Pony Up Rescue for Equines was organized to do small scale rescue and organize events to support all equine charities in the PNW.
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- Founded:
- 2009
Events
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- Pony Up Fall Fundraiser
Harbor Kitchen
Sunday, November 22 at 6:00pm
Funny........I drive home with full moon and then drive back to work with a full moon and then drive home again with a full moon.Werewolves prowl and vampires lurk.Gee...it sounds like Halloween. It looks like Halloween.As I thought, we had a full frost this morning.......wipers on, defrosters on...
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Colder and colder it gets.......tonight on the way home I am greeted by a full, bright moon which pokes through the trees and lights up the roadway. There is a chill in the air and tonight I know it will freeze for the first time.When I get to the barn everyone gets a hot meal of grain/beet pulp...
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I got up EARLY.....drove to the barn, listened to Pink Floyd sing "Another Brick in the Wall" and so my day started.My routine is slightly out of order because we have an extra horse and I always seem to fumble around while I am preparing the hot meals and this will last a couple of days until I ...
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Up early to the barn, clean stalls, paddocks, back to the house, shower, clean clothes......back to the barn, meet Kim and off to get Sully. We stop for coffee and off we go.Sully is happy to see us and loads right up.....no fuss.....no worries. He is a very trusting boy and we are glad to have h...
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Slept in a little.....drove down to the barn, listening to the Bee Gee's sing Night Fever and Kelsey was already there waiting for me.....soon to follow was Kim, then Mary and then Ryan.....and so the day began. We got a huge amount of work done.Roofs lengthened, Beaver got new mats, we graveled ...
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LONG>>>>>day. I have been at the barn since 8am.....working.....a little of this, a little of that......Kim came and helped me around 11am and she stayed all day. We got a lot done......and we are tired but there is more to do tomorrow, as always. It is now after six and I am dirty, sweaty and sm...
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Pictures of the beautiful Breeze.......from late summer (photos by Kim)I was grumpy yesterday.....tired and ready for some time off. I slept in this morning until 7, then got up with the dogs, made the coffee and off to the barn. I was still a little grumpy and glad to be by myself for a little ...
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My computer needs help........the hard drive is failing. I spent like 1900 dollars on a top of the line laptop and you would expect it to last longer than this, wouldn't you? Anyway, my blog may suffer for a while until I get it sorted out. I think I got an extended warranty, but these days who c...
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Pony Up Rescue for Equines thanks everyone for attending. A great turnout with great food and over 50 silent auction items. Thanks for helping the horses!
Slept in a little, got up, fed dogs, let dogs out, listened to cats complain about new cat food....drank coffee, gulp...read Craigslist. (I keep saying I am not going to do that)...read some email and I see that the filly we were trying to place got placed! YAY!!! Another reputable rescue will ta...
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Kim and her mother built a chicken coop for us........and it is fabulous! We worked all day at Pony Up putting it together and voila...it is finished! Roofed and has a door..........room for all our precious chickens and it is insulated! A virtual chicken paradise....thank you Kim and mom!We work...
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Umm.....it is still raining and it is COLD. I am not motivated to leave the house except that I know what would happen.I will get going a little early to check on our new visitor. Yesterday we sent Yukon to a local barn where he can get some exercise and love from a couple of young girls....in re...
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I try to sleep in......but it doesn't work. The dogs know what time it is and where they are supposed to be and why don't I hear them? Well, I do hear them....and if I get up for one...well, the whole household gets up. So......I get up....let them out, feed them......drink a quick cup of coffee ...
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Thursday already.Time keeps on ticking.There is a lot to do............vet appointments for tomorrow and the shoer is coming and horses must be switched around......I must pick up auction items and go to the Humane Society, then up to a training barn........and I must make arrangements for Sully ...
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Pony Up Rescue for Equines wants you to get your tickets for the Full Fundraiser this coming Sunday at The Harbor Kitchen! Great food and great company!
Finally sitting down at 7:24pm......no more chores to do....well, I guess I do have some laundry to fold and put away....another load of wash to put in......but that can wait until I go to bed.Can you believe how much it rained? A virtual constant deluge. Hard to clean paddocks and even if stuff ...
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Non stop rain and wind........wind and rain.The peacock is out with no shelter. He is welcome in the barn but he is not interested. Don't these birds flock together like chickens?I think my hair has been wet all day. I was soaked from feeding this morning ..but pleased to find that all the shelte...
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I drive along our little country road, it is drizzling and leaves are spread everywhere.....gold and red...... pale green.....so beautiful, so dreary. I wave to an older couple who walk rain or shine...they wave back. Our little community is like that.I turn the wipers on and listen to the rhythm...
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Slept in a little.....couldn't find my keys for about ten minutes...and brrr it was cold.......Jack Frost visted during the night for the first time. I put my fleece jacket on and then my Carhart so I will stay warm.I listen to the Little River Band sing Lady on the way to the barn. I notice my ...
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I get to sleep in until 7, but I get up with the dogs at 5 because they don't understand the sleeping in thing and they need to go OUT.....so okay,okay...I get up and stay up for half an hour ...then try to go back to sleep. Wrong.So I shower, fix coffee, hit the road to the barn. Listen to the G...
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Yes, I was late again this morning. I slept like a log....and drug my pathetic sleepy self around like a zombie this morning.And where did I get all that laundry to fold? It looks like we have a family of 12 living here.Finally off to the barn, listening to Billy Joel sing "Don't Go Changing".......
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I got up earlier and was only a little late......must be the time change.....I don't know...I can't seem to get myself in gear any faster.I get to the barn and Vinnie is waiting. He whinnies softly, waiting at the gate. I cannot go to him first due to quarantine protocal.....but I call to him and...
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Up at my regular time,but I am late,...took too long showering, or maybe too long putting my socks on or drank my coffee slowly....I don't know. Off to the barn,let the cats out, let the chickens out and then go to see the new boy.....but I don't see him. He is found inside the Noble shelter, snu...
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Up early.....feed hay, clean paddocks, clean stalls, clean barn...wipe counters down, throw some gravel on the driveway where it is slippery......10 o'clock and I am finally done.I go home, shower, jump in the truck and go to pick up some donated items......go home unload them and meet Kim at the...
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I slept in a little, did my usual routine, drove to the barn listening to Freddy Mercury sing "Boehemian Rhapsody"......is that like the longest song on earth?I get to the barn and Kim is already there. She cleans stalls and I feed breakfast. It is raining ....HARD. We look at each other and know...
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Sporadic power (thank goodness for a generator) and HARD rain, blue flashes of lightning.....wind, broken trees and limbs scattered everywhere.......On my way to the barn to check everyone out.........Wish me luck!All is well, although all is also wet......but fences are up, peacock survived, hor...
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Up early.....lots to do and I will have a long day. The dogs get their teeth cleaned today and I will have to drive all the way to Tacoma to pick them up after five.We were at the barn after dark and we didn't get the paddocks cleaned like they should have been.....which means I must use extra el...
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Usual start.....laundry, dogs out, dogs fed, cats fed, make coffee......eat a banana..shower.It is light out when I leave and it sort of makes me panicky about "feeling" late for work. I hate to be late. My mind says "hey, it is light and you SHOULD be at work by now."I listen to the oldies again...
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I am writing about Monday on Tuesday because I am late and up a little early.Well, let's see.....Max is still feeling good.....huge sigh of relief. The peacock is still with us and no sign of being unhappy and moving on. I am thinking of redoing the rescue sign to include "peacocks". It didn't ra...
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Up early to check on Max.......I am happy to report he is feeling better and perky....he ate his breakfast and had several piles of poop in his paddock.Kim came and we turned Max out with Ollie......oh boy! Talk about some action...neither one of them looked to have any arthritis or joint issues....
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