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Nov. 20, 2014

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LIFESAVERS WILD HORSE RESCUE

Dedicated to saving abandoned, abused, neglected and slaughter bound horses through Sanctuary, Healing, Adoption, Rescue and Education programs: S.H.A.R.E. 
   
November 2014

Giving Thanks

SHIRLEY,     
 
As this year comes to a screeching halt, only 40 or so days from the new year, November is the month when we reflect on all that we are grateful for.  I have so many to thank, and so much to be thankful for and I know exactly where to start...

With the faithful friends of Lifesavers, like you SHIRLEY, the most important people in my life and the lives of the horses.  They have given us the breath of life that keeps our lifesaving work alive.  Through continued support, our friends make it possible for Lifesavers to feed and care for nearly 500 horses at our Lancaster, California headquarters and our California sanctuary.

Your support may have been a generous donation, or it may have been signing a petition to stop horse slaughter, or it might be that you are one of our special volunteers, or perhaps you share your knowledge and news of Lifesavers to others, or maybe you pray for the wellbeing of the horses - anyway you help us...You Help Us.

This year you have made it possible for us to rescue a few more needy souls like Wrangler, Maddie, Wyatt, Bishop, and even Calico Red, a stray steer who found sanctuary among our mustangs.

 

You have shared many happy moments with us including the adoption of  Tennie, our little blind colt, who went on to become a therapy horse at Big Heart Ranch.  His first group of clients were visitors from the Braille Institute.  Tennie continues to give inspiration to everyone he meets.

You have shared in the sad moments like when we had to shut down the South Dakota sanctuary and bring all the horses back home to California.  With them came a number of unexpected foals that were conceived on the 6000 acres when rogue stallions were introduced to the herd without our knowledge.  As much as we love the little ones, this has been an extreme burden on our staff and our finances. 

And you support Lifesavers as we build programs utilizing the spiritual healing properties of horses as therapy.  We hosted several Wild Horse Warrior Journeys at our Wild Horse Canyon Sanctuary where American veterans suffering from PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury, Anxiety, Depression and Suicidal Ideation have found profound healing and coping skills just by connecting with the heart of rescued horses.  Our horses have literally saved lives and we will continue to reach out with our open arms and our horse healers.

I am ever grateful for you and I'm sure I don't say it enough, so I just wanted to take this opportunity now to let you know that you are the foundation beneath us, our pillars of strength, and without you we would not be able to reach the stars that we have in our sights.  Thank you for being a Lifesaver!

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Many blessings,
Jill Starr

Founder, Executive Director

Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue  
The Bakersfield Californian newspaper article November 2, 2014
  

HOW MUSTANGS AND PTSD VETS CAN GENTLE EACH OTHER by Lois Henry

 

I admit it's hard to understand how this works --
wild horses easing PTSD for combat veterans simply by
their proximity.

 

But for veterans who've lost hope and been lucky
enough to stumble on equine therapy, it has worked.
Just ask them.

 

"Eight months ago, I wouldn't have been able to talk to you on the phone," said Army veteran Xayvier Swenson, who served in Iraq in 2003 and 2004. "I was a shut-in. I hated people. I thought they were unappreciative. I'd been in the VA.  All they wanted was to pump me full of drugs."
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When he found Lifesaver's Wild Horse Rescue in Caliente last February, Swenson said, he was on more than 20 different kinds of medication. He was angry, hopeless and defensive."I was so messed up, physically, mentally and spiritually, (the VA) didn't think I was going to make it."  READ MORE

 

 
 
 
Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue 
23809 East Avenue J, Lancaster, CA 93535 

661-727-1205

info@wildhorserescue.org 

www.wildhorserescue.org