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VIRGINIA EQUINE WELFARE SOCIETY
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Glory will be looking for her forever home very soon! This gorgeous OTTB mare is 7 years old, healthy, sound, friendly, and easy to handle. She will be assessed under saddle in early November. Stay tuned!!!.
THANK YOU to the Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond!!
We are so incredibly grateful to the Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond for the generous grant and continued support of our VEWS mission. The Foundation is a faithful partner to our equine rescue, standing next to us as we rescue, rehab and rehome horses in need. This generous grant will not only help provide feed, vet care, and safe shelter, but also strengthens our ability to serve our community and educate others about the importance of equine welfare. We are so honored to have the Community Foundation as a steadfast supporter of our work. We look forward to the continuing positive impacts we will make together!
From all of us, and the horses whose lives you help to change, thanks to your generosity; thank you!!!
VEWS VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH SPOTLIGHT
OCTOBER
Please join us in celebrating Audrey Carroll, VEWS Volunteer of the Month for October!
Audrey has been a VEWS volunteer since November 2023 and currently serves as shift lead on our Tuesday morning shift and back-up lead on our Monday morning shift. Audrey's Monday morning lead shared the following comments: "Audrey has always been good with the horses and has been eager to learn as much as she could, but since becoming a shift lead she has really turned into someone I can rely on. She almost always comes into a shift with a goal in mind, whether it's a particular horse that she hasn't gotten to handle or a specific skill that she wants to practice. She makes our shift better in so many ways!"
Thank you, Audrey, for all you do for VEWS and VEWS horses!
In Audrey's words: "I have been volunteering with VEWS since November of 2023. I have always been that horse obsessed girl ever since I can remember. I used to draw horses all the time at school, or at home. I had a collection of Breyer horses and tons of teen chapter books about horses. I took riding lessons and went to riding camp when I was younger, but slowly lost touch when I started swimming competitively. The passion for horses never left. I have always felt like horses have a special place in my soul. A friend, and boss, of mine had posted on Facebook that the rescue she volunteers with needs a person for the Monday morning shift. The week before, I was at a fall festival where I had a special moment with one of the ponies. It was like it was meant to be. Fast forward almost two years later and I have grown so much, learning all I can about horses and caring for them. My confidence has skyrocketed around the barn and life in general. I recently have taken on more responsibility at the barn as a shift lead and I couldn't be more grateful for the opportunity. Volunteering at VEWS lit the spark in me again, and knowing how much of a difference we make in these horses' lives is the greatest blessing I could ever ask for. "