- Since 2011 -
VIRGINIA EQUINE WELFARE SOCIETY
RESCUE / REHABILITATE / RE-HOME
VEWS UPDATES
Adoption Spotlight
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Available for adoption now! Glory is ready to find her forever home. If you love long-legged OTTBs that move out, here's your mare! Young, healthy, sound, and ready to forge a partnership with a caring, experienced owner/rider. Adoption fee: $1800. Email us at vewsadopt@gmail.com
Beginning December 1, when you adopt a rideable horse from VEWS, we'll offer you a one hour, one time riding lesson with your new horse at your home. Our trainer Ashley Oliver will travel to your farm or facility to ensure you and your horse continue on the journey of a successful adoption. Your donation to VEWS for your lesson will ensure we keep helping rescues. Email us at vewsadopt@gmail.com for more info.
VEWS VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH SPOTLIGHT
JANUARY
Please join us in celebrating Patience Loving, VEWS Volunteer of the Month for January!
Patience has been a VEWS volunteer since November 2024 and currently serves on our Sunday morning shift. Patience's shift lead shared the following comments: "Patience is such a pleasure to work with on Sunday mornings. She's dependable and goes with the flow - no matter what direction our shift goes (even when things get interesting haha). She is proactive and a problem-solver; when she sees that something needs to be done, she's on it. She's friendly and welcoming to new volunteers and is happy to show them the ropes. She approaches the horses with confidence and curiosity and she asks great questions!"
Thank you, Patience, for all you do for VEWS and VEWS horses!
In Patience's words - "I've always loved horses. I grew up reading book series like Pony Pals, The Phantom Stallion and of course watching my favorite movie- Spirit! Just anything horse related I could get my hands on! I started taking riding lessons when I was a kid which solidified my love for horses. I hope to start taking lessons again in 2026, and I hope it's like riding a bike, because it's been a while! I have been a volunteer with VEWS for a little over a year now, and I really look forward to my shift every week. It's been great to meet all of the different horses and learn about their personalities. It is very rewarding to be a part of something that I know is changing their lives for the better!"