Thursday, January 29, 2009

IMPORTANT- New Hours- and Special Adoption Sunday

We have changed our visiting hours to 11am-2 pm now. We are also now dedicating the last Sunday as Adoption Sundays- for potential adopters only (no appointment needed- details below).

As many of you know, we open the farm to visitors on Sundays as we work. We welcome the public to see our rescue at work- just Serenity Equine Rescue as it is every day- a place of peace and care for horses.

We think hosting these hours is pretty unique. Many rescues offer open houses annually or bi-annually but since we are relatively new, we wanted to encourage people to get to know us and see how we do rescue. It has turned out to be very fun for us, meeting new supporters and sharing our mission, education people about proper horse care and the issues facing animal rescues today.

What will you see? A rescue farm at work- horses in all phases of rehabilitation (depending on who we have- sometimes newer horses do not look well, but you'll be thrilled with our rehabilitated horses. Many comment that they "can't even tell they are rescues", and that's the goal- return these beautiful creatures to health, trust and happiness.

You may see volunteers working with or grooming horses, you may see people mucking stalls or cleaning pastures and paddocks. All the things we do on an average day at Serenity Equine Rescue.

If you're considering donating or volunteering, you are welcome to come to our farm to visit on SUNDAYS FROM 11-2.

We are also implementing Adoption Sundays which will be the last Sunday of each month.

Adoption Sundays are dedicated to those who have been adoring a rescue from afar, are considering adopting, want to learn more about our adoption process, etc. This will not be an opportunity to leave with a horse- potential adopters are still required to complete our adoption process- Application, Site Visit (to the property you plan to keep the horse at) and approval by Private Treaty. Patricia can further explain- it is not a long process, but is required to adopt from SERR.

We still welcome potential adopters on other Sundays and also to make private appointments- just contact Patricia at patricia@serenityequinerescue.com) but these Sundays offer an additional and more casual opportunity.

To give you an idea of how Sunday Visiting Hours look, here are the next 2 months

FEBRUARY

February 1- Visitors welcome 11-2
February 8- Visitors welcome 11-2
February 15- Visitors welcome 11-2
February 22- Adoption Sunday 11-2

MARCH

March 1- Visitors welcome 11-2
March 8- Visitors welcome 11-2
March 15- Visitors welcome 11-2
March 22- Visitors welcome 11-2
March 29- Adoption Sunday 11-2

As always, we look forward to meeting you. In the meantime, if you have questions e-mail us at patricia@serenityequinerescue.com

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