MHARF Holds Ninth Annual Trainer’s Challenge of the
Unwanted Horse on September 17th!
Marigold
Rosebud
MHARF
Newsletter
Summer/Fall
2016
If you have never attended the Annual MHARF Trainer’s Challenge of
the Unwanted Horse, this may be the year you should change that! With
seventeen horses and two mules competing, this year’s event will be our
biggest ever. The Challenge, which takes place at the Leatherdale Equine
Center on the U of M St. Paul campus on Saturday, September 17th, is in
it’s ninth year and has quickly grown to be MHARF’s largest adoption event
and fundraiser of the year. There are many reasons for the success of this
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event, but the biggest one is the dedication of the trainers who apply for
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this 180 day volunteer commitment! One thing we have learned in the
twenty-two years since the founding of MHARF is that a solid foundation in
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training is the one thing that is most likely to keep a horse from ending up
in a situation where it is “unwanted”. Many of the equines we take in are
untrained, and in some cases they are entirely unhandled or dealing with
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trust issues from improper handling. In order to make
these equines more
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adoptable we need to provide training. By holding the Challenge and hav- Ming
than
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quadruple the funds we have available for training! What makes this even
better and allows us to stretch Liberty
our yearly training budget further? The maDenny
jority of the prize money is donated by event sponsors!
That brings us to the second reason for the success of the Challenge:
our generous sponsors! This year MHARF is thrilled to welcome Hay Chix
as our $5,000 Grand Championship Sponsor, Nutrena as ourLevi
$3000 Reserve
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Championship Sponsor, Espana Silk All Natural Grooming Products as our
$500 Halter/Condition Class Sponsor, an Anonymous Donor in honor of
three adopted Challenge alumni (Valentina, Black Magic, and Raayna) as
our $500 Pleasure Class Sponsor, an Anonymous Donor in honor of Sasha &
Derek Kohlhase at Dart Ranch as our $500 Trail/Obstacle Class Sponsor,
Horse Crazy Market as our $500 Freestyle Class Sponsor, & the Animal
Humane Society of MN as our $500 Vet/Farrier Class Sponsor. Our award
for Good Horsemanship/Good Sportsmanship is being sponsored by a $500
donation from J.J. Woo. Mary Elizabeth Photography (continued on page 3)
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MHARF Has Need for Foster and Adoptive Homes!
We understand that adopting a horse is a big commitment.
If you are considering adopting and just aren’t quite ready
to make the decision, why not think about fostering a
horse for MHARF? Foster homes are extremely important
in most animal rescue organizations. Not only do foster
placements allow the organization to take in many more
animals, they also allow rescued animals a chance to experience a safe environment and receive kind handling and
training. Both of these things dramatically increase an
animal’s confidence and make them much more adoptable.
The majority of equines MHARF has in need of foster
homes are those who have already had their vet and farrier work done and just need someplace to stay while they
gain weight, work on things like ground manners, and
wait for their new home. We also have several horses who
are slated for the 2017 Trainer’s Challenge who are in
need of foster placement. This is a great way to participate in the Challenge even if you aren’t a trainer! We
have had many people who have fostered horses that latKiplingon page 3)
er go into the
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MHARF Launches New Website
Over the last several years many of our supporters kindly suggested that a more interactive and user-friendly website would help get our message out to more people, as
well as streamline the process of making inquiries into adoption, fostering, and volunteering. Well, we listened! In April of 2016 we launched our new website (which can
still be found at www.mnhoovedanimalrescue.org) complete with online applications,
contact options, updated galleries, resource links and much more! On the new site
users can easily access adoption and foster guidelines and applications, donation links
and wish lists, volunteer opportunities, photo galleries, testimonials, and newsletters.
Information can still be found on all of our adoptable horses and other animals, as
well as those who have been adopted recently. We have an updated page with full
Trainer’s Challenge information, including links to trainer Facebook pages and contact information. Most importantly, the new site includes information about what to
do in the case of suspected abuse or neglect of animals, links for reporting possible
humane cases, and links for resources for horse owners in need of assistance. Viewers can also scroll through the newsfeed from our Facebook page. So far we are very pleased with the success of our new site, but it is still a work in progress that we are making improvements on every day. We always welcome suggestions and comments on how it can be
further improved! To send us a comment or suggestion please use the “Contact Us” option on the new site. Thank you!
MHARF Equines Participate in Truhaven Ranch Diamond in the Rough Competition
On August 20th, 2016, nine equines from the rescue programs at MHARF and Truhaven
Ranch participated in the Diamond in the Rough Training Competition at Truhaven
Ranch in Winsted, MN. The competition is similar to the MHARF Trainer’s Challenge but
it is for horses, ponies & donkeys that are too small or too young to compete in the Challenge. There were two divisions in the Diamond in the Rough competition: one for equines
44” and over who were old enough start under saddle (4 and over), and one for equines
age 3 and under who were shown in-hand. The trainer and “student” teams included Barret w/ Ruby Filhart, Mrs. Attenburro w/ Elayna & Morgan Bronson, Odessa with Rachel
Lacina, Oden with Sue Ann Woo & Debbie Anderson, O’ Henry w/ Morgan & Elayna Bronson, Peter w/ Krysia Anderson, Rook w/ Kathy Ng, Shenanigan w/ Tiahna Flemming, &
Summer w/ Sarah Smith. In the first division the Grand Championship was won by
Barret, the Reserve Championship by O’Henry. In the second division Shenanigan
was Grand Champ and Peter was Reserve Champ. Thank you so much to all of the
trainers for their time and dedication this summer! For more information on the Diamond
in the Rough Competition please visit www.truhavenranch.org.
Adopted
Vet/Farrier/Turnout
Under Saddle
Ride/Drive Obstacles
Barret
44” and Over
1 – Barrett
1 – Barrett
Rook
1 – Barrett
2 – Rook
2 – O’Henry
Odessa
2 – Mrs. Attenburro
3 – Barrett
3 – Odessa
Shenanigan
3 – O’Henry
4 – Odessa
Mrs. Attenburro
Pleasure Driving
In Hand Obstacles
Age 3 and under
1 – O’Henry
1 – Shenanigan
1 – Shenanigan
2 – Mrs. Attenburro
2 – Summer
2 - Summer
3 – Peter
People’s Choice –
3 – Oden
Barrett
4 - Peter
Freestyle 44” & Over Freestyle 3 & Under
Most
Improved
Shetland
Sheep – Rook
1 – Barrett
1 – Peter
Best Groomed —
2 – O’Henry
2 - Shenanigan
Mrs. Attenburro
Shetland
Sheep
3 – Odessa
3 – Summer
Johnny
Polka Dot
4 – Mrs. Attenburro
4 - Oden
Rook
Summer
Oden
Barret
Shenanigan
O’Henry
Peter
Odessa
Mrs. Attenburro
“Missy”
2016 Trainer’s Challenge (continued from page one)
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is acting as our official photographer for the second year in a row, Thrivent Financial is sponsoring our printing & advertising w/a $250 donation,
St. Croix Saddlery is sponsoring our trainer gift
bags w/gift certificates, & Valley Equestrian
News is assisting with our advertising! With all of
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these sponsorships we are able to offer over
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$10,000.00 in cash and prizes in this year’s challenge! We do still have sponsorship opportunities
nutrenaworld.com
available. For more info please contact us at [email protected]! A thank you
also goes out to Derek Kohlhase of DJK Workshop for making the bases for our trophies!
animalhumanesociety.org
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Last but not least, we want to acknowledge the
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number of people who volunteer their time to
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make this event possible: our 2016 judges Judy
Jenson, Bob Johnson, & Dan Grunewald; our
event veterinarian Dr. Nicole Eller; our event farespanaproducts.com
rier Scott Boe; our announcer Nina Clark; our
score keepers Kem Timlin & Janet Schank; eqBreanna
thrivent.com
facebook.com/HorseCrazyMarket
uine auction overseers Kris Anderson & Erin OlHope
son of Hay Chix, music coordinator Jo Ellen Kimmel; MHARF store coordinator Debbie Anderson;
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event recycling coordinator Elisa Hayday; & volunteers Val McVeety, Cindy Weronnen, Tara Perstcroixsaddlery.com
kins, Rhonda Johnson, Jean Bengston, Bill Kimtheveonline.com
Zeus
mel, Pat Holm, Todd & Tammie Eichmann,
Blackfoot
Gayle Belden, Roberta Testor, & Michelle DeWe once again want to welRienzi
gree. If we left anyone out please know that it was
come our friends from
inadvertent as we have many wonderful supportTruhaven Ranch. Three
ers and volunteers! We also want to say a special horses from their rescue program are competing in this
Thank You to Kelly Vallandingham and the U of
M for making the Leatherdale Center available for year’s Challenge.
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us every year, and also to Marca Brubaker, DebSkittles
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bie Kanda, and Becky Waddell for help in
The 2016 Trainer’s Challenge the Unwanted Horse takes place at
procuring 2016 Event sponsorships!
2016 Trainer’s Challenge Teams
Blackfoot with Ashlyn Rechtiene
Breanna with Truhaven Ranch Team
Dudley with Alyssa Bates & Kayla
Michael
Falina with Kyle Swift
Hope with Marirose Berner
Lynk with Lindsey Zimmerman
Marigold with Lauren Novak
Newton with the Wrisky Ranch Team
Nikita with Amanda Schultz
Patriot with Andrea Keacher
Poco with Aubreanne Dockter
Ranger with Tiahna Flemming
Rienzi with Julie Brady
Rosebud with Morgan Sexe
Sally Forth with Derek Kohlhase
Skittles with Chris Walz
Triska with Sasha Kohlhase
Wiki with Jamie Moeller
Zeus with Kora Jerentosky
You can find trainer contact information on our website!
the Leatherdale Equine Center, 1801 Dudley Ave, St. Paul, MN, at
the U of M School of Veterinary Medicine (near the fair grounds) on
Saturday, Sept. 17th. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. for an event start
time of approximately 9:30. Admission is $5.00 at the door (all ages).
For more information visit us at www.mnhoovedanimalrescue.org
or feel free to contact us at [email protected].
Foster Homes cont.
tell us that caring for these horses and then watching their journey during
the Challenge and their subsequent adoption is one of the most rewarding
experiences they have ever had. Of course, our goal is always to find permanent homes for our horses (and even those who are slated for the Challenge
are still available for adoption until the training period begins in the
spring), but foster homes are extremely important to our program so we can
continue to respond when called in by law enforcement to assist in humane
cases around the state. Our foster providers do need to have some level of
experience with horses. We have foster home guidelines and requirements
that must be met to ensure the safety of the horse as well as the foster provider. Our goal is to make sure both horse and human have the best possible
experience! For more information on fostering (and adopting!), including the
guidelines and the application, please visit www.mnhoovedanimalrescue.org
or emailwww.haychix.com
[email protected]
M innesota Hooved An im al
Rescue Foundation
PO Box 47
Zimmerman, MN 55398
Phone: (763)856-3119
E-mail:
[email protected]
Help MHARF keep this important work going!
Donate today! Please visit us on the web at
www.mnhoovedanimalrescue.org for links for donating
safely and conveniently online! Other items we can always
use: small square bales of grass hay or alfalfa mix hay,
bedding (shavings), and Purina Equine Senior.
All donations are tax deductible!
MHARF is an all-volunteer, non-profit 501c3
organization dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, retraining, and re-homing of neglected,
abused, abandoned and unwanted equines and
other animals. Because some of the horses we
take in need extended rehabilitation and some
have serious medical needs, we are always in
need of financial support from friends like you.
Please consider joining the MHARF family by
making a financial contribution. No donation is
too small or too large!
All donations are tax deductible. We also accept
gifts in- kind and gifts of stock.
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2017 Calendars!
Our new 2017 Calendar will be available at the
Trainer’s Challenge! Beautiful full-color 12 Month
spiral calendars featuring MHARF horses will be
on sale for $15.00. Calendars can also be ordered by
emailing us at: [email protected]
Complete this form and mail it with your
donation to: MHARF, PO BOX 47, Zimmerman, MN, 55398
Or contribute online through PayPal or
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