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Please Help Us Build
New Facilities for
Baby Ray, Baby Legacy, and Sunshine!
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As winter has descended full force upon us, we are asking for your
kind assistance once again. Baby Ray and Sunshine are
desperately in need of an adequate size paddock and run-in shelter
that will allow them to be warm and comfortable during the extremely
cold weather we are currently experiencing. Baby Ray and Sunshine
currently remain outdoors at night alongside the barn, which
offers them a wind break from the raging north winds. This area,
however, does not provide them overhead protection from the rain or
sun.
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The area beneath the front of the barn -- a wash rack and a grooming
area -- provides Baby Ray and Sunshine protection from the rain. This
area, however, offers absolutely no shelter from the north winds.
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Baby Legacy is doing well and, once his banded hernia is healed, he will
be ready to move out of the barn during the day. He is getting
bigger and feeling better, but his baby play antics place humans at risk.
Legacy has recently learned that he has incredibly long legs that he now
puts to the test as frequently as possible! Since Baby Ray and Baby
Legacy have been placed together more frequently to play in the small
paddock behind the barn, we now feel that they are ready to live together
with Sunshine. Unfortunately this paddock behind the barn is far too
small for the three horses and does not provide them with much needed
shelter. They would all truly benefit from a larger paddock with a
cozy shelter. Also, once Haley has her baby, the barn area simply
will not be safe for Baby Ray, Sunshine, Legacy, and Haley and her baby.
We need to install 300' of
no-climb fencing (with top board) that would create an estimated 200' x
120' paddock coupled with two 12' gates. Although there is a new oak
tree in this area, Baby Legacy, Baby Ray, and Sunshine would still need a
12' x 16', three-sided run-in shelter to protect them from the dangerously
cold winds and unusually cold temperatures in the teens that we are
presently experiencing.
We are estimating that the
entire cost of this project would be approximately $5,300 ($3,800 for the
shelter and $1,500 for the fencing).
We will be holding various
fundraisers to assist with this project and, as soon as the first $1,200
is raised, the fence and gates will be installed together with a water
line. Once the remaining funds are raised, the shelter will be
built. We will have a thermometer on the homepage of our website
that will be updated daily to reflect progress.
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Alice Berkman, an extremely talented artist,
has listed an exquisite portrait of Haley and Kamea on eBay to assist
Beauty’s Haven in raising funds for Sunshine and her Boys’ much needed
shelter. Please take a moment to visit eBay to view this magnificent
portrait of "Mother & Child:"
http://cgi.ebay.com/Berkman-Original-Horse-Foal-Oil-Painting-Art-Mini-Mare_W0QQitemZ250584432394QQcmdZViewItemQQptZArt_Paintings?hash=item3a57feff0a
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Won't you please help us provide Precious Baby Ray, Baby Legacy, and
Sunshine with a warm and comfortable shelter and a larger area in which to
play? Our current paddocks containing three board and electric
fencing are simply not safe enough for Baby Ray; and he can't be turned
out with other horses. We're still praying for a miracle of sight
for him, and I believe!
Update, 02/05/10: Thus far, we have received $2,458 in contributions
for the shelter/paddock fund. So we are still in need of $2,842.
Won't you please consider a contribution to help keep Sunshine and her
"Boys" warm and dry during the cold winter months? Thank you!
To
make a contribution, please
visit our
Donate page and designate your gift for the "shelter/paddock
fundraiser."
Thank you all for your
continuing love and support of Beauty's Haven Farm & Equine Rescue --
wishing you all a Blessed New Year!
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