Since we bought the farm it has been a "work in progress", and probably will be for the rest of our lives! We have had to shore up rotting footers in the 10-stall barn, to make stall doors work; take out walls and old sliding doors (well the old ones fell down!) in the gambrel barn; remove a complete section of the pole barn, which had fallen down thanks to a hurricane some years ago; replace barbed wire fencing with board fencing; replace old plumbing and electrics; paint and so on........ Well, we have another little milestone, a minor celebration. A piece of roof on the pole barn, visible from all over the farm and a constant annoyance in photos because it was an eyesore, has been painted! Charles Fernandez, our newest volunteer, has succeeded in erasing one of the most visible signs of poor housekeeping. What a difference a bit of paint makes!
The green and red we have used for the barns was done some time ago, and the roof really rounds it off. Just some trimming to do!
“There are times to cultivate and create, when you nurture your world and give birth to new ideas and ventures. There are times of flourishing and abundance, when life feels in full bloom, energized and expanding. And there are times of fruition, when things come to an end. They have reached their climax and must be harvested before they begin to fade. And finally of course, there are times that are cold, and cutting and empty, times when the spring of new beginnings seems like a distant dream. Those rhythms in life are natural events. They weave into one another as day follows night, bringing, not messages of hope and fear, but messages of how things are.” ( Chogyam Trungpa, 1939 – 1987, Buddhist meditation master and Supreme Abbot of the Surmang monasteries, scholar, teacher, poet, and artist.)
Do you have a love of horses? A desire to get rid of those excess holiday pounds? An enjoyment of the outdoors and fresh air? The desire to make a difference? Then you are the person we are looking for!
The White Bird Appaloosa Horse Rescue is a non-profit organization that rescues, rehabilitates and rehomes at-risk Appaloosas and other horses. We have volunteer opportunities for the following:
· barn help · groomers · webmaster · electricians · general carpentry · plumbers · evaluators · public outreach · anything else you can think of!
Please contact us for news of our next Volunteer orientation day.
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