HEART OF TUCSON

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 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 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!

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.

HEART First Time Horse Ownership Seminar #3

We are so happy to say that Dante, and Curtis were adopted last week. The new owners are perfect for those two boys. Dante will go on to do dressage, which he loves, and Curtis will be loved by a boy that knows how to treat horses. Joey and his mother Stacey were the perfect matches for these guys. It was real hard to let Dante go, I wanted to adopt him myself but being a good rescue, you have to know when to let go. Congrats Stacey, and Joey. I can sleep well knowing the boys are with you guys.

HEART of Tucson is proud to be a part of Foothills Stables. We will feature horses we have up for adoption there. They are gearing towards education, horsemanship, and the comminuty. I think we have a lot of great stuff to look forward to this year, and we will keep you posted as the programs unfold there.