Colorado Food Bank Aids Horses, Owners

In its first 10 months of operation, a group known as the Colorado Horsecare Foodbank has helped keep more than 100 horses with their owners by providing feed and other equine services, giving owners under financial duress a reprieve from the w

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In its first 10 months of operation, a group known as the Colorado Horsecare Foodbank has helped keep more than 100 horses with their owners by providing feed and other equine services, giving owners under financial duress a reprieve from the worry and fear of having to sell, relinquish, or euthanize their animals.

As a relatively new organization, the group has raied more than $50,000 in donations and goods in 2009, its first year of operation. Its spring fundraiser, Flowers for Food, kicks off at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo. The Colorado Horsecare Foodbank will be selling flower baskets, for which 100% of the profits go toward keeping Colorado horses with their owners. Expo attendees can preorder these baskets for pickup in late spring.

All across Colorado, the Foodbank has numerous stories of support. In one case, parents gave their two horse-loving daughters a horse to teach them responsibility. But when this two-income family became one, Comanche the horse had to go. The Foodbank has kept Comanche with the family that treasures him. "Comanche is part of our family, and he’s a family member we can’t replace," said Dan. "When my wife lost her job, it was very difficult to keep him, but he brings joy into the lives of my daughters. Thanks to the Foodbank, we were able to keep Comanche, and I would do anything to help my daughters."

One woman had to to sell her home and many of her belongings but could not face saying goodbye to her horse. Pride nearly prevented her from reaching out to the Foodbank, but the love and strength she found in owning a horse helped her place the call and receive help. Samantha shared, "The Colorado Horsecare Foodbank knows what is needed to help horses and their owners who are in distress. They have been a godsend to me

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