Meet new Voice For The Horse Sponsor!! Cold Fire Canada is sponsoring the Airline Fare for our winning story writer Matthew McCormack from St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. and his guest to the ISPMB (International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros)!!

Click here to check out this really cool camera which will be available in Canada and the U.S.A. soon! It detects injuries in horses and apparently may help to reduce the cost of vet bills through the diagnosis's it is able to detect. Click on the image below for Cold Fire if you have any inquires!

Sara Trafford from Langley, B.C. Canada ~ Recieves the VFTH Children's Wild Horse Writing Competition "Spirit Award"! Click on photo above to read her essay! Sara's prize included a Rodeo Sweetheart Guitar sponsored by Michael ONeill from Gig Harbour Wa. USA and a selection of Music cd's from Nashville Country Singer/Song Writer Templeton Thompson. Also included is collection of equine educational books and dvd's from other contributing sponsors!

Click on photo of Sara above and read her story!

Click here to read Saddle Up Magazine Review May Issue ~ Page 19

 The Forgotten Horses ~ Tony Stromberg (VFTH Sponsor)

Tony Stromberg

Voice For The Horse Sponsor Tony Stromberg has generously shared with us profound words he wrote upon his exposure to The Forgotten Horses across America from his travels in 2008 where he visited and took photographs of horses left by the wayside in rescue centers and sanctuaries, not wanted and no longer loved in many cases by owners who for one reason or another made the decision to sell their horse. Often times to simply take the horse off their hands the easy way out for them was to drop off their horse to the local auction, where out of site, they were out of mind. Unfortunate for the many healthy and fit and sometimes lame and sore horses whose lives ended shortly after their departure from their human partner, when put in the hands of yet another human who would then proceed to end their lives in quick order. For the lucky ones who were able to find their way out of this life and death situation which simply is a reality in our world of horses, many have found their way into the hands and care of individuals whose lives are dedicated to the well being and lives of these sentient animals we call the horse. For this very reason Tony wrote his book with his findings of this hard side of this industry for horses, is the very reasoning Voice For The Horse exists today; we knew from the get-go back in 2007 when VFTH came about, this was not a backyard project as the hardships for horses across America, even moreso today, existed. None of us has the power in this day and age to correct this problem, it will take many years of hard work and efforts by many. However, with our mission at Voice For The Horse in place and a Big Dream to support this vision, we strongly feel within the next 20 years, horse rescue will be non-existant and what we will have are centers for the adoption of horses where all ex-racehorses/show horses and even pleasure horses will be put into care, until they find their new forever home. What we will also have set in place will be our new leaders and caretakers of our equine partners. We can only envision the decisions and choices they will be making on behalf of the horse, based on lessons learned from and of who the horse is. 

To further promote the plight of our horses, Voice For The Horse has put together programs which will also promote another of our most vulnerable of beings on this planet, and this is our children. By putting two and two together here, horses and our children, we know the world for our kid's will vastly improve as they learn awareness, communication, respect, loyalty, compassion from the horses. We believe with this combination of both the strengths of the horse and the innocence of a child,  we may prove to have a stonger anti-bully society for kids with the support of VFTH Partners who have joined up with us to both facilitate/support and host our programs, to include A Day in the Country for Kids where our vision takes us across America to qualified establishments, who have aligned with our organization.

We invite you to read Tony Stomberg's introduction to his book The Forgotten Horses. It is well worth the read and it is here you will learn why the Voice For The Horse Foundation exists today.

Click on the image below to enter The Forgotten Horses. 

 Learn the Ancient Art of Equine Shiatsu Massage!! Book a group of four or more keen individuals who would like to learn how to do maintenance massage on your horse (and all your other barn friends to include the human specimans!) and proceeds from this short course will be donated to the Voice For The Horse Foundation. Click on image above to learn the benefits of equine shiatsu massage.

Sponsored by At Ease Horse Care ~ Servicing the Vancouver/Fraser Valley area of British Columbia, Canada