All The Poop. Heart. Horse. Issue. Annual. Give Your. To A. Member ship. Four Corners Equine Rescue Issue I

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1 Four Corners Equine Rescue 2018 Issue I All The Poop 2018 Annual Give Your Heart To A Horse Member ship Issue looking back, looking forward and our ear to the ground First - a look back at And what a horseful ;year it was! Our totals for the year were very good. We took in 32 horses, with 26 horses going out. Of those, 4 were euthanized, which is sad, but sometimes our only option. We also started the process to purchase a piece of property and are still going to do that. While the 2.5 acre parcel remains in legal limbo, the wheels are grinding, albeit agonizingly slow. In the meantime, another parcel came up for sale acres, also close to us. Unfortunately, it sold before we knew about it. It was on the market only 9 days. We plan to have a parcel of irrigated pasture with improvements completed ready for our horses to enjoy this year! Looking ahead at 2018 and the things we hope to accomplish - more horses adopted - Priority #1. To do that we need to get our horses ground and saddle trained. FCER has been accepted into the 2018 Plan 4 Progress Program, which teaches volunteers at rescues across the US to train the horses. This program is underwritten by the Humane Society of the United States, so a big Hats Off to them. We are excited that this year we have 10 volunteers participating in the program! We plan to combine the P4P program with an aggressive marketing program (can you help?)to find our horses good, loving homes. Lastly, we continue to improve the facility by installing more pipe fencing this year. And we hope to have the solar water troughs connected to a waterline system so they automatically fill. Just think of all the hours of labor saved once that is in place! Now, if we could only teach the horses to poop in one spot so it s easier to clean.

2 2018 Issue I Page 2 It Must Be Love! Why else would a person volunteer to do Fecal Egg Counts? Super Volunteer and Board Member Sheila O Neil (photo at left) is preparing manure specimens for examination. Next she ll look for worm eggs with the microscope. Sheila, recently retired from the Veterans Administration as a nurse, is uniquely qualified to take on this task. We re instituting this new process to better control the worm population without having to deworm all the horses. Using Fecal Egg Counts (FEC s) will allow us to determine which horses need deworming and only treat those. This will save dollars by reducing the number of dewormers purchased, reduce the likelihood of dewormer resistant worms developing AND the horses who don t need deworming won t have to taste that nasty paste in their mouths! Santa Arrived Early! A WIN - WIN - WIN GOTTA LOVE IT! The long-awaited Solar Heated Water Troughs arrived on December 22nd, just in time for Christmas! Receiving them was a special treat for those people who deal with frozen water in the winter, a constant exercise in vigilance. The troughs have been strategically placed for maximum benefit. Volunteers like spending less time working on watering, FCER likes the lower electric bills, and the horses are really liking no frozen water. We d like to thank all those people who sent in their hard earned dollars to help make these a reality! But wait - there s more. The same donor who matched funds last year has signed up to do it again this year! So we ll be rolling out another Solar Water Trough campaign in the Spring. Our goal to continue becoming greener, or as green as we can here on the high desert plateau - currently in a drought. The Fence Work Continues Normally we would not consider installing pipe fencing in January. But, since Mother Nature has been exceptionally kind to us this year with warm temperatures and zero precipitation we decided to chance it. And so, work has begun on another section of pipe fencing. The first step is setting the posts, which is about 1/2 done, as you can see in the photo. Next we ll install the rails and gates. Lastly, we ll paint the pipe with white paint. If you know of someone with that skill set who is able to help - please send him/her our way! We d sure LOVE to see them!

3 2018 Issue I Page Annual Membership Drive As the saying goes - a picture is worth a thousand words - so here are some photos of the 32 equines that your support enabled us to rescue in Upper left - clockwise - Bonner, Dickens, Nova, Lady Bug, Queenie, Ronnie, Mighty Might, Jackie, Revere, Epona, Pecos, Rookie FREE Sticky Note Pad with Membership! 2018 FCER Membership Form Enclosed is my annual membership in the amount of: $25 Individual $50 Family $150 Group/Business Please do NOT send me my Sticky Note Pad COUNT ME IN! Make my donation MONTHLY My check or money order is enclosed Charge my Credit Card Monthly Please charge $ to my (circle one) MasterCard Visa Amex Discover $10 $20 $50 $100 Other Send a monthly reminder postcard Add $6 for a bag of treats for all the horses Lookin for Love NAME Credit Card Number ADDRESS Expiration Date CVV CITY STATE ZIP Mail to: FCER 22 C.R. 3334, Aztec, NM Cardholders Signature Memberships run from February 2018 through January 2019

4 2018 Issue I Page 4 Calling New Mexico Taxpayers! You have a unique opportunity to help horses in New Mexico when you file your state taxes. Here s how it works - The Horse Shelter Rescue Fund (line 13 on the 2017 NM PIT-D Form) supports New Mexico s NMLB registered equine rescue facilities and sanctuaries in our work to rehabilitate and rehome horses, donkeys, and mules. All monies collected in this fund are housed at the New Mexico Livestock Board and are distributed by a panel comprised of agency staff, representatives from the registered rescues, and non -profits dedicated to the welfare of equines. It s easy - just check the box on your tax return form & put in the amount of your refund that you want to send to the Fund. The Grant Committee meets annually to divide the money amongst the registered rescues. In 2017 these rescues made themselves available to take in 105 horses that were processed through the NMLB. And we need all the help we can get! Upcoming Events February Membership Month 24 Barn Tours/Vol. Orientation March 10 Barn Tours/Vol. Orientation 24 Project Day - Shaving Party April 7 4CBCHA Tack Sale Durango 14 Project Day - Spring Cleaning 21 Barn Tours/Vol. Orientation 28 Help A Horse Day- Donkeys at Fur Real Thrift Store Tours are from 1 to 4 p.m. Orientations start at A Valentine s Day Letter from Revere & Senior Groomer Aunt Jo Hi Sweethearts! I thought you might like to meet this beautiful blue-eyed pinto. He s slightly dirty and decked out in a Valentine heart garland. His name is Revere, and he doesn t know if the British are coming. He came from southern NM where the owner had too many horses and didn t take care of them. Revere is 17 years old, and he arrived skinny, in need of dental care and feet trimming. He s a kind horse who is doing really well now. I told him about Valentine s Day and asked, What do you love, Revere? He answered, What do I love? I love sweet hay, mash in a black pan, cool water, and warm air. I love nice brushing, soft talking, warm shelter and clean hair. I love watching big Nick open gates which is actually quite rare. Revere, I thank you for your answer. Can I ask what you don t love? Certainly, Aunt Groomer Jo, replied Revere. I don t like horse dentists, farriers and stangs with tude. I don t like sudden loud noises, a dirty stall, or any kind of meanness. But what I hate the most are trailers - even trailers with hay inside like a nice place. Trailers are monsters except when they bring you home. Anything else you d like to add, Revere? I asked. Yes. If you will be my valentine I will be yours! A sign on my stall door says: Love for Sale. Soft kisses for a$1.00. Sloppy wet kisses for $5.00 I want to give Deb and Terry money for more grain. Did I get that right, Aunt Jo? Mostly, Revere. You ARE A GOOD HORSE! Happy Valentine s Day Everyone! Revere & Aunt Jo

5 2018 Issue I Thanks to our Sponsors Fur- Real Thrift Store Page Farmington Ave Suite A-1 Farmington, NM. Open Monday thru Friday 10-5 Saturday 10-3 The Thrift Store with a Furry Mission Coming to the Fur Real Thrift Store April 28, 2018 As part of the ASPCA 5th Annual Nationwide Help a Horse Day Judy and Itty Bitty will be making an appearance from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Your Ad Here Helps Support the horses & Shows our supporters you care! Call or to find out more fcernm@gmail.com Thanks! Farmington Big R & Porters Restaurant For displaying our donation jars! Bring a Donation! Take home a Treasure! WE celebrate this day in honor of the founder of the ASPCA, Henry Bergh, who stopped a cart driver from beating his horse on April 26, And thus the ASPCA was born. HELP WANTED - Horse Marketing Team Team needed to develop a marketing plan for each horse, keep photos and videos updated, develop ads for publications and keep ads current. fcernm@gmail.com or call

6 F o u r C o r n e r s E q u i n e R e s c u e 2 2 R o a d A z t e c, N M NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION Happy Valentine s Day FCER Mission Statement Four Corners Equine Rescue is an all volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue of horses from perilous situations, their rehabilitation, and their adoption into good, loving homes. We will assist wherever, whenever we can to help a horse that needs rescuing. We believe that horses hold a special place in God s world, and that helping them is a noble effort. We further dedicate ourselves to educating people on the care, medical needs, and other aspects of good horse ownership, thereby improving the lives of the horses and their owners. FCER is a nonprofit 501(c)3 charitable organization and all donations are tax-deductible. Call or fcernm@gmail.com We re also on the web at: Above - Revere Currently in Rehab How Big is a Horse s Heart? On average a horse s heart weighs 1% of its body weight. A 1000 lb. horse therefore has a heart weighing approximately 10 lbs. Thoroughbreds tend to have a slightly larger heart, while draft breeds hearts average.6% of body weight - or 12 lbs. for a 2000 lb. draft horse. While resting a horse s heart pumps out about 6 gallons of blood per minute. That is the amount a human can achieve only at maximum exercise effort. Equine athletes are capable of increasing the output up to an incredible 63 gallons per minute! The average horse has about 14 gallons of blood, which can be one of eight different blood types - A, C, D, K, P, Q, T or U. Lookin For LOVE