Project Sage! Drink pouches
include Capri Sun, Kool Aid, Honest Kids, etc. It has to be a pouch, not a juice box. They will take ANY brand. We
are hoping to get a few schools or girl/boy scout troops involved with this so we will have a ton of pouches to send
in! We have set up various drop off points for your drink pouches around Long Island. Everyone that has children
throws away these pouches. Just put them in a bag and give them to Project Sage! Second: We
are starting a "Just One Cup" fundraiser. This is how it works...You give up one cup of coffee and donate
$5.00 a month to Project Sage Horse Rescue. It's just $5.00!!! At the end of every month a reminder will go
out to everyone signed up for the "Just One Cup" fundraiser. This is a chance for every one to get involved
and help. $5.00 is equivalent to one cup of Starbucks coffee! It's that easy... If you would like
to sign up for the "Just One Cup" fundraiser please e-mail Sportie1030@aol.com and I will add you to the list. If every single one of you joined up it would really add up. Don't let this
fundraiser pass you by! Times are tough for everyone but please try to participate in one of these fundraiser's.
Forward this one of all of your friends and family! Thank you! Rest in Peace Augie...You will be forever
missed...I know Sage will take care of you...
3/14/09 UPDATE- Project Sage is now in Facebook! Search "Brittany-Project Sage" and send us a friend request!!! See pictures that I don't get a chance to post on the web site. I have tons of pictures up there already. 3/14/09- Tomorrow will probably be one of the hardest days for me since I started Project Sage. Tomorrow we say good bye to Augie and help him cross the rainbow bridge. Since the day I paid $250.00 for him it has been a struggle. Hard decisions have to be made when you know a horse is getting worse. 4 vets and 2 surgeons have consulted on his case and everyone feels it's time to say good bye. This little horse pushed me to help more "special needs" horses. Promise, Champ, Cassie, and Cosmo all came to our rescue as rehab cases. When I met Augie I knew I had to help him. He stood in his stall and nibbled on my hand begging me to help him. Two days later he was at his foster home. A little less then a year has passed and everyone that meets this horse falls in love with his personality. He is identical to Sage, my late OTTB. Losing him is like losing Sage all over again. I look into his eyes and wish there was more I could do. Everyone tells me I am doing the right thing. It still hurts and I will miss his greatly. Only 2 years old and already crippled beyond the point of repair. It's a sin that someone let him get this way. His story will push me to rescue more horses who have faced severe neglect. Thank you to Donna K for sponsoring him when he first came to our rescue. Thank you to Jackie for fostering him and showing him love. Thank you to Dr. Doran at Mid-Atlantic for donating Augie's whole visit to the hospital. Thank you Jerry Trapani for donating many of Augie's trims and always helping us with him. Thank you to Jessica and Dr. Beth Scallen who will both be there tomorrow. Tomorrow I say good bye to the first horse that I rescued on Long Island. With a mouthful of horse treats he will leave us to a better place. A place where he won't feel any pain... The amount of time and work that goes into this rescue is more then most people would ever believe. I love every second of it. I love every horse that comes through my rescue. I love seeing horses in new homes. Horse rescue also comes with heart break. Seeing the horses that we have to leave behind is the hardest part. Augie will never see the inside of a slaughter horse. This is one of the reasons I can say good bye knowing that he will go the way every horse should. No horse deserves to see the inside of the slaughter house. No horse deserves to take that ride to Canada or Mexico. No horse deserves to be on a dinner plate. Our costs are rising greatly everyday. If you can spare $5 a month it would be a huge help. That is one cup of Starbucks coffee!!! $5 a month - It's nothing to one person - If everyone donated $5 it would help pay for our vet bill for the month - It will put a dent in our farrier bill - It will help with our hay bill. Only $5 in an envelope. It's so simple...Send your $5 today! 3/9/09- Everyday I am planning fundraisers for Project Sage. It takes up so much time to think up and plan fundraisers. I try to have at least one a month to help cover the vet, farrier, and feed bills for the rescue horses. Here is my challenge to everyone that reads this blog. Plan a small or large fundraiser for Project Sage. Some ideas that I have thought of but have not gotten around to planning: A bowling fundraiser, a dinner dance, a soft ball game, etc. If you can plan a Project Sage fundraiser please e-mail me. I will list them on our web site and I will come to every single fundraiser that is planned. This is a challenge for everyone! Even if you raise $50 it will help buy wormers for all of our horses for a month!
3/7/09-Today we say good bye to Cinny. He was adopted by Greenlawn Eq Center. Best of luck with him he is a special horse! On Tuesday we welcome back Grace into our rescue. She will be avaliable for adoption soon. A huge thank you to Donna for sending Project Sage gold. She is donating all of the proceeds to Project Sage Horse Rescue. A huge thank you to Jen for sending me TONS of gauze!!! Thank you!!! A huge thank you Eileen for donating some tack today when I visited Sal. Today I went out to visit Sal at his foster home. He is looking amazing and we have high hopes that an adoption will be in the near future. Please check out our page of avaliable horses. I just added 3 new horses this week that all need a loving home. Please also spread the word about the pasture buddies that we have listed. They all need homes and sometimes people forget about them.
3/1/09- Yesterday Cosmo was adopted by Dorothy. We were all thrilled that he will getting such a great home!!! Champ, Ruthie, Petunia, and Dreamer are all doing well. They will all be avaliable for adoption soon so if anyone is interested please let me know. I went out to visit Promise yesterday and was thrilled with how good she looked. Cara and Pat, her fosters, are doing an amazing job with her and she has gained tons of weight! We are really in need of medical supplies. Rubber gloves, gause, betadine, vasaline, furazone, etc. If anyone has any that they would like to donate please e-mail me. We are also in need of fly sheets/boots/masks for the horses as fly season is right a round the corner. Thank you to everyone who made if out to our last fundraiser. Thank you to Paul for holding the event and donating 10% of everything sold that day!!!! We have some more fundraiser in the works for the spring so keep and eye on the events page. Thank you to Jessica for having a Pampered Chef Party last night - a donation was made by Pampered Chef as Jessica booked it the day we had ours! We have many nice horses avaliable for adoption right now. Spread the word! 2/24/09- People always ask me where I get my inspiration from to keep this rescue going. It's hard work - Many days I am running all over Long Island to show horses, meet people, plan fundraiser's, and feed my own horses! Well, a 10 year old girl has given me enough inspiration to keep going for another 100 years! In lieu of gifts Lily had all of her friends make a donation to Project Sage for her 10th birthday. Lily, your parents should be so proud that you did this at such a young age. When I got Lily's letter with the donations from her friends I had to call all of the people that help me daily with my rescue. Many people were brought to tears by what this young girl had done for horses in need. I have never had such a young person step in and help so much. Thank you again Lily. You are a role model for children all over and I hope many people will follow in your foot steps. Our fundraiser went great over the weekend. Thank you Paul for allowing this fundraiser to happen for donating 10% of everything sold that day!!! Thank you to Liza who called in a donation so I could shop for the rescue horses. We bought medical supplies that were VERY much needed. Thank you to Jerry and Rita for the amazing cake and tack donations. Thank you for everyone who came and shopped and made donations to Project Sage. It was a great day. . . 2/12/09- Check this out: http://www.talkinhorsestv.com/ They did a show on Project Sage. You can watch it and see some of the Project Sage horses!!! 2/6/09- Well, I some times forget to give credit to people who help "behind the scenes" with the Project Sage
horses. Most of you know Jessica, one of my fosters and adopters, her fiance Augie is always helping out with the rescue
horses!!! He does a lot of barn work for the horses his family is fostering and many people have seen
him at Project Sage fundraiser's carrying tack and helping us set up. Thank you Augie for always being a good
sport while Jessica and I are on a mission to save a horse. Today Jessica, Augie, and I were out with the four
new horses. We weighed, measured, and wormed all four. A HUGE thank you for Donna for sending us five brand new
halters, leads, and a container of treats. Our four new horses got to wear their new halters today while playing
out in the snow. We are working with Dreamer to help him trust. Today we worked on leading in and out
of the stall. By the end of the day he seemed calmer and a bit more trusting. It took us some time
to catch him once we was out but after some time of us all laughing and him trotting away we finally caught him and brought
him in for his lunch. The filly on the other hand walks right over and walks right in her stall. She is such
a good little girl. Champ took a good roll in the snow and walked around with the foals. The appy
yearling whom we have named "Ruthie" is also doing great! She leads and is a gorgeous mover. Ruthie
is very friendly and playful. They all looked great in their new halters!!! Today was a great
day watching these four run in the snow. If it was not for the many people involved with their rescue (Thank you Jill
and her students for sponsoring the two foals!!!) they would not be with us today. Pictures from today: Top
Left: Dreamer...He will be avaliable for adoption soon to an approved training home. He is a really nice mover and would
be very well suited to the hunter ring! Top Right: Jessica and Augie weighing Ruthie Bottom Left: Augie
walking Ruthie out to play in the snow! Bottom Right: Still trying to weight Ruthie!!! As you can tell she
is very easy going about this. Very sweet girl!  -  -
2/3/09- We are going to be at the IHA swap meet in March selling tack that has been donated over the past 6 months by very generous people on Long Island! We have everything (western, english, dressage) under the sun to sell!! Please come stop by our tables at the IHA swap! We will have some great buys and will also be selling out Project Sage bags, sweatshirts, t-shits, and wrist bands! If anyone has any tack laying around that they would like to donate please let me know. You can e-mail me at Sportie1030@aol.com. Last year we raised $850 at the swap meet. This year we hope to raise over a $1000. The more tack we have the more money we will raise!!! Please stop by and say hello! Our four new horses are doing well. Champ has been having a rough few days. Please keep him in your prayers. Due to his age and the severe neglect he has endured he is having many problems. I want to thank our amazing vet, Dr. Beth Scallen, for being so dedicated to this group of horses. Thank you to everyone who has donated to their vet bills. I will keep you posted on Champ and how the next few days ago. I am planning an open house for Archie. I have gotten several e-mails about him so I am going to have a day for anyone who is interested to come out and meet him. It is too frozen to ride but you can get an idea of what a sweet boy he is. I will post this information when I decide a day! Keep warm...Spring is right around the corner... 1/30/09 -Our four new horses are doing great! Cathy, their foster, reports that the filly has really come around and is VERY sweet. The colt is also getting used to people. It is obvious that they have not had much human interaction yet. All of my fosters have a way of teaching these horses trust and love. These two foals were probably out in a field for 6 months not being handled. Then they were shipped off to an auction...What was the point of breeding these two foals if they were auction bound? Just two more horses put on the earth for someone to care for. Well, now they are safe and happy. We planned on working with them today on leading but the ice will not permit us to do this! Champ is also doing well. He has been through a lot in his life and when you look at him you can tell he is happy to be safe. He really loves attention and people. More pictures will be posted tomorrow. We have some good news .... WE ARE NOW A 501(c)3!!!!!!!!! Check out the sponorship page for all new ways to help from the comfort of your home!!! 1/27/09- Yesterday we got in four new horses that were destined for slaughter. Two of them were saved through Cody's fund. We now have two foals, a yearling, and a senior TB that are in quarentine. All four are sick and have seen the vet. They have upper resp. infections that are being treated. I decided to take Champ into our rescue in memory of Cody, my horse who passed away 4 weeks ago. Champ is very skinny and needs a lot of TLC. He is happy to be safe. Thank you SO much to Cathy and her family for taking in all four horses for quarentine. The appy filly will be going to Jessica for fostering. Cathy will be fostering the foals until we can find them their forever homes. They are adorable and will make nice riding ponies in a few years. We were thrilled to take this group of horses in. Cody's Fund is off to a great start and two foals are now alive because of it. Thank you to everyone who helped out. These horses need everyone's help with donations as they are all on medicine and will be kept under the watchful eye of our vet. They would all love new halters/leads and wormers. All four horses are VERY sweet and are coming along well!!! Check out pictures and info under Horses in Rehab.
1/17/09- WE HAVE A BABY!!!! Yesterday morning we welcomed Ladies new baby into the world. At approx 8 am she delivered a healty chestnut filly with a big white blaze! It was an amazing day to watch this little filly walk around and learn to nurse!!! Darlene did an amazing job with this mare. She taught her how to trust and love. Everyone at Hillcrest deserves a HUGE thank you for spending so much time with Lady. We will keep everyone updated on the newest Project Sage addition.
1/15/09- Lady is due to foal ANY day now. Any donations towards her vet bills are greatly appreciated. I would like to send my sincere condolences to Darlene and Nick of Hillcrest on their loss of their dog, Maddy. She was a great dog and will be missed by so many people. I am so sorry Darlene. Cody's fund is doing well and we already have enough funds to rescue a young horse! At this time we are looking for a foster who would be interested in fostering the first horse from Cody's Fund. If you are interested please e-mail me! I just want to thank everyone who sent donations in honor of my sweet Cody. I am very excited to help a young horse in need. Hope everyone is staying warm!
1/6/09- I am starting a new fund in memory of my horse Cody who passed away a few days ago. Cody was a young horse
and was taken from me too soon. I hope everyone will donate to this fund even it is just a dollar bill! It only
takes 1 minute to put $1 into an envelope and stick it in the mail! In other news I want to thank Donna for being Sals
Life Line for many months. I hope other people will join in and pick a horse to be a Life Line for. Check out the Sponsorship
page for more info. We could really use hay/shavings at one of our barns. If you are interested in dropping off
a few bales or a few bags of shavings contact me and we can set it up. Horse pictured on the right is Cody. Please
make a donation in his name today.
Cody's Fund On January 2nd my horse, Cody, crossed the rainbow bridge. I want to thank everyone who has supported us through this difficult time. Cody was my best friend and partner for many years and was always there for me when I needed him. Sage gave me my inspiration to start Project Sage and I want to keep Cody's memory alive in a similar way. I am initiating "Cody's Fund" to help young horses in need. This fund will be used for young horses who are slaughter bound. Everyday I see horses under the age of 6 being sent to slaughter. These horses are young and sound and deserve a second chance at life. When "Cody's Fund" gathers enough donations we will pull a young horse from the slaughter pen. We need approximately $500 to help a young horse in need. With this fund you can send as little as a dollar and it will be put towards rescuing a young horse from the slaughter pen. I know everyone has a few spare dollar bills laying around. Why not donate them to Cody's Fund and help a young horse in need? I hope every single person who reads this will send a donation in honor of Cody even if it is $1. When sending in your donation for this fund please mark it for "Cody's Fund".
1/1/09-HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I am hoping this year things will get better for the horses. This past year I have gotten over 50 phone calls/e-mails from people asking me to take their horses. We helped place as many as we could but sadly we had to turn many away. If you are interested in being a foster for Project Sage please e-mail me! We are in dire need of more people to open their hearts and stables to Project Sage horses. Tomorrow Archie comes back to us from his previous adopter. He is again looking for someone that will commit to him forever. He wants to take you on on the trails everyday and just have fun! If you are interested in the perfect trail partner please e-mail me. Thank you to Vito for providing a foster home for this sweet horse. In 2008 over 20 horses were given a second chance because of the many people involved with Project Sage. I hope in 2009 we can double those numbers and get more people involved with Project Sage. If you have a minute in the day forward this web site to some friends and family members. We could really use some Life Lines to help support the horses. It's only ONE DOLLAR A DAY!!! That will give that horse a trim for the month or help pay for the hay and grain! At the end of every month you send in your dollar a day and it is used for the horse of your choice. It's a new year and Project Sage is in need of donations for hay, grain, vet bills, farrier bills, etc. Make your first donation of the year to a special Project Sage horse! Remember, no donation is too small. We have had many visitors latley...If you would like to visit any of the Project Sage horses please e-mail me. By meeting one of these amazing horses you may just become inspired to help us rescue more horses this year! Happy New Year everyone and hug your horses... Pictured on your right is Ginger with Sabrina, Regina, and her husband. They drove all the way to PA to pick up Ginger. They donated their shipping and took the whole day to pick this sweet girl up! Thank you guys for doing this last minute and giving Ginger and second chance at life. Also pictured on your right is Augie. He is looking for a monthly sponsor of $125 a month. If you are interested in sponsoring Augie please e-mail me! Cosmo and Cassie pictured on the right both need new homes. They are both companion type horses. Please consider giving them a forever home. They have been with Project Sage for a long time and all they want for Christmas is a new mommy or daddy.
12/18- This past weekend we took in 2 new horses. A mini named Ginger and an appendix named Cinnamon. Both will be avaliable for adoption soon! Please don't forget to send your favorite Project Sage horse a Christmas card with a dollar in it (or more if you wish)! Our Pampered Chef fundraiser went great! Thank you to everyone who came out to support the horses. A huge thank you to Jessica for taking Ginger in at the last minute when she had no where to go. A huge thank you to IHA for paying her bail. A huge thank you to Regina and Bree for driving to PA to pick her up. She sends her thanks and this Christmas she will be in a warm stall instead of on her way to Mexico. A huge thank you to Bree for waking up early and picking up Cinnamon with me. A huge thank you to Vito from Greenlawn Eq Center for giving him a place to stay. A huge thank you to Judy G who bought new magnetic bell boots for Cassie to try to help some of her problems. A huge thank you to my fosters Darlene, Jessica, Regina, Eileen, Jackie, Cara, Denise, Meredith, Vito..I might be forgetting someone... A huge thank you to Jerry for keeping the horses feet in good shape and always coming out when we need him. A huge thank you to Donna K for being a Life Line for Sal and always supporting Project Sage. A huge thank to D&D farms for sending us a care package. Lady is due to give foal ANY DAY NOW! Keep you fingers crossed for us... A huge thank you to Taylor for selling candy to help raise funds for Project Sage. It was so nice to meet you at the fundraiser. Dolly is now in Texas at her new home and she is loving it!!! Her new mommy reports that is doing very well. I got to see Grace the other day at her new home. She looks so happy. We still need ONE more foster for the winter months. If you are interested please contact me. If you are looking for a nice dressage horse e-mail me. Cinnamon was reported to do 2nd/3rd level to dressage. He is bomb proof and a nice horse to be around. This is going to be a bad winter for the horses so if you ever thought about helping in any way contact me. Our Chinese Auction is coming soon so if you have gifts laying around the house that you don't want/need think about donating them to Project Sage. If you get a gift certificate and you know you will never use it think about helping out the horses and donating it. So many people to thank this time of the year...I am sure I will think of more...  Grace getting on the trailer to her new home! Me and Promise! Promise in her new blanket!!! Getting on the trailer to go to her new foster!11/29/08-Today
Grace left for her new home. Promise also went to a new foster home today! She was rocking her new hot pink blanket!!!
Promise loves her new foster home with Cara! Thank you Cara for offering her a home for the winter. She acted
like she has been there forever. Dolly is leaving on Monday to go to her new home in Texas with Linda. Sal and
Cassie BOTH still need foster homes! Please, if you are interested contact me! Also, please go do some reviews
to help the horses. Check out the fundraiser page for info on this. It only takes a minute or two and you
can raise money for the horses right from your computer chair!!!! It is a great way to help out! I hope to see
EVERYONE at the fundraiser on December 12th. Everyone is invited!  Yankee and Chloe hanging out together.  Sal and Grace - Grace leaves us this weekend for her new home. I'll miss you Gracie...11/26/08 Tomorrow is a day for giving thanks. This past year many horses have been rescued through Project Sage with
the help of many people. Thank you to Jessica, Darlene, Conni and family, Lisa, Laura, Jerry, Dr. John, Meredith, Denise,
Regina, Bree, Donna. . .There are so many people to thank and I can't even think of them all now. If I
missed you I am sorry! The horses send thanks to everyone too! All of the fosters make the rescue happen.
Without them these horses would have no place to go. Thank you to everyone who helps out everyday! Have a happy
Thanksgiving!!! 11/24/08 Today is a great day for the rescue.
Grace has been adopted by Victoria and we are very excited that she is getting such a great home! Dolly has a pending
adoption and when the contracts arrive the adoption is final! Dolly will be living in Texas with Linda! Thank
you Linda for offering Dolly such an amazing home! She is looking forward to her big move. We have a fundraiser
set for December 12th at 7:30. Pampered Chef and a few other vendors. Anything you order from Pampered Chef will
be delivered to your home in time for Christmas! They make GREAT gifts!!! Cassie and Sal are still looking for
foster homes for the winter. If you are able to help PLEASE contact me ASAP! Cosmo is going to his new foster
this weekend, Regina. Thank you Regina for offering him a stall for the winter. Thank you Lisa and Becky for helping Cosmo these past few months. With out you he would not be alive and he
will be forever thankful! He is a great horse and he will find the perfect home soon enough! 11/16/08 Okay, so I said I was going to do this
every day but this week was the Equine Affair. What a great event! Everyone should go to it. Equineaffair.com. Well,
Cassie and Dolly are really looking for their forever home. They would REALLY like to stay together but I will
consider seperating them. We are in need of donations for our winter hay so if you are interested in helping with a
monetary donation the mailing information is on another page. Austin and Chloe are both now avaliable for adoption
and both need training. An experienced rider would fall in love with either of these horses. If
you want to stand out in the dressage ring next season Austin is your man. He is looking for someone to bring him
along with NO JUMPING. Chloe needs an owner who will help her become a star. She floats around her paddock
and we can picture her kicking butt in the show ring!! Salvato is also looking for his new home where he can go
out on the trails and have someone to spoil him. He is a gaited horse and is a pleasure to ride. E-mail
me if you are interested in any of these horses!!! 11/7/08 I am starting this blog so I can keep everyone updated on all the horses at Project
Sage Horse Rescue! I hope to add pictures for everyone to see that I would have not otherwise put on the web site! First off I have to start off by thanking Donna for sending us a care package.
She sent us rolls of vet wrap, 2 huge jars of Corona, and 2 blankets! Thank you so much Donna. The horses love
their new blankets! Donna is always helping me out and is also Sal's "Life Line". Tomorrow Liberty will be going to be fostered with Denise with the option to adopt!
Thank you Denise for offering a stall for the winter! I hope you fall in love with Liberty. She is an amazing
horse. Billy is also leaving to his foster home with Meredith tomorrow. He is still available for adoption and
I think he is going to make someone very happy. I have grown very fond of him. We are still in need of fosters for a few other horses for the winter. If you are interested please e-mail
me!!! I think Sal and Billy would both be great therapy horses and I may be willing to waive
the adoption fee to a good therapy program. Jessica fosters
Nina, Austin, and Chloe for Project Sage and she reports that everyone is doing good. Jessica adopted Yankee is July
and says he is doing amazing. He has really come around! Augie
is also doing quite well. His foster mom, Jackie, told me he is like a puppy dog and he follows her around! I
swear Augie thinks Jackie is his mommy. He got his feet trimmed last week and is walking good. Jackie says he
is getting better with the farrier. I am sure Jerry is happy about that! Sunday we will be at Oakwood at the swap meet selling items to raise money for winter hay and vet bills. The Project Sage horses are looking for their forever homes so if you know anyone looking please have them contact
us! Jessica ordered us rubber bracelets to sell to
raise money - Soon I hope everyone will be sporting around in their Project Sage rubber bracelets! We will be selling
them on Sunday and at all of our fund-raisers! I hope to
type something everyday but bear with me as I get this up and running. . . Enjoy your
weekend!  Austin - His first time under saddle! Going to make an amazing dressage horse with more training!
|
~~
~~~
~~~
~~~
~
~
~
~
~
|
Enter supporting content here |