Planned giving, donations and Dude's Ranch ERC services

Welcome to Dude's Ranch ERC blog.

Please take the opportunity to read our blog.
Open up all of the months as there are different post and subjects in each of the months. We talk about ... The special topics that concern horse rescue and animal welfare isssues.

Planned giving and donations. Volunteers and help wanted.


Horses available for adoption. What does adoption mean?


We are having Open Horse Adoptions on January 9th at our Acton location. Please send us an email at info@dudesranch.com or give us a call at 661-269-2473.


Dude's Ranch ERC services include:

Lessons

Trails/ private horse rentals

Horse training

Boarding

Adoptions

Horse Transport

Horsemanship clinics to large and small groups.

You may also access on our website , http://www.dudesranch.com/ or give us a call at 661-269-2473. Our foundation address and all correspondence is where you would send your donations and gifts: Dude's Ranch ERC 23679 Calabasas Rd #616, Calabasas, Ca. 91302


Our blog is where we have most of the updates to our website but our main website is http://www.dudesranchequinerescue.org/ and http://www.dudesranch.com/.

Thank you for stopping by!!

Talk to us about Donations, Planned Giving And Sponsorships!

This is to all our good friends…

With achieving the closure of ALL of the slaughter houses in the U.S., there is now more than ever a need for rescues like us to step it up and find homes for these unwanted horses.

Planned Giving Opportunities
D.R.E.R.C. a place where unwanted horses go on to loving homes.. . Through retraining, rehabilitation and better nutrition our horse become very happy and healthy animals. We need your help for that to happen. Our need for your cash dollars is extremely important, especially since the cost of feed is expected to double due to the current drought and increasing fuel prices. As a non –profit organization (501 c(3 ) ) your donation is totally 100% tax deductible.

How can you make this happen? By including a bequest to Dude’s Ranch E.R.C. in your will, living trust, or other estate plans, you can help ensure that unwanted horses will continue to find the loving homes they deserve and influence generations-yet-to-come through your love and support.

You can designate Dude’s Ranch E.R.C. to receive a particular dollar amount or asset on a weekly, monthly, or annual basis by having a certain amount deducted from your checking or credit card account; or name the Dude’s Ranch E.R.C. as a beneficiary of a set percentage of your estate. Gifts of all sizes are essential to helping us continue the very important work we do here.

You don’t have to be wealthy to donate or help out. Any amount is appreciated.

Sponsorships
You may select one of our rescue horses to sponsor. Your sponsorship will cover their training, special nutrition programs and medical care. A very worth while cause! With an annual gift of $1000.00 or more you become a Foundation Ranch Member. This allows you to enjoy annual luncheons, receive our newsletters, special updates and other special event opportunities and benefits.

Please call Chellie at D.R.E.R.C. at 661-269-2473 , or visit our website at WWW.DUDESRANCHEQUINERESCUE.ORG for more information to make a tax-deductible contribution.

Tinkerbell, Welsh Pony

Tinkerbell, is a welsh mare. 10yrs old, She is great for a novice/ intermediate child. 10hds or so. She's a good little jumper (2')and loves it!! She does need a strong rider. Ties, trailers, goes on trail, does everything. No vices or issues.

Our latest horse arrivals.

Sasha is a registerd paint mare- 10 yrs old and really sweet.
Broke to ride but needs someone to give her lots of attention. She's healthy happy and willing.

Horse Adoptions vs. Horses for Sale

Dude’s Ranch Equine Rescue Center is a non profit organization. We take in animals because they were in need, had some back luck along the way with no where else to go.

People as a whole I believe are good, most are well intended and care about animals. However, even the most well intended people are sometimes ignorant to what it takes to care for a large animal i.e.: horses. It's really great when someone reaches out to a rescue for relinquishment or adoption. We are here because of your generosity. Thank you for volunteering and for your donations.

Dude's Ranch Equine Rescue takes a great deal of care into taking in horses that need medical care due to neglect or abuse. We put a lot of energy into retraining horses so they can be placed into good homes. We offer good nutrition, medical services, space to roam, plenty of exercise and the opportunity to live in their natural social structure.

DRERC screens potential adopters for certain criteria.

1- Financial-

Can and are you able to care for these wonderful beauties if something goes wrong and you need to call a vet. Does the horse need special training that you can't provide? It takes money to make this happen. DRERC figures you would need at least $15,000 a year of expendable cash to properly care for your horse. We are only talking about a horse used for pleasure.

-Let's think about this...The average board and care is about $500.00 a month. Medical supplies, additional feeds, supplementation, training (yours/ the horse's training?), shoeing (every 6-8 weeks), worming (every 6-8 weeks), teeth floating (1x a year or so), Annual shots, etc. are just the normal upkeep costs that it takes to keep Mr. Ed happy and healthy. That's not counting any accidents, injuries or other emergencies you would call the vet for. Please keep in mind you may not spend all of that but it is entirely possible. You will need to have the funds available.

2- Training/ Boarding-

What experience do you have? Are you a novice horse person? Are you boarding at home? If you are you should have an experienced horse person handy to help you with issues that you cannot get online or in a book. A trainer/ horse professional is a must if you don't have much experience. You can untrain a perfectly trained horse. If you are boarding at a commercial boarding facility, there is usually a trainer on staff for assistance.

3- Personal Integrity

What kind a person are you? Your personality matters with horses/ animals. Do you have a kind heart? Are you a spontaneous buyer? When the novelty of owning a horse what are you going to do? If your horse gets sick and you find out it's going to take $5,000.00 for his medical care. Or she hurt her leg and it will take months for it to heal. You won't be able to ride. What will you do? Will you stay with it or give up?

Rescue does not mean free or low cost. We do need to cover our costs or we won't be able to continue our rescue efforts. Dude's Ranch Equine Rescue does charge an adoption fee equivalent to what the animal is actually worth (as if it was in a sales market). When someone is selling a horse the primary focus is how much can they get for this animal. With adoptions, it is a donation based fee to cover the expenses of making this horse viable for a good home. We are concerned for the welfare of the horse even for years down the line. DRERC keeps dual title to the animal. You are the physical caretaker and primary owner.

Animals are not throwaways... Horses/ Animals have no voice. It is up to us all to protect their innocence. We get so many horses that were in so much pain when they arrived that their personalities were just horrible, even dangerous.

In caring for the horses, we sometimes spend more than the animal's value. A good life, a life vs the actual price you paid for the animal shouldn't matter. We give them the care just so they can have a viable healthy life. There is nothing we don't do if it's in the horse's best interest. All they needed was some professional attention to fix their problems. They are usually grateful and more at peace to give what you ask of them.



DRERC keeps in touch with the adopter...It's a requirement in our adoption contracts. We visit where they are going to and who will be their handlers. It's important to know who they will be working with and how they will be living.


If you need us for professional advice, need a place to keep your horse, or just want some training…Dude’s Ranch ERC offers, lessons, horsemanship clinics, Horse keeping, training, boarding, kids camp and private riding tours. We are here to help. Please give us a call.

For more info 661-269-2473

Horses for Adoption - THUMBELINA

I'm 21 yrs old. I'm a bay mare and a petite 14.1 hands. I work as an English pleasure pony for teaching little kids how to ride. I am an old pro and can do everything. But at my age, I would like a good home so I can be someone's special pony. I get too lost in the herd. It's too much for me because they are all too strong for me. I love being with them but I don't get enough to eat when I am with them. I usually end up eating by myself in my stall. I really want a nice family/ home to give me tons of attention.


For more info about me please give Dude's Ranch a call or send an email.

Thanks

Horses for Adoption - TRIXIANNA

I'm Trixianna, I'm a Spotted Appaloosa mare, 10 yrs. old about 14.2 hds. I from the PMU Registry so my life hasn't been the most pleasant. In fact, I have been really sad for a long time. Since, I came to Dude's Ranch I've made really nice friends with both the people and other horses. I am starting to like people more and have become a bit more trusting. I'm working on it. Please consider me when you are looking to adopt.

Thanks!!

Horses for Adoption - Ferrari

I'm Ferrari... Also known as Junie... I'm 10 months old, Mercedes is my mom. I am a quite a little filly- I love to run and play. I'm healthy and happy. I can take showers and walk with the halter. I love going in the trailer cause I get to eat a lot! I learn pretty quickly and I don't get scared too much with unknown things. No one knows where I was born but I'm from the PMU registry. I have my registration papers.

Horses for Adoption -Mercedes

I'm Mercedes. I am 10 yrs old and from the PMU registry. I have been really well taken care of since I got to Dude's Ranch but I do need someone who can teach me how to be a domestic horse. I'm very nice and easy to please. I'm halter broke, love being groomed and bathed. I also load easily into the trailer. You should be an experienced horse person if you would like to ride with me. Please give the ranch a call or send an email for more info on me. Thanks!

Summer camp

Dude's Ranch Equine Rescue
city: Malibu and Acton
phone: (661) 269-2473
email: INFO@DUDESRANCH.COM
ages: 5+

DRERC teaches natural horsemanship and seat developement.
We are non-competitive but goal oriented in our riding. Your child will learn responsibility in a caring environment. While horseback riding is the main event, your kids will learn grooming, tack, equine anatomy and general horsemanship. The kids will learn how to be a horse wrangler/trainer. They'll have tasks to complete and receive step up ribbons to help them achieve rewards to the next level of learning.

With your permission, we will have sleepover camping at the Acton ranch. There will also be field trips to the beaches and state parks, special guest wranglers and special event days are throughout the summer. In addition, there will be arts and crafts, story telling, trail riding, hiking trips & picnics.

Sign up for 2 weeks or all summer.

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D.R.E.R.C HORSE SLAUGHTER STUDIES

In case you didn't know...

*According to D.R.E.R.C. studies, they have found horses that go to slaughter are not old decrepid and sick but are of all ages, young and old. For the most part, they were healthy animals in bad luck situations. We know this because D.R.E.R.C. has had several rescue missions preventing horses from going to slaughter. Not one of the horses we rescued were too old or even slightly ill to be viable animals. As a matter of fact they were all pretty young, healthy horses. Be aware, some people are pro slaughter because they feel it to be humane to euthanize an animal that is ill. Some people who bring their horses to auction may unknowingly send their horse to slaughter. Killer buyers often shop the auction blocks. Slaughtering horses is cruel and inhumane. They suffer a great deal thru shipment and the actual act of slaughter. Please give us a call before you send a horse off to auction. OR- If you have a horse or know of a horse that needs to be euthanized, call a vet. Don't put an animal thought this much suffering. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE!!


We are not out of the woods yet!! What You Can Do…

Take the initiative.

Please contact your legislators today to say you're glad Congress approved the horse slaughter ban amendment, and to urge them to make sure horse slaughterhouses never open again! Ask that they co-sponsor the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act -- H.R. 503 in the House and S. 1915 in the Senate.

1- Write letters and more letters to your congressman and/or senator.

2- Also, create awareness by passing this on to your friends, who can pass it on to
their friends & etc. The more people know, the more effective we can be in banning
slaughter.

3- Please make a donation by sending a check to;

Dude’s Ranch Equine Rescue Center.
23679 Calabasas Rd. #616
Calabasas, Ca . 91302

www.dudesranchequinerescue.org

AMERICAN HORSE SLAUGHTER PREVENTION ACT UPDATE

January 20, 2007, AMERICAN HORSE SLAUGHTER PREVENTION ACT UPDATE

Federal Appeals Court Declares Horse Slaughter in Texas IllegalTwo of the Nation’s Three Horse Slaughter Plants Face Closure, Criminal ChargesWASHINGTON (Jan. 20, 2007) – The Humane Society of the United States, which has been campaigning to ban the slaughter of American horses for export for human consumption, hailed a decision yesterday by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit overturning a lower court decision that invalidated a Texas state law banning the sale of horsemeat for human consumption. The HSUS filed an amicus brief in the case in March 2006, arguing in defense of Texas’ state law barring the slaughter of American horses for human consumption overseas."This is the most important court action ever on the issue of horse slaughter. A federal appeals court has ruled that America’s horses can no longer be slaughtered in Texas and shipped to foreign countries for food,” said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO for The Humane Society of the United States. “When this ruling is enforced, a single plant in Illinois will stand alone in conducting this grisly business.” The criminal code of Texas has long prohibited the sale or possession of horse meat, but the law has never been enforced. In 2002, responding to citizen and local government concerns about the two foreign-owned horse slaughter plants in the state – Dallas Crown in Kaufman and Beltex in Fort Worth – then-Texas Attorney General John Cornyn issued a written opinion that the 1949 Texas law applies and may be enforced.In response, the Tarrant County District Attorney attempted to enforce the law, but last year a federal district court in Texas ruled that the law was repealed by another statute and preempted by federal law. The District Attorney appealed that decision last year, and was supported by The HSUS in briefing before the Court of Appeals.In its decision, the court flatly rejected the slaughterhouses’ arguments that the ban on the sale of horsemeat does not protect horses from theft and abuse, and that regulating horse slaughter can achieve those same purposes, noting instead that “it is a matter of commonsense that…alternatives…do not preserve horses as well as completely prohibiting the sale and transfer of horsemeat for human consumption.” The court noted that the horse on the Texas trail is a cinematic icon, but “not once in memory did the cowboy eat his horse.”The Court of Appeals also quickly brushed aside the slaughter plants’ arguments that the Texas law at issue was invalid under state and federal law, noting that the Texas law “has not been repealed or preempted by federal law,” and that “several states have already banned its commercial use for human consumption.”“The Texas law prohibiting the sale of horse meat for human food could hardly be any more explicit," said Jonathan Lovvorn, vice president of animal protection litigation for The HSUS. "The court’s decision means that any individual employee or corporation involved in the horse slaughter business in Texas now stares straight ahead at criminal prosecution."According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 100,800 American horses were slaughtered in three foreign-owned slaughter houses in 2006. Opponents of the slaughter ban argue the practice constitutes a humane way to kill old animals*, but investigations by The HSUS show cruelty and abuse throughout the process. USDA statistics show that more than 92 percent of horses slaughtered in the U.S. are not old and infirm but in good condition.Legislation to ban the slaughter of American horses nationwide was introduced this week in the 110th Congress, and this court ruling will give further momentum to the federal legislative effort. In the U.S. Senate, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, S. 311, was launched Jan. 17 by Sens. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and John Ensign (R-Nev.), with 12 original cosponsors. In the U.S. House, Reps. Janice Schakowsky (D-Ill.) Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.), John Spratt (D-S.C.), and Nick Rahall (D-W.V.) introduced a companion bill, H.R. 503, the same day with 62 original cosponsors.The measure received tremendous bipartisan support in the 109th Congress, winning a vote of 263 to 146 in the House. It stalled in the Senate in late 2006, however, and was not brought up for a vote before Congress adjourned, even though a similar effort had been overwhelmingly approved by the Senate in 2005.

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In case you didn't know... *According to D.R.E.R.C. studies,
The horses that go to slaughter are of different ages, young and old. For the most part, they were healthy animals in bad luck situations. We know this because D.R.E.R.C. has had several rescue missions preventing horses from going to slaughter. Not one of the horses we rescued were too old or too ill to be viable animals. As a matter of fact they were all pretty young, healthy horses.

Be aware, some people are pro slaughter because they feel it to be humane to euthanize an animal that is ill. Some people who bring their horses to auction may unknowingly send their horse to slaughter. Killer buyers often shop the auction blocks. Slaughtering horses is cruel and inhumane. They suffer a great deal thru shipment and the actual act of slaughter. Please give us a call before you send a horse off to auction. OR- If you have a horse or know of a horse that needs to be euthanized, call a vet. Don't put an animal thought this much suffering. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE!!


We are not out of the woods yet!! What You Can Do…
Take the initiative.
Please contact your legislators today to say you're glad Congress approved the horse slaughter ban amendment, and to urge them to make sure horse slaughterhouses never open again! Ask that they co-sponsor the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act -- H.R. 503 in the House and S. 1915 in the Senate.
1- Write letters and more letters

2- Also, create awareness by passing this on to your friends, who can pass it on to

their friends & etc. The more people know, the more effective we can be in banning

slaughter.

3- Please make a donation by sending a check to;

Dude’s Ranch Equine Rescue Center.
23679 Calabasas Rd. #616
Calabasas, Ca . 91302



Dude's Ranch
Equine Rescue Center

661-269-2473
info@dudesranch.com

“Dude’s Ranch is a no-kill rescue organization for wayward horses who have been saved from abuse, slaughter and adverse conditions.”




WE NEED YOUR HELP!!
Make a pledge.
http://www.dudesranch.com/FosterCareSponsorshipDonationInfo.html

Private trail rides/ riding tours for you and yours.

Dude's Ranch offers private ride tours throughout Southern California, mostly throughout Los Angeles County. Take a look at the website, www.dudesranch.com. There are some really pretty photos of the trails and a ride menu you can select from...go to, https://securewsch02.websitecomplete.com/micheletesta/shop/HorsebackRidingTrails.asp
or customize a trip over a few days. Click here, www.dudesranch.com/ScheduledTrips.html . A wrangler will always be there to help you with navigation and horse management. Picnics are also available upon request. The food is really good!!

Feel free check out some of the most fabulous trails that are unique to Dude's Ranch. Waterfalls, canyons, beaches, ol'wild west trails, etc. Some of the most beautiful trails in S.Cal. can be visited on horseback. You can even make requests to particular trails you'd like to ride thru that aren't on the menu.

Dude's Ranch. com can take riders from 13yrs old who have some experience riding to adults. There is a weight limit of 225lbs.

Give them a call to make a reservation, 661-269-2473

Horses, people and adoptions

We need your help! Volunteers are always needed!
Everyone has a talent. Are you into gardening, grant writing, fundraising, marketing, handy man work, bookkeeping, data entry, etc? Your time is valuable to us. You don't have to know everything there is to know about horses to be a volunteer. The fact that you are even thinking about volunteering, we are so grateful to be in your thoughts. You are very appreciated!

However, if you do have horse knowledge, don't mind getting dirty and just want to be around these wonderful animals... we really could use your help!!! Please let us know how much time you can offer. We love it when someone calls out of the goodness of their heart to help out! When it comes to horses they will usually make your smile. There is something they do to just make you laugh and forget any of the stress that is going on in your life.

Click here for more info: http://www.dudesranchequinerescue.org

By the way...For those people who've donated their free time and energy to help out in 2006, THANK YOU!