Good News
Hi Everyone,
Finally, a horse you don’t have to feed and you can just admire him or her. And, your purchase will help real horses in need! Read more below.
Happy Trails,
Jane Heath
Executive Director
Montana Horse Sanctuary
Art for Horses' Sake!
Western Art Week begins Wednesday in Great Falls, and artist Diane Hausmann is helping Montana Horse Sanctuary horses with sales of her art. Diane owns Hausmann Studio in Fairfield and will have paintings and sculptures for sale which will benefit horses in need.
Meet Jake!
“Jake” is a beautiful bronze sculpture Diane created recently. "Jake" is cast in bronze in a limited edition of 36. He is 5-3/4 inches at the withers. He sells for $625. He is also for sale in a variety of horse colors as a painted resin sculpture for $40 or you can have Diane custom paint a Jake for $55 to match your favorite horse. A portion of the proceeds from Jake will go toward equine cruelty investigation training for law enforcement personnel.
Madison Oil, 12x16
Jake Oil, 12x16
Roxanne Oil, 12x16
Justin Oil, 12x16
Sanctuary residents in oil
Diane has created a series of original oil paintings of four of the Sanctuary horses: Madison, Roxanne, Jake and Justin (see attached). Each painting is 12x16 inches, framed and sells for $550. Diane will donate 20% of each painting sale to the Sanctuary.
Check out Diane's studio on Main Street in Fairfield or find her online at hausmannstudio.com
Our hats off to Diane for helping the horses!
Give great gifts and help horses!
A generous donor has given us a limited supply of horse motif salt 'n pepper shakers and tissue dispensers. We are able to offer these at prices far below retail with all proceeds going to Montana Horse Sanctuary. Buy one for yourself and one for a friend. Click for details.
Using fun to motivate change
Dear Horse Friends:
Below is a link to a site sponsored by Volkswagon that I think is brilliant. It was sent to me the the Helena Noetics Group. Please take a minute to view this site. I know it’s not about horses but it could be. This concept could be applied to all kinds of horse-care and horse-interaction behaviors. Let’s start putting our imaginations to work and find FUN ways to help horse owners change their unwanted behaviors like not cleaning their horse waterers or water tanks, cleaning the corrals, slowing down while pulling their horse trailers, keeping their elderly horses instead of sending them down the road, the list is endless. If you come up with a FUN way to help horse people change their behavior in a way that will positively affect horses, please send it to us. If you come up with a really great idea, we’ll send you a sanctuary t-shirt, cap or travel mug.
This website has 3 great examples of "thinking-out-of-the-box." The questions to ask ourselves is, how can we make it fun? Who knows, fun may be as powerful a motivator as fear, with much happier results.
http://thefuntheory.com/
Happy Trails,
Jane Heath
Executive Director
Montana Horse Sanctuary
Simms, MT 59477
(406) 264-5300
Look at these FUN ideas!
When we posted the recent challenge above to horse people about making horse activities fun, we started receiving some great ideas. Click here to find out how other horse people are making horse care and training fun. If you'd like us to consider your FUN idea, send it to the sanctuary at info@montanahorsesanctuary.org. If your idea is chosen you win a cap, travel mug or sanctuary t-shirt.
Here's a book a book about horses that will tug at your heartstrings! A portion of the proceeds will go to the Montana Horse Sanctuary when you enter TMHS code in the order form.
"The Magic is not to Whisper to a Horse, but to Listen..." –R.T. Fitch
"Straight from the Horse's 
Heart"
A Spiritual Ride through Love,
Loss and Hope by R.T. Fitch
$15.99
The fact is, you can learn a lot from a horse. Whether or not you are a fan of horses, these vignettes, of which there are thirty in all, celebrate the very best breeds of human and horse. Through tales of life, death, and spirituality, these deeply felt and beautifully wrought tales prove to be a superb collection of horse-related experiences. From the poetic symmetry of “I Thought It Was the Right Thing To Do” to the fierce loyalty of “She Stole My Heart” and “Whispers in the Night,” the author does something incredibly special with language and human’s relationships with the equine family. He rides at breakneck speed to the place where each of us wants to learn about ourselves. He takes his readers to a tender spot where he has learned to listen to the soft nickering voice of a horse. A must-read for anyone who has ever desired to explore his or her inner self, here is destiny and passion, fortitude and faith.
ORDER NOW: http://www.rtfitch.com 1-800-974-FOTH
NOTE: If you enter TMHS in the comment box, a portion of the proceeds will go to the Montana Horse Sanctuary. (A big thank you to R.T. Fitch for his generosity from the Montana Horse Sanctuary.)
