HEART OF TUCSON

H.O.T. August Nights: An Evening of Fine Art and Music

Erica — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 06:45:20 +0000

H.O.T. August Nights: An Evening of Fine Art and Music, is set for Saturday, August 21, 2010 from 7 pm to 9:30 pm at the Steinway Piano Gallery of Tucson, located on Gallery Row, 3001 East Skyline Drive.

The Fundraiser will feature a concert by Ostromencki & Friends, Piano Quartet, and will have a silent auction, wine, hors d’oeuvres and desserts. The event will be catered by Dakota Cafe and Kingfisher/Blue Fin Restaurant will be supplying the desserts.

Tickets are $75 each and are available by advance purchase only, and must be reserved by August 14 through the Steinway Piano Gallery by calling 888-325-9797. Seating will be limited; event is for those 21 years of age or older. Dress is business casual.

Please contact HEART of Tucson at 520-445-1510 or www.HeartofTucson.org for further information on this fundraiser. You can also preview the silent auction items on our website.

HEART Moves Horse Adoption Facility to Pantano Stables

Erica — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:07:35 +0000

Today, HEART of Tucson has completed the move of its Adoption Center facility from Foothills Equestrian Center to Pantano Stables. As many of you know, Foothills had donated a barn to us and now is in need of that barn for its clients. We are so thankful for the opportunity afforded to us by Foothills and so our move to Pantano is somewhat bittersweet. Congratulations to Foothills on their success and we thank them for their friendship and support.

As we look to our future and begin to settle into our new home at Pantano, we are excited at the prospect of a new beginning and we see much opportunity and possibility in our future. We have met so many wonderful people and look forward to turning our new acquaintances into deep friendships.

As an Arizona non-profit organization, HEART of Tucson relies solely on charitable donations. The move for us is costly and we are in need of panels and pipe and as always, your time to volunteer with building projects, horse care and behind the scenes administrative assistance. We are always in need of assistance with community service projects, community awareness projects and fundraising projects.

Thank you so much for all your continued support of HEART of Tucson and the work we do in equine rescue, rehabilitation, foster and adoption services to these magnificent animals.

First Time Horse Ownership Seminar

Erica — Wed, 12 May 2010 06:29:57 +0000

Back by popular demand, on Saturday, May 22, HEART will give another First Time Horse Ownership seminar from 8 am – 12 noon at Foothills Stables. If you are thinking of getting a horse, or even if you have a horse, this seminar is for you. The cost of owning a horse not only begins with the purchase price. Learn all the basic knowledge you need to know in owning and caring for a horse including choosing the right horse, costs involved, nutrition, care, upkeep and safety. Space is limited, contact HEART at 445-1510 for questions and registration.

Buy a Beautiful Print and Help HEART!!

Erica — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 00:08:46 +0000

We are proud to announce the first in a series of fine art prints from paintings of HEART horses, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting HEART! The print is an open edition 8 x 10 gallery quality print from a painting of “Christina”, a mustang mare rescued by HEART. It’s priced at $25 with $5 for shipping (if you’re in Tucson and want to pick one up at HEART email the artist to make arrangements).

This award winning painting called Natural Beauty, by artist Carole Andreen-Harris, seems to touch the hearts of many.

To purchase this piece visit her Etsy Store.

Hero Update

Thanks to kind donations from many, including Jan and Friends, Linda, and Maggie. we are up to $1500 towards Hero’s surgery! We’re getting close to being able to get him started on the road to soundness, please donate if you can… Hero’s page.

Help with Hero’s Knee Surgery!

Webmaster — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:51:35 +0000

Hero came to HEART about 3 months ago from Turf Paradise having raced 9 times, finishing dead last on his final two races. As a result his knee was x-rayed, showing he had fragments of bone in his knee. Because of this it was either a rescue or slaughter, and of course HEART chose to rescue him!

Special thanks to Cass Dewey for being the catalyst to save this guy (along with many others) – the racing industry needs more people like her!

He will need surgery to get the fragments out of his knee, after which he can go on to be a wonderful trail horse and have a great life. He is very friendly, and loves everyone that comes to see him. A just turned 4 year old thoroughbred gelding with the sweetest personality, he has a lot of potential once he’s sound!

Please help us raise the funds for his surgery and give Hero a chance at a wonderful future!

Visit Surgery for Hero to make a donation, see more photos and get updates on Hero’s progress!

Gelding the studs

Judy Glore — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:27:29 +0000

Hi everyone, We are in the process of getting all the studs gelded here. We brought in 4 with the Marana group, and we have two done. Two more to go with them, and we are also gelding all the babies that came in with their mothers from the kill pen. After seeing how expensive it has gotten to geld anymore, I have realized how this can be an expense that people that can barely feed there horses might decide to put off. This is so important to have done while there young, and before they can breed. I would like to get a gelding fund started so that we can go in and help those that need it. If we can help stop the back yard breeding we are making progress. We need help with funds to do our own rescues, and with out your help we couldn’t do this, so amagin those people that have no help at all. I am very open to your thoughts on this subject so please jump in and tell me what you think.

Thank you so much for your support

Marana 20 update

Judy Glore — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:37:39 +0000

As most of you know, we rescued the other 16 3 weeks ago. The state told us they were going to auction off the horses we rescued from being abandoned and starved this weekend. We were sickened at how they could take these guys that need medical, and food, and sell them to the highest bidder. That could mean killers that would send them to Mexico for slaughter. They were abandoned, and starved. They didn’t cause harm to anyone, and they did nothing wrong. Today we fought it, and won the right for the horses to stay here with HEART and get food, and medical treatment so that they can forward out into new homes where they are wanted and finally loved. Horses at least should have the same rights as other animals. We have opened a door now that has never been opened before for this beautiful animal. Lets please keep going. If you can help the Marana 16 please donate, we have to show that the public does really care about horses and they deserve a chance. We have to show the state. This baby from there did not die in vein. He save 18 more from his herd. We have to believe in that.

Foothills Stables Open House & BBQ

Erica — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:06:13 +0000

Foothills Stables will be having an Open House and BBQ on Saturday, March 20th from 11 am to 3 pm. They will be having equine demonstrations and HEART will have an informational booth there, along with several of our horses for available for adoption. The stables are located at 3131 North Pantano Road, Tucson 85750.
Be sure and come by the open house, the facilities and property there are gorgeous!
Foothills Stables has been so kind as to donate stall space to HEART. Thank you Foothills Stables!

HEART at Animal Fair at Reid Park on February 20

Erica — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:48:01 +0000

HEART will have a booth next weekend (Saturday Feb. 20) at the big Animal Fair at Reid Park from 10 – 4 pm. So, be sure and come by, show your support and there will be lots of animals there available for adoption. There will also be shows such as canine agility events, canine freestyle dancing, K-9 police dog demonstrations, food booths.
Hope to see you there!

Large Animal Rescue Training Course Just Scheduled!

Erica — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:44:59 +0000

HEART is sponsoring a 2-day large animal rescue training course to be held on Saturday, April 10 – 9 am to 5:30 pm and Sunday, April 11 – 8 am to 5:30 pm. Registration forms will be up on our website home page soon. Registration includes 2 full days of instruction, 130 page course manual, beverages, snacks and lunch for both days, and a completion certificate.

First day will be classroom instruction and second day will be hands on practice in various emergency situations. Course outline is available at www.largeanimalrescue.com. Class size is limited, so register early. Course fee is $250 and will be held at Peggy Davis’ Ranch, 3320 E. Allen Road in Tucson. Phone HEART at 520-445-1510 or email info@heartoftucson.org should you have any questions.