Dear caring horse person,

The summer of 2007 had an unusually bad growing season for hay. We are also still in severe drought conditions. What is normally green pasture is brown, thin grass and dust.

This means:

• We were feeding hay sooner because pastures were not growing.
• We will be spending more money that budgeted because we're feeding hay more weeks out of the year.
• Suppliers are out or almost out already, when normally they have hay for sale through the winter.

And that means to the horses:

• We need to make a big push now to raise what we can before all local suppliers are out. The longer we wait, the more it'll cost.
• And we need to budget for the expected big increase in calls regarding owners needing help finding hay, complaints of starving horses, and neglect related to the hay crisis. We expect a spike in owners who ask us to take their horses because the owner can not longer feed him/her.

Your role:

To help us raise the funds we need to feed our horses and the expected increase in influx through this winter. If you can't donate cash, we also accept donated items.

We can also use your help at our events, since most of our events have the potential to generate profit or donations which in turn goes back into the program.

Please consider donating $10, $25, $50, or $100 towards the hay fund.

Or just to go PayPal and pick any amount you'd like by clicking the button:

Mailed donations may be sent to Equihab at:

111 South Main Street, North East, MD 21901

Your donation is tax deductible, as permitted by IRS tax code. If you need a receipt and did not get one, please ask.

Our goal is to raise $1,500 before the snows start.

(This equates to 300-500 square bales or about 38-40 round bales.)

You can find out about how to help in person, through fundraisers and events, by joining the adopt-a-horse list.