Past Events and news
Below you will find past news, updates, and events dating from 2014-2016.
Fall fun show 2016
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Thank you to everyone who participated, volunteered, and came out to show their support in making our annual Fall Fun Show a success! We had a great time and hope to see you all at our next Fun Show! |
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recent rescues need your help
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March 20, 2016
On March 8th 2016 Ride-A-Rescue was contacted about 4 emaciated horses in Floyd County that were in need. One horse on the property had become entangled in a fence while trying to find food and had died. Of the remaining horses, an 8 month old filly named Gambler, was down and unable to stand on her own. Her body condition score was 1. Once at Ride-A-Rescue, Gambler was immediately attended by volunteers and a licensed veterinary technician. Under veterinary orders, an intravenous catheter was placed in the very dehydrated filly; she was monitored carefully the following 24 hours and given fluids as well as introduced to feed. The next day, the veterinarian was out to pull bloodwork and overall assess Gambler and the other three horses, but unfortunately Gambler was far too weak, anemic and emaciated to be saved even by drastic measures. The other three horses include: Gambler’s mother, Cassino Royal aka Cassy, who came in with a BCS of around 2; Gambler’s 2 year old sister, Chancie, who has a BCS of 2-2.5 and is the size of a weanling; and Chancie’s mother, Roulette, who is in the best condition of the bunch at around a 2.5 BCS. Roulette also had some old wounds that had to be attended by a veterinarian. |
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Winterfrost Farm’s and Ride-A-Rescue has more than 60 horses in our care. Largely, our programs pay for the care of our rescues, as they are all good equine citizens and provide trail rides, riding lessons, and attend public events in the NRV Area.
While 3 horses may not seem like a big addition, our largest expenses occur during the winter months, as they are often times of hardship for all livestock caretakers due to increased feeding needs and associated costs. These three horses need more feed and veterinary care than the long-term residents of Winterfrost Farm and Ride-A-Rescue. As winter funds have been depleted caring for the rest of the rescue herd and spring rides/lessons have not yet truly started to bring in money for 2016, monetary donations to provide assistance in buying additional food and paying for veterinary care would be greatly appreciated!
Hay, grain, de-wormer, and other non-monetary donations are also truly appreciated, but we ask donors to please keep in mind that we have these horses on a specific feeding/vet care regimen. We strongly encourage you to call or email for specific non-monetary donation needs.
Thank you so much for taking your valuable time and energy to read about these sweet horses that are in great need of help! Without amazing, caring and loving people like you, Ride-A-Rescue would not be able to do what we do and help the horses we help! Please know that no donation is too small!
While 3 horses may not seem like a big addition, our largest expenses occur during the winter months, as they are often times of hardship for all livestock caretakers due to increased feeding needs and associated costs. These three horses need more feed and veterinary care than the long-term residents of Winterfrost Farm and Ride-A-Rescue. As winter funds have been depleted caring for the rest of the rescue herd and spring rides/lessons have not yet truly started to bring in money for 2016, monetary donations to provide assistance in buying additional food and paying for veterinary care would be greatly appreciated!
Hay, grain, de-wormer, and other non-monetary donations are also truly appreciated, but we ask donors to please keep in mind that we have these horses on a specific feeding/vet care regimen. We strongly encourage you to call or email for specific non-monetary donation needs.
Thank you so much for taking your valuable time and energy to read about these sweet horses that are in great need of help! Without amazing, caring and loving people like you, Ride-A-Rescue would not be able to do what we do and help the horses we help! Please know that no donation is too small!
2016 Sinkland Farms annual Pumpkin Festival
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Thank you to all of our volunteers and patrons who joined us for the Sinkland Farms Pumpkin Festival this year. We had such a wonderful time, and your support will help keep our rescues fed through the winter. We look forward to seeing you next year! |
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2016 spring fun show & obstacle course adventure
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We had a wonderful time during our Fun Show and Obstacle Course ride in May. With the help of our volunteers, much hard work was put into making the outdoor arena ready for our show classes. Thank you to all of our volunteers and patrons who helped make this weekend possible. Visit our Facebook page to share your photos from this weekend, and we hope to see you again next year. |
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2015 Fall Open House & Fun Show
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Thank you to everyone who came out and supported us for our Fall Open House and Fun Show. We had a great time and hope you did too! The weekend was certainly not short of chaos, laughs, and fun! |
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2015 American Heart Association Fun Show and Obstacle Course
We had a wonderful time during our Fun Show and Obstacle Course ride in May, benefiting the American Heart Association. With the help of our volunteers, much hard work was put into making the outdoor arena ready for our show classes, and now we can use it for our weekly lessons. Thank you to all of our volunteers and patrons who helped make this weekend possible!
Visit our Facebook page and share your photos with us from this weekend.
Visit our Facebook page and share your photos with us from this weekend.
radford farm rescues horses and people
March 29,2015
Many thanks to Travis Williams and Matt Gentry from the Roanoke Times for their time and effort in writing a wonderful article about our rescue operation! If you haven't seen the article yet, then check it out at the Roanoke Times.
2015 Spring Open House
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We had a great turn out on Saturday and Sunday for our Spring open house. Thank you to everyone who came out to support us over the weekend, and of course, thank you to all of our volunteers who helped make this all possible! We hope to see you again for our next event. Visit our Facebook page and share your photos from your weekend with us. We would love to hear your stories! |
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2015 Easter Egg Hunt Trail Rides
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We had a great time with all of the families that came out for the East Egg Hunt Trail Rides. Thank you to all of our volunteers and patrons who supported us this weekend, and we hope that you will join us again next year as well as this summer for our future events! |
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2014 NRV Christmas Parades
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Thank you to everyone who came out to support us at the Christmas Parades in the NRV this year! The Winterfrost Ride-A-Rescue program won best of show for the non-float category in the Blacksburg Holiday Parade which came as a huge surprise to us! We hope to see you next year, and in the meantime Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! If you missed us at all of the parades this year, check out the pictures below from the Radford Parade. |
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