May 2012—The story of the latest horse rescued through A Home for Every Horse on Equine.com has more heroes than Marvel Comics. And a nasty villain.
The villain dumped Holliday the horse at Summerwinds Stables horse rescue in Hartly, Delaware, whose manager, hero Elena DiSilvestro, quickly learned that the 11-year-old paint was infested with eye tumors. She alerted the villain, who responded ?I don’t really care. Keep him. If you send him back I’ll just kill him.?
DiSilvestro sent out the alarm through her network of supporters of Summerwinds, home to 36 rescue horses. An anonymous hero paid $3,000 for Holliday?s eye surgery.
DiSilvestro and her crew nursed Holliday back to health, realized his ?bombproof? nature, and began using him in Summerwinds? youth program, which welcomes kids from all walks of life, especially the tougher ones. ?These kids are just so thankful to be outside, working with our horses,? said DiSilvestro.
One tween, Sammy Jackman, saved up, and for $100–almost the cost of an ?Avengers? movie ticket-popcorn-soft drink-pack ? sponsored Holliday for the summer.
Holliday the hero rescued Sammy from the evil clutches of puberty. He taught her some of life?s most importance lessons: Confidence. Patience. And how to properly pick a hoof.
The two triumphed as Batman & Batman ((image on right)) during the farm?s costume show.
DiSilvestro realized this special horse was ready for his new home. But she needed a force of good to intervene. It turned out to be A Home for Every Horse on Equine.com.
The program, sponsored by companies including W.F. Young, makers of Absorbine; Tractor Supply Company; Purina Mills and Weatherbeeta USA; is a collaboration between The Equine Network, the nation?s largest publisher of equine-related content, and The American Horse Council?s Unwanted Horse Coalition which seeks to place, foster and sponsor America?s 170,000 unwanted horses. ?Nonprofit rescue organizations can post free listings on Equine.com, the industry?s largest website for buying and selling horses, trailers and farms. The Equine Network is using its connection with more than 1.5 million horse owners each month to promote the program.
Within a month, Holliday found a family of heroes who were eager to love him (and pay for any future eye surgery). ?They?re just ten minutes down the road but we didn’t know one another. Our circles never collided,? said DiSilvestro. ?It took A Home for Every Horse to bring us together.?
A Home for Every Horse might not be Thor?s hammer or Ironman?s suit, but it’s pretty powerful. ?It’s just what we needed,? says DiSilvestro.
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To learn more about A Home for Every Horse, and the situation of America?s horses in need of care and shelter and to view horses available for adoption, please go to www.ahomeforeveryhorse.com.
For more information about The Summerwinds Stables please go to www. www.summerwindsstables.com.
To learn how to sign up to list your shelter?s horses through A Home for Every Horse if you are a 501(c)(3), please go to? http://www.equine.com/ahomeforeveryhorse_rescueadplacementguide.pdf
To learn about sponsoring A Home for Every Horse on Equine.com, contact Dave Andrick: (717) 303-3790 ext. 1002, dave.andrick@equinetwork.com.
For more information about unwanted horses in America, please go to www.unwantedhorsecoalition.org.
About The Equine Network
The Equine Network provides, creates, and distributes relevant content and services to passionate horse enthusiasts while connecting them to each other and the marketplace. The Equine Network is the publisher of award-winning magazines: Horse&Rider, EQUUS, Dressage Today, The Trail Rider, Spin To Win Rodeo, American Cowboy, Practical Horseman, and Horse Journal. The Equine Network also publishes a proprietary line of books and DVDs for sale through its store, HorseBooksEtc.com. The Equine Network provides emergency roadside assistance to equestrians through its recent acquisition of USRider, and is home to several websites including: EquiSearch.com, Equine.com, MyHorseDaily.com, DiscoverHorses.com, AmericanCowboy.com, and Horse-Journal.com.
