ASAP had its board meeting Sunday night, prior to the Packers game.
After the Packers won and we watched the post game highlights, I got my
kids into bed and headed down into Newton Valley to feed the six horses
who are staying there. They were waiting for their feed - I got there at 11:45 pm - and stood
quietly under the night sky, alone with Apples, Sharon, Strawberry, Bob
Cook, Arne, and Little John. Today they can eat, but we fear for the
future with lack of finances. There are two ways for us to continue caring for the horses and carrying
out the mission of the program:
1) Find ways to fund raise to continue to buy hay and feed
2) Adopt out more horses. Neither thing is currently happening.
I did write a letter of inquiry to the ASPCA for an emergency hay grant,
and it was accepted. However, we have to wait SIX WEEKS for a reply as to
whether or not our application will be accepted. Unfortunately, our hay
is about to run out again, and we have not even fully paid for the last
load that was delivered. We have sold just about everything that we can
of our own personal items to support the ASAP horses - the 4-wheeler went
last year, the skid steer went in 2010, traded for a tractor half the
price of the skidsteer. We sold our six horse trailer and traded down for
a 15 year old 4-horse Featherlite that cost half the price of the six
horse, but cannot afford to license it this year. Things seem to be going from bad to worse. I know that there was a plea on facebook last week to help with the 52
Thoroughbreds who were scheduled to be transported to slaughter, and all
52 were spared and placed. Please remember that just because an adoption
program or rescue is housing horses doesn't mean they can continue to
support them indefinitely. I hope we are never in a position where we
must liquidate horses carelessly to avoid the expense of caring for them. We greatly need ideas and support for continued income for hay and feed. If you would like to make a donation directly for feed, please call
Chaseburg Farmer's Union. For $9.50, you can purchase a 100# bag of 12%
sweet feed that is mixed especially for ASAP horses. It contains corn,
oats, soybeans, equishine vitamins, and molasses. We usually order
1300-1400# of this feed every other week, and our next order is to be
placed by tomorrow morning. However, if we don't continually pay the
coop, at some point they will deny us placing any further orders. The
winter makes daily feed necessary...........but we need help to pay the
bills!! We are currently treating one horse for a possible tooth absess. If the
absess doesn't respond to penicillin we will be forced to travel to Town
and Country Vet Hospital or Clay Dean for diagnostics and tooth
extraction. We cannot afford a $1,000 vet bill at this point. We still
owe a great amount of money to a vet in Iowa for the same procedure that
was carried out many months ago. I know the Salvation Army has been really crying out for support to feed
the homeless these past few months. The difference between ASAP and
Salvation Army is that staff at Salvation Army make a salary to carry out
the mission. ASAP does not pay salaries. We are a labor of love. Anything donated goes directly to pay expenses related to care of homeless
horses who are housed at our farm. So please......use Pay Pal, or call
the Chaseburg Farmer's Union at 608-483-2194 - or just send a donation to
ASAP.......along with your ideas and suggestions on fund raisers! Sue
After the Packers won and we watched the post game highlights, I got my
kids into bed and headed down into Newton Valley to feed the six horses
who are staying there. They were waiting for their feed - I got there at 11:45 pm - and stood
quietly under the night sky, alone with Apples, Sharon, Strawberry, Bob
Cook, Arne, and Little John. Today they can eat, but we fear for the
future with lack of finances. There are two ways for us to continue caring for the horses and carrying
out the mission of the program:
1) Find ways to fund raise to continue to buy hay and feed
2) Adopt out more horses. Neither thing is currently happening.
I did write a letter of inquiry to the ASPCA for an emergency hay grant,
and it was accepted. However, we have to wait SIX WEEKS for a reply as to
whether or not our application will be accepted. Unfortunately, our hay
is about to run out again, and we have not even fully paid for the last
load that was delivered. We have sold just about everything that we can
of our own personal items to support the ASAP horses - the 4-wheeler went
last year, the skid steer went in 2010, traded for a tractor half the
price of the skidsteer. We sold our six horse trailer and traded down for
a 15 year old 4-horse Featherlite that cost half the price of the six
horse, but cannot afford to license it this year. Things seem to be going from bad to worse. I know that there was a plea on facebook last week to help with the 52
Thoroughbreds who were scheduled to be transported to slaughter, and all
52 were spared and placed. Please remember that just because an adoption
program or rescue is housing horses doesn't mean they can continue to
support them indefinitely. I hope we are never in a position where we
must liquidate horses carelessly to avoid the expense of caring for them. We greatly need ideas and support for continued income for hay and feed. If you would like to make a donation directly for feed, please call
Chaseburg Farmer's Union. For $9.50, you can purchase a 100# bag of 12%
sweet feed that is mixed especially for ASAP horses. It contains corn,
oats, soybeans, equishine vitamins, and molasses. We usually order
1300-1400# of this feed every other week, and our next order is to be
placed by tomorrow morning. However, if we don't continually pay the
coop, at some point they will deny us placing any further orders. The
winter makes daily feed necessary...........but we need help to pay the
bills!! We are currently treating one horse for a possible tooth absess. If the
absess doesn't respond to penicillin we will be forced to travel to Town
and Country Vet Hospital or Clay Dean for diagnostics and tooth
extraction. We cannot afford a $1,000 vet bill at this point. We still
owe a great amount of money to a vet in Iowa for the same procedure that
was carried out many months ago. I know the Salvation Army has been really crying out for support to feed
the homeless these past few months. The difference between ASAP and
Salvation Army is that staff at Salvation Army make a salary to carry out
the mission. ASAP does not pay salaries. We are a labor of love. Anything donated goes directly to pay expenses related to care of homeless
horses who are housed at our farm. So please......use Pay Pal, or call
the Chaseburg Farmer's Union at 608-483-2194 - or just send a donation to
ASAP.......along with your ideas and suggestions on fund raisers! Sue
