Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary · piggies, including new arrivals Asbury and Priscilla, and old timers, Dennis, Java, Ellie Mae and Seraphina. Heat lamps keep them comfy and a

In this issue:• Farm Progress .......... pg. 2

• Letter from Director .. pg. 3

• Winter Volunteers, SavingPop Cans ...................... pg. 4

• Summer Picnic .......... pg. 5

• Current Fund-raisers pg. 6

• More Fund-raisers, BabyPiglets Rescue ............ pg. 7

• Thank You’s ............... pg. 8

• Vegetarian Recipes .. pg. 9

• Horse Tribute .......... pg. 10

• Belgian Hitch Team . pg 11

• Animals Available ForAdoption .................... pg. 12

• Recent Adoptions .. pg. 13

• Winter Wish List ...... pg. 14

• Ordering Logo Apparel andDonation Information..pg. 15

• Misc. Tidbits .............back pg.

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Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary“HAPPY TALES”Animal Stories and Updates

WINTER 2004 Newsletter

WINTER VOLUNTEER PROGRAM:Join us for evening feedings Decemberthrough May!

With Winter quicklyapproaching, we are makingplans for help with eveningfeedings throughout thecold weather months.

Happy Trails FarmAnimal Sanctuary is aworking farm, meaning thatall the rescued animals arefarm animals who liveoutside all year long.Though we have a beautifullarge animal barn and manysmaller shelters for thelittle guys complete withheat lamps, for us humansinvolved it still meanswalking outside in the elements andgoing from place to place to feedand water. Due to the nature of theanimals we rescue, we do not havethe luxury of warm and cozybuildings during the Winter tocontinue our chores like ourfriends at most of the humanesocieties and animal protectiveleagues across Ohio who rescuedomestic animals such as dogs andcats. Continued on page 4

(below) Thanks to special volunteer andcoordinator, Lacy Stickle of Family &Community Services of Portage County,

It has always been a challengefor us here at the sanctuary to finddedicated volunteers who will stickwith us throughout the bone-chillingtemperatures. The farm animals donot care that we may be cold ortired or weary of trudging throughsnow — they still demand theirfood, water, bedding and medica-tions.

We are now sending out a plea

Happy Trails lane by the pig barn after a healthydose of snow! The sanctuary is beautiful under ablanket of snow — be a Winter volunteer!

AmeriCorps VISTA, national Make-A-Difference-Day in October was a hugesuccess here at Happy Trails! Manyhard-working volunteers, like the onesshown here, spent the day helping withchores and clean-up around the sanctu-ary. The young ladies in this photopacked up old wire fencing that ranthrough the property from many yearsago. The fencing needed torn down andremoved, as we made a safe newpasture and run-in for the rescuedhorses. Thanks, Lacy, for coordinatingsuch a wonderful work day, and thanksto all the volunteers!

PLEASE SAVE &SEND IN YOUR

ACME RECEIPTS!!!

Board of DirectorsAnnette Fisher, Exec. Director . (330) 296-5914

Rachel Salzer, President ......... (330) 221-4929

Nancy Conring, Treasurer ...... (330) 733-1478

Debbie Friend, Secretery ........ (330) 628-0192

Becky Albright ......................... (330) 877-0091

Russ Fisher ........................... (330) 296-5914

Maggie Godfrey ..................... (330) 296-5914

Website/Data ManagementChuck Conring ....................... (330) 773-1478

Bingo Concession CoordinatorMaggie Godfrey

Thank You To Our Special Advisors• James Masi, Attorney• Char Scroggins• Dr. Gary Riggs, DVM (Barberton Veterinary Clinic)• Rachel Whitehawk of Whitehawk Ranch

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Farm Progress This Past Year Pigs In ABlanket Program!

Sorry, Didn’tHave A Summeror Fall Newsletter

We were so busy taking care of therescued animals and being available forcommunity events that a Summer or Fallnewsletter didn’t get out. We are verysorry about that, and we’ll do our best toget back on track with our quarterly newsupdates.

Asbury snugglingwarmly under hercomforter.

The new front pasture.

Where do I even start? There hasbeen so much progress and so manyprojects going on that I’m hoping to beable to cover most of them.

Our two new pastures had beencompleted this past Summer. A total offour acres has been fenced into twoseparate sections, both sections havingaccess to the new horse shelter in thewoods. Many thanks to our wonderful

neighbor, Wilda Carr, for allowing theuse of her property for the good of therescued Happy Trails horses.

The outdoor riding and exercisearena next to the horse barn has alsobeen completed. What seems likemillions of tons of sand had beendumped and spread, and the area itselffenced in to create an oval arena.

Happy Trails has acquired a 50’galvanized round pen — it’s movable andwe can use it for an isolation pen.

We purchased a wonderful two-horse trailer that is exactly what weneeded. It is tall enough to haul drafts;the center section comes out to allowfor transport of cows, sheep or goats; ithas a ramp to make loading easier forhorses with injuries; it has two escapedoors in the front (my favorite part ofthe trailer); has screened windows so no

rocks can come in; it is simply perfectfor our rescue work! (see inset photo)

Oliver the farm pig has moved hisWinter digs over to be with Maria Pigand Mrs. Beasley, and so far they are allgetting along famously. Oliver’s oldSummer shelter will be torn down tomake room for other possible projects.

The run-in shed between the twogarages up front has turned into a cozyWinter cottage for a group of pot bellypiggies, including new arrivals Asburyand Priscilla, and old timers, Dennis,Java, Ellie Mae and Seraphina. Heatlamps keep them comfy and a half doorwith heavy plastic strips allow them freeroam of their new half acre pasture.(Yes, the horses have sacrificed theirfront paddock now that they have thefour acres out back.)

The three big farm pigs, Chloe,Montel and Rusty, have a newly remod-eled Winter shelter, and a large chunkof the woods for their play area.

The old barn up front is in the

process of being remodeled into anoffice for Happy Trails as well as asupply area. The outside has beencompleted, and we’re hoping that withmore fund-raisers, we’ll be able to pour acement floor in the Spring.

No, we’re not talking about food here.We’re talking about saving your oldsleeping bags,comforters andblankets for therescued pot bellypigs who may becrippled orimmobile. Thoughthey all have heatlamps to helpkeep the piggieswarm, there is agood number ofthem who absolutely adore their snuglysleeping bags and crawl under them everychance they get. We suggest sleeping bagsbecause many of them are made of nylon,which don’t collect straw on them like ablanket would. Most comforters are madeof a smoother material also, and likewisestay cleaner and drier. We will still takeblankets though also.

Thanks to everyone who has sogenerously donated their old sleeping bags,comforters and blankets over this pastyear. The warm, happy pigs thank you fromthe bottom of their little hooves!

Sleeping bags, comforters, blankets,heat lamps and heat lamp bulbs for thepiggies can be dropped off at Happy Trailson Sunday’s between 1pm and 3pm.

Cutesy Pet NamesIn the Spring newsletter we talked aboutthe unusual names that people name theirpets, and promised to run some of them inour next newsletter.

How about:• a rooster named Russell Crowe (BeckyAlbright has one!)• a humorous white goat named Snowbell(courtesy of Char and Tim Scroggins)• an extremely handsome black Standard-bred gelding named Black Jack (proudowner, Rob Willard)

Dear Friend of Happy Trails,

There’s been a lot of mediacoverage about the presiden-tial election and about howyour vote counts. The news hastried to drum it into our headshow important it is to vote forwhat we personally believe in.

Even if you chose not tovote in the elections, you voteevery day of your life whetheryou realize it or not. You votewith the dollars you spend andwith the choices you make.

When you buy that bottle ofshampoo and it’s not markedwith the important disclaimer“Not Tested On Animals”, didyou realize that you are votingto support unnecessary animaltesting on cosmetic products?When you choose to read thelabels and spend your hard-earned dollars on a condi-tioner that has been humanelytested as opposed to beingpoured down the throat ofsome poor unfortunate crea-ture, you are voting to supporta company which is compas-sionate toward our fellowearthlings. Your votes countlike you wouldn’t imagine.

If everyone decided topurchase only products thatare not tested on our furryfriends, do you think that theother companies who stillpromote cosmetic testing onanimals would be able to stayin business? Of course not!

When I read about theoutdated, unnecessary testsbeing conducted on productsfrom the shampoos, condition-ers, and cosmetics industries, Idecided to make my vote countwith the money that I spend. Ialso wrote letters to the compa-nies on both sides. I let thenon-animal testing companiesknow why I was switching over

letter from the directorthan you could ever realize,and with each dollar youspend, you either support ordisagree with the “candidate”you are choosing. Pleasechoose wisely and carefullywith the products that you buy.

The same goes for thecharities that you support.Does it bother you to know thatmany charities use your dollarsto fund animal research thathas already been done just sothey continue to receivegrants? Dogs, cats, bunnies,chimps and other innocentanimals who are too unfortu-nate to be sold or bred into alab situation, endure brokenbones, severe pain and trauma,burning chemicals, neglect,despair, loneliness, and ulti-mately a tragic, traumaticdeath for reasons that make nosense. There are charities thatdo fund research that has beenbrought into this century andare on the cutting edge oftechnology, and they havediscontinued the barbaricpractices of animal mutilation.Vote compassionately with yourdollars as we near the holidaysand many charities will becontesting for your contribu-

tion dollars.

For a complete listing ofproducts not tested on animalsand a list of charities that doendorse animal testing, write tous at the address on thisnewsletter.

Be an educated voter whenit comes to your consumerproducts and food choices, andplan to make a difference insome way this next year. Pleaseconsider adopting a compas-sionate life style, one step at atime, and on behalf of theanimals, thank you for caring.

Sincerely,

Annette FisherExecutive Director

to them, and I also let the compa-nies who continue cruel animaltesting know why I would nolonger be buying their products.

And how do you vote whenyou buy food? I have been avegetarian now for over ten yearsnow, and that is a very personaldecision for all of us. Havinggrown up eating meat (for everymeal I might add), I can under-stand that there are many folkswho want to and choose to do so.

However, if you choose ameat-filled diet, I would like tochallenge you speak up aboutimproving the laws that govern theslaughterhouses, or to purchaseyour meat products where theanimals are guaranteed to behumanely slaughtered.

As you take a bite of thatdelicious, juicy hamburger or hamsandwich, think about the factthat there is a 34% chance thatthe animal you are eating was notrendered fully unconscious beforeshe (or he) was dismembered, herlegs brutally torn from her bodyand her skin cut away.

If you do not wish to havemeatless diet, at least have enoughcompassion for the animals youare eating to speak out on theirbehalf and allow them to die morehumanely. It would be a step in theright direction. Right now, everytime you purchase from yourgrocers a pound of hamburger, apack of bacon, a container ofneatly wrapped chicken, remem-ber that you are placing a vote forthe conditions that already exist inthe slaughterhouses.

Your voting dollars count more

Annette andCamry, herSenior Citizentrail horse. HereAnnette visitsCamry at hernew retirementhome inPennsylvania.

WINTER VOLUNTEER PROGRAMcontinued from page 1

Program will consist of you coming to the sanctuaryseven times during the Winter, for two hours each visit,to help with our evening feeding. Choose one certainday that will stay the same for you for each month fromNovember to May. We will ask that volunteers sign apledge showing that you will be reliable and show upfaithfully on the days that you have chosen. Sometimesvolunteers don’t realize just how important they are toour organization and how heavily we rely on their helpand on them being here for us when they say they will.We will also be requesting help for feeding bothmornings and evenings on holidays, such as Christmas,New Year’s, etc. To schedule a day a month for feed-ing, please call Happy Trails at (330) 296-5914.

OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIESDo you really want to help at the sanctuary but the

feeding times just don’t fit with your work schedule?How about joining us on Sundays? Sunday is alwaysour major volunteer and project day every week. OurSunday “regulars” faithfully help to mend fences,repair shelters, clean horse stalls and rake piggy pens,change the water in the duck ponds, clear paths in thewoods, and work on larger construction projects suchas building the new pig shelter and horse run-ins.

If manual labor and getting muddy isn’t quite yourthing, you can also donate your time to helping usreturn phone calls, sitting at the Happy Trails booth atcommunity events and helping to hand out literature,being an adoption counselor, or helping to trailer ortransport animals.

If you would like to volunteer, you can fill out thevolunteer form on our website at happytrailsfarm.org,or call for an application at (330) 296-5914.

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The duck and chicken house under snow!

The horse barn and icy tree lookspicture-perfect in this Winter scene.

PLEASE SAVE YOUR POP CANSA new fund-raising program has been set up, thanks

to our very own Sharon Barnard. Her idea to collect andrecycle pop cans will help not only Happy Trails to raiseadditional money, but we will be helping the environmentby promoting recycling as well.

You are welcome to drop off your bags of pop cans(you may crush them to create more room in the bags ifyou wish) at the sanctuary on Sundays between 1:00 and

3:00, or you can give Sharon a call at (330) 928-3623 toarrange a pick-up by one of our volunteers.

Please consider setting out a container where youwork to collect the cans for Happy Trails, and get youroffice or work place involved in this fund-raiser. Ifpermitted, we can provide a Happy Trails poster explain-ing how the collection is helping a non-profit animalsanctuary and encourage everyone to participate.

for help and asking for volunteers to pledge their timeone evening a month from December through May.Evening feedings times will be 5:00 to 7:00, so we areasking for volunteers to dedicate a whole two hours,one day each month. We ask that you pick one day thatwill be convenient for you, for example, the secondTuesday of every month. We do have plenty of helpfeeding on Sunday’s, so we are seeking volunteer helpfor weekdays or Saturday evening feedings.

Feeding consists of providing grain and freshwater for all the rescued animals including the potbelly pigs, farm hogs, chickens, ducks, geese andturkeys, horses, cow, and whatever other farm animalshappen to be here at that time. Horses need to be putaway if they have been out for the day and the otheranimals safely put away in their shelters if they toohave been free to roam the yard. The pot belly pigs,horses and cow are normally outdoors to exerciseunless the weather is extreme.

We also pick out the stalls and provide freshbedding for the horses, and give them their evening hayrations.

Plan on wearing layers of clothes and warm bootsthat you can slosh through mud in, and bring severalpairs of dry gloves. You need to be in fairly decentphysical shape to help with feeding — it involves a lotof walking (sometimes through many inches of snow),and often carrying feed or heavy water buckets.

So to sum it up, our Winter Volunteer Feeding

Happy Trails Summer Picnic WasAttended By Over 500 Visitors!

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andprovidedHappy Trailswith somepricelessimages!BothMarcindaandDewayneare fantasticphotogra-phers, andcanaccommo-date justabout any occasion. Let us know if you wouldlike to contact them!

Pastor John Fisk of the Church in theValley, and his daughter, Rachel Whitehawk,gave us the great honor of helping us to re-dedicate Heaven’s Trail, the pet cemetery, byincorporating Native American Indian traditionsinto our dedication ceremony. The animals thathave crossed the Rainbow Bridge wereremembered with love and tears, never to beforgotten as they have all touched our liveshere at the sanctuary and have taught usvaluable lessons. It was a beautiful ceremonywhich helped us to re-dedicate the oldersection of the cemetery and to newly dedicatethe larger animal section, to our furry andfeathered friends who have passed on. Manythanks to them both for sharing with us theirtraditions and love for the Creator’s creatures!

A blessing of the living animals currentlyresiding at Happy Trails was graciously givenby Pam Ashby, and we were all able to take amoment and reflect on the farm animals whowere able to be rehabilitated and are nowseeking permanent homes.

A special thank you goes out to our picnicsponsors: Dr. Timothy Scroggins of Spencer,Ohio, and his wife Char, for sponsoring Janice& George’s log cabin, and also for sponsoringGlamour Shots with Joy the Cow; to Dr. Riggsof the Barberton Veterinary Clinic for sponsor-ing the piggy barn; to Sharon and Joe Frenchand their family for sponsoring Heaven’s Trail,the pet cemetery; to Maureen Frederick,Portage County commissioner, for sponsoringa horse stall; to Nancy and Rick Winrod andthe Grateful Dog Bakery for sponsoring the potbelly pig area of Dennis, Java, Seraphina andEllie Mae; to Deborah Matz of Stow forsponsoring the picnic area.

We were all thrilled with the beautiful day!Thanks to everyone who came to visit therescued farm animals and to those who sogenerously donated toward their care. Thanksto our many volunteers who helped toorganize and make the day possible, and whospent long hours preparing and planning. It’svery rewarding to us to have the support ourcommunity, and to have our supporters beable to watch us grow each year.

Steve Mehal played guitarand sang for all the HappyTrails guests!

day. Volunteers and guests were all greatabout being interviewed on camera.

Dick Goddard, animal lover andweatherman for Fox 8 news, also spent theafternoon with us and brought along with himhis wonderful sense of humour, his love for allanimals, his calandars and bobblehead dollsto sell. Dick was also very accommodating andsmiled for countless photos with our visitorsand with the rescued animals. Dick often helpsto promote events for animal rescue groupsacross Northeast Ohio, and all animalseverywhere are lucky to call him their friend!

Music was a great gift to us at this year’spicnic! Thanks to Steve Mehal, who recentlyadopted a rescued horse from Happy Trails,we were able to enjoy live folk music near thehorse barn. Steve volunteered to sing andplay his guitar, much to our delight, and evenincluded an upbeat rendition of the old “HappyTrails To You...”! Anyone wishing to contactSteve to book him for their special event, cancall him at (330) 659-4738.

A furry beast who also donated her timefor the day was Misty, a beautiful, quiet ponyowned by the DeCrane family, who hadadopted Bonnie and Clyde, a pair of Quarterhorses, last Summer. Misty the pony watchedher horse friends go from a situation ofstarvation and neglect to become chubby,happy and well-loved family members, thanksto the love and care given by the DeCranes.So Misty donated her time to allow kids to siton her and get their photos taken, and in herown special way then helped to raise moneyfor the other rescued animals at Happy Trails!

A Kid’s Area provided farm animalcoloring books, thanks to Abby Robinson andCorrisa, a duck pond where you could win aprize every time, and farm animal crafts. Whatwas funny was that the kid’s duck pond wasright next to the real duck pond!

Nancy Winrod, owner of the Grateful DogBakery, generously donated doggie bakedgoods to sell for our fundraiser, and spent theday visiting with guests and providing themwith scrumptious treats for their canine friends.Get in touch with Nancy to order more doggytreats at www.gratefuldogbakery.com.

Marcinda Franks of Marcinda’s MagicalMoments Photography, graciously donatedphotos which she had taken of the rescuedanimals at Happy Trails and made them intogreeting cards to sell, with the proceeds goingto the sanctuary. She also provided hand-made jewelry for our fundraiser .

Dewayne Merrick of Advanced Imaging,also a professional photographer, donated hisday to taking shots of all the activities takingplace at the Summer Picnic and all the happy,sunny faces. Dewayne was kept quite busy,

Dick Goddard, Meteorologist for Fox 8News, smooches with Shelby the Belgiandraft horse during the Parade of Horses.

Wow! What an amazing day for the 4thAnnual Happy Trails Summer Picnic andFund-raiser that was held here at thesanctuary on Sunday, June 27th. Theweather couldn’t have been more perfect, andover 500 guests enjoyed the day at thesanctuary and got to meet some of the rescuedanimals.

Parking is limited at best here at HappyTrails, so we were saved by the PARTA(Portage County) shuttle buses. Two verykind area businesses, Young FriendsChildcare Center and Accordino and ButchChiropractic Center, both located about twominutes up New Milford Road, donated theuse of their parking lots for Happy Trailsguests. The City of Ravenna also permittedthe use of the parking lot at Havre WoodsPark. Thanks to these kind folks who made itpossible for Happy Trails to welcome thelargest number of guests possible!

After the guests arrived and checked in,there was plenty of things to see and do! Kidsfrom ages 1 to 100 could stop and get theirface painted by our talented volunteer face

painter, Denise Moore!A generous vegetarian lunch buffet,

complete with scrumptious desserts, wasavailable for visitors.Everything from soups,buns, vegetable lasagna, pizza, donuts,salads, cookies, cakes, and everything inbetween was on the menu, thanks to both theGodfrey and the Salzer families!

Happy Trails logo apparrel made recordsales that day! Debbie Friend, Happy Trailsboard member who ran the booth, sold anamazing number of t-shirts, baseball hats,ladies tank tops, and Happy Trails sweatshirts!Crafts tables offered unique gift ideas. Manytalented crafts-persons donated hand madecrafts for the fund-raiser, and it was a greatopportunity to find special birthday presents orto shop early for the holidays.

Jan Sponsler, host of Animal Crackers, aWCTV cable television show broadcast out ofWadsworth, spent the day filming our event fora segment of her show. Claus Siebenhaardonated his time as the camera man for the

CURRENT FUNd-RAISERS

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Heirloom CollectorsDoll House andMatching Barn Raffle

INTERIOR VIEW

FRONT VIEW

KITCHEN

HORSES AND STALLSINSIDE BARN

the holiday lights that trim theroof to the festive tree in theliving room! What a wonderfulbirthday or holiday present forthat special someone!

We will be selling raffletickets for this beautiful creation,$1 each or 6 for $5, now throughour Summer Picnic which will beheld on Sunday, June 26, 2005.The winner’s name will be pulledat random on Monday, June 27,2005, and the winner will benotified by phone that day.

You may purchase ticketsthrough the Happy Trails websiteat www.happytrailsfarm.org, orby calling Chuck or Nancy at(330) 733-1478. The house andbarn will be displayed at variousbusiness locations, and we will

have a list available of placeswhere you can view the collectorsdoll house and matching barn!

Thanks, Cheryl, for making thisbeautiful creation for HappyTrails!

Happy Trails volunteer, fostermom, and longtime supporter,Cheryl Livensperger, graciouslydonated a year’s worth of hertime and talents to construct acollector’s edition plastic canvasdoll house and matching HappyTrails barn that is absolutelybeautiful. If sold outright thisfuture heirloom would retail forapproximately $500.

The detail in the house isamazing and barn is amazing!Everything is in perspective fromthe mini afghans on the mini sofato the tiny horse wall paperborder; from the drawers thatactually open and shut to theGrandfather clock in the down-

stairs hallway; from the HappyTrails horses nestled in their stallsto the mini hay bales, pitch forksand barrels in the paddock; from

Happy Trails BookSale A Success AtSummit CountyHistorical Society

Nancy Conring, HappyTrails treasurer, put together abook sale to benefit the HappyTrailsrescued animals. whichwas held on Saturday, December11, 2004 at the Summit CountyHistorical Society CarriageHouse.

The Historical Society,Happy Trails Farm AnimalSanctuary, and Hearts & PawsPet Rescue joined together tooffer an eclectic variety ofactivities at the home ofAkron’s founding family onCopley Road in Akron. Tourswere given of the Perkins StoneMansion decorated in all it’sholiday finery. Kids enjoyedpetting bunnies and kittiesavailable for adoption by Hearts& Paws, and Happy Trails soldused books, with proceeds tobenefit the rescued farmanimals at the sanctuary.

Thanks to Paula Moran,director of the HistoricalSociety, for inviting HappyTrails to participate in theirholiday event and allowing usthe use of the facilities to holdour book sale.

Petapalooza Heldat Summit CountyFairgrounds

Thanks to Happy Trailsvolunteer Angie Kuchenbeckerfor setting up a booth for us atthe Petapalooza event, held atthe Summit County Fairgroundsin December. Pet rescues, petsupplies, and pet adoptionswere abundant at this fun petfestival. Angie worked veryhard on our display, caring forthe Happy Trails animalrepresentatives that werethere, and scheduling volun-teers for the booth. Thanks,Angie, for all your hard workon behalf of the animals!

2004-2005 Happy TrailsQuilt Fund-raiser

In order to generate funds for daily expensessuch as food, medical, and general maintenance ofthe animals residing at Happy Trails Farm AnimalSanctuary, Board President, Rachel Salzer, iscreating a one of a kind quilt. For a donation of $5per square (5 inch by 5 inch) your square(s) willbe included in the making of the quilt. Also yourname will be enrolled on a contributor list whichwill be incorporated into phase three of Heaven’sTrail, the pet cemetery. In this way your kindnesswill be a permanent part of Happy Trails. The saleof squares begins with the publication of thisnewsletter. It will end Valentine’s Day (February14, 2005). This will allow time for Rachel toconstruct the actual quilt. Once finished, the quiltwill be incorporated into a 2005 future fund-raiser(possible raffle or auction). Quilt squares willconsist of prints of various farm animals such ashorse prints, chickens prints, etc.

Please complete the coupon below and send itaddressed to:

Rachel Salzer c/o Happy Trails5623 New Milford Rd.Ravenna Ohio 44266

In the event response is more than anticipateda second quilt and/or wall hanging will be created.

Name _________________________________

Number of Squares ________

Amount enclosed $________

Any questions may be directed to Rachel or JenSalzer at 330-358-1739 or 330-389-0572.

CURRENT FUNd-RAISERSEight Baby Pot Belly PigletsHappily Invaded Happy Trails

In August, Happy Trails received a call about eight potbelly pigs in need of being nursed after their mother died.They hadn’t been nursedfor two days by the timewe received the call. Ofcourse the wee-oneswere immediatelybrought to the sanctuary,where they were bottlefed a warm mixture ofgoat’s milk, applesauceand eventually oats.

The babies thrived!Connie Bloom, long-timesupporter of HappyTrails and Akron Beacon Journal pet columnist, came to ourrescue and wrote a wonderful, heart-warming story about thepiggies needing homes (read her piggy story through theHappy Trails website at www.happytrailsfarm.org).

The response was overwhelming, and we are delighted tosay that all eight of the piggies have been placed in wonderful,approved homes! Maggie Godfrey, Happy Trails boardmember and adoption counselor, visited each home andhelped to prepare the newly adoptive families for what layahead — potty training, rooting, vet visits, finding the rightcommercial feed, choosing healthy snacks, teaching piggy“no”, and all the fun stuff that goes with owning and loving anindoor pot belly pig.

We are sure that without Connie’s help the wonderfuladoptions would not have taken place — once again she hasbeen responsible for helping rescued animals find lovinghomes! Many thanks to all the kind folks who came over tohelp hold the screaming, impatient babies and patiently fedthem their warm formulas — especially to the Godfrey familywho made several trips a day!

Two of the piggies shown below (growing up ratherquickly) were adopted by Tracy Odvar. Here is a pricelessquote from proud new mama, Tracy: “...they love to hang outand root around in the leaves. Now I have an excuse not tosweep the porch! haha - I leave the door open so they can goin and out as they please. My husband still just shakes his headand says I could at least turn down the thermostat! (Wonder

what we’re going to dowhen it snows!)”

There are still manyoutdoor pot bellies here atthe sanctuary in need ofloving homes — if youneed a testimonial as tohow wonderful a pet pigcan be, let us hook you upwith some adoptivefamilies who simply adore

their piggies! Thanks to all who helped make this rescuepossible!

ANNIE & BOSCO

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THANK YOU’SThanks to Sally Richards for putting in a new patio

floor for the chickens, ducks and geese. Thishelped fix a major mud problem in theirenclosure, and we’re sure that in the Spring

she’ll be setting up little tables and outdoorfurniture on their new patio! Thanks to her and

Dick Zampini too for all the major farm supplies, such aswater tanks and water troughs, heavy duty water hoses,and a host of other supplies.

Thanks to Alex Hale for purchasing and allowingHappy Trails the use of a 4-wheeler to use at the sanctu-ary for running back and forth to and from the barns andgarages when working on projects way out back. It willsave us many long, tiring walking trips. Many thanks!

MANY, MANY THANKS...

Pilamaya to all Happy Trails supporters(that is Lakota for thank you!)page 8

for the draft horses and for the underweighthorses needing to add calories to their diet• Western Reserve for the many many bags ofdonated goat feed• ADM Alliance Nutrition for the un-countabletruckloads of donated feed•The Pastor John Fisk and the Church In TheValley for asking Happy Trails to participate intheir Fall Festival and to bring some rescuedanimals to meet the parishioners• Rod Moyer, Dale Broman and Tom Barefoot,for donating their time and the use of andoperating the back hoe to dig a horse grave• Mary Alice Cowen for our monthly giftcertificates to Western Reserve to help with ourenormous feed bills• Paula Moran and the Summit CountyHistorical Society for inviting us to set up adisplay at their Summer Open House in August• K105 Country Radio Station of the Year andMaryanne Graff for allowing Happy Trails toparticipate in the Forum Program featuringnon-profit organizations Sundays at 7am• Hiram College and all the students for manyhours of community service to Happy Trails• Claus Siebenhaar for the donation of thevideo recorder

the beginning of their lists of activities theyparticipate in!

Though still in highschool, Laura worksas hard as her adult friends, and is aninspiration to many of us “old folks”, beingyoung and full of energy. She is an incrediblyquick learner and definitely has a way with theanimals. Laura is an awesome role model forolder teens who need to learn what communityinvolvement is all about, and how to showcompassion and care for others. (We do askthat everyone keeps in mind that our volunteerage limit is 16 years old.)

Though Chris is working about a millionhours a week at her job, she still keepsSunday’s open to spend time here at thesanctuary. Chris is also such a great sportabout the bizarre things that come up at HappyTrails. Chris agreed to stay at the sanctuaryand care for the animals for a weekend thispast July. She kept her cool when watering thehorses as she caught a glimpse of a giant farmhog running by. Swish! Maria Pigget ran pasther! Chris kept her cool and called for help(the Godfrey family - bless their hearts - cometo our rescue whenever a big pig manages totake down a fence!) Chris managed to survivethe weekend with pizza and wine coolers, andended up with some humorous stories to tell!

Sharon, along with working two differentjobs, also manages to place Happy Trails highon her priority list. She is involved in manyaspects of Happy Trails, including the care ofthe animals, the planning of special events,fund-raising, general upkeep of the sanctuary,and worked very hard on Glamour Shots WithJoy The Cow, together with Chris and Laura,for the Summer picnic!

We are hoping that these three reliableHappy Trails volunteers will be with us formany years to come — we don’t know whatwe or the animals would do without them!

New Equine MassageTherapist Volunteer

What better way to relax a rescued horseat Happy Trails than to give him or her ahealthy massage! One of our newestvolunteers , Judy Lee, brings to the sanctuaryher special skill of equine massage therapy.

The horses have eagerly waited for theirturn on Sunday mornings to get a calming,soothing equine massage, which promotesbetter health and often eases the pain ofarthritis.

If you have an equine friend who couldbenefit from massage therapy, you can contactJudy at (330) 813-9699, or [email protected]. , todiscuss your horse’s special health needs.Also, the gift of an equine massage is theperfect holiday present for someone who haseverything — check out her website atwww.freedomstouch.com.

Someone needs to show Laura whichend of the horse goes forward!Actually, Shelby enjoys getting herbutt scratched this way...

Above and BeyondThe Call of Duty

Where would a non-profit organization bewithout it’s die-hard volunteers? Happy Trailshas been blessed with three of the hardestworking ladies ever to shovel poop. And theywould be Chris Cook, Sharon Barnard, andLaura Amer.

Faithfully, every Sunday since thebeginning of time (or so it seems), they havespent countless hours doing everything andanything needed at the sanctuary to help carefor the rescued farm animals. There isn’t manyprojects that they haven’t been involved in —you can find them cleaning stalls, helping tostaff our booths at community events, movingfarm hogs from one place to another, catchingchickens, watering the pot bellies, fixingfences, making posters, giving tours, scrub-bing water buckets, brushing and walkinghorses, passing out treats — and this is only

Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary is aquickly growing sanctuary operating on asmall budget. We do our very best to ensurethat your donations are used for the bestinterest of the animals. We believe that we’vebeen doing a very good job of providing therescued farm animals with appropriate shelterand a safe environment while providing anyneeded medical attention at a minimal cost.Thank you for your support and allowing usto help the animals!

There is never enough room to thank themultitude of kind souls who donated toward thecare of the animals, but we will highlight asmany as we can in the space provided here.

Thanks to:• Char and Tim Scroggins for helping makethe purchase of the new horse trailer possible• Dave’s Fireside Restaurant in Rootstown forproviding Happy Trails with the use of a largeroom for our monthly and special eventsmeetings• David Stutzman for building an incrediblestaircase to the second floor of the barn — byebye old ladder!• Giant Eagle of Cuyahoga Falls for theirweekly donations of dog and cat food and kittylitter. Thanks to Alex Hale for hauling thedonations for us!• The Salzer family, Rachel, Jen and Dick, forrunning the October Walk-A-Thon held in Kent• Access to Independence for allowing HappyTrails continue to be the non-profit group incharge of the Friday night bingo concessionsas our weekly fund-raiser, and to MaggieGodfrey for being in charge of the concessions• Judge Mary Spicer for her monthly donationof Mazuri Elder feed for the po tbelly pigs • Amy Gignac of LaFarge Construction fordonating many truck loads of large rocks tomake the base of our roads, pathways andtruck turn arounds• The Ravenna United Fund for awardingHappy Trails a grant to assist with oursanctuary projects — we so appreciate thesupport of our local community!• Dr. Doug Hasbrouk for his compassion andgenerosity in helping us to help little Max finallycross the Rainbow Bridge• Our new volunteers: Paula and ChelseaMoran, Jenna, Samantha Butterini, AndreaLynett, Kathy Schaefer, Barry and KathyRubens, Yelena Skupinskaya, Katie Siders,Julianne Schwert, Stacey Hall• The kind folks at Donzell’s Garden Center forcontinuing to allow Happy Trails to participatein their promotional events and to set up tablesand displays in their store• Western Reserve and equine nutritionist,Eleanor Richards, for inviting Happy Trails toparticipate in the Equine Event in November atLake Farmpark• Yoli and Don Hershey for keeping us in oil

Happy Trails was thrilled to be contacted by KellyBender, a Weaver Leather representative. Kelly visitedHappy Trails during our Open House in October, andbrought with her a very generous donation of many newhorse blankets, halters, lead ropes, grooming supplies,

YUMMY VEGETARIAN MEALS

Highly recommended byGavin the rooster!

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Chickenless Pot Pie1 package Quorn Tenders1 16 oz. package frozen mixed

vegetables1 1/2 cups chopped onion1 1/2 cups chopped celery30 oz. veggie broth1/3 cup cornstarch3/4 cup water3 1/2 cups Bisquick1 cup milk

In a large saucepan, mixbroth with Tenders, frozen vegetables, onions, and celery. Bring to a boil.  Boil for one minute.  Let simmer for a fewminutes until onion and celery are tender.

Mix cornstarch and cold water.  Add to broth mixtureto thicken.  Pour into ungreased 9 X 13 pan.  Mix Bisquickwith milk, stir into a soft dough.  Spoon on top of veg-etables by teaspoons (about 30).  Bake in 350 degreeoven for 25 minutes or until biscuits are browned.Compliments of Paula Moran.

Highly recommended byJoy the cow!

One Pot ChiliThis chili is spicy enough to be interesting, yet mildenough for sensitive stomachs. If you like it hotter, justadd more chili powder. Using TVP (Textured VegetableProtein)** instead of meat brings the fat down consider-ably, especially the saturated fat. TVP also has theadvantage of soy goodness that can protect against heartdisease. The large number and amounts of vegetablesboosts flavor considerably, as well as giving the chilifabulous color — and also bolstering heart diseaseprotection.

1 package Quorn Tenders2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil4 cloves garlic, minced2 onions, chopped (about 2 cups)4 stalks celery, chopped (about 2 cups)2-16oz. cans dark red kidney beans1-28oz. can crushed tomatoes2 teaspoons sugar1 teaspoon dried oregano1 tablespoon chili powder1 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon garlic powder¼ teaspoon ground black pepper¾ cup TVP (textured vegetable protein, a soy proteinavailable in health food stores)1 green, 1 yellow, 1 orange, and 1 red, bell peppers,

chopped

1. Add olive oil to soup kettle, and heat on low heat:add garlic and onions and saute 5 minutes, withoutburning garlic or onions.

2. Add remainder of ingredients, except bell peppers.Reduce heat and simmer covered for about 45 minutes.

3. Stir in chopped peppers. Turn off heat and allow tosit for 10 minutes, just until heat of chili softens peppersslightly.

Makes 3 quarts and freezes well. Serves 10.

Nutritional analysis per serving: 219 calories; 12.8 gprotein: 36 g carbohydrates; 12.7 g fiber; 3.6 g fat; 0.44saturated fat; 518 mg sodium

Compliments of Dick Zampini, Sally Richards, and Robinson

Memorial Hospital Health Education Center.

**On a side note — you can often substitute the TVP with soy

hamburger crumbles found in most grocery frozen meatless

foods sections, from brands such as Boca or Morning Star

World’s Best Burgers4 C walnuts2 C mozzarella cheese2 C cheddar cheese1 C finely shredded carrots1 C finely chopped celery2 C fresh whole wheat breadcrumbs (I use food

processor, but blender works too)3-4 eggs1/4 C dry parsley1/4 C fresh basil, finely chopped (the fresh REALLY

makes a difference)1 tsp. herbs de provence (my favorite herb combo - can’t

find it everywhere but McCormack does make it)1/2 - 1  tsp. fresh ground pepper1/2 tsp. salt2 T. garlic powder

Use your hands to mix all together really well, thenform into patties (makes about 15).  Fry in walnut oilideally, but you can use canola.  Olive just makes themtaste like crap, in my humble opinion.  

They freeze uncooked, with wax paper in between,very well, just thaw and fry.  Trust me, they’re worth theeffort and amazingly delicious.  Grey Poupon mustard, alittle lettuce, tomato, and fresh ground pepper makes thembreathtaking!  Enjoy.Compliments of Paula Moran.

SPECIAL THANK YOU’S...and other equine-related items. We so very muchappreciate such a thoughtful donation — many thanks toWeaver Leather, based out of Mt. Hope, Ohio, and KellyBender, for thinking of the horses in the Happy Trailsrescue programs!

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ABOVE: Diane Pjak and herbeloved Sophie, a HappyTrails rescued horse! Sophie,once lame with a fracturedpelvis and horribly swollenleg, is now an awesome trailhorse and Parelli student!

Y Y A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO CHIPPENDALE & MAXTHE HEARTOF A HORSE

When your day seemsout of balance

and so many things go wrong...When people fight around youand the day drags on so long...

When parents act like children,in-laws make you think

“Divorce”...Go out into your pasture...

and wrap your armsaround your horse.

His gentle breath enfolds you,and he watches with those eyes

He may not have a PhD,but he is, oh so wise!

His head rests onyour shoulder.

You embrace him oh so tight.He puts your world in balance,

and makes it seem all right.

Your tears they soon stop flowing.The tension is now eased.

The garbage has been lifted,and you’re quiet and at peace.

So when you need the balancefrom circumstances in your day...

The best therapy thatyou can seek...

is out there eating hay!!

Author Unknown

All of the animals that pass through HappyTrails touch our hearts in some profound way, butnone more so than Chippendale and Max. Thoughthey may not be with us here any longer, they arealways in our memories. Those of us who workedwith them, loved them for who they were and forwhat they went through. Here is their stories...

Max, a darling little brown and white Paint minigelding, was rescued form a horrible neglectsituation almost two years ago. It was in the middleof a bitter cold January and he had no water, noshelter, and improper feed. He had founderedterribly, and could barely tiptoe around on the ice.With the help of Hearts & Paws, Happy Trailspurchased him, along with four other horses overthe course of several weeks, just to get them outtheir situation. Though we brought in many localand even a state wide humane agency, it wasdetermined that nothing could be done to removethe other animals from the property.

Max slowly and carefully walked into thetrailer we brought for him, and was a brave littlesoul the entire time he was in our care. Max was

checked out time and time again, in the end therewas a total of six vets that had accessed hiscondition. Though a wide variety of treatments wereattempted, in the end, x-rays showed that a third ofhis bone in his foot had deteriorated, and during hislast month in a foster home, a hole opened up inthe bottom of his hoof and what was left of thecoffin bone began to drop. It was finally time to letlittle Max enjoy a retirement where there would beno more pain. On Thursday, October 28, Maxcrossed the Rainbow Bridge, under cool but sunnyskies and on a blanket of green grass. Many thanksto his foster mama, Becky Albright, who helped himto live as pain-free as possible over this pastSummer, and who loved him for simply being theadorable little guy that he was. Thanks, too, to Dr.Doug Hasbrouk for helping both us and Max be atpeace with his passing. Max, we love ya buddy!

Happy Trails brought Chippendale, a 22 yearold Missouri Fox Trotter gelding, to Happy Trailson Saturday, July 31. He spend his last thirteenyears at a boarding facility, where his owner usedhim as a trail horse. Chip had Cushings Disease, atumour on the pituitary gland. He also had a hard,calcium tumour on his spine, right where the saddlewould rest. Instead of allowing the horse to beretired earlier on, he was continued being ridden.

Cushings is a disease that causes a thick, heavycoat which does not shed out, and during it’s finalstages can cause shut down of internal organs. So,with a tumour on his spine and dealing with healthproblems related to Cushings, Chippendale wascontinuing being ridden by people with apparentlymore money than brains. The final straw camewhen he was ridden for the last time, and they blewout both of his back suspensory tendons. The pain

had to have been horrific for this poor animal. Whenboth the people leasing him and his original ownerwere too cheap to even have him euthanized,Happy Trails brought him back to the sanctuary.’

I do apologize at this point for his story —there is simply no way to sugar-coat this one.

A Happy Trails vet said that the damage wasdone, but to allow him to have a little time with us,and allow him to know that there actually are peoplewho will treat him kindly and with the respect andcare that he deserved. He was given a thick bed ofstraw in his big 12x12 stall, and allowed to roamfreely to and from the barn, as his movementswould allow. When he would lay down in his stall,we would lay in there with him, and he would resthis tired head on our laps. We would hold him andcomfort him and tell him how much he was loved.He was given treats and leg massages to ease anydiscomfort of his tendons.

As we discussed the time when it would beappropriate to let him go, our concern was of thecoming cold weather and the ice and snow thatwould accompany it. Bless his heart, Chippendalemade the decision for us. Friday, September 3, Iwent out for the morning feeding, and Chippendalehad died in his stall during the night. He had dieddue to complications of Cushings, and finally hefound a place where he would no longer experiencepain. Even though he was with us such a shortwhile, we learned many valuable lessons from him.

Each animal that comes through our rescueprogram has so much to teach us, if only wechoose to listen. It’s always a shame, however, tofind a horse that’s smarter than the people whoride him.

His kind nature and sweet temperament andeager little face looking out of his stall when it wastime for feed, will remain with us forever. Go aheadand run and play and be happy, Chippendale — youdeserve it!

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OK, you know a horse is big whenyou can sit on it and hug it, and your armsare nowhere near going around it’sneck... and that horse would be Tony. BigRed’s right up there with him though!

Tony and Big Red are now theofficial ambassadors for Happy Trails,ready to represent us at communityevents, special parades, will make guestappearances, and plan to be our all-around goodwill boys.

Their story is a typical one, with anot-so-typical ending. Tony and Red, botharound 18 years old, spent their life on anAmish farm in Mt. Hope, Ohio. Theyworked hard in the fields and pulled withan 8-horse hitch team. They were gentlegiants — whenever a new, young draftneeded broke to drive, they wereharnessed up between Red and Tony.After many years on the farm and earningtheir keep, they were becoming older anda quite a bit slower (the older and slowerpart happens to the best of us!). It wasbecoming very difficult for them to keepup with the younger teams they werehitched with, and Tony and Red had to go.To continue to work them as hard as wasneeded would have broken them down.

Tony and Red were in good health,well taken care of by Mr. Don Miller, andhis son, Willis Miller, their owners.However, if a home and a buyer were notfound soon for them, they were destinedfor the local auction. Here, meat buyersoften purchase horses no-one else wantsand transports them to one of the horseslaughterhouses in Texas. Consideringthese two horse’s age, limited abilities,and the time of year (not too many peopleare looking to add to their horse collec-

sanctuary, but were able to get enough tobuy their pulling harnesses as well.

They are well broke to hitch andtraffic safe, and can handle lightrecreational work. These boys deserve apeaceful retirement after having workedtheir tails off for so many years.

We are planning on making shoeingstocks for them, so that they can havetheir feet trimmed easily and safely.Anyone with construction skillsinterested in helping to make the stocks,please give us a call at (330) 296-5914.

Thanks to all the kind folks whohave contributed toward the rescue ofthese two awesome creatures! Theirupkeep will continue to be a challengeI’m sure, as they are amazing hayburners! We are hoping that everyonecan enjoy them, so make sure to meetBig Red and Tony when you visit HappyTrails! A special fund will be set asideespecially for their care, and anycontributions toward their needs may bemay payable to Happy Trails, with a notethat the donation should help care for therescued Belgian hitch team.

BIG RED

BIG RED & TONY

SHARON BARNARD & TONY

tion and their outdoor choreswith Winter upon us), theirchances of being picked up bythe meat guys were all too good.After working hard their entirelives and earning their keep,their reward should be retire-ment, not to be sent through aTexas slaughterhouse.

Happy Trails was not in aposition to purchase horses at this time, butour wheels began to turn. This would be theperfect opportunity for Happy Trails to havesome equine representatives, and to giveus, the board members and the volunteers,a team to rally around — some horses thatwe could love and hug and care for, thatwouldn’t be leaving us like all the rescuesdo when they finally find their permanenthomes! We always experience such mixedemotions when a rescued animals leavesus — we’re incredibly happy for them, andalways feel such a sense of loss forourselves. This hitch team could fill thatvoid, we would be saving them from havingto go to the meat buyers, and they couldstay together as the good buddies that theyare as they retire.

Becky Albright and Annette Fisherwent to see Tony and Red, and they werebeautiful! They are healthy and strong, andsimply too old to work an eight hour day inthe field with the eight-hitch team that theyare a part of. The younger horses easilyoutworked them. Amish draft horses need tobe able to earn their keep on the farms andbe able to do the heavy work required, andRed and Tony could not.

The original asking sale price was$500 each, but Mr. Miller saw that thehorses were going to the best home theycould possibly have. Tony also walked outlame that morning from a hard days workthe day before. Mr. Miller agreed to let usget them both for $700. Becky put down adeposit to hold the horses until we could geta trailer back to pick them up, and we begansending out emails and attempting to raisethe rest of the money.

Within a few days and a million phonecalls later, we were not only able to raiseenough money to bring the boys home to the

Meet Big Red and Tony, Happy Trails

New Ambassadors &

Belgian Hitch Team

ANIMALS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION

Horses Needing Homes

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• COWS• FARM HOGS • SHEEP• POT BELLY PIGS• CHICKENS • DUCKS & GEESE• GOATS

ALSO AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION:

home with complete medical recordsand are up to date on vaccinations,worming, and are spayed or neuteredwhen appropriate. For more information,call Happy Trails at (330) 296-5914.

Happy Trails Farm AnimalSanctuary, Inc. is a

nonprofit organizationthat rescues, rehabilitates

and adopts out abused,abandoned, and neglected

farm animals such ashorses, ponies, pigs, hogs,chickens, ducks, geese,sheep, goats, and cows.

We help to heal not onlytheir health issues, but

help to heal theirspirits as well.

The animals come toHappy Trails from humane

societies and animalprotective leagues across

Ohio, and some of thehorses have beenpicked up from

slaughterhouse auctions.

We politely ask that youplease do not justdrop by to visit.

Anyone wishing tomeet a rescued farmanimal you would like

to consideradopting should

call to arrange anappointment with anadoption counselor.

We are not a publicfacility and at this timedo not have a staff tohave open public hours.

Not all animals listedare currently housed

at the sanctuary.We use foster homeswhen needed and canhelp you to visit the

animal at theirfoster home.

Cheech and Chong, two Chinesegeese, need a home. Interested?

ANIMAL ADOPTIONSANIMAL ADOPTIONSANIMAL ADOPTIONSANIMAL ADOPTIONSANIMAL ADOPTIONSTo adopt a farm animal from Happy

Trails, you would first fill out an adoptionapplication. An adoption counselor thenvisits the new home to assure a safeenvironment, proper shelter, and anexercise area is provided for the farmanimal being adopted Each animal hastheir own set of adoption requirementsand must be adopted as a pet — therescued animals are not allowed to beused as food production or for breedingpurposes. Barbed wire fencing is neverapproved. All animals go to their new

RIDEABLE (DRIVEABLE) PROGRAMRIDEABLE (DRIVEABLE) PROGRAMRIDEABLE (DRIVEABLE) PROGRAMRIDEABLE (DRIVEABLE) PROGRAMRIDEABLE (DRIVEABLE) PROGRAM:Horses placed in our “Rideable Program” are physically able to ride or drivewithin it’s listed limitation. We explain their condition and any medical concerns.Though a horse may be in our “Rideable Program”, it does not necessarily mean they aretrained for your particular needs or skill level.

Happy Trails is not a training facility — we are a rescue group.

We do our best to access the temperament and talents of each horse.• Rocky: 19 month old black Percheron gelding — 16.2 hands; lots of potential for a greatbackyard/fun trail horse; excellent to work with; gets along great with other horses; won in HalterClasses at the county fair: $650 Adoption Fee (Adoption Pending)

• Raynee: 22 year old solid Paint Quarter grade mare — ex-barrel racer; still needs to gainsome weight and work on ground exercises to build up her muscles again; will eventually be ableto carry a rider up to about 150lbs.; will need TLC and some re-training; $600 Adoption Fee

• Gracie: 22 year old Percheron mare — worked as an Amish plow horse and used as a broodmare; still able to drive for short distances; a real sweetie; never been ridden; $450 Adoption Fee

• Dusty Bob: 22 year old Standardbred gelding — worked as an Amish buggy horse, andcan still pull for shorter distances;needed to retired from pulling a buggyf or longd istances betweentowns; excellent health; never been ridden; $450 Adoption Fee

PPPPPASTURE PASTURE PASTURE PASTURE PASTURE PAL PRAL PRAL PRAL PRAL PROGRAMOGRAMOGRAMOGRAMOGRAM:Horses in our “Pasture Pal Program” have permanent injuries, illnesses or old age. Theseare the hardest-to-place horses, but they make wonderful pets. All horses in the PasturePal Program each have a $250 Adoption Fee .

• Clyde: 28+ year old chestnut Quarter horse gelding — 16 hands; handsome oldgentleman; recovering from starvation for the second time in his life; has arthritis and a version ofStringhalt, a neurological issue; loves attention; will make a great buddy horse

• Dancer: 17 year old brown and white Paint mare — 14.2 hands; gorgeous; solid andstocky; not rideable due to a number of leg issues: lower articular ringbone, has arthritis; wonderfulto work with - to brush, comb, groom and hug

• Luke: 3 year old Belgian gelding — dealing with Wobbles Syndrome; requires a homewhere he can have in-out privileges of his barn; also requires electric fencing and a 12x12 stall

• Deacon: 29 year old black Morgan gelding — healthy and sweet; cannot be ridden due toan old knee injury which prevents him from being able to carry the weight of a rider

• Grandpa Walton: 29+ year old chestnut Appendix gelding — slowly recovering fromsevere malnutrition and starvation; full of life and energy; eager to please; gets along well witheveryone - horses and people

• Callie: 14 year old chestnut Arabian mare — small and petite; very pretty lawn ornament;previous knee injury prevents her from being able to be ridden

AWESOME ADOPTIONS!!!

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We never have enough space to listall the wonderful adoptions that havetaken place since the previous newslet-ter, but we like to highlight at least someof them!

Erma, a 30+ year old butterscotch-colored minimare, won thehearts of SteveMehal and hisfamily. She isnow spoiledrotten and has

settled into retirement as the family pet!

Sequoia, a young Standardbredmare, dealing with blindness in one eyeand theneurologicaldisease EPM,has beenadopted byHappy Trailsvery ownvolunteer, Carolyn Hayes! Sequoia is avery lucky mare to have found a momwho loves her so unconditionally!

Cleopatra, a chubby little pot bellypiggy, stole the hearts of MichelleCochran and Melanie Bolevich. Cleo

now has a warmpiggy home,complete with anice yard andPearlie the pig

for her new best friend!

Leo, a white Pekin male duck, founda loving home with Jim Capone andSue Boston. Leo was adopted to be abuddy for Daisy, a lonely white femalePekin duck in need of duck companion.Leo was sold through a meat auction,but was not eaten thanks to a caringsoul who allowed him to live andpassed him through the Happy Trailsrescue program! Lucky Leo now enjoyslife with his new found family!

Several groups of chickenswere adopted by Becky Albright and the

Godfrey family, whoadded the lucky birds totheir existing featheredfamilies. Some of thechickens were older,cripple, in need of

special care — and lucky for them, theyall received the type of care they

Dr. Doug Hasbrouk(left) drawing bloodfor a Coggins test.Dick Zampini(right), volunteersto hold Jojo for hischeck-up.

Jojo’s hooves werein horrible condition.Thanks to HappyTrails volunteer, DickZampini, a formerblacksmith, Jojo’shooves are slowlygetting back intoshape.

A HOME FOR THEHOLIDAYS! Jojo, an adorable two year old littlechocolate brown mini horse stole thehearts of Carol and Steve Schwartz. Allthe little guy wanted for Christmas wasa home and a familythat he could call hisown.

Like all HappyTrails horses, he firstreceived boostershots, was put on aworming schedule,given a vet check toget a clean bill ofhealth, had his hoovesworked on, was givena Coggins test, and was gelded.

Little Jojo’s Christmas wish cametrue just in time for the holidays whenJoe Albanese, Happy Trail’s farrier,

helped trailer themini to his perma-nent home withCarol and Steve aweek and a halfbefore Christmas.To show them howthankful he was tobe receiving his newhome and howeager he was tospend time with hisnew mom and dad,Jojo came out of the

trailer ready to celebrate the holidays,complete with a large red bow on hisbackside and another red bow betweenhis ears!

needed at their new homes! Becky’sone chicken is so happy to be with herthat the hen flies onto Becky’s arm asshe gathers eggs in the mornings andwants attention — now that’s a happychicken!

Corona, a sweet, lovable, Stan-dardbred marefound her perma-nent home withJeannie Alger andher herd of otherlucky horses.Corona recovered from malnutrition,anemia, ear infections, and poor hoofcare. Corona is now a happy trail horse(no pun intended), living the good life ina beautiful green pasture, completewith her very own horses and cows forcompanions!

Linus and Lucy, a cute little pair ofPygmy goats, were adopted by awonderful family, Rick and Diane Blair.At their new home the goats get to roamfreely and enjoy the company of horsesto boot!

Snowbell, an adorable whiteAlpine goat, was left behind when herowners moved away. She was luckyenough to be adopted by Dr. TimothyScroggins, M.D., and his wife, Char.Snowbell now has other goats forfriends and a mom and dad who willnever abandon her!

Several Grey geese now residewith their new mom, Rhea Ranft. Afterwaiting patiently, their ship finally camein and they found a wonderful homethat they can now call their own!

Thanks to all the compassionatefolks who have opened up their heartsand their homes to give a secondchance to a rescued farm animal! Don’tbe left out — look into farm animaladoptions through Happy TrailsAdoption Program. Call us at (330) 296-5914 for more information.

...and I whispered to the horse;“Trust no man in whose eye youdo not see yourself reflected asan equal”

Don Vincenzo Giobbecirca 1700

Happy Trails Winter Wish ListLITTLE STUFF:

• For our hard working volun-teers: bottled water, workgloves or garden gloves;snacks on Sundays

• Old sleeping bags, blanketsor comforters for the potbelly pigs

• Lime or stall deodorizer

• Feed: Hog pellets, duck/goose pellets, chicken layingmash or scratch (any brands)

• Paste wormers such asQuest, Strongid, Zimectrin,Panacur, etc.

• Office supplies (stamps,8½x11 color or white copypaper)

• Printer cartridges for aLexmark X73 computerprinter• Gas cards and long distancephone cards (almost everyonewe call back is long distance)

• Heated water buckets

• Lead ropes & new horsehalters (including draft sizes)

• Heat lamps and heat lampbulbs; heavy-duty extesioncords

• Snow shovels

REALLY BIG STUFF:

• A load of bank run (to fill upand level off the horses stalls• Several loads of smallergravel (to put over top of thelarger gravel where we’reattempting to make a truckand trailer turn-around nextto the barn, so our hay wagon,blacksmith, and horse haulerswon’t get stuck again thisyear)• Several loads of sand (tohelp fill in low areas of the potbelly pigs yards where it tendsto get muddy)• A tractor (with attachmentssuch as a post hole digger, a

scoop, a blade, etc.) to handlethe major property upkeepneeded at the sanctuary• A ¾ or 1 ton truck (to pullthe horse trailer and trans-port animals, to haul feed, totake pet porters full of potbelly pigs to and from the vet)

MISC. STUFF:

• Straw (for warm beddingfor all the rescued animals forthe Winter)• Hay (good quality hay tofeed the larger farm animals)• Stall mats for fourteen12x12 stalls

LET-US-DREAM TYPE OFSTUFF:

• A concrete aisleway in thebarn (it’s a 10’x84’aisle)• A concrete floor put in theold remodeled barn that we’returning into the Happy Trailsoffice

MONTHLY EXPENSES YOUMAY WISH TO SPONSOROR HELP OUT WITH FORA MONTH:

• From November to May: theoutdoor Port-O-Jon for useof our volunteers and visitors:$45 a month• Cub Cadet: The utilityvehicle that enables us to haulour manure to the corn fieldand helps us haul supplies,feed and water around thesanctuary: $147 per month

SUNDAY LUNCHVOLUNTEERS:

For everyone who wouldlike to help but cannot domanual labor, we need morepeople who enjoy cooking andwould like to supply our hardworking volunteers onSunday’s with a simple veg-etarian lunch.

If you are willing to supplysomething simple for about

five to ten people on Sunday,we would appreciate the help.Often Sunday volunteers arehere to help the entire day,from 8am to 4pm. If you caneven help out once a month witha pot of soup, peanut butterand jelly sandwiches, a pastadish, or any other veggie spe-cialty you may have, please giveus a call at (330) 296-5914

DONATING TREATS FORTHE ANIMALS:

If you wish to donateproduce (vegetables or fruits)or other items as treats for theanimals, please check thefollowing list before sendingsnacks. The farm animals dietsare closely monitored, and weallow them to have only certainfoods other than their grainand hay rations.

Also, any fruits or veg-etables that are donatedcannot be molded, rotted or inneed of cleaning. Please under-stand that we can only acceptfood and produce items on thelist below.

HORSES MAY RECEIVE:• apples• carrots• pears• sealed bags of Ginger Snapcookies (actually good for sourstomachs)

FARM HOGS MAY RECEIVE:• Breads (may be old but notextremely molded)• Apples • Cucumbers• Pears• Corn on the cob (not rotted)

POT BELLY PIGS MAYRECEIVE:• Apples• Pears• Ginger Snap Cookies (again,good for sour stomachs)

DUCKS MAY RECEIVE:• Lettuce• Crackers

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Happy TrailsSweatshirts,T-shirts &Baseball Hats

Name _________________________

Address _______________________

City/State/Zip ___________________

Phone ________________________

email _________________________

Size Color Amount

Sweatshirt

Sweatshirt

T-shirt

T-shirt

Baseball Hat

Baseball Hat

Shipping ($3.00 per item)

TOTAL

Mail to:Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary,

5623 New Milford Rd., Ravenna, Ohio 44266

DONATION INFORMATION

I’d like to send a general donation at this time of

q$15 q$25 q$35 q$55 q$75 q$____other

q Use this donation where it is needed the most

q I’d like my donation to go toward ____________________ whichis mentioned on the wish list.

q I’d like my donation to be in memory of my beloved pet__________ , a __________ (type of animal).

qPlease keep me on your mailing list. q Please take my name off your mailing list.

NAME _____________________________________ ADDRESS ____________________________________

CITY/STATE/ZIP ________________________________________ PHONE___________________________

EMAIL ____________________________________

Return to Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary, Inc., 5623 New Milford Rd., Ravenna, Oh 44266

Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary is a 501c3non-profit group that relies on the generosity of kind

folks who believe in our animal rescue efforts.Please consider making a difference by becoming a member orby making a donation to help the save the life of a neglected,

abused or abandoned farm animal today.

Yes, I would like to become a member

____ Happy Hen ........ $20 *____ Pudgy Piggy ...... $35*____ Cool Cow .......... $50*____ Big Belgian ........ $100**____ Animal Angel ...... $250 ** _

___ Farm Friend ....... $500** and above

* You will receive a membership card.** Receive a membership card and a Happy Trails t-shirt.

Thank You!!!

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Happy TrailsHooded Sweatshirts$24.95Bright yellow with a darkgreen logo or dark greenwith a yellow logo.

Happy Trails T-shirts$13.95Bright yellow with a darkgreen logo or dark greenwith a yellow logo.

To order any shirts or hatsover the internet, log ontoour website at happytrailsfarm.org, or fill out thecoupon below and mail it along with your checkmade payable to Happy Trails Farm AnimalSanctuary.

Baseball Caps$12.95Dark green with anembroidered yellow logo.

Yes, I would like to sponsor a rescued animalReceive a photo and a personal rescue story! Please circlethe animal and sponsorship payment you wish to contribute.

Animal Monthly Yearly

Chicken ............................. $10 .................. $120Duck ................................. $10 .................. $120Goose ............................... $10 .................. $120Turkey .............................. $10 .................. $120Goat .................................. $20 .................. $240Sheep ............................... $20 .................. $240Pot Belly Pig ..................... $25 .................. $300Farm Hog .......................... $25 .................. $300Cow .................................. $50 .................. $600Horse/Pony .................. $50 ................$600

Priscilla asks,“Wouldn’t you like to bemy sponsor?”

OR CURRENT RESIDENT

5623 New Milford Road • Ravenna, Ohio 44266

(330) 296-5914

happytrailsfarm.org

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Visiting Happy TrailsTwice a year Happy Trails opens it’s doors for

the public to visit the rescued animals and attend oursemiannual fundraisers: in June for the SummerPicnic and in October for the Fall Festival.

If there is anyone interested in adopting a farmanimal, you would make an appointment with anadoption counselor to meet you at the sanctuary or atone of our foster homes.

We respectfully request that people do notsimply “drop by” to visit and here’s why: Happy Trailsdoes not have a staff that is here at the sanctuary atcertain times, so therefore we do not have regular“business” hours. Everyone involved with HappyTrails is strictly a volunteer — we do not have paidhelp that is always at the facility and available to givetours at all times. We are normally feeding, watering,turning out horses, mucking stalls, or caring for a sickor injured animal when we do have help. Our gatesare always locked for the safety of the rescuedanimals and the safety of our volunteers and guests.

Our main goal as we grow is to make sure thatthe animals we have taken in at the sanctuary arecared for properly and that they are our number onepriority. We appreciate everyone’s understanding ofour limited staff resources, and hope that everyonewill see the importance of making an appointment ifyou wish to visit on a day other than Sunday.

PortageCounty Fair

What a busy week that was!Happy Trails had a booth set up inthe Merchant’s Building, as well ashad Rocky, then a fourteen monthold Percheron stallion, in the draft

horse barn. Volunteers kept busychecking on Rocky and handing outinformation about Happy Trails atour table. Here, volunteer DickZampini gets ready to show Rockyin halter classes, where he won twofirst place ribbons! We are all veryproud of Dick and Rocky for workingso hard and doing so great! Thanksto all who helped during fair week!

If you were out and about inyour community this past year,chances are you’ve seen us at:

•The Randolph Heritage Festival

• Donzell’s Garden Center in Akron

• Portage County Fair in August

• The Church In The Valley at theirFall Festival

• Summit County Historical Societyfor their Open House in August

• Access to Independence everyFriday night at bingo

• Lake Farmpark for the EquineSeminars sponsored by WesternReserve

Thanks to the many organizationswho invite Happy Trails to partici-pate in their events! We do our verybest to attend as many as possible!

Where Have WeBeen This Summer?It’s more like, wherehaven’t we been?