Help A Horse Day: Learn how you can save a horse's life

CUMMING, Georgia (April 17, 2016) – Save the Horses will celebrate the ASPCA’s Help a Horse Day on April 24 where they will compete for a chance to win up to $25,000 in grant prizes to assist with their efforts to protect horses.

The public is invited to the Save the Horses farm in Cumming, GA to learn how they can make a difference in a horse’s life by providing responsible equine care. From 11am to 4pm, the rescue will hold an open house for guests to tour the farm and meet some of the nearly 100 horses and other animals that call the farm home.

Guests will be able to attend a series of free educational clinics on grooming, haltering, checking a horse’s vital signs, hoof care, chiropractic and equine body work. They will be able to learn about how to volunteer at the farm to help with daily feeding and other barn chores as well as what is involved to be able to sponsor or adopt a horse.

The Save the Horses Help a Horse Day event is free to the public with free parking.

“We are not just about rescuing horses but also educating the public on horse care and raising awareness of the plight of abused and neglected horses,” says Cheryl Flanagan, Founder of the Rescue.

Donations Appreciated

While there is no charge to attend this event, donations are greatly appreciated. “It costs us about $10,000 per month to take care of our horses. We have no paid employees and every cent that comes in is used to care for the horses,” says Cheryl.

Save the Horses does not receive any federal funds so they are anticipating a strong turnout so that they can qualify for the ASPCA Help a Horse Day grant awarded to rescues that organize the most creative and informative Help a Horse Day event.

About ASPCA Help a Horse Day

In honor of the ASPCA’s 150th Anniversary celebration the ASPCA Help a Horse Day contest has been expanded to include a total of $100,000 in grant prizes. From Friday, April 22, to Sunday, April 24, equine rescue groups nationwide will host special events in conjunction with the ASPCA Help a Horse Day Contest—a nationwide grant competition for equine rescues and sanctuaries to raise awareness about the work they do to save and care for at-risk horses. Contestants will be judged on the creativity of their events, as well as their success in engaging their local communities to assist their efforts to protect horses and are eligible to win a grand prize of $25,000. Participating rescue groups will work to recruit new volunteers, expand their support bases, collect donated supplies and find homes for adoptable horses.

About Save the Horses

Save the Horses (Horse Rescue Relief and Retirement Fund, Inc.) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, founded in 1978 and based in Cumming, Georgia. Its mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home horses that are unwanted, neglected, abused, abandoned or at risk of going to slaughter. If the horse can be rehabilitated and adopted, Save the Horses will find a loving home for them. If suitable homes cannot be found, Save the Horses has committed itself to allowing the horse or other animal to live out their lives in a safe, stress-free environment at the rescue or in a foster home.

Save the Horses is also committed to educating the public on the overall care of horses and awareness of the plight of homeless horses. Last year alone they have rescued and re-homed more than 150 horses. Save the Horses is a 100% volunteer-run organization and is home to nearly 100 horses and other animals that reside on their 110-acre farm or in a network of local foster homes that accommodate additional horses that are available for adoption.

Save the Horses (Horse Rescue Relief And Retirement Fund, Inc .)
The Horse Rescue, Relief & Retirement Fund is a 501(c)(3) and all donations are tax deductible.
TAX ID: 58-2479748 1768 Newt Green Road, Cumming, GA 30028
For more information about Save the Horses, visit their website www.savethehorses.org.

Pictures and more information, contact Cheryl Flanagan.

Contact:
Name: Cheryl Flanagan

Email: info@savethehorses.org

Tel: 770.886.5419

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